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The announcement on Friday that John Savident had died at the age of 86 prompted warm tributes from his former Coronation Street co-stars. Sue Nicholls

John Savident, who played beloved butcher Fred Elliott in Coronation Street, spoke openly about his ill health after undergoing life-saving heart surgery in 2007

Coronation Street legend Sue Nicholls has paid tribute to John Savident who played Fred Elliott after it was announced the fan favourite actor died aged 86

Coronation Street's Fred Elliot actor John Savident suffered a horrific attack as he was stabbed in the neck by a sex worker years before his death aged 86

Coronation Street legend John Savident, best known for playing butcher Fred Elliott has died at the age of 86