Shan Lloyd
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Shan Lloyd (1 July 1953 – 13 December 2008) was a British
journalist
, writer and reporter. She was the fourth wife and widow
of actor Hugh Lloyd
.
Having done work for the Sunday Mirror
as a freelancer
, Shan Davies, as she then was, started work at the Sunday People in 1976, eventually becoming Fleet Street
's first female crime correspondent.
She met Hugh Lloyd in 1978, at Allen's, a famous restaurant in London
's West End
, while he was performing in No Sex Please, We're British
. Hugh Lloyd was already dining there when his friend waved to Shan Lloyd as she was entering the restaurant. The two soon realized that they lived around the corner from one another. Hugh Lloyd, who was in his fifties at the time of their first meeting, had already been married and divorced three times by this time. In his autobiography
, Hugh Lloyd described his future wife as "a scatty, blondehaired Fleet Street
tabloid journalist". Hugh and Shan married in 1983. They moved to Worthing, West Sussex, in 2003.
Shan Lloyd continued to pursue a professional career as a freelance showbiz reporter for the Brighton and Hove Leader. In her later years, Lloyd became an active member of the Red Hat Society
.
Shan Lloyd died on 13 December 2008 at Worthing Hospital
in Worthing, at the age of 55. Her death came just six months after the death of her husband in July 2008.
United Kingdom
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journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, writer and reporter. She was the fourth wife and widow
Widow
A widow is a woman whose spouse has died, while a widower is a man whose spouse has died. The state of having lost one's spouse to death is termed widowhood or occasionally viduity. The adjective form is widowed...
of actor Hugh Lloyd
Hugh Lloyd
Hugh Lewis Lloyd, MBE was an English actor who made his name in television and film comedy from the 1960s to the 1980s. He was best known for appearances in Hugh and I and other sitcoms of the 1960s.-Life:...
.
Having done work for the Sunday Mirror
Sunday Mirror
The Sunday Mirror is the Sunday sister paper of the Daily Mirror. It began life in 1915 as the Sunday Pictorial and was renamed the Sunday Mirror in 1963. Trinity Mirror also owns The People...
as a freelancer
Freelancer
A freelancer, freelance worker, or freelance is somebody who is self-employed and is not committed to a particular employer long term. These workers are often represented by a company or an agency that resells their labor and that of others to its clients with or without project management and...
, Shan Davies, as she then was, started work at the Sunday People in 1976, eventually becoming Fleet Street
Fleet Street
Fleet Street is a street in central London, United Kingdom, named after the River Fleet, a stream that now flows underground. It was the home of the British press until the 1980s...
's first female crime correspondent.
She met Hugh Lloyd in 1978, at Allen's, a famous restaurant in London
London
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's West End
West End of London
The West End of London is an area of central London, containing many of the city's major tourist attractions, shops, businesses, government buildings, and entertainment . Use of the term began in the early 19th century to describe fashionable areas to the west of Charing Cross...
, while he was performing in No Sex Please, We're British
No Sex Please, We're British
No Sex Please, We're British is a British comedic play written by Alistair Foot and Anthony Marriott, first staged in London's West End in 1971. It was unanimously panned by critics, but still ran for nearly a decade to packed audiences...
. Hugh Lloyd was already dining there when his friend waved to Shan Lloyd as she was entering the restaurant. The two soon realized that they lived around the corner from one another. Hugh Lloyd, who was in his fifties at the time of their first meeting, had already been married and divorced three times by this time. In his autobiography
Autobiography
An autobiography is a book about the life of a person, written by that person.-Origin of the term:...
, Hugh Lloyd described his future wife as "a scatty, blondehaired Fleet Street
Fleet Street
Fleet Street is a street in central London, United Kingdom, named after the River Fleet, a stream that now flows underground. It was the home of the British press until the 1980s...
tabloid journalist". Hugh and Shan married in 1983. They moved to Worthing, West Sussex, in 2003.
Shan Lloyd continued to pursue a professional career as a freelance showbiz reporter for the Brighton and Hove Leader. In her later years, Lloyd became an active member of the Red Hat Society
Red Hat Society
The Red Hat Society is a social organization originally founded in 1998 for women age 50 and beyond, but now open to women of all ages. As of August 2010, there are over 40,000 chapters in the United States and 29 other countries.-History:...
.
Shan Lloyd died on 13 December 2008 at Worthing Hospital
Worthing Hospital
Worthing Hospital is a medium-sized District General Hospital located in Worthing, West Sussex, England. It has approximately 500 beds. In 2001 a £1.3m Children’s Centre opened, enabling almost all children’s healthcare needs to be met under one roof...
in Worthing, at the age of 55. Her death came just six months after the death of her husband in July 2008.