In the hilarious birthday tribute sharing her favourite moments with the Simple Life star, the British singer, 32, was left terrified after Nicole snuck up on her.
A series of never-before-seen snaps shared alongside the clip celebrating Nicole’s 39th birthday also show off the singer’s remarkable weight loss after she shed seven stone.
She is shown looking slim in a string of pictures as they pose together – and with a giraffe.
Adele wrote alongside her post: “Happy belated birthday to my daily dose of grace @nicolerichie I admire you and love you so much.
“You are the epitome of self preservation, self love and absolute savagery! You are so so cherished by so many angel girl!
“Keep making us laugh babes, we adore you to the moon and back ♥️.”
She added: “I’m actually furious that now she knows that ⚰️⚰️⚰️.”
Nicole replied to the gushing tribute with the blunt phrase: “For f**ks sake” referring to Adele’s reaction to being terrified in the kitchen.
It is the first time the singer has posted on social media since a storm over cultural appropriation was sparked by her wearing a Jamaican flag bikini with her hair in Bandu knots in a post.
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The Tottenham-born singer shared the picture with fans after the Notting Hill Carnival was cancelled because of coronavirus restrictions.
She received a barrage of criticism – but was supported by stars including This Morning’s Holly Willoughby, supermodel Naomi Campbell and actress Zoe Saldana.
The Sun Online revealed last week that Adele had been spotted out on the town with grime music star Skepta, fuelling rumours of a romance.
We exclusively revealed the pair enjoyed a string of dates last year following the Hello singer’s split from her husband Simon Konecki.
Adele pays tribute to Notting Hill Carnival in a snap on Instagram