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Wales Online
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
ITV gives update on Lorraine Kelly's return to TV after surgery
ITV gives update on Lorraine Kelly's return to TV after surgery She will be joined by Dr Hilary Jones Lorraine Kelly (Image: ITV ) Lorraine Kelly is set to return to TV screens on Monday, May 19, following her recent surgery. Lorraine will be joined live on air by the show's resident GP Dr Hilary Jones as she talks about her experience having undergone surgery to remove her fallopian tubes and ovaries, ITV said on Friday. The unrivalled queen of daytime television with a career spanning more than 40 years, Lorraine continues to remain a mainstay in British television, using her programme and platform to raise awareness for social and medical causes as well as breaking taboos through her broadcasting. Women's health remains at the forefront of the programme's agenda-setting conversations, and ITV said Monday's show would be no different, as Lorraine will shed light on the importance of ovarian health as well as the signs and preventative measures viewers can take in a bid to avert and overcome female cancers. Article continues below The programme's commitment to social purpose work recently saw Lorraine and her Change + Check Choir receive a royal invitation to perform in front of the King and Queen in acknowledgement for the show's dedication to raising awareness for breast cancer. Lorraine also airs March4March and No Butts campaigns broadcast in support of mental health and bowel cancer initiatives. Viewers can join Lorraine Kelly and Dr Hilary Jones on Lorraine from 9am on ITV1, ITVX, STV and STV Player.
Daily Mirror
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Lorraine rushes to comfort Adele Roberts as she breaks down
Lorraine Kelly was on hand to support her ITV show guest Adele Roberts after she broke down in tears on Monday's show. Emotions were high during the latest episode of ITV's Lorraine. The touching moment unfolded after the presenter chatted with ex-BBC Radio One presenter Adele Roberts about her recent London Marathon success. As their conversation wrapped up, the Scottish host had a heartfelt surprise in store for the 46 year-old star Lorraine announced: "Everybody is so so proud of you and we've got a wee message for you, it's from your stoma nurse Elaine." Adele was visibly moved as a video from her nurse played on-screen, with Elaine expressing: "You have inspired so many people and patients with stoma's throughout. "You have been an absolute godsend, you have been a person, you know, that others aim to aspire to. "What a great accomplishment, and thank you for carrying us along on that journey with you." Overwhelmed by the gesture, Adele tearfully thanked Lorraine, apologising for her emotional response, reports the Daily Record. Lorraine comforted her, saying: "Aw, that's gorgeous, I know it's very- no you're fine. I get it because the people that help you, that helped you to get back to be you again are so important. Sometimes, we forget that behind you, there's a team." Adele didn't hesitate to commend her nurse, telling Lorraine that without Elaine and the NHS, her achievements wouldn't have been possible. During her conversation on Lorraine's show, she gave a nod to the host's No Butts campaign, gratefully saying: "Without you, what you've done with no butts, thank you. It saved me." Yet there was more in store for Adele as the Scottish presenter had another surprise up her sleeve. A representative from Guinness World Records appeared on set with an impressive accolade for Adele. She announced: "Adele, you're a shining inspiration to all of us, especially those with an impairment. We're very proud to monitor this type of record title. "We've been tracking you since the beginning of your journey and literally yesterday, we saw you across the finish line. Adele, you're officially amazing." Overjoyed with the record, Adele listened as Lorraine informed their audience that she now holds the record for fastest female marathon time across all major global races with a stoma. Lorraine expressed her pride, remarking: "We're all so proud of you, we really are, it's just wonderful. It's brilliant. But, for goodness, sake just have a rest! You're in pain, have a wee holiday. Just sit down, watch the telly with your feet up, please!" For those concerned about bowel cancer, symptoms and signs are available on Lorraine's website. Lorraine is available to watch on ITVX.
