Adele Roberts struggles to get out of bed as she pays tribute to George Alagiah after death
Adele Roberts has admitted that she struggled to get out of bed after hearing the news of BBC presenter George Alagiah's death. George died aged 67 after a long battle with bowel cancer, a disease from which former BBC Radio 1 presenter Adele has also suffered – she got the all-clear last year. After the news of his death, Adele, 44, took to Twitter to share a tribute to him, as she also posted a statement from the BBC expressing their sadness about his passing.