Beth Ditto Hell Fear?

Gossip rocker Beth Ditto feared she would go to hell for being a lesbian.
The curvy singer now in a long-term relationship with a cross-dressing
woman named Freddie - was terrified about coming out because her devoutly
religious mother had convinced her it was a sin.

Beth said: "I think it was harder admitting I was a lesbian to myself than
it was to tell my mother about it because I'd been brought up to be so
scared of going to hell.
"For years my mum and I used to watch soaps after school on stuff like
lesbianism and my mum was like, 'Can you imagine what that must be like?'
and all the time I was thinking, 'Yup'.
"It was hard for my mum what I did tell her at 15, but at the same time, my
mum had six kids and some of them did really bad things, so I thought,
'Well, there are worse things I could do.' "

Meanwhile, British clothing store New Look has denied reports Gossip rocker Beth Ditto is in negotiations to design her own outfits for the chain reports Contact Music

The Gossip singer recently revealed she is following in the footsteps of Lily Allen by lining up her own fashion range with New Look. She said, "I'm in talks to do something with New Look at the moment. I love their stuff."

However, a spokesperson for the store says, "It's definitely not happening. It's a misunderstanding. "We did send Beth some clothes samples as gifts, as we do many celebs, but we have had no contact with her at all. I think she may have received the clothes and misunderstood."