Coronation Street's Samia Longchambon has issued an emotional tribute to her co-star.
The soap star is renowned for her role as Maria Windass on the Cobbles. She joined the cast of the ITV soap in 2000 and has been a mainstay on the show ever since.
Samia recently celebrated her 40th birthday and she today congratulated Alan Halsall as as he reached the same milestone age. She posted on Instagram: "Happy 40th birthday. Caught me up."