Former
EastEnders actress
Hilda Braid, who played Victoria "Nana" Moon in the soap, has died at the age of
78.
She died peacefully at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton, East Sussex after a period of ill health, a hospital spokeswoman said.
Braid's close friend, Brian Ralfe, said she died just after 1300 GMT on Tuesday.
Mr Ralfe, 62, said: "She was an amazing woman. She was a diva in every sense of the word and was highly-respected in the profession. She will be sorely missed."
He said Braid spent the last year at Fairdene Lodge nursing home in Hove, East Sussex, suffering from dementia.