Adele's estranged father, Mark Evans, has reportedly died at the age of 57, following a lengthy battle with bowel cancer, which he was diagnosed with in 2013.
The 17-time Grammy award winner has, however, had a troubled relationship with her biological father. This is something that she alluded to in 2017, while accepting an award at the annual ceremony, when she told audiences that she doesn't "love" her dad.
Here, we take a look at the singer's fraught relationship with Evans — from her gripes about being raised singlehandedly by her mother to his alleged exploitation of her privacy.
What was Adele's childhood like?
Adele's father left her mother, Penny Adkins, to raise their daughter alone when the Chasing Pavements singer was just three-years-old, per an interview he gave to The Sun in 2011.
Following his departure, Evans claimed that he remained close to his daughter throughout periods of her childhood. He also alleged that the young singer would spend holidays in Wales with his parents, Rose and John Evans and her half-brother, Cameron.
However, after his own father's death, Evans would go on to become an alcoholic, which reportedly put a strain on his relationship with Adele — something that he deeply regretted.
"All the time I thought, ‘How can I do this to Adele?’ I knew she’d be missing her grandad just as much as I was because they had such a close bond. She adored him. Yet all I could do was drink and I’m so, so ashamed of myself for that. I was in so much grief that I couldn’t see past myself and how I was feeling."
"I was a rotten father at a time when she really needed me," he told the newspaper. "I was deeply ashamed of what I’d become and I knew the kindest thing I could do or Adele was to make sure she never saw me in that state. I was not there for my daughter when I should have been and I have regretted that every second of every day to this moment now."
Evans went onto claim that he got in touch with Adele again after an ex reportedly helped him beat his addiction. He claimed that she said he was forgiven for everything. However, on the contrary, the pop star asserted that she had cut off contact with Evans when she was 10 or 11, and that she had last seen him in person at her grandma's funeral, when she was around 15.
"I didn't know what a dad was supposed to do because I never had one. I'm sure I will see him again, because now I think we can be friends," Adele added.
Her father retaliated by saying her daughter's claims were "lies" she told so he could be spared talking about his past, and he also alluded to the fact that her purported "struggles with love" could have been down to abandonment issues caused by him.
In the same interview, Evans admitted that he had never been to her shows or even listen to her music much. He said that he was optimistic to one day find the "courage" to see her perform.
How did Adele react to her father speaking out?
After Evans' interview was published, Adele lashed out at her father for speaking about her personal life.
Speaking to US Vogue, as reported by Capital FM, she said: "I was actually ready to start trying to have a relationship with him. He’s f*cking blown it. He will never hear from me again. Because there is nothing that would upset me more than my dad being bribed by the press. If I ever see him I will spit in his face."
"It makes me angry! To come back after 10 years and be like, 'Maybe her problem with men comes down to me'. It’s like, 'F*ck off! How dare you comment on my life?' It makes my blood boil," she added.
How did their relationship develop?
In 2o13, Evans went against Adele's wishes and spoke to the press once more. But this time, he involved her now-ex-husband, Simon Konecki, and her young son, Angelo, who she welcomed in October of 2012.
The part-time plumber from South Wales told the Mail on Sunday that he was sending monthly letters to the singer and had not yet met his grandson.
"It breaks my heart that Adele is so hell-bent on cutting me off like this. I knew she had met her new fella... but it was a bolt out of the blue when I found out she was expecting," he told the publication, before claiming that he had tried numerous methods of reaching out to his daughter, including turning up at her record label's office in London.
"I'm not interested in her celebrity status or her money, I just want my daughter back and I want to be a proper granddad to the little one," he added. "I'm missing out on so many of the joys of being a grandfather. She can’t be in any doubt that I want to see her, to find out what’s wrong and show her I want and need to play a part in her life other than Mr Rotten Dad."
Evans also said described his grandson's name, Angelo James Konecki, as "very LA", and said that he was disappointed that the child was not named after Adele's late grandfather, John.
At this point, it is believed that the now-33-year-old was still in touch with her father's mother and her half-brother.
Did they reconcile once Evans was diagnosed with cancer?
Per The Sun, the pair eventually reconciled in 2015, following Evans diagnosis of bowel cancer in 2013. It was believed that the pair patched things up with the help of Adele's grandmother, Rose.
In 2015, he told The Sun on Sunday: "Adele and I are fine, it was just a misunderstanding. We’ve patched things up, everything’s fine, but I don’t want to make further comment. We’re fine."
A source at the time told the publication: "Mark is thrilled and doesn’t want to do anything to jeopardise their relationship this time."
What did Adele say at the Grammys?
While it looked like Adele and her father were on speaking terms in 2015, things seemed to have fallen apart two years later, when she publicly announced at the Grammy Awards that she didn't love her father.
During her acceptance speech, she spoke to her longtime manager, Jonathan Dickins, and said he was like a father figure. "Thank you to my manager because the comeback, as it were, was completely masterminded by him," she asserted. "And you executed it incredibly, and I owe you everything. We’ve been together for 10 years, and I love you like you’re my dad. I love you so, so much. I don’t love my dad, that’s the thing. That doesn’t mean a lot. I love you like I would love my dad."
It's unclear whether the singer and her father reconciled prior to his death on Monday. A source told The Sun today: "Mark’s family are of course very upset by his passing. He always hoped things would work out with Adele, but it remained acrimonious to the end. He made a few attempts to make things right, but clearly, it had been too long."
The news of his passing comes just days after she celebrated her 33rd birthday on May 5th. The mother-of-one took to Instagram to share a snap from the celebrations, which she captioned "Thiry Free."