Back in October 2006 it was revealed that former Charlie’s Angels star Farrah Fawcett was suffering from bowel cancer. Filmed intimately by Fawcett, her family and friends in the final two years of her life, Farrah’s Story chronicles her extraordinary journey as she travelled between Los Angeles and Germany; where she decided to undergo controversial stem cell treatments to help her fight against the disease.

Friday 17 July 2009
7:30pm, Channel 4

Screen icon Farrah Fawcett has lost her battle with cancer today. She was just 62 and had been fighting anal cancer for three years. She died shortly after 9:30am local time in a Santa Monica hospital.

The news of her death comes just days after she and long-term partner Ryan O’Neal announced their intention to marry. O’Neal recently told the US chat show host Barbara Walters that he and Farrah would wed as soon as she was well enough, but sadly, that was not to be.

“We will, as soon as she can say ‘yes’ – maybe she can just nod her head” he told Walters. Read more & comment »