Page 22 QQQ Daily Mail, Friday, August 30, 2019IT’S A LONG WAY FROM
SHE may have had humble beginnings,
but Adele now has one of the most desir-
able streets in the world to call home.
And not content with one property, the singer
has bought two in the Beverly Hills enclave
that is packed with Hollywood A-listers.
Adele, 31, can count Jennifer Lawrence, Nicole
Kidman and Penelope Cruz among her famous
neighbours. Singer Katy Perry also owns two
properties in the street, where the total value of
mansions owned by stars is worth at least
$100million (£82million).
It is a far cry from the tough London streets
where Adele grew up, first in a council flat
in Tottenham, then in Brixton and later in
West Norwood. She was raised by her sin-
gle mother, Penny Adkins, who was 18
when she quit college after finding she
was pregnant. Adele’s father, a window
cleaner, left when she was two but did
provide financial support.
Adele began singing at four and learned
the flute, although she gave the instru-
ment up at 13 because smoking affected
her breathing.
Shortly afterwards she was accepted
by the Brit School, where her talents
were nurtured. Within three years of
graduating she had won Grammy
awards and was on the way to
becoming a multi-millionaire.
Her latest album – 25 – sold more
than eight million copies and she
is now said to be worth
£150million.
She bought her first Beverly Hills
property, a four-bedroom house, in
2016 for $9.5million (£7.8million).
The second, across the road, was
purchased for $10.65million (£8.7mil-
lion) in May this year, a month after
she split from her husband Simon
Konecki. It has five bedrooms, six
bathrooms, a whirlpool bath and a
2,000-book library.
It’s suitably close to her new Holly-
wood best friend, Oscar-winner Miss
Lawrence, who bought her mansion for
$8million (£6.6million) in 2014.
Miss Perry – who is engaged to
Orlando Bloom – bought her 2.5-acre
property in April 2013 for $8.2million
(£6.7million) from oil heiress and
philanthropist Aileen Getty.
The 34-year-old also bought the
smaller, far more contemporary
residence nearby from the same
seller for $3million (£2.5million)
in the same month. She recently
put the bigger house on the mar-
ket for $8.95million (£7.3million).
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban
bought their home in 2008 for
$4.7million (£3.9million), while
actress Zoe Saldana spent
$8.7million (£7.1million) on a
stunning six-bed, eight-bath-
room home. Nicole Richie and
Joel Madden live in a $6.7mil-
lion (£5.5million) mansion
they bought it in 2015.
Madden’s twin brother, fel-
low rock star Benji, and his
partner Cameron Diaz live
around the corner.By Kelly AllenASHTON KUTCHER
& MILA KUNIS
NICOLE RICHIE
& JOEL MADDEN
Beverly Hills photo
shows the star’s
$100m Hollywood
neighbours (but
she’s the only one
with TWO houses
back to back...)
KATY PERRY &
ORLANDO BLOOM 2
ADELE 1 & 2
ASHTON KUCHER
AND MILA KUNIS
BEST KNOWN FOR
Him: Films Just Married and
Dude, Where’s My Car? and
TV’s Two and a Half Men.
Her: Bad Moms and
Black Swan
FEE PER FILM
Him: $10m.
Her: $15.5m.NICOLE RICHIE
AND JOEL MADDEN
BEST KNOWN FOR
Her: Reality star, fashion
designer and being the
daughter of Lionel Richie.
Him: Rock star in the
band Good Charlotte. They
live with children, Harlow,
nine, Sparrow, seven, and
five chickens.NICOLE KIDMAN
AND KEITH URBAN
BEST KNOWN FOR
Her: Moulin Rouge
and The Hours.
Him: Country singer. His
2004 album Be Here
sold more than
3.6million copies.
FEE PER FILM
Her: Around $15m