Daily Mirror
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Dame Deborah James' daughter follows important life lesson her brave mum taught her
Eloise was just 13 when her brave mother sadly died at the age of 40 - five years after being diagnosed with bowel cancer. Now she is stepping into the spotlight to champion Dame Deborah's campaign The 15-year-old daughter of Dame Deborah James has taken up her mother's fight in the battle against bowel cancer. Eloise and her older brother Hugo sadly lost their mum to the disease in June 2022. Now the teen is set to step into the public eye and continue the campaign - and she's determined to carry on Dame Deborah's sense of fun. Eloise has teamed up with Lorraine Kelly to support her No Butts initiative, which was launched by Dame Deborah in 2021. Deborah was just 40 when she died, five years after her stage four bowel cancer diagnosis. She was known for her candid persona and infectious sense of fun, even dressing up in a poo costume to help highlight the cause. Eloise told the Sun: "Mum would be chuffed I was doing this because spreading awareness is what it's all about. Mum didn't want to make it something scary, she wanted to make it something fun. "She made it like dances, making jokes out of it. It gets to people more than being serious, 'cause no one is going to listen to someone being serious the whole time. Life is just not that serious, at the end of the day." GCSE student Eloise has now made a film to help promote the campaign, alongside her grandmother Heather. It shows the pair together in the garden at home in Woking, remembering some of Deborah's efforts. Eloise also spoke about Prince William 's visit in May 2022, when he conferred Deborah's Damehood. "I remember making meringues when Prince William came and [my grandmother] was going round the house like, 'We have to tidy, we have to tidy.' The house was spotless but she was like, 'My house is a tip, I'm so sorry Prince William.' She spent 24 hours tidying, I don't know why she was apologising." Eloise also spoke about some of her mum's cheeky campaigns, including branded loo roll and knickers. "The loo roll is genius, it's something that's a cheeky reminder. Mum was dressed like a poo half the time! I remember her drawing poo shapes and trying to tell us about the types of poos." April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month. Around 43,000 people are diagnosed every year in the UK, and more than 15,500 died from the disease in 2024, making it the second biggest cancer killer. Bowel cancer is treatable if diagnosed early. Symptoms include blood in your poo, unexplainable weight loss, extreme tiredness, and lumps or pain in the tummy. Eloise added: "What mum wanted was for everyone to know the truth, that it can happen to anybody. Even if you're the most healthy person in the room you still have a chance of getting it." At the time of Deborah's death, her fundraising website had accumulated nearly £7 million to fund "clinical trials and research into personalised medicine for cancer patients and supporting campaigns to raise awareness of bowel cancer". Her final message read: "Find a life worth enjoying; take risks; love deeply; have no regrets; and always, always have rebellious hope. And finally, check your poo – it could just save your life." Then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson described her as "an absolute inspiration", while Prince William and Princess Kate said in a statement, "Deborah was an inspirational and unfalteringly brave woman whose legacy will live on."
Daily Mail
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Dame Deborah James's lookalike daughter Eloise, 15, launches campaign in tribute to her late mother
Dame Deborah James 's teenage daughter has made her television debut as part of her dedication to continuing her mother's legacy in the fight against bowel cancer. Appearing on ITV 's Lorraine this morning, Eloise, 15, stepped into the public eye as she featured in a segment filmed at her home in Surrey, where she helped launch the new 'No Butts' campaign to raise awareness about the symptoms of bowel cancer. Eloise appeared as part of a joint effort with her relatives, Heather and Ben James, who joined Lorraine Kelly in the studio on Tuesday for an in-person interview to help launch the No Butts initiative - a campaign originally started by Deborah in 2021. Deborah, a former teacher and campaigner who hosted the podcast You, Me and the Big C, died from bowel cancer in 2022 at 40, five years after her stage four diagnosis. After being diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2016 at the age of 35, Deborah became a viral sensation through her social media content as she danced her way through chemotherapy and lived with 'rebellious hope', nicknaming herself the Bowelbabe. Marking the fifth year of the awareness campaign, Eloise and Heather discussed the 'No Butts' merchandise loo rolls, which has the words 'check your poo' printed on each sheet. The 15-year-old called the campaign 'genius'. She said: 'You're wiping your poo with something that says check your poo, so it's like a cheeky reminder before you do it. It's quite smart actually.' Heather and Ben James appeared in the studio where they reflected on Deborah's groundbreaking work to smash the 'taboo' of bowel cancer. Ben, who is running the London marathon this weekend in aid of bowel cancer research, said on the show: 'Deborah was beating the drum as much as possible but it's so important to keep raising awareness and to keep the message out there. 