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Perth Now
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Clean Bandit's Grace Chatto reveals toll teenage drug use took on her speech
Clean Bandit star Grace Chatto has claimed taking drugs as a teenager left her with slower speech. The 39-year-old cellist for the Grammy winning group shared some previously unknown facts about herself in a TikTok post, including how her drug use impacted her brain, and not being able to get car insurance because of a driving ban. She typed on a picture of herself looking into a mirror: 'I speak so slowly because I took too many drugs when I was a teenager.' She wrote: 'I can't get car insurance because I had a driving ban.' Grace also admitted she "ghosted all my friends", "can't get out of bed", and is "socially awkward". The Rather Be hitmaker used her band's latest song, Believe - featuring South African artist Lloyiso - to soundtrack the post. Upon swiping right, a second mirror shot showed her with "luscious locks" after saying her hair is "like hay". She typed on that picture: 'But I believe in us. Won a Grammy, gratitude for all that I have, I am strong, I'm nice, I am honest.' Meanwhile, Clean Bandit loved working with the Idols South Africa star Lloyiso so much, they haven't ruled out him joining the band as a permanent singer. Founding member Jack Patterson recently told when asked if he could lead the band full-time: 'Maybe Lloyiso. Never before but maybe now.' Grace hopes bandmates Jack and Luke Patterson make an album with Lloyiso. She said: "Jack is going to the Burning Man Festival, and we are trying to convince Lloyiso to go with him so they can write an album with him." Clean Bandit have never had a constant singer and have recruited the likes of Anne-Marie, Jess Glynne and Zara Larsson to front their tunes in the past. Grace said of working Lloyiso: "This is the most organic collaboration we have ever done I think, because we were in South Africa in Cape Town, and we met Lloyiso quite randomly after a performance. His friends, these two producers called 'The Imports' asked us to stay out here. We were meant to fly back to London to write some songs, and Jack and Luke did go back to London, so I went on my own and we all stayed in this big house, and we made writing rooms in every bedroom. I always like to be in bed, so it was perfect to be in bed. We had keyboards all over the bed, and guitars and everything, and we started a beat, and Lloyiso just came out with an incredible melody that became the chorus, and I have never heard such a beautiful voice. It was so moving, and I said, 'sing it again', and voice-noted it to send to Jack who had just landed in Heathrow. He went crazy and immediately wrote some chords under that melody."
The Irish Sun
05-08-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
British Grammy winner reveals drug use was so serious she now suffers with speech issues and was banned from driving
Scroll to read more on Lizzo's weight loss woes and how a director has risked the wrath of Taylor Swift TRICKY PAST British Grammy winner reveals drug use was so serious she now suffers with speech issues and was banned from driving CLEAN BANDIT's Grace Chatto has revealed the emotional story behind their new tune Believe. The cellist, who is one third of the electronic band, told for the first time that a battle with drugs as a youngster left her with speech problems and a raft of other issues. Advertisement 12 Grace Chatto revealed her battle with drugs as a youngster left her with speech problems and a raft of other issues Credit: Getty She said in a TikTok post: 'I speak so slowly because I took too many drugs when I was a teenager.' Grace detailed other struggles, admitting: 'I can't get car insurance because I had a driving ban.' But the musician, whose band has topped the charts with hits such as Rather Be, Rockabye and Symphony, said their latest tune is poignant because it reminds her to count her blessings every morning. Alongside the caption 'I believe in us' to reference the track featuring South African singer Lloyiso, she added: 'But I believe in us. Won a Grammy, gratitude for all that I have, I am strong, I'm nice, I am honest.' Advertisement Her honesty has gone down a storm with fans, with more than 180,000 liking the post. She's come a long way – and things are only going up. It's Hill country BECKY HILL has a quieter life these days. She posed in the countryside with fiancé Charlie Gardner after snapping up a rural pad to settle down in. Advertisement 12 Becky Hill posed in the countryside with fiancé Charlie Gardner after snapping up a rural pad to settle down in Credit: Instagram In a post on Instagram, she wrote: 'I decided to have a quieter year at work so I could write album three, get married and buy a house fit for the next chapter of my life. 'I've been lucky enough to be able to retire both of my parents, buy them a house and got my big brother a house too. 