British singer ‘Adele‘ announced that she is pregnant with her first child on Friday, June 29. The “Someone Like You” singer is expecting a child with her boyfriend, 36-year-old Simon Konecki, a former financier and co-founder of the U.K. bottled-water company Life Water.

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“I’m delighted to announce that Simon and I are expecting our first child together,” Adele wrote in her website titled “I’ve Got Some News”.

“I wanted you to hear the news direct from me, obviously we’re over the moon and very excited but please respect our privacy at this precious time. Yours always, Adele xx”

Adele, 24, and Konecki, met last summer in UK and have been dating since January.