Overview
- Cox confirmed the news on Sunday, sharing photos and the message, "Sleep tight Peta. You’ll always be in my heart x."
- Celebrities including Dermot O’Leary, Zoe Ball and Nicki Chapman posted messages of support on her Instagram.
- The announcement follows Cox’s five-day, 135-mile Great Northern Marathon Challenge for BBC Children In Need.
- Donations tied to the effort reached £11,501,637 after she completed the route from Kielder Forest to Pudsey near Leeds.
- Cox previously described the toll of the challenge on BBC Breakfast, saying, "I can’t really walk," and no details about Peta’s cause of death have been disclosed.