Adele ditched dad when she was 10

Fall out: Adele has not spoken to her father in years
11 April 2012
The Weekender

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Adele stopped speaking to her father when she was 10.

The 22-year-old singer - who was born and raised in London - has seen her dad just once since she cut him out of her life but is hopeful they will be able to build a relationship one day.

She said: "I last saw him at my grandma's funeral. I think I was about 15. But I'd cut off contact with him when I was 10 or 11. It's just disappointing when your own blood can't keep promises and try to get out of things.

"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. I don't need him to be a dad now.

"And I'm still very much in touch with my Welsh family. I've got a younger brother on my dad's side. He's done better with him."

While Adele has no relationship with her father, she is close to her mother and says their bond has been strengthened since she found success as a musician.

The Grammy Award-winning star said in an interview with Q magazine: "I'm much more appreciative of her. You don't realise how important your parents are until they're gone or you spend a lot of time away from them. We've always been friends, but we're tighter than ever. I can talk to her about anything and not in a mum-daughter way.

"And she's the only solid and permanent thing in my life which I've realised since I've been doing what I've been doing."

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