Adele Roberts

Southport in Bloom 🌸🌺🌷💐🌻🎀

What an incredible day?! Beyond proud to have had the honour of opening the iconic Southport Flower Show in its centenary year earlier today. 100 years of gardening excellence - I do hope the King has sent his birthday wishes! You deserve it, there’s no show like it 🤗 The jewel in the crown of the North West. It’s like the Oscars of the gardening world to me 🤩

It felt so good to be home. There’s nothing like it. The people, the warmth, the community spirit… and most of all the courageous resilience.

I miss you so much Southport but I also know that no matter where I go you are always in my heart.

Thank you to Alan and the Southport Flower show team. The displays today were absolutely stunning…. So so special. Please do give the show a visit if you get the chance… and as you look upon the beautiful colours remember the love all around us.

🎀 “Where flowers bloom, so does hope” 🎀

Forever

Calling ALL runners, movers and shakers 😍

I’ve been so excited to tell you about this. It makes my heart so happy! Please come and join me and the legend that is Richard Whitehead on Sunday 15th September at London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. It’s for a special run we’re creating that’s all about celebrating diversity, being yourself and making sport a more accessible, inclusive place.

It’s called RUN TO THE FUTURE. And it’s for EVERYONE…. And we mean that.

There’s a 2K and 5K route and it’s totally accessible so regardless of ability we’d love you to take part.

If you have an impairment and need someone to help you run, walk or push to the finish line you can request a trained Support Runner to join you when you sign up, and there will be plenty of LGBTQ+ advocates and members of other under represented communities cheering everyone along the course.

To some it’s a race. To others it’s a run. To many it’s the start of a journey ❤️

This is so wonderful and I am so proud to be part of this brilliant race. Thank you to Nissan for making this possible.

Here is the link to sign up:
http://www.runtothefuture.co.uk

We can’t wait to see you on the big day.

The only time Kate has let me draw on the wall 😄

(I bloody love grouting… so satisfying… does anyone want their bathroom done?)

Hello sunshine 🌞💛

Hilly runs in the sun 🔥🏃🏽‍♀️🕶️

“We’ll have an Anya Sandwich please” 😂🤣

Had the best morning at HQ meeting the brilliant team, getting inspired and most of all trying not to fangirl too hard in front of .culling 🤩😍✨

I’ve never really known what I’m doing when it comes to running. I just used to put my trainers on, headphones in and run! It’s been incredible joining the Runna community - I’ve learned so much about myself, looking after my body and running already. Everyone has been so supportive and welcoming. It’s such an incredible family.

As I always say, movement is medicine. It’s been fundamental in helping me recover from cancer, getting my life back on track, keeping me strong and fit, helping my body adapt to living with a stoma and most of all it’s transformed my mind.

For Southport
Southport together
💗💗💗

RUN MALTA ♥️🇲🇹

“Hello sailor” ⚓️💙

That’s the name of Audrey’s new fav swim suit. A lot of people have been asking about it. It’s wonderful and so comfy - this is not an ad, I bought it myself. Kate’s shouting over saying she bought it… which she did… but she bought it with my money 😂

I love it. It’s a one piece swim suit with a cut out… and for any fellow ostomates, you can have your stoma showing or not…. Audrey can easily pop inside.

It’s also on sale at the mo in black at . Just thought I’d share as it’s always good to have well-fitting swimsuits that don’t disappear up your bum haha.
Happy hols everyone xx ☀️

Live everyday like a mini lifetime

And what a way to spend a lifetime today. Thank you , .alexander and Virgin Radio UK team for the most wonderful chat, cheers and super good vibes on the show this morning ✨

Chris is right at the start of my book. He was one of the first people I saw the day I took on the challenge of running the TCS London Marathon. I was so nervous that day. I’d been up since 3am because Audrey (my stoma) had escaped from her stoma bag and was throwing porridge and mashed potato all over my girlfriend and our hotel room. Not the best start to the day…

But as we say in the book, ‘it’s not what you go through in life, it’s who you become in the process’

Thank you for sharing some of the stories in the book Chris and most of all thank you for using your platform to inspire and help others. Chris spoke from the heart today about his own cancer journey too.

EARLY DETECTION SAVES LIVES. Please listen back and share if you can. You never know who needs to hear the messages today. Don’t fear the warning signs, fear ignoring them.

I call cancer the silent killer. It thrives on us not talking about it… so please please please… talk to someone if you’re worried.

