Carrie Fisher to receive Hollywood star in May the Fourth tribute

Carrie Fisher is being honoured in Hollywood (Chris Pizzello/AP)

Carrie Fisher is to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in a May the Fourth tribute to one of the Star Wars franchise’s most popular figures.

Fisher, who died in 2016, joins Star Wars co-stars Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill on the Hollywood tourist attraction that recognises luminaries from film, television, music and other entertainment industries.