Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

MYSTERIOUS: 2 - You Need To See This

Mona Hammond obituary

Trailblazer for black actors in Britain best known for her roles in EastEnders and Desmond’s

The Guardian - UK

BBC pay tribute to EastEnders star Mona Hammond as 'adored' actress dies aged 91

Following the sad news of Mona Hammond's passing, EastEnders has paid a touching tribute to the actress who appeared as Blossom Jackson on the soap between 1994 to 1997

Daily Mirror

Tributes paid to EastEnders star Mona Hammond after actress dies

Mona was best known for playing Blossom Jackson in the BBC soap as well as Susu in the Channel 4 sitcom Desmond's in the early 1990s

Chronicle Live

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

EastEnders and Desmond’s actor Mona Hammond dies aged 91

Jamaican-British actor, who played Blossom Jackson in BBC soap, hailed as a ‘pioneer’ and ‘trailblazer’

The Guardian - UK

ITV Loose Women's Charlene White leads tributes to EastEnders and Desmond's actress Mona Hammond following death

The Jamaican-British actress was best known for her role playing Blossom Jackson in EastEnders

Manchester Evening News

Mona Hammond death: EastEnders and Desmond’s star dies age 91

One tribute described her as ‘a trailblazer in every way’

The Independent UK

EastEnders and Desmond's actress Mona Hammond dies as tributes pour in

Mona Hammond, best known for her stints on EastEnders and Desmond's, has sadly passed away at the age of 91. Tributes poured in for the actress as the news broke on Tuesday, with Loose Women star Charlene White amongst those mourning her death

Daily Mirror

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

The best video game openings that will suck you right in

From Skyrim to BioShock, we rank the 10 best video game openings of all time

GamesRadar

‘You didn’t go there to get your hair cut!’ – how we made Desmond’s

‘Ice Cube was a big fan. Whitney Houston loved it. And when I met Nelson Mandela, he did a double take’

The Guardian - UK

1 2

People

Kathy Beale Gillian Taylforth

15 stories

Mona Hammond

14 stories

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.