Earlier than she died on the age of simply 40, cancer campaigner Dame Deborah James instructed her husband he ought to ‘transfer on’ after she was gone and discover love once more.
Now, Sebastien Bowen may need fulfilled her want. Final week, he was noticed hand in hand with a wonderful ‘thriller’ lady.
The pair could possibly be seen strolling on the towpath beside the Thames after having fun with a protracted, leisurely lunch at The River Cafe in Hammersmith, west London.
Carrying a chic crimson gown and sun shades, the girl, who gave the impression to be in her 30s, gazed adoringly at Mr Bowen, 45.
‘They regarded like they have been very a lot in love,’ a passer-by mentioned.
‘It was very candy. For anybody who was impressed by Dame Deborah’s angle to life, it was actually heartening to see her husband wanting blissful once more.’
The River Cafe is the modern restaurant the place Jamie Oliver started his profession and the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow and Nigella Lawson have dined.
Sebastien Bowen, 45, walks in direction of Barnes with a wonderful ‘thriller’ lady
The pair have been all as smiles as they have been seen strolling on the towpath beside the Thames
They walked arm in arm earlier than having fun with a protracted, leisurely lunch at The River Cafe in Hammersmith, west London
Dame Deborah James and Sebastien Bowen (pictured collectively) have been married for round 14 years earlier than Deborah handed away in June 2022
Dame Deborah died from bowel most cancers in 2022 at 40, 5 years after her stage 4 analysis
Final December, The Mail on Sunday revealed that Mr Bowen was dipping his toe within the courting scene.
Buddies mentioned he had been on a number of dates as he tried to rebuild his life following his spouse’s loss of life in June 2022.
A supply mentioned: ‘It’s totally early days for Seb and he is taking issues very slowly.
‘Deborah goes to be a tricky act to observe as that they had a incredible marriage and made an ideal couple.
‘However Seb feels the time has come for him to maneuver on, as Deborah wished him to.’
Dame Deborah, who known as herself ‘Bowelbabe’, raised greater than £11million for most cancers analysis.
Sebastien and the ‘thriller’ girls regarded over the railings throughout the River Thames
Buddies of Sebastien mentioned he had been on a number of dates as he tried to rebuild his life following his spouse’s loss of life
The girl, who gave the impression to be in her 30s, was sporting a chic crimson gown and sun shades
The pair share a joke as they walked alongside the River Thames close to Barnes
She was recognized for her frankness about coping with her aggressive bowel most cancers, which she shared on the BBC Radio 5 Stay present You, Me And The Massive C.
She described Mr Bowen as a ‘very eligible bachelor’ and knew he would entice loads of feminine consideration after her loss of life.
She mentioned: ‘I’ve given him strict directions: I need him to maneuver on. He is a good-looking man, I am like, ‘Do not be taken for a trip, do not marry a bimbo, discover another person who could make you snicker like we did.’
She additionally joked there have been a few individuals she did not need him to hook up with and if he did, ‘I might do my damned hardest to hang-out him’.
Mr Bowen works as a banker for personal fairness agency Pomona Capital. He met his spouse, with whom he had two youngsters, in 2005 and so they married three years later.
In 2023, her mom Heather mentioned: ‘Deborah might be a tough act to observe, however he has our blessing.’
