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Kay Purcell dead: Emmerdale and Tracy Beaker actress dies age 57 after cancer diagnosis
Gemma Atkinson 'gutted' for Simon Rimmer as he says 'I've had enough'[LATEST]Lucy Verasamy causes meltdown as she sparks frenzy in tight dress[PICTURES]Chris Packham 'nagging' BBC for new and younger presenters [TV]Kay was born in Leyland, Lancashire in 1963 and made her first TV debut in Coronation Street.The small-screen star later joined Casualty before heading to the Dales in Emmerdale.She first played Carmel Morgan in the ITV soap for two years from 1996 before returning as Cynthia Daggart in 2001.Kay has also made an appearance in the first series of Celebrity Fit Club and played Candice Smilie in Waterloo Road.The actress was also seen as Mrs Rennison in So Awkward, in which she appeared alongside the late Archie Lyndhurst.She also
