William Roache says the portraits by his son are the 'best photographs I've ever had taken'.
Roache said his son took the photos as they sat "just chatting and laughing"
The actor, who has played Ken Barlow since the ITV soap's first episode in 1960, sat for the portraits at his home in Cheshire.His son Will, who studied photography, said the shots showed "the part of him that we are lucky enough to see every day, but is rarely seen publicly"., posed for the photographs as part of a new set taken for the release an updated version of his self-help book, Life and Soul.
Will said he had tried to capture his father's "vibrant essence" and they had had "a lot of fun taking these shots".
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