“I am a shy person,” admits this triple Brit Award-winning chart-topper who managed to wed her long-term boyfriend, marine biologist Adam Gouraguine, away from the paparazzi glare in September 2012, and who maintains a private life that is very much that.
This discomfort in the spotlight was one of the reasons she declined the offer to take Jessie J’s place on the judging panel for The Voice UK (Kylie Minogue took the slot).
Emeli allowed Kylie one last chance to save her courier. A true stan.