{"id":85,"date":"2023-04-12T14:45:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T14:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/closer\/?p=85"},"modified":"2023-04-13T10:42:45","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T10:42:45","slug":"adeles-secret-baby-heartache","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/closer\/2023\/04\/12\/adeles-secret-baby-heartache\/","title":{"rendered":"ADELE\u2019S SECRET BABY HEARTACHE\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;intro-wrap&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">After revealing her baby plans, insiders say that Adele is feeling torn over her career and giving Angelo a sibling<\/p>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Looking gorgeous in an off-the-shoulder red gown and Hollywood waves, Adele wowed fans at the Grammy Awards last week, joined by her suave boyfriend Rich Paul.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Adele, 34, has been dating sports agent Rich, 41, since the pair struck up a romance in 2021. And while the <i>Someone Like You<\/i> singer has always been notoriously private about her love life, she\u2019s been very vocal about her \u201cobsession\u201d with Rich since making their relationship official that September.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">But while things are going from strength-to-strength for the showbiz power couple, insiders say there is a growing sense of desperation for Adele, who is keen to add to her family by having a baby with Rich, but worried about taking a career break for it to happen.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;At the Grammy Awards with Beyonc\u00e9 and Lizzo&#8221; image=&#8221;https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/img.jpg&#8221; module_class=&#8221;image-with-caption-bg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#111111&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; custom_css_blurb_image=&#8221;margin-bottom: 10px;&#8221; custom_css_blurb_title=&#8221;padding: 10px 20px;||padding-bottom: 20px;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Receiving her Grammy from Dwayne Johnson&#8221; image=&#8221;https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/img1.jpg&#8221; module_class=&#8221;image-with-caption-bg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#111111&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; custom_css_blurb_image=&#8221;margin-bottom: 10px;&#8221; custom_css_blurb_title=&#8221;padding: 10px 20px;||padding-bottom: 20px;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\">BROODY<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Adele \u2013 mum to 10-year-old son, Angelo Adkins, with ex-husband Simon Konecki \u2013 has previously opened up about her broodiness. Last year the star \u2013 who moved into a \u00a348m family home, near close pal Jennifer Lawrence, last May \u2013 revealed how she was desperate for her delayed Vegas residency to kick off in 2022 because she wanted to have a second child this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cWe\u2019re working our a***s off 24 hours a day,\u201d she said following the backlash she received from fans after cancelling her show on the night before she was due to perform last January. \u201cThey are absolutely happening this year. I want a baby next year. I have plans for next year! Imagine I had to cancel shows because I\u2019m having a baby?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;quote-with-bg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|600||on|||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#dd1881&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||10px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u275b<\/span>SHE\u2019S FEELING SAD THAT IT<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;quote-with-bg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|600||on|||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#dd1881&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">HASN\u2019T HAPPENED YET AS HER<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;quote-with-bg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|600||on|||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#dd1881&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">CAREER HAS GOT IN THE WAY<span class=\"s1\">\u275c<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Her five-month long residency at Caesar\u2019s Palace finally kicked off in November, but while she was set to take a break from her career to welcome a new addition, last month it was revealed how ticket sales had dropped from a resale price of up to \u00a340,000 to \u00a33,450 as the famous venue struggles to fill seats in the lead-up to her final performance on 25 March.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Now a source reveals how Adele, who has always confessed to being a perfectionist, is torn between her career and baby plans as she grapples with the added heartache that Angelo will reach his teens in just a few years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The insider says, \u201cAdele has made no secret of the fact that she wants babies with Rich, but she\u2019s feeling sad that it hasn\u2019t happened yet as her career, and life in general, has got in the way of it all.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; 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She\u2019s been working around the clock ever since to make it up to her fans and show the world that she\u2019s a true professional. But it has meant putting everything on hold with Rich, including baby plans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cThe really sad thing for Adele is that she\u2019s desperate for Angelo to have some siblings to play with, but is worried that, by the time she can finally get around to it all, there\u2019s going to be too much of an age gap between her son and a new baby.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Adele has previously opened up about suffering postnatal depression after welcoming Angelo in 2012, describing how she had \u201cno time to even brush my teeth, let alone write a record or hang out with my friends\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">But after meeting Rich, who has three children of his own, the couple appear to be on the same wavelength when it comes to having children later in their careers.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Partying with pal Jennifer Lawrence&#8221; image=&#8221;https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/img4.jpg&#8221; module_class=&#8221;image-with-caption-bg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#111111&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; custom_css_blurb_image=&#8221;margin-bottom: 10px;&#8221; custom_css_blurb_title=&#8221;padding: 10px 20px;||padding-bottom: 20px;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Last year, Rich shared his regrets over working while his children grew up \u201cin the blink of an eye\u201d, but revealed that he was excited to become a dad again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to being a different dad \u2013 a more patient dad,\u201d he said. \u201cI was a really young father, but now I\u2019m a different age and at a different time in my life and a different position in my life, so I\u2019m really looking forward to being an older dad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">And while Adele and Rich, who have a joint net worth of over \u00a3280 million, are excited to add to their blended family, the insider says Adele, who co-parents Angelo with Simon, is plagued with guilt about leaving it so late.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cAdele is terrified that Angelo will be heading into his teens soon and she had this dream of having all of her children grow up together. 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