'Heartbreaking news' BBC Breakfast's Dan Walker offers support to Deborah James and family

Dame Deborah James has announced that she hopes a rose named after her will feature in her 12-year-old daughter's wedding bouquet one day.Deborah, who has so far raised over £6million for her bowel cancer fundraising efforts, revealed on Instagram on Friday The Harkness Rose Company is set to sell a flower named the Dame Deborah James Rose.Deborah, who is battling bowel cancer and receiving end-of-life care at her home, later shared snaps of her posing alongside a bouquet filled with the white and pale pink flowers, as she told how she hoped Eloise, would opt to include one in her nuptials.Discussing the flower named in her honour, she said: "It makes me sad but it fills me with so much joy that this rose can now be bred for years and years to come."Maybe one day Eloise will choose to have it in her wedding bouquet."From each flower sold £2.50 is set to go towards her Bowel Babe fund.Giving more detail on how the rose will raise funds for her charity, the podcast host added: "I actually cried when they asked me if they could name a rose after me. The new rose is available to pre-order now for delivery in Autumn 2022 (link in stories and below)."Even better, £2.50 from the sale of each rose will be paid to the @Bowelbabefund.

BBC star is currently receiving home hospice care as her battle with bowel cancer progresses. But she used all of her energy to go out with her rock, husband Seb, for an hour. They went on a date to Beaverbrook country house and Deborah indulged in a bloody Mary.

Bowel babe Dame Deborah James admitted she cried after a stunning rose was named in honour of her to help raise money for her charity fund.The 40 year old revealed the news on her Instagram page saying she was "honoured" to have the Dame Deborah James Rose named after her. Dame Deborah was presented with a stunning bouquet of her new rose by the team at The Harkness Rose Company.They will be introducing the new flower at their stand at Chelsea Flower Show next week.

Mum-of-two Rebecca counts herself "hugely fortunate" that she beat stage three bowel cancer after revealing it could've been a very different story if she had been diagnosed just one month later. Rebecca, who is mum to William, seven, and Florence, nine, with husband Adrian, 50, has a family history with the disease as her mum suffered from double breast cancer, her grandmother had lymphatic cancer and grandfather had lung cancer.

Dame Deborah James took to Instagram on Thursday to announce that she had collaborated with In The Style on a new clothing line.The 40-year-old mum-of-two, who has terminal bowel cancer, shared the poignant caption alongside snaps of herself and her daughter in the clothes. She said: “I’m so excited to finally be able to share (at least part) of a project I’ve been working on for several months now.Together with the @inthestyle team I’ve been creating and designing a collection of beautiful clothes to hopefully make us all look good and feel great!!! “The main collection isnt quite ready yet, although some of you will have noticed recently I’ve been sporting a whole host of beautiful floral dresses - which I can confirm were worn for my visit from Prince William!” “I cannot tell you guys how this partnership has kept me going through my hospital stays and taken me away from cancer.

Cancer campaigner Dame Deborah James has revealed she has helped design a clothing collection with a message of hope.The 40-year-old mum-of-two, who has terminal bowel cancer, has tirelessly campaigned to raise awareness and vast amounts of cash for research into the cruel disease. Her latest venture, announced on her Instagram account, is a clothing range in collaboration with In The Style and the main collection will be released online for shoppers later this year.

BBC Breakfast star Naga Munchetty has finally addressed her co-star Dan Walker leaving the morning programme. After a star-studded "leaving do" on Wednesday, Dan took to Instagram to share some adorable snaps from his last evening with the broadcasting giant.Following an emotional last appearance from Dan, co-hosts Sally Nugent, Naga Munchetty and sports presenter Mike Bushell joined their pal at a secret location in Salford.In one image, Dan treated fans to a sweet and happy snap of himself arm-in-arm with Naga as they both smiled away for the selfie while looking glam.Dan wore a black button-down shirt and his co-star matched him wearing a scoop neck and sleeveless top.Sharing a whole compilation of pics from his last evening with colleagues, the new Channel 5 star penned: "What a wonderful evening with friends and family at my leaving do tonight."So many surprises and just so much fun being together with so many gorgeous humans."Thanks to everyone who came.

