William Roache has paid a heartfelt tribute to his former co-star Johnny Briggs following the news of his sad death. It was announced on Sunday that former Coronation Street star Johnny had passed away at the age of 85 after a long-running illness.
Johnny and William's characters — Mike Baldwin and Ken Barlow — shared a lot of time together on screen as love rivals. Mike had an affair with Ken's wife Deirdre Barlow in 1982, with their feud then lasting more than 20 years, culminating in Mike marrying Ken's daughter Susan.
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