{"id":3225,"date":"2026-02-04T23:57:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T23:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=3225"},"modified":"2026-02-04T23:57:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T23:57:17","slug":"eastenders-legend-elizabeth-kelly-dies-joe-co-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=3225","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders&#8217; legend Elizabeth Kelly dies &#8211; JOE.co.uk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"EastEnders\u2019 legend Elizabeth Kelly dies\" width=\"620\" height=\"500\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"w-full object-cover rounded-md\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 620 500'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAQAAACEN3D\/AAAAL0lEQVR42mP4z8DAwMiAARgZGJhY+P\/\/PwMDAwPDfwYGBgaGhgYGhgYGAAD9Hwlr5xRngAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;)\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 620px, 620px\" src=\"\/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F01%2Fbreaking-news-1.webp%3Fheight%3D431%26width%3D767&amp;w=360&amp;q=75 360w, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F01%2Fbreaking-news-1.webp%3Fheight%3D431%26width%3D767&amp;w=414&amp;q=75 414w, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F01%2Fbreaking-news-1.webp%3Fheight%3D431%26width%3D767&amp;w=640&amp;q=75 640w, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F01%2Fbreaking-news-1.webp%3Fheight%3D431%26width%3D767&amp;w=768&amp;q=75 768w, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F01%2Fbreaking-news-1.webp%3Fheight%3D431%26width%3D767&amp;w=1024&amp;q=75 1024w, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F01%2Fbreaking-news-1.webp%3Fheight%3D431%26width%3D767&amp;w=1280&amp;q=75 1280w, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F01%2Fbreaking-news-1.webp%3Fheight%3D431%26width%3D767&amp;w=1536&amp;q=75 1536w\" bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.joe.co.uk\/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F01%2Fbreaking-news-1.webp%3Fheight%3D431%26width%3D767&amp;w=1536&amp;q=75\"\/><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>EastEnders legend, Elizabeth Kelly, has died.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Kelly, who famously played Nellie Ellis on the soap, was 104.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>She starred as Pauline Fowler&#8217;s sharp-tongued aunt on EastEnders for seven years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Kelly also appeared in Coronation Street as Edie Burgess and had appearances in Home and Away, Grange Hill, Emerdale, and The Bill.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>She also starred in the iconic cult film, 24 Hour Party People.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>However it is EastEnders for which she will be best known, having starred in a whopping 138 episodes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>It has been reported that while her death has only just been publicly announced, the actress died on Christmas Day from &#8216;old age&#8217;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>She had a &#8216;very peaceful death&#8217;, a source explained.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Her funeral is set to take place later this month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#EastEnders #legend #Elizabeth #Kelly #dies #JOE.co.uk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EastEnders legend, Elizabeth Kelly, has died. Kelly, who famously played Nellie Ellis on the soap, was 104. She starred as Pauline Fowler&#8217;s sharp-tongued aunt on EastEnders for seven years. Kelly also appeared in Coronation Street as Edie Burgess and had appearances in Home and Away, Grange Hill, Emerdale, and The Bill. 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