Emmerdale legend and ex-Corrie star Meg Johnson has died aged 86. A joint statement release by her family, talent agency Jorg Betts Associates, and ITV Emmerdale announced her death and said she was a 'kind and wonderful lady' who 'always had a twinkle in her eye'.
Meg had played Pearl Ladderbanks in Emmerdale since 2003, and continued on the soap despite battling with dementia in recent years. In a long career spanning six decades, she also played Eunice Gee in Coronation Street, and Brigid McKenna in Brookside.
Following her death, a number of heartfelt tributes flooded in from fellow stars, who described the 86-year-old actress as 'talented, warm and funny'.
