WELLINGTON mum Naomi Thomas said she was "thrilled" and "in shock" this week after being named winner of the Inspirational Women of the Year Awards.

Naomi, 31, of Pyles Thorne Road, who is suffering from incurable breast cancer, was handed her trophy by Strictly Come Dancing host Sir Bruce Forsythe at a glittering gala dinner at the Marriott Hotel in London's Grosvenor Square.

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