TOUGH TIME
Adele Roberts stuns fans with cancer update while competing on Celeb Bake Off
RADIO DJ Adele Roberts has stunned her fans with a cancer update while competing on a celebrity Bake Off special.
The broadcaster told fans that she had been receiving chemotherapy treatment while taking part in the Channel 4 show.
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Adele, 44, was diagnosed with stage two bowel cancer in 2021, and has since been declared cancer free after undergoing treatment.
But appearing on The Great British Bake Off: Stand Up To Cancer special on Sunday night, she admitted she had still been receiving treatment while filming for the show.
The show, which was filmed last year, saw Adele head to the kitchen alongside Tom Daley, David Morrissey and Lucy Beaumont.
Despite missing out on the coveted apron, she impressed judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith with her baking skills.
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As her time in the tent drew to a close, the star looked back on her cancer journey as she urged viewers to donate to SU2C.
Adele revealed that she had been receiving chemotherapy treatment and had since been declared "cancer free".
However, tweeting about her time on Bake Off after the programme, Adele told fans that she was still "on chemo during the show".
"I was actually on chemo in the tent. I was overheating most of the time. I had an ice machine to keep me cool," she penned.
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"I also can’t remember most of this. I know I had an amazing day… but watching it back now is so special."
It comes after Adele revealed she had taken the "first step" towards getting her colon working again after beating cancer.
The BBC Radio 1 star had her rectum removed after being diagnosed with stage three bowel cancer before being given the all clear.
In a health update shared on Instagram, Adele said she was "nervous" ahead of a surgery which could mean using a toilet "the old-fashioned way" some day.
Adele was fitted with a stoma (which she nicknamed Audrey) in October - a device which allows waste to be diverted out of the body and into a bag.
When it was fitted, doctors told the former Big Brother contestant she might not be able to go to the toilet normally ever again.
"I may be down a rectum but I think there’s enough left to blag it and get things moving again," she explained.
"The fact I can recover from bowel cancer, have a stoma, start getting my life back on track and today a balloon up my bum to sort out my stricture is just marvellous.
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"What a time to be alive?!
"I’m in awe of the advances in medical science in the UK too. Thank you to everyone who helps make that happen. You do us proud," she added.
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