Big Brother’s Adele Roberts says ‘FU to cancer’ as she hits the gym with her stoma bag
CELEBRITY Big Brother star Adele Roberts has said "FU to cancer" as she revealed her stoma bag while hitting the gym.
The Radio 1 DJ took to Instagram with the mirror selfie, proudly showing off her toned stomach and stoma bag which she named Audrey.
Adele, 42, told fans she had finally managed to hit the gym for the first time since having life-saving surgery on her bowel.
Last October, the star told fans in an emotional post that she had been diagnosed with bowel cancer and needed treatment.
She underwent a colostomy to remove the bowel tumour - removing part of her colon and replacing it with an opening in her tummy.
Telling fans that the surgery had "helped save her life", Adele revealed she would need to use a stoma pouch for the rest of her life.
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The I'm A Celebrity star posed alongside her partner Kate Holderness as she carried weights in her hands in the gym.
"Today’s FU to cancer… first time in the gym since my surgery," she penned under the snaps, which showed the star in sports leggings and a crop top - and keeping warm with a beanie.
"First time in years to be fair but I’ve read how good strength training can be? Especially for runners… so decided to go for it.
"SO sorry if we were dicking about taking selfies instead of actually doing gym stuff… but to be fair we need a personal trainer because we don’t know WTF we’re doing."
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She added: "Really proud of us for going though. Kate hates the gym and I’ve not been with my stoma before. I was frightened I might get a hernia but I think I escaped unscathed."
In January, Adele gave fans an update on her "shock" cancer diagnosis that meant doctors almost saw her "lose her bottom".
She told close pal and GMB presenter Kate Garraway, 54, about her battle, explaining the vital surgery to remove the tumour.
"So far, I believe they've managed to remove the tumour," the DJ said. "It was in a really awkward place but they managed to save my bottom."
Adele joked that she had named her stoma - and opening made in her abdomen so she can pass faeces - "Audrey" to make it less threatening.
Showing off her shaven head, she continued: "Once I've finished my chemo, I should be well again."
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She continued to the hosts: "[The diagnosis] was a shock. I didn't realise I could get cancer which I know sounds silly, I know now it can happen to anyone. "
"I'm vegetarian, I'm healthy, I exercise," Adele voiced her reasons behind her confusion that finding out her digestive issues were down to a tumour.
"I noticed when I went to the toilet things like mucus and then blood. I didn't know whether to call the doctor because of Covid I didn't want to bother anyone.
"I feel like I've not really taken it on board. I'm just trying to get through each day. The NHS have been awesome.
"I've been able to get back on Radio One and I'm on chemotherapy. Hopefully by the middle of this year I'll be back to my normal self."
Adele's girlfriend Kate Holderness sat by her throughout the interview, before gushing over how "brave" the star had been towards the end of the chat.
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"She's been amazing. It's been just 16 weeks since that diagnosis. What she's been through - Surgery, a stoma, chemo - she's been amazing," she said.
Adele concluded her interview by urging others to go and "get checked" by doctors as she insisted that ";not being shy" could save lives.