'People still don't quite know the symptoms [of bowel cancer] and it's important to keep spreading awareness, like the No Butts campaign.' Deborah's mother, Heather James, added: 'I think Deborah really did try and break the taboo around poo, with a happy, smiley face and dance.' Speaking to The Sun ahead of her onscreen appearance, Eloise said: 'Mum would be chuffed I was doing this because spreading awareness is what it's all about. Mum didn't want to make it something scary, she wanted to make it something fun'. 'She made it like dances, making jokes out of it. It gets to people more than being serious, 'cause no one is going to listen to someone being serious the whole time,' she continued, before adding that 'life is just not that serious, at the end of the day'. Eloise has starred in a short film for the show alongside her grandmother, Heather, where they reflect on some of Dame James's work. The GCSE student points out cheeky merchandise like branded loo roll and knickers before speaking about Prince William's visit to their family home. The future king visited in May 2022 when he 'joined us for afternoon tea and champagne' and 'not only spent a generous amount of time talking to my whole family but also honoured me with my Damehood,' Dame Deborah wrote on Instagram at the time. She continued: 'It's quite surreal having a royal pop in at home, and yes you can imagine the cleaning antics and preparation went off the scale - but it was all irrelevant because William was so kind and he put us all at ease. 'He is clearly passionate about improving oncology outcomes as the President of the Royal Marsden. 'It was such a special day for my whole family, making memories to last a life time.' She then joked that 'he's welcome back any time!' True to her mother's humorous confession, Eloise remembered making meringues while her grandmother was frantically going around the house trying to tidy. She said: 'The house was spotless but she was like, 'My house is a tip, I'm so sorry Prince William'. She spent 24 hours tidying, I don't know why she was apologising.' Dame James also tried to speak to her children about the different types and shapes of poo - but her hilarious outfits were perhaps most memorable. Bowel cancer kills more than 16,500 people every year, making it the second biggest cancer killer in the UK. And while 43,000 people are diagnosed each year, the disease is treatable if caught early. 'What mum wanted was for everyone to know the truth, that it can happen to anybody. Even if you're the most healthy person in the room you've still have chance of getting it,' Eloise said. Dame James decided to document her journey with cancer online to raise awareness of the disease and the daily plight of people living with cancer. She went on to host the successful 'You, Me and The Big C' podcast and used her platform to raise a massive £17million for cancer research via the Bowelbabe fund. In spring of 2022 she revealed she had entered palliative care and was going to move into her parents' home in Woking, Surrey, to spend her final days with her family around her. Her mother said in January that Dame James would be 'up there grinning from ear to ear' after the NHS announced it would drop the bowel cancer screening age from 60. Thanks to her campaigning, around 850,000 more people will now be included in the bowel cancer screening programme, with those aged 50 and 52 receiving kits by the end of March. COLON CANCER: WHAT ARE THE WARNING SIGNS? Bowel, or colorectal, cancer affects the large bowel, which is made up of the colon and rectum. Such tumors usually develop from pre-cancerous growths, called polyps. Symptoms include: Bleeding from the bottom Blood in stools A change in bowel habits lasting at least three weeks Unexplained weight loss Extreme, unexplained tiredness Abdominal pain Most cases have no clear cause, however, people are more at risk if they: Are over 50 Have a family history of the condition Have a personal history of polyps in their bowel Suffer from inflammatory bowel disease, such as Crohn's disease Lead an unhealthy lifestyle Treatment usually involves surgery, and chemo- and radiotherapy. More than nine out of ten people with stage 1 bowel cancer survive five years or more after their diagnosis. Unfortunately, only around a third of all colorectal cancers are diagnosed at this early stage. The majority of people come to the doctor when the disease has spread beyond the wall of the colon or rectum or to distant parts of the body, which decreasing the chance of being successfully cured of colon cancer. According to Bowel Cancer UK figures, more than 41,200 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer every year in the UK. It affects around 40 per 100,000 adults per year in the US, according to the National Cancer Institute.
