Davina McCall shares heartbreak that Sarah Harding blamed herself for cancer diagnosis

Davina McCall has spoken out following the tragic demise of Ladies Aloud star Sarah Harding, sharing her unhappiness that Sarah blamed herself for what occurred

Davina McCall says she’s devastated that Sarah Harding blamed herself for her most cancers prognosis.

The presenter had recognized Sarah for the reason that very starting of her profession, internet hosting Popstars: The Rivals when Ladies Aloud had been fashioned.

Sarah tragically died final month on the age of 39 after being recognized with breast most cancers.

And Davina says that most cancers victims have to cease blaming themselves for failing to identify the illness earlier.

The 53-year-old advised The Solar : “She’d given herself a tough time for not going to kind it out earlier. That, for me, is all the time the toughest factor.

“My sister was given a terminal prognosis in hospital and gave herself a tough time for not doing one thing about it.

“There’s nothing just like the look on somebody’s face once they realise that what they’re being advised is there’s no remedy. That is palliative care to any extent further.”

She added that blaming your self on high of that makes it “an excessive amount of to deal with”.

And she or he stated that whereas we have to discover extra methods to show folks the right way to spot adjustments of their our bodies, there ought to be completely no disgrace connected to it.

Davina met Sarah whereas internet hosting Popstars in 2002.

They labored collectively once more in 2016 when Sarah turned a contestant on The Bounce, one other present Davina hosted.

Davina additionally shared her unhappiness that it was on that present the place they’d final seen one another.

She stated Sarah was “completely good” and “thrilling to be round”.

Davina will probably be internet hosting Stand Up To Most cancers on Channel Four on Friday, a present that is vital to her after dropping each her sister Caroline and mum Florence to the illness.

Sarah’s mum Marie was the one to announce her demise on September 5.

She posted in an emotional replace on Instagram : “It’s with deep heartbreak that right now I’m sharing the information that my lovely daughter Sarah has sadly handed away. A lot of you’ll know of Sarah’s battle with most cancers and that she fought so strongly from her prognosis till her final day.

“She slipped away peacefully this morning. I’d prefer to thank everybody for his or her variety help over the previous yr. It meant the world to Sarah and it gave her nice energy and luxury to know she was beloved.

“I do know she received’t wish to be remembered for her struggle in opposition to this horrible illness – she was a vibrant shining star and I hope that’s how she might be remembered as a substitute.”