‘I used to be scared of being alone but not now’
Charlotte Crosby on how hotel quarantine totally changed her life
Fans of Charlotte Crosby will be well aware by now that the former Geordie Shore star doesn’t hold back. No matter the topic, Charlotte will talk about it! So, when we heard the 31-yearold was embarking on a one-woman show, we couldn’t wait to hear more. The seven-date tour, One Night With Charlotte, will see her fill the audience in on everything from her antics on the Shore to winning Celebrity Big Brother
in 2013.
There will also be a Q&A session – and while Charlotte admits she will answer “anything”, she says she’s keen to not dwell on the more negative times in her life. Charlotte, who recently split from her boyfriend of 18 months, Liam Beaumont, said of the breakup,“There was no grieving period. We were just different people.”
Here, Charlotte tells us why she’s preferring to fly solo and how she overcame her fear of being alone…
Hi Charlotte! Congratulations on
What can we expect from your live show?
One Night With Charlotte.
Thank you so much! Just imagine one night on the lash with me – it’s literally that. It’s just absolute carnage. We’ve got a trip down memory lane, a question-and-answer session, lots of fun games and special guests galore. During the Q&A, people in the audience can ask me anything they want.
Sounds amazing! Will you be having a drink on stage, too?
I think I’m going to have to have a drink before I go on stage! Some of these shows have got space for 800 people, so I’m definitely going to need one. I think if I wasn’t nervous it would be very strange, because I obviously care so much about it doing well. My fans are absolutely crazy – they are people who love crude jokes and want to get drunk.
What made you do the show?
I got asked a couple of times and I was just too scared, so I kept saying no and then one day I just thought I’ve really got to go for this.
What will you do if you get heckled?
I don’t know. I’ve been heckled so many times.You’re talking to the girl who used to do nightclub appearances every night of the weekend and has been booed off stage.
You’re very close to your mum, Letitia. Are you going to share anything on stage that might surprise her?
She is going to be so embarrassed the whole way through. Believe me, she won’t want to kill me just for the stories!
Sounds like she’s in for a bit of a shock! What special guests can we expect?
Sophie [Kasaei] will be there at every show with me, and the rest I can’t say as they’re surprises.
Who else have you kept in touch from Geordie Shore?
Pretty much everyone. We all still live around the corner from each other and see each other all the time.
Would you ever return to the show?
If they ever did a reunion I would
‘My breakup wasn’t sad. We were just different people’
100% go back. I have no reason not to. I would love to be reunited with everyone.
What are your best memories from that time?
Everything about it. When it started, it was crazy and wild and I made friends for life. We were living the dream. It was the best years of my life. I don’t like to dwell on the negative times. I’m someone who has no regrets ever.
You recently split from your boyfriend Liam. Do you think your tour will provide a distraction?
I don’t really feel like I need a distraction. I’m really excited to get on the road for the tour and put my energy into that.
Do you feel like there’s been a grieving period?
It wasn’t a sad break-up, it was actually really, really amicable. There was no grieving period. We were just different people.
How are you finding being single?
I’m loving every second of being single. Why didn’t anyone tell me that being single was this much fun?
There were reports that you’re dating your former Geordie Shore co-star Scotty T. Is this true?
There is nothing going on between me and Scotty T – but we do have some exciting things coming up.
Earlier this year you went to Australia for work, but Sydney then went back into lockdown. What was that like?
It was so frustrating, but actually it was probably the biggest turning point in my life. I spent 20-something days in quarantine in a hotel room completely alone. I feel like I discovered myself.
What do you think changed?
Before, I was always scared of being alone and I think that’s why I jumped from relationship to relationship. Mentally, it was really hard, but after spending that much time alone on the other side of the world in one room, it made me suddenly realise that it’s fine.
So, would you say that you feel more confident now?
I’ve always been confident even when I’ve felt like I deserved to be talked about badly because of the things I’ve done. It’s not that I wasn’t confident, I just felt that because I’d had those things done, I deserved all of the things people were saying to me and to be picked apart. But the support I received made me realise I don’t deserve that at all.
Tickets for Charlotte Crosby – One Night With Charlotte are available from £25 at livenation.co.uk