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<\/p>\nElsie Kelly, the actress beloved for her portrayal of Noreen in the ITV comedy series Benidorm, has died at the age of 89.<\/p>\n
Her agent Michelle Sykes confirmed that Ms Kelly passed away peacefully on April 21 following a brief illness, with her family by her side.<\/p>\n
The performer spent more than ten years appearing in the popular sitcom, where her character became a firm favourite with viewers.<\/p>\n
According to a statement from her agent, Ms Kelly possessed “unmistakable charm, sharp timing and gentle humour” that endeared her to audiences throughout her career.<\/p>\n
Elsie Kelly was best known for her role in ITV’s Benidorm<\/p>\n
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Her work in Benidorm transformed her into a household name, though her acting career stretched across several decades in television, theatre and film.<\/p>\n
Prior to her breakthrough role in Benidorm, Ms Kelly had built an impressive body of work across British television. <\/p>\n
She portrayed the chatty cleaner Mrs Tardebigge in the soap opera Crossroads, a part that showcased her talent for memorable character roles.<\/p>\n
Following a period away from the screen, she returned in 1996 with appearances in both the film Intimate Relations and a television adaptation of The Famous Five, where she took on the role of Joan the cook.<\/p>\n
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Benidorm co-stars paid tribute to Elsie<\/p>\n
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Her credits also included the E4 youth drama Skins and the acclaimed anthology series Inside No. 9.<\/p>\n
Additionally, she featured in Harry & the Wrinklies, demonstrating the breadth of her abilities across comedy and drama throughout her lengthy career.<\/p>\n
Crissy Rock, who appeared alongside Kelly in Benidorm, paid tribute to her former colleague on social media, describing her as “an absolute joy to work with”.<\/p>\n
Ms Rock wrote: “We shared so many wonderful memories filming Benidorm, moments I’ll always treasure.”<\/p>\n
She added that Ms Kelly “brought so much warmth and laughter wherever she went” during their time working together on the ITV series.<\/p>\n
The actress revealed she was particularly moved that Ms Kelly had attended her performances at St Helens Theatre Royal on a couple of recent occasions.<\/p>\n
“It meant a lot,” the actress said of those visits.<\/p>\n
She concluded her tribute by sending her thoughts to Ms Kelly’s family and all those who loved her, stating: “She’ll be deeply missed.”<\/p>\n
Derren Litten, who created and wrote Benidorm, also shared his sadness at the news, hailing Ms Kelly as a “comedic genius.”<\/p>\n
He described her character Noreen as “one of the best loved characters in the show” and Ms Kelly herself as “certainly one of the most beloved cast members”.<\/p>\n
Mr Litten reflected on the natural quality of Ms Kelly’s performances, writing: “Elsie’s acting abilities and comic genius were so natural they were almost taken for granted.”<\/p>\n
The writer continued: “Thanks for your talent but most of all your friendship Elsie.<\/p>\n
“I am very sad today but also happy to think of such a wonderful life well lived.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Elsie Kelly, the actress beloved for her portrayal of Noreen in the ITV comedy series Benidorm, has died…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":544622,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[6491,830,96,347,2331,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-544621","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-celebrity","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-itv","12":"tag-sgg","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom","15":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/544621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=544621"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/544621\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/544622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=544621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=544621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=544621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}