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Sheridan Smith befriends grieving mum who helped catch Grindr serial killer

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TV star Sheridan Smith hugs the mum of a murder victim in what has become an extraordinary close friendship forged in the making of a new TV drama.

Its seeds were sown when Sarah Sak – whose son Anthony was killed by Grindr serial killer Stephen Port – told a BBC writer she wanted “a gobby northern bird to play me, someone like Sheridan Smith”.

To Sarah’s astonishment, producers approached the down-to-earth Gavin & Stacey star. And Sheridan, 39, was so moved by battling mum Sarah’s determination to force sceptical police to nail the date rape drug killer jailed in 2016 – she said yes.

The Cilla star regularly exchanges texts with Sarah, and sent her a message about how brave she must have been. And the star has promised she can meet her own

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