Following the death of iconic character Deirdre Barlow on Coronation Street, played by the late Anne Kirkbride, tributes have poured in on Twitter.
In tonight's (July 8) episode of Corrie, Ben Unwin returned to Weatherfield to tell the residents that Deirdre had passed away.
See some of the reactions on Twitter below.
Tonight's @itvcorrie is quite the tear-jerker! What a fitting tribute to #AnneKirkbride. #RIPDeirdre, it won't be the same without you. x
— Loose Women (@loosewomen) July 8, 2015
Blubbing watching #Corrie rip Anne Kirkbride ! Well done to the cast. You could tell the tears were real...
— Maria Avraam (@avraam2000) July 8, 2015
Remembering Anne Kirkbride. You're going to be missed by millions. RIP Deirdre 💔 @itvcorrie pic.twitter.com/5ukfUpRA98
— Mike (@mikedoc90) July 8, 2015
No one will ever forget the irreplaceable Deirdre. #Corrie #AnneKirkbride @itvcorrie pic.twitter.com/iEMcdDVaGe
— Colin Tuite (@col89) July 8, 2015
Goodnight Chuck. #Corrie #AnneKirkbride pic.twitter.com/Y0GxPPB8fb
— Craig Charles (@CraigCharlesTV) July 8, 2015
Well done to all #corrie cast and crew. Not easy scenes to film tonight. You did Anne proud! #GoodbyeDeirdre
— Catherine Tyldesley (@Cath_Tyldesley) July 8, 2015
RIP Deirdre. pic.twitter.com/yzAellLkif
— Coronation Street (@itvcorrie) July 8, 2015
The one and only Deirdre Barlow: http://t.co/VA0hS8THKU #Corrie pic.twitter.com/gj84rKjewP
— Coronation Street (@itvcorrie) July 8, 2015
We've collected our favourite Deirdre scenes together - who remembers the 1st time we saw her? http://t.co/cGXljdYizS pic.twitter.com/248AntEbz2
— Coronation Street (@itvcorrie) July 8, 2015
So moved by #coronationstreet tonight @itvcorrie Anne Kirkbride & Deidree will be greatly missed - such a nice lady. pic.twitter.com/JdHMuNjYk7
— Claire Wood (@ClaireWoodPhoto) July 8, 2015
Very emotional episode of @itvcorrie tonight #Deirdre #AnneKirkbride
— Lisa Marie McKinney (@Lisawestlife10) July 8, 2015
"Deirdre... died this afternoon." Heard the words, still can't believe them. Anne Kirkbride is such a huge #Corrie loss; feel for the cast.
— Lorna Cooper (@Coops_tv) July 8, 2015
Tonight #Corrie loses Deirdre. I hope they're all having a drink in The Rovers in the sky! Here's to #AnneKirkbride!🍷 pic.twitter.com/VxMPIBDy8u
— Nathan Chard (@WatchFiendNatey) July 8, 2015
