Deborah James shares heartbreaking post of dad brushing her hair as she 'has no strength'

Fans of the late Dame Deborah James got an insight into her touching last moments with her family in the recent moving BBC documentary titled Dame Deborah James: The Last Dance which aired on Thursday 30 June on BBC One paying tribute to Deborah, who raised over £6 million for cancer charities. 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. Deborah's family were filmed in the documentary as they stayed close to her and spent precious time with her at the end.

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.

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.

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.

Prince William and Kate Middleton have paid tribute to the 'inspirational' Dame Deborah James after the heartbreaking news of her passing was announced on Tuesday night.

Dame Deborah James' mum has shared a heart-breaking tribute to her late daughter who passed away aged 40 from bowel cancer.

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 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".

Terminally-ill Dame Deborah James, who is receiving end of life care, has posted a heartbreaking snap of her father brushing her hair as she sadly revealed that she has "no strength anymore". Her father Alistair is lovingly brushing his daughter's hair with a hot pink hairbrush as she sits in her hospital chair at home in her parents' house.The 40 year old mother-of-two, who has been battling bowel cancer for five years, was wearing a navy blue sundress, one sleeve of which had slipped down past the IV's in her arm. She wrote: "Happy Father's Day! Yes my Dad is brushing my hair becuSe I have no strength anymore to brush this." Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter .

Dame Deborah James has spoken out in the lead up to Father’s Day about being heartbroken that she will never get to see her son as a father, admitting it’s “too hard to think about”. The 40-year-old journalist and podcast host is receiving end-of-life care at her parents' home in Woking after being discharged from hospital last month, with doctors giving her just days to live. Deborah has so far defied doctors' expectations – inspiring the nation with her will to make the most of her final days.The campaigner – known as Bowel Babe – has given her nod to her father Alistair in the lead up to Father’s Day.

Dame Deborah James made her final TV appearance on Thursday to talk about her heart-breaking bowel cancer diagnosis and shared a life-saving message.The 40-year-old journalist was discharged from the hospital last month with doctors giving her just days to live, and didn't think she would live to see the episode of Embarrassing Bodies she filmed air on E4. Deborah is receiving end-of-life care at her parents' home in Woking and has so far defied doctors' expectations - inspiring the nation with her will to make the most of her final days. On the show, Deborah spoke candidly about her diagnosis, and the disease she has had to live with for the past five years, telling GP Tosin Ajayi-Sotubo that it was the "last thing she was expecting" aged just 35 at the time.

Dame Deborah James says it feels “surreal” appearing on the front pages of UK national newspapers. The 40 year old, who is receiving end-of-life care at home for bowel cancer, made headlines this week after making what she calls a "milestone" trip to Ascot with her brother - but found the fact she made it to the front pages of many of the biggest newspapers in the UK, including the Daily Mirror, "bonkers." Sharing a video on her Instagram story, she wrote: “I find this front page thing bonkers today.