Mark Evans

Mark Evans
Information
Born	1962
Birth place	Wales
Occupations	Plumber
Relationship to Adele	Father

Mark Evans is the father of Adele. After Evans left Adele's mother when Adele was only three, their relationship became estranged, triggered by the alcoholism he resorted to following his father's death. Evans currently lives in Cardiff, Wales, where he works as a plumber.

In 2013, Mark revealed that he was battling bowel cancer (the same cancer that caused his father to die) and feared that he would die before he was able to rekindle his relationship with Adele and get to meet his grandson. However, he claimed that they rekindled their relationship during the making of Adele's third studio album, 25.

Biography

Early life

Mark was born to John and Rose Evans in Wales in 1962. He and his younger brother Richard grew up in Penarth.

In Mark's youth, he was a choirboy, eventually leading to his interest in a career in drama; however, he ultimately attended a technical college in Llandaff, where he was formally trained as a plumber before joining his father's plumbing business.

Fatherhood

By 1987, Evans had moved to London, where he worked as a window cleaner. That summer, he met Penny Adkins, Adele's mother, at a pub. Mark recalled it as "love at first sight." Penny, at the time an art student, fell in love with Evans. Shortly after the two moved in together, she became pregnant. Penny gave birth to their daughter, Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, on May 5, 1988. Shortly after Adele's birth, Mark asked Penny to marry him, although she refused, believing they were too young.

Despite Penny's refusal to marry him, the two remained together. Evans recalls lying on the sofa with Adele at night, listening to artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Bob Dylan, and Nina Simone. He claims that this prompted him to name her "Blue," because she reminded him of the music he loved—the blues. By the time Adele was about 9 months old, Mark and Penny had split up, but remained on good terms, with Adele and Penny frequently travelling to visit Mark and his family.

eSTRANGEMENT

By the time Adele was three, Mark had left Penny and moved back to Wales. After the split, he continued to see Adele and maintained his relationship with her until she was 11, when Mark's father, John, died from bowel cancer. His father's death, partnered with his split from his long-term girlfriend and the death of his best friend, drove him to alcoholism, causing a rift in their relationship as Adele entered her teen years. In 1995, Mark again became a father to Adele's half-brother, Cameron.

By the time 19, Adele's debut studio album, was released, Mark had taken control of his drinking problem and attempted to turn his life around. He claimed that he was trying to rekindle his relationship with Adele, and that they had even shared a drink a few nights before she had left to go on her Adele Live tour in support of her sophomore album, 21, although Adele denied his statements. Shortly after Mark's story was released, another one was published and caused controversy because paparazzi had reportedly ambushed Adele's grandmother for information, prompting Adele to begin drinking again. Adele went on to remark that if she ever saw her father again she would "spit in his face."

In 2013, Mark revealed he was battling bowel cancer and that he feared he would never meet his grandson, Angelo. The making of 25 was believed to be a turning point in their relationship. During the production they reportedly patched up, and Mark called the feud a "misunderstanding." Despite these claims, Adele has yet to acknowledge that she ever rekindled her relationship with her father.