BBC Radio 1 DJ Adele Roberts is appearing on the latest series of Dancing on Ice. (ITV)
Dancing on Ice star Adele Roberts has announced that her later mother Jackie Roberts passed away earlier this month at the age of 61.
On Sunday evening, BBC Radio 1 broadcaster Roberts appeared on Dancing on Ice for her first routine with skating partner Mark Hanretty in which they performed to Grace VanderWaal’s song ‘Clearly’.
Roberts later announced on Instagram that the routine was dedicated to her late mother, Jackie, who passed away earlier in January.
The DJ and presenter 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. My heart is broken and I miss my mum so much. Saying goodbye to her this week was one of the hardest thing 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.”
Roberts thanked her family for giving her “the strength to carry on” and went on to thank the Dancing on Ice team for guiding her through “one of the toughest weeks” of her life, particularly her partner Mark.