Interview with Dua Lipa: "If you're a woman, Name: Yeimi Edith Bautista
you have to work twice as hard to be taken
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Having become one of the most listened to and
awarded artists, Dua Lipa also has an influence off Grade: 10º B
stage as a style icon. The singer, the face of the Career: Industrial Engineering
Libre perfume by Yves Saint Laurent Beauté, English group: 10 B1+G4
reflects on her relationship with fame, the rigors of
success
or how beauty can be a catalyst.
1. What is the most difficult thing about being a woman in an industry
traditionally run by men?
Being a woman in any industry means you have to work harder than your male
colleagues, unfortunately that's the world we live in. To be taken seriously you have to
work twice as hard as them and, although we have already learned to do it and we are
good at it, they must see us in a more equal way.
2. And the most difficult thing about being famous? How do you keep your
feet on the ground?
The most difficult thing about fame is being spontaneous because everything is so
planned. I still go out and do the things I like, but everything has to be planned out
more. But I'm very grateful for the position I'm in and being able to pursue what I want.
As far as keeping my feet on the ground, my friends and family keep me grounded,
they help me be normal.
3. Your second album is called Nostalgia for the Future. Is there anything you
particularly miss or do you get nostalgic about when you think about your life
before you were an international star?
Honestly, I try to have as normal a life as possible. Having a routine, going to the
places I really want to go, hanging out with my friends... I feel nostalgic maybe when I
think about the days of downtime during the pandemic because we've returned to
normal for all intents and purposes very quickly and it would be better to slow down a
bit.
4. Your first two albums have been a hit, do you feel pressure to top that
success with your next album?
I'd be lying if I said no. Of course, there is a bit of pressure, but I know I’m not going to
try to recreate the success of my last album. Just like I didn’t want to repeat the
success of my first album with Future Nostalgia. I want to be able to create something
new, different and evolve as an artist. Hoping that people like it, of course, but being
true to myself.
5. I read that you used to bite your nails, but now they’re perfect. What other
habits in your beauty routine have changed?
I’m a healthier person now. To travel so much and do the concerts I do, I have to take
care of myself a lot. I train like a professional athlete. Before I would encourage myself
to have another drink and now it’s like: ‘No, I can’t.’ And the same with my voice, I try
to take good care of it.
6. Libre is a mix of olfactory notes that have traditionally been considered
feminine with other masculine ones. How do you feel when you wear it? Do
you perceive that gender fluidity?
I have a very feminine side to me, but also a very masculine one, and when you put the
two together, that's what makes me me. It's very important to have both sides, and
that's why I love this fragrance, it allows you to express yourself as you feel.
7. What are your favourite scents? Maybe one that reminds you of your
childhood or one that can't be missing from your dressing room...
I always have a candle in my dressing room, but I like it to have a fresh smell, not too
sweet, not too floral, somewhere in between. That's why Libre is perfect because it has
a good balance between masculine and feminine and that fresh smell is really perfect. I
also love the smell of freshly cut grass and rain, it's one of those things that reminds
me of home and gives me peace.
8. Many teenagers and young people want to dress like you or wear the same
hairstyle. Are you aware of the influence you have? Do you think that the
'Dua Lipa style' will mark an era like it has with artists like the Spice Girls or
Madonna?
I don't know, but I think it's really fun to experiment with clothes. My style is super
eclectic and, in my opinion, fashion should be about being able to wear whatever you
want to wear. That's the message I want to convey and if that makes people feel good,
I love it.
9. You've had incredible success these past few years, the dream of any
artist. How much hard work and difficult moments are there behind it that we
don't see?
A lot. People only see the final product and there's a lot of hard work and a lot of
difficulties behind the cameras too. But the important thing is that if you do what you
like, it's worth it.
10. If you could give little Dua some advice, what would you say?
That it's all part of the process. Every little part, every little thing is what makes you
you. So enjoy every moment.
REPORTED SPEECH
They interviewed Dua Lipa and their interview was titled "If you're a woman,
you have to work twice as hard to be taken seriously."
The interviewer said that Dua Lipa is a very popular artist and that she was reflecting
on her relationship with fame, the rigors of success or how beauty can be a catalyst.
1. The interviewer asked Dua Lipa what was the most complicated thing
about being a woman working in the industry run by men.
Dua Lipa said that being a woman in any industry means working harder than men to
stand out.
2. The interviewer asked what the hardest thing about being famous is
and how she keeps her feet on the ground.
She said that the hardest part of fame is being spontaneous because everything is so
planned. She also said that her friends and family keep her grounded.
3. The interviewer said that her second album was titled Future
Nostalgia, and she also asked if there was anything she particularly
missed or felt nostalgic about when she thought about her life before
becoming an international star.
She said that she tries to have a normal life, but that she felt nostalgic when she
thought about the days of the pandemic because that time affected her a lot.
4. The interviewer said that Dua Lipa had made it big with her first
albums. She also asked her if she felt pressured to surpass that
success with her next album.
She said that she does feel pressure but that she wants to be able to create something
new, different and evolve as an artist.
5. The interviewer told Dua Lipa that she used to bite her nails but now
she thought they were pretty and asked her what habits in her beauty
routine she had changed.
She said that she is now a healthier person and that she trains like a professional
athlete to take good care of herself.
6. The interviewer asked her how she feels when she wears olfactory
notes that have traditionally been considered feminine and others
masculine. She also asked her if she perceived that gender fluidity.
Dua Lipa said she has a very feminine side, but also a very masculine one, and when
the two come together, that's what makes her herself.
7. The interviewer asked her what her favorite smells are, the ones that
remind her of her childhood or the ones that can't be missing from her
dressing room.
Dua Lipa said that she always has a candle in her dressing room, and that she likes it to
have a fresh smell, not too sweet, not too floral, a happy medium. She also said that
she loves the smell of freshly cut grass and rain because they remind her of home and
give her peace.
8. The interviewer told her that Many teenagers and young women want
to dress like her or have the same hairstyle. She also asked her if she
is aware of the influence she has.
Dua Lipa said that it's so much fun to experiment with clothes and that her style is
super eclectic and that fashion should be about being able to wear anything you want
to wear.
9. The interviewer told her that in recent years she has experienced
incredible success, the dream of any artist. So, she asked her how
much work and difficult moments are there behind it that we don't see.
Dua Lipa said that people only see the final product and that there is a lot of hard work
and hardship behind the scenes
[Link] interviewer asked her if she could give some advice to little Dua
and what she would say to her.
She said that it's all part of the process, that every little part, every little thing is what
makes you who you are, so enjoy every moment.