Adele has always loved the skin she inhabits. This Wednesday he surprised with a photo published on Instagram to celebrate his birthday and the comments about his change were immediate.
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(CNN) - Adele has always loved the skin she inhabits.
When she first appeared with her debut album "19" in 2008, the British singer was criticized for being oversized.
Then she lost weight, but apparently it was not enough by some people's standards.
1 of 10 | Adele at the 2008 Mercury Music Prize (Credit: Chris Jackson / Getty Images) See her evolution, in photos →
2 of 10 | The singer at the 2009 Grammy Awards (Credit: VALERIE MACON / AFP via Getty Images)
3 of 10 | Adele at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards (Credit: Jason Merritt / Getty Images)
4 of 10 | With his 2012 Grammy Awards (Credit: Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images)
5 out of 10 | When he won the Oscar for the song 'Skyfall' in 2013 (Credit: Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images)
6 out of 10 | Adele in 2015 on a German show (Credit: Sascha Steinbach / Getty Images)
7 out of 10 | The performer at the 2016 Grammy Awards (Credit: Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images)
8 of 10 | Adele at the 2017 Grammys (Credit: MARK RALSTON / AFP via Getty Images)
9 of 10 | This photo that Adele uploaded in December 2019 already showed the change in her physical appearance.
10 of 10 | Singer Adele shared a new photograph of her on her 32nd birthday, on May 6, 2020. The image went around the world.In 2012, famous fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld apologized after allegedly calling the multiple Grammy winner "a little fat."
Adele replied back.
"I've never wanted to look like the models on magazine covers," Adele, then 23, told People magazine . "I represent the majority of women and I am very proud of that," she added.
Around the same time, he discussed body image with CNN's Anderson Cooper during an interview on "60 Minutes": He shared that he never felt pressure to look a certain way.
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"I've never seen magazine covers and music videos and I've thought, 'I want to look like this if I want to be successful,'" she explained.
In the following years, Adele climbed to even greater heights as an artist. She also became a mother, married and divorced.
In a photo published on Instagram this Wednesday to celebrate her birthday, Adele, now 32, appears slimmer than ever since she became famous.
As a society we love a before and after when it comes to our stars. Every transformation of a celebrity, physical or otherwise, often leads to our public assessment of whether it is a good or bad thing. But does praising Adele's current appearance in any way criticize how she looked before? Or are we simply recognizing the transformation?
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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
A post shared by Adele (@adele) on May 5, 2020 at 9:38 pm PDT
And it's not that the thin Adele has not been criticized before.
Adele's previous photo caused quite a stir on some social networks, where people had already been commenting on her apparent weight loss in January.
It was then that TMZ published an article titled "NOW ADELE'S FANS SAY THAT HE IS SLIMMING TOO WEIGHT ... You can't please everyone."
The comment about Adele looking slim came after photos of her were posted on the beach in the British territory of Anguilla.
And it seems that you can not win by losing ... weight.
1 of 24 | Incredible celebrity transformations - Adele in 2008 and 2020 (Credit: Getty Images / Instagram). Look at the gallery →
2 of 24 | Tim McGraw in 2007 and 2019: He lost 18 kilos. (Credit: Getty Images / Instagram)
3 of 24 | In September 2019, Jessica Simpson shared an image on Instagram after losing 45 kilos after the birth of her third child. (Credit: Jessica Simpson / Instagram)
4 of 24 | In August 2019, Simon Cowell said he feels and looks better after following a vegan diet.
5 of 24 | In January 2019, some said that Céline Dion was very thin. The singer replied: "Leave me alone" (Credit: Getty Images)
6 of 24 | Macaulay Culkin no longer has her sloppy long-haired look - she reappeared in July 2017 beardless and a little less skinny, features she had maintained in her later years. What are the most amazing celebrity transformations? Look at the gallery
7 of 24 | Jonah Hill supporters immediately noticed the actor's new summer body for 2017 and argued that his weight loss was inspiring. Hill credited him for his recent weight loss on the advice of his "21 Jump Street" co-star, Channing Tatum.
8 of 24 | This is how Pamela Anderson looked in 2008 in the movie 'Superhero Movie' and how she looks in 2017. (Credit: Everett Collection / Getty Images)
9 of 24 | Lil'Kim, left at a BET event in 2003, appears unrecognizable in this 2016 photo.
