ITV Coronation Street flooded with comments over new Bill Roache pictures taken by son to mark 90th birthday

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Coronation Street has been flooded with messages about its legendary star as he marks his 90th birthday. William Roache, who has played Barlow patriarch Ken since the very first episode of the ITV soap, is celebrating the big milestone on Monday (April 25).

To mark the special occasion, his family have shared new portraits of the soap star taken at the family home in Cheshire by his son, Will.

The two images see Bill smiling and relaxed and Will says they captured his father's "vibrant essence". The veteran actor said: "Will is really talented, he studied photography when he was younger so he has a lot of technical knowledge but for me it was about how relaxed we all felt. READ MORE: ITV Corrie's Summer Spellman looks stunning as she celebrates her birthday with co-stars "Will set everything up in the conservatory and we were all just chatting and laughing and he knew just when to capture the moment.

I can honestly say those are the best photographs I’ve ever had taken." Will, who recently starred in an ITV documentary Happy Birthday Bill which was released to mark his father's milestone birthday, added: "We had a lot of fun taking these shots.