Adele Roberts has issued a bowel cancer update after she was told that her tumour had been growing inside her for a decade.
The radio presenter, 42, announced that she had been diagnosed with the condition on social media last year, with her having undergone treatment in recent months.
This included surgery to remove the tumour and more recently chemotherapy, with the Big Brother alum having been open about her experience since being diagnosed.
The Radio 1 presenter appeared on ITV ’s Lorraine alongside her partner on Thursday morning.
Sitting in the studio alongside partner Kate Holderness, 37, 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. I'm on chemotherapy at the moment and I'm living my life to the full now."
Lorraine asked: "Obviously having Kate by your side is hugely important. Could you both talk about everything that was going on? You could share that?"
Adele replied: "When 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."
This comes after Adele said that her "lifestyle choices" have helped with recovery, with her encouraging fans to have balance in their lives.
Adele wrote in a post on Instagram last month that her cancer had been growing for a decade and said that her decision to change her "poor diet" a few years ago had benefited her recovery.
The I'm a Celebrity star told her 172,000 followers: "I was told it took about 10 years for my bowel cancer to grow."
Adele admitted that she "didn't start getting healthier" until around 2016, when she did a documentary for Radio 1, adding: "Before that I had a poor diet and was clinically obese."
The radio DJ said that the "main message" she wanted to get across is that people should "take care" of themselves, encouraging them to "try and have balance in your life."
She concluded the recent post on social media: "I truly believe my new lifestyle choices have helped me recover quickly from surgery and deal with chemotherapy."
The broadcaster is said to have undergone a weight loss regime in around 2017, with her giving up sugar. She had lost two stone by the time she did I'm a Celebrity in 2019.
Lorraine airs weekdays at 9am on ITV
