Denise Welch became emotional on Monday's episode of Loose Women as she revealed that her late father, Vin, had appeared on Coronation Street alongside her in the late 1990s. The revelation came during a discussion about Father's Day, which was celebrated on June 16.
Welch, who played Natalie Horrocks on the ITV soap from 1997 to 2000, shared that her father portrayed Bob Barnes, the father of her character's on-screen husband Desmond Barnes, in a 1998 episode. Desmond was killed off weeks after his wedding to Natalie.
Vin Welch passed away in September 2021 at the age of 84 after major surgery and suffering from pneumonia and pulmonary fibrosis. Denise paid tribute to him on social media at the time, calling him 'the life force that was Vin Welch'.
On Loose Women, she recalled: 'I love my dad, he was the one person in the world who never judged me.' The panel, including Dame Kelly Holmes, Linda Robson and Kaye Adams, had been discussing what makes a good father.
Denise left Coronation Street in 2000, citing her desire to spend time with her newborn son Louis and take on new challenges. She has since appeared in shows such as Casualty, Hollyoaks, Waterloo Road, The Bill and Benidorm.
