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Adele Roberts says she's had rectum removed in life-changing cancer operation

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Updated 09:42 30 Nov 2022 GMTPublished 09:40 30 Nov 2022 GMT

Adele Roberts says she's had rectum removed in life-changing cancer operation

The radio DJ announced she had bowel cancer in 2021

Emily Brown

Emily Brown

Adele Roberts has revealed she's had her rectum removed in a life-changing operation following her cancer diagnosis.

The Radio 1 Dj, 43, announced her bowel cancer diagnosis back in 2021. She subsequently underwent treatment and had a stoma bag fitted to remove waste from her body, before sharing in June 2022 that she was cancer free.

Roberts has opened up about her experience for her followers.
@adeleroberts/Instagram

Roberts has now taken to Instagram again to explain that while she is still cancer free, the journey with her stoma, which she has named Audrey, is ongoing.

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She shared a snap of herself with the bag visible beneath the waistband of her leggings, and explained she'd learned in a meeting with her consultant that the stoma would be 'staying for the time being'.

"It’s a long story but essentially it’s not possible to give me a reversal of my stoma anytime soon," Roberts wrote, adding: "He also casually mentioned that I’ve had my rectum removed. I might not be able to go to the toilet normally again ever… WTAF?!"

Cancer Research explains that there are two main types of surgery for bowel cancer, including removing the cancer 'along with a border of healthy tissue' and removing 'the part of the rectum that contains cancer, a border of healthy tissue around it, and the fatty tissue around the rectum'.

Adele showed off her stoma in a post on Instagram.
@adeleroberts/Instagram

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The I'm a Celeb star, who works as a Radio 1 DJ, went on to say she wanted to 'try and do some good' while she is living with a stoma by sharing what life is like 'day to day'.

She explained at the time: "Clothes which are a good fit / accessible… sometimes pants nearly drag my stoma bag off before I’ve even got out of the door. How I keep fit & motivated (without prolapsing) Comfy shoes!! My feet are still BATTERED from chemo. Seriously.

"It might also be good to share how accessible places, events and venues are. These are things I have to be mindful of when I’m out & about.

"I’m still not confident eating and drinking away from home. So even if I’m lucky enough to be out at night, DJing or at an event I don’t stay long, I don’t eat or drink much and I’ve got a military knowledge of where every toilet is - especially the accessible ones."

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Roberts pointed out there are 'around 200,000 people in the UK with a stoma', saying that 'together I feel like we could do a lot of good'.

Featured Image Credit: adeleroberts/Instagram

Topics: Celebrity, Health

Emily Brown
Emily Brown

Emily Brown is the Community Desk Lead at LADbible Group. Emily first began delivering news when she was just 11 years old - with a paper route. She went on to graduate with a BA Hons in English Language in the Media from Lancaster University before contributing to The Sunday Times Travel Magazine and Student Problems. She joined UNILAD in 2018 to cover breaking news, trending stories and longer form features, and now works as Community Desk Lead to commission and write human interest stories from across the globe.

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