TV star’s health update

John Ensor

DAME Esther Rantzen, one of television’s legendary presenters has given details of her condition after she revealed she had cancer in January this year. The 82­year­old star had to decline an appearance on The One Show on Tuesday, May 23 due to illness and has said in an interview that her lung cancer diagnosis is now at stage four, according to a news source.

Like many celebrities, she initially kept the results of her test private, but decided to make it public as she didn’t like, ‘skulking around various hospitals wearing an unconvincing disguise’.

Speaking of her life, she said she was grateful and bravely announced that despite her condition getting worse, she remained optimistic.

Esther became famous as a journalist and TV presenter and was instrumental in setting up charities such as ChildLine and later The Silver Line to help older people combat loneliness.