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A beloved Coronation Street star has shared a marriage announcement online just weeks after going through a sad family bereavement

A Coronation Street favourite has been flooded with support after sharing a marriage announcement online.

Adam Rickitt played Nick Tilsley on the long-running ITV soap, making his debut in 1997 – and it’s fair to say it didn’t take him long to become a firm favourite with fans.

However, Adam ended up leaving the show in 1999 to pursue a pop career but returned to the cobbles for a two-year stint from 2002 to 2004. Since his exit, Adam has kept busy, appearing on the likes of Hollyoaks and BBC ’s Doctors.

Away from the showbiz world, Adam is married to Good Morning Britain star Katy Rickitt. The pair first met when Katy interviewed Adam back in 2011 on GMB.

Three years later, the couple tied the knot in a winter wonderland wedding in December 2014.

This month though, the pair announced the heartbreaking news that their beloved dog Daphne had passed away.

And on Saturday (December 20) Adam took to his Instagram to pay tribute to his wife Katy on their 11-year wedding anniversary. The actor uploaded several snaps of the pair and wrote in the caption: “11 years my bean. Thank you for jumping with me.

“Every day I feel like someone is going to cotton as to how unjustifiably lucky I am to have you in my life. You are my best friend, my lover, my soul mate… my person @katyrickitt. Here’s to all the moments yet to come x.”

Adam’s fans soon rushed to the comments section to send their well wishes, with one person writing: “Such a beautiful couple, happy anniversary to you both. Luck comes to those who deserve it.”

Katy also replied: “I always think I can’t love you any more than I do already … and then I just do thank you sweetheart.” Meanwhile a second follower penned: “Aww, you two! Happy anniversary.”

It comes after Adam and Katy were hit with heartbreak this month when their beloved dog Daphne sadly died. The pair announced the sad news on Instagram.

Alongside a montage of photos of the dog, Katy revealed that Daphne had died, with both Katy and Adam left “blindsided” by her passing.

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The Strictly Come Dancing cast have rallied around judge Shirley Ballas after she shared some heartbreaking news online

Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas has been flooded with support after she shared a family death.

The dancer will be back on screens on Saturday (December 20) for the show’s epic final. Remaining stars like Amber Davies, George Clarke and Karen Carney will be battling it out to take home the iconic Glitterball trophy.

However, just days before the final, Shirley has been dealt some major heartbreak. Taking to her Instagram on Wednesday evening (December 17) Shirley confirmed her beloved aunt – who was like a “second mum” to Shirley – had passed away.

The TV star shared several photos of her and her aunt and paid a heartbreaking tribute to her in the caption. She wrote: “My dearest Auntie Mavis … where do I begin.

“How I’ll miss you so very much. I’ll miss all your sayings of ‘you’re right love’, ‘do you know what I mean like love’, ‘yeah I know’ and l’d say ‘no you don’t know Mavis’. That one was my favourite.”

Shirley continued: “Mavis was always there for me and my family, she had been like a second mum to me. Mum and I are sad you’re not here with us any more, Mavis. We will treasure the memories. Mum has many that’s for sure. Her best friend of over 65 years.

“The bond between Mavis and my mother was absolutely unbreakable. We will miss every minute of every second not chatting with you, talking with you and you making us laugh with all your antics. May you rest in peace now with your beautiful daughter Helen and your wonderful husband.

“We will celebrate you often, talk about you often, laugh often with all the things that you and my mum got up to. I truly thought that you would live forever, Mavis.”

Shirley finished off the emotional post and said: “Thank you for always being there for me through the ups, through the downs and through all the parts of my life. Thank you for tuning into @bbcstrictly and then switching off after you’d seen my dress. That always made me smile.

“I’ll treasure every single memory I ever had with you. Rest in peace beautiful Mavis. Hugs and love, Shirley and Audrey. X.”

