Updated 27 June: Adele Roberts has confirmed she is cancer free in a celebratory new Instagram post uploaded this morning. The BBC Radio 1 DJ – who was diagnosed with bowel cancer in October last year – said hearing her doctor tell her the news was “the most beautiful sound”.

“Everything we’ve been through seems to be swirling around in my body and life feels a bit surreal at the moment… BUT I AM SO GRATEFUL!” Roberts wrote under an image of her with her doctor.

“I am counting my blessings. I am also in awe of anyone dealing with cancer. The courage, the strength, the determination… and at times, the humour you have shown has been nothing short of super human. You’ve inspired me and given me the fire to never give up.

“You’re warriors and it’s thanks to seeing you being so strong that’s kept me going. Feel the fear and do it anyway. Sometimes it took me all my strength just to get out of bed and face the day but I still did it. Every day I made sure I did something to do a huge f*ck you to cancer. It’s taken too many of us. I didn’t know what fate had in store for me but I knew I’d never stop trying.”

BBC Radio 1’s Adele Roberts confirms she is cancer free in celebratory new Instagram post