When I first met Chris on the day of the marathon, I didn’t know if I would be able to finish it. But I knew with all my heart that I’d give it everything I’d got. To say thank you to everyone who had helped me get through and as a tribute to everyone we’ve lost to cancer… by the end of the day I’d not only finished the race but I’d also set a new Guinness World Record… proof of the strength of the human spirit. I ran that marathon faster than I’ve ever run it before. It was literally my PERSONAL BEST. Proof also that the mind is a powerful, infinite wonderful thing and I truly believe it can carry you when the body wants to give in. Oh and it also gave me the idea for a book…

So a year later, to have that very book in the hands of the man who started that special day for me was a dream come true and a moment I’ll treasure forever.

Thank you Chris ♥️

There’s no place like home 🪩

A wonderful evening spent in the glorious company of fellow friends of Dorothy ✨ meeting old friends & new.

Thank you for such a magical evening &

Happy Pride 💕❤️

HERSTORY (as Mama Ru would say) 💖

My heart is still so full and absolutely bursting after yesterday. An iconic awards show in the heart of London Town. At the wonderous .theowo 😍🤩 wow wow wow!!
A fabulous and grand building with so much history and meaning… laying host to a ceremony to celebrate our incredible LGBTQ+ community & very treasured allies… A day to make new special memories. The energy in that room was next level. It was perfection… and to top it off, the ultimate MC - the most glamours gorgeous host, with the biggest heart . What a dream. Thank you for the most wonderful afternoon

I remember thinking ‘oh my gosh, is here, I wonder who she’s going to give an award to. I nearly passed out when it was me 🫣😍 haha… OMG… where do I start?! Mabel THANK YOU for all YOU do to inspire others, thank you for being a strong ally to our community and thank you for your beautiful words. You had me crying before I even stood up.

I hope what I ended up saying on stage made sense and I hope if anyone in that room was going through a tough time I hope I brought you a bit of comfort… and maybe Audrey (my stoma) exploding on me along with my bathroom laundry wet patches brought a bit of light relief.
styles you never fail to amaze and inspire me. Thank you for everything you do to uplift others. I am blown away and honoured to have received this award and it’s a huge reminder to me to keep going and keep helping others as I have been helped myself.

Congratulations to all the winners at this years and a huge thank you to all those who make it possible.

When one of us wins, we all win 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
Love is love ♥️

‘Haters will say it’s photoshopped’ 😄

Celebrating 20 years of the iconic L WORD on Virgin Radio Pride tonight.

Alongside the wonderful , , and the Tina to my Bette . Kate… I’d have you on my chart any day 😍😂

Please come and join us from 6pm 💖

Available via the app (download for free 📲) or on DAB in Scotland & London

Who is your favourite character and who are you most like?

My fav is Carmen 😍 but Kate says I’m most like Bette 🤣🙃

Kate’s fav is Dana and she thinks she’s ‘most like Dana… but with a touch of Jenny’ haha 👏🏽

Let us know us know in the comments who you are… and please join us tonight to salute such a groundbreaking show. Xx

Happy Father’s Day Dad.
‘Builder’s tea for two please’ 😄🥰
I think I got my love of 🧢&☕️ from you 🤣
You are the most amazing man.
Thank you for always being there for us.
We love you more than words can say.
Thank you for giving me the five best friends I could ever wish for. You’re our hero ♥️

In the TV show of my dreams.
Thank you & team 😍

What a difference a thought makes ✨

These two photos popped up on my phone yesterday and I couldn’t believe it. A chance to be proud of how far I’ve come and a timely reminder to keep going! I’m nearly 20 years older in the photo on the left and I’ve never been fitter, happier or healthier and that’s after recently having cancer, living with a naughty stoma (Audrey) and still not having the use of my bottom… 🙃

That’s one of the reasons Kate and I wrote our book PERSONAL BEST. Even though it mentions my recent health journey it’s more about life, how I keep messing mine up 🤣 riding those crashing waves… but more importantly how to never give up.

We’re absolutely blown away by the feedback and we’re so happy that it’s been helping so many people. THANK YOU!

Its available in all formats 📚📱🎧whichever is easiest and I hope it helps you - if like me in the photo on the right - you’re not being true to yourself and you’re not in such a good place mentally and physically. If outside you’re smiling but inside you’re struggling.

I’ve been there, believe me… but one thing I know for sure, when you change your thoughts, you change your life ♥️

Thank you for such a lovely chat and for representing Delia Online!

Audrey and I honoured to be featured during Month ♥️

https://www.deliaonline.com/whats-new/2024/06/feedback-with-adele-roberts

RUN MCR

Amazing day at Manchester with Team ❤️

Not even the grey clouds could rain on our parade today. That Manchester warmth and spirit shines through.

