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Coronation Street star Charlie De Melo heartbroken by best friend’s death aged just 34

Corrie star Charlie De Melo, who playes Imran Habeeb on the ITV soap, has revealed that one of his best friends has died

In a candid and emotional post on social media, Charlie called his friend’s death “enormous”, and described him as an “inspiration”. Charlie starred in Corrie for five years (Credit: ITV) Imran’s friend, Dave Schofield sadly passed at the end of last month aged 34. The soap star went on to explain how despite Dave’s terminal diagnosis, he didn’t let him stop in life, describing his pal as “an inspiration”.

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