Stars you forget are dead...

[HennyPennyHorror]

Victoria Wood! I forgot! I just saw something about a statue of her in Bury....and it said "the late Victoria Wood" and I went

Because I forgot. :(

[bebeboeuf]

I didn’t know about dale winton!
I spent most of my A levels watching supermarket sweep

[MrsJBaptiste]

My friend commented that it's been 5 years since Rik Mayall died and my first thought was "had he died?" 🤤 I'd completely forgotten.

[LordProfFekkoThePenguinPhD]

I misread that as a Gene Hackman and got upset!

I’m going to hide this thread as it’s making me quite blue.

[dayswithaY]

Caroline Aherne. She died days after/before the great Victoria Wood and Prince. What a week that was, didn't know who to grieve for first.

[flyingspaghettimonster]

This thread is depressong as hell. I didn't know several were dead, and the ones I did know are ones I really hate being gone.

Except Whitney bloody Houston. The shop I worked in played her greatest hits about 6 times a day for a year. I never loathed anyone famous as much as I loathed her for those ear worms. I mean, anyone being dead is sad, but at least she isn't making more godawful music.

[Looobyloo]

Dale Winston is dead?!
George Micheal for me

[Laiste]

Prince.

TOTALLY forgotten he'd died!!
Just read it upthread and was like ... Prince? Prince?? He's not dead!

Double checked with DH next to me and he said yep. And now i star to very very vaguely remember it. So many in such a short time :(

[Looobyloo]

I'd forgotten about Rick Mayall (if I ever remembered)

I'm off to Google.

[Pinkmouse6]

Forgot about Dale Winton too .

[ShirleyPhallus]

George Michael for me. So sad.

[PissOffPeppa]

For me it’s Ron Moody (I just had to check he was dead before posting this). I think it’s because my husband was always convinced he’d died before he had. I got so used to saying “no he’s still alive” that I forget he’s not any more.

(I’ve just realised how odd it is that we’ve had so many conversations about Ron Moody in my house!)

[choccybiscuit]

Bruce Forsyth

[Veronicat]

I had forgotten about Jeremy Beadle until I saw his grave at Highgate Cemetery a few years back. I was genuinely gobsmacked. Same with Douglas Adams.

[Sparadrap]

Patrick Swayze. That always makes me sad when I remember.

[boooey]

Caroline Aherne :(
Dale Winton - loved Supermarket Sweep
Victoria Wood
Dianne Oxbury (weather presenter) very sad

[RubaiyatOfAnyone]

Jeremy Hardy. Every time i remember it’s like another little punch in the guts.

[SleepingIsOverrated]

Seeing Patrick Swayze's name on here has just broken my heart all over again. I knew, but I guess I'd momentarily forgotten.

[LunaFortuna]

Keith Chegwin - was just thinking about Cheggars Plays Pop the other day and I had completely forgotten that he had passed away

[LashesZ]

Steve Jobs (as I type this on my iPhone...)

I think because Apple have continued to be a successful company I forget that he was the man behind it all.

[Namechangeishard]

Pete Postlethwaite, saw him on something recently and had to check if he was still alive or not. The answer was - not.

[eternalopt]

I'd forgotten Margaret John has died until they announced there will be a Gavin and Stacey special this Christmas and my DH wondered how they'd deal with Doris not being around anymore. Shouldn't be a surprise as she was old, but she'd been old forever it felt!

[Soulsista14]

Michael Barrymore was on TV at the weekend and I thought “hold on, isn’t he dead?”

Clearly not.

[Whoopstheregomyinsides]

Gutted about Jeremy Hardy

[notacooldad]

Donna Summer and Laura Brannigan.

[recall]

Keith Chegwin ?? 😮