Inside Adele and Simon Konecki’s £140million divorce as they announce split
The singer and her husband announced they were splitting yesterday after tying the knot in 2016
ADELE and her husband Simon Konecki have announced their split after three years of marriage.
The 30-year-old is one of the most successful artists of the last two decades – topping the charts all over the world and amassing a fortune of over £140 million.
Adele’s husband Simon Konecki - a charity entrepreneur - is thought to be worth rather less with around £800k in the bank.
Here we take a look inside their extraordinary hundred million pound divorce…
Chart-topping phenomenon
Tottenham-born Adele released her debut album, 19, in 2008, which contained the songs Chasing Pavements and Hometown Glory and reached number one in the UK.
Her eagerly anticipated follow-up, 2011's 21, brought even more success thanks to the singles Someone Like You, Rolling In The Deep and Rumour Has It.
The record topped the charts in 30 countries, including the US and UK, and cemented Adele's status as one of the world's best-loved artists.
Adele released her most recent album, 25, in 2015, which contained the single Hello. It proved to be another critical and commercial success.
In 2016 the mum-of-one was said to have made an incredible £40 million and by 2017 her fortune rose to £125million, making her the youngest act in a list dominated by ageing rockers such as Sir Mick Jagger and Sir Elton John.
But in May 2018 her fortune crept up to £140 million and she topped The Sunday Times Rich List 2018 as the Number One for the richest musician under 30.
Adele added another accolade to her long list of accomplishments in October when she topped the rich list once again after boosting her wealth by £15 million - maintaining her spot as the richest, young British star.
Simon’s charity work
New York born Simon became a foreign exchange broker at the age of 17.
He went on to work as a director for the investment group EBS, before becoming a charity entrepreneur.
Simon is currently the CEO of the charity drop4drop and is believed to be worth around £800,000.
Their £19 million property portfolio
Adele might have been born in Tottenham but her world is a little different now.
In 2012 she bought a beach front house in Hove for £2.5million, near where she used to live in Brighton.
Despite spending a lot of time in the US, the singer purchased a mews house in London for £5.6m and the house next door for £5.38 million
They also have an amazing estate in Beverly Hills, which they got for £7million.
And she is also thought to own a stunning eight-bed Tudor property in East Grinstead, West Sussex for roughly £4million.
What happens to money and property in a divorce?
A couple can work out how to split their money and property without going to court.
If you are unable to agree, a judge will decide how to split the assets depending on how long you have been married.
They will also take into account the following:
- ages
- ability to earn
- property and money
- living expenses
- standard of living
- role in the marriage or civil partnership, for example if you were the breadwinner or primary carer
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