Divorce, weight, music, Judy Garland: Ten things about Adele and her new 30 album 

30 is guaranteed to shift a gazillion copies after its release on Friday. But what else do we know about the album and the artist behind it? 

 Adele releases her new album, 30, on Friday, November 19. 

Adele Adkins sighed and looked out the window of her Dublin hotel. It was January 2008 and the little-known 19-year-old singer was in Ireland to meet the media. She’d just been asked how she felt about potentially becoming famous. The thought filled her with disquiet.

“I don't really want to be a role model, to be honest,” she said. “It's a bit of a burden when that happens, because, the littlest thing you do wrong, you'll have people going ‘how could you? My daughter loves you.””