Dame Esther Rantzen insists she is “not good at regrets”. It is something she has mused on a lot since she was diagnosed with lung cancer in January.
But no, she concludes, she only feels grateful as she looks back on a long life and six-decade career.
The 82-year-old, who released a statement about her illness “because I find it difficult to skulk around various hospitals wearing an unconvincing disguise”, now reveals she is facing Stage 4 cancer.