Anne Kirkbride (Dierdre Barlow) has passed away.

[Samantha]

http://www.itv.com/coronationstreet/news/anne-kirkbride

Passed away peacefully in a Manchester hospital after a short illness.

She was annoying on the soap most of the time, but I can't believe it . RIP!

[Jssy]

Aw I still loved her! rip x

[Chris]

Quite shocked to be honest. It was just this morning that I was reading a rumour that she was going to quit the show. RIP.

[Shockwave.2CC]

Awwww

RIP

[Absently]

i think she's great don't even watch corrie anymore but i really enjoyed her. rest in peace x

[dbgtz]

Not Deidre! Couldn't believe this the first time I saw it. I mean, she was pretty bad in the soap and I would always end up looking at her neck, but still.

[Alkaz]

I still can't get over the fact she was in the soap for 42 years ! But yeah, it is still a shock and the show wont be the same without her. RIP

[-:Undertaker:-]

Hard to take that in, with her and Blanche gone I can't see Ken staying on much longer.

RIP, always remember the famous part with Dev.

[Metric1]

I figured something was up when she didn't come back for the wedding.

[-:Undertaker:-]

I figured something was up when she didn't come back for the wedding.

The papers were abound with rumours it was because she was depressed, surprising it was this.