Adele has been left 'partially deaf' after coming into contact with rare water bacteria

While on stage Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Adele 36, revealed she contracted an ear infection which she described as 'the most painful thing' that's ever happened to her

Adele has been left "partially deaf" after coming into contact with a "rare water bacteria" that is "very hard to treat".

The 36-year-old singer revealed she experienced pain "worse than childbirth" during her residency in Munich in August. The mum-of-one opened up on her health battle while on stage at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas as she said: "I have an ear infection, which is pretty grim.

"I've never had one before. It's the most painful thing that's ever, ever happened to me. It was worse than childbirth. It's a rare water bacteria. It's very hard to treat. I was on the wrong antibiotics for a few days and they managed to give me one that started to work."

As reported by The Sun, Adele added: "I wanted to chop my ear off a few times. I'm no longer in pain, which is great but I'm a bit deaf in my left ear."

It comes after the Easy On Me singer revealed she hopes to become an "emergency foster cat mum" once her 100 date residency comes to an end next month. The hitmaker, who is engaged to sports agent Rich Paul, 43, told how she is even building a cattery at their home – not that Rich knows about it yet.

"I'm absolutely going to become an emergency foster cat mum once I move into my new house," she told her adoring fans on stage this week. "I've created a room that my fiancé doesn’t even know exists and I'm going to have loads of crates built into the wall with all the supplies. He'll never know about it… but now he might because I've said it on stage. I would happily do it full-time."

Adele, who is mum to son Angelo, 12, has already taken in a few rescue cats – including one named Fella Hadid inspired by model Bella. The Hello singer has previously told how she will be taking an "incredibly long" break once her Vegas shows end. Her residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace began in November 2022. In Munich over the summer, the singer said: "I just need a rest. I have spent the last seven years building a new life for myself and I want to live it now."

Musing about other plans for her time off, she said on stage on Friday: "I'm definitely going to do a culinary course. I'm actually a very good cook I'm just not very good with my presentation. I don't want to learn a language. All I talk to is my dogs and my animals anyway." One fan asked whether she'd get working on her wedding to Rich, to which Adele replied: "Honey, I'm building a house. I can't multitask at that level. I don't know when we're getting married - none of your f****** business."

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