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Dame Deborah James' husband Sebastien is 'back in the dating game' after she gave him 'strict instructions' before her tragic death from bowel cancer aged 40


EXCL: Before she died Dame Deborah James gave her devoted husband Sebastien Bowen strict instructions - she wanted him to 'move on' and find love again in the years that followed.

Sources close to Dame Deborah's husband say he has been on a number of dates as he attempts to rebuild his life following the campaigner's death in June 2022 after raising more than £11 million for cancer research via her Bowelbabe fund. Dame Deborah who was best known for her BBC Radio show You, Me and the Big C, bravely battled against aggressive bowel cancer for five years before sadly losing her fight with the disease aged 40. Dame Deborah was previously a deputy head teacher at Salesian College in Chertsey, Surrey but following her diagnosis of bowel cancer she documented her battle against the disease in a blog called Bowelbabe which kickstarted a career in journalism and made her social media sensation.

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