Coronation Street star Alan Halsall has shared a moving message as he was seen planting a kiss on his late co-star. The actor, who plays Tyrone Dobbs in the ITV soap, took to social media to mark what would have been the birthday of soap icon Bill Tarmey.
The actor is famed for having played the much-loved Jack Duckworth in Corrie for 31 years before departing in 2010. Ardwick-born Tarmey, who lived in Ashton-under-Lyne, was 71 when he died in Tenerife in 2013.
Tarmey started out working as a builder and began his showbiz career singing in working men's clubs. He joined Coronation Street as an extra in 1977 but show bosses spotted his potential and two years later he landed the role that made him famous.
He was dogged by ill-health and suffered a heart attack at the age of 35, followed by a stroke a year later. A heavy smoker, he underwent a quadruple heart bypass 15 years ago and another bypass operation in June 2002. READ MORE: Pregnant Coronation Street star Sair Khan offers baby update with 'weird' pregnancy symptom ahead of birth READ MORE: Read more of our Coronation Street stories here His on-screen partnership with nagging wife Vera, played by the late Liz Dawn, provided the show with some of its most memorable moments.
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