A great bad Neighbour:

Mrs Mangel actress dies.

Vivean Gray, the British-born actress who played meddlesome Neighbours character Nell Mangel, has died.

Gray, who was 92, was best known for her role in the Australian soap, but also played gossipy neighbour Ida Jessup in The Sullivans.

She landed her most famous role, as busybody Mrs Mangel in Neighbours, in 1986. The actress became an overnight star, but her role was so convincing that she received abuse from viewers, and decided to leave Neighbours after two years.

Neighbours executive producer Jason Herbison said in a statement: “It’s with great sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Vivean Gray.

Mark Little, who played Joe Mangel in the soap, paid tribute on Twitter.

“Vivean Gray: Legend many times over. I was privileged to know and work with her. We laughed a lot creating The Mangel,” he said.

Picture: PA. Vivean Gray as Nell Mangel.