Theo Burrell, star of Antiques Roadshow and a cancer research advocate, dies at 39

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Set us as preferred Theo Burrell, an “Antiques Roadshow” star and cancer research advocate, has died.She was 39.

A family member announced Burrell’s death on Instagram on Saturday, writing, “It is with great sadness that I share the news that Theo passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday afternoon.Neither she nor her medical team foresaw this happening quite so quickly.“She was an incredible person who fought hard for her family, friends and raising awareness of this cruel disease,” the post continued.

“She saw life events like her son’s first day at school and her wedding that a little over 4 years ago we thought she’d never see.”Burrell, born Theodora Helen Burrell on Sept.1, 1986, was a ceramics and decorative arts specialist on the BBC’s “Antiques Roadshow,” a reality series that features antiques experts appraising family heirlooms, garage sale gems and more.

Off screen, she worked as a specialist and auctioneer at Lyon & Turnbull, the oldest auction house in Scotland.“One of the things I love about antiques is that they have survived so many years, witnessing life changing events such as coronations & world wars,” Burrell wrote in the caption of an 1840s-era white marble bust.In June 2022, Burrell was diagnosed with an incurable, aggressive Grade 4 brain tumor, and was told she had a year to a year and a half to live.

She subsequently underwent brain surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy in an effort to keep the cancer at bay.In June 2023, she organized a star-studded auction to raise money for the British cancer research nonprofit the Brain Tumour Charity and raised the equivalent of about $93,500.

She also became a patron of the charity Brain Tumour Research.“We are heartbroken that we have lost the phenomenal, determined and truly inspiring Theo to this...