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Numerous news outlets are reporting that British musician/actor Slinky Sunbeam, also known as Slinky Winfield, was the inspiration for 21.
Adele is currently dating charity entrepreneur Simon Konecki, 37, pictured with her at the Grammys on Feb. 12.
With Adele sweeping the Grammy Awards Sunday night, there is renewed interest in finding the cad who inspired songs like “Rolling in the Deep” and “Someone like You”
According to the New York Post, and other news outlets online, the gentleman in question might be a British musician/actor who goes by the names Slinky Sunbeam and Slinky Winfield.
The Post quotes an unnamed friend of Adele’s who says: “Adele likes to keep part of her life back for herself, but it's an open secret that Slinky was the guy who inspired 21…. He's a seriously good-looking guy. He has a great body and likes to wear vests to show it off. And he has this crazy hair which reminds me of Jimi Hendrix — it's really wild and untamed.”
"It's easy to see what attracted Adele to him. He's a really popular guy, the life and soul of the party, and he's a musician as well. But while Adele has the knack for writing songs which the whole world can tap into, Slinky's material is more underground and kind of art-school trendy.”Winfield launched a personal website on Sunday, highlighting his music and upcoming TV and film work.
Adele has good reasons for keeping the identity of the person in question secret. Her first album, 19, was also inspired by a breakup, and the former boyfriend, who has never been identified, tried to sue her for royalties based on the idea that his actions inspired the songs.
As for 21’s inspiration, journalists are now looking at her past interviews for clues as to who it could be. Adele blogged on MySpace in 2008, denying any romance with Winfield: “People keep saying i am/was/ seeing slinky sunbeam! im not and never have done. whoever this "source" is, they’re talking out their arse. he ain’t my type!”
Adele, who has clearly found success from her romantic pain, has moved on from both exes, as she brought her new boyfriend, Simon Konecki, 36, to the Grammys.Konecki is a charity entrepreneur who runs Drop4Drop, an organization that helps getting clean water to impoverished areas in Asia, Africa and Latin America. The British tabloids have reported that Konecki may be still in the process of finalizing his divorce from his wife, fashion stylist Clary Fisher, and has a 5-year-old daughter. It’s unclear whether that’s true, as Adele has said that Konecki has been divorced for four years.
Adele also blogged this week that she is heading back into the studio very soon, shooting down the about-to-be released Vogue cover story on her where she said she was taking four or five years off.
The interview was conducted with the singer before the Grammys. She also told the magazine that she is done writing breakup albums. More On This Topic
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