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Adele doing "awful" vocal exercises to recover from recurring throat problems

Adele has revealed that she's undergoing restorative therapy to get her voice back on track following ongoing problems with her throat. 

The 'Set Fire To The Rain' superstar told Britain's The Sun newspaper that she is seeing a vocal coach, who "looks like a Brazilian Shirley Bassey", to help recover and strengthen her incredible talent:

"My vocal therapist is amazing, but she's given me all of these new exercises. I have to sing my songs through a straw to get my diaphragm going. I have to do all of these facial movements to get my face going and it makes me look butt ugly because my whole face vibrates."

"But the worst thing is that I've got this massive thing that looks like a sex toy and I've got to stick it into a bottle of water and blow. It's awful. And I have to sing things like Happy Birthday and the Grand Old Duke Of York. It's so embarrassing."

The songstress was forced to cancel her entire U.S. tour earlier this month, but is on her way to a full recovery with the continued treatments and sessions with her coach. 

Watch her amazing performance of Cheryl Cole's 'Promise This' here: