Adele Confirms Engagement to Rich Paul More Than 3 Years After Going Public With Their Relationship

Adele was first linked to Rich Paul in July 2021, two years after she announced her split from Simon Konecki

major milestone! Adele and Rich Paul are are officially engaged more than three years since they went public with their romance.

The singer, 36, confirmed the news during her Friday, August 9, concert in Munich, Germany. After reading a sign in the crowd that asked, “Will you marry me?” Adele replied, “I can’t marry you because I’m already getting married. So I can’t.”

 

In July 2021, the couple sparked romance rumors after they were spotted together in Phoenix at Game 5 of the NBA Finals. Adele and Paul, 42, had been dating “for months” before the public appearance, a source told Us Weekly at the time.

 

He’s very shy and keeps a low profile when they go out, whereas Adele is super sociable,” the insider noted. “The people they hang out with know them both personally already, so they don’t have to introduce each other, which is probably why nobody picked up on their relationship sooner.”

The romance came two years after the Grammy winner announced her split from Simon Konecki. The exes, who share son Angelo, called it quits in April 2019 after seven years together. Their divorce was finalized in March 2021.

The “Easy on Me” singer later gave a rare glimpse at her private life when she gushed about her connection with the sports agent.

“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,” she shared during her CBS special, Adele One Night Only, in November 2021. “It’d be interesting to see what my reaction is like in general to anything that hurts me now that I feel so secure in myself, and I’m talking outside of romance as well.”

 

That same month, Adele teased that she was “definitely open” to the idea of expanding her family with Paul, adding, “I would like more children. It wouldn’t be the end of the world if I don’t have them because I have Angelo. But yeah, I think [that’s in the cards].”