Adele Roberts has revealed she wants to marry her partner Kate Holderness, who has been her "strength" amid her bowel cancer battle.
The BBC Radio 1 presenter was diagnosed with bowel cancer in October last year and has been undergoing treatment for it ever since.
And speaking to Naga Munchetty on BBC Radio 5 Live, Adele said of her girlfriend, who has also been her carer: "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."
Speaking of Kate's role as her carer, Adele continued: "She's gone above and beyond what a relationship should be, and she's been everything to me.
"She's helped me dress my stoma. She's cared for me. She's been my nurse. She's been my mentor. She really loves me.
"I'm going to have to marry her."
Saying that she "looks up to" Kate, the television personality added: "I always knew she was very special. And I knew she was a good person. But now, she is somebody that I look to for inspiration."
Speaking further of her diagnosis, Adele told Naga: "When I first got diagnosed, my initial thought was, 'Am I going to die?' and my second thought was, 'Is it my fault?'.
"I think since the day I got diagnosed, I have been on this treadmill, just trying to move forward, not look backwards."
Adele also spoke of Dame Deborah James, who has been moved to palliative care after being diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2016.
"It hit me hard," Adele emotionally explained. "It feels a little bit selfish saying that because it is not about me. It's about Deborah.
"The heart-breaking reality of what she is going through, but then seeing her be so strong and give back to people in her time of need.
"I don't know how she does it. She is amazing. And it is a pleasure for me to watch that journey unfold."
Since her diagnosis, Adele has long been keen to spread awareness of the warning signs of the disease as well as her experience with cancer treatment, including getting a stoma bag which she's affectionately named Audrey.
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