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flag Nadia Sawalha mourns friend Hannah Gardner, 39, who died after a 12-year battle with breast cancer, leaving behind a daughter with autism.

flag Nadia Sawalha has announced the death of her close friend Hannah Gardner, 39, who died after a 12-year battle with breast cancer, including a final stage four diagnosis in 2022. flag Sawalha shared an emotional tribute on December 28, 2025, describing Gardner as a daughter-like figure and praising the care she received at The Princess Alice Hospice. flag The pair had bonded during a Coppafeel fundraising event and worked together on a campaign to secure NHS funding for an experimental drug, Enheru, which was not effective in time. flag Sawalha also expressed concern for Gardner’s daughter, Lila, who has autism, and her husband, a firefighter managing caregiving alongside his job.

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