Deborah James: Last News

Dame Deborah James has died at the age of 40, after her five-year battle with bowel cancer. Announcing her death, her family said in a devastating statement shared to her Instagram on 28 June: "Dame Deborah James.

Julia Bradbury has led the "heartbroken" stars paying tribute to Deborah James following her death aged 40.The journalist and broadcaster, who raised over £6.7 million for cancer research, "passed away peacefully" on Tuesday June 28 following a five-year battle with bowel cancer, her family announced in a devastating statement.Tributes have been pouring in for Deborah, who is survived by her husband, Sebastian Bowen, and their two children, Hugo, 14 and Eloise, 12.Taking to Twitter, presenter Julia Bradbury, who was diagnosed with breast cancer last year and has spread awareness on her platform, said she was "heartbroken" by Deborah’s death.The TV star wrote: “Heartbroken that Dame Deborah James has died. She has been the most incredible ambassador of life & cancer campaigner. My thoughts are with her family & children.

  “Deborah, who many of you will know as Bowelbabe, was an inspiration and we are incredibly proud of her and her work and commitment to charitable campaigning, fundraising and her endless efforts to raise awareness of cancer that touched so many lives. Deborah shared her experience with the world to raise awareness, break down barriers, challenge taboos and change the conversation around cancer," the statement noted.

BBC broadcaster who spent her final days raising money for cancer charities in her generous final farewell gift.Hearing the news, celebrities and social media users alike rushed to the internet to share their condolences.Eamonn Holmes shared a picture from last week's Ascot where he and wife Ruth Langsford spoke to Deborah.He penned: "Bye Dame Deborah.This was just 2 weeks ago at Ascot.She told us then that she had been given just a week to live and had already out lasted that by 2 weeks. May you #RestinPeace."Julia Bradbury, who underwent a mastectomy for breast cancer, said: "Heartbroken that Dame Deborah James has died."She has been the most incredible ambassador of life & cancer campaigner."My thoughts are with her family & children.Such a huge loss.

A terrible loss. BBC host Deborah James is dead at the age of 40.

Dame Deborah James has sadly passed away at the age of 40, after battling bowel cancer for five years. The tragic news was announced on 28 June on the journalist and podcaster's Instagram page, with Deborah's family releasing a lengthy statement alongside a stunning photograph of the star and a clip of her happily dancing.

 "Deborah, who many of you will know as Bowelbabe, was an inspiration and we are incredibly proud of her and her work and commitment to charitable campaigning, fundraising and her endless efforts to raise awareness of cancer that touched so many lives.  "Deborah shared her experience with the world to raise awareness, break down barriers, challenge taboos and change the conversation around cancer. Even in her most challenging moments, her determination to raise money and awareness was inspiring."A post shared by Deborah James (@bowelbabe)They thanked the "incredible" public for "playing their part in her journey" and said they "look forward to continuing Deborah’s legacy long into the future through the BowelBabe Fund".The statement concluded with a "few final things" from Deborah.It read: “Find a life worth enjoying; take risks; love deeply; have no regrets; and always, always have rebellious hope.

Dame Deborah James has died at the age of 40, after her five-year battle with bowel cancer.The journalist and broadcaster, who went by the nickname "bowel babe", devastatingly announced 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.

Andy Murray's wife Kim shared her support to Dame Deborah James on the first day of Wimbledon as she donned her charity T-shirt. 'Bo welbabe' Deborah, 40, is sadly dying of bowel cancer after announcing back in May that her body “isn’t playing ball” anymore and being moved into end-of-life care. Since then, she's been living to the fullest – raising money for Cancer Research UK, coming out with a book and creating her own clothing line with In The Style.

Andy Murray’s wife Kim shared her support for Dame Deborah James while watching on the first day of Wimbledon, donning one of the star’s charity T-shirts.Kim watched from the stands as her husband Andy took on James Duckworth, with the star donning a ‘Rebellious Hope’ T-shirt as she looked on.Seated next to her mother-in-law Judy Murray, who she greeted with a hug, Kim, 34, paired the tee with jeans and bracelets, wearing her wavy hair down. Dame Deborah, aka Bowelbabe, is currently receiving end-of-life care amid her battle with bowel cancer and released her ‘Rebellious Hope’ T-shirts in May.She partnered with In The Style for the line, with 100% of the profits going to the Bowelbabe fund for Cancer Research UK.

