Charlotte Church was ‘sexualised, patronised and ridiculed’ during early days of fame

Singer Charlotte Church has revealed how she was “sexualized, patronized, and ridiculed” by the media and has spoken about her time in the public eye.

Singer Charlotte Church has candidly discussed her experiences of being “sexualised, patronised and ridiculed” by the media during her early days of fame. In a new interview, the Welsh star reflected on her early fame, the ensuing media attention, and her tranquil retreat, The Dreaming, in Powys.

Church shot to stardom at the tender age of 11 after she performed Pie Jesu over the phone on an episode of ITV’s This Morning in 1997. Following a successful stint on an ITV talent show, she released her own classical album and performed globally, earning her the moniker “voice of an angel”.

READ MORE: ‘I’ve spotted how to get my favourite Skechers flip flops for £13 in a deal stack’

Church acknowledged her accomplishments, but she also revealed the darker facets of her own development. Church was the target of severe media scrutiny as a teenager and a victim of Phone Hacking by the now-defunct News of the World.

In her conversation with The Guardian, she stated: “The narrative of who I was in the world, was taken from me, and made into something salacious, or something to be ridiculed.”, reports Wales Online.

She cited her 2015 interview with BBC’s Question Time as an example of how drought-related issues and the Syrian civil war were related, a subject she had previously studied.

Charlotte Church addressed The Guardian about being misrepresented in the media, saying, “Voice of an Angel, Brain of Angel Delight: Charlotte Church blames climate change for jihadis. I’ve been made a caricature: “sexualized, patronized, ridiculed.”

She also discussed her legal battle against the News of the World and her involvement with the Leveson Inquiry in 2011.

The tabloid acknowledged that Church’s voicemails had been unlawfully intercepted for years. She agreed to pay a $600,000 settlement in 2012 after filing a phone hacking complaint against the publication.

She discussed the effects of press intrusion, saying, “I started to understand deeply what the experience of the press really was for me and my family.” She continued, “How dramatic, painful, humiliating, and ugly it was for us all.

Rhydolog House in Powys, which was once owned by Laura Ashley’s family and was up for sale at the time, was acquired by Church in November 2020. She then purchased the historic property and made it The Dreaming, a wellness center.

Church shared her personal development with the Guardian, saying, “I didn’t have a f***ing clue, but I also had a sense about myself.” I’ve always had a fantastic openness and porous like a cloud. In light of all the sh** I’ve been thrown at me, which is sort of insane. I’ve come to understand boundaries here.

Follow Mirror Celebs on Threads, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Instagram, and TikTok.

READ MORE: ‘I’ve spotted how to get my favourite Skechers flip flops for £13 in a deal stack’

Source: Mirror