
A hair and make-up artist who has a collection containing thousands of Winnie the Pooh items has spoken about the bond she has formed with the yellow bear who was her “light” during chemo treatments – and was even present on the day she was proposed to – on the character’s special day.
January 18 marks National Winnie the Pooh Day – a day in which lovers of the honey-eating bear come together to celebrate the cartoon character’s cultural legacy – and for Denise Coxon, Pooh has played a pivotal role in her life from a young age.