Mrs Merton star Caroline Aherne dies at age of 52
Caroline Aherne as Mrs Merton with writing partner Craig Cash. researcher Matt Bowers who female performer at the British died from cancer at the age of 28 Comedy Awards but gave a ramafter they had split. bling and slurred acceptance
Aherne was born to Irish parspeech. ents in London, but grew up in She went on to star in The Wythenshawe in Manchester. Royle Family, which she co
She was diagnosed with a rare wrote along with friend Craig cancer of the retina as a child Cash. and was left with severely The comedy, which came after impaired sight in one eye. she attempted suicide, won four
An extremely bright child, she awards, including best actress got nine straight As in O- levels for Aherne, at the British Comedy from her convent school and had Awards in 1999. an IQ of 176. Comedians took to social
She studied drama at Liverpool media yesterday to pay tribute to Polytechnic before securing a the star. j ob as a BBC secretar y in David Baddiel wrote: “The talManchester. ent, you all knew about. But she
Her break into TV comedy was a really lovely woman. came when she played the Vulnerable and complex and Checkout Girl in The Fast Show, damaged but...lovely.” although it was her stint as wiseBritain’s Got Talent judge cracking granny Mrs Merton in David Wa l l i a m s added: The Mrs Merton Show that made “Absolutely devastating news her a household name after it about Caroline Aherne. A true first aired in 1995. comedy genius, her work was
In 1996 she was voted best equally funny & touching.”