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Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Paloma Faith 'bullied at school' as Natalie Cassidy says star 'tormented her'
A claim by Paloma Faith saying she was bullied at school has resurfaced after she was accused of bullying EastEnders actress Natalie Cassidy at Islington Green School Paloma Faith has said she too was bullied at school as EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy claimed the musician picked on her. The pair both attended Islington Green School, with the songstress a year above the actress. Recently, Natalie claimed Paloma had tormented her at school, but revealed she is now gutted about the interaction. The soap star recently spoke on her podcast Life With Nat about growing up with Paloma. She claimed: "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." Now, a previous post on Twitter /X by Paloma has resurfaced, which shows the Only Love Can Hurt Like This singer saying she too was targeted at the London school. The upload from 2012 read: "Yes I got bullied at school. I had braces and before that, wonky teeth." 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." Now, Paloma admits that despite her huge success, she has no fears of being cancelled. In March, she explained that she believes her upbringing has placed her 'on the right side of ethics and morals' and that she can navigate 'cancel culture' with ease. The star believes her frank views and wild tales won't land her in trouble. She explained to The Sun in March how she avoids scandal, declaring: "I'm not worried about being cancelled at all. "I am pretty cocky about my morals and my ethics. I feel like my politics and everything I've done is OK. "I was raised by a socialist in a multicultural environment, with gay, straight, trans, drag queens, everyone, all around me." She continued: "Most people getting called out are straight white men, isn't it? They deserve it. "You can't just go around grabbing people's bums and dropping drugs in women's drinks or f***ing shouting homophobic abuse at people and then not expect it to come back on you."
Metro
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
Paloma Faith was 'bullied at school' as Natalie Cassidy reveals childhood feud
Natalie Cassidy recently claimed that Paloma Faith bullied her in school,and unearthed tweets from Paloma suggest she too was bullied. On her podcast Life With Nat, the EastEnders actress was discussing the upcoming cast of Celebrity Traitors and how it was 'such a good line-up.' The conversation turned to Paloma, 43, who is set to appear in the series, which is when Natalie, 42, revealed that she was once bullied by the popstar when they attended school together. 'Paloma Faith, she bullied me at school. 'She went to Islington Green and was in the year above me,' she said. She then revealed that the pair had cleared the air since leaving school: 'We've spoken about it and she has said sorry about that.' The conversation then quickly moved on as Natalie and her guests discussed some of the other guests, including Clare Balding. The celebrities both attended the same secondary school, now called the City of London Academy Islington, and Natalie grew up in Islington while Paloma was raised in Stoke Newington. Paloma has yet to speak about the bullying allegation, but an unearthed tweet from the singer has now revealed that her school years weren't exactly easy. In 2012, she tweeted: 'Yes I got bullied at school. I had braces and before that, wonky teeth.' Yes I got bullied at school. I had braces and before that, wonky teeth#askpaloma — Paloma Faith (@Palomafaith) May 31, 2012 Paloma has also previously spoken about having a fantastic time at the Islington secondary school, despite it being 'very rough'. 'I had an amazing education there. It's funny because at the time I did my exams it had one of the worst reputations in the country. 'But I have to say the teachers were incredible,' she said in 2010 to the Tribune. She also added that she was in the school's production of Little Shop of Horrors: 'I was never one of the leads. I was always one of the dancers because at that time I was really into dance.' In 2012, Paloma also told The Evening Standard that she was 'encouraged' at school and did very well in her GCSE exams. She said the school was 'very, very rough,' adding: 'The police were there every day; there was a lot of violence. But the teachers were incredible. My tutor sold the Socialist Worker every Sunday in Hackney Central. '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.' Paloma has previously revealed that her place in the spotlight has brought with it a huge amount of criticism, revealing in recent years she has even faced death threats. More Trending 'Being in the public eye, lots of people are quick to shame me,' she told The I Paper, after she said she would raise her daughter gender-neutral. 'Lots of people started giving me death threats and saying that I was an abusive mother and my kids should be taken away from me. I was like, 'I don't understand what you're talking about. I'm just talking about children being who they are and not judging them for it.'' Metro has reached out to Paloma Faith's representatives for comment. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: The Celebrity Traitors line-up is a game-changing moment in television
