Singer and actor Paloma Faith has shared the harrowing story of a near-fatal encounter with a former partner, describing a violent attack that left her physically and emotionally scarred.
Speaking on the latest episode of her Mad Sad Bad podcast, the 43-year-old revealed the traumatic experience to guest Ruby Wax, recalling a scary event from her youth.
‘This guy, when I was younger, attacked me very, very, very violently, and I nearly died,’ she said.
‘It was a high-speed car chase… he drove his car into the front of somebody’s house, smashed my driver’s side window in and pulled me out. I had a black eye and a smashed-up face.’
The singer explained that she later took out an injunction against the man, but the past caught up with her years later in a moment she described as bizarre and empowering.
‘Seven years later, I saw him again,’ she said. At the time, she was working in an underwear shop and feeling confident in her uniform when she noticed him passing by.
‘He gets out of the car and says, “Can I take you for a drink after work? I feel like we need to clear it up.” And I said, “Yeah, I’d like to go.”‘
The pair met for a drink, but the tables had turned: ‘I let him speak. I didn’t say very much. I asked him some questions. His answers were kind of boring,’ she said. ‘And then I just said, “I’m gonna go now.” And he said, “Why?” I said, “I find you quite boring.”‘
Paloma said it marked a personal victory: ‘I felt like I’d conquered something.’
This is one of many stories Paloma has discussed on her podcast, which covers mental health, trauma, and identity with honesty and wit.
In the same episode, Faith also offered a glimpse into her current love life, poking fun at her own romantic contradictions. After previously mocking Spencer Matthews for being ‘posh,’ she admitted to dating someone from a similar background.
‘Yeah, but I’ve now got a posh boyfriend,’ she laughed. ‘Now I’m dating one – I’m sleeping with the enemy.’
Faith, who often speaks about her working-class roots in Hackney, added cheekily: ‘I’m thinking of it more like a social experiment.’
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