Emmerdale actor Mark Charnock has paid a heartbreaking tribute to his on-screen son on what would have been his 10th birthday.
Harry Whittaker, who played Leo Dingle in the ITV show, was just three years old when he died in 2014 from chronic lung disease.
Mark, who stars as Leo's dad Marlon Dingle, took to Twitter to mark the day by sharing an adorable picture of Harry, who had Down's syndrome, wearing a Spiderman costume.
He tweeted: "On what would have been his 10th birthday, thinking of this little Spider-Man today. "Thinking of the joy he brought to everyone he encountered and of his giddy laughter. "Thinking of our prince Harry with love and happy memories.
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