Shirley’s fellow showbiz pals and fans quickly rushed to the comments section to send their support. Claudia Winkleman penned: “Sending all my love,” while Neil Jones commented an orange heart emoji.

One fan said: “So sorry for your loss. Your mum has lost her beautiful friend.” Another follower chimed in: “Aw bless you all, so sorry for your loss….. Sending so much love to you all and may Mavis rest in peace.” A third penned: “Sorry for your loss, sending love to you both rest in peace Mavis.”

Strictly Come Dancing airs this weekend on BBC One.

HOME And Away star Rachael Carpani shared a tragic post detailing her health struggles before her sudden death.

The Australian actress, 45, died after “a long battle with a chronic illness”, according to her heartbroken parents.

In 2021, she was rushed to hospital in Sydney after suffering from acute abdominal pain.

The issues caused Carpani, also known for her role in hit Aussie TV show McLeod’s Daughters, to even spend a few days in an intensive care unit before she was taken in for surgery.

She wrote at the time: “I was admitted to emergency with acute abdominal pain just over a week ago and spent a few days in the ICU.

“Was then moved to the surgical ward.”

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Carpani said the pain had existed for some time before her issues severely worsened all of a sudden.

She added: “Basically it was a case of me not listening to my body and the pain [I tend to work through pain!] and allowing myself to get quite ill.”

She urged all her followers to always take note of any health woes and to get them checked out as soon as possible.

In a now heartbreaking post from last year, Carpani shared images of herself posing for a photoshoot following a bout of surgery.

Alongside the smiling images, Carpani explained: “My first time back in front of a camera for a photoshoot two days ago.

“No hospital gown, no awesome surgery socks ….[have to admit I miss the comfort].”

It is unclear what surgery the actress was recovering from at the time.

In June 2023, Carpani also underwent surgery on her eyes.

She wrote on Instagram: “After a life with horrific short-sightedness, wearing glasses from the age of 5, I bit the bullet and got ‘eyeball’ surgery.”

She later confirmed it was phakic intraocular lense replacement which is a vision correction surgery where a permanent artificial lens is implanted in the eye.

In an emotional statement, the star’s parents announced her shock passing.

They said: “It is with great sadness that Tony and Gael Carpani announce that their beautiful daughter, beloved Australian actress Rachael Carpani, unexpectedly but peacefully passed away after a long battle with chronic illness.”

She passed away on December 7 in the early hours of the morning.

Her family has said the funeral will be a “private event”.

Carpani was best known for her role as Jodi Fountain in the hit early 2000s series, McLeod’s Daughters.

She appeared on the show between 2001 and 2009 and earned two Logie nominations for her on-screen performance.

The Logies are Australia’s annual awards for television, celebrating Australian TV shows and personalities.

In 2007, Rachael was nominated for a Silver Logie for most popular actress, as well as the biggest award of the night, the Gold Logie.

She had also appeared in a number of films, including The Very Excellent Mr Dundee, Hating Alison Ashley and The Way Back.

More recently, she had a recurring role in hit Aussie soap Home and Away, playing Claudia Salini, an on-screen villain.

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PHOENIX Nights star Justin Moorhouse has announced the tragic death of his son.

Confirming the sad news on social media, the Coronation Street actor praised his son, Barney, as the “sweetest, kindest soul”.

In a touching tribute on Instagram, Justin, 55, said the family was “beside themselves with grief”.

He wrote: “It is with the heaviest of hearts I have to tell you our beautiful boy Barney has passed away.

“Me, his mum and step mum, his sister, cousins, aunts and uncles, grandparents and his gorgeous friends are besides ourselves with grief.

“I am consoling myself as much as I can knowing that he loved us all and knew we loved him.

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“He was so happy, content and excited about the future. The sweetest, kindest soul. He just went to sleep and didn’t wake up.

“.I can’t imagine how the next days and weeks will unfold but I know we are able to cope – love always helps. I am him and he is me.

