Welch will complete her remarkable journey from the playing fields of north east England to the top flight when she takes charge of Fulham against Burnley at Craven Cottage.

'I had to have emergency surgery for reasons I don’t really feel strong enough to go into yet'

Witherspoon worked with Welch on the 2001 cult classic film Legally Blonde

Hollywood star and “legendary bombshell” Raquel Welch has died at the age of 82.