Paloma Faith recalls being ' attacked very violently' by a former partner
Pop singer Paloma Faith has reflected on a terrifying past attack in which she 'nearly died' after a car chase at the hands of some she refers to 'as an ex'
Paloma Faith has recounted a terrifying incident where she came close to death at the hands of a former partner, leaving her emotionally scarred . The 43-year-old singer and actress was left fearing for her life after a man chased after her in a car.
After he crashed his own vehicle, the unnamed man, who she says is a former partner, allegedly smashed the window of the pop singer's car and dragged her out. The frightening incident came years before her fame but left her shaken.
The How You Leave a Man singer revealed she even got an injunction against the man following the attack - but ended up having a drink with him some time later. The star shared all on her Mad Sad Bad podcast while in conversation with comedy legend Ruby Wax.
Paloma recalled: "This guy, when I was younger, attacked me very, very, very violently, and I nearly died." Giving more details, she explained they were in cars at the time.
She said: "It was a high-speed car chase… he drove his car into the front of somebody's house, smashed my driver's side window in and pulled me out. I had a black eye and a smashed-up face."
She then explained that she took out an injunction against the man, but then saw him years later. She recalled: "Seven years later, I saw him again...
"He gets out of the car and says, 'Can I take you for a drink after work? I feel like we need to clear it up.' And I said, 'Yeah, I'd like to go.'"
The star went on to explain that she managed to get the upper hand on the man while they had their drink. She recalled: "I let him speak. I didn't say very much. I asked him some questions. His answers were kind of boring.
"And then I just said, 'I'm gonna go now.' And he said, 'Why?' I said, 'I find you quite boring.' ... I felt like I'd conquered something."
Paloma's shocking story comes just days after she opened up about being bullied at school - after EastEnders legend Natalie Cassidy claimed she had been bullied by the singer when they were at school together. The Only Love Can Hurt Like This singer told fans about her past experience during a social media exchange.
She wrote on X, back when it was called Twitter: "Yes I got bullied at school. I had braces and before that, wonky teeth."
And speaking of her school experience, Paloma previously told The Standard how her teachers helped her in her career growing up. "They were very encouraging to me. I was put in the Hackney Gazette because it was a failing school and I got all As at GCSE."
She went on to say she didn't receive any formal musical training despite her school days inspiring her creative nature. "I did it all myself," she claimed at the time. "I had no famous parents, no stage school, no BRIT School."
Natalie previously revealed: "Paloma Faith, she bullied me at school. She went to Islington Green and was in the year above me. We've spoken about it and she has said sorry about that. Gutted."
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