Sharleen Spiteri biography
Spiteri appeared as a judge in the Sky1 show Must Be The Music.
Filmography
Spiteri landed the part of a detective opposite Edward Furlong in the thriller
Three Blind Mice, but backed out due to pregnancy. She was also cast in
Moulin Rouge! starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor, but she told Jonathan Ross on his show on 4 November 2005 that she declined because she did not want to move to Australia for a year.
In 2011, she appeared in the French TV show X Factor with Henri Padovani who was managing groups for the competition.
Lesbian fan base
Spiteri has a large lesbian fanbase, although she is heterosexual.
When Texas released their debut single, "I Don't Want a Lover", in 1989, Spiteri was adamant that she didn't want a 'girly' image and insisted on 'Big E' Levi jeans and a denim jacket. She wrote and performed the title track to the 1990s sitcom Ellen, and once appeared alongside Ellen DeGeneres in the opening credits.
Additionally, according to an article in the Scottish tabloid Sunday Mail, Spiteri's song "Don't Keep Me Waiting" (from the Melody album) will be used in the final season of The L Word, Showtime's popular drama about a group of lesbians living in West Hollywood.
Her latest album, The Movie Songbook, includes at least two romantic songs which have been recorded with the original male-centric lyrics: "What's New, Pussycat?" and "Oh, Pretty Woman".
Personal life
Spiteri had a long-term relationship with the editor of
Arena magazine, Ashley Heath. The couple have a daughter, Misty Kyd (named after the phrase from the Clint Eastwood film
Play Misty for Me and Wild West outlaw Billy the Kid), born on 9 September 2002. The birth prompted her close friend Thierry Henry to dedicate a goal to her daughter by revealing the slogan "For the new born Kyd" beneath his shirt later that day. The couple separated in the second half of 2004.
She is a patron of children's cancer charity CLIC Sargent.
- 2008: Melody
- 2010: The Movie Songbook
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