Adele says she was 'a shell of a person' for months after fans' brutal backlash to her cancelling Las Vegas shows

Adele has spoken out about the 'brutal' backlash she received from fans after cancelling her run of shows in Las Vegas, as she says she became a 'shell of a person' for months.

The 34-year-old singer songwriter was set to perform a string of concerts at Caesars Palace from January to April this year, but she called them off at short notice.

Announcing the news to her devastated fans, Adele shared an emotional video on social media explaining that the show wouldn't be ready in time because of various delays due to Covid-19.

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Adele said: "We t ried absolutely everything we can to put it together in time. Half my team, half my crew are down with COVID and it’s been impossible to finish the show.

“I’m so upset and I’m really embarrassed and I’m so sorry to everyone that’s travelled again. I’m really really sorry."

Appearing on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, Adele has now said that she 'definitely felt everyone’s disappointment' following the announcement and had been 'devastated' by the unexpected series of unfortunate events, reports the Mirror.

She told host Lauren Laverne: "I was frightened about letting them down and I thought I could pull it together and make it work, and I couldn’t.

“I stand by that decision. I don’t think any other artist would have done what I did, and I think that is why it was such a massive, massive story.

“It was like, ‘I don’t care’ and things like that. You can’t buy me. You can’t buy me for nothing. I’m not going to just do a show because I have to or because people are going to be let down or because we are going to lose loads of money. I’m like, ‘The show is not good enough’."

She continued: