BBC Share By Tamzin Meyer Oct 30 2025 By Tamzin Meyer Oct 30 2025 Former Coronation Street star Millie Gibson announces heartbreak after huge family loss Millie announced the sad news to her social media followers Millie Gibson Share By Tamzin Meyer Oct 30 2025 By Tamzin Meyer Oct 30 2025 Coronation Street and Kelly Neelan star Millie Gibson has revealed her fresh grief over a huge family loss. Taking to Instagram earlier this week, the Doctor Who companion revealed that her beloved dog of 15 years had sadly passed away. The actress’ co-stars and followers have now rushed to send Millie their love following the news. Millie’s heartbroken over the loss (Credit: BBC) Former Coronation Street star Millie Gibson announces devastation over huge family loss Millie is best known by soap fans for playing the role of Kelly Neelan – the daughter of loan shark Rick Neelan – in Coronation Street, between 2019-2022. She then went on to play Doctor Who companion, Ruby Sunday, between 2023-2025. Her most recent TV appearance has been in the series The Forsyte Saga which saw her play the role of Irene Heron. Article Continues Below Read all the latest Spoilers This week, Millie shared a series of photos of her dog Spike from over the years, with some featuring a very young version of herself with the dog. Spike could be seen doing everything from greeting the star at home, giving her his paw, and having fun rolling about in a blanket of snow. The main image saw Spike having a great time paddling in some water, with an upset Millie captioning the post: “15 years with the bestest friend I could ever ask for. Heart is so broken. You are so loved. “Rest peacefully my wolf. I love you Spike.” Millie’s followers have sent their love (Credit: ITV) Coronation Street co-stars rush to send grieving Millie Gibson their love Following on from Millie’s sad announcement, some of the star’s former Corrie colleagues have taken to the comments section to let her know that she’s in their thoughts at the difficult time. Abi Webster star Sally Carman shared: “I’m so sorry lovely,” along with a yellow heart emoji. Georgia Taylor commented: “Oh darling I’m heartbroken for you. What a beauty he was. Love you xxx” Kel Allen, who played Millie’s on-screen mum Laura Neelan, wrote: “Awhh I’m so sorry my love. My heart breaks for what you’re going through. The hardest part is having to say goodbye to your whole world and losing a part of the family. Sending soooo much love, light and healing to you and the fam right now with the biggest squeezes. Rest in peace Spike.” Corrie makeup artist, Gillian Walsh also added: “So sorry for your loss.” Sending lots of love to Millie! Read more: 8 huge things to expect from Coronation Street this Christmas Share Good to Know Share By Tamzin Meyer Oct 30 2025 By Tamzin Meyer Oct 30 2025 Previous Story Next Story