The Chase contestant dies from breast cancer
Chase contestant dies after tragic 17-year battle with cancer as heartbroken husband pays tribute
A woman who once appeared on The Chase has passed away.
Debbie’s husband confirmed her tragic death following a 17-year battle with breast cancer, after a replay of his episode aired last week.
He wrote on Facebook: ‘Debbie, who was in the Chase on [Wednesday] and who Sean flirted with, sadly lost his 17-year battle with cancer last week.’
‘She was my beautiful wife and it was hard to watch but at the same time lovely to see her for what she was.
It was filmed about three years ago. It was one of the last to be filmed before confinement.
Tragic: A woman who once appeared on The Chase has passed away
“She had breast cancer 14 years prior to this that had been absent for several years, but about a year after filming this it returned to her bones and then her brain.”
Debbie had competed on the ITV game show in 2021 but unfortunately didn’t make it to the final along with her partners, George and Helen.
Her husband had referred to a moment when Chaser Shaun Wallace cheekily said, “Hello Debbie”, as he raked in a £5,000 prize money.
Host Bradley Walsh then yelled, ‘What was that?’ before Debbie quipped, “Hey Shaun! You see he wasn’t flirting right?”
Bradley responded, ‘Well, I don’t know about that!’ but Shaun rushed to his defense.