AFP 10 mins ago Grammy Award-winning soul diva Adele announced on Friday that she is pregnant with her first child. The 24-year-old, who swept this year's Grammys after the success of her second album "21", revealed the news on her official website, adding that she and boyfriend Simon Konecki were "over the moon". "I'm delighted to announce that Simon and I are expecting our first child together," she wrote. "I wanted you to hear the news direct from me, obviously we're over the moon and very excited but please respect our privacy at this precious time," she added. "Yours always, Adele xx". The bubbly Londoner has reportedly been dating 36-year-old entrepreneur Konecki since last summer, and the couple went public with their relationship in January. Konecki divorced fashion stylist Clary Fisher in 2008 after four years of marriage. Adele's pregnancy caps an incredible year, which has seen her bounce back from throat su...

Adele and Simon Konecki on January 2, 2012. Credit: XPOSUREPHOTOS.COM The usually unlucky-in-love Adele has changed her tune about romance -- with a little help from her boyfriend of six months, Simon Konecki . The pair first went public during a PDA-packed trip to the Everglades in early January, and a source told Us Weekly at the time that Konecki, 37, was just what Adele needed after her toxic former flings. "Simon is a nice guy and would never use her," the insider explained. "He likes her for who she is." (Adele and Konecki made their formal debut together at the Grammys in February, when he attended as her date.) VIDEO: Adele's most glamorous look ever? On Friday, Adele took to her website to share even happier news with fans -- she and Konecki are expecting their first child together. Gushed the "Rumor Has It" singer, "We're over the moon and very excited! Here, Us rounds up five need-to-know facts about Simon Konecki: 1. He's d...

Adele was dumped by her ex-boyfriend, who left her for her close gay friend, according to a new biography by Marc Shapiro. The doomed relationship is the focus of the new book 'Adele: The Biography', and reportedly inspired the London-born singer to write her Grammy award winning music. According to the UK's Daily Mail, Shapiro pays particular attention to an incident on Adele's 18th birthday, writing, "One thing we know is that it was a first love gone terribly bad.Adele had professed her love and he did the same, she had known he was bisexual but, in the rush of romance, felt they could make it work. Four hours after laying their emotional cards on the table, the boy ran off with one of Adele's gay friends!". Though the story could be discarded as mere sensationalism for an unauthorized biography, Adele did refer to a bisexual boyfriend that she fell in love with during an interview with Out magazine in 2011. The singer says she wrote her tracks 'Hom...

By Robert Heller - 2012-06-27T23:00:01Z Her first name is Adele, and shes the latest British soul singer to try to conquer the U.S. Shes not Adele Adkins, the multi-Grammy-winner behind Rolling in the Deep. Shes Adele Emeli Sande, a former medical student whos being compared to Aretha Franklin . Sandes dropped her first given name, not surprisingly. She still has the voice, the songs and the attitude -- with a support slot on Coldplays North American summer tour. She will be worth the ticket price alone, based on her recent U.K. shows which have been continuing at a workaholic pace all year, including at London s O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, Lovebox Weekend on June 16 and the Hackney Weekend on June 23. X-Factor mogul Simon Cowell has praised her, as have a phalanx of grizzled critics, normally the implacable enemies of anything touched by Cowell. Soul doyenne Alicia Keys and upstart U.K. rappers like Wiley and Professor Green have recorded with her, while Sandes debut album Our Versio...

A new unauthorized biography claims that Adele was dumped by her boyfriend for a man and the incident is allegedly the subject of her first album 19 . According the biography by Marc Shipiro, Adele poured her heart out to the mystery guy, and said mystery guy revealed that he was leaving her for one of Adeles friends. And that he was cheating on her for 4 months. Adele had professed her love and he did the same, she had known he was bisexual but, in the rush of romance, felt they could make it work Four hours after laying their emotional cards on the table, the boy ran off with one of Adeles gay friends! Adele alludes to the fact that the album is at least some what autobiographical on her website, writing, My debut album is about being between 18 and 19; about love. She mentions that specifically the song Daydreamer is about what Chipiro describes in the book: Daydreamer is about this boy I was in love with, like proper in love with, he was bi and I couldnt deal with that. All the thi...

Adele's bisexual boyfriend dumped her for her own gay pal, according to claims made in her new unauthorised biography. The painful split was allegedly what inspired her very first album 19 - and paved the way for the record-shattering career that was to follow. Apparently just four hours after pouring her heart out to the mystery lover, he cruelly revealed that he was leaving her for one of her own friends. Writer Marc Shipiro claims in the book: "One thing we know Is that it was a first love gone terribly bad. "Adele had professed her love and he did the same, she had known he was bisexual but, in the rush of romance, felt they could make it work... Four hours after laying their emotional cards on the table, the boy ran off with one of Adele's gay friends!" The lady herself even once admitted on her website: "My debut album is about being between 18 and 19; about love. "'Daydreamer' is about this boy I was in love with, like proper in love wit...

