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Adele reveals she kept Rich Paul relationship secret from her friends: ‘None of them believed it!’
Adele and Rich Paul have been dating since the spring (Picture: Rolling Stone UK/Rex)
Adele has opened up about her relationship with sports agent Rich Paul, after admitting she even kept it secret from her friends for a long time.
The singer, 33, got together with Rich, 39, around spring this year after her divorce from husband Simon Konecki, 47, but the couple have largely kept their relationship under the radar, save for a few public outings together.
Adele told Rolling Stone UK: ‘I didn’t really tell many of my friends at the beginning because I wanted to keep it to myself. None of them believed it!’
She had announced she was separating from Simon in 2019, with their divorce being finalised earlier this year, and Adele says it’s finally brought her peace.
‘I remember going upstairs, and doing my face, and getting into bed. I felt quite hopeful,’ she said. ‘It was the first time I felt I’d had a really nice evening and I was OK being in the house and going to bed on my own. I was not excited, but I was looking forward to the next day.’
Adele is now smitten with Rich, who is considered one of the most powerful men in sport, being the owner of a hugely successful agency which looks after the likes of LeBron James and other NBA basketball players.
Adele found ‘peace’ after her divorce (Picture: Rolling Stone UK)
The singer gushed about how smart and funny her new man is (Picture: Rolling Stone UK)
Adele is Rolling Stone UK’s cover star (Picture: Rolling Stone UK)
Adele kept her relationship with Rich Paul secret from her friends (Picture: Allen J Schaben/Los Angeles Times/REX/Shutterstock)
The Easy On Me star previously spoke about her relationship with Rich in her interview with Oprah Winfrey, revealing: ‘He’s just hilarious.
‘Oh, he’s so funny, he’s hilarious, yeah. And very smart. You know, he’s very, very smart. It’s quite incredible watching him do what he does. And just the easiness of it. It’s just been very smooth.’
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Although they only started dating earlier this year, Adele previously revealed she met Rich on a dancefloor at a mutual friend’s birthday party years ago, before they reconnected following her divorce being finalised.
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