West End actress Sophiya Haque dies at 4

Tributes have been paid to the actress Sophiya Haque, who has died in London at the age of 41.

Haque, who had been performing in the West End production of Privates on Parade, was diagnosed with cancer before Christmas.

She was suffering from pneumonia and is understood to have developed a clot on her lungs.

Her uncle, Syed Haque called her "a loveable person and very beautiful," the Evening Standard reported.

he lived in London with her partner, musical director David White, and the couple were in the process of building a houseboat when she fell ill.

"Sophiya was a wonderful actress, a wonderful client, but so much more than that, a wonderful friend. She was adored by everyone she worked with and will be deeply missed," said her agent, Oliver Thomson, who confirmed her death to the Evening Standard.