- She was diagnosed with breast cancer on November 22, 2016. She subsequently started presenting the podcast You, Me and the Big C to raise awareness of cancer, discussing the disease with celebrities and providing advice of how to manage it. In May 2018, she announced that her cancer had spread and was now incurable. She participated in a clinical trial of a new treatment. On September 3, 2018, Bland announced on her Twitter account that her "time had come", and that she only had days to live. She died two days later at the age of 40. You, Me and the Big C reached number one on the iTunes Podcast charts during this week.
- She started her career presenting news bulletins on BBC Wiltshire. She then moved to BBC Radio 5 Live, at first reading the news on Richard Bacon's show. Bland started to present sports on television, as well as acting as a relief and weekend presenter on the BBC News Channel. When BBC Radio 5 Live moved to MediaCityUK, Salford Quays in 2011, Bland started to present on BBC North West Tonight as both a newsreader and as the main relief presenter.
- Had a son, Freddie Bland (b. 2015), with her husband Steve Bland.
- Bland competed as a triathlete, including the 2010 London Triathlon, raising funds for Breast Cancer Care. She completed the London marathon several times.
- Was a Welsh journalist and a presenter with BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC North West Tonight.
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