Deborah James has given her blessing for TV bosses to air an episode of Embarrassing Bodies she's in even if she's already died. The 40 year old, who has been courageously battling bowel cancer for five years, announced last week that her body is "just not playing ball" and she's been moved to end-of-life care. Since then, she's been trying to push for more awareness around the cancer as well as funds to go towards Cancer Research UK.

Naga Munchetty, 47, has broken her silence over Dan Walker’s BBC Breakfast exit by taking to Instagram and commenting on a post in which he uploaded photos from his huge, star-filled “leaving do”.

DAME Deborah James launched a charity T-shirt last night - which sold out in just an hour. Emblazoned with her motto ‘Rebellious Hope’ the top marks the first piece in a new collection with In The Style.

Dame Deborah James has hailed it a ‘miracle’ that tons of letters have been able to find their way to her – without having her exact address.The You, Me & The Big C podcast host has been bombarded with support on social media since announcing that her cancer treatment has stopped and she is now receiving end-of-life hospice care at home. However, it’s the letters that have been mailed somewhat directly to Dame Deborah that have particularly made her chuckle today. The 40-year-old is currently living at her parents’ home in Woking where she has chosen to die rather than her London property, in order to spare her children the heartbreaking memories of her dying in their own house. While it’s known which Surrey town the family are currently staying in, their exact address is not public knowledge for obvious reasons.

Wagatha Christie libel trial between Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney, arguing they should donate the money they would have spent on legal proceedings – said to be £3million – to Dame Deborah James.The former Wag, who was married to Jason Cundy, branded the sensational High Court case, which concluded at the Royal Courts of Justice today, a ‘waste of money’ and compared it to the fundraising efforts of BowelBabe Dame Deborah.Dame Deborah was knighted last week after raising more than £6million for bowel cancer research, following the news she had moved into hospice care at home five years after being diagnosed with the disease.Insisting ‘the only winners will be the lawyers’, Lizzie felt the Wagatha trial, in all reality, was a ‘monumental waste of money’ when you compare it to Dame Deborah’s situation.Rebekah, who is married to Leicester footballer Jamie Vardy, is suing Coleen for libel after Coleen accused her of leaking ‘false stories’ about her private life in October 2019 following a months-long ‘sting operation’ which saw Coleen dubbed ‘Wagatha Christie’.Lizzie wrote for The Sun: ‘Let’s be honest, what a monumental waste of money this trial is . . . in the same week Bowelbabe Deborah James has raised more than £6million for Cancer Research UK.‘A tweet which says the Rooneys and Vardys should quit now and donate all the money they would have spent in legal proceedings to her fund has gone viral.

Dame Deborah James has been left overwhelmed by "miracle" letters that have been arriving from well wishers despite having no address on them. Deborah, otherwise known as Bowel Babe, has been battling stage four bowel cancer after initially being diagnosed with stage three in December 2016.

Naga Munchetty, 47, looked amazing on BBC Breakfast today as she sported a tight-fitted dark blue jumpsuit, however, this did not stop her slipping up on this morning's show.The presenter announced the time four hours ahead, causing many fans to be very puzzled. this morning.The presenter announced the time on the show as they came back from a short clip.She said: "It is in fact 11 minutes past 11."However, the time in fact was only 8.11am, causing many viewers an element of stress this Thursday morning.Many social media users took to Twitter to call out the presenter for her awkward blunder, leaving Naga to apologise.Penticost_kathy said, along with a clip of the on-air mistake: "@TVNaga01 you read the time wrong I had to double take at the time."SKingdonWard added: "@BBCBreakfast @TVNaga01 Did I just hear Naga saying it was 11 minutes past 11, or have I not woken up properly yet?!"Jonesy68 commented: "@TVNaga01 11 minutes past 11 Naga! Its only 8 o clock!" (sic)RodVeganPower then joked: "@TVNaga01 11 minutes past 11? Late night Naga?"Naga replied to all in view of her 270,700 followers: "Sorry!"The presenter is not the only BBC Breakfast show host to slip up in the last week.Former presenter Dan Walker "forgot" to set his alarm on his last week on the programme.Along with a picture of him and Sally Nugent, as well as a close-up of his footwear choice and purple socks, Dan told his followers what had happened.In view of his 755,800 Twitter followers, he penned: "My last ever Wednesday on #BBCBreakfast and guess what? I forgot to set my alarms for the first time in 6 years."Thankfully the body clock kicked in and I wasn’t too late.