Such an honour to start the women’s elite race and then get to run the 10K alongside Jake & Josh from and … well until they sprinted off like champions across the finish line 🤩

The energy today was next level. I love the running community. It is so welcoming and inclusive. Thank you to Roger Johnson & for taking the time to chat to Ant and I. Showing what is possible for people of all abilities and backgrounds. Inspired me and Audrey to get ready for our next challenge 🏃🏽‍♀️🌎

We’ve just moved, I wonder if Just Eat will come to our new house 😄😍

What dreams are made of

Thank you Baroness Benjamin of Beckenham and your gorgeous beau Keith for the most incredible day that we shall never forget.

Kate and I woke up pinching ourselves today. We never imagined that we would be able to hand deliver our book to Floella Benjamin at the House of Lords… and not only be allowed in… but then be taken for a stunning afternoon tea and on the most amazing tour you could ever imagine. My brain couldn’t compute it… the whole afternoon felt like a dream. It was the most magical experience in the company of such a special woman. I cannot tell you the amount of peers who excitedly ran up to her to hug her and congratulate her on her BAFTA fellowship. It was beautiful to see.

I knew Floella was a one off… but she’s other worldly! Her energy is something else. She radiates beauty, kindness, resilience and most of all LOVE. Kate and I were in awe. It was so wonderful to be in the presence of her and Keith. They’re soulmates. Those two together are world beaters. What they’ve achieved together over the years is nothing short of magical.

If you’ve read our book you will know it wouldn’t have been possible without Floella. In fact I wouldn’t have run the marathon without Floella. My life could have been very different without that chance encounter… but then God works in mysterious ways… and just when you think everything is falling apart… it just might be falling into place.

Thank you for what you did for Kate and I yesterday Baroness. It’s was just like old times. Like our Playschool days… but this time we were looking out of House of Lords stained glass window, knowing our responsibility to help others, and daring to dream.

We promise to do you and Keith proud.

Movement is medicine!

Without a doubt. I walk for at least 20minutes everyday and I have done ever since my wonderful stoma nurse advised it. No gym membership or gym kit needed. I just put my shoes on, get my tunes blasting and off I go 🎉🎉 I can’t advocate it enough. It’s definitely helped me recover from bowel cancer surgery and it’s helped me mentally. What it does for my mind and body is beyond measure. It’s a daily practice. Staying active, keeping focused and choosing happiness is what keeps me going. I know the old me is still in there ready to pounce whenever she gets the chance. Little goals each day deliver HUGE rewards. I promise!

Loving week. We don’t talk about it enough. It’s hard when your inside world doesn’t match your outside. I spent too many years living like this.

And I couldn’t have made any changes without my Katie. Shes saved me. Helped me see self care as something good. Something essential. She’s trying to get me into yoga… good luck baby. I hope you succeed - to be fair I’d rather mess about and balance you on my feet 😂

Summer loading ☀️🐠🎉

‘The human spirit is a powerful thing’

Truly honoured to be one of the winners of this years ‘Spirit of London award’… alongside Tom Durnin.

Best of luck to everyone who’s entered the ballot for next year. It’s a race that helped transform me and changed my life… I wouldn’t have written a book without it for starters. I’m so grateful. I learned so many valuable lessons about life and myself along the way. In fact, I think it helped save my life. I never knew if I’d ever get to run a marathon again after my surgery… but I knew that I’d never give up and never stop dreaming.

As I say in the book… my friend Ian told me that the marathon is 80% mental… I thought he was off his head… 😂 I didn’t understand. Now I do. Training for the marathon served as the perfect metaphor for this part of my life.… if you dig deep enough, stay strong, keep believing, keep moving forward… no matter how small, you CANNOT be stopped. The cancer might have affected my body, and transformed it forever but I wasn’t going to let it take my soul too. It can f*ck right off.

Thanks so much to everyone who’s bought the book, left reviews and taken the time to send & I the most amazing messages. We’re absolutely buzzing. In fact we’re over the moon🤩🥹. Keep kicking ass my friends. We’re loving our Personal Best family xx

Just in case you needed to see this today 😂

Can you believe this great photo of me starkers and in a mood with Audrey got rejected from the book? Haha.

I keep getting asked about ‘the nightmare morning of the marathon’ ah yes…

Stomas might be lifesavers but they can also be literal little 💩 especially Audrey. Shes such a little f*cker.

Literal receipts… As you can see from the time code on the photo… She not only woke me up at 3:03am on the morning of the biggest run of my life but she also then trashed our hotel bathroom.

I had to clean our fancy hotel shower, stark naked becuase she’d blocked the plug hole with mashed potato and instant porridge. I wanted to cry so bad.

