Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Peaky Blinders star Cillian Murphy has paid an emotional tribute to his "dear friend" and co-star Helen McCrory, who has died aged 52 from cancer.
Actor Cillian, who starred alongside Helen McCrory in Peaky Blinders as brother Tommy Shelby and his Aunt Polly, hailed his "dear friend".
In a statement to the PA news agency, he said: “I am broken-hearted to lose such a dear friend. “Helen was a beautiful, caring, funny, compassionate human being. “She was also a gifted actor – fearless and magnificent. "She elevated and made humane every scene, every character she played. “It was a privilege to have worked with this brilliant woman, to have shared so many laughs
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