Star of screen and stage died in hospital following surgery for fall injury
Star of the screen and stage Ruth Madoc, best known for appearing in BBC sitcom Hi-de-Hi!, has died at the age of 79 following a fall, her agent has confirmed.
Madoc's agent told the Press Association: "It is with much sadness that we have to announce the death of our dear and much-loved client Ruth Madoc. Ruth passed away on the afternoon of Friday, December 9 while in hospital following surgery for a fall she had earlier in the week, which had led her to have to withdraw from panto in Torquay.
Posting a statement on Twitter, the theatre company said on Thursday: "Following an accident earlier this week, after medical assessment, regretfully Ruth Madoc is no longer able to appear in this year’s pantomime of Aladdin at the Princess Theatre in Torquay." A year later, she broke her hip in a fall while rehearsing for her role in Calendar Girls, but confounded doctors with her speedy recovery.
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