Coronation Street legend Eileen Derbyshire's beloved husband of 56 years has died after a battle with Alzheimer's has died, her son has revealed.
The 89-year-old actress's longtime partner Thomas W. Holt passed away last weekend, with the couple's only son, Mail On Sunday's Oliver Holt, at his bedside.
Eileen, who has played Emily Bishop on the hit ITV soap for 58 years, first met former engineer Thomas in 1964, and then went on to reside in a large cottage in Cheshire.
Heartbreaking: Coronation Street legend Eileen Derbyshire's beloved husband of 56 years has died after a battle with Alzheimer's has died, her son has revealed