Esther: Did asbestos at BBC cause my cancer?

That's Life host on illness

- ASHLEIGH RAINBIRD

DAME Esther Rantzen wonders if her Stage 4 lung cancer may have been caused by asbestos in the BBC's buildings.

The That's Life and Hearts of Gold presenter, 83, spent decades working in the corporation's sites, including Lime Grove studios in West London, where That's Life was based.

Over the past decade, the BBC has reportedly paid £1.64million in damages to 11 families of former staff who died from cancer after working in 18 of its asbestos-riddled facilities.

Speaking of life since her diagnosis in January, Dame Esther said: "I'm making the most of each day, usually by sitting in my garden, enjoying the fresh air, the birds and the summer flowers.