George Alagiah heartbreakingly spoke about the fear of leaving behind his beloved wife of four decades following his bowel cancer diagnosis. The BBC newsreader tragically passed away on Monday at the age of 67, nine years after his initial diagnosis in 2014.
Speaking on the podcast Desperately Seeking Wisdom, George recalled the moment he was diagnosed in 2014. He said: "I had to stop and say, 'Hang on a minute. If the full stop came now, would my life have been a failure? A statement from Alagiah's agent, Mary Greenham, announced the news of his death on Monday to the PA news agency. It read: "I am so terribly sorry to inform you that George Alagiah died peacefully today, surrounded by his family and loved ones.
The cancer returned in 2017 and George took another break from the BBC four years later, before returning to the broadcaster in April 2022. The father-of-two first noticed something was wrong when he found blood in his stool, and since going public with his diagnosis, had encouraged people to attend the routine NHS tests.