Coronation Street actress Barbara Young dies aged 92 in hospital surrounded by her family
Coronation Street actress Barbara Young has died aged 92 in hospital in Cambridge, surrounded by her family.
The actress, who was known for her role Doreen Fenwick on the soap, passed away peacefully on Thursday, her daughter Liza Pulman has announced.
Liza, 54, posted a heartfelt tribute to Instagram on Saturday, to share the sad news that her ‘beautiful, brilliant and warm-hearted’ mother had ‘slipped away.’
Barbara’s cause of death is unknown, however she had been in hospital over the last few days.
Liza wrote: ‘Just to let people know, my beautiful, brilliant, opinionated, loud, warm-hearted, talented and singular mother died on Thursday night at 10.30pm.’
‘My sister Cory and I were by her hospital bed for 30 hours straight and in the end, as is so often the case, she slipped away in our absence with a beautiful nurse called Mercy (you couldn’t write it) caring for her.’
Sad news: Coronation Street actress Barbara Young has died aged 92 in hospital surrounded by her family (pictured in 2007)
Upsetting: The actress, who was known for her role Doreen Fenwick on the soap, passed away peacefully on Thursday, her daughter Liza Pulman has announced
She continued: ‘The care she received in those last days at Addenbrookes was remarkable – considered, careful and empathetic – and to a person, they all said how much they had loved my mum, how she had made them laugh and how she had always been interested in them.
‘She was 43 years without my father, 30 years without a cigarette and 20 years without a drink but never without a humbug and I like to think that now, she is sitting with my father having a large dry – martini and a cigarette as she can genuinely do what the f**k she wants now.
‘I am my father’s daughter and those who know me well will know that I am never at a loss for words, but today, I have no words to describe how much I will miss her. You did well mum. Safe travels.
‘Barbara Young – Feb 9th 1931-April 27th 2023 ❤.’
Liza shared a number of photos alongside her post, in one her mother could be seen smiling widely in a glamorous lace dress.
Another fun snap from Christmas time showed her posing in a pair of glittering reindeer glasses.
Lastly, the mother and daughter duo could be seen as they cooked together and tasted their creation.
Barbara starred on Coronation Street in 1961, 1982 and 1991 as characters Betty Ridgeway, Dorothy Stockwell and Barbara Platt before her most recent role as Doreen in 2007.
Tribute: Liza wrote: ‘Just to let people know, my beautiful, brilliant, opinionated, loud, warm-hearted, talented and singular mother died on Thursday night at 10.30pm’
Fun: Liza shared a number of photos alongside her post, in one snap from Christmas time showed her posing in a pair of glittering reindeer glasses
Sweet: Lastly, the mother and daughter duo could be seen as they cooked together and tasted their creation
She has also played multiple roles in The Bill over the years and featured on Channel 5 soap Family Affairs.
More recently the actress has worked on Last of the Summer Wine, Hollyoaks and starred in short film Sailor Boy.
Her last role was as Grandma Sarah in British-German biographical film, The Keeper in 2018.
