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Fans of Kay s soon to Twitter to pay tribute to the talented actress.
Soap star: The actress breakthrough role was playing Cynthia Daggert in Emmerdale. She starred in 187 episodes from 2001–2002 (pictured in 2002)
Announcement: The actress agency took to Twitter on Thursday to announce the sad news Really sad news : Fans of Kay s soon to Twitter to pay tribute to the talented actress
One wrote: Really sad news, Kay was lovely x , while another recalled: Awww I will always remember bumping into her at the supermarket after she finished panto and being a young gobsmacked Waterloo road fan meeting Candice Smilie .
Kay Purcell dead: Emmerdale and Waterloo Road actress dies aged 57
Waterloo Road and Emmerdale actress Kay Purcell has passed away aged 57 after a battle with cancer, her agents at David Daly Associates confirmed on Christmas Eve
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