British singer Adele at the BRIT Awards in London on 8 February 2022. Photo by Niklas HALLE'N / AFP
An Adele fan has told how he bagged VIP seats at her concert – by letting the singer borrow his £8 pride flag to take on stage.
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Primary school teacher Dean Barber was left shocked when he was asked if Adele could borrow the flag on stage to use as part of her performance.
In return for the favour, Adele invited Dean and his pal to go and enjoy the concert from the comfort of the VIP area – the best view in the house.
Dean has hailed her a a “true LGBT ally” for her support of the community at the sold-out venue with a capacity of 65,000.
Dean, from Hornchurch, Essex, said: “When we were asked if Adele could borrow a flag for the stage, we couldn’t believe it.
“We gave her the spare and were escorted to VIP – I kept thinking ‘is this real?’. I couldn’t believe it.
“After a couple of songs, she called to ask for Jack and Dean – my friend and I – and pulled us right to the front.
“When she called us over she said ‘I needed the flag, you’ll find out why later’ – and later on she came out wearing the flag.
“It was just so mindblowing and crazy – I’m still processing it because you don’t ever expect that to happen.
“To have someone on that level be so outwardly an ally is huge.”
Dean picked up two flags from Holborn station for £8 each shortly before arriving at the concert, as it was also London Pride that weekend.
He said moments after arriving, he and pal Jack were whisked aside by someone from Adele’s team, asking to borrow one of their flags for Adele to use during her performance.
During the performance, she had the rainbow flag draped over her shoulders before later waving it around in support of the LGBT community.
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