Scottish comedian Janey Godley dies

Scottish comedian Janey Godley has died a period aft she moved to a hospice for end-of-life care, her cause has said.

The 63-year-old, who recovered viral fame with her dubbed imitations of Nicola Sturgeon's COVID-19 quality briefings during the pandemic, had announced past period that she was receiving end-of-life attraction for terminal cancer.

"It is with large sadness that we denote the decease of our lawsuit Doctor Janey Godley connected 2nd November," her cause said connected Saturday.

"Janey died peacefully successful the fantastic Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice successful Glasgow surrounded by her loved ones. She volition beryllium hugely missed by her family, friends and her galore fans.

"She volition beryllium remembered for her legendary dependable overs of Nicola Sturgeon during the pandemic, her hilarious and outspoken comedy, but astir of each for conscionable being 'Janey'."

In September, she cancelled her autumn tour owed to her signifier 4 ovarian cancer, which had been treated implicit the past fewer years, but had returned with added complications.

At the time, Godley said: "It is devastating quality to cognize that I'm facing end-of-life but we each travel to an extremity sometime.

"I privation to convey everybody for supporting the family, particularly [her daughter] Ashley and my husband.

"The overwhelming enactment has been amazing, and I don't cognize however agelong I've got near earlier anybody asks. I'm not a TikTok.

"So, I conscionable privation you to cognize that I admit each the emotion you've gave maine and each the support. Cancer affects 2 successful 1 radical [appearing to mean 1 successful two], and it's affected me."

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