LOS ANGELES – Hello from the courtside! Global music icon Adele made a rare and relaxed public appearance with her fiancé Rich Paul on Saturday night as the couple attended a heated NBA first-round playoff matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The 36-year-old singer exuded effortless style in a casual grey co-ord, finishing off her look with a touch of glam thanks to a gold necklace, matching watch, and her signature nude lip. Her straight, shoulder-length blonde hair framed her makeup-minimal face, keeping things chic and understated.
Meanwhile, Rich Paul, 44, kept his courtside fit equally cool with a white baseball cap, black jumper, and sparkling silver earrings, proving once again that low-key luxury is the couple’s fashion love language.
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Courtside Love Story Still Going Strong
While Adele and Rich keep most of their romance under wraps, their love for basketball date nightshas become a signature staple. From regular appearances at NBA games to public smooches at sporting events, the couple has carved out a cozy corner of the spotlight without fully stepping into it.
Their relationship blossomed back in 2021 after they met at a mutual friend’s birthday party—bonding, funnily enough, while dancing to Drake. Since then, the two have quietly built a solid romance, culminating in Adele flashing a dazzling engagement ring last August and cheekily confirming during a fan proposal, “I can’t marry you, because I’m already getting married.”
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Life After Love: Adele Opens Up About the Journey
This romance marks Adele’s first serious relationship since her divorce from Simon Konecki, with whom she shares 12-year-old Angelo. Speaking with British Vogue, she reflected on her split, saying, “I wasn’t miserable, miserable, but I would have been had I not put myself first.”
Since finding love again, Adele has been open about her desire to expand her family, even telling fans during a concert, “I want a girl… She’s going to be a bossy little queen, isn’t she?”
Rich Paul already has three children—Reonna, Richie, and Zane—from a previous relationship, and Adele has spoken warmly of their blended family dynamic. As she wrapped her Las Vegas residency last year, the Grammy-winning star gave a heartfelt shoutout to Rich, saying, “Thank you for always bigging me up and making me feel like I could do whatever I wanted to do.”
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With Adele easing into her extended break from music and embracing her new chapter with Rich Paul, this NBA date night may just be the start of many more sweet public moments from the power couple we rarely see—but always root for.
