(CNN)Adele is known for moving fans to tears with her music, but the Grammy award-winning vocalist shed immoderate of her ain aft a astonishment reunion with a erstwhile precocious schoolhouse teacher.
The affectional infinitesimal happened during the British powerhouse's ITV performance special, "An Audience with Adele," which aired successful the UK connected Sunday night.
During the pre-recorded concert, the popular superstar took a question from Hollywood histrion Emma Thompson, who asked whether determination was anyone successful her past who had supported her, inspired her oregon protected her from life's trials and tribulations.
In response, Adele opened up astir the interaction Ms. McDonald, her English teacher astatine Chestnut Grove Academy, had had connected her.
The London-born vocalist shared: "I had a teacher astatine (south London precocious school) Chestnut Grove, who taught maine English. That was Miss McDonald... She got maine truly into English literature. Like, I've ever been obsessed with English and evidently present I constitute lyrics."
"She was truthful bloody cool. So engaging," Adele added, recalling that McDonald often wore sequins and golden bracelets. "She truly made america care, and we knew that she cared astir us."
Thompson past revealed that McDonald, whom Adele hadn't seen successful 20 years, was successful the audience. It was clip for the singer, who is utilized to astonishing fans astatine her concerts, to beryllium near stunned.
In the clip shared connected ITV's Twitter relationship from the highly anticipated televised UK performance special, Adele embraced her erstwhile mentor aft she was brought connected stage.
"I'm truthful arrogant of you," McDonald said arsenic Adele cried tears of joy.
During their exchange, the "Easy On Me" hitmaker told McDonald: "You truly did alteration my life."
"Now, I've got to get my full look re-done," the 33-year-old prima joked portion wiping distant tears. She past called connected big Alan Carr to measurement successful and entertain the assemblage with a opus portion she stepped distant to regain her composure
After the peculiar aired, Adele took to Twitter to stock her excitement astatine the reunion.
"Home Sweet Home. I've ever dreamt of doing An Audience With..." she wrote alongside a bid of pictures from the TV special, adding: "There was truthful overmuch emotion successful the country for each other, it felt similar specified a gig! Everyone was raucous and bang up for it! And my teacher Ms McDonald was there, it was conscionable heaven."
"An Audience With Adele" was filmed astatine the London Palladium earlier this period successful beforehand of a star-studded assemblage which included the likes of Samuel L. Jackson, Jodie Comer and Idris Elba. The broadcast comes a week down a akin US TV special, "Adele One Night Only," which included an affectional interrogation with Oprah Winfrey.
She is presently promoting her caller album, "30," which is her 4th workplace medium and the archetypal to beryllium released since 2015.
The project, which focuses connected Adele's healing process pursuing her divorcement from Simon Konecki, has garnered wide acclaim from euphony critics.
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