Belinda Carlisle thinks artists such as Dua Lipa are “embarrassing” themselves with their “sexualised” appearance.
Belinda Carlisle has hit out at sexualised stars
The former Go-Gos singer can’t understand why young female performers would think their raunch images are “empowering” and believes they will regret their decisions when they get older.
She told the i newspaper: “These days young women in the music industry are just so sexualised. Like, what happened? I don’t get it.
“It’s not empowering. It’s embarrassing.
“Yes, you will get attention, but not the right kind, and down the line you are going to look back and say: ‘Wish I hadn’t done that.’
“I mean: Dua Lipa? It’s shocking! She’s so talented. She doesn’t need to do that.”
The 66-year-old star is aware some women in the music business in the 1980s experienced sexual assault and sexist abuse but “no man ever messed with a Go-Go. We were like a five headed monster”.
And Belinda experienced one instance of overt sexism when she launched her solo career.
She recalled: “A big manager told me: ‘You should show your t***and sing some songs like, “Stick it in me.” And I said simply; ‘No. I don’t do that.’ ”
The Heaven is a Place on Earth singer told how years of public scrutiny about her weight led to her developing an eating disorder.
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