BBC Breakfast presenter Nina Warhurst pays tribute to colleague after tragic death
BBC Breakfast presenter Nina Warhurst spoke out following the tragic death of Beccy Barr, who died following a battle with cancer.
Nina Warhurst paid tribute to her BBC colleague Beccy Barr following her heartbreaking death.
Beccy, who gave up her career as a BBC presenter to become a firefighter, died aged 45 following a battle with cancer. Nina, 43, shared an emotional message on X as she reflected on the tragic news.
Reposting Beccy's sister's announcement, the BBC Breakfast presenter wrote: "What I liked about Beccy was that if she wasn’t happy with something, she made a change. She got on with it.
"I love that energy in people. Hers was rare and everyone who met her felt it. Thinking of her daughter, who she absolutely adored."
On Monday (July 22), Beccy's sister announced the former BBC star had passed away. Alongside an image of Beccy, she wrote: "I’m sharing the very sad news that Beccy passed away peacefully this morning."
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"She spent her last few days at @SJHospice who provided the most dignified & compassionate care to Beccy & her whole family. Donations to the hospice can be made in Beccy’s memory."
On Christmas Eve in 2023, Beccy revealed she had been diagnosed with incurable cancer. She began: "Earlier this year I was diagnosed with incurable and (to some extent) treatable cancer. Practically, this means I feel well and I’m on an immunotherapy regime that may keep well for a period of time.
"I’m sharing this very personal information because this experience has shown me that people living with cancer can adapt to this new reality at work in fruitful and fulfilling ways. Both to the benefit of the person (me!) and the employer.
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Expressing her gratitude to her employers for their support, Beccy continued: "Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service, under the very compassionate leadership of Justin Johnston, and my personal friends at work have been phenomenally supportive of me - both in being off work and crucially in using my skills in a new direction as I have returned.
"I’m no doctor, but I am a lapsed economist, and it seems pretty clear that as treatments for cancer develop, more people are living longer with this group of diseases.
She concluded: "There are important psychological and economic benefits to supporting people to live and work with cancer like a chronic disease where that is possible and desired. I’d be interested to hear the views and experiences of others."
In 2019, Beccy quit her journalism career after 20 years in order to join Lancashire Fire and Rescue - the same service her father Roy was in. The mum-of-one presented her final bulletin for BBC North West in August 2019 and in February 2022 she qualified as a firefighter.
