Mystic Meg has died aged 80 after losing her battle with a short illness.
The astrologer, who shot to fame with her weekly National Lottery predictions, passed away at 3.45am this morning.
It comes after the horoscope reader, real name Margaret Lake, was admitted to St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, London, last month with the flu.
Tributes have poured in for the star, who lived alone with her seven cats in a three-bedroom flat in Notting Hill. She previously said the feline friends had ‘found her and moved in.’
Her agent of 34 years, Dave Shapland, told the Sun: ‘Without any question, she was Britain’s most famous astrologer by a million miles.
Mystic Meg (pictured) has died aged 80 after losing her battle with a short illness
The horoscope reader, real name Margaret Lake, was admitted to St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, London , last month with the flu
‘Nobody came close to Meg in that respect. She was followed by millions in this country and also around the world.
‘She even became part of the English language – if a politician, somebody from showbiz or ordinary people in the street are asked a tricky question they will say ”Who do you think I am, Mystic Meg?”… It shows what an impact she made.’
Piers Morgan today described her as ‘Britain’s most famous astrologer’ and a ‘fascinatingly mysterious lady who loved her work with a passion but was rarely seen or heard in public.’
He added: ‘I was her editor at the News of the World for several years and she was extraordinarily professional in everything she did. A master of her very popular craft.’
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Meg was born in a maternity home in Lancashire in 1942.
She shot to stardom by becoming among the first to offer horoscope readings over the phone in 1989.
Her service broke all BT records and she quickly became the most successful phone-line astrologer in the world.
Meg landed another big break on the National Lottery TV show, which she featured on from 1994 to 2000.
Piers Morgan today described Mystic Meg (pictured) as ‘Britain’s most famous astrologer’ and a ‘fascinatingly mysterious lady who loved her work with a passion but was rarely seen or heard in public’
Meg appeared in a series of adverts for the soft drink Oasis in the 1990s and in 2015 was the face of the Grand National’s ‘You’re Guaranteed a Fortune’ campaign
Every Saturday night the ‘seer’ would emerge from a cloud of smoke and stare into her crystal ball to predict who would win the jackpot.
Her distinctive cloak and black bob hairdo helped make her a household name, and she has signed multiple brand deals over the years.
Meg appeared in a series of adverts for the soft drink Oasis in the 1990s and in 2015 was the face of the Grand National’s ‘You’re Guaranteed a Fortune’ campaign.
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