EastEnders legend Patsy Palmer, best known for her iconic portrayal of Bianca Jackson, has opened up about a deeply personal loss, paying tribute to her late cousin in a heartfelt social media post. The actress, whose character is beloved by many BBC soap fans, offered a glimpse of grief, and several colleagues and fans rushed to her comment section to give their condolences. Keep scrolling to know the details!
Patsy Palmer, who became a household name after playing the role of legendary Bianca Jackson on EastEnders, is grieving after she lost her beloved cousin. The soap legend took to Instagram and shared a heartbreaking tribute to her late brother, Norman. On Tuesday, she shared a black-and-white picture of her brother and wrote, ‘Sleep well, my beautiful cousin. May the angels take care of you.’
She also penned down how Granny, Grandad, and Aunty Helen are waiting for him with open arms to love and protect him. ‘We all love you, Norman, what a wonderful man. Godbless you on your journey,’ she added. Following this, several of Patsy’s followers offered their condolences in the comments sections, including her soap colleague, Harriet Thorpe, who portrays Elaine Peacock. She wrote, ‘Sending all love,’ with three heart emojis.
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It has now come to light that the Bianca actress shared the devastating news of her cousin’s death with her wellwishers last month on social media. Palmer called it, ‘one of the hardest things I have had to post.’ She went ahead and expressed how Norman was a blessing to have around since childhood. The soap actress also mentioned that her cousin was an amazing artist who she always looked up to. We hope she finds the courage to heal with this heartbreaking loss.
As for her current stint on the BBC soap, Bianca is being held hostage by Reiss Colwell after learning that he killed her comatose wife, Debbie, and let Sonia take the fall for it. Share your thoughts on this storyline in the comments below. And more such updates on EastEnders celebs, keep following Soap Opera Daily!
I love EastEnders it’s amazing I hope Bianca stays in EastEnders she is brilliant and I hope Linda stops drinking she good to and I like Elaine peacock she is amazing to the whole cast of EastEnders is brilliant keep it’s going ok thank u all