Former Emmerdale star Charley Webb has revealed the contact she had with Meg Johnson as she paid tribute to her following her death. It was announced on Sunday that the actress, who had played Pearl Ladderbanks in Emmerdale since 2003, died "peacefully" on Saturday aged 86 following a battle with dementia.
Stars of the ITV soap quickly spoke out to remember Meg as a "one of a kind" woman who would famously shout "Oh pig’s bum!" when she forgot her lines while working on Emmerdale.
The sad news was announced in a joint statement from her family, talent agency Jorg Betts Associates and the ITV show. It said: "It is with great sadness that we announce that actress Meg Johnson passed away peacefully yesterday evening surrounded by her family.
