Adele Roberts has shared a concerning update on her health, revealing that she's undergoing blood tests for low iron levels following her battle with bowel cancer.
The 46-year-old, who was declared cancer-free in June 2022, posted a picture on Instagram from a hospital waiting room, where she and her partner, Kate Holderness, were awaiting results from her latest tests.
“Having a blood test today for my anaemia,” she penned. “Hopefully this one will go well and I will get more medication.”
The broadcaster, who underwent surgery for bowel cancer in October 2021, followed by chemotherapy and the fitting of a stoma, explained that her low iron count might be a lingering effect of chemotherapy or her stoma.
She continued: “We're not sure why my iron count is low... either damage to my blood from chemo or due to having a stoma. Without my medication I have no energy. I'm not running at the moment and I'm so tired all the time.
“Hopefully I'll get some more medicine once my GP has seen today's results... otherwise I'm going to be consistently falling asleep until I die.”
After her initial post, she then uploaded another image showing off where they drew blood for the test.
She also shared that she first became aware of her anemia symptoms while preparing to participate in Dancing On Ice. It was during a consultation with the show’s doctor that she mentioned her habit of crunching ice, which led to the discovery of her iron deficiency.
Her latest health setback comes nearly three years after the TV star was given the all-clear, following a battle with cancer.
Earlier this year, she opened up about the physical toll chemotherapy took on her body, including the loss of her fingerprints and severe skin damage.
She explained to the Monday Mile Podcast that chemotherapy affected her body in unexpected ways: “Chemotherapy is different with every single person. And with me, it really affected my skin.
“So it took my fingerprints off. I couldn't use my fingers, I couldn't use touch screens, I couldn't use my phone, self-checkouts, things like that. It really damaged the bottom of my feet - it looked like they'd been burnt or something like that. It also turned my tongue black.
“It was a lot, it was a mess. I used to think if the chemo is doing this to me, imagine what it's doing to the cancer. And I made sure that I stayed active all the way through my chemo.”
Despite these challenging side effects, the radio presenter remained determined throughout her treatment. “And I just used to visualise all of the chemotherapy going through my body and killing any cancer cells. And it was like a way for me to stay strong mentally. Movement and visualisation, that's what I did.”
Roberts, who was first diagnosed with bowel cancer in October 2021, documented her journey on social media, including her surgery, chemotherapy, and the fitting of her stoma bag, which she affectionately named Audrey.
After months of treatment, she was declared cancer-free and continues to live with the stoma bag.
