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https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/bill-roache-daughter-vanya-dead-12139619
Bill Roache is 'utterly heartbroken' after the death of his eldest daughter Vanya, who died last week aged 50.
The Coronation Street actor has taken compassionate leave after losing Vanya, who he had with his first wife Anna Cropper, on March 2.
Sadly, it's the second time he's been forced to mourn a child, with Bill, 85, losing daughter Edwina to pneumonia aged 18 months in 1983.
And show bosses have reportedly told him to take as much time away from the cobbles as he needs.
“Bill is utterly heartbroken. No father should have to go through the loss of a child, let alone two. ITV are giving him all the time he needs but he’s understandably very upset," a source told The Sun.
Bill Roache is 'utterly heartbroken' after the death of his eldest daughter Vanya, who died last week aged 50.
The Coronation Street actor has taken compassionate leave after losing Vanya, who he had with his first wife Anna Cropper, on March 2.
Sadly, it's the second time he's been forced to mourn a child, with Bill, 85, losing daughter Edwina to pneumonia aged 18 months in 1983.
And show bosses have reportedly told him to take as much time away from the cobbles as he needs.
“Bill is utterly heartbroken. No father should have to go through the loss of a child, let alone two. ITV are giving him all the time he needs but he’s understandably very upset," a source told The Sun.
