Lynda Bellingham has died aged 66 after announcing she was terminally ill with bowel cancer.
Actress and presenter Lynda Bellingham died yesterday in her husband Michael’s arms.
The 66-year-old star, best known for her long-running role as a mother in the Oxo TV adverts, had been battling colon cancer, which later spread to her lungs and liver, since being diagnosed in July last year.
The actress said she decided to end her treatment in August to limit the amount of suffering her family would witness.
She said that she wanted to have some control back over the remainder of her life after being left desperately ill by the gruelling chemo sessions.
In a statement on behalf of Bellingham’s family, her agent, Sue Latimer, said this morning: ‘Lynda died peacefully in her husband’s arms yesterday at a London hospital.
She opened up about her illness just last month and spoke about her last wishes and final days with her family.
Twitter has been flooded with tributes to the star today after it was revealed she died in her husband’s arms.