Julia Somerville health: Presenter, 74, became 'very ill' after 'serious' diagnosis

JULIA SOMERVILLE is recognisable television news reader who is currently hosting the latest series of Rip Off Britain Live - which aims to help Britain's consumers and expose the latest scams and "rip-offs". Still enjoying a successful career in journalism and presenting in the current day, back in the 1990s, Somerville faced one of her toughest battles yet after she was diagnosed with a brain tumour.