Adele is finally releasing new music next week, and the media press for it is on. The singer is featured in the latest edition of “Vogue,” where she touches on a variety of subjects.
- When it comes to her 100-pound weight loss, Adele says she understands why there was so much interest in it. “My body’s been objectified my entire career,” she says. “It’s not just now. I understand why it’s a shock.” She says she realizes why some women were “hurt by her weight loss,” noting, “Visually I represented a lot of women. But I’m still the same person.”
- She doesn’t understand though why people were so mean about her new look. “And the worst part of the whole thing was that the most brutal conversations were being had by other women about my body,” Adele said, “I was very f–king disappointed with that. That hurt my feelings.”
- Adele credits her “anxiety” with helping her to lose the weight. “Working out, I would just feel better,” she says. “It was never about losing weight, it was always about becoming strong and giving myself as much time every day without my phone.” She said she works out two to three times a day, noting, “I got quite addicted to it.”
- As for why she didn’t share her journey, she says, “I couldn’t give a flying f**k. I did it for myself and not anyone else. So why would I ever share it? I don’t find it fascinating. It’s my body.”
- Talking about her new album, she says “it’s sensitive for me, this record, just in how much I love it.” As for what she was going through when making the album, she shares it was, “self-destruction... then self-reflection and then sort of self-redemption,” adding, “But I feel ready. I really want people to hear my side of the story this time.”
- Adele divorced husband Simon Konecki back in 2021, and while some may expect a divorce record, she insists it isn’t. “I assumed it would be about my divorce, but it’s kind of not," she said, although there is one song specifically about the divorce, and four that are “divorce-y” as well.
- She also talks about the pain the divorce caused her son Angelo, but notes that he could see something was wrong with her. “He said to my face, Can you see me? And I was like, Uh, yeah. And he was like, Cause I can’t see you," she shares. "Well, my whole life fell apart in that moment. He knew I wasn’t there," adding, :That’s when I started sharing with him.”
- When it coms to men, Adele says, “I realized that I was the problem,” noting, “Cause all the other albums are like, ‘You did this! You did that! F**k you! Why can’t you arrive for me?’” She adds, “Then I was like: ‘Oh, sh*t, I’m the running theme, actually. Maybe it’s me!'”
- She also talked about her new boyfriend Rich Paul, sharing, “Rich just incredibly arrived. I don’t feel anxious or nervous or frazzled. It’s quite the opposite," adding, "It’s wild -- and there is no second-guessing. I’m a 33-year-old divorced mother of a son, who’s actually in charge.” She notes, “The last thing I need is someone who doesn’t know where they’re at, or what they want. I know what I want. And I really know what I don’t want.”
- Oh, and she also shared that her son's favorite artist is Taylor Swift. Adele notes, "He said, 'When we go on tour, should I have a seat next to me with Taylor Swift's name on it for Taylor to come?'”