Daytime Talk Show Favorite Dies of Cancer: Dale Bowes Was 28 [Video]

Steph’s Packed Lunch star Dale Bowes has died following a years-long battle with cancer. The aspiring teacher and York St John University graduate, who was diagnosed with synovial sarcoma of the left lung in 2021, opened up about his cancer battle on the daytime Channel 4 TV show last year, with presenter Steph McGovern sharing the tragic news Wednesday that Bowes passed away at the age of 28.

“Gutted to hear that [Dale Bowes] has died,” she wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “Dale was one of our fabulous lunchmates who always brought so much wisdom and joy to the show, even in the middle of his brutal cancer treatment.”

After first battling synovial carcoma in 2003, Bowes was again diagnosed with the disease in 2021 as he prepared for his first teaching placement. After going to A&E with what he believed to be a bad chest infection, a scan revealed a mass on his left lung that needed to be drained. Throughout his battle with …