Actress Lynda Bellingham, best known for playing the mother in the Oxo television adverts, has died.
Bellingham died "peacefully in her husband's arms" at a London hospital, her agent said.
The 66-year-old had colon cancer and last month said she planned to end life-extending chemotherapy treatment.
The actress said she wanted to spend one last Christmas with her family after the disease had spread to her lungs and liver.
Her role as the mother in a squabbling family in the Oxo adverts made her familiar to millions in the 1980s.
Career highlights also included TV series All Creatures Great And Small, sitcom Faith In The Future, competing in Strictly Come Dancing, and starring in the stage production of Calendar Girls.
In her autobiography, the actress described her decision to end treatment for cancer, which she had been diagnosed with in July 2013.
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Gallery: Actress And Presenter Lynda Bellingham Dies
Bellingham rehearsing a scene for one of the classic Oxo TV adverts in 1987
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The long-running ads featuring the squabbling family made Bellingham a familiar face to millions
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Pictured with on-screen husband Michael Redfern.
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The pair rehearsing for another Oxo advert in 1999
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Bellingham married three times - her first husband was film producer Greg Smith (left), who she married in 1975
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Taking to the floor: She appeared in Strictly Come Dancing in 2009
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Pictured with Strictly co-stars (left-right) Laila Rouass, Natalie Cassidy and Zoe Lucker
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Appearing in a photo to promote her role in the stage production of Calendar Girls
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Bellingham meeting the Queen at the ITV 50th Anniversary celebration alongside Nicholas Parsons and Harry Hill
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Bellingham was also part of the panel on Loose Women. She is pictured here in 2010 with fellow presenters Carol McGiffin, Denise Welch, Kate Thornton, Leslie Garrett and Andrea McLean
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With husband Michael Pattemore in April 2013 at the Laurence Olivier Awards in London
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The actress was made an OBE in March 2014 after a 40-year acting career which saw her appear in shows such as All Creatures Great And Small, Faith In The Future, and The Bill
"I sat down with (husband) Michael and Professor Stebbing and announced: 'The time has come to cease and desist.
"'I would love to make one more Christmas, if possible, but I want to stop taking chemo around November in order to pass away by the end of January'."
In another excerpt she wrote: "I don't want the boys or my husband to see me die a little sad old lady. I want to go out there as I am."
Speaking on ITV show Loose Women, where she was one of the presenters, she told viewers: "Grasp it all, don't be afraid, enjoy the bits you can and tell your family you love them while you have the chance."
Her pre-recorded farewell appearance on the show will go out on Wednesday.
Earlier this year, Bellingham also picked up an OBE from Buckingham Palace in recognition for her 40-year career.
Her agent, Sue Latimer, issued a statement on behalf of her family: "As an actor, writer and presenter, Lynda was a consummate professional to the very end.
"Those of us privileged to have known her personally will miss the entertaining, life enhancing, true and honest friend that blessed our lives."
The family also thanked nurses "for their tremendous care and support".
Actor Simon Pegg was among those to pay tribute on Twitter - he appeared alongside the actress in 1990s show Faith In The Future.
"Lynda Bellingham, a gorgeous, brassy, funny, generous, talented human being. My first TV mother figure and a treasured friend," Pegg tweeted.
Former Loose Women star Denise Welch wrote: "I loved my friend Lynda. I will miss her so much. xx".
Carol McGiffin, who was also on the show, posted: "A very sad day indeed, rest in peace my friend @LyndaBellingham."
Bellingham was born in Montreal, Canada, but was adopted by a British couple and grew up near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire.
She married three times and has two sons.
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