Singer Adele shocked fans when she announced she was splitting from husband Simon Konecki.
The pair – who share eight year old Angelo – parted ways in 2019, but their divorce wasn’t finalised until this year.
They remain incredibly close, with Simon even living opposite Adele in the LA as they continue to co-parent their son.
Adele, 33, recently confirmed a new romance with millionaire US sports promoter Rich Paul, 39, saying she is “very happy”.
In a candid interview with Vogue, the songstress – who is about to drop her fourth album – says she hopes her new music will help her son understand why they divorced.
So who is Adele’s ex-husband? Here’s all you need to know…
Who is Adele’s ex-husband Simon Konecki and how old is he?
Simon Konecki was born in April 17, 1974 and is 47 years old.
He’s British but spent his childhood in New York before moving to London when he was 10 years old.
He later went to the prestigious Eton school for boys, where his classmate could have been Bear Grylls who attended around the same time.
What does Simon Konecki do for a job?
Simon started his career as a foreign exchange broker at the age of just 17.
He later became the director of EBS, a division of trading giant ICAP, before managing a team of stockbrokers at Lehman Brothers.
But he turned his back on life in the City to try and make the world a better place.
Simon and friend Lucas White set up Life Water, an eco-friendly brand of bottled water, in the UK.
This led to them setting up water charity, Drop4Drop, which provides clean water to poor communities around the globe. Simon is the CEO of the business.
When did Adele and Simon Konecki get married?
Adele and Simon are believed to have met and started dating in 2011, but as Adele is such a private person they have never revealed any further details.
By then Adele was world-famous pop star and Simon was a successful businessman in his own right.
It was reported the couple had tied the knot in 2017 after Adele referred to Simon as “my husband” in her Grammys acceptance speech.
But in a recent interview Adele says the press have the timeline of their relationship all wrong.
“We got married when I was 30… and then I left.”
Asked how long they were married before the relationship ended, Adele refused to go into any more detail, saying she was “embarrassed”, only adding: “It wasn’t very long.”
When did Adele and Simon Konecki split?
The couple announced their split in September 2019 with Adele, who is said to be worth £140 million, filing for divorce. It is thought they had separated five months prior.
The reason for them going their separate ways has never been revealed, but Adele has since said she “f***** up”.
The divorce was finalised by an LA court in March 2021 and a judge agreed the details of their settlement can be kept secret following a privacy request from Adele.
Both parties have signed a confidentiality agreement agreeing not to talk about the details of their split and Adele will not write any songs about Simon “as a mark of respect”.
It is not thought the couple had signed a pre-nuptial agreement when they got married.
Has Simon Konecki been married before?
Simon’s marriage to Adele is his second.
He was married once before to stylist Clary Fisher from 2004 to 2008 and they have one daughter together.
It was rumoured Simon started dating Adele while he was still in a relationship with Clary.
Adele later shot down these rumours, releasing a public statement that said Simon had been “very much divorced” before they met.
Do Adele and Simon Konecki have children?
Adele and Simon have one son, Angelo, who was born in October 2012 and is eight years old.
Although Adele has since said the press have the wrong information about her child, telling Vogue: “They know nothing.
“They don’t know my son’s name, my son’s birthday. I’ve got the upper hand on everything. I love it.”
What has Adele said about ex-husband Simon and their relationship?
Adele said the relationship “just wasn’t right for me anymore” and despite not being unhappy she felt she was just going through the motions.
She remains on good terms with her ex-husband, saying she “definitely chose the perfect person to have a child with”.
The pair’s split is amicable and they remain incredibly close. “I’d trust him with my life,” Adele has said.
She says she hopes her new album will help their son Angelo understand why they divorced.
“I wanted to explain to him through this record, when he's in his twenties or thirties, who I am and why I voluntarily chose to dismantle his entire life in the pursuit of my own happiness," the singer told Vogue.
"It made him really unhappy sometimes. And that's a real wound for me that I don't know if I'll ever be able to heal.”
What is Adele up to now?
Adele will release her fourth studio album, thought to be titled 30, later this year.
When it comes to her love life, has since moved on with new love Rich Paul, who she confirmed she is “very happy” with after dating for a few months.
They went public with their romance in July 2021 after being spotted at an NBA game in the US.
It is not known if her ex Simon is dating anyone else at this stage.
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