Hollyoaks show bosses have confirmed that former cast member Terence Harvey has passed away.
Producer Bryan Kirkwood took to Twitter on Tuesday to share the sad news of the former soap-star, who was on the popular soap from 2004 to 2010.
The emotional statement read: ‘RIP Terence Harvey, who played Alistair Longford, a fantastic actor and friend of #Hollyoaks…’
Sad news: Hollyoaks show bosses have confirmed that former cast member Terence Harvey has passed away
It continued: ‘It’s with sadness we share the news that friend of Hollyoaks, Terence Harvey, has died.
‘Along with many other roles on TV over the years, Terence played Alistair Longford on Hollyoaks, the father of Texas and India, and Cindy’s millionaire second husband.
‘Hollyoaks sends our love and condolences to Terence’s family,’ it was concluded.
So far no other details surrounding Terence’s passing have been confirmed. MailOnline have contacted a representative for Hollyoaks.
The actor had last appeared on the Channel 4 soap seven years ago, having been involved in some very dramatic storylines during his six-year run on the show.
‘R.I.P Terence Harvey’: Producer Bryan Kirkwood took to Twitter on Tuesday to share the sad news of the former soap-star, who was on the popular soap from 2004 to 2010
The statement continued: ‘Hollyoaks sends our love and condolences to Terence’s family’ – Pictured on City Central in 2000
Most noticeably, Terrence, who took on the role of a wealthy pensioner, romanced devious Cindy Cunningham played by Stephanie Waring.
The two married and were meant to have a happily ever after, however Cindy returned to the show to explain that her husband had died in mysterious circumstances during a skiing getaway.
Following news of his passing, Stephanie had taken to Twitter to pay her respects to the star, tweeting: ‘Such a sad loss R.I.P Terence.’
She wasn’t the only one to send her condolences, as Titanic star Paul Brightwell and Good Will Hunting actress Minnie Driver were seen reminscing about a time they had worked with Terence on the social media site.
‘Such a sad loss’: Stephanie Waring, who plays Cindy Cunningham on Hollyoaks, took to Twitter to pay her respects to her former co-star
Responding to a tweet director Steve Hughes had posted, Paul said: ‘@driverminnie do you remember when we kidnapped TH for Pete Howitt? Sad news.’
Minnie replied: ‘I do remember . Ah, he was a lovely man.’
Steve’s initial tweet had read: ‘Sad to hear about the death of character actor Terence Harvey. He starred in the last ep of Doctors I did in 2009. Great actor. Lovely man.’
His tweet also struck a chord with Emmerdale star John Mone, who plays Lawrence White on the ITV soap, responded: ‘RIP. Terence Harvey.’
Holby City star Roger Barclay added: ‘I had the pleasure to work with him twice. Lovely actor, one from the old school.’
Long run: Terence saw a long seven year run during his time on the show where he was involved in some dramatic story lines
Terence has lent his acting talents to a plethora of other endeavours, as well as Hollyoaks, starring alongside Rowan Atkinson in Johnny English back in 2003.
He has also seen Hollywood success with parts in, From Hell, Basic Instinct 2, Hustle, Waking the Dead and Downton Abbey.
Quite the keen soap lover, Terence has also appeared in BBC’s EastEnders, where viewers saw him take on the role of a judge.
His last acting credential was in this year’s movie release Viceroy’s House, which saw him star alongside Hugh Bonneville, Michael Gambon and Gillian Anderson.
Talented: Terence has been in a number of TV and films over the year Pictured -Families in 1992