Coronation Street star Claire Sweeney leaves fans heartbroken as she shares 'moving' update

Claire Sweeney has been flooded with messages of support as she paid tribute to Dean Sullivan.

The stars were renowned for their roles as Lindsey and Jimmy Corkhill on Brookside. Claire was devastated when Dean died last year aged 68.

The Coronation Street star was in attendance at the legendary Liverpudlian's service in December and told the ECHO: "Everyone loved Dean. When he walked out at the Soap Awards, there was a gasp.

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"There's Jimmy Corkhill. He was a legendary character. The final shot at the very last episode was on Dean. He was the epitome of Brookside and he was wonderful."

Claire has taken to Instagram today to reveal she has received some photos from Dean's house. The iconic Paul O'Grady and Claire's ex partner, Alan Miller, are also pictured in the photos. Claire was emotional by the special memories as she said: "I was sent some photos from Dean Sullivan’s house, thank you Jamie.

"They have really moved me, especially to see that 4 of these special men have passed over. I will treasure the pics and these memories RIP Dean Sullivan, Alan Miller, Gary Lawson and Paul O’Grady."

Fans took to the comments to share messages of support after the update. Fii said: "Great photos - so sad."

Marcelle added: "Beautiful memories Claire, Brookside was great, Dean was a major great character. RIP beautiful man." Gemma posted: "Heartbreaking."

Aaron posted: "Memories that’ll last a lifetime!"

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