Lorraine Kelly made a most welcomed appearance on Tuesday afternoon's instalment of Loose Women, where she opened up about celebrating her late friend Dame Deborah James and the legacy she left behind.
The Scots presenter, who hosts her own morning show in the same ITV studio, was joined by hosts Ruth Langsford, Brenda Edwards, Coleen Nolan and Janet Street-Porter as she came on to speak about her late pal and groundbreaking work in tackling the stigma of 'checking your poo.'
Debbie, as she was known by many, tragically passed away after a battle with bowel cancer last June at the age of 40 and left a huge hole in many people's hearts, with her death particularly affecting the 63-year-old television host.
"I have been finding it really difficult to talk about her in the past tense, it feels weird and really strange" Lorraine admitted as she appeared on the popular chat show.
'Dance for Debs' has been launched online to create further awareness of bowel cancer in addition to the incredible legacy of her BowelBabe fund that she set up before her death which has raised "millions and climbing," said Lorraine as she reflected on her pal's "fantastic" efforts.
"You expect her to be there when we launched it along with her lovely mum and sister. It just felt like she was going to burst in [last week] and you were waiting for her it was really strange," she said.
Lorraine added: "She was just so positive and really determined to continue this campaign," revealing Deborah would have "loved" to have appeared on Strictly Come Dancing, saying it had been on her 'bucket list' before her passing.
It is now the third year of Dame Deborah's 'no butt's' campaign as her legacy continues to save more lives from cancer.
"It is the first year without her [Deborah] but we can make sure we feel like she's here and get dancing online," Lorraine added.
The ITV presenter recalled the time Prince William 'popped by' quite the casual thing to give Deborah her Damehood for all her charitable work as her dad was apparently "mowing the lawn at midnight."
Lorraine also admitted she "keeps hearing her [Debbie's] voice" as she spoke of the last thing the late charity campaigner said to her was to "check your poo."
Loose Women airs weekdays at 12:30pm on ITV.
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