Colleagues who starred alongside "amazing" and "wonderful" Lynda Bellingham in Calendar Girls, at Leicester's De Montfort Hall, have paid tribute to the late actress.
The 66-year-old died in her husband's arms on Sunday after losing her battle with cancer.
The actress and Loose Women panelist announced she had bowel cancer, after spending five years touring the country with Calendar Girls.
Last month, she said she planned to end her chemotherapy treatment and wanted to spend one last Christmas with her family, after the disease spread to her lungs and liver.
Lynda was one of the 'original' Calendar Girls cast who brought the film to the stage and visited Leicester in 2012, as part of the show's very last tour.
Following her death, actress and television presenter, Lisa Riley, who starred alongside Lynda on stage, tweeted yesterday: "We have lost an angel, I had three great years working with her. May her beautiful smile live on always."
Ballroom dancer and model Camilla Dallerup, who was also part of the show, said: "So sad, Linda was such a lovely lady to work with on Calendar Girls, inspiring and always hard working. How brave too."
And actress Sue Holderness also tweeted: "Amazing, wonderful Lynda. You will be sorely missed and never forgotten."
It is a poignant story of friendship, love and getting nude for charity but underneath the nakedness, Calendar Girls tells the tale of a group of friends, all with one thing in common, they want to raise money and awareness for Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research.
First came the film, which was written by Tim Frith. It was based on a true story of a group of Yorkshire lasses, who stripped off for a charity calendar after one of the group lost her husband to cancer.
The play followed and after a stint in the West End, it soon became a huge success – in fact, one of the most successful productions to tour the UK.
Lynda played Chris, the best friend of the widow who lost her husband.
When she visited De Montfort Hall in 2012, it was part of her seventh tour with the show.
The actress was famously known though for her part as 'the mum' in the OXO adverts she was also a panellist on ITV's Loose Women.
Her fellow Loose Women have also paid tribute to her, both on Twitter and during an emotional show on Monday.
Denise Welch tweeted: "I loved my friend Lynda. I will miss her so much."
Carol Vorderman said: "Rest in peace Bellers."
Jane Macdonald tweeted: "Rest in peace my darling friend Lynda. Thanks for all your guidance and inspiration. I love you and always will."
Andrea McLean said: "Heartbroken to hear the sad news of Lynda Bellingham's passing. She was a wonderful woman who squeezed every last drop out of life."
Her death comes days before a specially filmed episode of Loose Women was due to be shown.
Upon the request of the Bellingham family, the episode will still air at 12.30pm, on Wednesday.
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