Even with her gummy smile and unbrushed hair, there’s no mistaking that the child pictured in this adorable throwback photo is Adele.
The singer proved that she’d barely changed at all since her childhood, as she posted the cheeky snap on Twitter on Thursday (29 October).
“Throwing it way back with this! Thank you for all the love, I am so blown away. X” she wrote.
The ‘Hello’ singer treated fans with the snap from her personal collection, just as it was reported that her new single was racking up one million views an HOUR on YouTube at one point, after being released last Friday.
At the time of writing, the five-minute clip boasted a mind-boggling 129 million views, 27m of which occurred on its first day of release.
It has since become the biggest debut of any YouTube video in 2015 and one of the most-watched music video debuts of all time.
The song is also on course to top the UK singles chart tomorrow (30 October), and has already become the fastest-selling single of the year, with combined sales and streams of 165,000 and counting.
The single precedes the release of her third album, ‘25’, which will be available to be buy, download and stream on 20 November.
Adele's new album '25': What we know so far
What is the new album called?(01 of04)
Open Image ModalIn the least surprising music news of the year, the singer confirmed her third album will be called ‘25’, which follows the tradition of her first two albums being named after the age Adele was when she wrote and recorded them. (credit:XL Recordings)
When is it released?(02 of04)
Open Image ModalAdele’s third album has a release date set for 20 November 2015. Just in time for Christmas. (credit:i-D)
What can we expect?(03 of04)
Open Image ModalIf ‘19’ and ‘21’ were break-up records, this is (in her words) Adele’s ‘make-up’ album. She’s in a very different place since she released the 30 million-selling ‘21’ in 2011. Four years on and she’s given birth to her son Angelo and hibernated to spend plenty of QT with him and her partner (and Angelo’s dad), Simon Konecki. So there’s been no heartbreak (as far as we know) but plenty of growing up, as Adele so beautifully put in her open letter to fans, which she shared on social media on 21 October...
Has anyone heard the entire album yet?(04 of04)
Open Image ModalWell Adele most certainly has. And a select few senior record company peeps, but that’s pretty much it. No one wants to risk what is going to be the biggest album of the next few years leaking, so security around this release is tighter than Amanda Holden’s forehead. Even Adele’s famous mates haven’t heard it, although Ed Sheeran recently claimed he knew friends who had and they were ‘really complimentary’. The same can’t be said for Damon Albarn. The Blur frontman worked on five tracks for the album at Adele’s request, none of which have reportedly made the final cut. He later described what he had heard as ‘very middle of the road’. Sour grape anyone? (credit:Drew Gurian/Invision/AP)