Showbiz I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice . Radio presenter Adele Roberts tearfully admitted she “didn’t know if she’d see a moment like this again” as she accepted the Pride Icon honor at Attitude magazine’s Pride Awards.
The event was hosted by Radio 2 presenter Rylan Clark and featured a performance by singer Will Young at Raffles London on Wednesday. Former BBC Radio 1 presenter Roberts, who was a finalist on Dancing On Ice this year, has been candid about being diagnosed with bowel cancer and her use of a stoma bag. She was declared cancer-free in 2022, and has been in a relationship with Kate Holderness for around two decades.
After receiving a standing ovation, Robert emotionally expressed heartfelt gratitude to be collecting the honour after overcoming her battle with bowel cancer. “[I’m crying] because if this means so much to me, this is a very special moment. I didn't know if I'd see a moment like this again,” she shared.
The broadcaster bravely recalled: “The last time I was lucky enough to hold an award like this, I didn't know if I was going to live or die, this is in 2021 and I just found out I had cancer. “It was a week where I didn't know what stage cancer I had so I had to just go about my life as well [as I could] - and anyone who sadly has been diagnosed with cancer will know life goes on, you just leave that hospital and you hope you're gonna be okay. “But it was.
