Caroline Aherne had passed away. The Royle Family actors hit it off right away when they were filming the iconic series, which ran from 1998 to 2000 - with five special episodes airing from 2006 until 2012.
A sixth season was in the works before Caroline tragically died from lung cancer in 2016, she was just 52-years-old.And Ricky admits that he was unaware of how ill Caroline truly was, he said: "Her death is the biggest shock in the world.
It’s knocked me for six.."Heartbreakingly, the actor actually believed that his on-screen daughter was recovering, but she died alone in her home in Timperley, Cheshire - with only a few close friends and family realising she was very sick. "I’m so bloody shocked.
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