{"id":687564,"date":"2026-07-12T11:44:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T11:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/687564\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T11:44:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T11:44:11","slug":"antiques-roadshow-expert-theo-burrell-dies-after-brain-cancer-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/687564\/","title":{"rendered":"Antiques Roadshow expert Theo Burrell dies after brain cancer battle"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Antiques Roadshow<\/a> expert Theo Burrell<\/a> has died at 39, her family has confirmed. <\/p>\n

Joining the BBC<\/a> programme in 2018, she was part of the team that examined and appraised objects brought in by members of the public.<\/p>\n

Ms Burrell was diagnosed with a glioblastoma<\/a>, a highly aggressive brain tumour<\/a>, in June 2022, which typically carries a life expectancy of 12-18 months.<\/p>\n

In a statement shared to her Instagram on Saturday, her family said: \u201cIt is with great sadness that I share the news that Theo<\/a> passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n

\u201cNeither she nor her medical team foresaw this happening quite so quickly.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe was an incredible person who fought hard for her family, friends and raising awareness of this cruel disease.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe saw life events like her son\u2019s first day at school and her wedding that a little over four years ago we thought she\u2019d never see.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe cancer community provided so much comfort and strength to her in her darkest moments.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut most of all it provided hope, and I think what she would want most of all is for other people to find hope in her story.<\/p>\n

\u201cHope that the statistics aren\u2019t gospel and that one day they\u2019ll be very different.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Burrell was diagnosed with the disease at the age of 35 after several months of worsening symptoms, and later underwent treatments including life-extending surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy.<\/p>\n

The TV star has previously spoken about experiencing \u201cdark thoughts\u201d after her diagnosis and expressed fears that she \u201cwouldn\u2019t see my son\u2019s second birthday\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I\u2019m lucky enough to say I did! And no one can take that away from me,\u201d she wrote in a recent Instagram post.<\/p>\n

Burrell also tied the knot with her husband Alex earlier this year, saying in a post on social media that it \u201cfeels so nice\u201d to finally be wed after many years together.<\/p>\n

\"TheoTheo Burrell with her parents, Marion and Ian (Brain Tumour Research\/PA)<\/p>\n

Glioblastoma<\/a> is incurable and there has been no advance in treatments for two decades.<\/p>\n

Around 3,200 people a year are diagnosed with it in the UK, of whom around 160 will live for five years or more.<\/p>\n

Following her diagnosis, Burrell became a vocal advocate for the fight against the disease, with campaign work focused on increasing government funding, better diagnostic times, and the advancement of clinical trials.<\/p>\n

In 2023, she became a patron of Brain Tumour Research, which is a charity dedicated to curing the disease.<\/p>\n

\"InIn 2023, Theo became a patron of Brain Tumour Research, which is a charity dedicated to curing the disease.<\/p>\n

Dan Knowles, the chief executive officer of Brain Tumour Research, said: \u201cWe are heartbroken that we have lost the phenomenal, determined and truly inspiring Theo<\/a> Burrell to this devastating disease.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe was always very open about her prognosis and knew from the outset her cancer was terminal but she was absolutely determined to make a difference for others.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe constantly inspired us with how big her heart was and we will continue on our mission, driven by everything she taught us.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur thoughts are with her family, her friends and with all those who had the privilege of knowing her.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":687565,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[96,59,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-687564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment","tag-gb","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/687564","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=687564"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/687564\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/687565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=687564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=687564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=687564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}