“Sleep tight Barney. Dad x… Appreciate your kindness and sensitivity towards the family at this time.”

Tributes have flooded in for the comedian’s son, including from fellow comedy star John Bishop.

He said: “Justin this is so heartbreaking. I remember the kind fun little boy who grew to be a man to be proud of.

“There are no words. All of our love goes out to all of you at this time.”

Actor Steve Evets, who starred alongside Justin in Looking for Eric, wrote: “Justin, my heart goes out to you and all your family and friends of Barney.

“I can never imagine the grief you all must be in right now…

“I know my words are meaningless to you all but please take my best wishes to you all at this terrible loss.”

Comedy legend Justin played Young Kenny in Peter Kay‘s sitcom Phoenix Nights.

The Channel 4 show first aired in 2001 and lasted for two series, with Justin cast as the role of idiotic handyman Kenny.

In one iconic episode, he walks around with his face painted like a tiger for days because of a dodgy face painting job at a family fun day.

The stand-up comedian went on to star in the blockbuster film Looking For Eric alongside football legend Eric Cantona.

From 2010 to 2011 he starred in Harold Brighouse’s play Zack at the Royal Exchange in Manchester.

He also spent a year playing Dean Upton on Coronation Street between 2014 and 2015.

Justin has starred on Michael McIntyre‘s Comedy Roadshow, Celebrity Mastermind and Still Open All Hours.

He wrote and appeared in his own BBC Radio 4 show Everyone Quite Likes Justin.

SHARON Osbourne has revealed that her late husband Ozzy suffered some rather vivid dreams in the days leading up to his tragic death.

In an emotional interview with her friend Piers Morgan on his Uncensored show, which will drop onto YouTube on Wednesday, former X Factor judge Sharon spoke about Ozzy’s haunting dreams before he died.

She even revealed how the dreams he had in the run up to his passing predicted his tragic death.

Sitting down with Piers, Sharon emotionally opened up about her late husband almost five months on from his passing.

Ozzy, who had performed a final farewell gig at his home town of Birmingham‘s Villa Park stadium just days earlier, had been battling health issues for some time.

He was plagued by vivid dreams in his final days before his death in July.

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Sharon, who had been married to the star since 1982 and has three children with the Black Sabbath frontman, admits her own regrets over his final weeks as he experienced the vivid dreams.

She told Piers in the new interview: “I felt fear, regret, I just couldn’t function.

“Like, he told me that he was having dreams the last week of his life.

“He was seeing people that he never knew, and they were I said, ‘Well, what kind of people?’ 

“He goes, ‘All different people. And I just keep walking and walking, and I’m seeing all these different people every night, and I go back there and I’m looking at these people, and they’re looking at me, and nobody’s talking’. 

“And he knew. He was ready.”

She added: “Really, really vivid dreams.

“The night before he passed, he was up and down to the bathroom all night, and it was like 4:30 and he said, ‘Wake up’. I said, ‘I’m already bloody awake, you’ve woken me up’. 

“And he said, ‘Kiss me’. And then he said, ‘Hug me  tight?’

“I can’t help wondering if I should have, could I have?

“If only I’d have told him I loved him more. If only I’d have held him tighter.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Sharon revealed Ozzy had asked her, in his final weeks, if she would ever remarry.

“Everything in my life now is like ish..,” she explained while wiping away tears. “It’s okay, all right. I’m okay. That’s it for now.

“For so, so many years, we were intertwined, and not it’s really grief has become my friend.

“It’s very weird to me. You know, when you love someone that much and you’re grieving for them, it’s what I have to live with, and I’ll get used to it. I will. I have to, you know, things move on.

“One night when he was hugging me tight, you know, he said ‘When I go, do you think you’ll ever get married?’

“I’m like, “fuck off, piss off”. Questions like that. You know. 

“Oh, my God no, never, ever, ever, no.”

Watch the full interview on Piers Morgan Uncensored on YouTube.