London, June 24 ( ANI ): A mere four hours after Adele declared her romantic intentions to the mystery man who inspired her debut album at the age of 18, he cruelly ran off with one of her gay friends, her biography has revealed. Biographer Marc Shapiro penned the unofficial tome 'Adele: The Biography', which chronicles the now 24-year-old singer-songwriter's childhood in North London as the daughter of a single mother. He pays particular attention to the ups and downs of her love life, and recounts the incident on her 18th birthday which went on to inspire her debut record. "One thing we know... Is that it was a first love gone terribly bad," the Daily Mail quoted him as writing. "Adele had professed her love and he did the same, she had known he was bisexual but, in the rush of romance, felt they could make it work "Four hours after laying their emotional cards on the table, the boy ran off with one of Adele's gay friends!" he wrote. Despite...

By Colette Fahy PUBLISHED: 12:26 EST, 23 June 2012 | UPDATED: 13:07 EST, 23 June 2012 She's one of the best-selling female artists in pop music and Adele has often used the drama in her personal life as inspiration for her songs. A cruel heartbreak at the age of 18 kicked off her successful career when Adele was inspired to write her debut album 19 about her ill-fated relationship with a bisexual man, according to a new biography. A mere four hours after Adele declared her romantic intentions to the mystery man, he cruelly ran off with one of her gay friends. Inspired by heartbreak! Adele's debut album is said to have been written about her bisexual lover who left her for her gay friend Biographer Marc Shapiro penned the unofficial tome Adele: The Biography, which chronicles the now 24-year-old singer-songwriter's childhood in North London as the daughter of a single mother. He pays particular attention to the ups and downs of her love life, and recounts the incident on ...

Adele Reehl Adele Reehl, 80, of Holland Township passed away at home on Wednesday, surrounded by her loving family. Though she was born in Philadelphia, Adele grew up in Miami, where she met her husband, Kenneth, before moving to New Jersey. For forty years they owned and operated Real Painting Company together. Adele enjoyed attending Broadway shows, auctions, creating gourmet meals and entertaining. She was a talented and accomplished seamstress who designed and built astonishing costumes, gowns and children's clothing for her large family. Read Adele Reehl's full obituary. Visit her guest book. See all of today's obituaries from The Express-Times. Today's death notices:

Its one of those stories that almost sounds like an Onion article headline: Adele s voice has coaxed a little girl out of a coma. Reports surfaced this week about 7-year-old Charlotte Neve of Lancashire, England, who suffered a brain hemorrage and lapsed into a coma earlier this year. After the girl underwent two operations to stop bleeding in the brain, Neves mother, Leila, was told to say her goodbyes. But when Adeles hit song Rolling in the Deep suddenly began playing on the radio a song that Leila and Charlotte had sung together Leila began to sing it to her daughter, and Charlotte began to smile. Within two days, according to the Daily Mail, she had started speaking and getting up from bed. Wild coincidence or a testament to the power of the British belters songs? Researchers have for decades touted musics positive effects on the brains of comatose patients but aside from the occasional Adelesque miracle, evidence that it could help bring patients out of a vegetative state is...

Singer Adele and rapper Nicki Minaj may have distinctively different sounds, but it's no secret that they both have a certain flair with their hair. Adele has admitted that by using just water -- no shampoo -- to wash her blonde locks helps her pull off voluminous styles like her retro 60s beehive and low chignon. VIDEO: How to recreate Adele's chignon hairstyle Minaj, on the other hand, turns to her extensive wig collection that includes every color under the rainbow from electric green to cotton candy pink. "I'm definitely playing a role. I'm an entertainer, and that's what entertainers do," the outrageously dressed singer told BlackBook about her over-to-top style in a 2011 interview. VIDEO: How to rock a wig, Nicki Minaj-style Click here for more ways to copy Carrie Underwood, Rihanna, Katy Perry and other hot musicians' style. For more female musicians who have envy-worthy style, head over to Rolling Stone's "Women Who Rock" campa...

