Betty Driver Memorial Soapstar Superstar Thread

[livingbygrace 315]

9 minutes ago, RetroGamer47 said:

Doug Hogestyn from Days of Our Lives dead at 70.

NO that is unreal!!  But his name is Drake not Doug.. Was he sick or was this sudden!  Oh No JOHN

[MortalCaso 1,624]

5 minutes ago, livingbygrace said:

NO that is unreal!!  Was he sick or was this sudden!  Oh No JOHN

His family released a statement saying it was pancreatic cancer. He died a day before his 71st birthday.

[livingbygrace 315]

Just now, MortalCaso said:

His family released a statement saying it was pancreatic cancer. He died a day before his 71st birthday.

WOW had no idea he was sick.. Love Days of Our Lives.  Another big lose for the SOAP.. January they lost Bill Hayes

[tracy 2,392]

Mildly interesting DL-related trivia is that he was Dick Van Dyke's IRL gym pal, hence why DVD appeared on Days as Hogestyn's dad last year.

 

 

[Undead In Ohio 156]

3 hours ago, RetroGamer47 said:

Drake Hogestyn from Days of Our Lives dead at 70.

 

Days of Our Lives tapes around six to seven months in advance. His character left town for awhile in mid-June. When he came back a few months later, a lot of people noticed that he looked a lot more frail. He has only been on sparingly since then.

 

For those not familiar with the show, the impact from this would be comparable to if Adam Woodyatt from EastEnders died unexpectedly.

 

 

[RetroGamer47 423]

Ryan’s Hope star, Ron Hale dead at 78.

[time 8,592]

10 hours ago, RetroGamer47 said:

Ryan’s Hope star, Ron Hale dead at 78.

Got loads of QOs as well

 

*checks to see if he's on the Ron's theme team knowing full well he isn't, but just in case!*

[Commtech Sio Bibble 2,028]

Cheryl Murray, Coronation Street's Suzie Birchall in the 70s and 80s, has a memorial website saying she died September 2023, nothing anywhere else, but it's happened before with a lot of other UK soap stars.

[YoungWillz 21,026]

6 minutes ago, Commtech Sio Bibble said:

Cheryl Murray, Coronation Street's Suzie Birchall in the 70s and 80s, has a memorial website saying she died last September.

Bit of a blow to the 2 DDP teams that picked her this year.

[Handrejka 1,903]

28 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Bit of a blow to the 2 DDP teams that picked her this year.

One was mine. I'm used to it.

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29 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Bit of a blow to the 2 DDP teams that picked her this year.

And the Hartlepool  team that picked her this year aka yours truly!

[The Old Crem 3,582]

40 minutes ago, Commtech Sio Bibble said:

Cheryl Murray, Coronation Street's Suzie Birchall in the 70s and 80s, has a memorial website saying she died September 2023, nothing anywhere else, but it's happened before with a lot of other UK soap stars.

Amazed that was kept quiet a whole year. 

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Just now, The Old Crem said:

Amazed that was kept quiet a whole year. 

Me too . Genuinely  thought she would be like John Savident,  Geoff Hinsliff etc with their death  being reported pretty much straight away. 

[Commtech Sio Bibble 2,028]

1 minute ago, Gooseberry Crumble said:

Me too . Genuinely  thought she would be like John Savident,  Geoff Hinsliff etc with their death  being reported pretty much straight away. 

It's happened before with the likes of Andy Devine, Ernst Walder and Paula Tilbrook.

 

Although I'm inclined to believe it's true, there is still the possibility that it's a load of bull as it is currently the only one source.

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1 minute ago, Commtech Sio Bibble said:

It's happened before with the likes of Andy Devine, Ernst Walder and Paula Tilbrook.

 

Although I'm inclined to believe it's true, there is still the possibility that it's a load of bull as it is currently the only one source.

Wikipedia  seems to have accepted  it as true so I would  be surprised if it isn't.  I do wonder about  Elizabeth Kelly AKA  Aunt Nellie from EastEnders who if alive would be 103.  Could she have died off  radar too?

[Commtech Sio Bibble 2,028]

1 minute ago, Gooseberry Crumble said:

I do wonder about  Elizabeth Kelly AKA  Aunt Nellie from EastEnders who if alive would be 103.  Could she have died off  radar too?

She was still alive as of last year, as discussed here..

 

 

[Handrejka 1,903]

7 minutes ago, Commtech Sio Bibble said:

It's happened before with the likes of Andy Devine, Ernst Walder and Paula Tilbrook.

 

Although I'm inclined to believe it's true, there is still the possibility that it's a load of bull as it is currently the only one source.

Another one of mine.

[Ulitzer95 12,576]

13 minutes ago, Gooseberry Crumble said:

Wikipedia  seems to have accepted  it as true so I would  be surprised if it isn't.  I do wonder about  Elizabeth Kelly AKA  Aunt Nellie from EastEnders who if alive would be 103.  Could she have died off  radar too?

Do we have to discuss her every single month?

[Philheybrookbay1 247]

19 hours ago, The Old Crem said:

Amazed that was kept quiet a whole year. 

Currently on dodgy WiFi in Greece, but she had serious health issues didn't she? 

[Commtech Sio Bibble 2,028]

Just now, Philheybrookbay1 said:

Currently on dodgy WiFi in Greece, but she had serious health issues didn't she? 

Yes she was diagnosed with MS in the 90s, having had symptoms since her time on Corrie.

 

 

 

Whilst I'm here, @Master Obit has confirmed via PM that the website is accurate and that she is dead.

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On 08/10/2024 at 17:26, Commtech Sio Bibble said:

Yes she was diagnosed with MS in the 90s, having had symptoms since her time on Corrie.

 

 

 

Whilst I'm here, @Master Obit has confirmed via PM that the website is accurate and that she is dead.

Yes someone on twitter claims to have donne some official digging and says they are confirming the claim about Cheryl Murray dying as true 

https://x.com/StuartBeckMP/status/1843685297684656367?t=iPFOP6NvznjupmLZBVy10A&s=19

[Commtech Sio Bibble 2,028]

23 minutes ago, Gooseberry Crumble said:

Yes someone on twitter claims to have donne some official digging and says they are confirming the claim about Cheryl Murray dying as true 

https://x.com/StuartBeckMP/status/1843685297684656367?t=iPFOP6NvznjupmLZBVy10A&s=19

Well erm. I wonder who's twitter account that could be...

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4 hours ago, Commtech Sio Bibble said:

Well erm. I wonder who's twitter account that could be...

Is it you? If so do you wish  me to delete?

[Commtech Sio Bibble 2,028]

36 minutes ago, Gooseberry Crumble said:

Is it you? If so do you wish  me to delete?

Hypothetically it could be...

 

There's no need to delete anything, I have nothing to hide, if anything this whole situation has been quite humorous. I went by real name for my first 2(ish) years on this site, so it really doesn't matter to me that folk here know who I am or that I have a twitter account almost entirely dedicated to Coronation Street.

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23 minutes ago, Commtech Sio Bibble said:

Hypothetically it could be...

 

There's no need to delete anything, I have nothing to hide, if anything this whole situation has been quite humorous. I went by real name for my first 2(ish) years on this site, so it really doesn't matter to me that folk here know who I am or that I have a twitter account almost entirely dedicated to Coronation Street.

Okey dokey - as long as I haven't unintentionally caused any significant problems/issues or caused offence/hurt.