Lorraine Kelly has announced the heartbreaking death of one of her ITV pals.
The beloved Scottish broadcaster had to pause her ITV show on Monday morning (October 7) to tell fans the sad news after an ad break. She revealed that Heather Sawyer, a member of her Change + Check Choir, had passed away from secondary breast cancer.
The choir was formed on the ITV show to mark the fifth year of Lorraine’s breast-checking campaign, with singer Joss Stone helping them release their first hit song Golden last year.
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Sadly, Heather was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer and her death on October 5th was announced by her husband on social media. Heather’s cancer had spread to the left side of her brain in her last days, and she was moved to a hospice to be made comfortable before she passed.
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Lorraine announced Heather’s passing on her show as she told viewers: “I’m very sorry to have to share some sad news this morning. One of our amazing singers, Heather Sawyer, has died from secondary breast cancer. Heather was only 50 years old, an astonishing woman.”
She added: “She was such a huge part of the choir, so passionate about everything. Amazing.” Dr Hilary, appearing alongside Lorraine, added: “Wonderful lady. She sang at the Palladium with the choir, to celebrate the Change + Check campaign.”
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Heather’s husband Lee wrote: “Shortly before 1am this morning 5th October Heather lost her fight to cancer and took her last breaths and passed away peacefully. We know just how many people have followed Heather’s journey and how many lives she has touched from the sheer volume of messages, voice notes, the flood of the #hevupsocials hashtag…”
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“We as a family want to firstly thank each and every one of you beautiful people who have visited, sent well wishes and thought of Heather during this time. It has not gone unnoticed and we will be forever grateful to each and every one of you as you all made her know just how loved she was in her final days.”
Heather, aged 50, was a grandmother of 11 and underwent a mastectomy, radiotherapy and chemotherapy in a bid to fight the disease.
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