Horror as wheelchair-bound Olive actress screams for help in blaze

On the Buses actress Anna Karen has died in a house fire possibly started by a cigarette after she fell asleep, neighbours say.

The 85-year-old actress who played Olive in the 70s comedy, was heard screaming ‘help me, help me’ as the blaze spread across her terraced home in Ilford.

Fire chiefs are investigating, though it is not thought to be suspicious.  

Anna’s agent Shane Collins said ‘We don’t know if it was an electrical fault or whether it was because she was smoking.’

Tributes have since flooded in for the star – who was lifelong friends with Barbara Windsor – this afternoon, including from Bucks Fizz singer Cheryl Baker, who described her as ‘an absolute treasure, both on and off the screen’.

She had a CV of acting credits, including appearances in the Carry On films and a string of pantomimes – but she will be remembered for her role as Olive in 70s comedy On The Buses.

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