{"id":12630,"date":"2026-06-05T19:57:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T19:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/starnews1.online\/?p=12630"},"modified":"2026-06-05T19:57:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T19:57:08","slug":"%f0%9f%92%94-royalty-of-the-cobbles-antony-cotton-devastated-after-sharing-deeply-personal-heartbreak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starnews1.online\/?p=12630","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udc94 ROYALTY OF THE COBBLES: ANTONY COTTON \u201cDEVASTATED\u201d AFTER SHARING DEEPLY PERSONAL HEARTBREAK!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\" data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\"><em data-node-id=\"3.0.0\">Coronation Street<\/em>\u00a0star Antony Cotton has shared his devastation after a heartbreaking personal loss. The Sean Tully actor revealed on\u00a0Instagram\u00a0that his friend Callum, who was a soldier, had died, posting a picture of the two together.<\/p>\n<div class=\"piano-inline-newsletter\" data-node-id=\"4\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\">\n<div class=\"gliaplayer-container styles-module_container_xuywD\" data-slot=\"newsonlinebiz_desktop\" data-gc-slot-occupied=\"\" data-gc-donotuse-internal-id=\"slot-element\" data-gc-boot-time=\"2026-05-29T16:11:04.634Z\" data-gc-test-id=\"gc-instream-slot\" data-gc-instream-style-scope=\"\">\n<div class=\"InstreamDom_root_21jVv\" data-ref=\"root\" data-gc-test-id=\"gc-instream-root\">\n<div class=\"InstreamDom_footer_iL5Q_\">\n<div class=\"InstreamDom_poweredBy_32RQo\" data-ref=\"poweredBy\" data-gc-test-id=\"gc-instream-powered-by\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gliaplayer-container\" data-slot=\"newsonlinebiz_mobile\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\" data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\">\u201cI hope you\u2019re at peace now Callum,\u201d the\u00a0soap\u00a0star wrote. \u201cWe are all absolutely devastated. You were a great pal and a great soldier. We will miss you Callum \u2013 the blokes loved you. We all did.<\/p>\n<div class=\"body_content_break_2\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-11\" data-node-id=\"10\" data-loaded=\"1\"><\/div>\n<div data-piano-position=\"2\" data-node-id=\"11\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"piano_inline_content_2\" data-node-id=\"12\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\" data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"13\">\u201cRest easy mate. You were one of the very best. I\u2019m sorry we couldn\u2019t save you.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-12\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed\" data-embed=\"instagram\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-12\" data-node-id=\"14\" data-hydrated=\"1\">\n<div data-embed=\"instagram\">\n<div class=\"embed align-center css-117ibkt e1pgl35l0\" data-embed=\"instagram\">\n<div class=\"css-it8c6v eu2bcrz0\" data-ad-exclude=\"true\">This content is imported from instagram. 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I\u2019m Callum\u2019s uncle and godfather. Thank you for the kind words. He will be sorely missed but never forgotten.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"body_content_break_4\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-14\" data-node-id=\"19\" data-loaded=\"1\"><\/div>\n<div data-piano-position=\"4\" data-node-id=\"20\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"piano_inline_content_4\" data-node-id=\"21\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-10\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\" data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"22\">Many more shared supportive messages, another saying: \u201cThis is so sad, RIP Callum. He was in Sandhurst in when my family was posted there too in 2020-2022x Thinking of his family and friends at this sad time.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"body_content_break_5\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-15\" data-node-id=\"23\" data-loaded=\"1\"><\/div>\n<div data-piano-position=\"5\" data-node-id=\"24\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"piano_inline_content_5\" data-node-id=\"25\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-11\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\" data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"26\">\u201cOmg, so shocked and saddened to read this. Callum was a true gentleman. Rest in peace xx,\u201d a further follower wrote, while another said: \u201cI\u2019m so sorry. May he rest in peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-content-module\" aria-labelledby=\"recirc-heading\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-16\" data-node-id=\"27\" data-loaded=\"1\">\n<div class=\"css-1xa411s e1fx7w0v15\">\n<p class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\" data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"31\">\u201c30 year RAF veteran here it\u2019s never easy losing a colleague and friend,\u201d a fourth shared. \u201cMy heartfelt condolences to you Anthony and this young man\u2019s family and friends at this sad time be strong per ardua ad astra.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed\" data-embed=\"body-image\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-18\" data-node-id=\"32\" data-hydrated=\"1\">\n<div class=\"align-center size-medium embed css-y6m8k e1fodxfw4\" data-embed=\"body-image\">\n<p class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\" data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"36\">\u201cThis is heartbreaking news! RIP Callum, a great soldier and a great person, thinking of his family and friends at this sad time xx,\u201d wrote a further follower.<\/p>\n<div class=\"body_content_break_8\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-20\" data-node-id=\"37\" data-loaded=\"1\"><\/div>\n<div data-piano-position=\"8\" data-node-id=\"38\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"piano_inline_content_8\" data-node-id=\"39\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\">\n<div id=\"top.newsonline.biz_responsive_5\" data-google-query-id=\"CIDXncLx3pQDFXrLwgQdUHUceA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23174336345\/top.newsonline.biz\/top.newsonline.biz_responsive_5_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\" data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"40\">Antony previously\u00a0received an MBE\u00a0for his\u00a0services\u00a0to British Army personnel and veterans, being an ambassador for the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA) military charity, as well as a Help For Heroes patron.<\/p>\n<div class=\"body_content_break_9\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-21\" data-node-id=\"41\" data-loaded=\"1\"><\/div>\n<div data-piano-position=\"9\" data-node-id=\"42\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"piano_inline_content_9\" data-node-id=\"43\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\" data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"44\">At the time, the actor said that \u201cworking with our amazing armed forces, in particular the Army, has truly been the greatest honour of [his] life\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"body_content_break_10\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-22\" data-node-id=\"45\" data-loaded=\"1\"><\/div>\n<div data-piano-position=\"10\" data-node-id=\"46\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"piano_inline_content_10\" data-node-id=\"47\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\" data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"48\">\u201cTo have a soldier, of any age or rank, come to me and entrust me with their stories, their experiences and especially their worries, has been life changing,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coronation Street\u00a0star Antony Cotton has shared his devastation after a heartbreaking personal loss. 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