United Kingdom, July 5 -- Kelly Carlson feels "shocked and saddened" by Julian McMahon's death.

The actor died from cancer on July 2, aged 56, and Kelly - who played his on-screen love interest in Nip/Tuck - has now taken to social media to react to the news, admitting that she feels "completely shocked".

The 49-year-old actress said in a video posted on Instagram: "I just heard about the passing of Julian McMahon and I've gotten a lot of really nice messages on Instagram and I just checked 'cause I was just told and I was trying to verify it, right? Because people can say stuff like that, but it looks to be true - and oh, my gosh, I'm completely shocked and saddened by it.

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