Ryan Tubridy addressed Vicky Phelan's absence on the Late Late Show on Friday night as Stephen Teap gave an update on her health.
Campaigners Stephen Teap, whose wife Irene died of cervical cancer, and Lorraine Walsh took Vicky's place instead to discuss her tireless campaigning and inspirational work in the wake of the CervicalCheck scandal. Ryan said: "I'm sorry she's not well enough at this time and of course we are thinking of her, her kids and family.Stephen then gave viewers at home an update on Vicky's health admitting that she has had a "rough time" recently but is remaining optimistic.
"She has just been through a rough time as of recent. She started a new chemotherapy session last week which has been pretty tough on her.View gallery "She wanted me to share that with everybody because that's why she's not here today. She has already improved in the last two days which is great.