Adeleand her husband Simon Koneckihave separated, and although the pairkept their relationship incredibly privateover the years, news of their split didn’t come completely out of the blue.
“Adele and her partner have separated,” the singer’s representative Benny Tarantini and Carl Fysh said in a statement to theAssociated Presson Friday, adding that the former couple is “committed to raising their son together lovingly.”
The 30-year-old “Hello” singer and entrepreneur-philanthropist Konecki, 44, welcomed son Angelo on Oct. 19, 2012.
Here are all the signs the pair were headed for a split.
Since last June, Adele has frequently been spotted out and about without Konecki, attending concerts and spending time with her pals.
“Oii Champagne Papi blew my mind tonight!” she wrote on Twitter, using Drake’s longtime Instagram handle. “Best production I’ve ever seen hands down and way up there with one of my favorite shows of all time.
“Huge love,” she concluded, adding a heart emoji.
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The melancholy dance hit, which is about having to dance solo because the object of your affection has moved on, also features the lyrics, “There’s a big black sky over my town/ I know where you’re at, I bet she’s around.”
The following month, Adelehit the townin New York City with palJennifer Lawrence, as the two surprised fans at a gay bar.
In one video that shows the pair partying with the crowd, Adele and Lawrence take part in a drinking game in front of the crowd, as Lawrence yells to her friend, “How could you lose?!”
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Adele then said, “She’s f—ing engaged — you’re not even relevant to be here!”
“That has nothing to do with my drinking abilities,” Lawrence — whogot engaged to fiancéCooke Maroneyin February — screamed in response, to cheers from the crowd.
At one point, the “Hello” singer even got up on stage, introducing herself as “a stay-at-home mom,” but made no mention of Konecki.
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Just days after enjoying the fun night out with Lawrence, the British songstress wasphotographed heading into a recording studioin New York City, leaving fans abuzz as to whether the singer could be releasing a new album this year.
Adele wore an all-black outfit that included a long black hooded jacket, black leggings and black sneakers, accessorizing her incognito outfit with large sunglasses.
Tellingly, the singer — who has not released an album since 2015’s25— did not have her wedding ring on during the outing.
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Adele and Konecki were last photographed together in January, while attendingElton John’s Farewell Yellow Brick Road in Los Angeles.
Konecki got divorced from his stylist ex-wife in 2008. Then three years later, Konecki and Adele met in 2011, and she first addressed their relationship in a since-deleted post on her blog around Jan. 2012.
That June, she announced on her blog that the pair were expecting a child together.
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Adele and Konecki have lived a quiet life, spending time between her native London and Beverly Hills, where theybought a homein 2016.
“The reason her relationship works with Simon is because they are on the same page,” a source told PEOPLE at the time. “Their priority is their son, and Adele loves being a mother. Angelo is a very happy little boy.”
One romantic gesture from Konecki got an unusual bit of publicity in October 2016. Typically, Adele’s concerts end with attendees being showered with confetti printed with lyrics from her ballads “Rolling in the Deep and “When We Were Young,” but in honor of the pair’s fifth anniversary, Koneckisomehow managed to slip in pink confetti adorned with handwritten love notes.
Adele’s reticence to discuss the relationship continued for quite some time until shetalked to Vanity Fair for their December 2016 cover story, telling the publication: “All of my relationships are more important to me than any tour I’ll ever do. If my relationship with Simon or my relationship with Angelo started to flounder a bit now, I would pull out of my tour.”
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In January 2017, Adele sparked rumors she and Koneckihad marriedwhen she was photographed with a band on her left ring finger.
The singer went on tohint at their marriagethe following month at the Grammys as she accepted the album of the year award for her smash album 25: “Grammys, I appreciate it, the Academy, I love you, my manager, my husband and my son — you’re the only reason I do it.”
She finallyconfirmed they had wedat a March 2017 concert in Brisbane, where she told the audience: “I’m married now.”
source: people.com