Fat Friends writer Kay Mellor has died at the age of 71.
The Leeds born talent, who also wrote ITV’s Girlfriends, Band of Gold and The Syndicate, died suddenly on Sunday.
A spokesperson for Kay's TV production company, Rollem Productions, said: "It is with profound sadness that we announce the untimely and sudden passing of our beloved friend, mentor and colleague Kay Mellor on Sunday 15th May 2022.