Inside Adele and Harry Styles' friendship: From how they met to their holiday to performing at the Brit awards

The global megastars were recently pictured on the glamorous island of Anguilla with James Corden
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Tom Herbert10 January 2020

Recent show musicians Adele and Harry Styles holidaying in the Caribbean together - but how did they become good friends in the first place?

The global megastars were pictured on the glamorous island of Anguilla with James Corden and his family, as the celebrity trio took part in some winter post-Christmas sun.

But it's not the first time Adele and Styles have spent time together, with the duo's friendship reportedly going back a number of years.

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2011: The beginnings

When he was 17 years old, Harry admitted in an interview with Capital FM that he had a crush on Adele as she makes him "weak at the knees."

With One Direction in its infancy, the then-teen added that he would love to date the "incredible" 'Someone Like You' singer, which reportedly was in response to her calling him cute in another interview.

2012: Harry confirms the crush

During the 2012 Brit Awards, Harry revealed his fandom for the superstar after telling the Mirror that he would "definitely" like to kiss Adele.

When asked by the paper which stars he would like to kiss during the awards party, Harry told the tabloid: "Adele, definitely Adele."

2015: Harry turns 21

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The former One Direction singer told Radio 1's Nick Grimshaw that Adele had gifted him a present of her album 21 for his 21st birthday.

He told the radio host: "For my 21st she gave me one of her albums, 21, and said, ‘I did some pretty cool stuff when I was 21, good luck,’ I was like, ‘Geez.'"

2015: Adele performs with One Direction

While it is unclear whether Adele and Harry met in 2015, she did perform with One Direction on the final of the X Factor of that year.

2016: The pair finally (definitely) meet

The duo reportedly met while Harry was working on his 2017 single 'Sign of the Times.'

During the same interview with Grimshaw in 2017, Harry said he met her through a mutual colleague in showbiz.

He said: "I’ve spoken to her a little bit, she knows one of the guys that I wrote [his album] with a lot."

2020: Holidaying with James Corden

The duo have been pictured soaking up some winter sun in the Caribbean with James Corden and his family.

The stars were spotted messing around on a beach on Anguilla, just days after they left a massive £1545 tip after dining together at a restaurant over the New Year, with the photos all but confirming their friendship.

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