But as I learned that day… it’s not over until it’s over. I thought the rest of the day was a total write off. If you’ve read chapter 13 of our book you’ll know that this was just the start of a WHOLE DAY of f*ck ups… The day actually gets worse haha… BUT by the end of the day I’d set a new Guinness world record 🤯🤩

So I hope that gives you a boost if you needed to see that today. I truly believe that if you don’t give up, you cannot be stopped. The only limits are in your mind. Anything is possible. ✨

Ps. I just wish I’d got a picture of Ian Beale and my waffles 😂😂 If you pinch in on the photo of me and Richard you can see the waffles in my kit bag 🧇🧇🤣

BOOK SWAP 📚

They say never meet your heroes… unless it’s the bloody amazing 🤩

Wow what a woman?! A huge inspiration to me, one of my fav radio presenters too. This lady has helped me more than she can imagine. Especially when she was so kind to me before my first ever marathon. And I made her do a selfie with me outside of a portaloo haha.

We had the best chat yesterday about running, what it can do for you and how it’s never too late to get involved. My running actually started out with walking - as you’ll know from my book - I’m a late starter… and as I say ‘I’m the laziest runner you’ll ever meet’. All the tricks and tactics I have learned to use are in Chapter 12 of my book PERSONAL BEST - (swipe for list)…

Those are some of the techniques I use for both running and in general life to keep me on track. We go more in depth in my book. Changing my mindset and removing all my bullsh*t excuses. I was such a devious little 💩 back in the day. Self sabotage to the max! It’s been a mammoth challenge to trick myself into loving exercise but I’ve done it. I’ll be honest, it’s been hard… I whinged all the way through most of the training for my first marathon. If you could speak to my radio producer at the time, Dan. He’d tell you. Poor Dan! 😂🙈 I never stopped complaining… but I persevered, I didn’t give up on myself, I got fitter, stronger and happier… and it wasn’t just a physical thing. It’s so much more than that. It transforms your mind. I swear! Mentally, running has saved me. It’s the cheapest most powerful medicine I’ve ever taken!

You can hear all about how I got into running and more about my book PERSONAL BEST in our chat on Jenni’s brilliant - very soon! I left pumped, energised and ready to go again.

Jenni’s fabulous book ‘Runners High’ is out now. Jenni is someone I used to watch smashing the marathon every year while I languished lazily in bed eating last nights takeaway. She’s incredible runner and has so much experience and great advice to give. Thank you for signing my copy Jenni. And for taking another photo with me. At least I saved my fan girling for a studio this time and not outside of a toilet 😂😂

All I need is a set of lollies and a bottle of joop and I’m ready to assist you in the toilets 😄

Loving the fabulous toilet roll fountain at today 💖 Every time you go is a chance to check 🤗

Thank you so much to the Daily Express for your wonderful review of Personal Best. WOW! 🤩Absolutely BUZZING! And too!

Thank you also to everyone who has taken the time to review our book. Kate and I are over the moon. We sincerely hoped our book would be a comfort or a helpful companion to anyone going through a tough time. And even if you’re not going through a tough time… we hope it’s just ‘a cool story bro’ 😎😄

We are so happy that it’s helping so many… and as you will know if you’ve got the book… I’ve f*cked up my life, so you don’t have to 😂 haha. Well, I’ve made many mistakes… but as we say in the book ‘there are no loses in life, only wins and lessons’.

I truly believe this. Even though it hurts… whenever you face adversity… you have a choice… you can either lie down and let it take you… or you can use it as an opportunity to MAKE YOU. We all go through hard times. It’s all relative. It might not be cancer, but whatever it is, it can hurt just the same. We hope you can see from our book that no matter what happens, every setback can be the start of a comeback ✨

Dream world ✨

To Roxy, Linda and the whole DIVA team. THANK YOU for one of the best nights of my life. I was absolutely blown away when Claire called out my name. I couldn’t actually believe it. It couldn’t have been more perfect 😍🤗🤩

Happy birthday my loves! 🎈Congratulations to the whole magnificent team, past and present for pushing boundaries, smashing glass ceilings and unashamedly kicking ass with glorious PRIDE for the last 30 years 🍾🥂

I feel honoured to know such incredible formidable women such as yourselves , and team 🙌🏽… thank you for reminding me of my responsibility to show up and represent our wonderful community - our LGBTQ+ FAMILY

It was an honour to share a room with such incredible people who have used their platform and voices to make sure we all feel included, valued and free to truly express ourselves.

Kate and I are so grateful to all of those who have gone before us. Those who make the world a better place. We know we are very lucky to be standing on the shoulders of giants

I promise to do everything I can to keep representing our community and carry on the important and beautiful legacy you’ve started.

Thank you to one of the most beautiful people I know, both inside and out .sweeney, for such stunning words tonight. You filled my heart with joy, that spilled over into the most happy tears… thanks to you I know my mum was with me. You are such a special person Claire and I am so happy I got to know you.

And finally but by no means least. To my Kate I love you…. And I thank my lucky stars everyday that you are mine.