Overview
- Posting on Instagram, Moorhouse said Barney "just went to sleep and didn't wake up" and described him as "the sweetest, kindest soul."
- He wrote that the family, including Barney’s mother, stepmother and sister, are "besides ourselves with grief."
- Public figures including John Bishop, Omid Djalili, Marcus Brigstocke, Steve Evets and Daniel Brocklebank shared condolences on social media.
- Sacha Lord referenced Barney’s time with The Warehouse Project/Parklife, a detail reported by outlets without independent confirmation.
- Moorhouse is known for Phoenix Nights and a stint on Coronation Street, and no official information beyond his Instagram statement has been released about the circumstances.