Hollyoaks and reality TV star died from cocktail of drugs, inquest hears

Hollyoaks star Paul Danan died from a cocktail of drugs including cocaine and heroin, an inquest has heard.

Danan, 46, was found dead at his Bristol home in January.

His provisional cause of death has been recorded as combined toxicity of heroin, methadone, coedine, pregabalin, cocaine and zopiclone, contributed to by benzodiazepine use, the court heard.

"I understand there are no family concerns," Coroner's officer Alexis Camp said. She later added: "No note was left."

Danan's GP and family members will be asked to provide statements, as will police officers and ambulance service members, she said. Inquiries are also ongoing with Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust.

The actor and reality TV star was best known for playing bad boy Sol Patrick in the Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Danan later appeared on the celebrity versions of Love Island and Big Brother.

The provisional date for the full inquest hearing is 28 May.

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