Adele celebrated her 32nd birthday yesterday and basically just broke the internet with
a picture debuting her extreme weight loss, but fans are completely torn on whether to
applaud her or worry about her…
“HELLO, it’s me…
I was wondering if after all these years you’d like to meet…” you know, just to have
a talk, check in, and see what's up?…
All jokes aside, many fans are up in arms over the fact that Adele has lost so much
weight, according to her recent birthday photo she shared, that she apparently doesn’t
even look like Adele anymore.
She made her grand return to the Internet after almost five months of going dark, and
she greeted fans for her 32nd birthday yesterday with a photo debuting her dramatic weight
loss that has since sent the internet into a spin.
In the new post, Adele was seen looking beautiful as always, wearing a black mini dress and
posing in between a gold wreath.
She also took a moment to thank fans for their birthday wishes and express her gratitude
for frontline healthcare workers, writing QUOTE, “Thank you for the birthday love.
I hope you’re all staying safe and sane during this crazy time.
I’d like to thank all of our first responders and essential workers who are keeping us safe
while risking their lives!
You are truly our angels.
2020 okay bye thanks x”
But her gratitude and special shoutout to fans was kind of completely overlooked as
the Internet couldn’t seem to get past her new figure.
Since she split from her former husband Simon Konecki last April, Adele has shared very
few photos to her Instagram page, so let’s just say, sharing a rare photo of herself
on top of a whole new image was just… a lot to handle on a Tuesday night.
Adele did appear to tease her new figure back around Christmas time when she shared this
photo posing with Santa Claus at a Christmas party, but hasn’t shared any photos since
then.
She also shared a series of photos last year bidding adieu to her 30th birthday and hinting
that 31 was about to be WILD.
She wrote, “This is 31… thank f***ing god.
30 tried me so hard but I’m owning it and trying my hardest to lean in to it all.
31 is going to be a big ol’ year and I’m going to spend it all on myself.
Be kind to yourself people; we’re only human, go slow, put your phone down and laugh out
loud at every opportunity.
Learning to REALLY truly love yourself is it, and I’ve only just realized that that
is more than enough.”
It seems Adele put ALL her energy into herself this past year, as she should, however, fans
have been weighing in over the past 24 hours with mixed reactions on whether they should
be celebrating her new body, be concerned for her weight loss, while others took the
opportunity to remind others that there’s much more to “beauty” than a woman’s
physical appearance.
After Adele’s good friend Lauren Paul posted a series of photos in honor of her 32nd birthday,
fans used this photo where she’s seen posing with Lauren, Nicole Richie and Jedediah Jenkins
as inspiration for their reactions.
One user praised Adele, saying QUOTE, “Adele out here looking like REVENGE.
You can feel the confidence.
Mama came out that divorce as THAT bich.”
Another fan jokingly added, “Adele went from HELLO.... to WHAT TF DO YOU WANT!!!!”
Someone else also shared side-by-side photos of Adele writing, “Adele is the queen of
bouncing back after a toxic relationship, I’m so happy for her.”
Others don’t exactly find this something to celebrate, like this user who tweeted,
“PSA: When we hyper focus on Adele’s weight loss, we’re sending a message to women & girls
everywhere: You can sell MILLIONS of albums.
You can be the Artist of the Year.
You can win Grammys.
You still aren’t good enough until you lose the weight.
We’re better than this.”
A similar tweet read, “Adele looks amazing but I hate how people are using her weight
loss as a ‘see! if she can do it, why can't you’ which is so f***ed!”
But some users are taking this time to remind fans a little thing about “inner beauty,”
like this fan who tweeted, “I see that Adele is trending because people are saying how
gorgeous she is since she lost weight.
Y’all, we’ve been over this…
Your weight doesn’t determine your beauty.
Your appearance doesn’t determine your beauty.
The number on the scale doesn’t make you worthy or unworthy.”
This then sparked even more discussion as one response to this tweet mentioned that
there should also be nothing wrong with celebrating your weight loss journey.
The tweet read, “I agree that weight doesn't determine your beauty.
But congratulating someone on their weight loss journey IS OKAY.
Adele obviously wanted to do this for herself and it's okay to say how amazing she looks,
because she does... it doesn't take away from how amazing she was before.”
But should weight loss only be celebrated IF the person who lost the weight addresses
it first?
Many seem to think so, like this user who said, “This Adele conversation is a big
yikes.
It should be a general rule of thumb to not speak on anyone’s weight loss before they
have themselves.”
Like I said, there is clearly a LOT of debate to be considered here, and a lot of other
underlying issues that seem to be stemming from Adele’s post, so let’s just try and
be as respectful as possible.
Keeping that in mind, and as there has been a lot of debate on this over the last 24 hours,
do you agree with the fans that think Adele’s weight loss is concerning or do you think
it's just a major achievement and a big lifestyle change?
Chime in in the comments below.
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