The 52-year-old singer released her hit memoir, “The Meaning of Mariah Carey,” in 2020, and Mariah revealed that it could possibly be turned into a film series.
Speaking about her initial ambitions for her memoir, Mariah told ‘The Bobby Bones Show’: “I want to empower my … my little girl myself that no one knew, that no one understood, it was different, it It was different, it wasn’t really having a category that people understood. So that was our goal and now it’s pocket size.
“But the first… the most exciting moment was when it instantly became a New York Times bestseller. So now I’m working on finding the adaptation for it, whether it’s a script series or a movie series. And I’m talking to… I can’t say it all now, but it’s my next project and I can’t wait. ”
Gallery: “I had the most terrifying anxiety attacks after leaving my marriage …” Most fascinating revelations from Adele’s interview with Oprah Winfrey (BANG Showbiz)
Roll into the deep questions!
Adele sat down for a very personal interview with Oprah Winfrey as part of the CBS special “Adele: One Night Only”. The singer has spoken openly about her divorce, anxiety, weight loss and her new boyfriend. Here are the most personal revelations from the revealing interview …
His complicated relationship with alcohol
During the period following her divorce, as she was preparing her new album “30”, Adele decided to quit drinking and her sobriety led her to learn more about herself. She revealed, “Well, when I was going through it all a few years ago, when I was going through my divorce, in the beginning I was probably keeping the liquor industry alive. But you know, once I got to realized I had a lot of work to do on myself, I quit drinking and started working out a lot and stuff like that to keep me centered.
She lost 100 pounds
Oprah asked the singer about her recent weight loss, which has seen her lose 100 pounds since 2019, insisting that all of her fans are interested in her trip. Adele said: “I’m not shocked or even confused because my body has been objectified my entire career… I was body positive then and I’m body positive now. But it’s not my job to validate what people think about their bodies. And I feel bad that, you know, that made anyone feel bad about themselves. But that’s not my job. ”
His crippling anxiety
Adele revealed that her weight loss was not the motivator for her transformation. She said: “I had the most terrifying anxiety attacks after leaving my marriage, they completely paralyzed me and made me so confused because I couldn’t control my body, but I was aware that this was happening because it was sort of still very present while my whole body was like, on another planet, I felt like I was.
How she made peace with her father
Adele has opened up about her relationship with her late father Mark Evans, revealing that they healed their damaged relationship before his death in May 2021, aged 57. She even played him his new album on Zoom, after years of avoiding her. songs because of the pain her lyrics caused her. Adele said: “It was amazing for me and him.” I think he could listen to me sing it, but without saying it – we’re very similar like that. “His favorites were all my favorites, which was amazing. So it was very, very healing. [and] when he died, it was literally as if the wound had closed. “I felt this huge gaping hole fill up.”
She blamed her father for her complicated love life
Adele also revealed that she blamed her relationship with her father for her relationship issues, stating, “My main goal in life is to be loved in love.” And so I wanted to play. [my album] to my dad saying “You are the reason I haven’t done it yet” he was the reason I didn’t fully understand what it’s like to be in a romantic relationship with someone ‘a.
The moment she knew her marriage was over
The end of the singer’s marriage to Simon Konecki was not marked by any tragic event or betrayal. She realized there was no turning back when taking a magazine quiz with her friends. She said, “We all answered those questions in this very candle-lit magazine, and it was something like, ‘What wouldn’t nobody ever know about you? “And I just said it in front of three of my friends, I was like, ‘I’m really not happy. “”
Her ex-husband saved her life
Her marriage may not have worked out, but to this day she still has immense affection for her ex Simon as she knows he literally saved her life when they met. The singer claims she has no doubts that without him, she would have ended up being overwhelmed with fame and doing things that she would regret today. She said: “He was such a stable person… The most stable person I have ever met. Even now I trust him completely.”
She is ashamed of her divorce
The “Rolling in the Deep” singer has revealed that her divorce is and always will be one of her big failures. Adele married the father of her only child, Angelo, in 2018 and they separated that same year. She said: “I’m ashamed that I didn’t make it work. It might not seem to be right now, okay, but it’s almost like I disrespected, got married and divorced. so fast.”
His new relationship with sports agent Rich Paul
Adele opened up about her new relationship with sports agent Rich Paul, who represents LeBron James and other NBA stars, recalling that they met at a birthday party a few years ago. The two spent their first time alone together at a dinner party he once thought was just a “business meeting,” – Adele cute that she didn’t believe it. She also confirmed that this relationship was the first time that she was able to “love me and be open to love and be loved by someone else”.
She opened up about having more children
The star already has a child, Angelo Adkins, 9, with her ex-husband Simon. However, when Winfrey asked her if she wanted more children, Adele replied, “I’m definitely open to this. I would like more children.” It wouldn’t be the end of the world if I didn’t, because I had Angelo but yeah, I think so. ”
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Meanwhile, Mariah previously confessed to being “high maintenance”.
However, the star at the top of the charts insisted that she hadn’t changed over the years, despite having a modest start to life.
Asked about her reputation, the “We Belong Together” singer – who has 10-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe with ex-husband Nick Cannon – explained, “You know what? I f ****** I ask for a lot of maintenance because I deserve to be at this point.
“It might sound arrogant, but I hope you frame it in the context of nothing. If I can’t be very demanding after working my whole life, oh, I’m sorry – I did ‘I don’t realize we all need to be low maintenance.
“I’ve always been very demanding when it comes to maintenance, it’s just that I didn’t have anyone to do the maintenance when I was little! “
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