Cheryl Taylor: Last News

Walk into Mellors Cafe in Romiley and there's no mistaking who everyone is supporting on this year's BBC Strictly Come Dancing. Staff here are all proudly wearing their "Team Will" t-shirts - in support of Will Mellor, Stockport's Strictly hopeful this year, and it's a real family affair.

Only Fools and Horses actor Nicholas Lyndhurst has broken his silence following the shocking death of his and wife Lucy Smith's 19-year-old son Archie Lyndhurst.The iconic actor said in a statement: "Lucy and I are utterly grief stricken and respectfully request privacy."It is understood that he passed away after a short illness. Archie was also an actor, and best known for playing Ollie Coulton in the CBBC show, So Awkward.  A photograph of the young actor on his Instagram account Speaking about the awful loss, CBBC's head of content Cheryl Taylor said: "He will be greatly missed by us all and our deepest condolences go out to his family and friends at this time." She added that he was "such a talented young actor". Production company

Archie Lyndhurst has died at the age of 19.The teenager, who is the son of Only Fools And Horses star Nicholas Lyndhurst, was himself an actor and played Ollie in So Awkward on CBBC.Archie is said to have died following a "short illness".CBBC head of content Cheryl Taylor said he was "such a talented young actor", adding: "All of us at BBC Children's are devastated."He will be greatly missed by us all and our deepest condolences go out to his family and friends at this time."The CBBC also tweeted from it's official Twitter account: "We're so sorry to have to tell you that Archie Lyndhurst, who so brilliantly played Ollie in So Awkward on CBBC, has very sadly died after a short illness."Archie will be hugely missed by all who worked with

British actor Tom Hardy is returning for CBeebies Bedtime Stories later this month.