It’s a truth universally acknowledged that when Adele posts on Instagram, it’s a big deal. And last week, she dropped a big one, sharing two stunning solo shots and casually rounding them off with a picture of her and boyfriend Rich Paul.
She captioned it with a simple heart emoji, and the post quickly racked up over 6million likes. In this day and age, going Instagram-official is almost as big as an engagement announcement, and it seems we might not be too far off the latter.
“Adele and Rich are joined at the hip and falling more in love each day – her friends are convinced an engagement is imminent,” an insider close to the 33-year-old singer tells heat.
“She’s gone from acting coy and telling people it’s early days to fully admitting he’s the man of her dreams. She can’t wait for the next step, which is living together officially, and then getting engaged.”
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The glamorous picture of Adele and her sports-agent boyfriend was taken at the Los Angeles wedding of NBA star Anthony Davis. The pair are rumoured to have been dating since the summer – a few months after Adele’s divorce from Simon Konecki was finalised – and heat previously told you how much she was enjoying the “honeymoon phase” with Rich.
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Now, it seems the mum of one – to son Angelo, eight – is ready to make a long-term commitment.
“They’re spending much more time together now, which works fine because she shares custody of her son with Simon, who also lives in Beverly Hills,” our source adds.
“They’re ready to meet each other’s families, and Adele’s keen to bring Rich home to the UK soon, so she can show him off. He’s equally committed, and he wants them to find a property in LA to call their own.”
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