CORONATION Street legend Eileen Derbyshire’s husband of 56 years has died after a long battle with Alzheimer's, her son has revealed.
The 89-year-old star's husband Thomas W. Holt sadly passed away last weekend with the couple's only son, Oliver Holt, by his bedside.
Eileen – who has played Emily Bishop for 58 years – had been with the retired engineer since they met in early 1964, and the couple resided in a large cottage in Cheshire.
Their son Oliver, who is a sports journalist, revealed his father's death as he wrote about their shared love of football in his column for Mail Online.
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