Former Coronation Street actress Jean Alexander, who played Hilda Ogden on the soap, has died three days after turning 90.

She was once voted Britain's greatest soap star.

Her fellow actors have been paying tribute.

Antony Cotton, who stars as Sean Tulley, says she "holds a special place in his heart".

Jennie McAlpine, known to millions as Fiz Brown, says she would have loved to work with Jean, but is thankful to have met her.

Curly Watts actor Kevin Kennedy, has tweeted that she was a "lovely lady and a fine actress".

TV critic Kevin O'Sullivan says she didn't regard herself as a celebrity.