Adele Is ‘Happy’ as She Marks Her 36th Birthday: Inside Her ‘Solid’ Romance with Rich Paul (Exclusive Sources)

The musician and sports agent “help each other and are good partners,” an insider tells PEOPLE.

The musician turns 36 on Sunday, May 5, and she couldn’t be happier with her career, relationship with Rich Paul and life as a mom to her 11-year-old son Angelo, sources exclusively tell PEOPLE.

“Adele loves to perform and loves her audiences,” a music insider says of her recent Las Vegas performances. “She is happy with her residency.”

The insider also says that in terms of how things are going with Paul — a 42-year-old sports agent to clients like LeBron James — their “relationship is solid.”

“They help each other and are good partners,” the source says, adding that Adele “loves being with him.”
Another source echoes this, telling PEOPLE, “Adele has been happy and enjoys her life as a parent and her time spent with Rich.”

Giving insight into the couple — who took their relationship public in July 2021 — the insider says that the singer and sports agent “like to laugh.”

“They inspire each other,” the source adds.

Ahead of her 36th birthday, the “Rolling in the Deep” hitmaker announced new dates for her Weekends with Adele residency in Las Vegas. The move comes after she previously postponed several of her shows in late February.

While postponing the popular residency, the 16-time Grammy winner assured her fans that the cancellations and changes were strictly due to doctor’s orders.

I was sick at the end of the last leg and all the way through my break,” she wrote on social media at the time, adding that she “hadn’t quite gotten the chance to get back to full health before shows resumed.”

“It’s all taken a toll on my voice,” Adele continued

Last month, after postponing the shows, the “Easy on Me” singer was photographed on a date night with Paul.

The pair sat courtside and cozied up at the Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets game at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on April 27.
Months earlier, as marriage rumors about the pair swirled in November 2023, a source told PEOPLE that Adele could not be happier.

“She is ecstatically happy with Rich and has never been more buoyant, inspired and secure,” the insider told PEOPLE at the time.

“We all want to be as happy as Adele,” the source added.

Prior to her relationship with Paul, Adele was married to ex Simon Konecki, with whom she shares son Angelo.

The pair announced their separation in 2019 and finalized their divorce in March 2021.