Daily Mail
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Dame Deborah James's schoolgirl daughter says she is following in her campaigner mum's footsteps - and reveals valuable lessons Debs taught in her
Dame Deborah James 's teenage daughter has revealed that she will take on her mother's fight against bowel cancer. Eloise, 15, is set to step into the public eye and continue the campaigning her fun-loving mum was so well-known for. The columnist - who was often seen dressed in a poo outfit - died from bowel cancer in 2022 at 40, five years after her stage four diagnosis. Her young daughter will join ITV 's Lorraine Kelly today on her show for the No Butts initiative after it was launched by Dame Deborah in 2021. Speaking to The Sun, Eloise said 'mum would be chuffed I was doing this because spreading awareness is what it's all about. Mum didn't want to make it something scary, she wanted to make it something fun'. 'She made it like dances, making jokes out of it. It gets to people more than being serious, 'cause no one is going to listen to someone being serious the whole time,' she continued, before adding that 'life is just not that serious, at the end of the day'. Eloise has starred in a short film for the show alongside her grandmother, Heather, where they reflect on some of Dame James's work. The GCSE student points out cheeky merchandise like branded lo roll and knickers before speaking about Prince William's visit to their family home. The future king visited in May 2022 when he 'joined us for afternoon tea and champagne' and 'not only spent a generous amount of time talking to my whole family but also honoured me with my Damehood,' Dame James wrote on Instagram at the time. She continued: 'It's quite surreal having a royal pop in at home, and yes you can imagine the cleaning antics and preparation went off the scale - but it was all irrelevant because William was so kind and he put us all at ease. 'He is clearly passionate about improving oncology outcomes as the President of the Royal Marsden. 'It was such a special day for my whole family, making memories to last a life time.' She then joked that 'he's welcome back any time!' True to her mother's humorous confession, Eloise remembered making meringues while her grandmother was frantically going around the house trying to tidy. She said: 'The house was spotless but she was like, 'My house is a tip, I'm so sorry Prince William'. She spent 24 hours tidying, I don't know why she was apologising.' Dame James also tried to speak to her children about the different types and shapes of poo - but her hilarious outfits were perhaps most memorable. Bowel cancer kills more than 16,500 people every year, making it the second biggest cancer killer in the UK. And while 43,000 people are diagnosed each year, the disease is treatable if caught early. 'What mum wanted was for everyone to know the truth, that it can happen to anybody. Even if you're the most healthy person in the room you've still have chance of getting it,' Eloise said. Symptoms can include blood in your poo, extreme tiredness, lumps or pain in your tummy and unexplainable weight loss. Dame James decided to document her journey with cancer online to raise awareness of the disease and the daily plight of people living with cancer. She went on to host the successful 'You, Me and The Big C' podcast and used her platform to raise a massive £17 million for cancer research via the Bowelbabe fund. In spring of 2022 she revealed she had entered palliative care and was going to move into her parents' home in Woking, Surrey, to spend her final days with her family around her. Her mother said in January that Dame James would be 'up there grinning from ear to ear' after the NHS announced it would drop the bowel cancer screening age from 60. Thanks to her campaigning, around 850,000 more people will now be included in the bowel cancer screening programme, with those aged 50 and 52 receiving kits by the end of March. Earlier this month, her siblings, Ben James, and Sarah Wieczorek, revealed how they privately dealt with the grief of losing their sister to bowel cancer on The Life of Bryony podcast. Sarah, her sister, told Mail columnist Bryony Gordon: 'It's horrible her kids have to grow up without a mum. 'I hope the fund can support groundbreaking research that will give people like her more time – people shouldn't be losing their mums, or daughters, sisters and friends. 'I don't let myself think about the fact she's not here. I don't want to go there… I miss her energy and the ability she had just to make things normal. Not just normal, but fun. 'The bit that has made it easier is that she made such a statement and we're lucky enough to still be talking about her. 'We get to do a lot of charitable events through her: her memory is very much still alive. It feels like she's still living, even though she's not.' Sarah and Ben are running the London Marathon this year, to raise more money for cancer research in Dame James's memory. On his grief, Ben said: 'Obviously, it's a crap situation that nobody wants to be in. But honestly, it's hard to look negatively across a lot of it. 'Those last six to eight weeks were such a huge distraction: Debs herself said that it was one the best times we've had as a family. 'I live close to where Debs lived and often run past the house and think, I can't believe she's not there – that hits hard. 'Going through cancer is a process and you grieve before it happens – to an extent. She was pretty ill at the end, and you see it is a release. 'We keep moving forward – I think everyone deals with it in their own way.' In 2022, Eloise modelled a limited edition Christmas jumper to raise money for her mum's charity fund. The white jumper read the words 'Rebellious Hope' with holly adorned to the lettering as part of their family's festive fundraising campaign for Cancer Research UK. At the time, Deborah's 'Rebellious Hope' T-shirts raised more than £1.68million for the fund and her family said they hope the new jumpers can carry Deborah's 'light and magic'. And last March, Heather heartbreakingly revealed that in one of the last conversations between Dame James and her children, Eloise and Hugo, she told them to 'live a life worth living'.
