Adele Roberts took to social media with the news after an emotional Dancing On Ice performance (Picture:adeleroberts/Instagram)
Adele Roberts has announced that her mother Jackie Roberts has died after a particularly moving performance on tonight’s Dancing On Ice.
The radio star, 44, took to social media with the news, as she said: ‘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 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 ❤️.’
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‘Until we meet again.’