Maureen Lipman: Coronation Street actress' heartbreak as partner Guido dies aged 84

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Maureen Lipman, 74, has said her "heart is cracking" after her beloved partner Guido Castro died in his respite home last Thursday.The Coronation Street actress revealed that he had previously contracted COVID-19, but that was not what had "killed him".She revealed: "He got Covid – it wasn't Covid that killed him but it weakened him terribly."We don't know how he got it or when or if he had it when he got the vaccine."The couple had been dating for 13 years.Maureen recently shared that she would be taking a break from Coronation Street, so that she could get her Covid vaccination.The star who plays Evelyn Plummer on the soap explained that she would be taking a "bit of sabbatical".She told the Outspoken Beauty podcast: "Well it has been a.