Lorraine Kelly 'very sorry' as she announces tragic death of ITV show co-star

Lorraine Kelly told viewers she was 'very sorry' as she paused the latest edition of the programme to announce the death of one of her co-stars.

The presenter returned to the helm of her self-title ITV show on Monday (October 7) was she shared the sad news that a member of her Change + Check Choir had passed away from secondary breast cancer.

The Change + Check campaign was first launched in 2019 and has gone from strength with one of the most plauded elements being the stickers encouraging you to check yourself when in changing rooms, which were distributed in stores such as John Lewis and Partners, ASDA, Warehouse and David Lloyd Gyms.

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Last year, the Change + Check choir was formed on ITV's Lorraine to mark the fifth year of the breast-checking campaign, with singer Joss Stone helping them release their first song, Golden.

Heather Sawyer was one of the choir member, who was sadly diagnosed with terminal Stage 4 cancer and died on Saturday (October 5), with the tragic news being announced by her husband on social media.

Following an ad break on her show, Lorraine told viewers: "I'm very sorry to have to share some sad news this morning. One of our amazing singers, Heather Sawyer, has died from secondary breast cancer. Heather was only 50 years old, an astonishing woman."

She added: "She was such a huge part of the choir, so passionate about everything. Amazing." Dr Hilary Jones, who appeared alongside Lorraine on the show, added: "Wonderful lady. She sang at the Palladium with the choir, to celebrate the Change + Check campaign."

Heather’s husband Lee confirmed her death over the weekend, saying: "Shortly before 1am this morning 5th October Heather lost her fight to cancer and took her last breaths and passed away peacefully. We know just how many people have followed Heather’s journey and how many lives she has touched from the sheer volume of messages, voice notes, the flood of the #hevupsocials hashtag…

"We as a family want to firstly thank each and every one of you beautiful people who have visited, sent well wishes and thought of Heather during this time. It has not gone unnoticed and we will be forever grateful to each and every one of you as you all made her know just how loved she was in her final days."