‘Rubbish relationship’ spun into gold

Adele’s record-breaking Grammy success caps a phenomenal rise to fame for the Tottenham-born singer — thanks in part to a “rubbish relationship”.

The singer has become a household name in the US and in Britain, with her chart-topping second album, 21, inspired by the end of a romance.

“We’d just bicker over a cup of tea or the fact that my lighter wasn’t working,” the singer told Rolling Stone, before adding: “He made me an adult and put me on the road that I’m travelling on.”