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Lizzie Edmonds

Adele plans to 'build core muscles' to perform trick after Vegas residency

Adele has revealed she plans to get into serious shape when her Las Vegas residency comes to an end this summer - and take up another surprising pastime. 

The 35-year-old singer told fans at her concert this weekend that she wanted to build the muscles in her core so that she can achieve her ultimate goal - a backflip. 

Her residency is set to finish on June 15 this year.

The London-born star said: “I don't normally do New Year resolutions but I want to build my muscles in my core and my goal at the end is to learn how to do a backflip and not be in pain.

“So New Year's Eve next year, I'm going to be in such good solid shape – that's going to be such good fun – that I can do a backflip somewhere.”

The mother-of-one continued: “I've 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. So I'll start working out again to get my back completely right.”

The singer also stunned her fans by suggesting she would be taking up another pastime - hosting bingo nights at home. 

“Once my shows have finished, I want to do weekly activities with my friends in my house at home, right.

“An activity every week and I was like, ‘Oh my God! I should do bingo!’

“My grandmas and my aunties when I was younger would play bingo on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

“I used to think that maybe they had a gambling problem and it wasn't until I was older I realised it was a socialising thing more than anything.

”They go in with those big fat pens, the really satisfying ones... but I was never allowed in because obviously you have to be at least 16 because it is gambling. 

“So then I was like, ‘Oh maybe I can start actually doing it in real life', but they've closed down. Anyway I'm gonna start hosting a weekly bingo!”

It comes following reports that Adele is set to return to the UK for a series of gigs, two years after she last performed in London. 

The venue which could host the singer is the 62,000 seat Tottenham Hotspur Stadium - where Beyonce performed in 2023.

Reports suggest the singer’s residency in Vegas has rekindled her love of being on stage.

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