Legendary singer Shirley Bassey has had a go at fellow Welsh person, Charlotte Church, saying that she has 'let herself down' with all that binge drinking. She also thinks that Church should not have made the move from classical music to pop.
In an interview in the Daily Telegraph Bassey had plenty to say about the young singer, who she has met several times: "Charlotte Church? She needs to take a long rest - a year off to go away and think. Because she has made a very bad choice moving into rock music. She was once the classical voice of an angel. Not now. I think Charlotte has let herself down. When I was that age, there was no such thing as binge drinking. It was totally different. We had an adventure... We used to say, 'Let's go to a dance and see what gorgeous fellows we can meet'. Now, girls like Charlotte say, 'Let's go and see how many drinks we can knock back'. I think it is dreadful. If they live to 30 or 35, they'll know all about it then. You damage the liver and it is not good for the voice. Terrible!"
Bassey also had a bit of a dig at her more dedicated fans who follow her round the country and always get front row seats. She said: "They follow me across the country but I don't want to see them there night after night. They think it is mean of me and unreasonable, but they don't see my side of it. I am going to a different town every night and I don't want to see the same old faces, it is psychologically upsetting."