Adele reveals how chemotherapy affected TV duties

ADELE Roberts has given fans an update on her cancer journey while appearing on The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer.

The Radio 1 DJ, from Southport, was diagnosed with stage two bowel cancer in 2021 before undergoing treatment and eventually being given the all-clear.

The 44-year-old was undergoing chemotherapy during filming for the Channel 4 show last year. While she did not win, Adele impressed the judges with her excellent baking skills.

Reflecting on the show, the presenter said: “I was actually on chemo in the tent. I was overheating most of the time. I had an ice machine to keep me cool.

“I also can’t remember most of this. I know I had an amazing day, but watching it back now is so special.”

Adele (pictured right) has recently told how she was on course for to getting her colon working again after beating the disease. In a health update shared on Instagram, she said she was “nervous” ahead of surgery which could result in her being able to use the toilet “the old-fashioned way” some day.

Adele was fitted with a stoma last October. Prior to the surgery, doctors told her that she may never be able to go to the toilet normally again.

She explained: “I may be down a rectum, but I think there’s enough left to blag it and get things moving again.

“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.

“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.”