Davina McCall recalls being granted her 'lifelong wish' by late sister days ... trends now
Davina McCall has opened up on her late half sister's death from lung cancer while making a very candid appearance on "Steven Bartlett's The Diary Of A CEO podcast.
The presenter, 55, couldn't hold back emotion as she discussed the final days of her sibling Caroline's life saying: 'It was the worst thing that's ever happened to me'.
Caroline died age 50 in 2012 after she was diagnosed with lung cancer, bone cancer and was told by doctors that she had two tumors on her brain.
Upset: Davina McCall broke down in tears as she recalled her late half sister's death from lung cancer as she made a very candid appearance on Steven Bartlett's The Diary Of A CEO podcast
Davina explained how Caroline granted her with a 'lifelong wish' before she passed away, even though it was 'hideous' for Caroline and made her 'skin crawl'.
She said that Caroline didn't want Davina to see her naked, not wanting to show vulnerability in front of her sister.
For weeks, Davina begged to help care for Caroline before bed and she refused, until three days before her death she allowed her, because she knew how much it meant to her.
Davina described the moment as a 'pilgrimage' and reflected on the bonding experience between her and her dying sister.
Devastating: Caroline (pictured) died age 50 in 2012 after she was diagnosed with lung cancer, bone cancer and was told by doctors that she had two tumors on her brain
She said: 'Obviously, nobody had ever seen her naked and she had this amazing carer called Claire, oh my god, she was the best ever. She was the most gentle and she understood respect and dignity. And because Claire was so amazing, Caroline would not let me get her undressed or ready for bed.
'She didn't want me to see her naked. And the night that she went to sleep for the final time, and then three days later she died, she let me do it. To me it felt like Mecca, it felt like I had arrived. This was my pilgrimage to my sister - I had finally crawled over the fence and I am now at hEr body,' she went on.
She continued: 'I asked her if I could moisturise her - because every inch of her body needed to be creamed so that she wouldn't get bed sores. I couldn't believe it, she had the softest skin. My sister had no hair, like at all. Her arms were so soft. I kept telling her how soft her skin was and she was laughing away. She called me ridiculous.
'I got to cream her whole body and it felt like she had given that to me. And it was hideous for her. Even when she was dying, she gave me a bit of herself that I had never had before. It was so nice. That night she went to sleep and she was really distressed. They came and gave her more morphine
