{"id":98843,"date":"2023-09-13T20:54:59","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T20:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/?p=98843"},"modified":"2023-09-13T20:54:59","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T20:54:59","slug":"jean-boht-dead-at-91-bread-actress-who-played-nellie-boswell-dies-following-dementia-battle-weeks-after-husbands-death-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/tv-movies\/jean-boht-dead-at-91-bread-actress-who-played-nellie-boswell-dies-following-dementia-battle-weeks-after-husbands-death-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Jean Boht dead at 91: Bread actress who played Nellie Boswell dies following dementia battle weeks after husband's death | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
LEGENDARY actress Jean Boht has tragically died at the age of 91 following a dementia battle – weeks after her husband's death.<\/p>\n
The actress became a household name playing Nellie 'Ma' Boswell in hit 80s sitcom Bread from 1986 to 1991.<\/p>\n
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The show drew in 21million viewers with its depiction of Nellie and her kids after their dad Freddie walks out on them.<\/p>\n
In a statement, her family revealed that Boht tragically died after battling vascular dementia.<\/p>\n
Her death comes just over a month since the passing of her husband, the American composer Carl Davis.<\/p>\n
Boht's family said: "It is with overwhelming sadness that we must announce that Jean Boht passed away yesterday, Tuesday September 12.<\/p>\n
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"Jean had been battling vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease with the indefatigable spirit for which she was both beloved and renowned.<\/p>\n
"She was a resident at Denville Hall, the home for members of the theatrical profession."<\/p>\n
In 2021 Boht told the Liverpool Echo that she was too nervous to watch Bread while it was still running.<\/p>\n
She said: "I never watched it at the time, it\u2019s too horrendous for actors to see themselves on screen.<\/p>\n
<\/picture>‘SAD DAY’ <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>‘IN A BAD WAY’ <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>BACK ON TRACK <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>LISA’S HEARTACHE <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n "So I had no idea what it looked like.<\/p>\n "But now when I catch it I am just astounded at how good it was and how very funny.<\/p>\n "I can understand why the public liked it so much.<\/p>\n "But then there was such a lot of lovely shows and characters around then."<\/p>\n Boht's first big role was in two episodes of Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em in 1978.<\/p>\n The star also appeared in Last Of The Summer Wine, Brighton Belles, Doctors, Grange Hill, Juliet Bravo and Boys From The Blackstuff.<\/p>\n She was born in Bebington and was a pupil at Wirral Grammar School for Girls.<\/p>\n She and Davis had two daughters, Hannah and Jessie, after they married in 1970.<\/p>\n The couple lived for many years in Windsor, Berkshire.<\/p>\nRapper Mohbad dies as family pays tribute to star saying he’s ‘finally at peace’<\/h3>\n
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