‘This week can do one’ – tributes pour in for the exceptional Alan Rickman

Alan Rickman has died after a battle with cancer - this is the immediate outpouring from actors and celebrities.

The actor passed away surrounded by friends after keeping the disease a secret to the public and his fans, exactly how David Bowie chose to do. On hearing the news, Tony Parsons noted their courageousness by posting on Twitter: "You have to note Alan Rickman and David Bowie showed incredible stoicism and quiet courage in the face of the illness that was killing them." While Stephen Fry, Eddie Izzard and the cast of Game of Thrones summed up the extent of his talent... https://twitter.com/stephenfry/status/687619639971561472 https://twitter.com/PoulterWill/status/687615265882910720 https://twitter.com/eddieizzard/status/687619750533410816 https://twitter.com/TonyParsonsUK/status/687619565459746816 https://twitter.com/imbadatlife/status/687617088479981568 https://twitter.com/_richardmadden/status/687622347470319616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/RaleighRitchie/status/687617981581516800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/Dean_C_Chapman/status/687621811744411648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/BernardOToole/status/687618023621005312 https://twitter.com/HistoricalPics/status/687621446923870208 https://twitter.com/laurenlaverne/status/687615770516393984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw