Keith Houchen Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 The wonderful Bella Emberg has died. She was the perfect partner for Russ Abbott. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Thunderplex Posted January 13, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted January 13, 2018 That’s sad news.  Massive star in the early to mid 80’s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted January 13, 2018 Awards Moderator Share Posted January 13, 2018 9 hours ago, Thunderplex said: Massive star Good choice of words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Thunderplex Posted January 13, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted January 13, 2018 Shit a brick, that was completely unintentional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted January 13, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted January 13, 2018 The papers are all dubbing her a "huge talent". She was great on Russ Abbot's Laughter Show/Madhouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Kaz Hayashi Posted January 13, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted January 13, 2018 I remember this skit as a kid and loving the bit when she’s starts shouting the words (46 seconds in).  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Surf Digby Posted January 13, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted January 13, 2018 Weirdly, only the day before I had the urge to look up some episodes of Russ Abbott on YouTube (after Alexa decided to treat us to Atmosphere). I think everyone loved Bella Emberg. She was like that nutty old aunt who's so welcoming but also slightly intimidating because she's off her rocker. She may have described herself as having worked for Russ Abbott, but they were practically a double act. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Thunderplex Posted January 13, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted January 13, 2018 I think the main difference is that I grew to despise Russ Abbot, whereas Bella always had a nice place in my memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted January 13, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted January 13, 2018 7 minutes ago, Thunderplex said: I think the main difference is that I grew to despise Russ Abbot, whereas Bella always had a nice place in my memories. We know what your memories are like so don't elaborate on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armitage Shanks Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Out of curiosity, why did you despise Russ Abbot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Thunderplex Posted January 14, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted January 14, 2018 13 hours ago, Devon Malcolm said: We know what your memories are like so don't elaborate on that. What can I say, they were my formative years. 11 hours ago, Armitage Shanks said: Out of curiosity, why did you despise Russ Abbot? He just got shittier and more irritating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armitage Shanks Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Don't hear of him much nowadays on TV, I think he still does a lot of theatre though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted January 14, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted January 14, 2018 He ended up as part of the "trio" at the arse end of Last Of The Summer Wine. It was him, Brian Murphy & Burt Kwouk. A decent enough selection on paper, but they had some bizarre characters. Abbot played Luthor "Hobbo" Hobdyke who claimed to have been a secret agent previously, and that June Whitfield's character was his mother. It had descended into even more farcical farce than it was at its peak by that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Thesz Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Cyrille Regis has died. Only 59. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted January 15, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted January 15, 2018 That's not much of an age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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