Adeleis in full music mode as the living legend gears up to drop her long-awaited album “30.”
The project her first since 2015’s “25” arrives November 19.
In the lead-up to its release, the hitmaker has teased some of the new material onTwitter.
Expectations are high, and early album reviews compiled onMetacriticimply that the project will be a serious win.
Not many releases are rated at 89% before they’ve even arrived, after all.
Of course, the numbers already show that “30” will be a certified smash.
Its Xavier Dolan-directedmusic videohas amassed more than 161 million views in just over a month.
Spoiler alert: It’s best to wait until the person whose body has changed brings it up.
Otherwise, maybe you should talk about literally anything else.
People didn’t seem to get that memo.
The conversation continued into 2020 whenAdele shared another slimmed-down photocelebrating her 32nd birthday (viaInstagram).
And the trend carried on strongly in 2021, perLife & Style.
While many praised her for losing weight, others were critical.
Eventually, the “Rolling In The Deep” singer waded into the conversation.
She told Oprah Winfrey in a November 14 interview that she lost approximately 100 pounds (viaParade).
That wasn’t all she had to say on the topic, either.
Adele also addressed criticisms that she faced because of her weight loss.
“That hurt my feelings.”
That’s not to say that she didn’t tackle the situation with grace.
“I understand why some women especially were hurt.
Visually I represented a lot of women,” she explained.
“But I’m still the same person.”
She flatly denied those claims in an interview withBritish Voguefor the magazine’s November 2021 issue.
“Oh my god.
Suck my d**k,” she told the publication.
The hitmaker offered a candid explanation of what did actually inspire her body transformation.
Adele told the publication that she turned to working out as a way to get her anxiety under control.
“Working out, I would just feel better.
“I got quite addicted to it.
I work out two or three times a day.”
The eternally humble artist recognized that it wasn’t an achievable task for everyone.
However, she knew she needed something.
And why didn’t Adele document her transformation on social media?
“I did it for myself and not anyone else,” she explained.
“Why would I ever share it?
I don’t find it fascinating.
It’s my body.”
There you have it, folks.
