Caroline Aherne

Quick Facts

Full Name	Caroline Aherne
Occupation	Tv Actress
Date Of Birth	Dec 24, 1963(1963-12-24)
Age	61
Date Of Death	2016-07-02
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Caroline Aherne Biography

Caroline Aherne is one of the most popular and richest TV Actress who was born on December 24, 1963 in England, United Kingdom. English comedian, actress, writer, and writer best known for her work in the television series The Royle Family. She also hosted the Channel 4 reality show Gogglebox.

In the pilot television show, The Dead Good Show, she was with She appeared with Steve Coogan in the television pilot The Dead Good Show..

Her private life was well publicised, especially her depressions and struggles with alcohol and drugs during the 1990s. Before The Royle Family began, she suffered from depression and after her former boyfriend, BBC technician Matt Bowers, succumbed to stomach cancer, she attempted suicide. The day after she checked into the Priory Hospital and was diagnosed as a binge alcoholic. She suffered from bladder cancer and from a rare cancer of the retina. In 2014 she embarked on a programme of treatment for lung cancer.

Aherne began performing on the Manchester comedy circuit as characters such as Mitzi Goldberg, lead singer of the comedy country and western act the Mitzi Goldberg Experience, and Sister Mary Immaculate, an Irish nun. She developed her Mrs Merton character with Frank Sidebottom for his show on Piccadilly Radio, where she worked as a receptionist. Aherne’s first TV appearances were as Mrs Merton in a semi-regular spot on the Granada TV discussion show Upfront in 1990. She had already recorded a pilot for Leeds-based Yorkshire TV of Mrs Murton’s Nightcap, but they had not pursued the concept. She made brief appearances in The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer in 1993 and alongside Steve Coogan and John Thomson in a Granada TV pilot entitled The Dead Good Shows.

From 1994 to 1997, she was married to Peter Hook.

Caroline Aherne Net Worth

Caroline Aherne is one of the richest Tv Actress from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Caroline Aherne 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was born in England and raised there. She attended the Hollies Grammar School in West Didsbury, and later studied drama at Liverpool Polytechnic.

As a child, she was affected by an eye condition that left her partially blind in one eye.

Caroline Mary Aherne (24 December 1963 – 2 July 2016) was an English comedian and writer and actress, best known for performing as the acerbic chat show host Mrs Merton, in various roles in The Fast Show, and as Denise in The Royle Family, a series which she co-wrote. She won BAFTA awards for her work on The Mrs Merton Show and The Royle Family.

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Who is Caroline Aherne Dating?

According to our records, Caroline Aherne married to Peter Hook. As of December 1, 2023, Caroline Aherne’s is not dating anyone.

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Following a disagreement with Cash, Aherne moved to Australia, retreating from the press. She wrote Dossa and Joe which was screened on BBC Two in 2002. Although critics applauded it, the show did not attract viewers and did not return for a second series. Returning to Britain, she began work on another sitcom with Cash but pulled out, after which Cash wrote Early Doors with Phil Mealey.

Facts & Trivia

Caroline Ranked on the list of most popular TV Actress. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Caroline Aherne celebrates birthday on December 24 of every year.

The Mrs Merton character was given a sitcom, Mrs Merton and Malcolm, which depicted her home life with her “mummy’s boy” son (played by co-writer Craig Cash). This aspect of Malcolm’s character was exaggerated to the point that many complained the series ridiculed those with learning difficulties. Mrs Merton and Malcolm lasted one series, and was released on DVD in 2008.

Top Facts about Caroline Aherne

1. Caroline Aherne was born on December 24, 1963.
2. She grew up in Wythenshawe, Manchester, England.
3. Aherne co-wrote and starred in “The Royle Family” sitcom.
4. She won four BAFTA Awards for her work in television.
5. Aherne voiced the character of Mrs Merton on TV show “The Mrs Merton Show”.
6. She battled depression and alcoholism throughout her life.
7. Aherne died from lung cancer on July 2, 2016 at age 52.
8. Her brother Patrick is also a comedian and actor.
9. Aherne was known for her dry wit and observational humor.
10. She was posthumously awarded a BAFTA Special Award in 2017 for her contributions to British television comedy.

How did Caroline Aherne passed away?

Caroline Aherne tragically passed away from lung cancer at the age of just

52. The much-loved actress and comedian was alone at her home in Timperley, Cheshire when she died – with only a few of her close friends and family realising how sick she was. “It was too quick, we didn’t expect her to go. She was just at home.

Did Caroline Aherne have cancer while filming The Royle Family?

Ricky explained that Caroline, who had previously suffered from bladder cancer as well, never once complained while filming the hugely popular series. “She never talked about her health, ever. I can never ever remember her complaining,” he told the Sunday Mirror after her death.

Was Paul Merton married to Caroline Aherne?

Personal life. Aherne was married to Peter Hook of the bands Joy Division and New Order from 1994 until 1997. During their marriage, he appeared in her TV series The Mrs Merton Show as leader of Hooky & the Boys, the show’s house band.

How old was Mrs Merton when she died?

British actress, comedian and writer Caroline Aherne, known for such TV comedies as The Royle Family, Mrs Merton and The Fast Show, died today at age 52 following a two-year battle with lung cancer.

Are Ricky Tomlinson and Sue Johnston friends?

She’s also very good pals with actor Ricky Tomlinson who played Jim Royle to Sue’s Barbara, and was also her screen husband in Brookside back in the Eighties.