Rebecca Adlington & Coeliac UK appear on BBC Breakfast to raise awareness

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Rebecca Adlington & Coeliac UK appear on BBC Breakfast to raise awareness

April 24, 2025

Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington and Coeliac UK’s Tristan Humphreys appeared on BBC Breakfast yesterday. Together, they helped raise awareness of coeliac disease and highlighted the importance of gluten free prescriptions.

A huge thank you to Rebecca Adlington for bravely sharing her coeliac disease diagnosis on BBC Breakfast yesterday, helping to raise vital awareness of the condition.

Coeliac UK’s Head of Advocacy and Public Affairs, Tristan Humphreys, also appeared on the programme to highlight the importance of gluten free prescriptions and to discuss our recent petition hand-in at 10 Downing Street, to protect gluten free prescriptions.

Watch the full segment here

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