The return of Gossip's Beth Ditto: 'I'm really shy' - BBC News

Known for her outspoken views and strident pop anthems, the star reveals a more delicate side.

1 day agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Cody CritchloeImage caption, Gossip reunited (L-R): Nathan "Brace Paine" Howdeshell, Beth Ditto and Hannah BillieBy Mark SavageMusic correspondent, BBC NewsAs indie-rock band Gossip prepare to headline the 6 Music Festival, frontwoman Beth Ditto explains their 12-year absence, reveals her shy side, and discusses the "fear" facing America's LGBTQ community.

Any raver worth their glowsticks will, at some point, have lost their breath dancing to Gossip.

With indie anthems like Standing In The Way Of Control and Heavy Cross, the trio perfected a mish-mash of punk, dance and soul that kept dancefloors burning throughout the 2000s.

Frontwoman Beth Ditto became a cultural icon, too. Outspoken and anti-conformist, she charmed the media while challenging their attitudes to femininity and sexuality.

Even the morbidly chauvinist NME succumbed, calling Ditto "the coolest person in rock".

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