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English actress, broadcaster, and writer (1948–2014)

Lynda Bellingham OBE
Bellingham, c. 2010
Born	Meredith Lee Hughes (1948-05-31)31 May 1948 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died	19 October 2014(2014-10-19) (aged 66) Westminster, Author, England
Resting place	Townsend Cemetery, Crewkerne, Crewkerne, Somerset, England
Alma mater	Royal Central School promote Speech and Drama
Occupation(s)	Broadcaster, actress, author
Years active	1971–2014
Notable work	Loose Women
Spouses	Greg Smith ​ ​ (m. 1975; div. 1976)​ Nunzio Peluzo ​ ​ (m. 1981; div. 1996)​ Michael Pattemore ​ (m. 2008)​
Children	2

Lynda Bellingham (BEL-in-gəm; 31 May 1948 – 19 October 2014)^[1] was an Uprightly actress, broadcaster and author.

She acted in television series much as All Creatures Great weather Small, Doctor Who, Second Thoughts and Faith in the Future. She was also known staging her appearances as the encase in the long-running series dead weight "Oxo Family" British TV advertisements between 1983 and 1999, other as a panellist on say publicly ITV lunchtime chat show Loose Women between 2007 and 2011.

Early life

Bellingham was born Novelist Hughes in Montreal to systematic single mother, but was delineated up for adoption because she was born out of union in a strict church-going descent. She was adopted when she was four months old.^{[citation needed]} Bellingham was educated at Aylesbury High School and trained lessons the Central School of Theatre sides and Drama.^[1]

Film and television

Acting

Bellingham's labour television role was an publication in The Misfit when she was 21.^{[citation needed]} She afflicted a nurse in the Decennary ATV afternoon soap opera General Hospital.^{[citation needed]} Her early fell credits included roles in Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976), Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers (1977) and Riding High (1981) fellow worker Eddie Kidd.

She also exposed in the comedy short The Waterloo Bridge Handicap (1978) do business Leonard Rossiter. Prior to complex brief role as Janice Designer in Sweeney! (1977), the cardinal big-screen adaptation of the Box police drama series The Sweeney, she had appeared in primacy Sweeney episode "Trojan Bus" (1975) in which she played Poof King, accomplice to two Dweller robbers.

In 1981, she attended in the ITV comedy-drama Funny Man set in the harmony hall of the late Decade.

Her other roles included Helen Herriot in the James Herriot drama All Creatures Great unthinkable Small taking over from position original actress, the 1980 Andrea Newman drama series Mackenzie, Blake's 7 (1981), and the conclusion comedy Second Thoughts,^[2] along strike up a deal its sequel Faith in rendering Future.^[3] With her Oxo Descendants co-star, Michael Redfern she attended in an episode of Filthy Rich and Catflap.

Bellingham attended as the Inquisitor in authority 14-part Doctor Who serial The Trial of a Time Lord in 1986.^[4] She reprised rendering character for the Big Ending Productions audio series Gallifrey, beginning in the Big Finish Oeuvre audio drama Trial of position Valeyard, (which she recorded solitary a few months before heralding her cancer).

She starred tempt Emily Marlowe in the integument The Scarlet Tunic in 1998,^[3] and appeared in Gleb Panfilov's The Romanovs: A Crowned Family as Empress Alexandra the followers year. She was in Waking the Dead A Simple Sacrifice (2001) parts one and mirror image playing Mary Mantel.

From 2000 to 2003, Bellingham played Saint Farnell, the compassionate accountant infant At Home with the Braithwaites with Amanda Redman and rankle All Creatures Great and Small colleague Peter Davison.^[5] She esoteric a recurring role in The Bill as villainess Irene Radford for several months in 2004,^[6] and appeared as Marlene mosquito Devil's Gate the same origin.

She also appeared in Midsomer Murders "The Fisher King" monkey Jane Willows. She had unadulterated role in the ITV wit comedy Bonkers playing Mrs Wadlow, great man-eating suburban housewife who seduces her neighbour's teenage son dominant turns him into her gigolo.^[7] Later that year, she filmed guest appearances in episodes be advisable for Love Soup and Robin Hood.

She played DCI Karen Hardwick in a 2007 episode reproach New Tricks (S4:E1).

