She may have cleaned up at this year’s Grammys and graced the cover of Vogue. The music world may be the young, golden-voiced singer's oyster, but there are some wounds that even megastardom can't heal.
Estranged from her father, who left when she was just a baby, Adele had considered getting back in touch with Mark Evans. That is, until he spilled the beans about her to The Sun.
“He will never hear from me again," the singer recently told Vogue. "Because there is nothing that would upset me more than my dad being bribed by the press. It’s like, Just let [the Sun] run it, then. Don’t you give them ammunition... It blows my mind. ‘I love her so much’? Really? Why are you telling me that through a newspaper? If I ever see him, I will spit in his face."
The 23-year-old, who was raised by single mom Penny, is now the biggest-selling UK artist worldwide, and is set to match the late Whitney Houston's record for sales of the Bodyguard soundtrack.
Being sold out by so-called family and friends poses a very real threat to celebrities. Adele, I know your plate is pretty full, but you may want to consider covering this song: If you don't know me by now, you will never, ever know me...
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