Childline was Esther Rantzen’s favourite child, daughter says
Steady2 outlets reported this in 3 reports over 2 days - a further 1 report reprinted copy already published elsewhere
original reportingcopies
Wed, 7 October 2026peak 2 reports on Wed, 7 October 2026Tue, 20 October 2026
What it is about
Andy BurnhamDame Esther RantzenChris SherwoodRebecca WilcoxGeorge MichaelDame EstherDesmond WilcoxSwitzerland
Who published it, and when
original reportcopyfirst to report
newarkadvertiser.co.uk
newburytoday.co.uk
dissexpress.co.uk
7 Oct, 18:14over 13 days20 Oct, 19:05
How it spread - 2 original reports, 1 reprint
Wed, 7 October 2026
1 report- newburytoday.co.uk18:14first to report
Rebecca Wilcox said she realised her mother loved Childline more than her and her siblings ‘from day one’.
1 reprint
- newarkadvertiser.co.uk7 Oct, 18:14their copy
Tue, 20 October 2026
1 report- dissexpress.co.uk19:05
The Childline founder, who had been diagnosed with stage four lung cancer in 2023, died at her home in the New Forest on September 30.