Dame Deborah James has shared pictures on Instagram of a grand day out at Ascot. The cancer campaigner, who has more than 930,000 followers on the social network as Bowel Babe, said on her post that she "ain't dead yet".
With a face wreathed in smiles, the podcaster went to the races on Wednesday (June 15) with her brother Benjamin. Her outing was just weeks after she was awarded a damehood by the Queen.
Speaking in the matter-of-fact way which has endeared her to millions, she said: "Yesterday was really special as with a lot of effort and help I actually made it to @ascotracecourse once again. I honestly have to pinch myself that I’ve been well enough each day to do something like this.