twinkle_eyes83
30-03-2005, 18:24
oh my god! can she go through much more? i just came on line and found this story
The mother of former EastEnders star Elaine Lordan has died under a Tube train in a suspected suicide.
Bernadette Lordan, 62, fell in front of the train at a station in north London.
Elaine Lordan, 36, who played Lynne Slater in the BBC soap, is said to be inconsolable.
Her agent said: "Elaine and the family are absolutely devastated."
The actress received the news as her three-month-old son James, who was born four weeks prematurely with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia and has remained in hospital ever since, recovered from surgery.
The tragedy happened at Highbury and Islington station, where Mrs Lordan fell in front of the Tube train as it pulled into the platform at speed.
She did not die instantly and was taken to hospital, but died there two hours later.
Mrs Lordan had suffered from depression for several years, friends told The Sun newspaper. An inquest is to be held.
Elaine Lordan has had troubles of her own - she left her role in EastEnders last July after reports of her heavy drinking, including a conviction for drink-driving in 2003.
Ms Lordan, who lives in Highbury with her partner Peter Manuel, said she tackled her drink problem with the help of a therapist
The mother of former EastEnders star Elaine Lordan has died under a Tube train in a suspected suicide.
Bernadette Lordan, 62, fell in front of the train at a station in north London.
Elaine Lordan, 36, who played Lynne Slater in the BBC soap, is said to be inconsolable.
Her agent said: "Elaine and the family are absolutely devastated."
The actress received the news as her three-month-old son James, who was born four weeks prematurely with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia and has remained in hospital ever since, recovered from surgery.
The tragedy happened at Highbury and Islington station, where Mrs Lordan fell in front of the Tube train as it pulled into the platform at speed.
She did not die instantly and was taken to hospital, but died there two hours later.
Mrs Lordan had suffered from depression for several years, friends told The Sun newspaper. An inquest is to be held.
Elaine Lordan has had troubles of her own - she left her role in EastEnders last July after reports of her heavy drinking, including a conviction for drink-driving in 2003.
Ms Lordan, who lives in Highbury with her partner Peter Manuel, said she tackled her drink problem with the help of a therapist