Actress Carol Lee Scott dead
London July 6 (IANS) Grotbags actress Carol Lee Scott died after a battle with cancer. She was 74.
Her niece Gina Mear announced the news that she lost her aunt on Thursday on Twitter reports mirror.co.uk.
She shared a photo of Scott as Grotbags as well as a recent family image of her and wrote: My dear aunty Carol passed away yesterday RIP Grotbags I will miss you.
Mear gave more details in a public Facebook post writing: My dear aunty Carol lost her brave fight against cancer yesterday. To many of you she was Grotbags - a legend! To me she was just aunty Carol. I shall miss her hugely rest in peace Carol.
A tribute to Scott was posted on the official fan site for Grotbags.
It read: It is very sad that I have to report that Carol Lee Scott has passed away.
A larger than life lady with a much larger heart of comedy kindness and generosity!
Carol was a great lover of music and comedy and one of the songs she used to like was Ain t it grand to be blooming well dead by Leslie Sarony and it was Carol s request that there be no sadness but music and laughter!
Among those remembering the performer was comedian Rufus Hound who said she was an icon for folk of my generation.
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