Rich Paul is rumored to be Adele’s husband. And by rumours, we mean this is the latest relationship gossip swirling around the couple – fueled by Adele herself.
But it is unclear if the couple of two years have actually tied the knot.
The “Easy On Me” singer sparked marriage speculation again Saturday during her “Weekends with Adele” Las Vegas residency. The Grammy winner made the remark while talking to a female audience member during the show, and footage of the exchange blew up on TikTok, leading fans to believe she was married to the sports agent.
“You can’t marry me. I’m straight, my love. And my husband is here tonight,” the 35-year-old appeared to tell the off-the-cuff fan.
Fan “Can you try?” After retorting, Adele quickly blurted out: “No, I don’t want to try. I’m with Rich. You’re crazy, leave me alone.”
Representatives for Adele and Paul did not immediately respond Monday to The Times’ request for comment. And fans – and journalists – are pounding the pavement about the latest rumours
The “Hello” singer said she and Paul had been friends for a while but didn’t start a relationship until early 2021. Incidentally, Paul revealed in a New Yorker profile at the time that he was “hanging out” with a major pop star, who was not named in the piece.
They were first released as an item by celebrity-gossip purveyor Deuxmois and come out in July 2021 for the first of many NBA games together.
They went Instagram official that September, when the Oscar winner shared a photo captioned with a heart emoji. But she didn’t verbally confirm the relationship until Vogue published an interview with her a few weeks later. (The revelations came after she filed for divorce from Simon Konecki, with whom she shares a son, and after the release of her album “30”.)
“I didn’t want to go public with it. I just wanted to go to the game. I just love being around her. I just love it,” said the British superstar. “He was like, ‘What are people going to say?’ And I was like, ‘You signed me. As an athlete. You are my agent.’ And he was like, ‘Okay, cool.’
The singer said they met on the dance floor of a mutual friend’s birthday party a few years ago when he was “bit drunk” and begged her to “sign”. She described the romance as the most “incredible, open and easy” relationship she’s ever been in.
The heartbreak-ballad specialist sparked engagement rumors in February 2022 after wearing a pear-shaped diamond ring during an appearance on “The Graham Norton Show.” The bauble even prompted the talk-show host to ask if she had remarried.
“If I were, would I ever tell anyone that I was?” He said restlessly.
Late last month, during another Las Vegas show, the “Rolling in the Deep” hitmaker revealed that she and Paul have a baby name on the brain.
“I really want to be a mom again soon,” she told one pregnant fan, “I’m actually writing a list. So whenever I see a name I like, I write it down on my phone.”
Paul, who has three children, hinted at wanting more.