People News Jun 21, 2012, 3:01 GMT Adele got drunk before concerts Adele used to get so intoxicated before playing concerts that she once fell off a stool on stage. The 'Rolling In The Deep' singer also forgot the words to one of her songs according to a new biography. She described her memory lapse as 'the worst thing ever', according to the book out next month. The star's unofficial biographer Marc Shapiro told In Touch magazine: 'Midway through her first tour, she allegedly had a drinking problem. Apparently she told him in an interview: 'I got so drunk by the time I went on at 2 am I had forgotten the words to my own songs ... It was the worst thing ever.' The author continued: 'Adele would drink more than normal to salve the heartbreak.' According to his book Adele: The Biography, her bisexual boyfriend cheated on her, leaving the 24-year-old distraught. He continued: 'She loved the drama surrounding boys who treated her badly. 'She ...

AdeleFeature Growing up without a father and bouncing around homes in a bad area of London had a dramatic effect on Adele. Now, a new tell-all book reveals the singers secret battle with alcohol, insecurities, and bullying. Adele: The Biography by Marc Shapiro , in stores July 17,takes a look inside Adele s struggles growing up and how she dealt with all her demons. Adeles alcoholic father, Mark Evans , abandoned her at the tender age of 3, causing serious emotional damage to young Adele. She began drinking at an early age, explains author Marc Shapiro. As Adeles singing career flourished, so did her drinking problem. Midway through her first tour, she reportedly had a drinking problem, Shapiro says. Because of her broken relationship with her father, Adele, 24, searched for love and affection to fill that void. She loved the drama surrounding boys who treated her badly, he explained. Shapiro revealed that her first love was a bisexual boy who cheated on her, causing her to suffer ins...

Jason Merritt, Getty Images Adele's affinity for having a few drinks has always been a public part of the soul singer's life. Now, a new biography claims the 24-year-old songstress used to have a serious alcohol problem . According to In Touch Weekly (Via Huffington Post), author Marc Shapiro's " Adele: The Biography " reveals the beginning of the singer's drinking problem, brought on by her estranged father. Shapiro says the singer "loved the drama surrounding boys who treated her badly," from the non-existent relationship with her father to a bisexual boyfriend's cheating that drove Adele to a point of near alcoholism. "Adele would drink more than normal to salve the heartbreak," Shapiro told In Touch Weekly. He also notes that midway through Adele's first tour, "she allegedly had a drinking problem." The book also contains an interview with the "Rolling in the Deep" chanteuse about a particularly sad moment o...

London, June 20 ( ANI ): Adele said that she struggled with alcohol abuse as she grappled with her early success, according to a new biography. The Grammy-winner recounts one incident where she got into such a state on her first tour that she fell off a stool mid-concert and forgetting the words to her own songs. Biographer Marc Shapiro penned the unofficial tome 'Adele: The Biography', which chronicles the singer-songwriter's childhood in North London as the daughter of a single mother. In the book, Shapiro tells of the ups and downs of the singer's love life, her haunting past, and the vocal-cord haemorrhage which led to her needing surgery and cancelling her US tour last year. Speaking to In Touch Weekly, Shapiro tells of how the singer was raised by her single mother, after her parents split up when she was just three years old. "It's a classic rags to riches," the Daily Mail quoted him as telling the tabloid. The writer is said to have revealed Adel...

Larry Busacca/Getty Images This may be one of Adele 's biggest achievements yet. In April 2011, 7-year-old Charlotte Neve suffered a brain hemorrhage that left her in a coma. Doctors told her mother Leila to start saying her goodbyes, so the 31-year old cuddled next to her daughter on the hospital bed...and something amazing happened. READ: Robert Pattinson on Adele Diss: "I Regret Every Word I Said" Neve began to sing Adele's "Rolling in the Deep" to her daughter (one of her favorite songs) once it came on the radio, and Charlotte smiled in response. "I couldn't believe it," Neve told The Telegraph . "It was the first time she had reacted to anything since the hemorrhage. The nurses were astounded and told me to keep singing, and she smiled again." "It was like she was rebooting," her mother said. And after somephysiotherapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy, Charlotte was able to go home. "She was allowed to...

Access Hollywood 1 hr 1 min ago Your Daily Dispatch of Celebrity Shenanigans Best Of The Brits?: The 2012 Summer Olympic Games are just weeks away from kicking off in London, and according to one report out of Britain, two of the country's biggest acts are scheduled to play the closing ceremonies. Boy band du jour One Direction ( Harry Styles , Liam Payne , Niall Horan , Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson ) will reportedly open the ceremony, where thousands of flash mob dancers would put on a show with the boys, according to the Daily Star . Another British singer is reportedly also set to vocally shine at the closing ceremony. "[One Direction is] the UK's biggest music export at the moment behind Adele, who is also rumored to be involved in some way," a source claimed. The closing ceremony will also reportedly include Robbie Williams, Take That, The Who, George Michael, and Emeli Sande during the August 12 ceremony. PLAY IT NOW: Is One Direction Collaborating With Just...