BBC presenter Dianne Oxberry died from ovarian cancer, just 10 days after being diagnosed with the devastating illness.
This new year marks the sixth anniversary of broadcaster Dianne Oxberry’s tragic death from ovarian cancer, a diagnosis she received just days before her untimely passing.
The BBC presenter was diagnosed with ovarian cancer on New Year’s Eve 2018 and lost her battle merely 10 days later at the age of 51.
She died in January 2019 at The Christie Hospital in Manchester, leaving behind her husband Ian Hindle and their two children.
Dianne was first known for her work on BBC Radio 1 alongside Simon Mayo and Steve Wright in the 1980s. She later studied meteorology and joined BBC North West Tonight in 1994 as a weather presenter. She remained there for more than 20 years.
After her death, Simon Mayo said: “There was a spark in the studio when she was there and I think everyone is very devastated that she has gone. She was very intelligent, she was very sharp and very charismatic and that huge warmth is what listeners and viewers will take away.”
Her husband said that she was an “amazing wife and mother who embraced life to the full”.
