Tributes pour in for comedy actress Bella Emberg

Bella with Russ Abbot

Bella with Russ Abbot

Memorably she played Blunder Woman in The Russ Abbot Show, the sidekick of Abbot's hapless superhero Cooperman.

Emberg's many other roles across her six decade TV career included parts in sitcoms such as Father, Dear Father, George & Mildred and A Sharp Intake Of Breath.

The comedian joined former co-star Les Dennis and personalities including Paul Chuckle and Cheryl Fergison to pay tribute to the veteran actress.

Metro.co.uk has reached out to reps for Bella Emberg and Sky One for comment.

She popped up three times in Doctor Who, most notably as Mrs Croot in the Tenth Doctor adventure Love & Monsters, with David Tennant as the Timelord and Peter Kay as monstrous alien The Abzorbaloff.

Russ Abbot, 70, was reported to have told the Press Association: "She was not only a great sport but a huge comedy talent".

Abbot paid tribute to Emberg as news of her passing broke, lauding the actress as "a woman of vast warmth and generosity".

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Among the tributes, pianist Bobby Crush said: "Such sad news ... my wonderful friend Bella Emberg has passed away. I count myself very lucky to have worked alongside her", he added.

The Brighton-born actress is most known for her role as Blunder Woman in the 1980s TV programme The Russ Abbot Show.

"She really was a one off. RIP Bella".

Speaking previous year in an interview with The Mirror, Emberg recalled trying on the Blunder Woman costume for the first time.

"We've been chums since appearing together in a Summer show with Russ Abbot at the Princess Theatre, Torquay in 1981".

She said: 'Blunderwoman saved my career - and I still view her as a complete blessing.

One of the series' producers, Charlie Hanson, said Emberg was a "lovely and amusing woman" and a "brilliant" actress.

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