The 53-year-old, who was best known for her long-running role as Alice Tinker in The Vicar of Dibley, suffered from asthma and could not be in contact with animals without breaking into a severe allergic reaction.. In a 2002 interview with The Telegraph, Chambers spoke about her debilitating illness and how she nearly died after she came in contact with a cat.
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