Lynn Faulds Wood, former BBC presenter and cancer campaigner, has died aged 72 from a stroke.
The Scottish presenter suffered the stroke last night.
Her family released a statement today following her death.
Read more: Gary Rhodes’ son marks his 60th birthday five months after chef’s death
The statement said: “Having suffered a massive stroke last night and a subsequent bleed on the brain, presenter and journalist Lynn Faulds Wood passed away peacefully at 12 noon today with her husband John Stapleton and son Nick at her bedside.”
Cancer charity work
Lynn started Lynn’s Bowel Cancer Campaign after having colon cancer herself in the 1990s.
Before that, she was well known as a presenter of BBC’s Watchdog consumer programme.
She married fellow TV presenter John Stapleton in 1977, and they had one son.
What did you think of this story? To leave a comment, visit our Facebook page @EntertainmentDailyfix.