An astrologer from East Lancashire who became well-known for her horoscope column and connections to the National Lottery has passed away at the age of 80.
According to a national publication, Mystic Meg, actual name Margaret Lake, who was born in Accrington, passed away this morning (March 9), after being admitted to the hospital with the flu.
For almost 23 years, the astrologer penned a horoscope column for The Sun.
Without a doubt, she was Britain’s most well-known astrologer by a mile, according to her agent Dave Shapland.
Mystic Meg Obituary
Margaret Anne Lake gave birth to Mystic Meg on July 27, 1942.
She was born and raised in Accrington, Lancashire, in a terraced home where her grandmother taught her astrology.
After completing her English degree at the University of Leeds, she began working for the News of the World as a sub-editor before rising to the position of deputy editor of Sunday, the publication’s weekend color supplement.
She adopted the name Eileen Anderson and started working as the newspaper’s regular astrologer in the 1980s.