Adele’s Ex Only Wanted Money From Her. The Singer’s Marriage Also Ended in Heartbreak. But Despite That, She Found Her One and Only

Many pictures, books and songs that people consider masterpieces were created by authors in the darkest times of their lives. After all, heartbreak and unfulfilled dreams are nothing compared to the power of emotions. These are sad, but very strong feelings, which sometimes turn into real works of art. And a bright example of this was shown by singer Adele.

The story of a broken heart that gave the world great hits.

Adele’s inaugural studio album, “19,” aptly aligns with the singer’s age during its creation. It proved to be a resounding triumph. When discussing her breakthrough, the singer openly confessed to infusing a portion of her soul into the work. In an interview, she candidly stated, “If I had been sober, I probably wouldn’t have written ANY of it!”

The reality remains that she accomplished the completion of this album by virtue of parting ways with her boyfriend. History reveals that the lyrics for the song Chasing Pavements, which dominated all charts, materialized following her separation from her boyfriend, who had betrayed her trust.

The future star was walking down the street thinking, “What is it you’re chasing? You’re chasing an empty pavement.” This was how the song was born. She first recorded it on her mobile phone and then arranged the chords when she got home. As a result, her entire album was full of sadness and bitter memories.

The year 2009 became pivotal for Adele. The young singer won 2 Grammy Awards as Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, made her first world tour called An Evening with Adele, and enjoyed the success of her debut album which sold 2.2 million copies worldwide.

But as soon as Adele became famous, her ex-boyfriend showed up and demanded his part of the singer’s profits because, according to him, Adele owed him part of her success. “I’ll give him this credit — he made me an adult and put me on the road that I’m traveling,” the star said.

In another effort.

But Adele wasn’t alone for long. In the late 2000s, the singer was already in a relationship with a mysterious stranger who was behind some of her hit songs. Soon Adele confessed that she would have given up her “career, friendships and hobbies” to be with him. But there is always a place for drama in Adele’s life. The couple broke up creating a base for her new album 21 where she spoke about the love story without a happy ending.

Building a family.

Soon Adele was named one of the most influential and highest-paid young musicians. The mass media would try to reflect every moment of her life, she would be invited to different social and red carpet events even though she wasn’t fond of them.

Who could have thought that she would meet her future husband, British charity entrepreneur Simon Konecki, at one of these events. For a long time, Adele avoided commenting on her personal life but soon confessed that her relationship with Simon was the most serious relationship she’d ever been in.

Adele and Simon’s relationship developed rapidly. In 2012, they welcomed their child Angelo and wrote, “We’re all over the moon.”

After having her baby, Adele replaced her red lipstick with a messy bun and red carpet events with her quiet garden. This break helped the singer create her new album which revealed her other happy side.

Adele’s third album won an unbelievable number of awards including 2 Grammys for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album. But when the singer gave her speech on stage, she not only thanked her friends and family for supporting her, but also spoke about becoming a mother and the struggles that go along with that. She said, “And in my pregnancy and becoming a mother I lost a lot of myself and I’ve struggled and I still do struggle being a mum. It’s really hard.”

“Learning to REALLY truly love yourself”

In April 2019, the singer wrote on her Instagram that she was starting a new stage in her life and made a promise to herself, “Learning to REALLY truly love yourself.” That year, her fans also found out about her divorce.

When talking about the reason for their split, Adele said that it was the pursuit of her own happiness which she didn’t find in marriage. By the way, the divorce process affected her mental health because their problems made their child, Angelo, really unhappy.

Adele had to attend therapy to heal her emotional wounds, and during this process, she also worked on her childhood trauma.

Thanks to therapy, the singer realized that all her previous relationships were toxic and prevented her from actually finding any happiness. The lack of love in her childhood left its mark on her adult relationships and forced her to follow the rule, “You’re going to hurt me, so I’ll hurt you first.”

No wonder her new studio album 30 became a logical completion of her emotional experiences. She also touched upon the topic of her divorce and conveyed the idea that she was thankful to her husband for letting her experience motherhood. “I love your dad because he gave you to me. You’re half me and you’re half Daddy.”

The one and only.

Therapy taught Adele how to love herself and open her heart to a new relationship. In September 2021, the singer told her fans that she had a new boyfriend, sports agent Rich Paul, who is smart, good-looking, and very funny.

In the famous interview with Oprah Winfrey, Adele opened up that it was the first relationship in her life in which she truly loved herself and was open to loving and being loved by someone else.

The singer doesn’t try to hide her emotions and happiness, and says that she’s never been in love like this. She’s just obsessed with Rich.

The couple spends a lot of time together, attending different sports events and thinking about their future. When asked if she wanted to get married, Adele would reply she was still single but was open to a new marriage.

Recently, the star confessed that she wouldn’t mind having a couple more children. It’s worth mentioning that Rich Paul shares her views on becoming a parent again. In May 2022, her new boyfriend moved to Adele’s mansion in Beverly Hills, previously owned by Sylvester Stallone.

Adele is used to talking about her feelings without shyness. At her lover’s birthday party, she said from the stage: “I love you more than life itself — we wish you happy birthday.”

Another cute moment from the life of the couple was seen by the audience of the 65th annual Grammy Awards. While receiving the statuette, the singer shared Paul’s advice: “If you win anything, don’t cry.” She then added: “And here I am crying.”

We hope that Adele and Rich Paul will join the list of couples who have been together for many years. And if you are in a romantic mood, we suggest reading the love stories of Adam Sandler and his wife or Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick.