Former Casualty star Sunetra Sarker has opened up about the death of her ex-husband, who passed away aged 53. Sunetra was married to Nick Corfield from 2003 to 2013 and they welcomed a son named Noah, born in 2001. Sunetra, 53, revealed Nick died two years ago, though his death had remained private until now. She did not share the cause of Nick's death.

Appearing on Gabby Logan's The Mid Point podcast, the Loose Women star said: "We had really sad news two years ago of Noah’s dad passing away, which was a really big, massive bombshell in our lives. He was very young. I don’t even think I’ve still processed Nick’s passing but we then focused a lot on Noah." Sunetra admitted she has spent the last two years helping Noah, a university student, navigate life without his dad.

She also explained how her husband, Scott Carey, who she married in 2018, has helped Noah with his grief.

"We focused a lot on Noah having this new dynamic because he gets on amazingly with Scott and always has," the Brookside star said. "But he is his stepdad and he’s always seen him as that. Now, all of a sudden, there was this big gap where there was no dad role for Noah anymore."

"He’s made our home very much a memory to all the things that Nick may have done and made sure we’ve got pictures. He’s just been really mindful – he plays darts with him all the time.

"He just does a lot of things that don’t even come past my mind because I’m focusing maybe more on the emotional stuff."

Sunetra frequently talks about Nick to help Noah remember him, while acknowledging that doing so also comforts her.

"I think he’s worried about forgetting his dad and so I keep him very present. I talk as if he’s still here," she told the presenter.

"I say, 'Well, me and dad will be really… well, what me and dad would want is this.' I think I’m doing it to try and pretend to myself he’s also still here."