‘She’s my absolute hero’: Adele Roberts credits fiancée Kate Holderness for nursing her through cancer battle and claims diagnosis ‘brought them closer together’
BBC Radio 1 DJ Adele Roberts has said being diagnosed with stomach cancer has brought she and fiancée Kate Holderness closer together.
The 43-year-old presenter revealed in October she was undergoing treatment and later had a tumour removed through surgery.
She now uses a stoma bag, which attaches to her abdomen and collects her faeces, and has also been undergoing chemotherapy.
Inseparable: BBC Radio 1 DJ Adele Roberts has said being diagnosed with stomach cancer has brought she and fiancée Kate Holderness closer together
She told HELLO! magazine: ‘It sounds strange but it’s brought us closer than ever. I’ve always loved Kate but since my diagnosis I’ve seen a different side to her. She’s my counsellor, my mentor and the best nurse ever.
‘She helped me when I could barely walk and had to shuffle into work at Radio 1. She’s my absolute hero.’
Holderness added: ‘I’ve always been a timid person but Adele’s illness has unleashed a strength in me I never knew I had.’
High praise: ‘She’s my counsellor, my mentor and the best nurse ever,’ the DJ told HELLO!
Roberts received her diagnosis on October 1 2021.
Reflecting on that day, she said: ‘After a scan, the doctor broke the bad news. My first question was: “Am I going to die – and is it my fault?”
‘I felt bad for putting Kate and my family through that, but now I know that getting cancer is nobody’s fault, and that sadly it will happen to one in two of us.’
Treatment: Adele now uses a stoma bag, which attaches to her abdomen and collects her faeces, and has also been undergoing chemotherapy
Holderness recalled: ‘I was devastated. But I held back the tears because I didn’t want her to think that I thought she wouldn’t beat it.
‘So I went into practical mode, writing down everything the doctor said.’
Read the full interview in Hello! magazine, out now.
Read all about it: Read the full interview in the latest edition of HELLO! magazine, out now
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