Adele's Fiancé Joined TikTok

I have a theory as to why.

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I was minding my business doom scrolling when a video of Adele’s fiancé and superstar sports agent, Rich Paul, walking into a 7-Eleven on 7-Eleven Day to get a slushie appeared on my FYP.

@richpaulStill celebrating 7/11 on 7/12 #firsttiktok

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I had so many questions.

Does Paul have a brand deal with 7-Eleven? There wasn’t a required FTC #ad copy in the caption, so that didn’t seem logical.

Was he just a big fan of…7-Eleven??? Like their slushies are good and I love a sweet treat, but are they good enough to be the main feature of your very first TikTok???? Hrmmm…I’m not so sure about that.

Or is Paul soft-launching a “relatable” Internet presence for another reason entirely?

I have a theory as to what that reason may be.