ITV Loose Women's Gloria Hunniford breaks down in tribute to late daughter who hosted This Morning and Blue Peter

Gloria Hunniford broke down in tears as she paid an emotional tribute to her late daughter on what would have been her 60th birthday. The TV star allowed Loose Women to honour Caron Keating's birthday live on Wednesday's show (October 5).

Caron died in 2004 at the age of 41 after being diagnosed with breast cancer. She left behind two sons, Charlie and Gabriel, who were just ten and seven at the time. Since her daughter's death, Gloria set up the Caron Keating Foundation alongside her sons Paul and Michael to offer support to cancer charities across the country.

During the latest edition of Loose Women, panellist Gloria appeared in a short film, in which she opened up about her daughter and reminisced over the close bond they shared. Caron’s stepfather also appeared in the VT and recalled their private conversations and ‘personal chats’. Caron’s brothers also told of their 'disbelief' when discovering Caron had cancer.

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The film also featured clips of Caron hosting the likes of This Morning and Blue Peter before she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1997. After playing out a film she had made honouring her daughter's memory, the cameras returned to the panel and Coleen Nolan was seen holding an emotional Gloria's hand.

The Northern Irish TV and radio star said: "A clip of Caron can come up at short notice on telly and I can bear that for a minute but when you see that all put together," before breaking down in tears. "I do find it very emotional when I see lots of clips of her moving, living, laughing because she was a very special girl and she loved life."

Gloria, 82, added: "I am very proud of what