The Big Brother contestant later established a successful career in radio and television.
A legendary Big Brother housemate appears exactly the same as she did 23 years ago on the reality television show.
Well-known radio host Adele Roberts became a household name during the third series of the social experiment, which was broadcast on Channel 4 in 2002.
She entered the famous house alongside stars including presenter Alison Hammond, late reality star Jade Goody and the programme’s first female winner, Kate Lawler.
Now 46, Adele has tackled everything from London Marathons to the I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! jungle, reports OK!
Adele, a 23-year-old woman, looks almost exactly like she did when she entered the legendary house, despite some of the iconic Big Brother icons now completely unrecognizable.
She still retains her youthful energy despite having her hair cut recently.
After her reality television breakthrough, the Southport native went on to present various regional radio programmes before securing a position at BBC Radio 1Xtra in 2012.
On television, she took part in I’m A Celebrity in 2019, before appearing on Celebrity Coach Trip in 2020 and Dancing on Ice in 2024.
The Channel 4 host has openly discussed her battle with bowel cancer after being diagnosed with it in 2021, and has also been open about her private life.
In June 2022, Adele was declared cancer-free and announced the news to her Instagram fans.
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“Life feels a little surreal at the moment and everything we’ve been through seems to be swirling around in my body.” WHILE I’M SO GRATEFUL! She wrote, “I’m counting my blessings.”
The reality star opened up about her experience to OK four years after receiving her diagnosis. “I wouldn’t wish cancer on anyone,” the magazine said.
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The DJ continued, “But it’s undoubtedly made me a better, more grateful person. I’m really conscious of my health right now and look after my body. I’m not likely to have ever been more fit.
I just take it day by day, try to appreciate every day, and live in the moment because, more than anything, once you’ve had that diagnosis, you’re always aware that it can come back. I make an effort to stop worrying about things.
His youngest daughter was noticeably absent from a major reason when a heartfelt summit was held at the Royal Lodge to discuss Prince Andrew’s future following his bombshell announcement.
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Princess Eugenie and her dad Prince Andrew (Image: Getty Images)
Just days after Prince Andrew renounced his royal titles in a shocking statement, a family summit was reportedly held at Royal Lodge to discuss the changes and assess what the family’s future looked like in the face of such scandal.
Andrew announced that he would be relinquishing his titles and honours given to him by his late mother Queen Elizabeth, as the accusations against him – which he has long denied – continue to “distract” from the work of the royal family. In the days after the announcement, Andrew and Fergie’s eldest daughter Beatrice was spotted at the Royal Lodge, as an informal family meeting is said to have taken place.
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While Princess Eugenie was reportedly noticeably absent, Beatrice’s younger sister Princess Eugenie was there to support her parents during this significant transition. Andrew and Fergie have owned the Windsor home since 2008, and Beatrice was spotted arriving alone there.
A royal source told the Daily Mail of the meeting: “The Royal Lodge ‘summit’ wasn’t a happy occasion and the family, once a strong unit, is fractured.”
Although Beatrice did visit Windsor after the shocking announcement, a royal source claimed that Beatrice has been left devastated by the ongoing allegations against her parents.
She claimed to be on the phone because she couldn’t bring herself to check out the Sunday papers. She appeared to be completely devastated.
Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie were completely unaware of their father’s decision to abandon their royal honors before the public statement became public, according to royal sources.
Due to the fact that neither princesses are believed to have had any time to get ready for the consequences of their father’s dramatic announcement, the lack of prior notice over such a significant decision marked a significant change from the family’s previously tight-knit communication patterns. According to sources, Prince Andrew was “bounced into agreeing a statement” without having a discussion with his daughters at the time.
One royal expert expressed her concern that Beatrice and Eugenie, who were just 19 and 20, visited paedophile billionaire Epstein after his release from prison in 2009, have been implicated in the scandal.
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The princesses should consider going one step further and rescind their princess titles, according to Ingrid Seward, while the princesses are continuing to fly under the radar and establish themselves.
The royal expert said: “Giving up their titles would give them freedom from their parents, stop them being tarred with the same brush and be a clear sign that they want to make their own way in the world. I think people would hugely respect them for it and, I think, ultimately, they would be happier.”