'So it was our turn. Worked my whole life to protect my family and now I have a new home fit for our own. Not yet though, I got a new album to finish.' Advertisement Clean Bandit perform at Royal Variety Concert 2018 ALL EYES ON KT WITH 3 NEW SONGS FOR DEBUT RE-ISSUE KT TUNSTALL is preparing to drop three new songs on the 20th anniversary re-issue of her debut album Eye To The Telescope. The exclusive tunes, which include the never-before-released title track, will be on the new version of the record, when it comes out on October 31. 12 KT Tunstall is preparing to drop three new songs on the 20th anniversary re-issue of her debut album Eye To The Telescope Credit: Supplied KT told me: 'The title for my first album was inspired by the times when my physicist dad – who had a spare set of keys for the Advertisement Observatory at St Andrews University – would randomly get us up in the middle of the night and bundle us into the car in our pyjamas to go and look through the huge telescope to see the night sky. The moon, Saturn, Halley's Comet all completely blew my mind as a kid. 'When I decided to call the album Eye To The Telescope, I thought I'd have a go at writing a title track. 'What I began writing was so delicate, and I felt that a title track of a first album surely had to be a banger, so I abandoned it. My label BMG encouraged me to finish the song for this special re-release, and it's been such a thrill to complete something over 20 years in the making.' Advertisement Lizzo weighs in on trolls LIZZO has again hit back at trolls who attacked her for losing weight. The Juice singer is the cover star of Women's Health UK, and said, rightly, she wouldn't be bullied by the sad-acts targeting her from anonymous social media accounts. 12 Lizzo has again hit back at trolls who attacked her for losing weight Credit: Caleb & Gladys/Women's Health 12 Lizzo is the cover star of Women's Health UK Credit: Caleb & Gladys/Women's Health Advertisement 12 Lizzo said she wouldn't be bullied by the sad-acts targeting her from anonymous social media accounts Credit: Caleb & Gladys/Women's Health 12 Lizzo performs in California in 2022 Credit: Getty In her interview with the September issue of the mag, which is out now, Lizzo said: 'It's radical to f*** with yourself. 'I had to fight for that [to love myself]. And now I'm fighting again. Advertisement 'It's OK to gain weight after you've [lost] weight, because what you're not going to do is shame me if my body changes again and I get bigger.' Hear, hear, Lizzo. TINDER RETRY FOR TODRICK HE is dazzling West End crowds as the star and director of Burlesque the Musical. But US actor Todrick Hall is hoping to find more than just a good review while in London. Advertisement 12 Todrick Hall has signed up to dating app Tinder to find a normal bloke Credit: Tinder He's trying to get a boyfriend, too! Instead of looking for a showbiz personality to mingle with his A-list pals such as Taylor Swift, he has signed up to dating app Tinder to find a normal bloke. A single pal of mine was swiping on the app and saw Todrick's profile, which features a photo of him with another of his famous friends, Nicole Scherzinger. Advertisement On the page, which has been verified as his, he writes: 'I make videos, sing, dance and act. I love Beyonce, Wizard Of Oz and Disney. So basically, I'm not the most masc person on here. 'If you're into it, swipe right lol.' It's actually a return to the app for Todrick, who said in 2023: 'I keep getting kicked off of Tinder because people think it's a catfish. 'So when I get on there, I'm like 'you better swipe until you can't swipe no more because your time is limited, OK?'.' Advertisement SECRET TAYLOR VID REVEALED VIDEO director Joseph Kahn has risked the wrath of Taylor Swift. The camera wiz pulled the curtain back on Taylor's inner circle. 12 Video director Joseph Kahn has risked the wrath of Taylor Swift Credit: Getty 12 Joseph revealed he and Taylor secretly made a full video for her Reputation album track King Of My Heart Credit: Getty Advertisement Joseph revealed he and Taylor secretly made a full video for her Reputation album track King Of My Heart back when the record came out in 2017. Joseph said: 'We shot this sort of very conceptual thing and then she decided Ready For It? was a better single.' He previously worked on Britney Spears' iconic Toxic video, and Taylor's Blank Space. Damon's Bec in the game BLUR frontman Damon Albarn was out walking his dog, joined by Gorillaz collaborator Rebecca Freckleton. Advertisement They were spotted close to his London home. 12 Damon Albarn was out walking his dog, joined by Gorillaz collaborator Rebecca Freckleton Credit: Click News and Media 12 Damon has been single since splitting from Suzi Winstanley after 25 years Credit: BackGrid Damon has been single since splitting from Suzi Winstanley after 25 years. Advertisement There's good reason Damon and Rebecca are hanging out, after he told The Sun last month he is working on the next Gorillaz record due next year. Damon said: 'I've been incredibly busy making music – it's what I love to do – so I suppose I'm going to have to share some of it soon. I was doing an opera in Paris and starting on the new Gorillaz record. It's been crazy.'
