In a post shared to Facebook on Saturday, former Neighbours actress Kym Valentine shared the sad news.

‘It pains me so much to have to say this. Our dear old friend Troy Beckwith has passed away,’ Valentine wrote alongside a throwback image of the pair.
‘Another member of our TV family gone way too soon. There will be no funeral as per Troy’s request.

‘Thanks for all the memories my cheeky mate and all my love to your friends and family,’ she concluded.
Legendary casting director Jan Russ commented on Valentine’s post with condolences.

‘Oh no!!! Dear Troy… That is so sad…gorgeous boy,’ she wrote.

Actor Brett Blewitt – who memorably played Brett Stark on the soap and who recently returned to the revival – also shared kinds words.

‘He was such a lovely person. Deeply thoughtful and empathetic. Cheeky and playful once out of his shell. Way too soon. Love you mate,’ he wrote.

Neighbours actress Lucinda Cowden commented with a series of broken heart emojis.
Meanwhile, Troy’s good friend Selina Laine Bonica added: ‘We lost a star and the heavens gained one. Troy, you were a pain in my a** but I loved you dearly. I’m just glad you’re free from pain.’

Ricky Fleming, who starred alongside Troy on children’s series Pugwall in the late 1980s, also paid tribute to the actor in an Instagram post this weekend, alongside images of the pair together on the show.

‘RIP to my brother from another mother. From birth we were trouble together and joined at the soul, no one will ever know the adventures and joy we had as the mischievous two (tricky and roy) in this life,’ he wrote.