‘World domination is a big thing for me’: pop superstar Becky Hill on raving to the top – and her new album’s dark past
17-05-2024 09:00 via theguardian.com

‘World domination is a big thing for me’: pop superstar Becky Hill on raving to the top – and her new album’s dark past

She’s won two Brits and rivalled Dua Lipa and Adele for streams, but the public is still getting to know the ex-reality TV singer. She explains why snobbery has held her back, but trauma won’tBecky Hill Hill glides up on an ebike in full pop star clobber: leather flares, black strap top with enormous silver buckles, immaculately tousled hair, light green contacts that bestow a feline air. We were supposed to be meeting at her tour manager’s flat in London, so she seems slightly
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