Adele ‘sells her eight-bedroom Sussex home she shared with ex Simon Konecki at a loss of £1million’

Adele ‘sells her eight-bedroom Sussex home she shared with ex Simon Konecki at a loss of £1million’ The singer, 31, suffered the loss after her country estate in East Grinstead, West Sussex was reportedly bought by a financier last year According to The Sun, the hitmaker suffered the seven-figure loss after purchasing the eight-bedroom house … Read more

Adele’s ‘request to keep the details of divorce £140m secret is granted by LA court’

Adele’s ‘request to keep the details of her £140million divorce from ex Simon Konecki secret is granted by LA court’ According to new claims, ‘financial, sales or other confidential business information’ will not be publicly available The musician, 31, and her estranged husband will reportedly share custody of their seven-year-old son Angelo A publication has also … Read more

Adele ‘sounds better than ever’ ahead of comeback album

She recently let slip she plans to drop new music in September.    And OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder, 40, who is collaborating with Adele, 31, on the album has hinted that she ‘sounds better than ever’. Ryan, who has previously helped the singer write classic hits such as Rumour Has It and Turning Tables, broke his promise to ‘stay completely … Read more

Re-made in Chelsea: How SW13 has been revitalised as the hippest neighbourhood in London

Glamorous socialites and trendy teens are reinvigorating one of London’s most desirable neighbourhoods as they bring back ‘the buzz’ to the royal borough. After years of London’s finest migrating to the east-side of the city, Chelsea has been ‘remade’ as a hip and young place, where the grandchildren of the hippie Sixties set are living. … Read more

Gregory Porter on the only gift his father left him: his voice

Gregory Porter considers his life ‘completely unreal’. The Grammy award-winning jazz musician has gone from abject poverty to multimillionaire stardom, performing alongside Adele at Glastonbury and in front of the Queen. He has fronted documentaries on the BBC including Gregory Porter’s Popular Voices, took part in the 70th anniversary VE celebration concert in 2015, and … Read more

ALISON BOSHOFF tells how Duffy shot to worldwide fame then vanished for a decade

With her distinctive velvet-and-iron-filings voice and vintage-styled glamour, she was one of the most garlanded singers of her generation — winning a Grammy, three Brits and an Ivor Novello award, conquering America and making £20 million for her record company. Her debut album Rockferry was the world’s fourth best-selling album in 2008, and sold 9 … Read more