Scottish Sun
05-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
British Grammy winner reveals drug use was so serious she now suffers with speech issues and was banned from driving
Scroll to read more on Lizzo's weight loss woes and how a director has risked the wrath of Taylor Swift TRICKY PAST British Grammy winner reveals drug use was so serious she now suffers with speech issues and was banned from driving Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) CLEAN BANDIT's Grace Chatto has revealed the emotional story behind their new tune Believe. The cellist, who is one third of the electronic band, told for the first time that a battle with drugs as a youngster left her with speech problems and a raft of other issues. 12 Grace Chatto revealed her battle with drugs as a youngster left her with speech problems and a raft of other issues Credit: Getty She said in a TikTok post: 'I speak so slowly because I took too many drugs when I was a teenager.' Grace detailed other struggles, admitting: 'I can't get car insurance because I had a driving ban.' But the musician, whose band has topped the charts with hits such as Rather Be, Rockabye and Symphony, said their latest tune is poignant because it reminds her to count her blessings every morning. Alongside the caption 'I believe in us' to reference the track featuring South African singer Lloyiso, she added: 'But I believe in us. Won a Grammy, gratitude for all that I have, I am strong, I'm nice, I am honest.' Her honesty has gone down a storm with fans, with more than 180,000 liking the post. She's come a long way – and things are only going up. It's Hill country BECKY HILL has a quieter life these days. She posed in the countryside with fiancé Charlie Gardner after snapping up a rural pad to settle down in. 12 Becky Hill posed in the countryside with fiancé Charlie Gardner after snapping up a rural pad to settle down in Credit: Instagram In a post on Instagram, she wrote: 'I decided to have a quieter year at work so I could write album three, get married and buy a house fit for the next chapter of my life. 'I've been lucky enough to be able to retire both of my parents, buy them a house and got my big brother a house too. 'So it was our turn. Worked my whole life to protect my family and now I have a new home fit for our own. Not yet though, I got a new album to finish.' Clean Bandit perform at Royal Variety Concert 2018 ALL EYES ON KT WITH 3 NEW SONGS FOR DEBUT RE-ISSUE KT TUNSTALL is preparing to drop three new songs on the 20th anniversary re-issue of her debut album Eye To The Telescope. The exclusive tunes, which include the never-before-released title track, will be on the new version of the record, when it comes out on October 31. 12 KT Tunstall is preparing to drop three new songs on the 20th anniversary re-issue of her debut album Eye To The Telescope Credit: Supplied KT told me: 'The title for my first album was inspired by the times when my physicist dad – who had a spare set of keys for the Observatory at St Andrews University – would randomly get us up in the middle of the night and bundle us into the car in our pyjamas to go and look through the huge telescope to see the night sky. The moon, Saturn, Halley's Comet all completely blew my mind as a kid. 'When I decided to call the album Eye To The Telescope, I thought I'd have a go at writing a title track. 'What I began writing was so delicate, and I felt that a title track of a first album surely had to be a banger, so I abandoned it. My label BMG encouraged me to finish the song for this special re-release, and it's been such a thrill to complete something over 20 years in the making.' Lizzo weighs in on trolls LIZZO has again hit back at trolls who attacked her for losing weight. The Juice singer is the cover star of Women's Health UK, and said, rightly, she wouldn't be bullied by the sad-acts targeting her from anonymous social media accounts. 12 Lizzo has again hit back at trolls who attacked her for losing weight Credit: Caleb & Gladys/Women's Health 12 Lizzo is the cover star of Women's Health UK Credit: Caleb & Gladys/Women's Health 12 Lizzo said she wouldn't be bullied by the sad-acts targeting her from anonymous social media accounts Credit: Caleb & Gladys/Women's Health 12 Lizzo performs in California in 2022 Credit: Getty In her interview with the September issue of the mag, which is out now, Lizzo said: 'It's radical to f*** with yourself. 'I had to fight for that [to love myself]. And now I'm fighting again. 'It's OK to gain weight after you've [lost] weight, because what you're not going to do is shame me if my body changes again and I get bigger.' Hear, hear, Lizzo. TINDER RETRY FOR TODRICK HE is dazzling West End crowds as the star and director of Burlesque the Musical. But US actor Todrick Hall is hoping to find more than just a good review while in London. 