Friends and family gather for Lynda Bellingham funeral
Friends and family have gathered for the funeral of actress and TV presenter Lynda Bellingham, who died from cancer last month.
Oxo dad: Lynda was 'like the lady next door'
The man who played Lynda Bellingham's husband in the famous Oxo ads has paid tribute to his former on-screen wife after her death, saying: "Lynda never left the room quietly."
Michael Redfern, the "Oxo dad", told BBC News that Bellingham was liked by everyone on set.
Asked why the public had taken her to their hearts, he said: "She was just normal - she was like the lady next door, or the wife or your mother."
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Letter Lynda Bellingham wrote to sons read at funeral
A poignant letter Lynda Bellingham wrote to her two sons was read out by the pair at her funeral service in Somerset today.
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Lynda Bellingham: Fans call for return of Oxo ads
ITV News readers have called for the return of the popular Oxo ad series this Christmas as a tribute following Lynda Bellingham's death.
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Lynda Bellingham's emotional last Loose Women episode
The former panellist and Oxo mum made a final, moving return to the show earlier this month - in which she received a rapturous response.