BBC star Deborah James at 'rock bottom' as stage 4 cancer battle goes in 'wrong direction'

The mother-of-four, who took part in the dating series in the hopes of finding true love, was then mocked by narrator Rob Beckett, who chimed in, quipping: "What's next? "The gladiators weren't real gladiators!"In January 2021, Ulrika stopped by Good Morning Britain for an interview with Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid. But things took a turn for the worse when the controversial TV personality failed to tell the difference between her north from her south, showing all the more signs that the weather reporting gig was never her dream job. During her chat with the pair, Ulrika went on to say she hadn't reported the weather in well over three decades, adding that she had "no idea" what to expect when she landed the position at 21 years old. "I think I had no idea what to expect when I started I was 21 and you were told to talk as much as you could about your personal life because you were giving a piece of yourself."Nowadays, people have a greater understanding of what that means and what the consequences of that is."Meanwhile, on the latest series of Celebs Go Dating, Ulrika has made it no secret that she's ready to settle down with a man who treated her like a "normal person".The former Celebrity Big Brother star signed up for the programme three years after her split from her third husband, American advertising executive Brian Monet.Ulrika and Brian married back in 2008, the same year they would welcome their son Malcolm. The Swedish-British socialite had previously been married to John Turnbull from 1990 to 1995.And after three years of marriage, Ulrika's second marriage to Lance Gerarrard-Wright had also collapsed.Speaking of her reasons for signing up to Celebs Go Dating in the first place, she revealed: "At some point

Lily James had a massive makeover to play Playboy model Pamela Anderson for the Hulu series Pam And Tommy.There has been much said about her prosthetic breasts and fake blonde hair to look more like the Baywatch actress.But on Thursday the makeup artist for the series shared new details of her transformation like how he used veneers, covered up Lily's thick eyebrows to pencil on thin ones and used a forehead prosthetic as he talked to WWD. So much work: Lily James had a massive makeover to play Playboy model Pamela Anderson for the Hulu series Pam And Tommy.

Dan Walker, 44, is a regular on the BBC Breakfast sofa where he presents with Louise Minchin from Monday to Wednesday.

Like many, Piers Morgan tuned in to watch the England game on Tuesday night.

BBC Breakfast that he'd "never had a £50 note" before.The 44-year-old had been chatting about the new plastic £50 note that is in circulation from today - Wednesday June 23 - when he told his co-star Louise Minichin that he'd never had one.As Louise held up the new plastic money to showcase it on the programme, she was left astonished by Dan's comment.He moaned: "I'm not sure I've had a £50 note in my wallet in my whole entire life."Dan turned to Louise to ask: "What happens with it [the £50 note] now? Does it go back to the Bank of England?"Laughing Louise added: "I don't know?"Her on-screen partner joked: "I seem to have lost it."Louise had previously explained that the paperless currency featured Alan Turning who is best known for his

"Remove, wrap in towels & leave in a cool box to rest until you need it," he penned."Enjoy," he finally finished, alongside a smiling face emoji.However, not everyone was as enamoured with the cooked cut of beef as he was, as one follower pleaded with the star to stop posting snaps of cooked meat to his account.The social media user wrote: "Enough of the dead animals!!"Promptly replying to the comment, Dan was quick to address his and his family's stance on meat-eating.He wrote: "We buy our meat from ethical butchers and we talk to the kids about our impact on the planet and why we don’t eat as much meat as we used to."I feel that meat is part of a balanced diet," he added.Dan commented: "I also love you and respect your opinion."

BBC presenter Deborah James has provided further insight on her health condition and revealed she now has a "rapidly growing tumour" amid her stage four cancer battle.Deborah, 39, was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer in 2016 but says she has recently experienced flare-ups.The presenter also said the experimental drugs that she was previously taking no longer work. In her column for The Sun, the star explained: "My cancer has been bubbling away in the background, and I’ve had flare-ups that have resulted in two major operations in the last six months alone."Deborah has since developed a tumour near her liver which has wrapped itself around her bile duct."I’ve had weeks of radiotherapy and CyberKnife as well in the last six months.

Lorraine Kelly, 61, has sent a heartfelt message to her co-star Deborah James, 39, who she has worked with several times on her self-titled ITV show. Deborah has been instrumental in Lorraine's No Butts campaign, which aims to raise awareness of bowel cancer symptoms.The BBC presenter got involved in the campaign with the ITV star after she was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer back in December 2016.Lorraine sent Deborah her love on Twitter after she informed fans in a new column that her liver is starting to fail and she is worried about “running out of time".Deborah shared the column on social media last night and wrote alongside it: “Update: Cancer is a s**t.

BBC Breakfast presenter Dan Walker gave viewers an "early warning" on Tuesday, as he admitted to dressing in the dark in a bid to avoid disturbing his family during the early hours.

