Celebrity deaths 2023: The celebrities and famous faces who have died this year
manchestereveningnews.co.ukIt was another historic year with another change in Prime Minister, a new monarch officially crowned and the Lionesses reaching the World Cup final.
There was plenty to smile about over the spring as the country came together to witness the Coronation of King Charles III following the death of the late Queen Elizabeth, at the age of 96, last September (2022).
There was also more changes in the political landscape when Boris Johnson resigned and Rishi Sunak was made the new PM. There was also heartbreak both here and across the world with the Ukraine-Russia war still ongoing and the Gaza-Israel conflict. READ MORE: The latest news from the Manchester Evening News But as we lived through another extraordinary year, 2023 has also dealt many other sad blows as many famous faces from stage, screen and sport - including some of Greater Manchester's own - have all tragically died. Lisa Marie Presley Lisa Marie Presley, singer and daughter of Elvis Presley, was 54 when she died on January 12 of complications from bariatric surgery – a weight loss procedure – she had several years ago. Raquel Welch American actress and model Raquel Welch, who rose to fame after starring in Fantastic Voyage and One Million Years BC, died on February 15 after a brief illness at the age of 82. Lance Reddick US actor Lance Reddick, best known for starring in The Wire and the John Wick franchise alongside Keanu Reeves, died from natural causes on March 17 aged 60. Paul O’Grady British comedian and TV presenter Paul O’Grady, known for breaking into the mainstream broadcasting landscape with his alter ego Lily Savage and for his charity work around animals and Aids, died “unexpectedly but peacefully” at the age of 67 on March 28.
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