Janey Godley awarded honorary degree in 'final beats of life'

Janey Godley, who has been described as being in the “final beats of her life”, has been awarded an honorary degree from the University of Glasgow.

The Scottish comedian shared the “devastating news” in September that her disease had spread, after initially being diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2021.

She was taken into a hospice after revealing that her “chemo had ran out of options” and she couldn’t take anymore.

Her daughter, comedian Ashley Storrie, took to social media on Thursday to reveal her mother had been awarded the honorary degree of doctor from the University of Glasgow.

She wrote: “Thank you @UofGlasgow for bestowing upon my mum the honorary degree of doctor of the University of Glasgow.

“This has brought her so much joy in the final beats of her life. Janey is so honoured, and I am so immensely proud of her.

“Congratulations Doctor Godley.”

Thank you @UofGlasgow for bestowing upon my mum the honorary degree of doctor of the University of Glasgow. This has brought her so much joy in the final beats of her life. Janey is so honoured, and I am so immensely proud of her. Congratulations Doctor Godley.

Ashley Storrie pic.twitter.com/3hrg80tp3M
— Janey Godley (@JaneyGodley) October 31, 2024

Godley revealed she had ovarian cancer in November 2021.

In 2022 the comedian was given the all-clear and said in a post to X that a scan showed “no evidence of disease”.

However, she later announced that another scan had shown signs of the disease in her abdomen but added that she would continue with her tour in February and March 2023.