Adele spoke about choosing not to drink alcohol during a Las Vegas performance, a revelation that drew attention to her personal journey with sobriety. This update, reported by Independent, highlighted the singer’s decision to stay sober on stage and beyond.
She explained to the audience, I stopped drinking a long time ago, perhaps around three and a half months earlier. The actress and musician described how, at first, living without alcohol felt dull to her, and she openly shared that the sober life did not come easy.
I was a full blown borderline alcoholic in my twenties, she admitted, adding that she sometimes felt a twinge of envy when others enjoyed their drinks. The moment underscored how difficult it can be to resist social rituals around alcohol, especially in high-profile settings where the temptations are amplified by public scrutiny.
During the conversation, Adele recalled that she slipped back into drinking during the pandemic lockdown period. She confided that during the quarantine she could easily drink four bottles of wine before the morning hours, a stark reminder of how stress and isolation can test personal commitments to change.
The artist has spoken about her journey in various interviews, including a 2021 discussion with Oprah Winfrey where she touched on her decision to stop drinking. She later connected her cravings for beverages with childhood memories described in a Vogue interview, explaining that her father would keep alcohol out of sight, which made her curious about what alcohol represented and why it held such appeal.
In a different moment from the pop culture landscape, Britney Spears publicly addressed the reasons behind her headline-grabbing decision to shave her head back in 2007, a moment that remains a reference point in discussions about coping with immense public pressure and personal transformation.