Emmerdale star Tony Audenshaw has remembered his late wife and recalled her devastating cancer battle during an appearance on This Morning.
The actor, who has played the ITV soap's Bob Hope for 22 years, suffered heartbreak in 2017 when wife Ruth died of pancreatic cancer aged 43.
Her tragic death came 16-months after being diagnosed with the devastating disease. The couple had been married since 1996 after meeting in an aerobics class together three years earlier.
They had two children together, George and Emily. And Tony, who is known for his charity challenges having run completed an impressive ten London Marathons, has revealed his plans to raise vital funds for pancreatic cancer research by cycling 100 miles around London. READ MORE: ITV Emmerdale fans think they've spotted Chloe's dad The 57-year-old, from Denton, appeared on the This Morning sofa to chat to Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield about Ruth, his fundraising plans and the importance of early diagnosis. "She was great, she was good fun, she was easy-going," Tony said when asked about his late wife and even revealed she had a crush on Phillip.
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