A claim by Paloma Faith saying she was bullied at school has resurfaced after she was accused of bullying EastEnders actress Natalie Cassidy at Islington Green School
Paloma Faith has said she too was bullied at school as EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy claimed the musician picked on her. The pair both attended Islington Green School, with the songstress a year above the actress.
Recently, Natalie claimed Paloma had tormented her at school, but revealed she is now gutted about the interaction. The soap star recently spoke on her podcast Life With Nat about growing up with Paloma.
She claimed: “Paloma Faith, she bullied me at school. She went to Islington Green and was in the year above me. We’ve spoken about it and she has said sorry about that. Gutted.”
Now, a previous post on Twitter /X by Paloma has resurfaced, which shows the Only Love Can Hurt Like This singer saying she too was targeted at the London school. The upload from 2012 read: “Yes I got bullied at school. I had braces and before that, wonky teeth.”
Speaking of her school experience, Paloma previously told The Standard how her teachers helped her in her career growing up. “They were very encouraging to me. I was put in the Hackney Gazette because it was a failing school and I got all As at GCSE.”
She went on to say she didn’t receive any formal musical training despite her school days inspiring her creative nature. “I did it all myself,” she claimed at the time. “I had no famous parents, no stage school, no BRIT School.”
Now, Paloma admits that despite her huge success, she has no fears of being cancelled. In March, she explained that she believes her upbringing has placed her ‘on the right side of ethics and morals’ and that she can navigate ‘cancel culture’ with ease.
The star believes her frank views and wild tales won’t land her in trouble. She explained to The Sun in March how she avoids scandal, declaring: “I’m not worried about being cancelled at all.
“I am pretty cocky about my morals and my ethics. I feel like my politics and everything I’ve done is OK.
“I was raised by a socialist in a multicultural environment, with gay, straight, trans, drag queens, everyone, all around me.”
She continued: “Most people getting called out are straight white men, isn’t it? They deserve it.
“You can’t just go around grabbing people’s bums and dropping drugs in women’s drinks or f***ing shouting homophobic abuse at people and then not expect it to come back on you.”
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