ADELE'S SURREAL MOMENT

THE SINGER TELLS OF GOING AGAINST THE GRAIN' IN A HEARTFELT SPEECH

At the Hollywood Reporter's annual Women in Entertainment Gala held at the Beverly Hills Hilton on December 7, Adele was honoured with the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award, recognising trailblazers and philanthropists in entertainment and media. The award was presented to her by actress Helen Mirren, who gushed about the singer before handing over the accolade.

"There are so many things about Adele I so greatly admire - her passion, her soulfulness in her songs, her brilliance as a songwriter, and of course, I cannot fail to mention her incredible work ethic," said Mirren. "She's a songwriter whose creations resonate with all of us. They are both universal and yet at the same time so personal and so authentic as her words and music grant us access to her own inner life as a woman.”