Neighbours star Joy Chambers-Grundy dies, aged 76
She played Rosemary Daniels on the soap.
Former Neighbours star Joy Chambers-Grundy has died at the age of 76.
The actor, who played Rosemary Daniels on the Australian soap, passed away yesterday (September 16), with her family confirming the news in a statement.
"Joy has passed away in her sleep early this morning surrounded by loved ones," read the statement (via OK! Magazine).
"Joy will be remembered as a Logie award-winning actress, a best-selling author, a poet, a philanthropist and an exceptional businesswoman who worked alongside her husband to build one of the largest independent production companies in the world," it continued.
The actor appeared as Rosemary in several stints on Neighbours, making her debut in 1986 and her final guest appearance in 2010. Stars of the soap have paid tribute to the late actor, with Stefan Dennis describing her as "exceptional".
"Very sad to hear of darling Joy's death when I woke this morning," wrote Dennis on Instagram. "She was an exceptional woman and very dear to me as a friend and 'Aunt Rosemary' on Neighbours. Bless you Joy and rest in peace with your best friend/husband, Reg. X".
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Dennis recently previewed the upcoming revival of the soap, which will see the star reprise his role as Paul Robinson in Amazon Freevee's reboot.
"There isn't much of a change, which is really good – it's a really good sign for us. We did want to go back to the same thing," teased Dennis. "It's exactly the same – we didn't want to see Neighbours go broke because of too much Americanisation or changes full stop."
"They vowed to keep it the old way. We're an Australian show. The reason we're iconic and the reason we're unique to the rest of the world is because we are the quirky Australian show, so don't change it," he added.
Neighbours returns on September 18, with new episodes streaming on Mondays to Thursdays for free on Amazon Freevee in the UK and US. Network 10 will retain first-run rights in Australia for the new series.
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