Reality TV star, 53, dies after fatal car crash

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14 Jan 2026 • 11:55 PM MYT
The Independent
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  • Britain's Got Talent finalist Letitia Cuney, 53, and her partner Cheryl Pierre, 47, have died from injuries sustained in a car crash near Chittering, Cambridgeshire.
  • The fatal collision occurred on 28 December, with Cuney dying on 30 December and Pierre succumbing to her injuries on 1 January.
  • A man from Haddenham was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, possession of class A drugs, and drug driving; he has been released on bail.
  • Cuney, a teacher who relocated from America, reached the 2024 Britain's Got Talent final as part of the choir NSO (Northants Sings Out).
  • Both families have paid tribute, remembering Cuney as an "energetic, powerful presence" and Pierre as "completely selfless" and the "centre of our family".

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