Adele Roberts has been praised by Dancing On Ice fans for returning to the ITV show, just days after announcing her mother’s death.
The Radio 1 presenter, 44, took to the ice with pro skater Mark Hanretty for a breathtaking Matrix themed performance.
They scored an incredible 29, matching second top scorer Miles, as Christopher praised their ’emotion on the ice’.
Adele and Mark wore matching black leather outfits, reminiscent of the costumes from the film, ad they skated to Clubbed To Death by Rob Dougan.
Fans were impressed with the performance and said Adele, who was diagnosed with bowel cancer in October 2021, was an ‘inspiration’.
Adele Roberts has been praised by Dancing On Ice fans for returning to the ITV show, just days after announcing her mother’s death
It comes after Adele announced her mother had passed away and explained that her heartbreak had contributed to her being ‘overly emotional’ on Sunday’s Dancing On Ice
One wrote: ‘LOVE LOVE LOVE Adele! She is amazing! So proud of her, a true inspiration! ‘
Another said: ‘Every week Adele skates – I will apparently be in tears’
It comes after Adele announced her mother had passed away and explained that her heartbreak had contributed to her being ‘overly emotional’ on Sunday’s Dancing On Ice.
She broke down in tears as the judges revealed her score of 27.5 for her debut routine to Clearly by Grace VanderWaal.
The audience gave the pair a standing ovation, while Kate could be seen looking tearful as she applauded.
Adele then revealed on social media that the routine was dedicated to the memory of her late mother.
She did not specify her cause of death, however Jackie has suffered ill health for many years.
In touching pictures she posted, Adele showed Barbados-born Jackie her skating shoes and clips of herself performing on stage, while her Instagram page is packed with touching images on Jackie from both recent years and her childhood.
Alongside the heartwarming pictures, Adele, who is the eldest of six siblings, wrote: ‘For you Mum. Tonight’s performance was dedicated to the memory of my beautiful Mum, Jackie Roberts. 01.09.62 – 04.01.24…
The Radio 1 presenter, 44, took to the ice with pro skater Mark Hanretty for a breathtaking Matrix themed performance
Adele and Mark wore matching black leather outfits, reminiscent of the costumes from the film, ad they skated to Clubbed To Death by Rob Dougan
Fans were impressed with the performance and said Adele, who was diagnosed with bowel cancer in October 2021, was an ‘inspiration’
‘I didn’t want to say anything until I’d managed to get through our routine tonight. So apologies if it seemed I was overly emotional…
‘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. My mum got to see the start of our routine… and tonight I wanted to finish it in her honour…
‘To my family. Thank you for keeping my head up and for giving me the strength to carry on. Thank you also to all the amazing people who came to help us say goodbye to her this week. You brought us so much comfort standing by our side…
‘Thank you to the whole incredible Dancing On Ice team for guiding me through one of the toughest weeks of my life. Especially you @markhanretty…
‘I know how much you wanted to help me do my mum proud and I know it would have been playing on your mind all night. You are incredible…
‘Thank you for teaching me to dance, to skate and joy of expressing emotion through my body. Your sport is so beautiful. I still can’t believe tonight happened…
Adele revealed on social media that the routine was dedicated to the memory of her late mother. She did not specify her cause of death, however Jackie has suffered ill health for many years
She broke down in tears as the judges revealed her score of 27.5 for her debut routine to Clearly by Grace VanderWaal
Alongside the heartwarming pictures, Adele, who is the eldest of six siblings, wrote: ‘For you Mum. Tonight’s performance was dedicated to the memory of my beautiful Mum, Jackie Roberts. 01.09.62 – 04.01.24…’
‘Thank you to every single person who has supported us so far. We are absolutely blown away by your encouragement and kindness. Mark and I are truly grateful and we promise to keep trying our best and give it 100%…
‘And to my biggest supporter from day one – my incredible mum. Goodnight my love. I shall think of you and miss you everyday of my life. Forever my hero. Until we meet again ❤️’.
Her celebrity friends and Dancing On Ice co-stars rushed to the comments to pay tribute to Jackie as well as support Adele.
Claire Sweeney wrote: ‘You are such a beautiful brave woman and your mum would have been so proud xxxx’, while Ryan Thomas penned: ‘You did her so proud tonight’ and Vick Hope added: ‘So so sorry for your loss Adele. Sending so much love to you’.
