Adele and Rich Paul’s Romance Hits a Snag Over Work and Location Issues

Adele would love for fiancé Rich Paul to spend more time with her in England, but the busy sports agent can’t leave America, where all his work’s at, and sources say his overload and the location issue has their romance all roiled! An insider snitches that the 36-year-old British singer is tied in a knot over the continental divide and “unsure” of what to do, saying: “Adele’s said her heart belongs in the U.K. She’s a Brit deep down and misses her friends and family there. Ideally it would be great to spend six months in England and six months in the States, but that’s not compatible with Rich’s work.

“He’s one of the most powerful sports agents in the world and needs to be where the action is, and that’s L.A., not London. Adele’s got to be wringing her hands in frustration. She’s a bit of a diva, used to getting her own way.” The insider “they’ve been notes that tap-dancing around this problem for a while now. It’s going to implode unless Adele decides she wants to commit!” And the issue needs to be settled before they tie the knot, says the insider.

Last August, Adele revealed her engagement to the 44-year-old Klutch Sports Group founder when she flashed a diamond ring during a show in Munich. Reading aloud a sign that said, “Will you marry me,”she spouted, “I can’t marry you because I’m already getting married!” Paul had reportedly popped the question in Adele’s hometown of Tottenham, North London, earlier that month.

The couple began dating in September 2021, bought a Beverly Hills mansion in 2022, and Adele began calling Rich her “husband” a year later.

The singer has also been open about her desire for a baby with Rich. “Once I am done with all my obligations and all of my shows, I want to have a baby,” Adele says. “I want a girl because I’ve already got a boy [Angelo, 12, with exhubby Simon Konecki].” Sources say Adele has been hanging all over Rich ever since her Las Vegas residency ended in November. On Feb. 10, she sat courtside with him at an L.A. Lakers game.

Adds the insider: “She’s wildly in love with Rich. Her pals know she’s desperate to get back home to the U.K., but she doesn’t want to leave Rich, and there lies the problem, still unresolved!”