BBC Breakfast host Naga Munchetty has taken to social media to apologise to viewers of the show following a mix up on live TV this morning (Thursday May 19).The usual programme procedure dictates the hosts tell the time - however, Naga was left red-faced after messing up, leaving viewers confused.At 8:11, instead of telling viewers the actual time, the keen golfer slipped up, informing viewers that the time was in fact 11:11.However, she failed to notice the mistake and carried on with the remainder of the show - with her co-host Charlie Stayt also failing to notice the blunder.Eagle-eyed fans, of course, were the first to point out the mistake on social media - leading to Naga being forced to apologise four separate times.One social media user tweeted Naga and said: "@TVNaga01 you read the time wrong I had to double take at the time" to which Naga replied and said "sorry."However the viewer quickly replied and said: "That’s ok we're all human I was still half asleep and hadn’t had my mug of coffee…"Someone else also shared her confusion and said: "@BBCBreakfast @TVNaga01 Did I just hear Naga saying it was 11 minutes past 11, or have I not woken up properly yet?!"Naga replied and once again said "sorry" for the mistake, with the viewer responding with her support to say she loves the banter between Naga and Charlie.Another viewer also pointed out the mistake and tweeted the host and said: "@TVNaga01 11 minutes past 11 Naga! It's only about 8 o'clock!" Once again Naga replied to the viewer to apologise.However she had to apologise once more as one last viewer checked in on her and said: "@TVNaga01 11 minutes past 11? Late night Naga?"The mistake comes just the morning after Naga attended Dan Walker's leaving party after

Ronan Keating said it has been “heart-breaking” to watch Deborah James’ struggle with bowel cancer. The former headteacher was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2016 and announced on Instagram on 9 May that she has now stopped treatment and is receiving hospice care at home.The Boyzone singer became a cancer charity campaigner after his Mum, Marie, died of breast cancer and he has now received an honorary doctorate from the Open University for his charity work.The 45 year old explained: “I continue the story and continue to educate people about cancer, whether that’s through cancer research UK or through the Marie Keating Foundation or through the Open University degree, the doctorate.” Get exclusive celebrity stories and reality tv news straight to your inbox with OK! daily newsletter.

BBC Breakfast host Dan Walker was joined by a galaxy of his BBC star pals at his leaving bash held at a "secret" Salford bar. BBC man Dan presented for the channel for the final time on an emotional last show live on Tuesday morning.

