Adele has revealed that she has been forced to stop buying miniature Christmas village lights after her “addiction” to the festive items caused her to hide them from the beautiful Rich Paul.
The superstar singer, 35, who recently received acclaim for defending a fan at her Las Vegas residency concert, said her obsession with the villages had increased, with the 800 villages filling two rooms in her $57 million mansion in Beverly Hills.
At a recent concert, the star revealed that she spent thousands of dollars on the items, shopped online auction site eBay, and even raised entire collections from the sale of deceased homeowners’ estates.
Adele admitted: ‘I was really excited about it at the time, and I’ve come to regret it.
“And I realized it’s so stark, and I’m not kidding. I quickly realized on eBay that there were many sales of the collections of these little houses. So I bought them all.
Can’t get enough: Adele has revealed she’s been forced to stop buying miniature Christmas village lights up after her ‘addiction’ to the festive items caused her to hide them from the beautiful Rich Paul
Festive fun: The superstar singer, 35, who recently earned acclaim for defending a fan at her residency concert in Las Vegas, said her obsession with the villages had spiraled, with the 800 villages filling two rooms in her $57 million mansion in Beverly Hills (stock image )
“Two bedrooms at my house are full of those goddamn houses and I don’t want to be the people who do that at Christmas.”
“And it takes up a whole room, but I don’t have a place to put these houses.
“I don’t want to save them because they were people’s collections during their lifetime.
“So I’ve been buying stuff on Amazon, really big cupcake displays and things like that, trying to figure out a way to put these damn villages on display.
“And I can’t sell them or give them away again, because this comes from human lives. I don’t know what to do.
“And also I thought they would be battery powered, you can’t do that with these things because there are a lot of moving parts in them.
“So I’ve got like 800 goddamn houses and 800 different sets of cables that I have to connect somewhere.”
Adele said her three-week miniature village obsession felt like “I’ve had it for 50 years, even if I’ve only had it for a week,” adding, “I’ve told all my friends because I actually have a pretty boring life.” to live. So I said to them, “Oh my God guys, I’ve found my passion, I’ve found my calling.”
Lol: The star hilariously revealed that she hid the villages, which can cost as much as $130, from basketball player agent Paul, who shares homes with the singer in LA (pictured April 2023)
Thousands of dollars worth: “And I realized it’s so stark, and I’m not kidding. I quickly realized on eBay that there were many sales of the collections of these little houses. So I bought ’em all’ (stock image)
“So when I give them to people as Christmas presents, they’ll say, you didn’t buy this for me, you just bought it for yourself.”
“So I’m really wondering what to do with my new hobby, which I’ve lost interest in altogether.”
The star hilariously revealed that she’s been hiding the villages, which can cost as much as $130, from basketball player agent Paul, who shares homes with the singer in LA.
She said, “The worst part is when two or three arrived, I showed it to my friend, he said, ‘Okay, don’t get carried away. Don’t get carried away.’
“I thought, ‘They’re just so cute.’ And I didn’t tell him about everyone else.
‘What should I tell him if he tries to enter one of the bedrooms? It’s crazy. I’m going to say someone gave them to me for free or something.
Festive: The singer saw the decorations on the online auction site eBay, where they are being sold by US retailer Department 56 for between £30 and £90 each
‘Anyway…that’s my hobby gone out the window. So I need a new one.’
Last month, Adele spoke of her love for the Villages, which were sold for between £30 and £90 each by US retailer Department 56.
She said at one of her residency concerts: ‘You will think I am an old woman. I was browsing eBay and suddenly discovered miniature Christmas villages lit up. I went a little crazy. I spent a lot of money.’
She added: ‘Then I found one by Dickens with loads of London sights. I got a little addicted to it. Actually, my main goal is to come up with a kind of socket to plug all the wires into.’
The star has been in a relationship with 41-year-old Paul since 2021
The singer was previously married to Simon Konecki and shares son Angelo, 10, with her ex-husband.