{"id":180925,"date":"2023-10-20T12:39:32","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T12:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/?p=180925"},"modified":"2023-10-20T12:39:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T12:39:32","slug":"the-windsors-and-drop-the-dead-donkey-star-haydn-gwynne-dies-aged-66","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/celebrities\/the-windsors-and-drop-the-dead-donkey-star-haydn-gwynne-dies-aged-66\/","title":{"rendered":"The Windsors and Drop the Dead Donkey star Haydn Gwynne dies aged 66"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/79\/590x\/secondary\/The-Windsors-and-Drop-the-Dead-Donkey-star-Haydn-Gwynne-has-died-aged-66-5023775.jpg?r=1697805455860\"><\/p>\n<p>Haydn Gwynne has died aged 66.<\/p>\n<p>Her agent said in a statement on Friday: &#8220;It is with great sadness we are sharing with you that, following her recent diagnosis with cancer, the star of stage and screen Haydn Gwynne died in hospital in the small hours of Friday 20 October, surrounded by her beloved sons, close family and friends.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We would like to thank the staff and teams at the Royal Marsden and Brompton Hospitals for their wonderful care over the last few weeks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The actress was a recognisable face in a number of television shows including Drop the Dead Donkey, The Windsors, Peak Practice and The Crown.<\/p>\n<p>For her role as Alex Pates in the comedy series, she was nominated for the 1992 BAFTA TV Award for Best Light Entertainment Performance.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/79\/590x\/secondary\/Fans-of-the-late-actress-have-paid-tribute-on-social-media-5023798.jpg?r=1697805455915\"><\/p>\n<p>In 2009, the actress also won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical for her role in the Broadway production of Billy Elliot.<\/p>\n<p>She had plans to return to the West End in September, but pulled out following her cancer diagnosis.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One of Haydn&#8217;s final roles was playing Susan Hussey in the fifth series of The Crown last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, she also starred as Pam Lee, portraying Prue Leith, in The Great British Bake Off Musical.<\/p>\n<p>Tributes have flooded in for the late actress on social media.<\/p>\n<p>This is breaking news story. 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