Dan Walker, 44, has warned BBC Breakfast viewers that they may witness a “clash going on” after he suffered a blunder while getting dressed in the dark at home this morning.The presenter previously revealed he often avoids turning on too many lights and making noise when he gets ready for work in the early hours of each morning so he doesn’t wake his wife Sarah Walker and their three children, Susie, 13, Jessica, 11, and Joe, 10.However, the former Football Focus host’s kind gesture caused him to make an unfortunate wardrobe error today.Dan took to Twitter to share his mishap with his 714,000 followers this morning in a behind-the-scenes snap.The star could be seen in his dressing room grimacing at the mirror in a candid selfie as he

Deborah James has revealed that doctors have discovered a "rapidly growing tumour" close to her liver amid her cancer battle.The 39 year old BBC presenter was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer in December 2016. She underwent chemotherapy and was later placed on experimental drugs.

Deborah James said that her scans revealed a "rapidly growing tumour" amid her Stage 4 cancer battle.

BBC Breakfast this was certainly the case when presenter Dan Walker interviewed a doctor in Coventry.Dan, 44, who is usually in the studio with co-host Louise Minchin interviewed medical staff at Coventry hospital.

Louise Minchin, 52, has taken to Twitter to speak out on Dan Walker’s noticeable absence from the BBC Breakfast studio this morning.The star, who recently announced her decision to leave the programme, snapped a selfie featuring her co-stars Carol Kirkwood, 59, and Sally Nugent, 49,  as she was left “holding the fort”.Louise and Sally smiled for the camera, while Carol could be seen presenting her latest weather forecast in the background.However, Dan was nowhere to be seen in the photo.Explaining the situation, Louise wrote in view of her 210,000 followers: “Good morning, and I am holding the fort from the #BBCBreakfast sofa with @sallynugent and @carolkirkwood while we have sent @mrdanwalker to Coventry. “You will have to watch

Piers Morgan has admitted he has "always needed a rivalry" to get him out of bed in the morning, and that he loved his public feud with Dan Walker.The former Good Morning Britain host, 56, has spoken out about his public rivalry with his "long-time breakfast foe" Dan Walker, 44, who currently presents BBC Breakfast.Writing in his latest column for MailOnline, Piers recalled a hilarious game of golf he played earlier this month after running into his old foe Dan on the green at the lush Wentworth Club in Surrey.Ready for a game of golf with cricket legend Kevin Pietersen, the former TV anchor found broadcaster Dan "smirking in the sunshine" on the green - and Piers hailed the event as one to bring some "most savage banter" which would make

Twitter to share a screenshot from the internet which alleged this was the reason why he decided to tie the knot with Anna Elisabet Eberstein. Addressing the claim, he told his 634,000 followers this was far from the truth.He wrote: “No I didn’t, @Internet.

BBC Breakfast star Mike Bushell, 55, issued an apology to Adam Wild after he was unable to appear on the programme.The former Strictly Come Dancing star praised his replacement on Twitter and thanked him for standing in at the last minute and saving the day.Sharing a picture of himself on the programme on social media, Adam told his 1,369 followers that his morning had been unexpected.He thanked the show's hosts Dan Walker and Louise Minchin for showing him the ropes."I’ll be honest, not quite the morning I was expecting."Great to make (big) surprise appearance on @BBCBreakfast," he wrote online before thanking his co-stars."Thanks @mrdanwalker & @louiseminchin for guiding me through," Adam continued.Dan, who presented sports show Football

BBC Breakfast co-star Nina Warhurst who struggled to herd sheep during a live segment on the show.The 44-year-old was full of witty remarks as he watched Nina's attempt to command a sheep dog to structure the woolly flock.

BBC Breakfast presenter Louise Minchin, 52, fronted the show with John Kay, 51, instead of her usual co-host Dan Walker, 44, yesterday.The pair didn’t address the latter's absence on the show, but he has taken to Twitter to reveal why he was away.In view of his 713,000 followers today, he shared Louise’s picture of the pair reunited in the studio.He captioned the post: “Nice to be back.“I was working yesterday… just doing some filming for a programme next week.”Fans flocked to his co-star’s post to comment.Louise Minchin joins GMB host in show debut after exit announcementOne Twitter user wrote: “Going to miss these fun selfies, when you depart later this year.”“Cheeky Monday off for Dan x good morning both x,” a second commented.A third

BBC Breakfast's Louise Minchin was forced to step in during Tuesday's programme, as her co-host Dan Walker made an awkward political blunder.During a segment with the show's Chief Political Correspondent, Adam Fleming, a picture of Boris Johnson bumping elbows with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was shown on-screen.And after Adam had finished talking, Dan jumped in to say: "And while you were talking, we were seeing some pictures of Boris Johnson and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison elbowing each other."Dan was quick to correct himself for potentially implying the Prime Minister was getting aggressive, rushing to put in: "In a sort of, you know, greety way, outside the doors of Number 10.

BBC Breakfast.The presenter revealed the secret of water shrews' diving ability and during the segment, she messed up the vocabulary and invented a new word.She said: "They're tiny mammals which have long baffled scientists with their ability to hunt underwater."Now researchers say the creatures have evolved special muscle that carry more oxygen, allowing them to stay submerged much longer than other manimals...