In 2013, Evans revealed his battle with bowel cancer and dreaded that he might not get to meet his grandson, Adele’s son Angelo. However, Evans admitted to being a “rotten father at a time when she (Adele) really needed me.”In an earlier interview, the superstar admitted she didn’t “hate him – he’s my dad.” But that perception changed over time with Adele’s growing popularity, especially when Evans sold an interview to a magazine and supplied rarely seen photos of her as a child.