I have no idea why this week seems like The Week of Weight Issues And The People Who Take Issue With Weight. There was Gwyneth Paltrow, being rude to her chubby peasant “friend,” then there was Julia Roberts allegedly being a nasty, vile bitch to her overweight half-sister. And now we have a story about a non-celebrity being a nasty piece of work to an overweight celebrity. That celebrity is my dear love, Adele. I want to be Adele’s girlfriend (interpret that however you want), I want her to sing to me as I go to sleep, and most of all, I want Adele to find some kind of happiness and contentment. Because I worry about her – Adele’s a good girl, but she’s neurotic and hyper-self-aware, and little things can send her into a tailspin (God, that sounds familiar). Anyway, Star reports this week that Adele didn’t really cancel her North American tour because of laryngitis, which was the excuse given a few weeks ago. Star claims that Adele really canceled her tour because some American music executive d-bag told her she should lose weight. SHUT YOUR DOUCHE MOUTH!
Officially, it was laryngitis that forced Adele to cancel her recent North American tour. But Star has learned exclusively that it’s not the British singer’s throat that’s bruised – it’s her confidence!
“Shortly after she landed in LA in early May, an executive for her label told her she needs to lose weight,” a source tells Star. “And that really devastated her.”
Although a very talented singer, Adele, 23, suffers from extreme panic attacks. And performing in front of increasingly larger crowds has made the condition worse. She’s told friends she’s gotten so nervous on stage, her throat would literally close up.
“The pressure on Adele… has been immense,” says the source. “She was sitting in her hotel room in Santa Monica on her own, crying.”
The added pressure placed on her because of her weight has only made her more anxious and uncomfortable.
“Adele sees herself as just a normal girl from London, and she felt bullied and like a fish out of water in LA. She just wanted to go home,” the source tells Star.
During her last American tour, “she was drinking a lot with her crew… she got very homesick and she canceled the tour because she wanted to go home to England to see her boyfriend at the time.”
Before she set out for the States this time around, says the source, she started drinking heavily because she was dreading the trip so much.
According to the source, though, Adele is allergic to big-time fame: “Adele is not at all interested in the commercial, moneymaking side of the business.”
[From Star Magazine, print edition]
Adele is not Katy Perry. Adele is not Rihanna. Adele is not Britney. Adele is not Cheryl Cole. Adele is not Ke$ha. Adele is not Madonna. Adele is not Miley Cyrus. Adele is not Nicole Scherzinger. Adele is not even Beyonce. With Adele, there is literally NO need to try to package her or “fix” her or market her as some kind of sexed-up doll/pop product. She has a magnificent voice, and she’s a gifted songwriter who writes for herself. You can just hand out her CDs and people will just understand it. People will go, “Oh, REAL music. So pretty!”
A few weeks ago, CB and I were talking about Adele, and I compared her to the epically talented female singer-songwriters of the 1960s and 1970s, like Carole King and Carly Simon. I stand by that – when you have that much talent, it really doesn’t matter what you look like. The “product” you’re selling is actually the music, not the artist.
But besides all of that, I think Adele is really beautiful. She looks like she loves food and wine, and I bet she’s a great date. I wish I could date her. But I’ll settle for Prince Harry dating her.
Should I put it up again? Adele singing “Someone Like You” at the BRIT Awards a few months ago:
Photos courtesy of WENN.
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