Paul Danan spoke of his "shock and upset" after his pregnant Hollyoaks co-star and friend died in a motorway car crash.
The 44-year-old said he felt "lost" after hearing his "good, good friend" had died while travelling with her two sons and her nephew. Frankie Julia Hough, who played Jess in the soap until 2001, was killed in a horror crash on the M66 last month.
Frankie had been driving southbound on the motorway at around 3.10pm on Saturday, May 13, when she pulled over onto the hard shoulder to take a phone call, and was hit by a "speeding" BMW, an inquest was told.
