Tributes have poured in for Kenny Williams, a Geordie comedian and actor known for starring in the adverts for Tudor Crisps, after he sadly lost his battle with coronavirus

A comedian well known for his roles in the Tudor Crisps adverts has died from coronavirus.

Tributes have been pouring in for Kenny Williams ever since the sad news that the funnyman and actor had lost his battle with the Covid-19 virus.

Geordie Kenny was well-known and much-loved in the North East as a regular on the region’s club circuits, the Chronicle reports.

But he achieved national notoriety throughout the 1980s and 90s when he starred as a newsagent in a series of famous TV adverts for Tudor Crisps.

On one occasion he was even recognised by fellow Geordie superstar Sting.