12 Todrick Hall has signed up to dating app Tinder to find a normal bloke Credit: Tinder He's trying to get a boyfriend, too! Instead of looking for a showbiz personality to mingle with his A-list pals such as Taylor Swift, he has signed up to dating app Tinder to find a normal bloke. A single pal of mine was swiping on the app and saw Todrick's profile, which features a photo of him with another of his famous friends, Nicole Scherzinger. On the page, which has been verified as his, he writes: 'I make videos, sing, dance and act. I love Beyonce, Wizard Of Oz and Disney. So basically, I'm not the most masc person on here. 'If you're into it, swipe right lol.' It's actually a return to the app for Todrick, who said in 2023: 'I keep getting kicked off of Tinder because people think it's a catfish. 'So when I get on there, I'm like 'you better swipe until you can't swipe no more because your time is limited, OK?'.' SECRET TAYLOR VID REVEALED VIDEO director Joseph Kahn has risked the wrath of Taylor Swift. The camera wiz pulled the curtain back on Taylor's inner circle. 12 Video director Joseph Kahn has risked the wrath of Taylor Swift Credit: Getty 12 Joseph revealed he and Taylor secretly made a full video for her Reputation album track King Of My Heart Credit: Getty Joseph revealed he and Taylor secretly made a full video for her Reputation album track King Of My Heart back when the record came out in 2017. Joseph said: 'We shot this sort of very conceptual thing and then she decided Ready For It? was a better single.' He previously worked on Britney Spears' iconic Toxic video, and Taylor's Blank Space. Damon's Bec in the game BLUR frontman Damon Albarn was out walking his dog, joined by Gorillaz collaborator Rebecca Freckleton. They were spotted close to his London home. 12 Damon Albarn was out walking his dog, joined by Gorillaz collaborator Rebecca Freckleton Credit: Click News and Media 12 Damon has been single since splitting from Suzi Winstanley after 25 years Credit: BackGrid Damon has been single since splitting from Suzi Winstanley after 25 years. There's good reason Damon and Rebecca are hanging out, after he told The Sun last month he is working on the next Gorillaz record due next year. Damon said: 'I've been incredibly busy making music – it's what I love to do – so I suppose I'm going to have to share some of it soon. I was doing an opera in Paris and starting on the new Gorillaz record. It's been crazy.'
Daily Mirror
15-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Alex Scott's acid attack threat, Jess Glynne relationship, 'quit UK for US' plan
Alex Scott will be fronting Soccer Aid this Sunday alongside Dermot O'Leary, but from her love-life to a potential career in the USA, how much do you really know about the footballer-turned-BBC star? Alex Scott is one of the UK's most recognisable presenters. The former Arsenal Women's footballer has made a seamless shift from playing on the pitch to being in the media glare. Scott will be the face of Soccer Aid this Sunday alongside Dermot O'Leary, and her hosting portfolio is something to envy. She has fronted shows including Final Score, Match of the Day, Football Focus and The One Show. The 40-year-old made her name after playing for the Gunners, Birmingham City and NWSL side Boston Breakers, while she also represented England on 140 occasions. However, her transition from defender to TV star has not been without some issues. Here we take a closer look at Scott's love-life, her troubles with the BBC and a terrifying ordeal that involved a kidnapping in Russia. Jess Glynne relationship and love-life Scott and ' Rather Be ' singer Glynne have been an item since the summer of 2023. While they kept a low-profile initially, Scott eventually took to social media to share photos of the two, confirming them as a couple. She has also spoken about wanting children with the songstress. However, love didn't come easy for Scott. She has claimed that Glynne, 35, has helped her overcome her fear of forging a connection – something she insists developed in her childhood due to her relationship with her father, Tony, who has denied the claims about his parenting. "We weren't allowed to express emotion," Scott told The Times in June 2024. "Dad didn't allow us to hug each other or say, 'I love you.' It had a huge impact on us all." She continued: "I remember one of the first times Jess hugged me. I was like… {rigid]. She was like, 'Are you not going to put your arms around me?' But I didn't know how to do that." Scott was previously in a relationship with former England and Arsenal team-mate Kelly Smith. The two were together for eight years prior to their split in 2013 and in her memoir, How (Not) To Be Strong, Scott