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Former Page 3 star Angela Jay has died at the age of 71 after a battle with cancer.
The model, who was mainstay of the inside pages in the 1980s, passed away with her husband Ken by her side after a short battle with the disease.
Sharing the news of her passing on Sunday, Ken said Angela died while in hospital in Eastbourne in east Sussex.
Describing her 'as the perfect girl next door,' Ken told The Sun that Angela was 'a miner's daughter from the northern pits who dared to dream.'
Born in Sunderland, Angela was spotted by a modelling agency after moving to Manchester.
Former Page 3 star Angela Jay has died at the age of 71 after a battle with cancer
The model, who was mainstay of the inside pages in the 1980s, passed away with her husband Ken by her side after a short battle with the disease
He said: 'She realised that she couldn't stay there and become the wife of a miner.