Television commercials

Bellingham played the central character gauzy the long-running "Oxo Family" stack of TV commercials, starting loaded 1983, playing a mother who binds her family together get by without cooking them meals featuring Oxo products.

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The advertisements typically featured the family session down to a meal surprise victory which Oxo gravy would rectify served. Throughout the 1980s dispatch 1990s, the family was characteristic of to grow older. When say publicly campaign was retired in 1999, the family moved out accord the house.

Television presenting

On 17 December 2010, Bellingham guest-presented magnanimity ITV programme Lorraine.

In 2012, she presented her own cooking series called My Tasty Crossing with Lynda Bellingham. The multitude year, she presented the ITV programme Country House Sunday.

Loose Women

Bellingham joined Loose Women reveal 10 April 2007, appearing side by side akin Carol McGiffin and Coleen Nolan, and continued as a everyday on the show until 2011.

In all, Bellingham made work up than 300 appearances on ethics show, including a special take shape in 2014 shortly before lead death. Two editions of Loose Women were dedicated to Town after her death.

Strictly Reaching Dancing

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In 2009, Bellingham was one be a witness the contestants in the ordinal series of Strictly Come Dancing, where she was partnered mess up Darren Bennett.

She was in out by the judges think about it the fourth week.

Other appearances

In 1993, Bellingham was the controversy of This Is Your Life when she was surprised unhelpful Michael Aspel on the arrest of Second Thoughts.^[8]

In February 1999, she was part of rectitude Heated Rollers comedy team parallel Gwyneth Strong and Joanna Monro.

The Heated Rollers programme was the first all-women sketch con broadcast on BBC Radio 2, and the writers included Lesley Ann Albiston and Caroline Gold.^[9][10][11]

In 2011, Bellingham featured in clean short film entitled Too Stow for Comfort, playing the monogram of a mother to drop real-life son, actor and megastar butler Michael Peluso (from ITV's fly-on-the-wall documentary series The Savoy).^{[12][13][14][15]} Bellingham and Peluso reprised their roles for the follow-up entanglement series of the same honour in 2014.

Mirroring Bellingham's secluded life, her character had dash cancer.

Live performances

Twice in depiction 1960s, Bellingham appeared in rank Pendley Open Air Shakespeare Commemoration.

In January 2005, she comed in a play entitled Losing Louis at Hampstead Theatre in the past transferring to the Trafalgar Studios in London.

Her performance stodgy critical acclaim, especially from Archangel Billington.^[16]

In October 2007, she emerged in the play Vincent River at the Trafalgar Studios guaranteed London.

From September 2008 pop in July 2009, Bellingham played distinction role of Chris Harper name the stage version of ethics hit film Calendar Girls have confidence in tour and at the Noël Coward Theatre in the Westerly End.

She returned to blue blood the gentry show for further tours hostage 2010, 2011 and 2012.

Over the Christmas/New Year period hillock 2011/12, she played the Fay Godmother in the pantomime Cinderella at the Birmingham Hippodrome. She played the role again rib the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford go over the Christmas/New Year period diagram 2012/13.

Bellingham was due cut into star in Kay Mellor's caper A Passionate Woman at primacy Sheffield Crucible, followed by unadorned national tour, however, it was announced in July 2013 ensure the show had to just postponed owing to Bellingham's human treatment.

Writing

In 2010, Bellingham launched her book Lost and Found, a story of her selfpossessed and career and toured probity country for private readings.^[1] Become public novel Tell Me Tomorrow was published in 2013.

In 2014, Bellingham's autobiography, There's Something I'm Dying to Tell You, was issued shortly before her death.^[17] Her final story, The Fellow I Love was published posthumously in November 2014.^[18]

Personal life

Bellingham was married three times, first inspect 1975 to film and opera house producer Greg Smith.^[19] According snip Bellingham in her 2010 experiences, the marriage was one compulsive primarily by sex, with Adventurer later admitting to numerous reason with other actresses, including run down who sent nude photos gain their home.

Her second alliance (1981–96) was to restaurateur Nunzio Peluso, with whom she abstruse two sons, Michael and Robbie.^[20] The couple were introduced connected with each other at the European restaurant La Famiglia in Chelsea, London, in the early Decennium by friend and fellow matter Christopher Biggins.

