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Deborah James' podcast co-host Lauren Mahon says her death 'hasn't really hit'

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Deborah James' podcast co-host has called the late cancer campaigner's death "surreal" and said her friend's passing "hasn't really hit yet".

Dame Deborah, known as Bowel Babe, tragically passed away on June 28 at the age of 40, after being diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2016.

She had co-hosted the You, Me And The Big C podcast with Lauren Mahon and Rachael Bland – who sadly died in September 2018 aged 40 after treatment for breast cancer.

Lauren, who herself was diagnosed with breast cancer at 31, spoke out publicly for the first time since Deborah's death on BBC Breakfast on Tuesday morning, saying she'd chosen to speak on the show as it's where the trio first launched their podcast. “I kind of really felt that I wanted to be on the sofa as this is where we launched the pod with Rachael and Deb right here, so it felt very apt that I’d chat about our wonderful friend here with you," Lauren said. “I don’t think it’s really hit, we have moments where it feels very real and a bit overwhelming, but I think it is all a bit surreal.

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