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Are Adele and Boyfriend Rich Paul Still Together? Inside Their Low-Key Relationship
Still together? Adele and NBA agent Rich Paul took their romance public in September 2021. Less than one year later, some fans are questioning if the pair are still going strong. Keep scrolling to see what we know about Adele and Rich’s current relationship status!
Are Adele and Rich Paul Still Together?
After finalizing her divorce in March 2021 from ex-husband Simon Konecki, with whom she shares her only child, son Angelo, Adele moved on with Rich. In July of that year, a source exclusively told Life & Style that the couple’s romance had been “exciting and fresh,” adding, “the chemistry between them is insane!”
Things seemed to be going well until early 2022, when Adele canceled her Las Vegas Caesars Palace residency at the last minute.
Speculation then began that the pair had parted ways. Adele was heard “shouting and sobbing” on the phone to Rich during rehearsals, sources told Page Six at the time.
Adele clapped back at the rumors via Instagram on February 1, confirming she was still going strong with Rich. “Hiya, so I’m really happy to say that I am performing at the Brits next week!!” she wrote. “Oh, and Rich sends his love.”
Before ringing in 2023, Adele was spotted celebrating her man’s birthday in West Hollywood in December 2022. The pair were accompanied by NBA pals LeBron, Tristan Thompson and Tyronn Lue, according to photos obtained by TMZ.
Did Adele and Rich Paul Split?
The “Hello” singer celebrated her 34th birthday in May 2022, but Rich did not celebrate alongside her. Instead, the sports agent was in Miami with LeBron at a Carbone dinner party, ringing in the 2022 Miami Grand Prix, while Adele is nowhere in sight.
For her part, the songstress posted to Instagram reflecting on her 34 years. “What a difference a year makes! If time keeps healing and smoothing out all the creases in my life like it does as the years fly by, then I can’t wait to be 60!” she wrote on Thursday. “I’ve never been happier!” she added.
However, come June, Adele and Rich stepped out to NBA star Kevin Love and Kate Bock’s wedding alongside LeBron James and wife Savannah. Since then, the A-list lovebirds have continued to enjoy their summer! In late July, Adele and Rich were photographed getting cozy on a boat in Sardinia, Italy.
The vocalist shared things that make her happy during an October 2022 episode of her “Happy Hour With Adele” podcast, and Rich made the list.
“I’d say that and my dogs, and then making special time for Rich and stuff like that,” she said. “I mean, the season just started, and believe me, I’m actually a really big basketball fan. Thank God. So, I’ve also been doing that.”
Are Adele and Rich Paul Engaged?
Adele hinted that she and Rich had gotten engaged after fueling speculation at the 2022 Brit Awards. The singer teased a proposal when asked about it during an interview on The Graham Norton Show on February 11. “If I was, would I ever tell anyone if I was or wasn’t?” she said.
Rumors of their engagement sparked when Adele showed off a multi-carat pear-shaped diamond ring earlier this year while posing on the red carpet before the awards show. The ring included a single large stone, with a gold band featuring smaller diamonds.
Six months after engagement rumors started swirling, Adele finally addressed the fan speculation during an interview with Elle in August 2022.
When asked if she was engaged, she responded, “Well! Well. Well, I’m not married.” She started to laugh and was asked again and she replied, “I’m not married. I’m not married! I’m just in loooove! I’m happy as I’ll ever be. I might as well be married.”
However, later in the interview, she added “I’m not engaged. I just love high-end jewelry, boy!”
Even though Adele denied the engagement rumors, she revealed that she “absolutely” would be open to getting married again in the future.
