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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Lucy Leeson

Sophie Kinsella speaks about brain tumour diagnosis in resurfaced interview after her death

Author Sophie Kinsella spoke about how she was left unable to hold a pen after undergoing a gruelling eight-hour surgery to remove a brain tumour.

The Confessions of a Shopaholic author spoke with Lorraine Kelly back in October 2024, after going public with her diagnosis.

She said: “I lay in hospital and I couldn’t think straight, I couldn’t walk, and I couldn’t hold a pen.

“I practiced signing Sophie Kinsella and it was an absolute mess.

“I got my phone and put it on dictate function and said what happened so I could remember it.

Kinsella’s death was announced by her family on Wednesday (10 December). She was 55.

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