Stormzy has spoken of his admiration for Adele, saying he was so taken aback when she came to his show that he hugged her four times.
The 29-year-old rapper appears on Saturday night’s The Jonathan Ross Show where he spoke of being a “huge fan” of the 34-year-old singer.
Discussing his friendship with the hitmaker, he added: “I’ve always been a huge fan. She came to my show in London and I was very, very impressed. Extremely starstruck.
Stormzy has spoken of his admiration for Adele, saying he was so taken aback when she came to his show that he hugged her four times.
‘I remember I was like, “Can I hug you? Oh, can I hug you again?” I probably asked about three/four times. She’s lovely.’
Speaking about her recent trip to see Adele perform at her Vegas residency, Stormzy said: “It was amazing. Honestly probably the best show I have ever seen. And I saw a lot of shows.
“In terms of privacy. It was kind of like… you’re in there but it’s like a little theater but it’s fucking Adele.
“It’s got all the glitz and glamor of a huge arena show, but it’s in a small place and it’s kind of wonderful.” Beautiful and spectacular and glamorous… I was like, chefs kiss.
‘Big fan’: The rapper, 29, appears on Saturday night’s The Jonathan Ross Show where he spoke of being a ‘big fan’ of the singer, 34
Jonathan asked if he’d ever like to duet with Adele, making Stormzy laugh as he replied, “Come on man, you know what I mean.”
‘I wish, I wish… you have to… there are leagues and levels Jonathan. You fucking kidding.
Fellow guest and comedian Roisin Conaty joked: ‘I went for my 30th birthday and was really broke. It was a really depressing birthday.
“Being broke in Vegas is like being broke squared.” What I could afford was Vegas bingo.
Discussing his friendship with the hitmaker, he added: “I’ve always been a huge fan. She came to my show in London and I was very, very impressed. Extremely starstruck’
Elsewhere in the interview, Stormzy spoke about Jose Mourinho in his Mel Made Me Do It video.
Despite implicating many stars, he confessed the one who ‘got away’ was Lewis Hamilton
He said: ‘Really wanted Lewis Hamilton, legend. He was in the middle of the season, so it wasn’t going to work.
Stormzy opened up about meeting Taylor Swift recently at the MTV EMAs last week, describing her as “lovely.”
One that got away: Elsewhere in the interview, Stormzy spoke about Jose Mourinho in his Mel Made Me Do It video. Despite implicating many stars, he confessed the one who ‘got away’ was Lewis Hamilton
He said: ‘I met Taylor, she’s lovely. She is incredible. She was so adorable. We all left and looked at everyone like, “How nice is she?”
“We talked for about an hour, she was lovely, had advice, you know when you’re just kind of like, ‘Ah, you’re just amazing.’ I’m a fan though.’
Roisin added: “I’m not charming like Stormzy. I find it quite creepy. I met Brandon Flowers from The Killers. I’m a big fan. I was so serious.
‘He said, ‘Do you want a picture?’ That’s the celebrity talk for “Let’s get this over with.” I was too scary.
Idols: Stormzy opened up about meeting Taylor Swift recently at the MTV EMAs last week, describing her as “lovely”
Adele previously opened up about her friendship with Stormzy during an audience with Adele last year.
‘Can I just say the last time I made an album was when we first met, right? When you came to see me at the O2.
Stormzy shyly admitted, “Yeah, I was super awkward when I met you.”
Adele replied: ‘I thought you were pretty cold. Look at us now!’
Close friends: Adele previously opened up about her friendship with Stormzy during an audience with Adele last year
She continued, “We are very close, actually me and Stormzy. I won’t go into details because we are both very reserved people.
“But we had a real moment with the ocean, God and all kinds last summer. Really, we felt a presence around us and we were both like, “Let’s get life.”
Adele also opened up about her relationship with Stormzy in an interview with THE FACE.
She said: “I love how open he’s been about his mental health all the time and I don’t think a lot of people were doing that when he first came out.”
Friendship: Adele also opened up about her relationship with Stormzy in an interview with THE FACE
Stormzy even joined Adele on vacation with her friends in 2020.
“He hadn’t gone on vacation! Adele explained. “And I was like, ‘I’m going to get you out of here. We need to get you away, you need to relax.
“Given how young he is, he’s so open and eager to learn and be told about life. I’m not even talking about music. I really, really love him. I really have a lot of time for him, a lot.
She added: “His mum has done a wonderful job with him.”
Admiration: She said: ‘I love how open he has been about his mental health all the time and I don’t think many people did when he first came out’