The controversial book quotes lengthy extracts from a private journal kept by the star’s father in which he criticised her over her weight, her mood swings and her choice of boyfriend. “The multi-Bafta award-winning writer, director, actor and comedian died peacefully at her north London home with family this morning.". I was envious of all the groups: the horsey group, the girls who went out with boys, the clever ones. “I have had the privilege of watching Vic’s career grow from its earliest beginnings, through the years of struggle before her eventual success. During the 2000s Victoria kept her TV appearances down to one-off specials including Victoria Wood's Sketch Show Story in 2002 and Victoria Wood's Big Fat Documentary three years later. Victoria left her £4 million home in north London to her children Grace, 28, and Henry, 24, a cottage in the Lake District and her photos and diaries, which she has requested are kept private. 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Details of the well-loved star's will were made public on Thursday, revealing she had left orders for the Victoria Wood Charitable Trust to benefit from millions of pounds. Taking Julie Walters and Duncan Preston with her, she added friends Celia Imrie and Patricia Routledge to the cast. She’d never say anything was great. “She had been in hospital a few weeks ago, but had made it clear she wanted to come home – and that’s exactly what she did. “I think that’s great.

RIP Victoria Wood.". "When I directed That Day We Sang, we filmed in Manchester, Liverpool and Huddersfield and I didn’t go home for five weeks. Here's how new restrictions effect treatment, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said people in England are allowed to leave their homes to seek medical treatment under the fresh lockdown rules as he urged people to continue to use the NHS.

"I suppose so, though it’s more to do with the work than the exposure, the fame or the money. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? Speaking on Radio 4 ’s Desert Island Discs in 2007, Victoria revealed how unhappy she was at Bury Grammar School for Girls. "The family ask for privacy at this very sad time. I am shocked. Peter Eckersley, then head of drama at Granada TV, was in the audience one night and recognising Wood's talent commissioned a TV adaption of the play. She was 62. In the 1980s she cemented her place as one of our most popular comics with shows including Victoria Wood as Seen on TV and Wood and Walters, alongside Julie Walters. Speaking of her well-documented eating disorder and lifelong battle with food, she said: “I used to make my own food and ate on my own in my room. After her early success Victoria was soon offered her own sketch show by Eckersley, with Victoria asking for equal billing for her and Julie, with Wood and Walters hitting screens. Fellow comedian Caroline Aherne said Victoria had a “rare gift of making us laugh at the mundanities of life with a humour that was never cruel and only ever warm. ", Read more:Updates and reaction after comic genius loses cancer battle. "She always knew what she wanted and liked to be in control. RIP.". Julie Walters , a long-time collaborator and friend of Wood’s - who starred with her in Wood And Walters and Victoria Wood As Seen On TV - will front one of the episodes. TV film Pat and Margaret with Walters followed in 1994, where the pair starred as long lost sisters. After she died, it was going to be Judi Dench, but then Joanna Lumley saved the Gurkhas so she got the gig," she said in 2014. Looking back, I feel really sorry for that little girl.”. Many of those friends have already paid tribute, and called for her to be honoured posthumously. Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate? So innovative, funny and down to earth. UK coronavirus hospital death toll rises by 263 in highest daily jump since June, Health authorities released the heartbreaking figure as the UK's Covid-19 death toll continues to rise, with data this morning showing a 45% rise in weekly deaths late last month, Takeaway pints 'loophole' spotted - drinkers could order by text, call or post, Pubs and bars in England are bracing to shut in the fresh coronavirus lockdown unless they can sell takeaway food and non-alcoholic drinks - but a booze 'loophole' has been spotted, Gym owner REFUSES to shut during new lockdown - saying he's 'not the problem', The owner of independent gym Gainz Bedford has argued that it should stay open because its facilities allow people to boost their immune system against the coronavirus, 'My ex dropped off the wrong baby, now I want to change our custody agreement', The mum took to Reddit to ask users whether she was overreacting for wanting to change the custody agreement she has in place for her ex after he mistakenly left her with the wrong baby, Donald Trump boasts "winning is easy, losing is never easy - not for me", In his only engagement of Election Day 2020, the US President made a number of outlandish claims including claiming America having had 'it's best year we ever had', Coronavirus-infected cough droplets can travel more then 6m - and still infect people, Scientists made the discovery while tracking the flight path of such particles hoping to get a better grasp on the spread of coronavirus. She was aged just 62. Moving to the BBC in 1984, Wood launched sketch show Victoria Wood As Seen On TV. “Another reason I admire Victoria is that she was determined from the start to give her two children as normal an upbringing as possible and to shield them from unwanted media attention.”. Victoria Wood has been laid to rest in a private ceremony - she was cremated during a service held in Golders Green, North London, not far from the 62-year-old’s Highgate home on May 4.

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