Editing Seal (musician) (section)

==Personal life==
The prominent scarring on Seal's face is the result of a type of [[lupus]] called [[discoid lupus erythematosus]], which affects the skin and leaves large scars.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB423D0775E4792&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716141446/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB423D0775E4792&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 July 2012|title=Seal's new album is soul pop without the soul|last=O'Reilly|first=Finbarr|date=19 November 1998|work=[[NewsBank]]|page=43|access-date=12 March 2011|location=Chicago, Illinois, USA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ujsDAAAAMBAJ&q=seal+lupus&pg=PA36 |title=Celebrities Who Have Overcome Obstacles, Jet |publisher=Johnson Publishing Company|date=10 June 1996 |access-date=26 April 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/magazines/allwoman/129291_Beyond-beauty|title=Beyond beauty|last=Hussey-Whyte|first=Donna|date=12 November 2007|work=[[The Jamaica Observer]]|access-date=12 March 2011|location=Kingston, Jamaica|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628184215/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/magazines/allwoman/129291_Beyond-beauty|archive-date=28 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=What I see in the mirror: Seal |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/nov/11/seal-what-see-in-mirror |website=The Guardian|location=London|date=11 November 2011 }}</ref>

Seal's brother, Jeymes Samuel, better known as [[the Bullitts]], is also a singer-songwriter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2013/01/jay-z-the-great-gatsby-score-soundtrack/ |title=Jay-Z and Seal's Brother Score 'The Great Gatsby' |work=Spin|date=2 January 2013 |access-date=15 January 2016}}</ref>

Seal first began dating German model [[Heidi Klum]] in February 2004,<ref>{{Cite news| url= https://people.com/celebrity/heidi-klum-seal-and-i-have-not-married/|work=People|title=Heidi Klum: Seal and I Have Not Married| date=25 March 2005}}</ref> shortly after she announced her pregnancy and the end of her relationship with Italian [[Formula One]] team manager [[Flavio Briatore]]. Seal proposed to Klum on 23 December 2004 in a [[quinzee]]<ref>{{Cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11552972 |publisher=BBC News | title=Five Minutes With: Seal | date=16 October 2010}}</ref> he had built on a glacier in [[Whistler, British Columbia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/heidi-klum-and-seal-engaged-to-wed/|title=Heidi Klum and Seal Engaged to Wed|date=4 January 2005|author=Stephen M. Silverman|author-link=Stephen M. Silverman|first2=KC|last2=Baker|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126125118/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,26334,1013954,00.html|archive-date=26 January 2012|access-date=26 October 2012}}</ref> On 10 May 2005, the couple married on a beach in Mexico near Seal's home on [[Costa Careyes, Jalisco|Costa Careyes]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://people.com/celebrity/heidi-klum-and-seal-marry-in-mexico/ |title=Heidi Klum and Seal Marry in Mexico|website=People|date=10 May 2005|access-date=26 October 2019}}</ref> Every year during their marriage, Seal and Klum renewed their vows on their anniversary with close friends and family. About these renewals, Seal said in 2010, "Each year, Heidi and I get remarried. It's a great party, but for about an hour, we go off on our own down to a private beach. We sit there with the kids and read vows to each other as the sun sets. It's a very special moment to us."<ref>{{cite web|last=Wihlborg |first=Ulrica |url= https://people.com/celebrity/heidi-klum-and-seal-renew-their-wedding-vows/|title=Heidi Klum and Seal Renew Their Wedding Vows |work=People|date=8 May 2010 |access-date=26 October 2019}}</ref> In November 2009, Klum officially adopted Seal's surname and became legally known as Heidi Samuel.<ref name="People_Samuel">{{cite web|url= https://people.com/celebrity/heidi-klum-officially-takes-seals-last-name/|first=Ken|last=Lee|title=Heidi Klum Officially Takes Seal's Last Name|access-date=26 October 2019|date=20 November 2009|work=People|quote=A rep for Klum did not comment when asked if [she] intends to be known professionally as Heidi Samuel from now on.}}</ref>

On 11 June 2009, Seal, on tour with his new album ''Soul'', revealed, "It is nice to be in newspapers and magazines for something other than my marriage". He said his marriage to Klum may take away the attention, but does not detract from what he loves doing: making music.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://player.video.news.com.au/news/#pa6p_MA97H8G2v_Fqn9VRCG6Itc95SEa |title=Seal on his comeback |date=11 June 2009 |publisher=News.com.au |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090616034534/http://player.video.news.com.au/news/#pa6p_MA97H8G2v_Fqn9VRCG6Itc95SEa |archive-date=16 June 2009}}</ref> In February 2011, Klum praised Seal for his good parenting skills, saying, "When I first met Seal he had a kindness and compassion that was so sincere I knew he'd be a good father... He has infinite amounts of love and patience for our kids... He puts me and the children first".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/news/a303464/klum-praises-seals-parenting-skills.html |title=Showbiz – News – Klum praises Seal's parenting skills |website=Digital Spy |date=12 February 2011 |access-date=26 April 2011}}</ref> Klum also remarked how lucky she was to have a husband like Seal.<ref name="Wednesday, 29 September 2010, 13:00 BST"/>

