Was Keith Chegwin in Coronation Street? The reason soap fans are confused
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Veteran actor telly favourite Keith Chegwin passed away in the early hours of this morning.
During an impressively long showbiz career which began in the sixties, the Liverpool-born star kept himself busy with a variety of shows and appearances.
Initially making a name for himself fronting Cheggers Plays Pop and Multi-Coloured Swap Shop, he turned his hand to reality TV, taking part in Celebrity Big Brother , Celebrity Masterchef and Dancing On Ice.
Also on his jam-packed CV was a nineties comeback on The Big Breakfast - and a memorable cameo opposite Ricky Gervais on Extras.
One programme he never graced, however, was Coronation Street.
Yet plenty of people have convinced themselves otherwise.
Owing to a strong physical resemblance to Corrie actor Les Dennis, several fans believed Keith was the man behind Dennis' character, Michael Rodwell.
Two years ago, fans even set up a petition to get Keith in Coronation Street.
It asked fans to vote for Keith to join as Rodwell's brother.
While the pair never graced the cobbles together, both Les and Keith appeared in Extras, and then again on Life's Too Short with Warwick Davis.
(Image: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)
Keith's paasing at age 60 followed a ''long-term battle with a progressive lung condition'', his family said.
In a statement, Chegwin's family added: "We are heartbroken to share the news that Keith Chegwin sadly passed away following a long-term battle with a progressive lung condition, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, which rapidly worsened towards the end of this year."