Dan Walker appears to have revealed which star he'd like to replace him on BBC Breakfast - following his exit from the flagship news programme.The presenter has just quit the BBC for Channel 5 after 13 years with the broadcaster and six years on BBC Breakfast..He bid farewell to his BBC Breakfast team when he hosted his final episode on Tuesday (May 17) - an action-packed affair which saw his former co-host Louise Minchin surprise him in the studio.But it's left many fans wondering which star will take his place on the famous red sofa.Dan took to Twitter on Wednesday to address his temporary replacement on the daily BBC show - Jon Kay - who has stepped in to anchor the show for a "few weeks" alongside Dan's old co-host Sally Nugent.He retweeted a post from Sally before sharing his thoughts on Jon, who is a BBC News correspondent who often presents on Breakfast these days.Sally shared a selfie of her and Jon smiling on the sofa with the caption: "Morning everyone @BBCBreakfast @jonkay01" alongside a smiling-emoji.It came as Jon stood in as host on Wednesday's broadcast - the first day after Dan's special farewell episode.Dan reacted to the tweet in front of his 758,8000 viewers, where he seemed to hint he'd like Jon to be his successor.He wrote: "The future right there [fingers crossed emoji] [trophy emoji]."Dan's fans and friends flocked to the comments to share their views on Jon, and it appeared many were keen to see Jon instilled as Dan's permanent replacement.Mike Sullivan said: "I love @jonkay01. Great choice if he’s picked to be your successor."He then quipped: "Although, have the BBC allowed you to do what Man Utd allowed Fergie to do & pick who takes over??”One wrote: "It would be very well deserved.

Dan Walker took to Twitter and addressed his temporary replacement on BBC Breakfast today.The broadcaster had been co-hosting the show alongside Sally Nugent, but is now moving across to present the news on Channel 5 after six years on the programme.The 45-year-old spoke about his on-screen replacement on social media after bidding farewell to his BBC colleagues yesterday.Retweeting a post from former co-star Sally, 50, he shared his thoughts, in view of his 758,800 followers, as Jon Kay stepped in and hosted Wednesday's edition.Earlier this morning, Sally had posted a selfie on the breakfast sofa with Jon, who is a BBC News correspondent and regularly presents on Breakfast.“Morning everyone @BBCBreakfast @jonkay01,” Sally wrote with a smiling emoji, next to the photo of them both grinning at the camera.In reaction to the tweet, Dan wrote: “The future right there [fingers crossed emoji] [trophy emoji].”His fans and followers took to the comments section to share their thoughts as many viewers have suggested Jon should be made Dan's permanent replacement.Mike Sullivan wrote: “I love @jonkay01. Great choice if he’s picked to be your successor.“Although, have the BBC allowed you to do what Man Utd allowed Fergie to do & pick who takes over??” he added with a grimace emoji (sic).“@jonkay01 has done a great job on the show and fully deserves being your replacement,” added Doug Sanders.Serenity Knutsford added: “It would be very well deserved.

Instagram post.After the pair shared a precious morning together, Deborah posted a picture of the couple as they enjoyed some quality time.Deborah looked cosy in fluffy socks and a jacket while she smiled for the camera and smart Seb wore a white shirt, jeans and a blazer.She wrote in the caption: "Seb whisked me (bit of a mission, but worth it!) at the crack of dawn to RHS Garden Wisley before all the crowds to say well done for the book launch, and it was just perfect for an hour."Deborah continued: "I haven’t left the house in 10 days as I have been too weak and whilst I’m now going to snooze for most of the day (in the sun like a cat), I love this picture reminding me of vibrant green life all around, despite the sadness of knowing the state of my body inside.She called Seb an "utter rock" and said that they were able to "squeeze their hands together, swallow the tears and laugh instead”.The 40-year-old also mentioned that she was “blown away” and “utterly grateful” for the response to her new book.Titled How To Live When You Could Be Dead, the book touches on her journey with bowel cancer.She has so far raised £6 million through her fundraising efforts and thanked the “sheer number” of people who have “kindly ordered” her new book.Deborah told her followers that they have made her new publication “a number one on the Amazon best sellers list,” which has always been a “pipe dream” of hers.She admitted that her “first book missed out” and may “never know about this one,” but assured fans she will be “celebrating somewhere”.Fans flocked to the comments to sing Deborah’s praises and one wrote that she “incredible,” along with her “amazing husband”.Another fan called them a “beautiful couple” and that Deborah is a “star”

Dame Deborah James has said she is ‘utterly blown away’ by the response to her second book. She previously said that she was ‘gutted’ she will not live to see her second book published in a touching Instagram post yesterday (May 17).