Klum gave birth to Briatore's daughter in May 2004 in New York City<ref>{{cite web|author1=KC Baker |author2=Stephen M. Silverman |author2-link=Stephen M. Silverman |name-list-style=amp |url=https://people.com/celebrity/klum-dixie-chick-welcome-3-baby-girls/ |title=Klum, Dixie Chick Welcome 3 Baby Girls |work=People|date=5 May 2004 |access-date=26 April 2011}}</ref> with Seal at her side. According to Klum, Briatore is not involved in fathering duties and she has stated emphatically that Seal is Leni's father.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/celebwatch/2007-12-09-heidi-klum_N.htm|title=Celeb Watch: Heidi Klum relishes her model family life|access-date=4 December 2007|author=William Keck|date=3 December 2007|newspaper=[[USA Today]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/people/heidi-klum-gives-birth/2005/09/13/1126377313883.html|title=Heidi Klum gives birth|date=14 September 2005|agency=Deutsche Presse-Agentur}}</ref> Seal is her only father figure and he has praised Briatore for keeping his distance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/seal-on-being-a/|title=Seal on being a father and Heidi not being pregnant, for once!|website=People|date=4 November 2007|access-date=26 October 2019}}</ref> In late 2009, Seal officially adopted Klum's daughter and her last name was changed to Samuel.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/seal-opens-up-about-decision-to-adopt-leni/|title=Seal Opens Up About Decision to Adopt Leni |work=People|access-date=26 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100308131506/http://celebrity-babies.com/2009/12/14/seal-opens-up-about-decision-to-adopt-leni/ |archive-date=8 March 2010 }}</ref> The couple have three other children: two sons Henry Günther Ademola Dashtu Samuel (born September 2005) and Johan Riley Fyodor Taiwo Samuel (born November 2006); and a daughter named Lou born in October 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/klum-names-son-after-her-dad-and-seal/|title=Klum Names Son After Her Dad and Seal|date=14 September 2005|access-date=26 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/heidi-klum-and-seal-have-a-boy/amp/|title=Heidi Klum and Seal Have a Boy|access-date=26 October 2019|author=Stephen M. Silverman|author-link=Stephen M. Silverman|date=23 November 2006|website=People|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070829113205/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,26334,1542119,00.html|archive-date=29 August 2007}}</ref><ref name="lou">{{cite news|url=https://people.com/parents/heidi-klum-and-seal-welcome-daughter-lou/ |title=Heidi Klum and Seal Welcome Daughter Lou Sulola|work=People|access-date=12 October 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091015093121/http://celebrity-babies.com/2009/10/12/heidi-klum-and-seal-welcome-daughter-lou/ |archive-date=15 October 2009 }}</ref>

On 22 January 2012, Seal and Klum announced that they were separating after nearly seven years of marriage.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/celebrity/seal-and-heidi-klum-confirm-separation/|title=Seal and Heidi Klum Confirm Separation|last=Bartolomeo|first=Joel|date=22 January 2012|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=26 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/23/showbiz/seal-klum-split/index.html|title=Supermodel Heidi Klum, pop star Seal separate|date=23 January 2012|publisher=[[CNN]]|access-date=23 January 2012}}</ref> Klum filed for divorce from Seal on 6 April 2012.<ref name="divorce filed">{{cite web |title=Heidi Klum Files for Divorce from Seal |url=http://people.com/celebrity/heidi-klum-seal-divorce-filed/ |website=People|access-date=11 January 2018}}</ref> Their divorce was finalised on 14 October 2014.<ref name="divorce final">{{cite web |title=Heidi Klum, Seal's Divorce Is Finalized Two Years After Split|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/heidi-klum-seal-divorce-finalized-two-years-split-20141510 |website=Us Weekly |date=15 October 2014 |access-date=11 January 2018}}</ref>

Since 2021, he has been in a relationship with his former personal assistant Laura Strayer.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3298212/meet-seals-partner-laura-strayer-who-used-be-his-assistant-kiss-rose-singer-who-just-appeared-taika |title=Meet Seal's partner Laura Strayer, who used to be his assistant: the 'Kiss From a Rose' singer – who just appeared in Taika Waititi's Mountain Dew Super Bowl ad – has been dating her since 2021 |work=South China Morning Post |last=Bradley |first=Faye |date=11 February 2025 |access-date=17 February 2025}}</ref>

===Charity work===
In April 1992, Seal performed with the surviving members of [[Queen (band)|Queen]] at [[The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert]] held at London's [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]] five months after [[Death of Freddie Mercury|Mercury's death]].<ref name="Concert">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatequeen.co.uk/videos/fmtributedvd.htm#who |title=Queen 'The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert' video and song lyrics |website=Ultimatequeen.co.uk |access-date=15 January 2016}}</ref> Seal sang the 1986 Queen hit "[[Who Wants to Live Forever]]" and joined the rest of the acts for the all-star finale singing "[[We Are the Champions]]".<ref name="Concert"/> Thomas Curtis-Horsfall of [[Smooth Radio (2014)|Smooth Radio]] stated Seal's performance of "Who Wants to Live Forever" was "one of the standout moments" from the concert, adding "his spine-tingling rendition of the Queen classic had everyone in the arena close to tears."<ref>{{cite news |title=Watch Seal's powerful tribute to Freddie Mercury from 1992 with 'Who Wants To Live Forever' |url=https://www.smoothradio.com/artists/freddie-mercury/seal-queen-cover-tribute-live-forever-video/ |access-date=27 November 2022 |publisher=[[Smooth Radio (2014)|Smooth Radio]]}}</ref>

On 10 March 2012, Seal shared the stage with [[Kanye West]], [[Soul Rebels Brass Band]] and [[Snoop Dogg]] at [[Brad Pitt]]'s Night to [[Make It Right Foundation New Orleans]] after-party, hosted by comedian [[Aziz Ansari]].<ref name="Night To Make It Right Charity">{{cite web|last=To Make It Right|first=Night|title=Night To Make It Right After Party|url=http://www.nighttomakeitright.com/after-party/|access-date=7 April 2012}}</ref> The charity event, hosted by [[Ellen DeGeneres]], raised money to build homes for victims of [[Hurricane Katrina]].