Comedian Candy Palmater, Known for 'The Candy Show' and 'Trailer Park Boys', Dead at 53

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Candy Palmater, a comedian who was best known for her work onThe Candy ShowandTrailer Park Boys, has died. She was 53.

On Saturday, Palmater’s wife and manager, Denise Tompkins, announced that the star had died at her home in asocial media statement.

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Further details surrounding Palmater’s death were not immediately released, though she had previously beenhospitalized for a few weeks, according to posts from her social media feed.

The comedian first shared that she was in the hospital in early December, alongside aphotographof herself with a nasal cannula.

In mid-December, Palmater offered anupdate, revealing that she was diagnosed with a rare condition called eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA).

“14 nights in the hospital but if it wasn’t for the compassion, abilities and the humanity of the people of Saint Michaels I don’t know how I would manage,” she wrote in a post.

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Born in New Brunswick, Canada, Palmater created and hostedThe Candy Showon APTN and was a regular co-host on the talk showThe Social.

She also starred in a selection of other television shows, includingTrailer Park Boys,Sex & ViolenceandForgive Me.

In astatement,The Socialreacted to Palmater’s death and paid tribute to the late star.

“Today our entire team is grieving the sudden passing of our good friend Candy Palmater, who always left us smiling a bit bigger, laughing a bit harder, and thinking a bit more critically about the world around us,” the statement read. “We’re thinking of her loved ones today. She’ll be deeply missed.”

source: people.com