Adele Roberts’ fiancée Kate Holderness has shared a sweet tribute to her partner after Adele’s emotional debut on Dancing On Ice.
The Radio 1 presenter, 44, shared the heartbreaking news on Instagram that her mother Jackie Roberts had died on January 4, after her tearful performance on the ITV skating show earlier on Sunday evening.
She dedicated her performance to her ‘her hero’ Jackie and explained she didn’t want to share the devastating news until after she had done her routine.
Her long-time partner Kate took to her Instagram on Monday to praise Adele and voice her pride, saying she was her ‘number 1 fan’.
Kate also gushed over Adele’s professional partner Mark Hanretty, calling him the ‘warmest man on ice’ and commending the pair for helping each other.
Adele Roberts ‘ fiancée Kate Holderness has shared a sweet tribute to her partner after Adele’s emotional debut on Dancing On Ice (pictured together in October 2022)
The Radio 1 presenter, 44, shared the heartbreaking news on Instagram that her mother Jackie Roberts had died on January 4, after her tearful performance on the ITV skating show earlier on Sunday evening (pictured)
She dedicated her performance to her ‘her hero’ Jackie and explained she didn’t want to share the devastating news until after she had done her routine (Adele and Jackie pictured in 2017)
Sharing a picture of the duo practicing their lift in rehearsals, Kate wrote: ‘LIFT OFF. I am so proud of you @adeleroberts ✨ no words can describe it…this photo says it all.
‘And @markhanretty I’ve already told you a thousand times, you are the warmest man on ice.
‘Watching you both last night was just breathtaking and seeing how you both helped each other through this past week…simply beautiful. I’m your proudest number 1 fan today! Just wow.’
Adele and Kate have been together for almost two decades, and will celebrate their 20th anniversary next month.
Adele was diagnosed with bowel cancer in October 2021 and has documented her treatment on social media, which included colostomy surgery to remove a bowel tumour and having a stoma bag fitted.
In 2022, she said that the ordeal has brought her and Kate even closer together, saying: ‘We’ve just got stronger and closer and it’s made me realise what an incredible human she is.
‘She’s been my strength and without her I don’t think I’d be this upbeat. I think it would have really got to me mentally… but every morning I see Kate I just feel blessed to wake up to her every single day.’
Adele added: ‘She’s pretty much become my carer. She’s gone above and beyond what a relationship should be and she’s been everything to me.’
Her long-time partner Kate took to her Instagram on Monday to praise Adele and voice her pride, saying she was her ‘number 1 fan’ and sharing a picture of the duo practicing their lift in rehearsals
Adele and Kate have been together for almost two decades, and will celebrate their 20th anniversary next month (pictured in November 2019)
Adele was diagnosed with bowel cancer in October 2021, requiring surgery to remove a tumour and having a stoma bag fitted, but said treatment has brought her and Kate even closer
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…
‘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…
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 (pictured)
‘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…
‘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’.
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
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…’
