Beth Ditto

Beth Ditto 'chilled' by Adele's voice

Music Gossip

13 May 2012

Adele gives Beth Ditto "chills". The Gossip lead singer is a huge fan of the 'Someone Like You' hitmaker, praising her talent and beauty. She said: "I love Adele so much and it's honestly not because we're both big. I love that she's a f***ing…

Beth Ditto wants Madonna collaboration

Music Gossip

28 Jan 2012

Beth Ditto wants to write for Madonna. The Gossip singer was thrilled when the 'Hung Up' hitmaker cited her solo material as an influence on her forthcoming album 'M.D.N.A' and now wants to collaborate further. She said: "I was over the moon when…

Beth Ditto loves cleaning shows

Celebrity Gossip

20 Mar 2011

Beth Ditto loves watching TV shows about cleaning. The Gossip frontwoman wishes her favourite programme, 'How Clean Is Your House?' - in which presenters Kim Woodburn and Aggie McKenzie help people sort out their filthy surroundings - would launch in…

Beth Ditto thinks Elton can buy youth

Celebrity Gossip

19 Mar 2011

Beth Ditto says it doesn't matter that Sir Elton John is an older father because he is so rich he can maintain his youth. The Gossip frontwoman thinks the 63-year-old singer - who along with his husband David Furnish became parent to baby Zachary…

Beth Ditto knows Gossip aren't cool

Music Gossip

26 Feb 2011

Beth Ditto thinks Gossip aren't "cool" anymore. The 30-year-old frontwoman insists she doesn't care that young people are no longer as interested in her band as they were when they released 'Standing in the Way of Control' in 2007. She said: "I…

Gossip's biggest hit a 'fluke'

Music Gossip

23 Feb 2011

Beth Ditto thinks Gossip's biggest hit was a "complete fluke". The singer admits her fans seem disappointed her group has never written another song as successful as 2007 single 'Standing in the Way of Control', but she is happy the tune gained them…

Beth Ditto enjoyed Simian Mobile Disco party sessions

Music Gossip

15 Jan 2011

Beth Ditto likes working with Simian Mobile Disco because they party so hard. The Gossip singer has just recorded her first solo EP with the British dance music duo, and admitted sometimes their heavy socialising affected the progress of the…

Beth Ditto's psychedelic sound

Music Gossip

23 Dec 2010

Beth Ditto's solo EP is "psychedelic disco". Simian Mobile Disco - the British dance music duo who worked with the Gossip singer on her first solo tracks away from the band praised the vocalist and said they used the tracks to expand on the sound…

Beth Ditto in awe of Kate

Celebrity Gossip

5 Sep 2010

Beth Ditto can't call Kate Moss by her first name. The Gossip singer admits she and the 36-year-old supermodel are close, but she insists on using her full name when they are together as she is still in awe of the British beauty. She told…

Hippie wannabe Beth Ditto

Celebrity Gossip

25 Jan 2010

Beth Ditto always wanted to be a "hippie". The Gossip singer was so moved by Ozzy Osbourne's album 'Crazy Train' in the 1980, she wanted to join the Peace Corps and live a simple life helping others. She said: "My mum was a big rock fan and…

Simian Mobile Disco - Temporary Pleasure

16 Aug 2009

(Wichita) What the world needs now is more Todd Rundgren. Let us give thanks, then, to Manchester’s SMD: an electronic party-pop deuce whose CV name-checks Björk, Muse, Peaches, Arctic Monkeys and CSS. Their second album hosts a trove of cameos…

Beth Ditto fears hell

Celebrity Gossip

6 Jul 2009

Beth Ditto is scared of going to hell. The Gossip singer - who is openly gay - had a strict religious upbringing and admits some aspects of her church-going past still cause her concern. She said: "I was overcome by the Holy Ghost one time, but in…

Lonely dancer Beth Ditto

Celebrity Gossip

29 Jun 2009

Beth Ditto dances to sad songs when she misses her partner. The Gossip singer spends a lot of time on the road away from her long-term lover Freddie - a transgendered individual who was born a female - and finds depressing music improves her…

Beth Ditto hungry for Peaches

Celebrity Gossip

18 Jun 2009

Beth Ditto wants to teach Peaches Geldof "the joy of women". The Gossip singer was delighted by recent pictures of the British star kissing a female friend in a Los Angeles tattoo parlour and now hopes to date the 20-year-old blonde. Beth said…

The Gossip - Music for Men

11 Jun 2009

The Gossip’s extravagant firebrand Beth Ditto has bagged herself stardom in bountiful guises: disco-blues diva, brawling fashionista, feminist defender, media provocateur, political agitator — and, not least, the sexiest catsuit inhabitant since…

Criminal Beth Ditto

Celebrity Gossip

24 Feb 2008

Beth Ditto likes to download music illegally. The Gossip singer - who has released a cover of Heaven 17's 'Temptation' with former Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker - admits she prepared for the duet by searching on the internet for his back…

Beth Ditto's perfect Cocker

Celebrity Gossip

21 Feb 2008

Beth Ditto says she and Jarvis Cocker are the "perfect couple". The Gossip singer - who duets with former Pulp frontman Jarvis on their cover of Heaven 17's 'Temptation' - believes they have a connection because they are polar opposites. She said…