A NEW show documenting the life of Dame Deborah James is set to air this spring.
The Sun columnist amassed a huge following on social media after revealing her bowel cancer diagnosis at just 35-years-olds.
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Sadly, Deborah died in June last year, leaving behind her doting husband Sebastien Bowen and her two children, Hugo and Eloise.
The BBC will air the 80-minute film, which details the the last extraordinary five years of the cancer campaigner’s life.
Titled Bowelbabe: In Her Own Words, the show will be broadcast on BBC Two and iPlayer as part of the broadcaster’s Storyville documentary series.
Viewers will see new footage, including Deborah’s collection of TikTok videos, Instagram posts, ‘You Me and the Big C’ podcasts, family videos and Deborah’s voice notes.
Lucie Kon, Commissioning Editor, BBC Storyville says: “Deborah worked with us on this film right up until the last few weeks of her life and was adamant that it was finished even though she wouldn’t be around to see it through.
“It’s an incredibly powerful and beautiful piece – emotional, intimate and unique.
“With enormous warmth and good humour, the documentary echoes the powerful, honest and direct way that Deborah communicated, as if she were talking to a friend or confidante.”
Dame Debs died of bowel cancer aged 40, after raising a staggering £7.5million for her BowelBabe fund.
Her husband Seb, dad to the couple’s kids Hugo, 15, and Eloise, 13, said eight months after her death, they miss Deborah’s “incredible energy and passion to live life to the full” every day.