BBC star has been working tirelessly on campaigns since her diagnosis in 2016, and is currently residing at her parents' house in Woking receiving end-of-life care. The Mirror reports that thus far, she has raised in excess of £6. 7 million for Cancer Research UK with her Bowelbabe Fund - which she initially set up so people could celebrate her life by 'buying her a drink'.

Dame Deborah James has just announced an exclusive partnership with Tesco to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of bowel cancer on of their Luxury Soft loo roll.

In 2016 journalist Deborah James (aka BowelBabe) was diagnosed with incurable bowel cancer. She vowed to share her battle and help find a cure. In five years, Dame Deborah has raised millions of pounds for the BowelBabe Fund for Cancer Research.Thanks to her inspirational work, radio and TV appearances, she’s helped countless people spot bowel cancer sooner and live longer, fuller lives.

Janey Godley has shared some comparison photos on her Twitter to show the difference of a year.

Dame Deborah James was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2016 and even when it progressed to stage 4, becoming incurable, she kept up her brave and positive front. The inspirational former deputy head, 40, has faced round after round of excruciating treatment but rather incredibly has managed to remain positive, upbeat and glamorous at the same time.

Dame Deborah James has broken her two day social media silence as her mother Heather shared a snap of her enjoying a pint in the sunshine. Deborah, 40, who has been raising awareness of bowel cancer since her diagnosis in 2016, is currently receiving end of life care. Sitting next to her mother, who appeared to be drinking a glass of wine, Deborah could be seen drinking a pint by a lake.

Deborah James has said goodbye to her brother after she told him to go on holiday to the United States.The 40 year old, who has been using her platform to spread awareness of bowel cancer after being diagnosed in 2016, is currently receiving end of life care. Speaking to The Sun, Deborah revealed that she told her brother Ben to go on the trip and to "not come back under any circumstances".

Supermarket shopper Aldi has sent shoppers wild with the release of a £5 candle. The retailer often surprises shoppers with items that look suspiciously like some of our favourite brands.

The Voice UK is heading to Scotland and they are looking for talented Glaswegians to take part in the newest series of the ITV show.The popular singing competition, which sees four judges spinning their chairs purely based on the contestant's voice, is planning another series of the contest show.

One of the UKs best-known brands is set to make a huge change to their products in the hope it could save someone’s life. Andrex, the toilet paper company, has pledged to update their packaging to display symptoms of bowel cancer in a bid to raise awareness of the fourth most common cancer.

cancer after Andrex announced it would be putting the symptoms on 29million packs of toilet paper. The You, Me and The Big C podcast host, 40, is currently undergoing end of life care after battling terminal bowel cancer for five years. She has raised over £6million for cancer research through her BowelBabe fund and had been lobbying for supermarkets to display the symptoms on their toilet roll packets so that more people were aware of the warning signs to look for, in the hopes of catching cancer early.Toilet paper brand Andrex has now announced it will make a change to its packaging to display the common signs of bowel cancer, the fourth most common cancer and the second biggest cancer killer in the UK.Andrex and Bowel Cancer UK have teamed up to put the vital information on packaging, which will start to hit shelves from September, aiming to have it on all of their packaging within the next year, as well as making a £65,000 initial donation to the charity. Consumers will also be able to scan a QR code on the packs, redirecting them to Bowel Cancer UK’s website where they can find out more information.The most common symptoms for bowel cancer include bleeding from the bottom or blood in the stools, a persistent and unexplained change in bowel habits, unexplained weight loss, extreme tiredness for no obvious reason and a pain or lump in the stomach. Dan Howell, VP and Managing Director at Kimberly-Clark said of the partnership: ‘We’re incredibly honoured to partner with Bowel Cancer UK in helping to raise awareness of the disease through our Andrex brand. ‘Bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK with the second highest mortality rate.