‘Easy on Me’ singer Adele revealed who she would like to see Idris Elba replace Daniel Craig as the next James Bond.

Adele wants Idris Elba to play the next James Bond.

The 33-year-old Grammy-winner has revealed she actually would like to see Loki actor Jonathan Major replace Daniel Craig as 007, but because he’s American, her second choice is the Luther star, who has previously been tipped to take on the iconic role as the fictional suave spy in the blockbuster franchise.

Speaking to Vogue for their 73 Questions series, the Easy On Me hitmaker said:

“I mean it’s a tough one, there have been lots of different choices and stuff. But I would like Jonathan Major to be the next Bond. But I don’t know if that’s allowed because he’s American. But I think Idris Elba.”

Idris sent fans into a frenzy back in 2018 when he tweeted a selfie with the caption ‘My name’s Elba, Idris Elba”, which sparked speculation he was being lined up for the part.

However, he quickly quashed the rumours. He wrote:

“Don’t believe the HYPE…”

Meanwhile, an expert recently claimed that Bond was originally supposed to be a woman.

Steven Jay Rubin, the author of The James Bond Movie Encyclopedia, suggested that Ian Fleming’s spy was earmarked for the Oscar-winning actress Susan Hayward in the 1950s before the late Sir Sean Connery took the part.

Rubin said: “Writer Lorenzo Semple and producer Gregory Ratoff were in the process of centering Bond as a woman. Considering it was the mid-1950s it was very controversial but Susan Hayward was a real commodity.”

The Bond historian added:

“Bond would be a natural move for her. But for whatever reason it just didn’t happen. There are a million reasons why a studio may consider something and then change their mind.”