Adele Roberts has given fans an update on her heath after undergoing surgery to remove a tumour following her bowel cancer diagnosis.
The BBC Radio 1 DJ, 42, told her Instagram followers she felt she had ‘turned a corner’ after the operation which took place on Monday.
The former I’m A Celebrity star first shared the news on Sunday, a month after learning she had the disease after noticing symptoms.
Positive: Adele Roberts, 42, has given fans an update on her heath after undergoing surgery to remove a tumour following her bowel cancer diagnosis
Sharing a photo for the first time from her hopsital bed on Thursday, Adele told her concerned followers: ‘Just a quick note to say thank you to everyone. You’ve been absolutely incredible! So kind, sending good wishes and looking after my family.’
Adele added: ‘You are the greatest! You’ve kept me going. I’ve had my ups and downs this week but today I really feel like I’m starting to turn a corner and hopefully I’ll be well enough to go home soon.
‘I’m so sorry I’ve not been in here much. I’ve not really been on my phone but my family have been telling me how wonderful everyone has been. You’ve brought them so much comfort. From the bottom of my heart thank you.’
Sending thanks to her medical team, she added: ‘God bless the NHS. I cannot believe how hard they work and how much they care. They’re next level – so special.
Announcement: The BBC Radio 1 DJ, 42, told her Instagram followers she felt she had ‘turned a corner’ after the operation which took place on Monday
‘Sending you so much love if you’re going through a tough time at the moment. Especially if you’re living with cancer. There’s a few ladies on my ward who are inspiring me everyday. They’re warriors – stopped me feeling sorry for myself many a time! Also reminding me that I’m not alone in this and that it could be much worse for me.
‘Thank you once again to everyone getting me through. Including the BT Tower!’
The former I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here star went on to detail the small positives she takes from each day, including watching the BT Tower before her radio shows each morning and watching the sun rise as London wakes up.
Sharing a photo for the first time from her hopsital bed on Thursday, Adele told her concerned followers: ‘Just a quick note to say thank you to everyone. You’ve been absolutely incredible!’
‘I always look out for the message of the day too,’ she continued. ‘I never realised that one day I’d be watching the sun from the other side.
‘Seeing ‘Good morning London’ everyday has made me so grateful and been my reminder that everything is going to be ok. Had my first solid breakfast watching the day begin this morning.
‘Have a great week everyone and please go and see someone if you’re worried about anything that’s not normal for you. Early detection saves lives. I don’t want this little horror taking any more of us.’
Sunrise: The former I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here star went on to detail the small positives she takes from each day, including watching the BT Tower
Adele’s celebrity pals rushed to the comments section of her post to share their well wishes with the star.
Fleur East who commented: ‘Sending you and your family so much love Adele. Thank you for sharing your experience, hopefully will help others detect signs early and encourage others who are going through the same thing right now. You are so strong!! Keep smiling!
Clara Amfo reassured her friend: ‘Don’t you apologise for anything !!!! We love you!!!!!!’
Strictly Come Dancing star Graziano Di Prima said: ‘My darling!! be strong!! FORZA!!.’
Chloe Madeley wrote: ‘We love you Adele stay strong and positive girl you got this.’
Adele took to Instagram on Sunday to make the announcement and said she was going to have surgery on Monday to remove a tumour.
Adele said she was diagnosed at the start of the month, adding ‘the outlook is positive’ as she encouraged people who have symptoms to see their doctors.
She wrote: ‘Ok, there’s no easy way to do this and it feels weird, especially posting on social media (I’m going full Black Mirror) but I’m hoping it’ll reach anyone who might benefit from seeing it or reading it.
‘For a while now I’ve been struggling with my digestion. Thanks to a conversation I had with my Dad a few years back I went to my GP for a check up.
‘I’ll be honest, I was embarrassed but I also knew that it could be something serious. So I went just in case. I didn’t think anything of it at first and just assumed it might be food sensitivity.
‘After a few phone calls I was sent for some examinations and checks. I was then diagnosed with bowel cancer. This was at the start of the month.
Surgery: The former Big Brother star, 42, took to Instagram on Sunday to make the announcement and said she was going to have surgery on Monday to remove a tumour
‘It’s all happened so quickly and I’m so sorry to post something like this on here but I hope it helps anyone who might be worrying, or suffering in silence. PLEASE make sure you get checked out if you have ANY concerns.
‘The sooner you’re able to see your GP or talk to someone the sooner you can get help. If I hadn’t I might not be so lucky.’
Adele went on to praise the NHS and said that is going to give her treatment ‘everything’ she has got.
She said: ‘As I’ve learned over the last few weeks, there’s no ‘normal’ with cancer. Sadly it can affect anyone, at any age, anytime. It doesn’t discriminate. Early detection can save your life.
Partner: Adele added that the hardest part of her diagnosis was telling her family about it, especially her girlfriend Kate Holderness (pictured together in October 2021)
‘The NHS have been INCREDIBLE. They’re heroes. I’m going to have surgery tomorrow to remove the tumour and then see if I need anymore treatment or if the cancer has spread.
‘So far the outlook is positive and I feel so lucky that I can be treated. It’s just the start of my journey but I’m going to give it everything I’ve got.
‘Sending everyone so much love and positivity for the week ahead. THANK YOU to my family words cannot describe how much you have helped me through these last few weeks. You saved me.
‘You are my angels and I shall be thinking of you tomorrow. I can’t wait to wake up and see your beautiful faces (on FaceTime if I can compose myself enough to work my phone). If not your voices to hear you will be everything. That’s all I’m wishing for.’
