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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Vanessa Thorpe Arts and media correspondent

Adele tells of guilt over cancelled Las Vegas shows, break with her father and being a ‘sad person’

Adele on stage in a black outfit, holding a microphone, gesturing widely with both hands to the audience and smiling
Adele performing in London on Friday – her first live show in five years. Photograph: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for Adele

Adele has spoken of her grief and guilt over the loss of her high-profile Las Vegas residency, which she cancelled at the last minute in January, disappointing fans who had paid thousands of pounds to travel and attend.

“I was a shell of a person for a couple of months,” the singer reveals in a radio interview. “I just had to wait it out and just grieve it, I guess, just grieve the shows and get over the guilt, but it was brutal.”

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