ITV Coronation Street's Claire Sweeney breaks silence on co-star's tragic death

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Coronation Street's Claire Sweeney has shared a touching message following the sad news of her former co-star Dean Sullivan's death.

The actor, best known for his role as Jimmy Corkhill in Brookside, died peacefully after a short illness on Wednesday, 29 November, aged 68.

After the news was announced, Claire reacted to the news of Sullivan's passing on Instagram. She posted pictures of them together earlier this year at the soap awards and back in the nineties when they starred in Brookside, and captioned them: "I will miss you Dean, Love you." Claire, who joined Corrie earlier this year as Cassie Plummer, added: "It was wonderful to be reunited together as a family this year for the Soap Awards.

RIP Dean Sullivan," as first reported by the Manchester Evening News. The news was confirmed by Hamilton Management and his family in a statement: "It is with deep sadness we must tell you that actor Dean Sullivan passed away on 29th November 2023 peacefully following a short illness. "Dean is best remembered as the longest serving cast member of Channel 4's groundbreaking 'Brookside' playing the role of 'Jimmy Corkhill', making Dean a British Soap icon." They continued: "To millions he was and very much still is remembered as 'Jimmy', to family and friends he was 'Dino'.