Anna Karen dies aged 85 in a house fire
 

The actress who found fame playing Olive in On The Buses and Aunt Sal in EastEnders has sadly died age 85 in a house fire

"You stupid great lump"

Fantastic as Olive, a legendary character

RIP

Aw that's awful! Poor thing

Ah I remember her from Eastenders, what an awful way to go :(

House fire? Wow! that's tragic.

Olive was great

['Olive' from On the Buses dies in a house fire:
Star of 70s comedy and EastEnders Anna Karen, 85,
is killed in horror blaze in Ilford
Firefighters were called to the east London home
just after 10.30pm last night
Crews brought the blaze under control
in an hour but actress pronounced dead
A family friend said today: 'We are absolutely
horrified at the news about Anna']

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ouse-fire.html

Jeez this is horrendous

The weird thing is I was watching an old EastEnders clip on YouTube the other day,when aunt Sal and family visited the Mitchell's party to see baby Louise.

R.I.P

I might have to dig the old On the Buses boxset out tonight. Arthur and Olive are one of my all time favourite TV couples.

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/02...5625421989.jpg
[The 85-year-old also appeared in EastEnders as Aunt Sal,
sister of Peggy Mitchell, played by Barbara Windsor]

Awful news

Olive…she was brilliant. How tragic.

This is so horrible - what an awful way to go at such a great age too. Poor Anna. RIP Legend.

So sad, I loved her in On the busses

Aww yeah they were the typical down trodden couple with a love/hate marriage :laugh:

Very sad end for her RIP