“You really did change my life.”
Adele credited McDonald for sparking her interest in literature, which is present today through her songwriting.
“She really made us care, and we knew that she cared about us.”
Adele said McDonald also taught street dance, although she was too scared to participate in it.
“I’m so proud of you,” McDonald told Adele.
“Thank you for remembering me.”
“You really did change my life,” Adele replied, marveling that McDonald looked exactly the same.
Then she turned to the crowd in search of her mother, calling, “Mum!
Mum, can you believe it?”
McDonald said she left teaching to care for her two children, who were also in the audience.
Adele asked for her former teacher’s phone number so they could stay in touch.
An Evening with Adeleaired on ITV in the U.K.
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