Adele Is ‘Obsessed’ With Her Fiancé—Get to Know Him & Everyone She Dated Before

Simon Konecki  (2011-2019)

Simon Konecki, a British entrepreneur and CEO of the nonprofit Drop4Drop, captured Adele’s heart for nearly a decade. The pair started dating in 2011, and things got serious pretty quickly, with Konecki accompanying Adele to the 54th Grammy Awards in February 2012. Just months later, the lovebirds welcomed their son Angelo into the world in October 2012.

Despite calling Simon her “husband” at the 2017 Grammys, she later revealed to British Vogue that they didn’t actually tie the knot until 2018. “The timeline the press have of my relationship, my marriage, is actually completely wrong,” she told the magazine in 2021. “We got married when I was 31… and then I left.” As Adele explained, their marriage was short lived—the pair ultimately separated in 2019 and finalized their divorce in 2020.

Konecki and Adele continue to share custody of their son Angelo and maintain a good relationship. Adele opened up to Vogue about the split, saying, “I was just going through the motions and I wasn’t happy. Neither of us did anything wrong.”

“It just wasn’t right for me any more. I didn’t want to end up like a lot of other people I knew,” she added. “I wasn’t miserable miserable, but I would have been miserable had I not put myself first. But, yeah, nothing bad happened or anything like that.”

For Adele, ending her marriage with Konecki was about creating the space for an even greater love. “I want my son to see me really love, and be loved. It’s really important to me,” she explained. “I’ve been on my journey to find my true happiness ever since.”

Skepta (2019-2020)

As Adele’s divorce from Simon was unfolding in 2019, rumors started swirling that Adele and British rapper Skepta were an item. 

The speculation went into overdrive when the two had a flirty exchange on Instagram in June 2020. Four months later, the rumor mill was working overtime again when a source told People in October 2020 that “things have been heating up,” between the pair. The insider shared, “They run in the same circles in London, and she’s having fun.”

But later that month, Adele seemingly set the record straight after hosting Saturday Night Live. Following her appearance on the late night show, Adele took to Instagram and joked, “I’m going back to my cave now to be the (single) cat lady that I am.”

While this relationship was never confirmed, fans still believe there might have been a little somethin’ somethin’ going on. Some even speculate that Skepta’s 2020 song, “Mic Check,” with lyrics about dating someone way more famous, might be about our girl Adele, while her song, “Woman Like Me,” released in 2021, also seems to be about the rapper. Some fans believe that certain lyrics—like, “I know it’s hard, but it’s not/ We come from the same place”—hint at Skepta, who also grew up in Adele’s hometown of Tottenham. 

Rich Paul (2021 – Present)

Two years after splitting from her ex-husband, Adele was (officially) linked to someone new: sports agent Rich Paul. After months of fan speculation about their relationship status, Adele finally confirmed that she was dating LeBron James’ agent in her 2021 interview with British Vogue.

“Yes, we’re together. We’re very happy,” she said. The pair seem to have been an item since early 2021 and made their first public appearance at Game 5 of the NBA Finals in July of that year. Nothing says romance like courtside seats, right?

After making their public debut as a couple, Adele and Rich became Instagram official in September 2021 (because it’s not real until it’s on the ‘gram) when she posted a snap of them at a wedding. Then, a few months later in a 2022 interview with Elle, Adele gushed about her beau, saying, “I’ve never been in love like this. I’m obsessed with him.”

Now, for those of you wondering if wedding bells are in the air, Adele clarified, “I’m not married. I’m not married! I’m just in loooove! I’m happy as I’ll ever be.” 

Since then, the couple has been spotted at numerous NBA games (clearly, basketball is their thing), and they even attended the Grammys together in February 2023. Adele has also sparked plenty of engagement and marriage rumors, but nothing was confirmed until August 2024 when the singer revealed she’s getting married to the sports agent during one of her concerts in Munich, Germany.

In a video posted on social media on August 9, 2024, Adele told a fan that she couldn’t marry them because she’s “already getting married.” The singer held up her hand, showing off her engagement ring to the cheers of all of her fans, seemingly confirming the news once and for all.