Adele Roberts: Dancing On Ice contestant reveals heartbreaking reason behind emotional performance

Radio presenter and broadcaster Adele Roberts joined the 2024 cast of Dancing On Ice after several stints on reality TV including I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here. Roberts’ first performance on ice took place on 21 January and many noted how heavy and emotional it looked.

Taking to Instagram after her performance, Roberts shared the reason behind the emotional moment. She revealed that her mom had recently passed away.

Adele Roberts’ heartbreaking tribute

In her post, Adele Roberts addressed the Dancing On Ice moment and wrote:

My heart is broken and I miss my mum so much. Saying goodbye to her this week was one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do.

She added that the routine was a tribute to her mum:

My mum got to see the start of our routine… and tonight I wanted to finish it in her honour.

Her dance partner on the show, Mark Hanretty, also shared a tribute to Roberts and her mum on Instagram writing:

Knowing how she’s coped over the past few days in undoubtedly the hardest time of her life is mind blowing.

Hanretty also declared that Roberts’ mum ‘will now be an ethereal angel addition to’ their journey on the show.

Reactions to Adele Roberts’ routine

On X, viewers of Dancing On Ice seemed to not be left untouched by the performance. While Roberts herself was visibly touched, the emotion carried through the TV screen.

One viewer wrote:

Not me crying at @AdeleRoberts on the Ice 😭 @dancingonice

While another exclaimed:

Wow, @AdeleRoberts that was a-maz-ing...defo the best routine of the series so far. Such an inspiration. Great score. Well done. 👏👏 #DancingOnIce

Moreover, many praised Roberts for performing despite having an ostomate which is described by Colostomy UK as a ‘an opening on the surface of the abdomen which has been surgically created to divert the flow of faeces or urine.’

This surgery can be had in order to treat several health issues including ‘cancer, diverticulitis and Crohn’s disease’ as well as trauma to the abdomen. Adele Roberts had to go through this procedure after she battled bowel cancer.

In November 2022, Roberts announced that her stoma would not be removed as it was ‘not possible to give (her) a reversal’. When she made that announcement she also stated that her intention would be to ‘share what life is like day to day’ with it.

Since then, Roberts had often taken to Instagram to show that you can continue to live and be active with a stoma. An effort which was really appreciated online when she skated for the first time on 21 January.

On X user (amongst many) wrote:

@AdeleRoberts you truly r an inspiration and your skating was absolutely beautiful ♥️ my husband has a stoma after he had surgery for bladder cancer like you he wasn't going to let it ruin his life. He named his Stanley much love to u Adele 🥰🥰

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Sources:

Mark Hanretty on Instagram

Adele Roberts on Instagram

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