Anne Kirkbride dead: Latest updates after Coronation Street's beloved Deirdre Barlow dies aged 60

         

The actress, who has played Deirdre since 1972, was given a leave of absence from the ITV soap in October

Comedian Paddy McGuinness tweets picture of pair of iconic NHS spectacles as worn by Deirdre

Comedian Paddy McGuinness has tweeted a picture of a pair of iconic NHS spectacles as worn by Deirdre in Corrie.

He added: "Anne Kirkbride RIP.

"A part of our lives whether you knew her or not.

"She created such an iconic character."

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Anne Kirkbride RIP. A part of our lives whether you knew her or not. She created such an iconic character.

10:55 PM - 19 Jan 2015

Deirdre Barlow through the years: The marriages and the affairs

Anne Kirkbride played Deirdre Barlow for 42 years.

During her time on Corrie, she has been involved in some of the biggest storylines in telly history.

Deirdre was married FOUR times, namely to Ray Langton, Samir Rachid, and twice to Ken.

Samir, of course, died after being mugged on his way to hospital to donate a kidney to Deirdre's daughter Tracy,

And who could forget Deirdre's many flings - most famously with Ken's arch-enemy Mike Baldwin, then with conman Jon Lindsay, and even shopkeeper Dev Alahan

Kym Marsh says Anne Kirkbride will be missed 'ridiculous amounts'

Corrie's Kym Marsh says Anne Kirkbride will be missed 'ridiculous amounts'

Kym, who plays Michelle Connor, tweeted: "Cannot describe how devastated we all are.

"Sleep tight gorgeous lady we will miss you ridiculous amounts.

"RIP Annie x."

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Cannot describe how devastated we all are. Sleep tight gorgeous lady we will miss you ridiculous amounts RIP Annie x

10:51 PM - 19 Jan 2015

Corrie's Les Dennis says Anne Kirkbride was one of the show's 'true icons' and 'the nation's favourite'

Corrie's Les Dennis says Anne Kirkbride was one of the show's 'true icons'.

He wrote on Twitter: "So very sad to hear our lovely Anne Kirkbride has died.

"One of the true icons of @itvcorrie.

"We will all miss you.

"The nation's favourite."

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So very sad to hear our lovely Anne Kirkbride has died. One of the true icons of @itvcorrie. We will all miss you. The nations favourite.

 

10:16 pm

Soap stars have been leading the tributes to Coronation Street legend Anne Kirkbride

Soap stars have been leading the tributes to Coronation Street legend Anne Kirkbride.

Anne played Deirdre Barlow in the soap for 43 years and was expected to make her long-awaited return to Coronation Street this month.

Several Corrie stars have taken to Twitter to pay tribute to the star, calling her an "unforgettable lady".

Among those to pay tribute online were Samia Ghadie and Jennie McAlpine.