How did Adele meet Rich Paul?

Singer Adele and her boyfriend Rich Paul, who have been making headlines with their relationship since 2021, originally met at a mutual friend's birthday party and fell in love. 

The Easy on Me singer dated Paul for the first time since her divorce from ex-husband Simon Konecki, whom she continues to share a good bond with. 

The two made several public appearances together and created frenzy with their romance. 

Well now it seems, the relationship is going strong and both are in it for the long haul as Adele showed off her diamond wedding ring during her Las Vegas residency, teasing on a reported engagement. 

Fans are now patiently waiting for their alleged nuptials. 

Adele, Rich Paul relationship: A complete timeline 

Adele had a few whirlwind years after her divorce to finding a new bae. 

Paul and Adele were reportedly friends before they started dating in 2021 and made their first public appearance together sitting courtside at an NBA finals game between the Milwaukee Bux and Phoenix Suns and this fueled dating speculations. 

Several days later a source then confirmed that both are an item and have been seeing each other for a few months now. 

ESPN's Brian Windhorst also confirmed that the couple was real. 

In July 2022, they were spotted on a date in New York City after which a few years later it was reported, "It's not super serious, but they're having a good time. They have mutual friends in common, so that's been nice. She's having fun and being social." 

Post weeks of rumors, Adele and Paul make their relationship Instagram-official and shared pictures of herself in an iconic Schiaparelli dress and one picture with Paul. 

On October 7, in an interview with Vogue the Rolling in the Deep singer opened up about her relationship with Paul.