The husband of a contestant on The Chase has shared a heartfelt tribute announcing the tragic death of the player following her appearance on the show. It comes after Debbie starred on the ITV quiz in an episode that aired as a repeat last week.
Now, her husband shared the news after the episode aired on Wednesday, reports the Mirror. He wrote: "Debbie, who was on the Chase on [Wednesday] and who Sean flirted with, sadly lost her 17 year battle with cancer last week.
"She was my beautiful wife. It was tough to see but at the same time lovely to see her how she was," he continued.
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"It was filmed about three years ago. She was one of the last to be filmed before lockdown.
"She had breast cancer 14 years before this that had been away for a number of years, but about a year after she filmed this it came back in her bones and then in her brain," he added.
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