U2’s Adam Clayton is said to have become close to a brand consultant, two weeks after announcing he is divorcing his wife of 11 years, Mariana Teixeira de Carvalho.
The bassist, 64, has sparked romance rumors with Lainey Sheridan-Young, 39, after they both attended a luncheon hosted by Corinthia London last Friday.
It’s reportedly the second time they’ve been seen spending time together, and Adam took Lainey as a date to the relaunch of Sushisamba restaurant just two days after announcing the end of their marriage.
“Adam and Lainey came to dinner together and were very close,” a source said. Sun.
‘They were very tactile with each other and seemed incredibly happy together.
U2’s Adam Clayton is said to have become close to screenwriter Lainey Sheridan-Young, 39, after they both attended a lunch hosted by Corinthia London last Friday.
The revelation comes after the rock star said his split from lawyer Mariana, 45, was amicable and that together they will raise their six-year-old daughter Alba (pictured together in 2014).
“His relationship with Mariana ended some time ago, long before he and Lainey became close.”
MailOnline has contacted Adam’s representatives for comment.
Last Friday, Adam and Lainey, a mother of two and screenwriter, posed for a photo together while enjoying a drink during lunch.
The event was held to celebrate casting directors following the recently announced inclusion of a Best Casting category at the Oscars.
The departure comes after the rock star announced his separation from his lawyer wife Mariana, 45, which he said was amicable. and that they will be parents together of their six-year-old daughter Alba.
The news was confirmed by a representative for the couple, who shared a statement to the World Sunday which read: ‘After more than 10 years of marriage, musician Adam Clayton and lawyer Mariana Teixeira de Carvalho have amicably divorced.
“They will both continue to be fully involved in their daughter’s care and ask that the family’s privacy be respected.”
Adam and Mariana married in an intimate ceremony at a Dublin registry office in 2013.
The couple then held a second ceremony days later on the French Riviera at the 14th-century castle in Mandelieu-la-Napoule, with Adam’s bandmates Bono and The Edge in attendance.
Adam and Mariana married in an intimate ceremony at a registry office in Dublin in 2013 (pictured), and held a second ceremony days later on the French Riviera.
The couple then held a second ceremony days later on the French Riviera, with Adam’s bandmates Bono and The Edge (U2 pictured in 2022) in attendance.
At the time it was reported that Adam would be swapping Dublin for London, where Mariana worked as associate director of art gallery Hauser & Wirth, after a career as a human rights lawyer.
They then welcomed their daughter Alba in July 2017 and took out a personal ad in the Irish Times newspaper to share their happy news with the world.
The notice simply said: “Adam and Mariana Clayton are delighted to announce the birth of their beautiful baby girl Alba.”
Adam welcomed his first child, a boy, with an unnamed French woman in 2010, making him the latest U2 member to become a father.
He previously had a high-profile romance with supermodel Naomi Campbell, and even got briefly engaged in 1994, before breaking up later that year.
Adam previously had a high-profile romance with supermodel Naomi Campbell, even briefly getting engaged in 1994, before splitting that same year (pictured in 1993).
Adam also popped the question to Susie Smith, Paul McGuinness’s former assistant, in 2006, but the couple split in February the following year.
Referring to his singleness during an interview with q magazine in 2001, he said, “I think one of the best things about bands is that they allow you to be irresponsible for longer, whether or not it’s a really healthy position.”
“I guess I’ve been lucky because I was fucking around until I was 30 and now I can have a more balanced perspective.” “I think that not having a family or children, I know what I need.”
Adam and Mariana dated for about four years before getting married, and Adam popped the question during the Rio de Janeiro Carnival in Brazil in 2012.
She spoke about the start of their romance in June 2017, after receiving the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award for his support of the MusiCares MAP Fund, which provides musicians with access to recovery treatments.
In his speech Adam recalled: “I was in Brazil and I met a lawyer who was smart and beautiful. We started dating.
‘I married Mariana soberly. I didn’t think that would happen. She’s never seen me drinking, but she does know I’m crazy.
“Thank you, Mariana, for the wonderful life we have together and for making each day more meaningful.”