Coleen Nolan says they are devastated by the death of her
Loose Women co-presenter
Lynda Bellingham to cancer and says she initially felt so angry that she had not lasted until
Christmas as had been her final wish.
Lynda Bellingham's co-stars on Loose Women paid tearful tribute to her on the show only hours after her death was announced.
The star, best known for her long-running role as the mother in the Oxo TV adverts, had colon cancer, which later spread to her lungs and liver, and died yesterday aged 66.
Today's show began with tributes to the star and her co-host Coleen Nolan said: "
It's so hard not to be sad and the only thing I think will get me through the day is I can almost feel her behind me whacking me, saying 'get on with it'."
The
ITV show heard from an emotional
Christopher Biggins who said the news was "unbelievable".
He said: "I will remember the laughter, the joy of being with her".
They also heard from
Jane McDonald, who appeared on the panel show with her, who praised her widower
Michael.
She told the show he had "been unbelievable throughout this whole experience, he has been a rock".
Speaking about her former co-star, she said: "She would be mortified if we were all sad and weeping and wailing because
Lynda was the fun, fabulous amazing person."
Bellingham, who was diagnosed with cancer last July, said she decided to end her treatment on August 13 to limit the amount of suffering her family would witness.
In a statement on their behalf, her agent Sue Latimer said: "Lynda died peacefully in her husband's arms yesterday evening at a
London hospital. Her family, to whom she was devoted, would like to thank the nurses and staff for their tremendous care and support.
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- published: 20 Oct 2014
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