I really believe that one day I will see my daughter and husband again

Gloria Hunniford has suffered the devastating loss of her beloved daughter and husband but feels sure she will see them again.

- BY SARAH ROBERTSON

Gloria cared for Stephen Way, her husband of 26 years, during his "heroic fight" against illness, which tragically ended in August last year.

Twenty years earlier Gloria's daughter Caron Keating died from breast cancer. The former Blue Peter presenter and mother-of-two was just 41.

Rip Off Britain host Gloria, 85, reminisced about the many happy times she shared with them both when we spoke to her at the Best Heroes Awards.

She reflected on how life goes on while you are coping with grief, her strong faith and focusing on feeling grateful for the wonderful memories they created.

"You have to do a head job every so often, it's painful. You have to carve out a new type of life, don't you? It's quite hard really, at the beginning, and then slowly you sort of get into a different rhythm and a different situation.

"Stephen and I had 30 years together. Some people never get 30 years of happiness, but I did, so as much as he is a huge loss, I am very grateful that I had that time with him.

"I was very lucky and have been very lucky in my life."

Gloria also feels blessed to still live in the home they shared.

"I've lived in that house for 40 years, so I love coming home. We were talking on Loose Women about happy places and I was saying I have a few happy places but I'm lucky in that I'm very happy going home to my own house. We have a lovely time there, so it's full of memories."