Natasha Bedingfield is opening up about her rise to fame within the early 2000s and the struggles she confronted with further media consideration.
The singer, whose hit track “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 have been at all times sort to me however they have been very imply about my brother, simply because they couldn’t have two siblings doing nicely on the similar time,” Bedingfield defined. Her brother Daniel Bedingfield, greatest identified for his track “If You’re Not The One,” additionally discovered success with music.
“It’s attention-grabbing what that does to a tradition as a result of even when they’re not imply to you, there’s a menace that they might be and you find yourself dwelling in that concern,” she continued. “That tradition retains you well-behaved – in the identical means 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 be taught to not internalize the criticism.
“My philosophy is that I don’t take something too critically,” Bedingfield mentioned. “If folks say nice issues or they are saying unhealthy 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 obligatory and worthy of pursuit, it simply takes a heavy toll,” he mentioned 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 concert events, it’s connecting to the gang and that’s value every part.”