Natalie Imbruglia says she was “so physique dysmorphic” filming ‘Torn’ video
Natalie Imbruglia has opened up about her struggles on the set of her ‘Torn’ video, admitting that she refused to put on a gown within the clip her ’90s hit as a result of she was “so physique dysmorphic and insecure”.
The music video for the Australian singer’s 1997 single sees her donning military pants. Now, in an interview with The Independent, the 47-year-old revealed she insisted on that outfit as a result of she didn’t wish to draw consideration to her physique form.
“My intention in sporting that was so that you simply couldn’t see my silhouette, as a result of I didn’t need anybody to see,” Imbruglia stated. “But it surely ended up that there was an influence in that as a result of it was like [seen as] androgyny cool.
“But it surely actually got here from a spot of ‘thank god I don’t should put on a gown!’”
The interview additionally noticed Imbruglia talk about the insecurities she felt round her music profession. “I had grown up as a stage-school child, she stated. “I used to be a skilled performer. However in some methods, that felt just a little bit tacky in comparison with what I used to be attempting to do [as an artist]. So I couldn’t sort of marry these issues in my head.”
Elsewhere, the artist – who obtained her begin taking part in Beth Brennan on long-running Aussie cleaning soap opera Neighbours – elaborated on the money owed she incurred in pursuit of her ambitions. “I used to be in debt and I’d been well-known for being on this TV present. I couldn’t get a piece allow and I couldn’t get jobs. After I signed my file deal, my UK visa was about to expire and I owed two grand to my landlord.”
Earlier this yr, Imbruglia introduced her ‘Left Of The Center’ twenty fifth anniversary tour, celebrating her 1997 debut album.
Billed as “a celebration of the album that made her a world star”, the run kicked off final evening (October 10) at Bristol’s SWX. It’ll proceed in London, Bexhill-on-Sea, Manchester, Birmingham and Glasgow throughout this month.
On the tour, she’ll carry out tracks from the multi-Platinum album in addition to newer songs from her final album ‘Firebird’.
Again in July, pop singer Olivia Rodrigo lined ‘Torn’ at a spontaneous membership gig in Manchester, prompting a shock duet between Imbruglia and Rodrigo on the latter’s London present the subsequent week.
The following month noticed Imbruglia be part of Coldplay‘s Chris Martin on stage at Wembley Stadium. Collectively, they delivered a efficiency of ‘Summer season Nights’ from Grease, paying tribute to the late Olivia Newton-John.