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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
Entertainment
Ryan Paton

Coronation Street's Antony Cotton 'bawling his eyes out' as he shares Paul O'Grady message

Coronation Street's Antony Cotton has issued a heartfelt tribute to Paul O'Grady.

The soap star, renowned for his role as Sean Tully on the Cobbles, is devastated after the TV legend died last night aged 67. Antony shared a close bond with Paul and has taken to Instagram to pay tribute to his legacy.

He shared a snap of the two alongside Liverpool writer, Jonathan Harvey, to laud the cultural impact Paul made with his iconic Lily Savage persona. He said: "It’s important (I’m bawling my eyes out doing this - like a lunatic Paul would say) to remember that Paul, and Lily, were trailblazers.

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