Jennifer Ellison is "heartbroken" over Lynda Bellingham's death.
The former 'Brookside' actress - who appeared with the late star in the stage adaptation of 'Calendar Girls' from 2010 to 2011 - confessed she was left devastated when Lynda passed away last week at the age of 63 after losing her battle with cancer.
The blonde beauty - who also starred alongside the late singer Bernie Nolan in the production - added that the former 'Loose Women' star had been like a mother to her and offered her condolences to Lynda's husband Michael Pattemore.
She told OK! magazine: "Lynda was like a mother figure to me. She loved her husband so much and Michael will be absolutely devastated.
"We toured together for two years, and with Bernie Nolan too. I've lost two women I spent a lot of time with, who I really loved. It's heartbreaking."
Jennifer - who gave birth to her third son, Charlie, with her husband Rob Tickle in September - also opened up about the moment she thought she'd lost the baby after he stopped breathing during a feeding.
The 31-year-old star - who already has 15-month-old Harry and Bobby, four - explained: "I was feeding him on the sofa one night, he took a deep breath and started choking.
"I turned him over and started patting his back and he just went blue and limp.
"I'm so relieved he's okay now. I thought he was dead at this point. It was awful. The whole thing went on for about ten minutes but it felt like four hours."

Catherine Tyldesley felt like she was in a movie when her boyfriend proposed to her.
The 'Coronation Street' star - who plays Eva Price on the ITV soap - admits couldn't stop crying when her husband-to-be, Top Pitford, popped the question as the pair holidayed in the romantic city of Venice, in Italy.
Tom, 27, told OK! magazine: "I was keeping my eye out for somewhere nice to propose before the meal, but I played it down as much as possible because I wanted it to be a surprise. We found ourselves on a bridge looking over Venice, near St Mark's Square, which was quiet and perfect. I'd taken the ring with us, which I'd wrapped up like a parcel. I got it out and said, 'I want you to open this'."
Catherine continued: "I opened it, then when I got to the ring box, he took it back and got down on one knee and said, 'Will you marry me?' I couldn't stop crying, I said yes through my tears! I'm an emotional wreck anyway at the minute. We stayed at that bridge for an hour taking pictures. It was like being in a film."
The couple - who are expecting their first child together next spring - are yet to plan their big day, although Catherine, 31, insists they will wait until their baby son is old enough to be a part of the nuptials.
She explained: "We haven't set a date or booked a venue yet - we'll have the baby first - but we've spoken about bits and bobs.
"We both said it would be better when the baby's at least a year old because we want our son to be part of our wedding."

Russell Brand wishes he was bisexual.
The 39-year-old comedian - who was married to Katy Perry for 14 months until December 2011 - has confirmed he is single at the moment but is keen to experiment more with his sexuality and be less of a "tedious" heterosexual.
Speaking to Absolute Radio's Geoff Lloyd, Russell - who split from Jemima Khan last month after a year of dating - said: "I'm single. Well, you've got to go into relationships with the right attitude. All relationships, I'm always positive about them.
"I wish I was bisexual. That's one of the things about me where I've got a very traditional moral code. I'm tedious with my heterosexuality."
Russell's comments come after he previously revealed he once had a sexual encounter with a man in a pub toilet.
Speaking in a podcast interview, which was unearthed last year, he said: "I thought, 'I think of myself as heterosexual but perhaps that's 'cause of the environment that I grew up in where homosexuality may have been difficult for me to express."
He also explained in the podcast that he had picked the guy up in London's Soho by walking around the area and asking if anyone wanted to engage in a sex act with him.
The 'Rock of Ages' actor added: "I trawled around Soho ... going [to] various gay bars, gay gyms trying to pick people up with a film crew."
However, earlier this year Russell caused controversy with gay rights campaigners when he branded a collection of Cambridge University students "Harry Potter poofs" during a talk at the education establishment.
While trying to get the 800-strong crowd to be quiet, he said: "Shut up you Harry Potter poofs."
But his remark did not go down well with president of the university's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) group CUSU LGBT+, who said the star had been "plain offensive".
Charlie Bell said: "It's unacceptable. The word gay, or similar, is used as a jokey insult in schools and workplaces across the country, and has been shown time and again to intimidate and upset gay people.
"Someone in a prominent media position like Brand should be standing up to kick this kind of bullying, which is what it is, out of Britain, not further justify its use."
Watch the full interview on youtube.com/ABSOLUTERADIO

