Sarah Paulson responds to fans comparing her to Adele: ‘What I wish they were comparing was my talent to her talent’

‘She’s a beauty! I’ll take it,’ says actor

Sarah Paulson has responded to fans saying she looks just like Adele, explaining that she wishes the comparisons were about the singer’s talent rather than her appearance.

Speaking to EW Live on SiriusXM this week, the American Horror Story actor recalled how she first became aware of the comments when she noticed that her name was trending on Twitter.

“I was like, ‘what? Did I die? What happened?’” Paulson teased before explaining that the comparisons have “been going on for a while”.

“I was scrolling through and then I was like, Oh. It’s the Adele thing again,” she said.

While the 45-year-old actor said she was flattered by the comparisons, she explained that she wished people were comparing their talent rather than their appearance.

“What I wish they were comparing was my talent to her talent, and saying that mine was as great as her,” Paulson said light-heartedly.

Sarah Paulson And Adele
‘They Look Alike’@Juicytalkradio pic.twitter.com/iEUZ3IHqfG

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Paulson continued: “But I’ll take looking like her. She’s a beauty. I’ll take it.

The comparisons between Paulson and Adele came about again after the singer shared a rare post on Instagram of herself celebrating her 32nd birthday.

The singer’s post quickly garnered millions of likes (it currently has 11m) and thousands of comments.

I posted this on Jan. 6. Great minds??? pic.twitter.com/aWUPn6Vjn4

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