Deborah James: Last News

Lorraine Kelly raised a glass to her late friend Dame Deborah James on Friday morning and opened up about how she's feeling days on from her death. The TV star, 62, raised a glass to the late BBC podcast host during Friday's episode of her self-titled show and admitted she hasn't processed her friend passing away earlier this week. Deborah's death was confirmed on Tuesday night as her loved ones shared the sad news that the mum-of-two had died at the age of 40 via a statement on social media, following a five-year battle against stage four bowel cancer.

A poignant and touching moment between Deborah James and her family in her final days was aired during Thursday night's documentary.

Dame Deborah James described how she sobbed in her car after seeing her kids off to secondary school - a milestone she never thought she would hit before her tragic death age 40 after a five-year battle with bowel cancer.The journalist and broadcaster, who went by the nickname "bowel babe", "passed away peacefully" on Tuesday 28 June, her family shared in a statement on her Instagram. Deborah was first diagnosed with stage three bowel cancer in 2016 at the age of 35, before the disease sadly went on to become stage four.

BBC viewers were left in tears on Thursday evening after a touching documentary aired paying tribute to the late Dame Deborah James, who recently passed away after a five-year battle with bowel cancer.The podcast host and journalist, who also went by the nickname 'bowel babe', sadly died on Tuesday 28 June aged 40, with her family announcing the news in a heartbreaking statement on social media. A moving documentary titled Dame Deborah James: The Last Dance aired on Thursday 30 June on BBC One paying tribute to Deborah, who raised over £6 million for cancer charities.

Viewers were left heartbroken by a poignant documentary about cancer campaigner Dame Deborah James who died this week, age 40. The documentary, Deborah James: The Last Dance, aired this evening and is available on iPlayer.

Lorraine Kelly has led the tributes to the late Dame Deborah James in a new BBC documentary after she tragically died age 40 after a five-year battle with bowel cancer. The journalist and broadcaster, who went by the nickname "bowel babe", "passed away peacefully" on Tuesday 28 June, her family shared in a statement on her Instagram.

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Lorraine Kelly has left fans emotional with her first photo since Dame Deborah James' death. The ITV star shared a pic of herself snuggling her dog last night. Lorraine wrote: "Some days you just need a hug.

Chris Evans has opened up about a bowel cancer scare he experienced following the death of BBC podcast host Dame Deborah James.The radio star, 56, paid tribute to the mum-of-two following her heartbreaking death aged 40 from the disease, before revealing that he experienced a scare almost a decade ago.The flame-haired star spoke candidly about tragically losing family members to the disease while addressing his own experience.Chris said: "So because of my family history of bowel cancer, my dad died of bowel cancer and both his brothers did, both my uncles."So it got all of them, it wiped them out, so I'm very high risk."The father of five went on to relay an incident which led him to urgently seek medical advice.The radio host continued: "A few years ago I went to have my first colonoscopy following a toilet experience which literally took my breath away."So nothing had happened to me or, as far as I was concerned, to do with blood in my stools ever."He added: "And then one day I think it was eight or nine years ago now, I wrote about it in one of my books, I looked in the pan and it was like somebody had poured a tin of red paint in there."It was so weird, because I'd been told I was high risk and I was too scared to do anything about it"I don't know why, I don't know why, I just was," Chris explained.Addressing the experience, he went on: "I sort of didn't want to know, you know that one, which is crazy but completely understandable, especially for some reason where blokes are concerned."But the strangest thing happened, when I saw this, I just went to the telephone, didn't tell my wife, didn't tell anybody I knew, phoned my doctor and booked an appointment."It was so strange, I didn't even think about it, it was

Deborah James' charity fund has hit the £7million mark following her death earlier this week.The BBC podcast host, who also went by the nickname 'Bowelbabe', passed away on Tuesday 28 June following a five-year battle with bowel cancer. Prior to her death, she announced the heartbreaking news that she'd moved to end-of-life-care and, while there, focused her efforts on raising awareness and money for Cancer Research UK.The mum-of-two initially hoped to raise £250,000 but in just a few days the figure topped £1.5m. Now, this figure has risen above the £7million mark as donations have flooded in following her death.

