Adele joked about her recent weight loss and told fans "my album's not finished" as she hosted the US comedy show Saturday Night Live.

"I know I look really, really different since you last saw me," said the 32-year-old, as she took to the stage.

"But actually, because of all the Covid restrictions...I had to travel light and I could only bring half of me," she joked. "And this is the half I chose."

The star added she was "too scared" to sing and host SNL at the same time.

"I'd rather just put on some wigs, have a glass of wine or six and see what happens."

However, the star did break into song during one of the night's sketches.

A spoof of the reality show The Bachelor, it saw Adele enter the competition as a female contestant looking for a date.

"I'm here because I've had a lot of heartbreak in my life - first at 19 and then, sort of famously, at 21 and then, even more famously, at 25," she said, referencing the titles of her first three albums.

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The sketch saw her endure endless rejections in The Bachelor's dating scenarios.

On every occasion, she interrupted the filming with one of her songs - including Rolling In The Deep, Hello and Set Fire To The Rain - to the increasing annoyance of her castmates.

At the end, she walked off the set singing Someone Like You, shouting: "Catch me next week on Love Island!"