After decades of lighting up British mornings with her warmth and wisdom, TV presenter Anne Diamond is now facing what many describe as the final and most heartbreaking chapter of her life — a private battle against advanced breast cancer that has left fans across the country in tears.
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life has a weird way of slapping you down. I was brought up a Roman Catholic and, no matter how lapsed you might be, you always fear reprisal from on high. What came next didn’t just bring me back down to Earth, it felt like more like a slow car crash, writes ANNE DIAMOND
Anne Diamond became a beloved face on British television through shows like Good Morning Britain, Good Morning with Anne and Nick, and GB News. For more than four decades, her familiar voice and radiant smile were part of millions of households across the UK.
The mother-of-five with her then-husband Mike Hollingsworth and their son Jake in 1993
In 2023, Anne revealed her diagnosis of breast cancer — heartbreakingly, on the very same day she received the email announcing she’d been awarded the OBE for her services to broadcasting and charity. “I thought it was just a quick mammogram,” she told The Guardian, “but by the afternoon, I was surrounded by doctors, scans, and words that no woman wants to hear.”
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She underwent a double mastectomy and rounds of radiation, describing it as “a long road filled with fear, pain, and gratitude.” During recovery, she was rushed to hospital after suffering dangerously high blood pressure — yet, remarkably, she returned to work not long after, smiling bravely through the pain.