Barbara Taylor Bradford: A Woman of Substance author dies at 91

Taylor Bradford had a huge effect on girls, Seagrove mentioned.

“We would go on publicity excursions… and girls would come as much as me randomly… and say ‘You modified my life’ as a result of Emma Harte had modified their life not directly, [like] to begin a enterprise. It actually modified girls’s lives.”

The actress mentioned she went to the US for Taylor Bradford’s ninetieth birthday celebrations final yr.

“Despite the fact that she was sick, she placed on her finery and was piped in by a bagpiper. She simply by no means modified. She was all the time curious, all the time sort, all the time championing girls and all the time giving and sharing.

“She championed girls earlier than it was trendy, and that is an amazing legacy,” Seagrove added.

An announcement from Taylor Bradford’s consultant on Monday mentioned she “died peacefully at her dwelling yesterday (24 November 2024) following a brief sickness, and was surrounded by family members to the very finish”.