Igor Tudor was fired as manager of Juventus following their defeat at Lazio.
In March, the Croatian replaced Thiago Motta at the Italian club.
The 43-year-old has now led the team to eighth in the Serie A table after an eight-game winless streak.
The Lazio side’s third successive defeat came on Sunday, when they lost to the team for the first time in all competitions.
In a statement from Juventus, it read, “The club thanks Igor Tudor and his entire staff for their professionalism and dedication over the past few months and wishes them all the best for their future careers.”
For their Serie A clash against Udinese on Wednesday (17:30 GMT), Juventus added Massimiliano Brambilla as their new manager.
The Old Lady have lost their last five league games and are six points behind Napoli.
After a five-year hiatus, direct flights between China and India have resumed.
Around 180 passengers were on board IndiGo flight 6E1703 from Kolkata, which touched down in Guangzhou, southern China, just before 4 00 AM on Monday (20:00 GMT on Sunday). The latest indication that the two most populous countries are slowly but surely rekindling diplomatic ties after a number of diplomatic sluggish years.
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The government of India predicted that the return of flights will promote “people-to-people contact” and promote “gradual normalization of bilateral exchanges.”
Early in 2020, flights between the neighboring nations were suspended as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The shared Himalayan border has been the site of deadly clashes that have raged for a long time.
However, relations are resuming as a result of President Donald Trump’s administration’s battle with American foreign policy issues.
India’s ties to Washington, a crucial trading partner, are deteriorating, with New Delhi trying to persuade it to reverse its decision to impose 50 percent trade tariffs.
Trump’s supporters claim that India has financed Russia’s conflict in Ukraine with oil purchases.
China is accused of directly supporting Russia’s use of weapons in a trade dispute that is ongoing.
In an effort to stop their trade dispute from worsening, Trump and President Xi Jinping are scheduled to meet on Thursday.
Thaw
Following discussions between Xi and Narendra Modi in China in August and in Russia last year, New Delhi and Beijing thawed.
At least 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers were killed in the border skirmish between the nuclear-armed countries in 2020, which led to the ban of hundreds of apps, including TikTok, in New Delhi.
India then strengthened its ties to the US-led Quad alliance, which included Japan and Australia, in an effort to combat China’s influence in the Asia Pacific.
However, this month, Chinese and Indian soldiers stationed at the Himalayan border exchanged sweets during the Hindu holiday of Diwali, according to Yu Jing, a spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in India.
In an editorial following Modi and Xi’s meeting in August, The Indian Express stated that strengthening ties with Beijing “sents an appropriate signal” to Washington.
However, the newspaper added that “India’s long-term challenge is managing an increasingly assertive China.”
Ekrem Imamoglu, the opposition leader, has been charged in a new Turkish court. His arrest in March sparked widespread anti-government protests.
The Istanbul mayor’s arrest on Monday comes as part of an investigation launched last week into alleged ties to a businessman who was detained in July for carrying out intelligence operations for foreign governments.
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The allegations are a result of Imamoglu’s Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) ongoing crackdown on the opposition.
The government of Turkiye rejects this claim and insists that the opposition’s involvement in corruption and other illegal activities is directly at the heart of the charges and investigations.
Imamoglu was detained in March on corruption charges, sparking widespread protests, and he was given a jail sentence in July for insulting and threatening the chief Istanbul prosecutor.
Imamoglu, Erdogan’s main political rival, is suspected of transferring personal information from Istanbul residents as part of an effort to secure international funding for his presidential campaign, according to the state-run Anadolu news agency.
Imamoglu has denied all of the allegations, both in court and on social media.
The devil wouldn’t even consider such a slander, lie, and conspiracy! he authored an X-. We are dealing with an unethical behavior that cannot be adequately described.
Necati Ozkan, a former campaign manager for Imamoglu, and Merdan Yanardag, the television news channel’s editor-in-chief, were also charged.
The state took control of the state-run program on Friday, citing the espionage allegations.
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As Imamoglu was being interrogated by the prosecution, hundreds of supporters gathered on Sunday outside Istanbul’s main courthouse. He had not left Istanbul’s Marmara Prison, which is located just outside the city, in seven months.
