Ant and Dec have paid tribute to their former Byker Grove co-star Dale Meeks as it was announced the actor has died.
It has been announced today (April 23) that Dale has died, aged 47. His passing was announced by a family member on Facebook earlier this afternoon.
The news has prompted tributes to Dale, who played Greg, a gang leader of a rival youth club, on the CBBC show and who later appeared as Simon Meredith in ITV's Emmerdale.
