Singing sensation Adele cover the October 2011 issue of U.K. Vogue. The singer dishes on pre-show ritual, Hollywood’s weight obsession and more.
According to the magazine:
Our cover girl, Adele, has won over the world with her heartbreaking voice and her ability to seem as if she very much herself,” says Alexandra Shulman in her editor’s letter. “One of the interesting facts of celebrity is that we, the admirers, usually find some particular aspect of our favourite stars to focus on and that generally become ‘the point of them’. We like them to be a certain way, and often take a long time to accept any change. So Adele’s very normality, her down-to-earth determination not to compromise herself, has become as much a part of her USP as, for example, Madonna’s constant, deliberate reinvention.”
Excerpt from Adele’s interview:
On not wanting to be face of a brand: “I don’t want to see me plastered everywhere,’ before adding, ‘If they offered me £10million, I’d be like f*ck off. Besides if I was going to be the face of anything it should be the face of full-fat coke.”
On her pre-show ritual: “I puke quite a lot before going on stage. Though never actually on stage. But then, I sh*t myself before everything … the bigger the freak-out, the more I enjoy the show!”
On Hollywood’s obsession with weight: “I’ve seen people where it rules their lives, who want to be thinner or have bigger boobs, and how it wears them down. And I don’t want that in my life. I have insecurities, of course, but I don’t hang out with anyone who points them out to me.”
On wanting to have sons: “I’ve always got on better with boys. Most of my friends are boys. Like, if I ever have children, I want five boys. Boys love their mothers whereas girls can be so mean to each other.”
