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Esther: It would be lovely to meet Des

Scottish Daily Express

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April 09, 2025

DAME Esther Rantzen has said it would be “lovely” to meet her late husband Desmond Wilcox again in heaven, as she confirmed that her life-extending wonder drug has stopped working.

- By Hanna Geissler Health Editor

Esther: It would be lovely to meet Des

The That's Life presenter, 84, has been receiving treatment for stage four lung cancer and revealed she now enjoys every day “as an extra bonus”.

She said: “If there is a heaven, it would be a very happy place.

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“It's a lovely idea to meet Desmond again and all those I have loved and lost - my parents and grandparents, my close friends and family.” The couple married in 1977 and share three children: Miriam, Rebecca and Joshua. TV executive Desmond died of heart disease in September 2000, aged 69.

Describing her future as “extremely limited”, Dame Esther said she was spending her days at her New Forest home admiring her beautiful spring garden.

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