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| | Name = Beth Ditto | |||
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| '''Beth Ditto''' (born ]) is the ] of ] band ]. She is from ].<ref>http://gossipyouth.net/bio/</ref> | |||
| Ditto came to wider public attention in November 2006 when she was selected by '']'' as the coolest person in rock - being placed at number one in the magazine's annual 'Cool List'. The magazine cited her 'non-conformity'<ref>http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/music/2006/11/why_beth_ditto_is_the_coolest.html</ref> as the reason for her selection - she is a ], an outspoken advocate of ], weighs around 95 kg (210 lbs. or 15 stone)<ref>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,11069-2464811,00.html</ref>, and is also in a relationship with a ] man. <ref></ref> <ref></ref> | |||
| The band's breakthrough song "]" was written by Ditto as a response to her government's decision to deny gays the right to marriage in the US. "Nobody in the States was that surprised or shocked by what ] did, but it made everyone I know feel helpless and cheated," Beth says. "I wrote the chorus to try and encourage people not to give up. It's a scary time for civil rights, but I really believe the only way to survive is to stick together and keep fighting." | |||
| Ditto was nominated for Sexiest Woman Of The Year in the NME Awards 2007. She has also received criticism following a recent outburst in which she claimed that supporting ] on tour was "soul-sucking".<ref></ref> | |||
| ==Trivia== | |||
| *She has never eaten ] as is commonly misreported. However, her cousin<ref> '''CNN''', '''', retrieved 5th February 2007</ref> and father<ref>Interview in ''The Sunday Times' Style'' section, February 4th 2007</ref> did. | |||
| *Says she doesn't wear deodorant, and also doesn't shave her armpits. "I think punks usually smell." she claims. <ref>http://www.psychopedia.com/dailynews/2006/11/listen_upi_dont_think_were_in.html</ref> | |||
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She's fat and stinks.