Critics see his arrest and the subsequent additional accusations as part of a wider crackdown on the opposition, which gained significantly in the elections last year.
CHP mayors and municipalities have been the subject of numerous arrests for corruption-related offenses throughout the year.
Erdogan has refuted allegations of judiciary-related political interference.
President Donald Trump presided over the signing of a peace declaration between Thailand and Cambodia, beginning his weeklong, high-stakes diplomatic tour of Asia in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur.
Trump had flown to Malaysia to attend the summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), where he also signed separate trade deals on Sunday with Cambodia, Thailand and Malaysia as well as agreements on critical minerals with Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur.
A peace declaration between Cambodia and Thailand, which expanded on a ceasefire agreement reached in July, which brought deadly border clashes to an end, was the highlight of his appearance.
The agreement was overseen by Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who currently chairs ASEAN, and the prime ministers of the ASEAN neighbors, Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet.
While the regional leaders hailed the ceasefire as “historic”, the differences between them run deep with decades-long disputes over their border and temples claimed by both sides.
What’s the deal, then, and is there a guarantee of a ceasefire?
At the signing of a ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand, the leaders of Malaysia, Thailand, Anutin Charnvirakul, Cambodia, and US President Donald Trump sign documents.
What do we know about the peace agreement?
The neighbors’ “unwavering commitment to peace and security” and “unwavering commitment to an immediate halt to hostilities” were reiterated in a joint statement released on Sunday by the leaders of Thailand and Cambodia, confirming their earlier commitment to refrain from using force and respect each other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The most thorough attempt to put an end to the conflict between Thailand and Cambodia along their disputed border has been made by Trump, as Trump has called it.
At the core of the deal is a plan for military de-escalation under ASEAN members ‘ supervision. With the approval of a new ASEAN Observer Team (AOT), the two parties agreed to remove large weapons from border areas and return them to their regular bases.
The agreement addressed a “information war” that has recently erupted and heightened tensions in both nations, in addition to military measures. Bangkok and Phnom Penh pledged to refrain from spreading false or inflammatory claims through official or unofficial channels.
Both countries have agreed to resume normal diplomatic relations and coordinate local-level discussions through established bodies like the Joint Boundary Commission and the General Border Committee.
One of the key factors leading to the recent round of fighting was the commitment to coordinate and implement humanitarian de-mining in the border regions.
Upon fulfilment, Thailand has undertaken to release 18 Cambodian soldiers captured during this year’s fighting.
On August 20, 2025, soldiers and personnel from the Thailand Mine Action Centre stand guard in the Chong Chub Ta Mok area of Surin province, where landmines were discovered following a ceasefire. [Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters]
Which response has the other side given?
Anutin said Bangkok stands for peace and “this declaration, if fully implemented, will create the building blocks for a lasting peace”.
Hun Manet referred to the joint declaration’s signing as a “historic day.”
According to Anutin, “it will kick off the restoration of our ties,” adding that “innocent civilians have suffered significant losses.”
Anwar said the agreement “reminds us that reconciliation is not concession but an act of courage”.
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Trump said, “Everyone was sort of surprised that we got the [the ceasefire] done so quickly,” while seated with the regional leaders in front of a backdrop covered in the words “Delivering Peace.”
“My administration immediately began working to prevent the conflict from escalating”, he added, recalling how he had learned of the fighting while visiting his Turnberry golf course in Scotland in July.
Trump continued, “I said this is much more important than a round of golf,” noting that “I could have had much fun doing this, saving people and saving countries.”
Trump bragged that there has never been another war like the eight that my administration has ended in eight months. “It’s like, I shouldn’t say it’s a hobby, because it’s so much more serious, but something I’m good at and something I love to do”.
These landmines were deactivated near the Thai-Cambodge border, according to Thailand. On August 20, 2025, the army visited the area to display them. [Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters]
What was the fighting about?
Thailand and Cambodia have had the worst relations in decades.
The conflict between the Southeast Asian neighbors has long been a source of tension due to its 800 km (nearly 500 km) border. Both sides dispute demarcations drawn in 1907 during French colonial rule in Cambodia.
