Famous British astrologer Mystic Meg has died at the age of 80
Well-known British astrologer Mystic Meg died at the age of 80. The horoscope expert and TV personality had been in the hospital with flu since last month, and she died in the early hours of March 9.
Meg, whose real name is Margaret Anne Lake, wrote horoscopes for the Sun for over 20 years. She became famous in the 1990s because she was on the TV show National Lottery. Read on to learn more about her life and career. Follow our website Viralstimes.com to find out about the latest news!
“She even made it into the English language. If a politician, someone in show business, or a regular person on the street is asked a hard question, they will say, “Who do you think I am, Mystic Meg?” It shows how much of an impact she had,” Shapland added. Also Read – Why Did David Lindley Die? Guitarist Noted for Jackson Browne Dies
Meg’s longtime boyfriend, Dave Shapland, confirmed her death in a statement on Thursday. He said, “Without a doubt, she was Britain’s most famous astrologer by a million miles. Nobody came close to Meg in that way. Millions of people in this country and around the world followed her.”
Margaret was born July 27, 1942, in Accrington, Lancashire. She learned astrology from her grandmother when she was growing up. After graduating from the University of Leeds, Meg worked as a sub-editor at the News of the World. She then changed her name to Eileen Anderson in the 1980s and became the paper’s regular astrologer. Also Read – How Did Christopher Priester Die? Florida comic Chris dies at 51
The psychic became famous in 1994 when the National Lottery Draw was first shown on BBC One. She stayed on the show until 2000 and used to guess things about the lottery winner before they were officially announced. Meg continued to be an astrologer for News of the World until the paper was shut down in 2011.
Her predictions also made it into the newspapers in the US and Australia. The astrologer was known for her unique runes, crystal balls, tarot cards, and I Ching. She also wrote several books, including Mystic Meg’s Lucky Numbers for Love, Life, and the Lottery and Mystic Meg’s Astrolife.
