Adele Roberts has revealed that she was told that her bowel cancer had been growing inside her for 10 years.
The radio presenter, 42, announced that she had been diagnosed with the condition on social media last year, with her having undergone treatment in recent months.
This has included surgery to remove the tumour and more recently chemotherapy, with the Big Brother alum having been open about her experience since being diagnosed.
And an update earlier this week, the Radio 1 presenter has said that her "lifestyle choices" have helped with recovery, with her encouraging fans to have balance in their lives.
Adele wrote in a post on Instagram yesterday that her cancer had been growing for a decade and said that her decision to change her "poor diet" a few years ago had benefited her recovery, as reported by the Daily Mail .
The I'm a Celebrity star told her 172,000 followers: "I was told it took about 10 years for my bowel cancer to grow."
Adele admitted that she "didn't start getting healthier" until around 2016, when she did a documentary for Radio 1. She said: "Before that I had a poor diet and was clinically obese."
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The radio DJ said that the "main message" she wanted to get across is that people should "take care" of themselves, encouraging them to "try and have balance in your life."
She concluded the recent post on social media: "I truly believe my new lifestyle choices have helped me recover quickly from surgery and deal with chemotherapy."
The broadcaster is said to have undergone a weight loss regime in around 2017, with her giving up sugar. She had lost two stone by the time she did I'm a Celebrity in 2019.
Adele - who was a housemate on Big Brother in 2002 - spoke about her cancer diagnosis on Good Morning Britain a few weeks ago, during which she provided an update.
She was joined by her partner Kate Holderness, 37, on the ITV show and said the news had come as a "shock." She however said that doctors managed to remove the tumour.
The radio presenter - who has a temporary stoma - said she was undergoing chemotherapy, saying: "I see [that] as my little snipers getting rid of anything that might be left."
And she added in the interview: "Hopefully by the middle of this year, I'll be back to normal and back to my old self."
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