Lorraine Kelly has spoken about the last time she visited Deborah James in hospital and admitted how she thought her "remarkable" friend would just "bounce back". Deborah, also known as BowelBabe on social media, announced in a heartbreaking message to her followers this week that she doesn't know how long she's "got left".
The 40-year-old, who was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer in 2016, worked with Lorraine on the ITV show's 'No Butts' campaign which aimed to raise awareness of bowel cancer. The You, Me and the Big C podcast host has now revealed she is receiving hospice at home care and is surrounded by her friends and family.
Speaking on Tuesday morning's ITV programme alongside Dr Hilary Jones, Lorraine said: "The only thing, Hilary, is that she just always bounced back, you know, and I just expected her to. Recently I went to see her in the hospital and - although she was very thin - she was Deborah!
