Overview

• In 2018 Finnigan suffered a ruptured stomach ulcer after taking ibuprofen for knee pain, prompting two life-saving blood transfusions at London's Royal Free Hospital.
• She has recalled that without swift ambulance response she could have 'bled out within half an hour' during the unexpected crisis.
• With guidance from daughter and personal trainer Chloe Madeley, Finnigan adopted regular exercise and overhauled her diet, losing two stone.
• Her menu now favors sushi, raw fish and whole grain salads over her former meat-and-potatoes routine.
• The presenter celebrated her 77th birthday in May with family snapshots while husband Richard Madeley marked his 69th birthday earlier on Good Morning Britain.