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| Celebrities set for Reid funeral | Celebrities set for Reid funeral |
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| Famous names from show business are expected at the funeral of actor and comedian Mike Reid. | Famous names from show business are expected at the funeral of actor and comedian Mike Reid. |
| The 67-year-old star, who played Frank Butcher in BBC's EastEnders, suffered a heart attack on 29 July. | The 67-year-old star, who played Frank Butcher in BBC's EastEnders, suffered a heart attack on 29 July. |
| His agent David Hahn said EastEnders' actors Barbara Windsor and June Brown would join Frank Carson and Russ Abbot among the mourners. | |
| The funeral will take place at Little Easton Parish Church in Essex. Reid had lived in nearby Great Easton. | The funeral will take place at Little Easton Parish Church in Essex. Reid had lived in nearby Great Easton. |
| Mr Hahn, who will read tributes along with one of Reid's son's Jimmy, said he had been "amazed" by the reaction to the actor's death. | Mr Hahn, who will read tributes along with one of Reid's son's Jimmy, said he had been "amazed" by the reaction to the actor's death. |
| "Mike was a people's person. He loved the working man in the street. Mike always said to me, 'it's those people who put me where I am today'," he said. | "Mike was a people's person. He loved the working man in the street. Mike always said to me, 'it's those people who put me where I am today'," he said. |
| "I knew Mike was a popular man but I never in a million years expected him to be as popular as this. I've had over 2,000 e-mails expressing condolences." | "I knew Mike was a popular man but I never in a million years expected him to be as popular as this. I've had over 2,000 e-mails expressing condolences." |
| Mr Hahn added that Reid's family, including his widow Shirley, 69, were still "numb" at his death. | Mr Hahn added that Reid's family, including his widow Shirley, 69, were still "numb" at his death. |
| "Shirley has not just lost a husband, she has also lost her best friend. He doted on her and he was her rock," he said. | "Shirley has not just lost a husband, she has also lost her best friend. He doted on her and he was her rock," he said. |
| "Mike was 6ft 3in and she is a petite lady but, to Mike, she was the biggest person in the world." | "Mike was 6ft 3in and she is a petite lady but, to Mike, she was the biggest person in the world." |
| Following the service mourners will attend a wake for Reid who will be cremated in Chelmsford, Essex, on Wednesday. | Following the service mourners will attend a wake for Reid who will be cremated in Chelmsford, Essex, on Wednesday. |