Adele plans her next big hit... as a f ilm star!
SHE’S already won an Oscar and a Golden Globe award for singing the soundtrack to a Bond film – now Adele is hoping her next Hollywood gong will be for acting.
I’m told the singer, 32 – whose hits include Chasing Pavements – has decided to dabble in the movie business and her record label is on the hunt for suitable scripts via its sister film companies.
‘Adele’s label would do anything to keep her happy and are bending over backwards to support her new interest in acting,’ says my source.
‘But while they hope she will be a success they almost don’t want her to get too busy as they need her in the studio recording the next hit album. It’s a tricky one. While they are helping open doors they, like the rest of the world, want her to keep making those hits.’
Adele – whose divorce from OldEtonian husband Simon Konecki, the father of her eight-year-old son Angelo, was finalised last month – recently hosted the American sketch- comedy show Saturday Night Live and performed well, delivering jokes with good comedy timing. Fans loved her performance but also went wild for her new figure after she unveiled a 7st weight loss – another reason, according to the source, she now feels confident enough to appear on the big screen. ‘It is still sadly the case in Hollywood that having a slim frame helps to attract a broader spectrum of film parts. So Adele’s weight-loss could be a sign she’s feeling cameraready,’ says my source.
Tottenham-born Adele, who has had a well-documented problem with her vocal cords which were repaired in an operation, could also perhaps be future- proofing her career, should she ever need or wish to stop recording.
She’s in the right place, with her £7.7 million Beverly Hills mansion and star pals Harry and Meghan, Harry Styles, Jennifer Lawrence, Cameron Diaz and Emma Stone.
A spokesman for Adele declined to comment.