CORONATION Street's Will Mellor fought back tears as he recalled his dad's death in lockdown - revealing that he "couldn't even say goodbye". The 44-year-old actor opened up about his grief during an appearance on This Morning today, and was visibly overwhelmed with emotion. After landing a new role in the ITV soap, the star reflected on a difficult year - prompting host Phillip Schofield to ask: "I'm so sorry, you lost your dad during lockdown didn't you?" Will replied: "Yeah, it's been horrendous, it has been really tough. "I know a lot of people have been going through it out there and it is hard, it's the toughest thing to lose someone like that. "He was my hero and we did everything together, but to do it in lockdown when I couldn't be with him, I couldn't hug him, I couldn't say goodbye - not in the right way…" Will trailed off as he took a deep breath and gestured at his tear-filled eyes and said: "It still gets me now, it's horrendous. It's so hard." … [Read more...] about Corrie’s Will Mellor fights back tears as he recalls dad dying in lockdown and reveals he ‘couldn’t even say goodbye’