claimed she was "madly and deeply in love' with the star. Acid attack warning and death threats Scott has candidly spoken about the rough side of being a famous figure. She once opened up on how she has been threatened with an acid attack, and that she was scared to even step outside after she was wrongly named as Sue Barker's replacement on A Question of Sport. "There are negatives to fame. I've had plenty of racism, abuse and even death threats," she said to The Times. "People were saying, 'She's only on TV because she's black, female and younger. She's just ticking boxes.' I was scared to go out of the house because these trolls were saying they were going to throw acid in my face." However, a deeply unsettling ordeal came as Scott was working for the BBC at the World Cup in Moscow in 2018. Kidnapped by a rogue Uber driver, Scott regaled a tale in her memoir of how a routine 15-minute drive to her hotel unfolded into a nightmare. After the driver menacingly told her, 'Girls like you, I kill", quick-thinking saw her claim to the driver that she was a friend of Vladimir Putin, after meeting the Russian president earlier in her trip. She told the driver: "If I don't see Putin tomorrow, he will find you," – and it's a sentence that looks to have saved her, as the driver then dropped her off at her destination. Missing out on Match of the Day and USA plans A painful chapter in Scott's life in the media appeared last year prior to being overlooked for the Match of the Day job. Gary Lineker has stepped down from the iconic show after 25 years in the hot seat, and it was a position that Scott was at one stage reportedly the frontrunner for, with BBC bosses wanting to move in a different direction. However, the gig ultimately went for the experienced trio in Mark Chapman, Gabby Logan and Kelly Cates, who will all share presenting duties. Rumours also surfaced she had intentions to move across the pond with Glynne to explore other opportunities in her field, following a troubled episode with the BBC that emerged last October. The Sun reported Scott had been left 'hurt' after Football Focus – the show fronted by her – suffered from failing ratings and she wasn't backed by bosses at the Beeb. She had previously defended herself against talk of dwindling viewers In September 2023 on X, after she claimed figures were in pristine health. But fast forward a year, and a source in October 2024 said: "Alex is now seriously contemplating moving on from the show. Last year she was hugely hurt by unfair criticism about falling viewing figures – and felt she was thrown under a bus. "The viewing figures were not as reported and she feels no-one backed her up and issued the correct viewing figures." On her and Gylnne's move across the pond, the source added that the pair are "contemplating a move to America." As things stand, though, Scott remains in the UK, and will be a focal part of Soccer Aid on Sunday evening on ITV1.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Rihanna, Kesha, Giveon, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week
Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, Rihanna makes her triumphant return with a summer club banger, Kesha delivers some boy-crazy hyper-pop, and Giveon taps the classic Memphis soul sound. Plus, new music from Jin, Latto, Wolf Alice, and more. Rihanna, 'Friend of Mine' (YouTube) More from Rolling Stone Rihanna Returns With Club Banger 'Friend of Mine' Kesha Is Horny and 'Boy Crazy' on Hyperpop Single Rihanna Is Dropping Her First Song in 3 Years for 'Smurfs' Soundtrack Kesha, 'Boy Crazy' (YouTube) Giveon, 'Rather Be' (YouTube) Jin, 'Don't Say You Love Me' (YouTube) Rico Nasty, 'Crash' (YouTube) Latto, 'Somebody' (YouTube) G Flip, 'Disco Cowgirl' (YouTube) Cautious Clay, 'Promises' (YouTube) DRAM & Elllis Quin, 'Mars' (YouTube) JP Saxe feat. Tini, 'Strangers' (YouTube) Emotional Oranges, 'That Girl' (YouTube) Banks, 'Candy' (YouTube) Wolf Alice, 'Bloom Baby Bloom' (YouTube) Gatlin, 'If She Was A Boy' (YouTube) Laufey, 'Tough Luck' (YouTube) BOYNEXTDOOR, 'I Feel Good' (YouTube) Brian Dunne, 'Play the Hits' (YouTube) VALÉ, 'Vueltas' (YouTube) Girl Ultra feat. Chromeo and Empress Of, 'Tomás' (YouTube) Girl Tones, 'Blame' (YouTube) Ketch Secor, 'Dickerson Road' (YouTube) Alex Williams, 'Round and Round' (YouTube) Cleo Reed, 'Always The Horse, Never The Jockey' (YouTube) Ami Taf Ra, 'Speak To Us (Outro)' (YouTube) Africa Express feat. Alansito Vega, Poté, and Mare Advertencia, 'Mi Lado' (YouTube) Penelope Road, 'Out Tonight' (YouTube) Sofi Tukker feat. Liniker, 'Intensity' (YouTube) Guitarricadelafuente, 'BABIECA!' (YouTube) Caleb Moore, 'Comeback Kid' (YouTube) Adrian Santos and Randall King, 'Over Thinkin'' (YouTube) Best of Rolling Stone The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
