Beth Ditto's voice has been compared to Etta James, Janis Joplin and Tina Turner.
20 Facts About Beth Ditto
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Beth Ditto disbanded Gossip to pursue a career in fashion, and has since started a solo career.
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Beth Ditto grew up Southern Baptist and Pentecostal, but is an atheist.
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Beth Ditto moved to Olympia, Washington in 1999; then to Portland, Oregon in 2003, where she lives as of 2014.
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Beth Ditto fronted the band Gossip from its formation in 1999 until its dissolution in 2016.
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In 2011, she released her own 4-track Beth Ditto EP, produced by James Ford and Jas Shaw of Simian Mobile Disco, on the re-launched Deconstruction Records.
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Beth Ditto sang on Blondie's "A Rose by Any Name" from their 2013 album Ghosts of Download.
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Beth Ditto, who is openly queer, is well known for her outspoken support of both lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, and feminist causes.
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Beth Ditto has been an advocate for large women being body-positive and has been regularly photographed as an editorial model.
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Beth Ditto is known for her stage dances and her unique and revealing image.
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Beth Ditto courted mild controversy in 2006 when she claimed to have eaten squirrels as a child.
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In February 2009 bi-annual British style magazine Love featured Beth Ditto posed nude on the front cover of its premiere issue, with prominent public advertising.
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Beth Ditto launched her first plus-size collection for women's clothing retailer Evans on July 9,2009, in collaboration with head of design Lisa Marie Peacock.
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Beth Ditto provided sketches and drew inspiration from her favourite vintage and charity shop clothes as well as bands like Blondie, The Slits and Grace Jones, and Art Deco movements.
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Beth Ditto opened and closed the Jean Paul Gaultier spring 2011 fashion show during Paris Fashion Week in October 2010.
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In June 2012 Beth Ditto collaborated with MAC Cosmetics to create a make up collection.
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Beth Ditto released her memoir in 2012 called Coal to Diamonds, which she co-wrote with Michelle Tea.
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Beth Ditto confirmed the split of the band Gossip to pursue a career in fashion and her solo career in 2016.
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In 2018, Beth Ditto made her film acting debut in Gus Van Sant's Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot.
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In July 2013, Beth Ditto married her girlfriend and best friend since she was 18, Kristin Ogata, in Maui, Hawaii.