CORONATION Street star Sally Ann Matthew has shared a rare picture of her real husband posing alongside her onscreen one, who was dramatically killed off in scenes that aired last night.
In a devastating moment, Johnny Connor - played by Richard Hawley - drowned after saving Sally’s character Jenny when she fell into a sinkhole.
Paying tribute to Richard, who has been by her side for years, she wrote: “The real one and the pretend one. I’m going to miss my Manchester husband terribly.
Thank you Rich for a fab five years x #Corrie.” In real life Sally is married to Nick Rhodes who she wed in 1999 during a surprise wedding.
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