Bill went in an indefinite leave of absence following the devastating news, which apparently left him “utterly heartbroken”. The soap actor, 85, was spotted out and about in Cheshire after The Sun's Bizarre column revealed he had returned to the Corrie set on Tuesday, having had time away from the cobbles after her death in early March. According to The Mail Online, Vanya’s heartbroken fiancé, Toby Evans, revealed Vanya’s death was the result of liver failure. Coronation Street's Bill Roache has returned to work and reprised his role as Ken Barlow, after his eldest daughter Vanya sadly passed away earlier this month Reports last week suggested that Bill had returned to the soap to film as Ken, alongside his newborn granddaughter. ", Paying tribute online, friend Wendy Elisabeth Vick changed her profile picture to one of her late friend, writing, “My beautiful, perfect, ­wonderful best friend and soulmate. You can also choose not to accept session and analytics cookies through the settings in your browser, but some parts of our site might stop working as a result. “Last week Bill Roache was back at work after sadly losing his daughter Vanya,” she exclusively revealed to OK! The actor's eldest child passed away from liver failure on Friday, March 2 aged 50. 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