Charlotte Church on surviving the ‘horrendous’ dark side of child fame: ‘My humble parents were massively taken advantage of’
ok.co.ukShe shot to international stardom at the age of 12 thanks to her astonishing soprano voice, selling millions of records worldwide in a stellar career which has seen her perform for popes, princes and even presidents.
But Charlotte Church’s fame came at a price. Now, as the Welsh singer-songwriter, actress, presenter and activist launches a new podcast reflecting on the people and place which shaped her, she’s revealed the dark side to her enormous early fame. “My parents came into it and they were so green, we all were.
We got massively taken advantage of because we were quite humble working class people from Cardiff who just got thrown into this extraordinary situation,” said Charlotte, who is now 38 and who still lives in Wales. "What happened with the tabloid press in my adolescence was pretty horrendous.
But it's been really interesting hearing from my family about what it was like for them; the pressure of being a parent to a child star.” Having been at the centre of media scrutiny for decades, the mum of three has compared her fame to being in a ‘psychological grinder’.
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