Gould Rush
Twelve months ago, Herefordshire lass Ellie Goulding had little more than a few ravey blog posts to mark her success yet somehow, by the end of 2009, fame had put her in the hospital. Celina Murphy sits down with the most sought after woman in pop to talk reviews, hype and the day it all got too much
The Hot Press Newsdesk, 14 Jun 2010
She's topped the BBC Sound Of 2010 Poll and nabbed the Critics' Choice Award at the Brits. Her debut album went straight to number one in the UK and she balances a notoriously strict work-out schedule with living it up with Jay-Z and GaGa. You'd think Ellie Goulding would be more concerned about looking cool.
"I absolutely was in love with the album Born To Do It," she beams, name-checking cringemeister Craig David's 2000 debut. "It was classic pop R"n'B!"
Even worse, the garage sensation-turned-dodgy-covers-artist's show was the first live performance Goulding ever attended. If only to throw her a bone, I butt in with my own embarrassing confessional – I'm still quite partial to those vibey Artful Dodger collaborations he recorded back in his micro-bearded days. This makes her chuckle.
"You're the first person to say "I love that album' as well! I loved his voice. He could do so much with it and he was amazing live. I remember being so happy to see him. My mum could only afford a really crap seat. Nevertheless I was elated! Of course, then hestarted working out and turned into a massive beefcake…"
But back to my hostess – the busiest girl in all of Dublin city. A flushed Goulding has been marched all over town today on the record promotion trail, the herbal tea she had earlier is having some unfortunate laxative side effects, and there's something funny going on with her salad. But Ms. Goulding doesn't have the time to feel crap.
"I'm pretty sweet," she chirps, seeming to surprise even herself. "I have to admit I'm very tired. It's been really crazy."
"I went out for dinner recently and literally I couldn't believe how normal it was. Even though I don't really live the party lifestyle, being out for dinner with my friend was such a relief for me. I had to do it for my own sanity. That and getting time off to go training or running."
A self-confessed hypochondriac, Goulding is obsessed with fitness, turning to her regime to help drown out her new home of the media jungle.
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