BBC News presenter George Alagiah has died from cancer aged 67 and tributes have poured in today.
George was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer in 2014. After a period of remission confirmed in 2015, he announced it had returned in 2018. His death was confirmed on Monday (July 24).
In an interview a few years before his death, George admitted he wasn’t scared of death.
George Alagiah death
Speaking on the How To Fail podcast, hosted by Elizabeth Day, in 2019 George spoke about his cancer battle. He said: “I’m not actually scared of death. I’m not, for myself. That much I know and I’ve had to work through it in my head.
“I’m one scan away from perhaps knowing that thing is going to happen sooner rather than later.”
At the time, George added: “I’ve dealt with it for myself, but I do find it very difficult when I think of my loved ones and particularly for the woman who has loved me, and I’”
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