Katie Price has sold her home to rid herself of painful memories of her husband's infidelity.
The former glamour model - who forgave Kieran Hayler after discovering his affairs with her friends Jane Pountney and Chrissy Thomas earlier this year - has moved out of the Sussex home she shared with the part-time stripper as she couldn't stop thinking about him having sex with her pals in the property.
She told OK! magazine: "I left my stress at the old house with all the memories of Jane Pountney and Kieran in there, so I was glad to leave. I hate the old house, there are so many bad memories of Kieran cheating.
"I wanted to get out of the house because I hate walking in the kitchen and knowing they'd been in there together. I was finding things like that hard."
The 36-year-old star - who has two-month-old Bunny, and 14-month-old Jett, with Kieran, as well as 12-year-old Harvey, Junior, nine, and Princess Tiaamii, seven, from previous relationships - is now looking forward to having a "fresh start" after buying an 11-bedroom mansion which boasts its own swimming pool, stables and tennis court.
Katie added that she "absolutely loves" her new family home and is looking forward to settling down there with Kieran and the kids following the cheating "hiccup".
She said: "I absolutely love it. It's so homely and amazing. I know we've got loads of work to do on it, but it's great. It's like a fresh start and a new beginning for us.
"It's just a new start. But like I've always said, Kieran and I have always got on with each other. I will never really understand why he cheated, but we're are the same as we were. Our relationship has always been good apart from that hiccup."

Benedict Cumberbatch says Sherlock Holmes doesn't have sex - because he's more interested in crime.
The 38-year-old British actor was catapulted to global fame playing a modern version of the fictional detective in the BBC series and his portrayal has left fans speculating as to whether the sleuth is "asexual".
Speaking in the new issue of ELLE UK, Benedict insists his alter ego has to avoid erotic acts because relationships would get in the way of his investigations.
Pontificating on whether Sherlock would be good in bed, he said: "He's asexual for a purpose. Not because he doesn't have a sex drive, but because it's suppressed to do his work. Cold showers, looking at a lot of dead bodies ... that'll do it for you."
Benedict - who was shot by photographer Mark Horn for ELLE UK - is currently in a relationship with Sophie Hunter but he admits the dating game has become more complicated since he became famous.
Speaking about dating as a celebrity, he said: "It's a really double-edged sword. You know, you discover why people find you attractive - in a relationship or a tryst - and if it's just to have a go on you or try you out, then I can smell that a mile off."
With his career at a high with roles in films such as 'Star Trek Into Darkness', 'The Imitation Game' and '12 Years a Slave' as well as Sherlock, Benedict has started to turn his attention to having a family.
He said: "I can imagine I'll look back at this point in my life and think: 'Wow that was really extraordinary.' But at the same time I hope I'm looking back and going, 'Oh, that was the moment I got on with life and realised things beyond myself.' Without using words like 'marriage'. 'children' and 'family' - although I have just used those words - put it this way, I hope I've got other people to look back with me at that point. I hope I'm surrounded by family."
The full interview with Benedict Cumberbatch appears in the December issue of ELLE UK, which is on sale on October 30 as a print and digital edition. Visit www.elleuk.com for details.

Melissa McCarthy was robbed at gunpoint when she moved to California.
The 'Bridesmaids' actress was working at a dry cleaners on a quiet street in Santa Monica when she first moved to Hollywood to pursue a movie career and she's revealed how an armed robber threatened her and stole her bag.
Speaking about the transition of moving to the film capital of the world, she said: "I worked at Starbucks, I worked at the Y in Santa Monica and I worked at a dry cleaners on like 3rd and Wilshere, where I was actually held up.
"Yeah, at three o'clock in the afternoon, on Wilshere Avenue and 3rd, which is like sunny and bright and people are out walking."
The 44-year-old comedienne admits she didn't quite understand what was happening when she first saw the burglar, and confessed she couldn't stop crying when she realised he'd stolen all of her cosmetics.
Speaking on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!', she added: "I walked in and there was a guy behind the register and I was like, 'Oh, that's weird. I wonder ... has he lost his ticket?' And then I see a gun and I was like, 'Oh my God!'
"And I couldn't ... Everything that you should say or do did not happen and he had my backpack which was like my life. That's my keys, my make-up.
"I was like, 'I can't replace mascara', I didn't have any money and I just kept crying going, 'You have my bag that has my make-up in it, you have my bag'. And he was like, 'Shut up, shut the blank up'."
However, Melissa claims the perpetrator was caught and found guilty.
She added: "I went to court enough times and finally put him in jail."

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