Lorraine Kelly was moved to tears at the start of her show on Wednesday.MORE: Lorraine Kelly reveals unexpected event during holiday with husband SteveThe ITV star choked up during a particularly emotional opening segment – before sweetly apologising to her viewers. WATCH: Dr Amir Khan shares key signs of bowel cancerLorraine, 62, was paying tribute to her dear friend, Dame Deborah James, who lost her battle with bowel cancer at the age of 40 - weeks after she was made a Dame by the Duke of Cambridge.READ: Eamonn Holmes shares new heartbreak as famous friends reactMORE: 11 GMB hosts' magical weddings: Ben Shephard, Christine Lampard and moreDeborah – known online as Bowel Babe – passed away surrounded by her family, weeks after she confirmed she had stopped active treatment and was receiving palliative care at her parents' home.

Deborah James after the campaigner died following a five year battle with bowel cancer.  Kelsey took to her Instagram story to share a photo of Dame Deborah following her death at the age of 40.  She wrote alongside it: ‘My Tom will be waiting with a glass of something special for you Deborah.

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Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has paid tribute to Dame Deborah James, calling her a ‘huge inspiration’ during Prime Minister’s Questions. The podcast presenter, campaigner and blogger known as ‘Bowel Babe’ died aged 40 yesterday. She had been diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer in December 2016 and was told early on that she may not live beyond five years, and after raising awareness for the disease, she raised nearly £7million for Cancer Research UK in the final years of her life.

Stacey Solomon has reunited with her fiancé Joe Swash after his boozy stag weekend in Ibiza. The 32 year old finally got to see her husband-to-be again after he enjoyed partying with his close friends and Stacey's dad, David, for a boozy holiday ahead of their wedding. Stacey posted a moving clip of Joe, 40, on Instagram Stories as he embraced their son Rex, three, and their eight month old daughter Rose following his return on Wednesday morning.The Loose Women panellist wrote: "Joe got back yesterday at 4am so we spent the day having cuddles.

Deborah James reportedly reconciled with her husband just one month before her cancer diagnosis in 2016.The broadcaster and campaigner sadly died on Tuesday 28 June after her five year battle with bowel cancer.Throughout her battle, Deborah used her platforms to raise awareness and raise money, resulting in her raising over £6million for her bowel cancer fundraiser in May. Whilst the mother-of-two was very vocal about her family's support, she did reveal in 2020 that her and her husband Sebastien Bowen were on the brink of divorce before they reconciled a month before her diagnosis.

Dame Deborah James sadly passed away on Tuesday night surrounded by her family.

BBC Strictly Come Dancing stars John Whaite and Johannes Radebe have signed up for Celebrity Gogglebox on Channel 4. The Strictly runners up will join the regular cast for the ongoing series. Alread starring on the show are the likes of Bill Bailey and Oti Mabuse.

Dame Deborah James, the fan favorite BBC podcast host, has sadly passed away at the age of 40 after documenting her battle with cancer.

ITV's long-running show Celebrity Juice has been cancelled after 14 years on air. Host Leigh Francis, who plays his alter-ego Keith Lemon, confirmed the news to fans in a statement on Twitter.

On Tuesday the tragic news that Dame Deborah James had passed away following a heroic battle with bowel cancer was announced.The inspirational fundraiser passed away at the age of 40 after devastatingly announcing on 9 May that she had moved to end-of-life care. She explained that despite all of her treatments, her body just wasn’t “playing ball”, and that she was receiving hospice care at her parents' house.The broadcaster and journalist was survived by her husband Sebastian Bowen and their two children Hugo, 14 and 12 year old Eloise.