Coronation Street star Daniel Brocklebank has been supported by his boyfriend as he publicly shared his devastation at the death of rugby legend Rob Burrow who is among those to have inspired his current storyline on the soap.
Leeds Rhinos, the former club of the ex-rugby league star, announced his death, at the age of 41, on Sunday (June 2), following a lengthy battle with motor neurone disease.
They said he "passed away peacefully" at Pinderfields Hospital in Wakeford, near his home, surrounded by his family, after becoming ill earlier this week.
On behalf of the Burrow family, the rugby league club thanked the hospital’s staff for "their compassion and caring for Rob in his final days". READ MORE: Coronation Street's Alison King makes rare comments about daughter and reveals which co-star she 'relies on' READ MORE: Read more of our Coronation Street stories here Burrow, who was made an MBE in the 2021 New Year’s Honours for his contribution to rugby league and for raising awareness of motor neurone disease, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease two years after retiring in 2017 and the MND Association said Burrow "used every opportunity to raise awareness of the disease".
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