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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image captionPurcell played care worker Gina Conway in The Dumping Ground
Actress Kay Purcell, known for her roles in Emmerdale and Tracy Beaker Returns, has died at the age of 57.
Her death was announced with great regret on Twitter by her agents, David Daly Associates.
Purcell played two roles in ITV s Emmerdale and Gina Conway in Tracy Beaker Returns, a role she reprised in its spin-off series The Dumping Ground.
She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017 and was told she had inoperable liver cancer earlier this year.
Earlier this month she took to Facebook to say she was certainly not giving up and was looking forward to turning 60.
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Rebel Wilson, 40, looks completely unrecognisable in this throwback picCredit: Getty Images - Getty
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Kay Purcell dead - Emmerdale and Tracy Beaker star dies at 57 of inoperable cancer
Emmerdale and Tracy Beaker star Kay Purcell is survived by her three children, Ashley, Shemar and Indika, and her beautiful grandson Levon
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Kay Purcell has died weeks after being diagnosed with incurable liver cancer at the age of 57.
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Molly-Mae and Tommy Fury land back in the UK after angering fans by not wearing face masks in Dubai
Updated: 24 Dec 2020, 17:52
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MOLLY-MAE Hague and Tommy Fury have made a chilly return to the UK after angering fans by not wearing their face masks in Dubai.
The Love Island couple, both 21, have spent the last two weeks on a luxury holiday in the UAE and Maldives but offended viewers of their vlog by not abiding by strict coronavirus guidelines.
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Molly-Mae and Tommy made sure to wear their masks after touching down in the UKCredit: BackGrid
Looking tanned and well rested, Molly-Mae and her boyfriend Tommy Fury were seen after they touched down at Manchester Airport.