Former 'Emmerdale' actress Lorelei King's husband Vincent Marzello has died.
Lorelei King
The 66-year-old actress' beloved American actor spouse passed away on Tuesday morning (31.03.20) at the age of 68.
Sharing her sad news on Twitter, Lorelei wrote: "The love of my life, my darling husband Vincent Marzello, died this morning. To those who knew him, I am sorry to post the news rather than tell you in person rather than contract you personally, but I am overwhelmed. My heart is broken."
Vincent had been suffering from early-onset dementia since 2009, with the brain condition diagnosed just after he had beaten cancer.
His filmography boasts appearances in James Bond adventure 'The Spy Who Loved Me', 'Superman' and 'The Witches', whilst he more recently appeared in British TV shows 'Little Britain', 'Dalziel and Pascoe' and 'Mile High'.
Lorelei was born in America but has spent much of her life in Britain after moving to the UK in 1981.
She appeared in 'Emmerdale' as Vonda Lockhart, a show dancer from Las Vegas who had drunkenly married Bob Hope (Tony Audenshaw). She also made appearances in 'Cold Feet' and 'Not Going Out'.
Lorelei has also featured in films such as 'Notting Hill' and '24 Hours in London' and has narrated a number of audiobooks.
The 66-year-old actress previously opened up about how Vincent had tragically been diagnosed with dementia whilst undergoing treatment for cancer.
Speaking to Dementia UK, she said: "During his cancer treatment, medical professionals were finally observing him very closely and it was clear to them that there was something wrong.
"'How long has he had dementia?', they asked - the first time anyone had said that to me - and, as horrifying as it was to hear, it brought a kind of relief, because we had finally named it."
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