Former Coronation Street star Shobna Gulati has shared a heartbreaking social media post on Instagram following the death of her mother.
The Oldham-born actress revealled her heartbreak and and admitted she is not sure how to live without her mum, following the loss a few weeks ago.
The Loose Women star, best known for playing Sunita Alahan in the soap, said in a moving post accompanied with a picture of her mum: "Our beautiful mum passed away , a few weeks ago, peacefully in her sleep . Still processing, these days are hard . She was our lynchpin connecting us as a family .
"Our lives are changed and life is very different now . She did her very best and in the last 25 years I grew to know her as a person and the amazing woman that was our mum and for that circumstance and time I am truly grateful . She taught me such a lot … but not how to live without her . Completely heartbroken."
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