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BBC star dead - just weeks after final TV appearance


BBC star Cleo Sylvestre has died aged 79 a matter of weeks after appearing on Antiques Roadshow, leaving her loved ones heartbroken

Her daughter Zoe Palmer took to Twitter this afternoon to pay tribute, telling her followers: "Our beloved, inspirational mum @CleoSylvestre crossed over this morning. Tributes poured in for the late actress on social media, with playwright Bonnie Greer tweeting: "The actor #CleoSylvestreMBE has crossed over. She launched her acting career and made her first appearance on the West End at Wyndham's Theatre in Simon Gray's 1967 play Wise Child.

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