Adele Claire Roberts was born on 9 March 1979 and is a British broadcaster and reality TV personality and DJ, known for her work on BBC Radio 1.
22 Facts About Adele Roberts
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Adele Roberts's best known television appearances were in Big Brother, I'm a Celebrity.
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Adele Roberts is the eldest of six siblings and is of mixed Barbadian and British descent.
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Adele Roberts was privately educated at Merchant Taylors' Girls' School in Crosby, Merseyside.
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Adele Roberts came in seventh place after being evicted on 5 July 2002, seen by 7.1 million viewers.
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Adele Roberts later returned to the series in 2007, and participated in a task for Big Brother 8 alongside Alex Sibley.
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Adele Roberts has stated that presenting on BBC 1Xtra had been a long-term aspiration and that she had attended a development event for the station in 2002 but had been too nervous to approach anybody and left immediately.
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Adele Roberts is regular cover for The live lounge show.
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In 2020, Adele Roberts became the first black woman to host the BBC Radio 1 Breakfast show after the regular presenter Greg James failed to make it on air after attending The Brit Awards.
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On 21 June 2023, Adele Roberts confirmed her departure from Radio 1.
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Adele Roberts had already presented her last programme for the network in May 2023.
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In November 2019, it was announced that Adele Roberts would be participating in the nineteenth series of I'm a Celebrity.
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In January 2020, Adele Roberts won the sixth series of Celebrity Coach Trip on E4 alongside her girlfriend, Kate Holderness.
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In 2024, Adele Roberts was a contestant on the sixteenth series of Dancing on Ice.
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Adele Roberts was paired with Mark Hanretty and the pair finished in third place.
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Adele Roberts is a keen runner and has completed three London Marathons, finishing all three races with a qualifying time for the following year.
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Adele Roberts ran her first two marathons for the charity Heads Together and ran the 2023 marathon in aid of the Attitude Magazine Foundation.
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Adele Roberts took part in the Sport Relief charity netball match in 2019.
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Adele Roberts played on the winning team captained by Oti Mabuse.
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Adele Roberts was nominated for 'Broadcaster of the Year' at the Diva Awards in 2017,2018,2019 and 2020 and the LGBT Awards in 2018 and 2020.
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On 24 June 2022 Adele Roberts was named as role model of the year at British LGBT Awards in recognition of her openness about her cancer condition and subsequent treatment.
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On 24 October 2021, Adele Roberts announced that she was undergoing treatment for bowel cancer, having been diagnosed earlier in the month.