It is a sad day for Coronation Street fans. It has been announced that Mark Eden, the actor who played Alan Bradley in the soap, has passed away, aged 92.
The actor who became a mainstay in British TV was married to fellow Weatherfield resident, his partner on-screen and in life, Sue Nicholls (aka Audrey Roberts).
In a statement released by his agent, it was announced that he died peacefully in hospital early on New Year’s Day. According to the statement, the star had been living with Alzheimer’s ‘for some time’.
Coronation Street bosses added a tribute to the actor with a statement: ‘Our love and thoughts go out to Sue and their family and friends at this time.’ Mark had been married twice before tying the knot with Sue in 1993.
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