Adele Roberts fans’ were left heartbroken after her girlfriend Kate Holderness shared a video of the star in hospital as she fights bowel cancer.
The Radio DJ, 43, has been candid about her health battle, with Kate taking to TikTok to share a montage of clips of Adele going through chemotherapy, which she started last October.
In one clip, Adele’s eyes were filled with tears as she spoke to Kate from her hospital bed, with Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s Shallow playing over the video.
Heartbreaking: Adele Roberts fans’ were left heartbroken after her girlfriend Kate Holderness shared a video of the star in hospital as she fights bowel cancer
The video also showed Adele being helped up a flight of stairs by a nurse and another shot of her asleep on the couch.
Alongside the clip, Kate wrote: ‘FOR ADELE ♥️ @adeleroberts I don’t think you know how astonishing you are. I hope this video helps you see…just a little.’
Several of Adele’s fans commented on the post, with one writing: ‘Adele is one very special human being. Very brave and inspirational’.
Another said: ‘She’s totally amazing. I follow Adele on Insta and she’s so inspirational. I think you do an amazing job of keeping her spirits up’.
Health: The Radio DJ, 43, has been candid about her health battle, with Kate taking to TikTok to share a montage of clips of Adele going through chemotherapy
Kate wrote: ‘FOR ADELE ♥️ @adeleroberts I don’t think you know how astonishing you are. I hope this video helps you see…just a little’
Another added: ‘She is incredible. In awe of how she is handling all the obsticals. I can see she values how much you support her too’.
Adele had surgery last October to have part of her bowel removed and started chemotherapy treatment.
The video comes after Adele revealed that her stoma bag has ’empowered’ her and that she doesn’t let her colostomy surgery hold her back.
Treatment: The video featured a clip of Adele being helped up a flight of stairs
Candid: Adele has been open about her battle with bowel cancer
Surgery: Adele had surgery last October to have part of her bowel removed and started chemotherapy treatment
Journey: The video also saw Adele taking medication as part of her treatment
Speaking on Thursday’s episode of Lorraine, Adele and Kate explained the symptoms that led to her diagnosis.
Adele revealed that she had been diagnosed with bowel cancer in an emotional post in October, but added that she almost missed the signs due to her ‘love of kale’.
Adele said: ‘It was stage two and about to be stage three. It was nearly spreading to my liver, but they got it in time.
Reaction: Several of Adele’s fans commented on the post, with one writing: ‘Adele is one very special human being. Very brave and inspirational’
‘I’m on chemotherapy at the moment and I’m living my life to the full now.
‘I first started to notice mucus when I would go to the toilet, and then it was blood I would notice. I was speaking to Kate about it and at first we thought it was because I eat a lot of kale.
‘I just didn’t have cancer on my radar. I thought it could be IBS, but when it started to get more regular, Kate said you need to call the doctor.’
Brave: Adele said her stoma bag is ’empowering’ as she revealed she almost missed bowel cancer signs on Thursday (Pictured with her partner Kate Holderness, 38)
Strong: She revealed that she had been diagnosed with bowel cancer in an emotional post in October as she underwent surgery to remove the tumour
Diagnosis: A colostomy diverts one end of the colon (part of the bowel) through an opening (stoma) in the tummy. A pouch is placed over the stoma to collect your poo (stools)
Adele underwent colostomy surgery to remove the bowel tumor last year and told her followers at the time that ‘this little stoma bag helped save my life’.
A colostomy diverts one end of the colon (part of the bowel) through an opening (stoma) in the tummy. A pouch is placed over the stoma to collect your poo (stools).
She added: ‘It’s saved me life. I’m so grateful that I got a stoma, it allows my bowel to heal from the surgery.’
Explaining that although the surgery will be reversed eventually, she said that she finds it ’empowering’ to speak about her stoma.
Signs: Of her symptoms she said: ‘I just didn’t have cancer on my radar. I thought it could be IBS, but when it started to get more regular, Kate said you need to call the doctor’
She detailed: ‘It’s saved me life. I’m so grateful that I got a stoma, it allows my bowel to heal from the surgery’
Adele, who enjoys working out, continued: ‘I truly believe my new lifestyle choices have helped me recover quickly from surgery and deal with chemotherapy.’
Earlier this month, Adele showed off her stoma bag as she went to the gym for the first time since having surgery despite being ‘frightened of getting a hernia’.
The Radio 1 DJ, looked sensational as she posed for Instagram snaps flashing her midriff in a grey sports bra and matching leggings.
In the mirror selfies she ‘proudly’ revealed her stoma bag which she has named Audrey.
Staying fit: Adele, who enjoys working out, continued: ‘I truly believe my new lifestyle choices have helped me recover quickly from surgery and deal with chemotherapy’
Inspiring: Earlier this month, Adele showed off her stoma bag as she went to the gym. She penned alongside the post: ‘Today’s FU to cancer… first time in the gym since my surgery’
She penned alongside the post: ‘Today’s FU to cancer… first time in the gym since my surgery.
‘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.’
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.’
