'Queen of CBeebies' Kay Benbow dies aged 63 as heartfelt tributes pour in

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CBeebies icon Kay Benbow has passed away aged just 63.Paying tribute, former BBC colleague Stuart Rowson said: “Kay was a legendary leader of CBeebies and affectionately known as the Queen of Beebies by some of those still within BBC Children's, several years after her departure."Kay, who worked for the Beeb for 30 years, held the position of CBeebies controller between 2010 and 2017.

During her career with the broadcaster, they won the BAFTA Children’s Channel of the Year five times. Tributes for the 'Queen of Beebies' have poured in from her broadcasting colleagues following the news of her death, the Mirror reports.A statement from the BBC said: "Everyone in the BBC Children's & Education department is incredibly sad to hear the news that Kay Benbow has passed away.

Our most sincere condolences go to Kay's husband, Ian, their sons and to the wider family. Join the Daily Record's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. "As the controller of CBeebies, Kay was known across the whole kids' media sector for her passion and commitment to providing young children with the very best content."She was pivotal in taking CBeebies programmes into new and original areas, never afraid to stretch preschool minds into unthought-of territory - such as ballet, Shakespeare, mathematics, science and the joys of the annual live Christmas show."Kay will be deeply missed by a huge number of current and previous BBC colleagues, a testimony to the many lives she touched in addition to her service to the audience.

She was an extraordinary person and did so much for CBeebies and young children across the UK."Her predecessor, executive producer Michael Carrington, who left the BBC in 2010 to join