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"Former Coronation Street actress Sophiya Haque has died at the age of 41. Haque, who played Rovers Return barmaid Poppy Morales, passed away in her sleep at a London hospital earlier today (January 17). A Coronation Street spokesperson told Digital Spy: &amp;quot;We are saddened to hear the terrible news of Sophiya&amp;#039;s death. She was a vibrant and beautiful actress who was a pleasure to have around during her time on Coronation Street. Our thoughts are with her family and friends at this very sad time.&amp;quot;  The Evening Standard reports that Haque had been undergoing tests after being diagnosed with cancer. She reportedly developed a clot on her lungs and passed away in the early hours of this morning. Haque&amp;#039;s agent Stuart Piper told The Stage: &amp;quot;Sophiya was one of the most inspirational people I ever met. She was the kind of person you always want to spend time with - full of light, warmth, compassion, care and with an infectiously wicked sense of humour, and my co-agent Olivier Thomson and I loved every minute of working with her.&amp;quot; The actress appeared as Coronation Street&amp;#039;s Poppy between December 2008 and June 2009. Poppy was brought into The Rovers as the pub&amp;#039;s 51st barmaid, before landing the position of assistant manager. During her time on the cobbles, Poppy caused a stir by sacking Betty Williams from her bar job - but was later kicked out herself when she got on the wrong side of Steve and Becky McDonald.  Haque had been appearing in a West End production of Privates on Parade before she fell ill just prior to Christmas. She had also starred in other West End shows including Bombay Dreams. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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