ADELE was furious last night after a crazed hacker stole private photos of her son, including a baby scan, and posted them online.
The singer, 27, was hacked in a major security breach that has left her in anguish after images of her newborn son swaddled in blankets were circulated on Facebook.
One of the stolen pictures is a selfie Adele took in a kitchen when she was pregnant. Another from her childhood shows her aged around five, sticking her tongue out at the bottom of a playground slide.
But it is the theft of the treasured pregnancy scan, from when the award-winning star was expecting Angelo, now three, that is most likely to trouble Adele and her family.
The image shows the results of her five-month scan, when prospective parents usually find out the child’s sex.
Another of the stolen haul shows the singer in her early 20s, lying on a bed while holding a champagne bottle and a cigarette.
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The Sun on Sunday alerted Adele’s management to the breach on Friday.
A hacker is believed to have accessed the images through her partner Simon Konecki’s email.
They were circulated on Facebook among a privately-run group of the Tottenham-born singer’s “mega-fans”.
But one of the members was so appalled by the intrusion into Adele’s privacy that he also contacted her management.
Days later, a member of her security team called him back to inspect the images and check where they were being used. Management then took down her social media accounts to stop them being compromised.
The whistle-blowing fan told The Sun on Sunday: “I was appalled and upset for Adele when I saw the pictures. They are really private and should not be passed around.
“I think it is disgusting that her so-called fans were sending them around and I thought it should be stopped. They are way too private, especially the scan and picture of her when she was pregnant.
“If Adele wanted to share these pictures I am sure she would. It would be up to her if she wants intimate pictures like this shown around.”
While Adele is famed for lyrics detailing personal heartache, the record-breaking songstress is very protective over her privacy.
The Someone Like You singer has even admitted to being frightened of her global fame.
She said that she previously bowed out of the limelight in the wake of the success of her second album 21, which was released in 2011.
Adele said: “It frightened me and got out of control. It grew limbs of its own and did marathon runs.”
The Londoner, whose full name is Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, has also spoken of how she was affected by the death of Amy Winehouse at the age in 27 in July 2011.
She wrote: “People think I hate being famous. I don’t. I’m really frightened of it. Watching Amy deteriorate is one of the reasons I’m a bit frightened. We were all very entertained by her being a mess.
“I was f***ing sad about it. That level of attention is frightening.”
Speaking about the photos hack, a source in the industry told us: “It is exactly this sort of thing that Adele does not like about fame.
“She may be emotional on stage and share her feelings with fans, but she believes there should be limits.
“She was angry and upset when her management told her about the pictures and would have told them to get on it straight away.”
It is unclear whether the security breach was reported to police. Adele’s management declined to comment. She is in the middle of an six-night stint at The O2 Arena in Greenwich, South East London, as part of a 107-show world tour.
The star, who lives with charity boss Simon, 41, in a £6million mews home in West London, stunned fans at Friday’s gig by revealing she is headlining Glastonbury this summer.
Rap over star’s £30 gig prog
ANGRY fans have slammed the “outrageous” cost of programmes for Adele’s world tour, reports JOHN FAHEY.
The glossy 25-page souvenirs for her sell-out gigs are priced at £20, or £30 for a hardback.
One fan reckoned: “It’s way too expensive for a music programme. Fans often want the full experience and a programme is an essential reminder of the performance.
“But £20 or £30 is really unfair as people will feel obliged to buy.
“It’s disappointing after Adele’s high profile stance on ticket touts not ripping her fans off. It feels a bit hypocritical and pretty outrageous.”
In December Adele urged fans not to cash in on her 105-date tour by reselling tickets.
And during her recent six-night stint at London’s 02 she offered to refund anyone who paid a fortune for tickets.
Adele said: “You’ve got all those terrible people selling tickets for £25,000 a pair. I hope no one paid that much. If you did I’ll pay you back.”
Rollin’ in the Jeep
ADELE’S boyfriend prepares for a chilled life on the road by checking coolant levels on his Range Rover.
Simon Konecki was seen in Brighton without a wedding band despite rumours he and Adele had secretly married.
— ADELE has said she wants to rekindle her friendship with DJ Nick Grimshaw after the pair “lost touch”. She said about Nick at an earlier gig in Manchester: “I really do miss him. I would love for him to come round to mine for a takeaway.”
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