The border regions are home to numerous ancient temples, some of which both sides claim. Communities on both sides of the border that share ancestry and heritage also reside in the conflicted areas.
In February, a dispute over Prasat Ta Moan Thon, a Khmer temple, flared up after Thai police reportedly stopped Cambodian tourists from singing their national anthem at the contested site.
After a Cambodian soldier was killed in a border dispute in May, there were more escalations and a full-fledged diplomatic crisis.
The fighting then grew even more severe in late July, with numerous fatalities reported on both sides over the course of five days. At least 300, 000 people were displaced on both sides.
Trump contacted both leaders, saying he would not negotiate trade deals with them if the fighting continued. Both nations’ export markets are dominated by the US.
However, tensions came to the fore again in August when Thai soldiers were injured by landmines while patrolling a buffer zone between the countries. Cambodia allegedly laid new mines in violation of the ceasefire, a claim that Phnom Penh vehemently refuted.
De-mining along the border and the elimination of heavy weapons are now included in the expanded peace agreement.
What is the current situation on the ground?
The current truce is still fragile because of local disagreements and conflicting political views in both nations.
Both of their prime ministers thanked Trump for his actions at the ceremony on Sunday. Hun Manet also reminded Trump that his government had nominated the US president for the Nobel Peace Prize, an international recognition that Trump campaigned for , but did not get when this year’s prizes were handed out this month.
The countries’ land border crossings were closed as a result of the tensions, which still impede bilateral trade, which reached $ 10.45 billion last year.
Hun Sen, Cambodia’s former longtime leader, and Hun Manet’s father, filed a complaint with the UN earlier this month about “intense, high-pitched noises” being broadcast across the border.
The still powerful Hun Sen said Thailand was broadcasting ghost-like sounds from its Sisaket province, and the Cambodian Human Rights Committee accused Thailand of “engaging in psychological warfare”.
Since October 10, the committee has blasted high-decibel sounds from “ghosts,” wailing children, howling dogs, and roaring helicopters through loudspeakers at night.
According to The Nation newspaper, Thai social media activist Kannawat Pongpaibulwech, also known as Kan Chompalang, is responsible for the nightly sound explosions at Ban Nong Chan and Ban Nong Ya Kaew in Sisaket province.
Kannawat, who had received permission from the Thai army regiment overseeing security in the border province to carry out the campaign, said he aimed to drive out Cambodian settlers encroaching on Thai territory.
Anutin claimed that the tactic violated no fundamental human rights. He claimed that we had to defend our sovereignty.
Buddhist monks take part in a march for peace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on August 10, 2025, after a border conflict between Cambodia and Thailand]Roun Ry/Reuters]
The ceasefire will it continue?
The joint declaration, according to Chheang Vannarith, a political analyst and the head of Cambodia’s National Assembly Advisory Council, is “a positive, significant step toward the restoration of peace and normalcy” in the area.
“The ceasefire will hold, but the international community must keep closely monitoring the implementation”, Vannarith said, adding that Trump’s role has been “decisive” in brokering the deal. He continued, “He has a lot of weight.”
However, he claimed that Bangkok’s tensions could be changed by domestic political manipulation.
Thitinan Pongsudhirak, a professor and senior fellow at the Institute of Security and International Studies at Bangkok’s Chulalongkorn University, said that post-summit, the ASEAN bloc would have to contend with the lasting effects of the Thai-Cambodian conflict over the coming years, “spilling into the Philippines’s turn to chair next year and possibly Singapore’s in 2027 when ASEAN turns 60”.
The respective governments of Thailand and Cambodia “appear intent and incentivized to stoke the flames of nationalism for domestic political gains,” he said despite progress being made in negotiations to lower the tensions and restart border talks.
Anutin, according to Thitinan, “will likely try to use domestic anti-Cambodian feelings and reactions to gain electoral advantage ahead of a new poll by the second quarter of next year.”
In Cambodia, Hun Manet could rally anti-Thai grievances and resentments to maintain political control and divert attention from allegations involving scam centres and transnational crime based in Cambodia, Thitinan said.
According to Thitinan, “the Thai-Cambodian conflict has become ASEAN’s albatross, and bilateral, ASEAN mechanisms urgently need to be focused on mitigation and resolution.”