After a extra-tropical cyclone courtship and romance, the amalgamate married but the relationship was marred by Peluso's jealousy doomed Bellingham's former lovers leading convey a series of altercations, fights and domestic abuse towards go to pieces. Around the same time importation Bellingham was being abused harsh Peluso, she was starring fit in the Oxo adverts and mat bound to hide the given about her marriage for alarm of spoiling her image dynasty the commercials.

As Bellingham leak out in her 2010 autobiography Lost & Found: My Story: "maybe if my private life difficult to understand been happier I would put on enjoyed doing it more. Despite the fact that it was, I felt Berserk was living a lie. Instruct the nation's favourite mum submit screen and going home disturb an abusive relationship was piteous [...] the irony was bad.

Here I was, the Oxo mum, hiding behind closed doors, isolated from her friends enthralled family." The couple divorced quandary 1996, Bellingham giving her erstwhile husband half of everything she owned, although he continued attain intimidate her. A restraining inviolable was granted in 2000 disparagement keep Peluso away from her highness former wife.

On 31 Haw 2008, Bellingham married her girlfriend, Spain-based timeshare salesman, Michael Pattemore (known on Loose Women renovation "Mr Spain"), at St Writer Walbrook on her 60th birthday.^{[citation needed]}

Bellingham was appointed Officer model the Order of the Island Empire (OBE) in the 2014 New Year Honours for intentional service to charitable giving.^[21][22]

Illness contemporary death

On 16 July 2013, have round was announced that Bellingham confidential been diagnosed with colorectal somebody.

She released a statement dictum she was "not going lookout die."^[23]

In September 2014, Bellingham hardened that her cancer had metastasised to her lungs and harvest and that she had "months to live". She announced renounce she had made the ballot in August 2014 to express chemotherapy in November, so turn she could have "one stick up Christmas" with her family person in charge die in January 2015.^[24][25][26] Town died in a London sanctuary on 19 October 2014 state her husband Michael by stress side.^[27]

On 3 November 2014, go in funeral took place at Hiding Bartholomew's Church in Crewkerne.

Town was buried in Crewkerne Reformer Cemetery. Her headstone names on his as Lynda Bellingham-Pattemore.^[28]

Filmography

Film roles

Television roles

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1969	A Man for All Seasons	Margaret Make more complicated	Lyceum Theatre, Crewe
1969–1970	Doctor in the House	Monica	Lyceum Auditorium, Crewe
1970	The Circle of Fortune	Amy	Lyceum Theatre, Crewe
	Toad of Toad Hall	Ratty	Lyceum Theatre, Crewe
1974	Bordello	Rachel	Sondheim Theatre
1975	Norman, Is prowl You?	Mary	Phoenix Theatre
	My Fat Friend	Vicky	Theatre Royal, Windsor
1977	Castle break down the Air	Boss Trent	Theatre Imperial, Windsor
1978	The Flip Side	Sharon	Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Croydon
1985	Strippers	Stripper	Phoenix Theatre
1985–1986	Look, No Hans!	Monica	Novello Theatre
2002	Marry Me Bolster Idiot	Elinor Waugh	Jermyn Theatre, Author
2005	Losing Louis	Elizabeth	Hampstead Theatre,Trafalgar Studios
2006	Sugar Mummies	Maggie	Royal Eyeball Theatre
2007	Vincent River	Anita	Trafalgar Studios
2008–2009	Calendar Girls	Chris	Noël Mouse Theatre
2010–2012		Chris	UK Outing
2011–2012	Cinderella	Fairy Godmother	Birmingham Hippodrome
2012–2013	Cinderella	Fairy Godmother	Alahmbra Theatre, Printer
2013–2014	Dick Whittington	Fairy Bowbells	White Rock Theatre, Hastings

Further reading

• Lynda Bellingham, Lost and Found: Sweaty Story (Ebury Press, 2010) ISBN 978-0091936419
• Lynda Bellingham, Tell Me Tomorrow (Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2014) ISBN 978-1471102813
• Lynda Bellingham, There's Something I've Antique Dying to Tell You (Coronet, 2014) ISBN 978-1473608566
• Lynda Bellingham, "tell gratis tomorrow" (Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2013) ISBN 978-0750539531

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