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Much-loved comedian Victoria Wood was denied her OBE FOUR times

Star passed away in late April and was never able to receive her honour

VICTORIA Wood was denied an OBE four times it has been revealed.

The much-loved 62-year-old comedian died on 20 April this year after a short battle with cancer, to the shock of the entire nation.

 Beloved Victoria passed away in April
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Beloved Victoria passed away in AprilCredit: Splash News

A Freedom of Information Act acquired by reveals that the star was short-listed to receive a New Years honour in 1994, both the New Years and Queens Birthday honours in 1996, and the New Years honours again in 1997.

However she failed to make the cut every time and redactions mean that the reasons why have been erased.

 Despite winning numerous accolades for her work, she had to wait years for an OBE
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Despite winning numerous accolades for her work, she had to wait years for an OBECredit: AP:Associated Press

She finally proved to have better luck fifth time round and was finally awarded the much-praised titled in Tony Blair's first round of honours when he became Prime Minister.

Victoria was then awarded a CBE eleven years later by Gordon Brown's government in 2008.

In the 1997 New Year honours, she was ranked 1st in the entertainment field to receive the gong, but still never made the cut.

 Before Victoria died, she received her OBE and an MBE to boot
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Before Victoria died, she received her OBE and an MBE to bootCredit: Alpha Press

As a result of the amount of times she has been snubbed, there has been speculation that she was wait-listed after a series of jokes made about previous Prime Minister John Major, and those within his cabinet.

She ridiculed Foreign Secretary John Hurd for "looking like someone very high up in Selfridges" and said that Major's wife Norma was "the sort of woman who has a separate j-cloth for each tap".

But a source told the paper that the idea the jokes were the reasons behind the snub were "unthinkable".


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