Bully Beth Ditto

06-05-2007 18:26

Beth Ditto used to bully herself at school.The outspoken Gossip singer, who was targeted when she was younger for being an overweight lesbian, decided get in there first and steal the bully's punch lines.Beth said: "Growing up isn't easy when you're different from other kids. "I was physically different, and a lesbian, too, so there was potentially a lot to deal with."Pretty early on I perfected that fat kid thing where, every time someone was going to say something nasty, I'd beat them to the punch."Before they could make fun of me, I would go and make fun of me. And that turned out to be a great asset, because it helped me to develop my wit. I think I'm really lucky."Beth recently insisted she is very boring and loves gardening.

She said: "One rule I always stick to is to stay away from drugs, which is why this idea that I'm a wild, crazy rock star is so hilarious.

"I do things like bake cakes and worry about whether I have time to pot my flowers before it gets too cold."