We all had hoped and prayed for a better outcome.

Regrettably, Nicola’s aggressive cancer took her life around 6 PM on Sunday. She was just 41.

Nicola had travelled to Mexico a few days after doctors in Hamilton had told her there was nothing more they could do for her.

Doctors in Tijuana planned to perform a high risk surgery to remove a massive tumour from her abdomen.

They tried to stabilize her enough to perform the operation, but never got there.

In the end, her former husband Chris tells us she died peacefully.

Nicola joined CHCH in 2001 as an original member of the Morning Live team.

Her smile, her brightness, her quick wit and intelligence, made her an instant favourite among viewers.

She will be deeply missed, by our viewers, by the CHCH family, and by her own family.

Nicola leaves behind her nine-year-old son Christian, Chris Beattie, mother Cindy, sister Melissa and many friends and colleagues.

Our deepest sympathies go out to Nicola’s family and close friends.