Caroline Aherne has been battling cancer for the last couple of years and her brave fight has come to an end.

The actress and comedian, who provided plenty of laughs over the years, will be sadly missed. Celebrities have taken to Twitter to pay their respects to the 52-year-old, who was immensely talented. The Royle Family star is believed to have suffered from bladder, eye, lung and throat cancer, the combination of which led to her untimely death. Here are just some of the tributes which have been pouring in.

? Caroline Aherne one of the magical ones ???

— Zoe Ball (@ZoeTheBall) July 2, 2016

Caroline Aherne...man, that's done me in. That's really done me in. — David Baddiel (@Baddiel) July 2, 2016

RIP Caroline Aherne, 52. Another brilliant talent gone far too soon. Her Mrs Merton character was comedy genius.

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) July 2, 2016

So desperately sad to hear of the death of Caroline Aherne. Such a unique and gifted lady. Lots of love to all her family & friends ? X — Phillip Schofield (@Schofe) July 2, 2016

Nooooo Caroline Aherne !!!!!! Sleep well you absolute genius x

— lily (@lilyallen) July 2, 2016

So so sad to hear about Caroline Aherne. The Royle Family is one of the greatest British comedies. She really was a comic genius. Sleep well — Ellie Goulding (@elliegoulding) July 2, 2016

Ah I love Caroline Aherne! Such sad news to hear she's died. So loved in the Grimshaw household. One of my favourites, rest in peace X

— nick grimshaw (@grimmers) July 2, 2016