Bad Charlotte
Charlotte Hatherley doesn’t do stockings, but she would like to have it off in a thunderstorm. And she wears nothing in bed but a smile. Oh, sweet Jesus.
Shilpa Ganatra, 14 Feb 2007
Ah, to be Charlotte Hatherley. She who was in Kerrang’s list of the 50 sexiest people in rock, has bagged Britain’s hottest director as a boyfriend, survived the split with Ash to produce two acclaimed albums of her own, and despite all this is as friendly and witty as a best mate.
But there’s an aim she hasn’t yet fulfilled. What’s this we hear about wanting to have sex outside during a thunderstorm?
“It’s true,” she admits. “I’d love to have sex like that, but it’s difficult finding the opportunity in London. One of my friends did it in Yellowstone Park in the States, with thunder and lightning going on around them. I was quite impressed.”
But that’s your idea.
“I know! They should get out of my fantasy!”
In ways of the bedroom, however, the 27-year-old is less adventurous.
“When it comes to underwear, I do frilly, but I’ve never dressed up in the full regalia. And I’ve never worn stockings – I’m a stocking virgin. It’s just that I’m such a t-shirt girl it would take a special occasion for me to dress up. Even in bed, I prefer to be naked rather than have a nightie on.”
Gulp.
For the past five years, the lucky man who’s shared her bed is Edgar Wright, director of Shaun Of The Dead and new comedy caper Hot Fuzz. Their hectic work schedules mean they spend a significant amount of time apart, which is the subject matter of ‘Rollover (Let It Go)’ from her forthcoming album The Deep Blue.
“It’s the most romantic song I’ve written,” she admits. “I’m lucky in that I’ve never had my heart broken so I don’t feel qualified to write about that, but I know what it’s like to be away from a loved one, which is why I wrote about relationships being worth holding on to, when it’s so easy to let go. It made Edgar cry when he heard it.”
Mr. Wright, according to his girlfriend, is “very romantic”, which is the polar opposite to herself.
“A bit of me's a cynical, grumpy cow, but I tend to go out with guys who bring out my romantic side.”
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