Hollyoaks star Paul Danan was found dead on the sofa with the TV still on, an inquest has heard.
The actor, 46, who played bad boy Sol Patrick from 1997 to 2001 on the Channel 4 soap, died from a cocktail of drugs including cocaine and heroin after he was found unresponsive at home in Brislington, Bristol, on January 15.
A coroner has concluded that his death was misadventure.
The inquest heard that Paul’s friends raised the alarm after not hearing from him for two days before he died, so they used a ladder to try and see him through an open window.
A neighbour entered the house where he found Paul dead, sitting slumped at the edge of the sofa with the TV still on.
His body was identified at the scene by his partner, Melissa Crooks.
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Hollyoaks star Paul Danan (pictured) was found dead on the sofa with the TV still on, an inquest has heard
He found fame playing troublemaker Sol Patrick in Hollyoaks between 1997 and 2001 (pictured in character)
Danan is believed to have been found at a flat in this exclusive Bristol property on January 15 this year
