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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Entertainment
Mark Jefferies & Katherine Hassell

Amanda Redman says Dennis Waterman's death from lung cancer 'knocked her sideways'

Actor Amanda Redman has revealed her pain at losing lifelong friend Dennis Waterman in May saying: “He just was so charismatic and the life and soul of the party. I don’t really accept he’s not here anymore.”

The close pals had known each other for 40 years and worked on huge BBC hit drama New Tricks together for a decade.

When Dennis died in May from lung cancer in Spain aged 74, Amanda’s daughter Emily posted on social media: “She(Amanda) has seen and is grateful for your messages but can’t respond – the grief is too personal and private.”

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