Adele added that the hardest part of her diagnosis was telling her family about it, especially her girlfriend Kate Holderness.
She wrote: ‘I didn’t know I’d be writing something like this. The hardest thing wasn’t even finding out I had cancer. It was telling my family. It broke my heart.
Post: Adele said she was diagnosed at the start of the month and said ‘the outlook is positive’ as she encouraged people who have symptoms to see their doctors
‘If you know any of them please look after them for me until I can see them again. Especially my Katie. I worry about her being on her own while I’m away.
‘Thinking of you if you are going through something similar and sending love to your family and friends. Thank you to everyone who’s shared their journey online or publicly.
‘You’ve brought so much comfort and helped me through those sleepless nights. I hope this post can do the same for someone else.’
Adele also thanked her colleagues at BBC Radio 1 for their support and said her listeners have been a solace for her without them knowing.
She said: ‘Thank you also to Radio 1, you have been incredible. I couldn’t be in a better place to be going through this. Your support has meant the world to me & my family’
She said: ‘Thank you also to Radio 1, you have been incredible. I couldn’t be in a better place to be going through this. Your support has meant the world to me & my family.
‘I love you Team Weekend… and your listeners… wow. You got me through these past few weeks without even knowing. Thank you also to the brilliant teams at Fuse, Nissan and Noisy Kitchen. You’ve all been so kind, supportive and understanding. I can’t thank you all enough.
‘Ok I want to leave this on a positive so I’ll sign off with this. I saw a brilliant quote recently: ‘Strength doesn’t come from what you can do, it comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t.’
‘I’m ready to do this. Time’s up cancer… Time to go.
‘There’s a list of symptoms in case you’re worried. Stay safe and see you on the other side xx’.
Adele shared an infographic listing some of the symptoms of bowel cancer which included bleeding from the bottom or in the stool and a persistent and unexplained change in bowel habit.
Other symptoms include unexplained weight loss, extreme tiredness for no obvious reason and a pain or lump in the tummy.
Adele was inundated with well wishes following her announcement with the BBC Radio 1 Instagram account saying the station was looking forward to having her back on the airwaves.
They wrote: ‘Sending all our love and support to you, Kate and your families. Everyone at Radio 1 – along with all our listeners – is wishing you a speedy recovery and we can’t wait to welcome you back on air soon ❤️❤️’.
Fellow BBC presenter Clara Amfo wrote: ‘Love you so much,’ while Mollie King added: ‘Sending you so much love Adele! ❤️❤️❤️’.
Former Girls Aloud star Nadine Coyle wrote: ‘Thinking of you lovely one!!!! Good luck tomorrow!!!! ❤️❤️’.
Real Housewives of Cheshire star Tanya Bardsley wrote: ‘Oh my God darling I’m sorry but if there’s anyone who can best cancer it’s defo you ❤️ sending you lots of love and strength go kick cancers arse you got this’.
‘Sending all our love’: The BBC Radio 1 Instagram account saying the station was looking forward to having her back on the airwaves
Reaction: Adele was inundated with well wishes following her announcement
Adele first found fame when she took part in the third series of Big Brother in 2002 alongside fellow housemates Jade Goody, Alison Hammond and winner Kate Lawler.
The presenter, from Southport, Merseyside, finished in seventh place after lasting 43 days in the house.
She spoke about being bisexual on the series, though she had not revealed her sexuality to her parents at the time.
Taking part in a panel hosted by charity RU Coming Out as reported by Gay Star News, she explained: ‘I had gone to university and had a girlfriend and everyone was cool about it but I hadn’t had that talk with my mum and dad.
Limelight: Adele first found fame when she took part in the third series of Big Brother in 2002 (pictured being evicted from the house in 2002)
‘But I went on Big Brother in 2002 and talked about it and that’s how they found out. I wish now I had had that conversation with them before.’
Adele said she struggled to come out as a teenager in the 1990s while growing up in Southport.
She said: ‘There weren’t many people who were out who I knew. There were only a couple of famous people – Elton John and Martina Navratilova.
‘I felt quite depressed and quite alone. With me being mixed race my mum and dad had always said be proud of who you are and that is what got me through.
‘When you come out that weight that is lifted is amazing. When you can come out, when it’s safe to come out, that first opportunity to be yourself is amazing.
Career: In 2015, Adele was announced as the new host of Radio 1’s Early Breakfast show from 4:00-6:30am (pictured in 2015)
‘One of the first things I wanted to do as soon as I got to the BBC was tell as many people as possible, so if there were other young people struggling I could help them.
‘I feel like it is my duty as I was so alone when I was younger.’
Adele moved into radio following her stint on Big Brother, landing her first gig at Rock FM in Lancashire followed by The Hits Radio in Manchester.
In 2015, Adele was announced as the new host of Radio 1’s Early Breakfast show from 4:00-6:30am.
Jungle: In 2019, Adele took part in I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! where she was the first camp mate voted off
Five years later, she became the first black woman to host the BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show after host Greg James failed to make it on air following the Brit Awards, which was later revealed to be a planned stunt where listeners had to try and locate him.
In 2019, Adele took part in I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! where she was the first camp mate voted off.
The following year, she and girlfriend Kate both appeared on E4’s reality game show Celebrity Coach Trip.
Positive: In her announcement, Adele praised the NHS and said that is going to give her treatment ‘everything’ she has got