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.
Actor Ricky Tomlinson has paid tribute to Caroline Aherne, saying that she was "a true professional and one of the most generous people I have ever worked with".
Speaking to The Sunday Mirror, he called her "kind, funny, witty" and said he was "so bloody shocked" at her death.
Tomlinson, 76, co-starred in Aherne's televison show The Royle Family.
He told the paper Aherne had been "absolutely wonderful and amazing to work for", and that over the two years she was battling cancer she he could "never, ever remember her complaining".
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.