Four Weddings Star Dies

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Four Weddings and a Funeral star Charlotte Coleman has died aged just 33 after suffering a massive asthma attack.

The BAFTA-nominated actress was found dead in her flat in Holloway, north London, by her actress mother Ann Beach.

Miss Coleman, who starred alongside Hugh Grant in the hit movie, was taken to Whittington Hospital in north London, but was pronounced dead on arrival.

Her parents had last seen their oldest daughter when she had called at their London home to watch a video.

Mr Coleman, 77, said: "She had been on great form and in good spirits. When she left she said she was feeling a little ill and I told her to stay with us but she wanted to go home.

"The family is devastated. We loved her and she was a rare creature who the camera loved. It has all come as a terrible shock to us all but the family is pulling together."

Miss Coleman played Scarlett in 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' - Hugh Grant's chaotic and eccentric flatmate.

Previous roles included a part in 'Worzel Gummidge' and the problem school girl Marmalade Atkins.

She also won plaudits for her portrayal of lesbian teenager Jess in the acclaimed TV drama 'Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit'.

Geoffrey Perkins, head of BBC comedy, said: "Charlotte was a charming and wonderfully eccentric person. She bought these qualities and more to the roles she played. She will be sadly missed."

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