She’s a single lady and she’s looking incredible – what’s a girl to do but head out on the town and hook up with hot men? And that’s certainly what Adele has been doing, after the singer was pictured last week at a basketball game in Phoenix alongside millionaire sports’ agent, Rich Paul.
Rich by name and rich by nature, the 39 year old represents Lakers star LeBron James, among others, and is said to be worth around $46million, having negotiated more than $1billion worth of deals for his clients.
Pictured laughing and joking together courtside, an ESPN announcer later said of the pair on a podcast, “Rich Paul brings his girlfriend to the game to sit next to LeBron… This is the first time that they’ve come out in public together!”
After finalising her divorce from charity CEO Simon Konecki – who’s father to her eight-year-old son Angelo – in March, we’re told that Adele doesn’t want to be tied down and is just having a bit of fun.
“She’s always been a serial monogamist – this is the first time in her life that she’s really played the field and she’s having a ball,” an insider tells heat.
“She admits she has a tendency to fall in love hard and fast, but she’s determined not to settle for the first nice guy she meets, she wants to experience the freedom of dating.”
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“She’s still seeing Skepta casually and she really likes him, but she’s refusing to make any sort of commitment right now,” our source says.
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“That’s why she has no problems dating other guys, too. Adele is very good at keeping her love life on the downlow – she’s been quietly seeing Rich for a while now. She met him at a private party earlier this year. Just like with Skepta, she doesn’t want to put any labels on it, she’s having fun and living in the moment. But she does really like Rich, so she was excited when he invited her to fly to Phoenix with him by private jet for the big basketball game.”
The source adds, “Adele knew their date would get everyone talking, which she’d rather avoid. But she decided it was worth it, because she’s a huge basketball fan and she couldn’t miss out on the chance to sit front row for a finals game. Plus, Rich really wanted her to come, he’s proud to be dating her and wants the world to know.”
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