Celebrity Deaths Thread 2021

[monel]

Locke made some amazing stuff many years ago. Never seen the game show.

[QualityChimp]

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[briareos_kerensky]

Sonny Chiba, Japanese martial artist and action film star, passed away at the age of 82 due to Covid.

[Dogg Thang]

Aw man, what a total legend.

[Blobcat]

What a week

[Blobcat]

FFS the bloke and I were JUST talking about her yesterday !!!

Jill Murphy, author of the Worst Witch book series and other children's books including Peace at Last has died aged 72

[Armchair Critic]

Charlie Watts.

Nooooooooooo

[Anpanman]

Charlie Watts.

Nooooooooooo

My word entirely - though perhaps with a few more 'oooooooo's and in uppercase.

[cutmymilk]

Absolutely gutted. I have seen the Stones once and it was incredible. It's a shame we won't see the full band again and astonishing that Charlie was the first to go. RIP.

[Anpanman]

Lucky lad, I could have gone on the Euro Tour 82 with my mates but didn't (I deserve to be publicly flogged).

Yes agree about Charlie compared to the stuff the others were consuming he seemed like a choirboy.

[briareos_kerensky]

Nice news to wake up to

[fallenangle]

Another significant celebrity gone.

[Golgo]

Yes agree about Charlie compared to the stuff the others were consuming he seemed like a choirboy.

Not sure about that. Apparently he was the worst of the lot in the mid 80s - even Richards had to tell him to ease off a bit.

[Anpanman]

He hit it hard over a shorter period of time.

[Golgo]

Lee 'Scratch' Perry. 85. Skellington in Outer Space.