Comedian and actress Caroline Aherne has died after battling cancer, her publicist has confirmed.
Fellow comedians and stars of her television show The Royle Family and Gogglebox have paid tribute to her, describing her as a "comic genius".
The BAFTA-winning actress had battled cancer three times in her lifetime, first being struck with the disease in childhood.
Caroline Aherne has been remembered as an "incredibly funny" comedian and a "raw talent" by one of her co-stars on The Fast Show.
John Thomson said that Aherne could be relied upon to make him "roar with laughter" but had become a "virtual recluse" in recent years as she struggled with the demands of fame.
Thomson said he had last seen Aherne while they were working on Sky comedy After Hours in 2014.
He said she was "painfully thin" but on "amazing form".
"This was the last time I saw her. I'm grateful for that fact, as that was how I would want to remember her."
The former Oasis frontman was told The Royle Family star had died moments before he took to the stage in Nashville, Tennessee.
Following her death at the age of 52 from cancer, we take a look back at Caroline Aherne's career in pictures.
Caroline Aherne, best known for Mrs Merton, The Fast Show and The Royle Family, has died her publicist has confirmed.