Davina McCall and Anton Du Beke were among the stars to bid farewell to ‘national treasure’ Dame Esther Rantzen on social media after her death aged 86.
The broadcaster and campaigner passed away following a battle with lung cancer, first revealed in January 2023, her family announced in a statement on Wednesday.
Dame Esther revealed in December 2023 that she had joined Dignitas and would consider going there to end her life.
But earlier this month, she shared in a heartfelt statement that it was too late for her to ‘buzz off’ to the Swiss clinic as planned and revealed her anguish over loved
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