SARAH & EDWINA 'WE'VE HELPED EACH OTHER THROUGH A LOT'

The Sunrise co-stars reveal how a cancer diagnosis brought them closer

- Wade Sellers

When Edwina Bartholomew was first introduced to clinical nutritionist Sarah Di Lorenzo, she was a little sceptical. While the rest of her Seven team were, as she says, joining the “Sarah Di Lorenzo Weekend Sunrise cult”, she was relying on a diet of chicken nuggets, coffee and sugary treats to get her through the day.

“For a long time, I saw health as more physical, more external,” Edwina, 41, tells Woman's Day. “You know, what size you were and what you looked like as opposed to how you felt. And even though I could see the fantastic work Sarah was doing at work, everyone loved her, I just wasn't on the same page [with health] yet.”

Then, Edwina was diagnosed with cancer. In September last year, the veteran presenter broke down in tears as she revealed live on-air that she had been diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia - a type of blood and bone marrow cancer.