Rich Paul Sits With Adele's Ex-Husband During Her BST Hyde Park Festival Performance

Friday's concert was Adele's first public show since she headlined Wembley Stadium in 2017.

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Life after divorce can be messy, but it appears that Adele and her former husband Simon Konecki have figured things out between them, as he was spotted sitting next to the English songstresses' new beau, Rich Paul, during her performance this weekend.

As Page Six notes, the sports agent and the father of Adele's only child watched the 34-year-old perform to the public for the first time in five years at London's BTS Hyde Park Festival, along with Cameron Diaz, Benji Madden, and over 65,000 other attendees.

Rich Paul Sits With Adele's Ex-Husband During Her BST Hyde Park Festival Performance
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Before she began her romance with Paul, the "Oh My God" singer married Konecki in May of 2018. Little more than a year later, she filed for divorce (months after the two had actually separated), though they still remain close as they co-parent 9-year-old Angelo.

Her return to the stage clearly made Adele emotional. "My God, I'm back at home," she said to the crowd during her set. "It's so strange to be in front of a crowd again. I get so nervous before each show, but I love being up here."

It's been noted that the mother of one stopped her show on four separate occasions to ensure that fans in need were attended to by medics.


Songs on the setlist included "Easy On Me," and "I Drink Wine" from her latest album, 30, as well as 15 other titles from various points in her discography.

Other performers taking the stage before Adele on Friday in London included Gabrielle, Tiana Major9, and Kacey Musgraves.

Check out her emotional performance of "Someone Like You" below, and tap back in with HNHH later for more pop culture news updates.

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Hayley Hynes is the former Weekend Managing Editor of HotNewHipHop, she stepped down after two years in 2024 to pursue other creative opportunities but remains on staff part-time to cover music, gossip, and pop culture news. Currently, she contributes similar content on Blavity and 21Ninety, as well as on her personal blog where she also offers tarot/astrology services. Hayley resides on the western side of Canada, previously spending a year in Vancouver to study Fashion Marketing at Blanche Macdonald Centre and Journalism at Mount Royal University in Calgary before that. She's passionate about helping others heal through storytelling, and shares much more about her life on Instagram @hayleyhynes.