Natasha Bedingfield is opening up about her rise to fame within the early 2000s and the struggles she confronted with additional media consideration.
The singer, whose hit tune “Unwritten,” launched in 2004, scored a brand new jolt in reputation after being featured within the Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell-led rom-com Anybody However You, lately bought candid with The Telegraph in regards to the impacts of stardom.
“The paparazzi had been all the time type to me however they had been very imply about my brother, simply because they couldn’t have two siblings doing properly on the identical time,” Bedingfield defined. Her brother Daniel Bedingfield, finest recognized for his tune “If You’re Not The One,” additionally discovered success with music.
“It’s fascinating what that does to a tradition as a result of even when they’re not imply to you, there’s a menace that they may very well be and you find yourself residing in that concern,” she continued. “That tradition retains you well-behaved – in the identical method that faith does. There’s a menace of going to hell or somebody turning on you and hating you.”
Over time, the “Pocketful Of Sunshine” singer tried to study to not internalize the criticism.
“My philosophy is that I don’t take something too significantly,” Bedingfield stated. “If folks say nice issues or they are saying dangerous issues, I simply attempt to take it with a pinch of salt as a result of issues can change. Greater than ever we’re all experiencing that prompt suggestions now — we’re all well-known aren’t we?”
Earlier this 12 months, Daniel shared his perspective on the brutal realities of fame with the Night Commonplace.
“It’s actually needed and worthy of pursuit, it simply takes a heavy toll,” he stated in April. “It’s not the celebrity that I used to be pursuing, it’s singing to that many individuals, having that many individuals within the live shows, it’s connecting to the gang and that’s price all the pieces.”
