Sharleen Spiteri has said she receives 'homophobic ... she was in her late teens are still present but just more 'hidden' now. She said: 'They still do say that s**t but it's just hidden really ...

Sharleen Spiteri has spoken about receiving homophobic hate, despite the fact that she is not gay. The Texas singer, 57, was one of the many celebrities at the Metro Pride Awards on Wednesday.

Spiteri was born in Glasgow to father Eddie, a guitar-playing merchant seaman of Maltese descent, and mother Vilma, a singer of German/Irish roots. When she was young the family moved from the ...

Floor: Texas frontwoman Sharleen Spiteri shares her love for Northern ... its greatest performers and the way it influenced so much of what we now know as club culture. In this show,Sharleen ...