10 of 24 | You know Chris Hemsworth as the muscular Thor (left in 2011). but in the photo on the right, published by him on Twitter in 2015, he shows the result of a 'shipwrecked' diet for the movie "In the Heart of the Sea".
11 of 24 | Renee Zellweger shocked many in 2014 on the red carpet of an Elle Women event. They did not recognize her.
12 of 24 | Uma Thurman's appearance at the 2015 premiere of "The Slap" made many wonder what had been done to her face.
13 of 24 | Zach Galifianakis's transformation surprised many. The photo on the right is from 2015. He said he started losing weight in 2013 when he stopped drinking alcohol.
14 of 24 | Tom Arnold has lost nearly 40 pounds since the birth of his first child last year, and he looked pretty skinny this year at the South by Southwest festival. In fact, he had lost the same amount of weight before but regained it by not maintaining healthy habits. After his son was born, he knew he needed to make a lasting change.
15 of 24 | In 2014 Jessica Simpson boasted a super-slim image in a Weight Watchers ad released in February "I felt so insecure ... I couldn't even believe how much I weighed," Simpson told "Good Morning America."
16 of 24 | Christina Aguilera garnered attention on the red carpet of the American Music Awards for two consecutive years. At the 2013 award ceremony, Aguilera surprised viewers when she arrived in a fitted white dress with revealing slits, displaying a very different image than her voluptuous appearance at the 2012 event.
17 of 24 | John Goodman, star of the television series "Roseanne", is known for his burly complexion, in addition to his acting skills. Goodman slimmed down noticeably in 2015, as was evident during a screening of "Trumbo" in October of that year. The photo on the left was taken just a year earlier in a sample of "The Gambler."
18 of 24 | Matthew Lewis, who played the shy and unassuming Neville Longbottom in the "Harry Potter" movies, has grown into a portly young man. The actor physically prepared for the roles of a soldier in "Bluestone 42" and an athlete in "Me Before You".
19 of 24 | Filmmaker Kevin Smith in 2008 (left) and 2015. The director of "Clerks" and other films posted on his Twitter account in 2015 that he had lost 38.5 kilos. Your secret? Walk 8 kilometers every day and give up sugary drinks.
20 of 24 | Actor Penn Jillette told People magazine that there was no magic of any kind when he lost 149.6 kilos to 102 kilos. The artist simply modified his eating habits to lose 47 kilograms and get his blood pressure under control.
21 of 24 | Singer Sam Smith started looking slimmer in March 2015 (pictured left when he came to an event) and gave full credit to nutritionist and author Amelia Free for helping him change his diet and appearance.
22 of 24 | Melissa McCarthy has been losing weight and in 2015 she told Gayle King on "CBS This Morning" that she just stopped stressing about it. "I feel amazing ... and finally I said, 'Oh please stop worrying about it. 'and maybe that may be the best thing I've ever done, "he explained.
23 of 24 | Hip-hop artist Missy Elliott proved she was still in shape when she flaunted a slim figure in October 2014, during the launch of designer Alexander Wang's line for the H&M store. Apparently, the autoimmune disorder is not slowing down the producer of "supa dupa fly."
24 of 24 | Actress Kirstie Alley set out to lose 13.6 kilos in 2014, but decided to go further and lost 22.6. Alley, a spokeswoman for Jenny Craig, used the weight loss program to lose weight that year. Even though his size has fluctuated in the past, Alley assured Matt Lauer of "Today" that "this time, it's different."With celebrities, it seems that many feel they have the right to comment more freely about them because we buy their music or watch their movies. We know them but we don't know them, so what is the harm in sharing opinions about them?
But Adele's body belongs to her. How you choose to see yourself is also your business and is not a reflection of your art, outstanding talent, or professional accomplishments. She has sold millions of albums, had four hits at No. 1 on the Billboard, won 15 Grammys, and filled countless stadiums, all while being multiple sizes.
Yes, Adele has lost weight. But up or down the scale, she is still a beautiful woman who creates art.
"There are bigger problems in the world than how I feel about myself and things like that," Adele replied about her body image in a 2015 interview.
Amen, Adele. Amen.
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