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Lauren Laverne, 46, overcame devastating loss of parents and fan backlash - as Desert Island discs star reveals she is recovering in hospital following 'early' cancer diagnosis
Her cancer diagnosis isn't the first time she has received devastating news as her mother Celia and father Dr Leslie Grofton died four years apart from each other.
Her cancer diagnosis isn't the first time she has received devastating news as her mother Celia (pictured) and father Dr Leslie Grofton died four years apart from each other Actor Richard E Grant, presenter Dermot O'Leary, The Chemical Brothers, and comedians Alan Carr and Sarah Millican were among the wellwishers, with the latter writing: 'Sending lots of love and gentle hugs.' Laverne urged others that might be 'avoiding a test or putting off an appointment to get yourself checked out' to 'please, please do it today' (Pictured here in June 2015 arriving to celebrate the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction at London's Royal Festival Hall)
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