On X, I am regularly called a traitor, a fraud, a grifter, a weakling, a narcissist, a coward and a child molester.
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Somebody wrote that my voice was more numbing than novocaine.
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View all 125 →I’ve heard it all: too fat, too short, no talent. Those are the things that cut me deep when I was younger, but now they drive me.
People have said, “I wish you would die.” That’s the stark truth of being in the public eye – people dehumanise you and say ghastly things.
There are yards and yards and yards of abuse every day. I ignore the lot of it.
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View profile →Not being in pain – I have back problems and had shoulder surgery just before Christmas and there isn’t a day that goes by when I am not in pain.
Nothing. I love getting old – I love the freedom it allows you.
When I was little, a couple of rapes took place in Glasgow. I remember my mum saying to walk in the middle of the pavement, and to this day I am very conscious of where I am.
Going on stage and saying, “Good evening Lyon!” I was in Marseille.
Feeling so helpless. You feel that governments should be making better choices; people are speaking out and nothing seems to be done about it.
Schemes. I hate schemers.
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