• Adele Roberts was diagnosed with bowel cancer in October.
• She is undergoing chemotherapy and has a stoma bag attached to her abdomen that collects her faeces.
• Her fiancee Kate Holderness says she has seen a different side to her since Adele’s illness.

Adele Roberts has said being diagnosed with bowel cancer has brought her and fiancee Kate Holderness closer together.

In October, the 43-year-old host said she was having therapy and had a tumour surgically removed.

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She now has a stoma bag attached to her abdomen that collects her faeces, and she is undergoing chemotherapy.

She told: “It sounds strange but it’s brought us closer than ever.

“I’ve always loved Kate but since my diagnosis I’ve seen a different side to her. She’s my counsellor, my mentor and the best nurse ever.

“She helped me when I could barely walk and had to shuffle into work at Radio 1. She’s my absolute hero.”

Holderness said: “I’ve always been a timid person but Adele’s illness has unleashed a strength in me I never knew I had.”

Roberts received her diagnosis on October 1 2021.

Reflecting on that day, she said: “After a scan, the doctor broke the bad news. My first question was: ‘Am I going to die – and is it my fault?’

“I felt bad for putting Kate and my family through that, but now I know that getting cancer is nobody’s fault, and that sadly it will happen to one in two of us.”

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Holderness added: “I was devastated. But I held back the tears because I didn’t want her to think that I thought she wouldn’t beat it.

“So I went into practical mode, writing down everything the doctor said.”