{"id":2502393,"date":"2026-07-15T01:06:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T01:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2502393"},"modified":"2026-07-15T01:06:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T01:06:00","slug":"antiques-roadshow-star-theo-burrell-dead-at-39-after-four-year-battle-with-brain-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/antiques-roadshow-star-theo-burrell-dead-at-39-after-four-year-battle-with-brain-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Antiques Roadshow&#8217; star Theo Burrell dead at 39 after four-year battle with brain cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cAntiques Roadshow\u201d star Theo Burrell has died at age 39 following a four-year battle with brain cancer. <\/p>\n<p>Burrell\u2019s family announced the tragic news in a statement shared on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Daqj8jgNh0w\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the reality star\u2019s Instagram<\/a> Sunday. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt 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,\u201d the family wrote, alongside a photo of Burrell holding her dog, Pip.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cAntiques Roadshow\u201d star Theo Burrell has died following a four-year battle with brain cancer. (Pictured above is Burrell posing in a long-sleeved maroon dress.) <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/Theo Burrell<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Burrell (seen here cuddling her dog, Pip) was 39 years old.  <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/Theo Burrell<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The message continues on, honoring Burrell as an \u201cincredible person who fought hard for her family, friends and raising awareness of this cruel disease.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe saw life events like her son\u2019s first day at school and her wedding that a little over 4 years ago we thought she\u2019d never see.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Burrell <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DW6ARfIDbo_\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tied the knot<\/a> with her husband, Alex, on March 28. In 2020, she and Alex welcomed a son, Jonah. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Burrell\u2019s family announced her passing in an Instagram statement remembering her as an \u201cincredible person who fought hard for her family, friends and raising awareness of this cruel disease.\u201d (Seen above is Burrell posing for a selfie.) <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/Theo Burrell<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Burrell\u2019s death comes just months after she tied the knot with Alex Leaver (pictured above holding Burrell as they took a selfie), with whom she shared a son, Jonah.  <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/Theo Burrell<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Burrell was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, in June 2022. At the time, doctors gave her a prognosis of 12 to 18 months left to live. Over the course of four years, the star underwent brain surgery and 17 rounds of chemotherapy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe cancer community provided so much comfort and strength to her in her darkest moments. But most of all it provided hope and I think what she would want most of all is for other people to find hope in her story,\u201d the family\u2019s message reads. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHope that the statistics aren\u2019t gospel and that one day they\u2019ll be very different.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During her fight with cancer, Burrell dedicated her time and her voice to causes that supported cancer research and awareness. In May, she partnered with the Department of Health and Social Care, appearing in a video to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVycOQsFoQe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">campaign for greater funding devoted to cancer research<\/a>. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><figcaption>Burrell (seen above showing her head stitches from her brain surgery) was diagnosed with glioblastoma in June 2022, and underwent brain surgery and 17 rounds of chemotherapy to treat the disease.  <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/Theo Burrell<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Burrell (pictured above smiling for a selfie with a red firefighter\u2019s helmet) started as a specialist on \u201cAntiques Roadshow\u201d in 2018.  <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/Theo Burrell<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI am running out of treatment options and I will lose my life to this cancer,\u201d Burrell said at the time. \u201cThere\u2019s absolutely no doubt about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThings may be too late for me, but I definitely can make peace with that if I know that the situation\u2019s gonna be better for future patients.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As fans may recall, Burrell started as a specialist on \u201cAntiques Roadshow\u201d in 2018. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c0ky6v64ny1o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to the BBC<\/a>, she was a ceramics and glass expert with Lyon &amp; Turnbull auctioneers in Edinburgh, since in 2011,<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source pagesix.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cAntiques Roadshow\u201d star Theo Burrell has died at age 39 following a four-year battle with brain cancer. Burrell\u2019s family announced the tragic news in a statement shared on the reality star\u2019s Instagram Sunday. \u201cIt is with great sadness that I share the news that Theo passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday afternoon. 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