Dame Deborah Jones, a cancer campaigner, blogger, podcaster, and former teacher, has died aged 40 after a six-year battle with bowel cancer.
Dame Deborah Anne Jones was an English journalist, educator, podcast host, and activist for charitable causes from London. She died on June 28, 2022.
She received a fatal bowel cancer diagnosis in 2016 and went on to broadcast the You, Me and the Big C podcast on BBC Radio 5 about her battles with the disease.
Additionally, she established the Bowelbabe Fund to gather money for studies on individualized treatment for cancer patients. She opted to remain at her parents’ house in Woking, Surrey, where she was presented with a damehood by Prince William in May.
Podcaster: Dame Deborah Jones Death From Bowel Cancer
Dame Deborah Jones, an English journalist, educator, podcaster, and charity campaigner from London, sadly passed away on 28th June, 2022. Her death was confirmed in a post on her Instagram account.
After receiving a bowel cancer diagnosis in 2016, Dame Deborah, also known online as Bowel Babe, stated in May that she was receiving end-of-life care at her parents’ house in Woking with her husband Sebastien and their two children present.
“We are heartbroken to announce the passing of Dame Deborah James; the most incredible wife, daughter, sister, and mother,” her family wrote in a statement posted on Instagram. Today, Deborah passed away quietly as her loved ones were by her side.
Dame Deborah Jones’s Husband Sebastian & Her Two Children
The name o the husband of Dame Deborah Jones is Sebastian Bowen, a City banker. The couple has been married for 14 years and has two children together.
They share a son named Hugo, 14, and a daughter named Eloise, 12. In 2016, they were going through a divorce when they rekindled their romance a month before Deborah was told she had terminal bowel cancer. Since then, he has been at her side.
With the caveat, “Don’t be taken for a ride, don’t marry a bimbo,” the ‘bowel babe’ has now pleaded with her 42-year-old City banker husband to find love after her passing.
What Is Dame Deborah Jones’s Net Worth At Death?
The net worth of Dame Deborah Jones at the time of her death was around $2 million. She accumulated her fortune through her career as an English journalist, educator, podcast host, and charity campaigner.
At the Salesian School in Chertsey, she was a deputy head teacher with a focus on computer science and e-learning. She afterward transferred to the Matthew Arnold School in Staines-upon-Thames, where she worked up until she was diagnosed with colon cancer.
Deborah gained more notoriety in May 2022 after establishing a cancer charity that raised £1.5 million in 24 hours. The fund had almost £6 million at the time of her passing.