Tottenham-raised superstar Adele refused to travel on the tube for almost 20 years following London’s terror attacks.
The singer, 35, has revealed she was left traumatised and suffered from anxiety after the horrific 7/7 bombing in 2005 that killed 52 people and injured over 700 more when four Islamic extremists bombed the underground and a bus.
Three bombs exploded within fifty seconds of each other in what was the worst terror attack in British history.
Addressing the crowd at her Las Vegas residency this week, Adele, who now resides in Los Angeles, told of how she finally overcame her fear of the underground during a recent trip home.
The star explained how she plumped up the courage to once again use public transport or face missing a gig at the 02 in December.
Tottenham-raised superstar Adele, 35, refused to travel on the tube for almost 20 years following London’s terror attacks (pictured in Las Vegas in November)
The singer revealed she was left traumatised and suffered from anxiety after the horrific 7/7 bombing in 2005 that killed 52 people while speaking on stage in Las Vega this week (pictured in Las Vegas in November)
She beat her fears to attend Abba’s Mamma Mia The Party at the 02 Arena in north Greenwich.
Adele explained: ‘I wasn’t even scared to be on the tube. I loved it. It reminded me of my teenage years.
‘I haven’t really been on the tube In England, not since I’ve been famous. It is since we had a terror attack there. I have been scared because I get claustrophobic.’
However during her pre Christmas break, she overcame her trauma.
‘The last break [after her shows], I went home to London and I wanted to go to the Mamma Mia party. It’s at the O2.
‘So it was Friday night and I had an appointment before. So I had to get there in like 45 minutes and it’s like a two hour drive really in traffic.
‘So I had to get on the tube, on my appointment required me to be in full hair and makeup. So I very much looked like Adele the singer.
‘I got on the tube and I had a mask on. I did have lots of security guards with me in fairness and a few friends, but we were all very under the radar and I felt right at home. You’ll never guess what happened, but I f***ing fell asleep!’
Addressing the crowd this week, Adele, who now resides in Los Angeles, told of how she finally overcame her fear of the underground during a recent trip home (pictured in December)
Adele, speaking on stage at her Caesars Palace residency in Las Vegas, felt that her last minute trip to get to her event aided her to beat her nerves.
She continued: ‘Anyways I loved it. And then I got to the O2 and I had to walk through thousands and thousands of people.
‘People started recognising me then, but I was f****ing out of time.’
Adele is back playing shows in Vegas in the final leg of her run which ends in June, she added how she now feels happier than ever in her personal life, which aids her mental welfare.
‘I’ve done a lot of reflecting over the holidays and I’ve realised I’m at my happiest and my calmest that I’ve ever, ever been in my 35 years. I love myself more than ever.I love hanging out with myself on my own or with people.
‘I’ve always liked myself, but I have a true deep love for myself now and it’s enlightening and it is. I hope that all of you, if you’re not already there, that you get there because it is heavy and splendid and it’s so nice to just mind your own f***ing business and not have any drama or be in anyone else’s drama.’
Speaking to a full house, the Grammy winner confessed that her mental state has impacted her physical welfare for years.
And now she is on a mission to get super fit in 2024 given her family life and career are so successful.
She said: ‘I haven’t really been on the tube In England, not since I’ve been famous. It is since we had a terror attack there. I have been scared because I get claustrophobic’ (pictured in February 2023)
Adele explained: ‘It gets irritated when I’m emotional. So I was like, why is my back not hurting Because I’m not an emotional f***ing mess. So I’ll start working out again to get my back completely right .’
Admitting that she is fighting to save her mobility because of an ‘eroded L five disc’, she added: ‘I have decided that this year I want to get to my peak physical fitness.
‘I did it a few years ago and I felt fantastic, but I know I can get stronger than that because I got there. Then I got lazy. My back is great.
‘I’ve always had a really bad back. I don’t have an L 5 disc anymore, I slipped it when I was a teenager and I’ve had constant sciatica for the last 12 years, and that was one of the reasons that I started exercising a lot as well, was because I carry all my weight around me, like a little rubber dinghy around in pool, and obviously that’s all pulling on my back. So to try and get rid of the pain, I started working out a lot.’