Emeli Sande dreams of starting a family.
The 29-year-old singer – who has been single after she divorced her teenage sweetheart Adam Gouraguine after just one year of marriage in 2014 – has opened up about her desire to have children and readily admits she’s on the lookout for the "right person".
Speaking at the 2017 BRIT Awards at The O2 in London on Wednesday night (22.02.17), Emeli was asked what her next big challenge is to which she replied: "I’d like to have children – with the right person. I’m a bit shy, so we’ll see what happens. I’m definitely getting back out there. Let’s put it that way."
Emeli scooped the British Female Solo Artist prize on the night and she took her sister Lucy Sande up on stage with her so they could revel in the moment together.
The ‘Breathing Underwater’ hitmaker – whose mother and father were also on her table at the BRITs – believes her younger sister will become a parent first.
She told the Metro newspaper: "My mum and dad never put pressure on, they’re very chilled, but I think they would like grandchildren. I feel like my sister might start a family before me. She is younger than me, but she’s a lot more mature."
Emeli turns 30 next month and rather than recoil at the thought of reaching her fourth decade she is looking forward to reaching the milestone because it should signal a more "stable" time in her life.
She said: "It sounds a bit weird but I’ve always looked forward to being 30. That is your stable age and you’ve worked out a lot and hopefully you’re on the right career path. I feel good now, I feel really like I know myself."
Emeli Sande: I want to have children
