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Sarah Michelle Gellar Says She Was Too Shy To Ask Adele for a Preschool Playdate

The talk-show anecdote shows how fame can make routine parenting feel fraught.

Overview

  • Gellar recounted on The Kelly Clarkson Show that she hesitated to approach Adele about a playdate for their young sons.
  • Her son Rocky wanted to play with Adele’s son Angelo in preschool, yet the parents felt too nervous to reach out.
  • Gellar said she even urged Reese Witherspoon to make the ask because she was the most famous among them, but Witherspoon also held back.
  • The playdate never happened because Adele later moved away, which Gellar said still annoys her.
  • Gellar emphasized that Adele was very kind, and outlets including Der Spiegel and Süddeutsche Zeitung relayed the single-source anecdote without independent confirmation.