Sam Smith reveals they have been spat at in the street since coming out as non-binary
SAM SMITH has claimed anti-LGBTQ feelings in the UK is so bad that they have been spat at in the street since coming out as non-binary in 2019.
The Unholy singer, who uses the pronouns they/them, said their personal life has improved immeasurably since then, but in public the vile abuse continues.
In an emotional interview, Sam said: “What people don’t realise with trans/ non-binary people in the UK is it’s happening in the street.
“I’m being abused verbally more than I ever have. So that was the hardest part.
“Someone spat at me. It’s crazy. What I find hard is if that’s happening to me and I’m famous, I’m a pop star, can you imagine what other queer kids are feeling?
“And it’s just so sad that we’re in 2023 and it’s still happening.”
That is different to experiences in the US, where Sam believes politicians are more prepared to stand up for people.
The three-time Brit winner told Apple Music 1: “It’s been crazy to be in New York and LA, because I feel like I can dress and be myself more in these cities than I can at home.
“I went to the White House and having Joe Biden stand up and say all these things, talking about trans people and how he sees them, he sees us.
“I haven’t heard that in my own country from politicians.”
In more positive news though, Sam, who released their fourth album Gloria yesterday, said there’s lots more music to come.
They added: “I’ve my next three albums planned and possibly half of them are written.
“I have a very clear aim that I want to bring out probably another four records before I’m 35, because at 35 I want to go travelling.”
Gemma beams in Fat Tony
COULD GEMMA COLLINS be about to become the new Kate Moss?
No, not as a catwalk model, but as the new best mate of the style icon’s closest pal, Brit DJ Fat Tony.
Reality star Gemma claims the universe has brought her together with the DJ, after she used “cosmic ordering” – which she makes sound like a hippy dippy version of Amazon – to get him to perform at an upcoming party.
Speaking on The Gemma Collins Podcast, she said: “This is the power of cosmic ordering, because he has agreed to do my birthday party which is just a dream come true.
“I am a visual person and I do manifest. I came on this podcast a couple of weeks ago and I told you that I want the legendary DJ Fat Tony.”
She added: “He’s done Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, VB (Victoria Beckham) and now The GC.
“This guy is just something else and I was like, ‘He’s never going to do my birthday’.
“But literally I truly believe that the power of cosmic ordering is so fabulous that you can make it happen.”
Kanye goes fur it
KANYE WEST stepped out with new wife Bianca Censori for a shopping spree in Los Angeles.
The rapper wore a T-shirt printed with the coat of arms of Germany.
Meanwhile it was hard to miss Aussie architect Bianca, who joined Kanye’s Yeezy company in 2020, in her huge mustard furry jacket.
Kanye was spotted with his missus in a Balenciaga shop, despite the French fashion house cutting ties with the rapper last year following his anti- semitic rants.
Here to stay
THE SPICE GIRLS lived together before making it big, and now new boy band Here At Last are hoping to follow suit.
The five-piece have already bagged three million TikTok followers and are preparing for a UK tour, including a show at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire on Feb 17.
Life on the road won’t be hard for them as they are already used to being in close proximity after moving in together in Reading.
In their first interview, James Thomas told me: “When we first got together we thought it would be like a uni house – arguments and an absolute pigsty – but it’s not that bad.”
The group, also featuring Pedro Santos, Tommy Lyon, Zach Loizou and Ryan Burns, formed in 2020 and have won support from Lewis Capaldi.
Now they hope to be as big as One Direction.
Zach said: “It’s something to aspire to, definitely.”
It’s a splash hit for Taylor
TAYLOR SWIFT looks blooming lovely as she strips off to immerse herself in a flower-filled pool in the video for latest single Lavender Haze.
She also poses in bed alongside hunky US model Laith Ashley.
The superstar released the video yesterday, which overshadowed the announcement of her ex John Mayer’s first-ever solo acoustic tour.
Speaking about the meaning of the song’s title, Taylor said: “I happened upon the phrase ‘lavender haze’ when I was watching Mad Men.
“If you were in that lavender haze, that meant that you were in that all-encompassing love glow.”
The cover of a record in the video shows the constellations of Sagittarius and Pisces – star signs of Taylor and partner Joe Alwyn.
A video featuring the two of them would send Swifties into the stratosphere.
