Taylor Bradford had a huge impact on women, Seagrove said.
“We’d go on publicity tours… and women would come up to me randomly… and say ‘You changed my life’ because Emma Harte had changed their life in some way, [like] to start a business. It literally changed women’s lives.”
The actress said she went to the US for Taylor Bradford’s 90th birthday celebrations last year.
“Even though she was ill, she put on her finery and was piped in by a bagpiper. She just never changed. She was always curious, always kind, always championing women and always giving and sharing.
“She championed women before it was fashionable, and that’s a great legacy,” Seagrove added.
A statement from Taylor Bradford’s representative on Monday said she “died peacefully at her home yesterday (24 November 2024) following a short illness, and was surrounded by loved ones to the very end”.