Speaking on Thursday’s BBC Breakfast , the 34-year-old presenter revealed that she wasn’t the ‘same person’ after her experience, but reasoned that she is a ‘better’ one. Changed for good: Speaking on Thursday’s BBC Breakfast, Charlie Webster revealed that she wasn’t the ‘same person’ after her malaria plight, but reasoned that she is a ‘better’ one She explained: ‘I desperately fought for life and I believe I made a decision to stay alive because I wanted to be here.