Adele says making famous friends like Jennifer Lawrence and Nicole Richie has 'humanized' her

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By Nika Shakhnazarova

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Adele has opened up about her "chilled out" life in Los Angeles as she graced the cover of Rolling Stone's December issue.

The British singer, 33, bought a house in Beverly Hills during the North American leg of her tour in 2016. Her ex-husband, Simon Konecki, lives across the street as they co-parent their son, Angelo.

"We do normal, normal things on the weekends," Adele told the publication. "I'll take him to the parties, all of that. We'll do school drop-off."

When their nine-year-old son started school, Adele said she began befriending other moms and fellow celebrities in her neighborhood, including Jennifer Lawrence and Nicole Richie.

"They humanized me because I had avoided talking to anyone that was ever famous in any capacity, because I was like, 'Well, I'm not famous.' I'm very British like that," she said.

"We never spoke about work, which was amazing, because most of the time when I catch up with someone, they want to know all about my work, and I'm like, 'I don't want to talk about that. Can we talk about something else? I'm knackered.'"

Adele has been friends with 31-year-old Jennifer, who is pregnant with her first child, since they met at the Oscars in 2013.

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Adele ended up winning an Oscar for her song Skyfall for the James Bond soundtrack at the February 2013 event.

Jennifer recalled the moment she watched her perform from backstage at the Oscars that night: "I remember sneaking backstage while she performed Skyfall trying to squeeze a ball gown past a pile of ropes and cables just to get a little closer.

"See her from another angle as if to peek behind the Great Oz's curtain," she told Time magazine in 2016.

Adele attended Jennifer's wedding to Cooke Maroney on October 19, 2019 at the Belcourt of Newport in Rhode Island.

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Last year, Adele shared a touching tribute to bestie Nicole, now 40, in honor of her birthday calling her the "epitome of self-preservation, self-love, and absolute savagery."

She wrote: "Happy belated birthday to my daily dose of grace. I admire you and love you so much. You are so so cherished by so many angel girl! Keep making us laugh babes, we adore you to the moon and back."

Adele is also close friends with Drake, Emma Stone, Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, and reportedly also Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.

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