Adele Roberts has praised her long-time friend Kate Holderness for being a crucial support during her battle with bowel cancer.
During a very candid chat with Lorraine host Christine Lampard, Adele sang Kate’s praises for giving her the strength to run the London Marathon.
“Anyone who has had cancer, you are not alone. It feels very lonely, but it also has consequences for your family. I want to make sure Kate is credited because without her I wouldn’t have been able to run the marathon,” the Dancing On Ice star said as she gushed over her partner, 40.
“It feels so strange to me that I was able to run a marathon.”
Adele was first diagnosed with colon cancer in October 2021 and documented her treatment on social media, which included colostomy surgery to remove an intestinal tumor and the insertion of an ostomy bag.
Adele Roberts, 45, praised her longtime friend Kate Holderness, 40, for being a crucial support during her battle with colon cancer (pictured together in 2019)
During a very candid chat with Lorraine host Christine Lampard, Adele sang her other half’s praises, saying: ‘Without her I wouldn’t pay the bill to run the marathon.’
“I want to make sure Kate is credited. “I wouldn’t have been able to run the marathon without her,” she says
Nine months after diagnosis and after receiving chemotherapy and radiotherapy, Adele was declared cancer-free and now lives with an ostomy bag, which she has named Audrey.
Adele and actress Kate have been together for twenty years and happily celebrated their twentieth anniversary in February.
During her appearance on the daytime show, Adele discussed her new book Personal Best: From Rock Bottom to the Top of the World, which she described as something she is “so proud” of.
“I think (after the diagnosis) that if I get through this, I can write it all down, get my head together and make a book,” the DJ recalled.
Providing a deeper insight into her book, she continued, “I talk a lot about how cancer robbed me of my identity and how I got it back.
“Looking back, there were a lot of times when I experienced things, not necessarily cancer.”
Earlier this week, Adele broke down in tears as she discussed her battle with cancer during a very emotional interview on Fearne Cotton’s Happy Place podcast.
The TV star became incredibly upset when she admitted she ‘blamed herself’ when she was first diagnosed with bowel cancer.
Adele was first diagnosed with colon cancer in October 2021 and documented her treatment on social media, which included colostomy surgery to remove an intestinal tumor and the insertion of an ostomy bag
Nine months after diagnosis and after chemotherapy and radiotherapy, Adele was declared cancer-free and now lives with an ostomy bag
During her appearance on the daytime show, Adele discussed her new book, which she described as something she is “so proud” of
Giving a deeper insight into her book, she continued, “I talk a lot about how cancer robbed me of my identity and how I got it back.
She said: ‘I honestly thought I had caused it [the cancer]. My first thought was: “Am I going to die?” But as soon as he [the doctor] said he could help me, it’s the only thing I was holding on to.
“And when he said it wasn’t my fault, I just cried and got so emotional.”
After starting chemotherapy, Adele described early side effects of the treatment, which in December 2021 included a metallic taste in her mouth, swollen fingers and painful teeth.
Speaking about how she coped with the mental and physical struggle of chemotherapy, Adele said there were nights when she asked herself: ‘Why me?’
She added: ‘There were a few nights where I was in so much pain and I thought, why me? There were a few times when I thought, what have I done? Why does it happen?
‘It felt like I was being punished for something. But then I realized it was all part of me getting better. It [cancer] It certainly saved me a few nights.”
Adele candidly admitted that her cancer diagnosis and ostomy placement helped her have a better relationship with her body.
She said: ‘I haven’t cried most of my life. I remember Kate [Adele’s girlfriend] When I had my tumor removed, I said, “That the light was back in my eyes.”
‘And I truly believe that removing the tumor took away so much negativity and so much self-loathing and I’m so glad that piece of me is gone now because now I allow myself to be the person I was always meant to be.
‘And crying is part of that, it’s not a weakness, it’s a strength. I wouldn’t wish cancer on anyone, but it gave it to me [strength].
“Not only am I grateful to have a stoma that saved my life, but it has also helped me have a better relationship with my body.”
Earlier this week, Adele broke down in tears as she discussed her battle with cancer during a very emotional interview on Fearne Cotton’s Happy Place podcast.
The DJ became incredibly upset when she admitted she ‘blamed herself’ when she was first diagnosed with bowel cancer
She added: ‘I just didn’t love myself when I was younger and because I had a stoma I could see it as the most amazing thing I had that kept me alive. From the moment I got it, it was like I had been foolish for years.
‘When I first saw my stoma, it was almost as if I could see myself for the first time in my life. It was emotional and I thought I was complete.
‘It will be the loss of my stoma if it goes back to the way it was. My fear will be a reminder of what happened and where I have come.”