Adele’s New Man Skepta: 5 Things to Know About the British Rapper

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Adele’s New Man Skepta: 5 Things to Know About the British Rapper

New man alert! Adele has been spending time with British rapper Skepta, a source tells Us Weekly. “They have been seeing each other,” the source says. It appears the pair are not exclusive, however, as Adele described herself as a “(single) cat lady” via Instagram on Wednesday, October 28. The “Someone Like You” singer, 32, and Skepta, 38, were both born in the Tottenham district of North London. They met years before their relationship turned romantic. “Adele texts me all the time and keeps me in check,” he told the Evening Standard while discussing their friendship in a November 2016 interview. “She speaks to me about how things are going. She’s one of the people I know that, from her [example] alone, you can move in a certain way where you’re not inviting fame. She’s the biggest artist in the world, bro, and you do not see her in the papers [every day].” The grime star told the publication at the time that he did not have plans to collaborate with Adele on new music, adding, “With Drake and Adele, I’m happy firstly that they respect me as an artist and a man.” [jwplayer Ih9RGx0Y] The couple were first romantically linked in September 2019 after she reportedly attended his birthday party in London. They fueled dating rumors in June after exchanging flirty Instagram comments beneath a photo of the Grammy winner watching her 2016 Glastonbury Festival performance. “Finally got your Instagram password lol,” Skepta (real name Joseph Adenuga Jr.) wrote. Adele replied with emojis of a face with its tongue sticking out and a red heart. The slimmed-down star, who recently hosted Saturday Night Live, was previously married to Simon Konecki, with whom she shares 8-year-old son Angelo. The former couple went public with their relationship in January 2012, secretly married in December 2016 and announced their split in April 2019. “Adele and her partner have separated,” the entertainer’s rep said in a statement to Us at the time. “They are committed to raising their son together lovingly. As always they ask for privacy.” Adele filed for divorce from the businessman, 46, that September. Scroll down for five things to know about Skepta!

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Adele’s New Man Skepta: 5 Things to Know About the British Rapper

New man alert! Adele has been spending time with British rapper Skepta, a source tells Us Weekly. “They have been seeing each other,” the source says. It appears the pair are not exclusive, however, as Adele described herself as a “(single) cat lady” via Instagram on Wednesday, October 28. The “Someone Like You” singer, 32, and Skepta, 38, were both born in the Tottenham district of North London. They met years before their relationship turned romantic. “Adele texts me all the time and keeps me in check,” he told the Evening Standard while discussing their friendship in a November 2016 interview. “She speaks to me about how things are going. She’s one of the people I know that, from her [example] alone, you can move in a certain way where you’re not inviting fame. She’s the biggest artist in the world, bro, and you do not see her in the papers [every day].” The grime star told the publication at the time that he did not have plans to collaborate with Adele on new music, adding, “With Drake and Adele, I’m happy firstly that they respect me as an artist and a man.” [jwplayer Ih9RGx0Y] The couple were first romantically linked in September 2019 after she reportedly attended his birthday party in London. They fueled dating rumors in June after exchanging flirty Instagram comments beneath a photo of the Grammy winner watching her 2016 Glastonbury Festival performance. “Finally got your Instagram password lol,” Skepta (real name Joseph Adenuga Jr.) wrote. Adele replied with emojis of a face with its tongue sticking out and a red heart. The slimmed-down star, who recently hosted Saturday Night Live, was previously married to Simon Konecki, with whom she shares 8-year-old son Angelo. The former couple went public with their relationship in January 2012, secretly married in December 2016 and announced their split in April 2019. “Adele and her partner have separated,” the entertainer’s rep said in a statement to Us at the time. “They are committed to raising their son together lovingly. As always they ask for privacy.” Adele filed for divorce from the businessman, 46, that September. Scroll down for five things to know about Skepta!

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He Is a Father

The hip-hop artist has a 2-year-old daughter named River. He has never publicly commented on the mother’s identity, although he revealed in a June 2019 interview with Apple Music that she previously suffered two miscarriages.

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He Has Collaborated With Some of the Biggest Names in Music

Since launching his music career in the early 2000s, Skepta has worked with the likes of Drake, Diddy, Frank Ocean and A$AP Rocky.

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He Was Previously Linked to Naomi Campbell

The musician was rumored to have dated Naomi Campbell in 2018. They appeared on the cover of British GQ that April, but the supermodel, 50, unfollowed Skepta on Instagram later that year after he announced that he had become a dad. They appeared to be on good terms again this September when she wished him a happy birthday via Instagram, calling him a “loyal and supportive friend that is there when it matters.”

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He Helped Build a House for His Dad

Skepta shared photos via Instagram in February 2016 of a house that he had built for his father, Joseph Adenuga Sr., in Nigeria. He also helped commission a playground for children in the area. “MY HEART IS SMILING,” Skepta captioned a picture of the play area at the time.

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He Has a Famous Brother

The Brit Award nominee’s younger brother Jamie Adenuga is also a rapper, known professionally as Jme. They were briefly members of the British grime crew Roll Deep before forming their own collective, Boy Better Know, in 2005.