Overview
- Sawalha shared on social media that Gardner died at 39 after stage‑four breast cancer that had spread to her liver.
- She said family and friends were shocked and distraught and she thanked staff at Princess Alice Hospice in Esher for their care.
- Gardner and Sawalha had appeared on ITV's Loose Women in 2024 to urge approval of Enhertu for NHS patients with HER2‑low metastatic breast cancer.
- NICE declined to recommend the drug, citing a price judged too high, with no subsequent change to that decision reported in the coverage.
- Reports on trials said Enhertu kept cancer at bay far longer than standard care and campaigners argued it could have given Gardner more time with her young daughter.