Adele says she won't reach EGOT status because she 'hates' musicals too much to win a Tony: 'I just don't need to hear everything in song all the time'
- Adele said on "The Late Late Show with James Corden" that she hates musicals.
- The "Skyfall" star told Corden that she doesn't think she will reach EGOT status as a result.
Adele said that she isn't keen to reach EGOT status because she hates musicals.
Last year, Adele won her first Emmy award for the broadcast of her "Adele: One Night Only" special. This means the "Easy on Me" singer is only a Tony award away from becoming an EGOT winner, a title for people who have won Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards in their lifetime.
During her appearance on the final "Carpool Karaoke" on "The Late Late Show with James Corden," Adele was asked whether she has any plans to try and win a Tony to achieve EGOT status.
"I really don't think that that is ever gonna happen," the "Skyfall" singer said. "I would never write a musical or anything like that because I fucking hate musicals. I fucking hate musicals. I don't think I've ever said how much I fucking hate musicals."
While Broadway musicals are not the only method to win a Tony award, it is often the easiest route for a musical artist such as Adele.
Corden then clarified that Adele does "respect" the art form of musicals.
The "Hello" singer added: "Absolutely. I just don't need to hear everything in fucking song all the time. I also think the EGO suits me better."
Adele is not the first celebrity to tell Corden, who has performed in multiple musicals, that they do not like the genre.
In 2021, "The Big Bang Theory" star Mayim Bialik said on the show that musicals are not a "thing" because she finds it "ridiculous" that the genre switches between acting and singing.
"If you want to sing, just sing. Go in a car with James Corden. Cut an album, like an LP, that's music," Bialik said, laughing. "If you want to act and have a thing, you do the play. I don't want them together. Just got to keep it separated."
Earlier this year, Viola Davis became the 18th person to achieve EGOT status after winning a Grammy for narrating the audiobook for her memoir, "Finding Me."
Adele has so far won one Oscar award for best original song in 2013, and one Emmy award. She currently has 18 Grammy awards won over numerous years. During the most recent Grammy Awards, the singer picked up best pop solo performance for her song "Easy On Me."