Updated: 16 Apr 2021, 9:24
DUNCAN James has broken his silence after the death of pal Nikki Grahame last Friday following her life-long battle with anorexia.
The 43-year-old reflected on their friendship in a new interview and recalled how he "tried to encourage her" to eat after she went to support him in while he was appearing in the stage show Chicago in 2018.
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Duncan James has opened up about his and Nikki Grahame's friendship after her deathCredit: Rex Features
Speaking to OK! Magazine, he said: "She looked so thin then. I said, 'You need to eat. Why are you so thin?' And she said, 'Oh stop nagging me!' I said, 'No, you've got to start to eat.' And she said, 'I’ve been battling this for years.'"