'Very kind!' Sarah Palin sends Adele effusive thank you note after the superstar singer credits her with U.S. success

Published: 17:09 EST, 21 November 2015 | Updated: 21:01 EST, 21 November 2015

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She claimed that Sarah Palin helped her become an overnight success in the US.

Now the one-time Vice-Presidential candidate has sent superstar singer Adele an effusive thank you note, according to People on Friday.

And, never one to miss a publicity trick, the 51-year-old tucked it into a signed copy of her new book, Sweet Freedom, which she is presently promoting.

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'Keep Setting The Rain On Fire': Sarah Palin, pictured on Good Morning America on Tuesday, thanked British pop star Adele for saying that she had kickstarted her US success on Friday

She wrote: 'Adele, You look so great! So beautiful! So … Rumor Has It you recently threw me some credit for your amazing success – very kind coming from Someone Like You! Congrats on motherhood. Keep Setting Fire To The Rain.'

Fans will no doubt recognise all the references to the Brit's various hits in the gushing letter.

The former Alaska governor posted a snap of the book and her letter on her Facebook page, saying: 'Dashed off a quick response to Adele's recent comments while rushing through the airport in Charlotte, NC on the way to another ‪#‎sweetfreedom‬ book signing.'

Generous praise: The 27-year-old, pictured in New York on Friday, revealed that Sarah's decision to appear on Saturday Night Live with her in 2008 sent viewership skyrocketing - and bumped up sales of her first album, 19

Adele revealed how the politician helped boost her career in her Adele At The BBC television special, hosted by Graham Norton for BBC One, which aired on Friday after taping November 2.

The 27-year-old Brit harked back to 2008, saying: 'The week I was doing Saturday Night Live, it was meant to be a normal week but the week after, Sarah Palin was supposed to do it.'

Sarah was running as Vice President in the election at the time and was a huge ratings pull.

Adele continued: 'Because something came up in the campaign, she came and did the week I was doing it with Josh Brolin.

On the promo trail: The 51-year-old sent Adele a gushing thank you note inside a copy of her new book, Sweet Freedom, and posted a snap on Facebook to prove it

'It was one of the most watched SNLs ever, and then it was two weeks before the Grammy ballot, which is when people decide what songs they want to maybe nominate, so, like, literally the stars aligned for me.'

After SNL, Adele's album 19 shot to No. 1 on iTunes, she was nominated for four Grammys and won two. 'All thanks to Sarah Palin,' Adele said.

The BBC has sold the special around the world, renaming it Adele — Live In London for international audiences, but there's no news of when it will air in the US.

Meanwhile, the Rolling In The Deep singer will be back on the iconic comedy sketch show on Saturday evening, this time with Matthew McConaughey.

Here's how it went down: The Rolling In The Deep singer made her admission during her Adele At The BBC TV special, pictured, which aired on BBC One on Friday after taping November 2