TV chef Clarissa Dickson Wright dies aged 66

Former BBC television chef Clarissa Dickson Wright has died at the age of 66, her agents said today.

The star, best known as one of the culinary duo Two Fat Ladies, died at Edinburgh’s Royal Infirmary on Saturday.

Her agents, Heather Holden-Brown and Elly James, said: “Loved dearly by her friends and many fans all over the world, Clarissa was utterly non-PC and fought for what she believed in, always, with no thought to her own personal cost.

“Her fun and laughter, extraordinary learning and intelligence, will be missed always, by so many of us.”

PA