EastEnders have shared a statement confirmed the death of actress Anna Karen. It was reported earlier on Wednesday, February 23, that the 85-year-old died in a house fire in London.
Anna was best known for her role in 70s comedy On The Buses where she played Olive Rudge. She later appeared as Aunt Sal, the older sister of Peggy Mitchell, on BBC soap EastEnders. READ MORE: Kate Garraway responds to claim she 'paraded' husband Derek Draper in front of public This afternoon, EastEnders tweeted: "Anna Karen, who played Aunt Sal, has passed away. 'We are deeply saddened to hear that Anna Karen has passed away...
Our love and thoughts are with Anna’s family and friends.'" The London Fire Brigade confirmed that a woman died in a house fire in Ilford, east London, on Tuesday night.
Firefighters arrived at the fire on Windsor Road in Ilford at 10.30pm on Tuesday and said they got the blaze in the terraced house under control in less than an hour.
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