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In 2020, the “Hello” singer surprised fans after losing around 100 pounds over roughly two years, but she has repeatedly insisted the transformation was never driven by appearance.
“It was because of my anxiety. Working out, I would just feel better,” the singer told British Vogue in 2025. “It was never about losing weight, it was always about becoming strong and giving myself as much time every day without my phone.”
The singer explained that exercise became part of rebuilding her mental well-being rather than chasing a particular look.
“I got quite addicted to it. I work out two or three times a day…I needed to get addicted to something to get my mind right,” she continued. “It could have been knitting, but it wasn’t. People are shocked because I didn’t share my ‘journey’…I did it for myself and not anyone else. So why would I ever share it? I don’t find it fascinating. It’s my body.”
She has also made it clear that public commentary about her appearance didn’t suddenly appear after she lost weight.
“The most brutal conversations were being had by other women about my body. I was very f***ing disappointed with that. That hurt my feelings,” Adele said, according to People. “My body has been objectified my entire career. I’m either too big or too small; I’m either hot or I’m not.”
Adele spotted at Silverstone
Despite her choosing to dismiss critics, the “brutal conversations” resurfaced following her appearance at the British Grand Prix, one of her first public outings in months after stepping back from music to focus on her personal life.
Wearing a custom McLaren T-shirt, oversized sunglasses and a necklace reading “Mummy,” Adele and Angelo joined about 564,000 fans at the Silverstone Circuit – record breaking crowds who turned out for a weekend of Formula One racing.
Before long, photos of the “Someone Like You” singer from the event were circulating across social media, where some users claimed she looked “almost unrecognizable.”