Coronation Street actress Maggie Jones, who played Blanche Hunt, has died in hospital aged 75 after a long illness.
the star, who first appeared in the show 35 years ago, died this morning in hospital.
Jones was forced to pull out of filming on the ITV1 soap in October after being admitted to hospital for major surgery.
She won several comedy awards for playing Blanche, although she only became a regular cast member in 1999 after numerous occasional appearances.
5:01pm UK, Wednesday December 02, 2009 skynews.com
the star, who first appeared in the show 35 years ago, died this morning in hospital.
Jones was forced to pull out of filming on the ITV1 soap in October after being admitted to hospital for major surgery.
She won several comedy awards for playing Blanche, although she only became a regular cast member in 1999 after numerous occasional appearances.
5:01pm UK, Wednesday December 02, 2009 skynews.com