Coronation Street actress Barbara Young has died peacefully aged 92 surrounded by loved ones.
The actress was best known for playing Doreen Fenwick in the long-running ITV soap in 2007. The late star also appeared in Hollyoaks, Midsomer Murders, and Last of the Summer Wine.
Her death was confirmed by her daughter Liza Pulman who announced that her mum died peacefully on Thursday surrounded by her family. In a lengthy statement, the 54-year-old announced that her ‘beautiful’ mother had ‘slipped away.'
She wrote: "Just to let people know, my beautiful, brilliant, opinionated, loud, warm-hearted, talented and singular mother died on Thursday night at 10.30pm.
"My sister Cory and I were by her hospital bed for 30 hours straight and in the end, as is so often the case, she slipped away in our absence with a beautiful nurse called Mercy ( you couldn’t write it) caring for her."
Liza continued: "The care she received in those last days at Addenbrookes was remarkable – considered, careful and empathetic – and to a person, they all said how much they had loved my mum, how she had made them laugh and how she had always been interested in them.
"She was 43 years without my father, 30 years without a cigarette and 20 years without a drink but never without a humbug and I like to think that now, she is sitting with my father having a large dry – martini and a cigarette as she can genuinely do what the f**k she wants now.
"I am my father’s daughter and those who know me well will know that I am never at a loss for words, but today, I have no words to describe how much I will miss her. You did well mum. Safe travels.
"Barbara Young – Feb 9th 1931-April 27th 2023."
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