Susanna Reid urges fans to push Deborah James' Bowelbabe fund up to £10million

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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. While the number is incredible, celebrity pals of the late star have since urged fans to keep donating in a bid to bring the fund up to £10million.

Davina McCall said: "Wouldn’t it be perfect if we got £10m. She did so much for so many of us. She was unbelievably inspiring.