Dancing On Ice 2024 profile Adele Roberts
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Dancing On Ice 2024 star Adele Roberts in profile: Former Big Brother star’s cancer battle and why she’s doing the show

The Dancing On Ice star has a personal reason for doing the show

The Dancing On Ice 2024 contestants line-up includes Adele Roberts – and the DOI superfan admits she’s “been dying” to take part in the ITV skating show ever since it started!

Former BBC Radio 1 host Adele, 44, jokes she has DVDs of previous series still, even though she can’t watch them any more.

Adele, who is paired up with skating pro Mark Hanretty, believes DOI is perfect post-Christmas viewing.

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She explained to ITV: “It’s January, you’ve got no money. It is cold, you don’t want to go back to work, school or college. This is the best thing for Sunday nights. It just makes you feel good.”

However, Adele – who first found fame as a Big Brother contestant – also has another very personal reason why she’s signed up for DOI 2024, linked to her previous health challenge.

Here’s what you need to know about Adele Roberts, ahead of her Dancing On Ice debut, based on what viewers are searching for online about her.

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Adele Roberts is a self-confessed DOI megafan! (Credit: YouTube)

Dancing On Ice 2024: Adele Roberts profile

Is Adele Roberts still battling cancer?

Thankfully, Adele shared in June 2022 she is ‘cancer free’. She had been living with bowel cancer since October 2021. A tumour was removed in January 2022, and Adele received chemotherapy treatment. She also makes use of a stoma.

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Adele Roberts alongside Roman Kemp in I'm A Celebrity

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Robert Leigh
Freelance writer