Gary Lucy shares family heartbreak as ex Laura Anderson is due to give birth any day

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Gary Lucy has revealed he is going through a heartbreaking time as he shares with his social media followers that his grandmother sadly passed away.The Hollyoaks star - who is expecting a child with his ex-girlfriend and Love Island star Laura Anderson any day now - described his grandmother as 'supergran' as he shared the heartbreaking news.Gary shared clips and photographs of his Granny Lily - alongside some videos from her funeral.He penned: "Finally My Nanny Lily is at peace."Simply put, thank you for sharing your wisdom, fun and laughter."Loved you then love you now and always will.Gary added: "A special shout out to all my extended family (army) in Ireland for helping make what is normally such a sad occasion into one filled with wonderful memories."The actor, who played Luke Morgan in the Channel 4 soap, previously discussed his gran's battle with dementia, revealing that she was diagnosed shortly after he competed in Dancing On Ice.Gary's experience with his gran's dementia was the inspiration behind the Hollyoaks storyline involving his character Luke.Luke, as fans of the serial drama know, battled with Frontotemporal dementia, FTD.In the series, Gary's character noticeably changed and he began to act impulsively and show zero signs of remorse for his actions - which is a symptom of the heartbreaking condition.In the end, Luke died from the disease."I always knew it would mean the end for Luke, it’s something that had to happen." Gary previously told The Sun, discussing the storyline in question. "I wanted it to happen."Gary is now looking forward to welcoming his first child with Laura.The couple met on Celebs Go Dating, but split soon after announcing they were expecting. Get the latest celebrity gossip and