Coronation Street stars Kym Marsh and Simon Gregson have been spotted filming some highly emotional scenes on location as they say a final farewell to their baby son Ruairi.
The pair's characters Michelle and Steve were left devastated this week when Michelle gave birth to Ruairi just 23 weeks into her pregnancy, leading to tragedy as he was too underdeveloped to survive.
Upcoming scenes will see Michelle and Steve's marriage continue to fall under strain in the aftermath, but they will unite in their grief as they head to a cliff edge to scatter Ruairi's ashes.
The moving scenes were filmed in Anglesey in North Wales, and both Kym and Simon had moral support on hand in the form of their real-life partners, Matt Baker and Emma Gleave.
Simon Gregson has his partner Emma Gleave on set while filming emotional Coronation Street scenes
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Poignantly, both couples have experienced a similar loss in real life, and their bravery at tackling this story has received high praise from cast and viewers alike.
It's well-known that Kym went through a similar ordeal in 2009 when she lost her son Archie after being pregnant for 21 weeks and five days.
And last week, Simon revealed that his wife Emma had suffered 11 miscarriages, and tragically lost one child at 21 weeks and four days.
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