SURANNE Jones has revealed her dad died from a coronavirus-related illness in a heartbreaking tribute to her late parents.
The actress, 42, said she was still coming to terms with losing her father in January, four years after her mum passed away from vascular dementia.
She shared a throwback picture of her parents cuddling on the beach in Cornwall and wrote: “Happy birthday mum
forever on a beach in Cornwall with dad
mum passed away 4 and a half years ago and my father sadly passed away this January after fighting Covid and the affect it had on his body.
“We are still coming to terms with it all but I know they are together and today I want to celebrate them both. My thoughts are with those who have lost loved ones. Today and always. 
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Gentleman Jack star Suranne was born Sarah Jones, and it was her dad who was responsible for suggesting she take her great-grandmother’s name as she pursued her acting dreams.
She had to look for an alternative to her birth name as it had already been registered with the actors’ union Equity.
In a 2019 interview with the Guardian, Suranne reflected on her childhood, describing it as “a happy, working-class background.”
She said: “Friday nights, me and my brother got a Fry’s Peppermint Cream, picked a video from the video shop. My brother was older, very bright. He went to university.
“I wasn’t academically bright – maybe at first, when I was little, but it was lost. I started doing a drama workshop and got really into it, then I did a BTec in performing arts and started to work. I left home at 16, toured [with regional musicals], did some theatre education in schools. I would get home for little moments, to drop in, get my clothes washed, then go again.”
She has since gone on to excel in her field, becoming one of the most sought after television stars in the country.
Her big break came in 2000 as feisty Karen Phillips in Coronation Street. The character married show stalwart Steve McDonald and feuded with his wife-to-be Tracy Barlow.
She hasn’t looked after leaving in 2004, with prime-time role after prime-time role and numerous awards, including a Bafta for her role in Doctor Foster.
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