Natalie Imbruglia shot to fame following the release of her smash hit Torn. Photo / Getty Images
Natalie Imbruglia shot to fame following the release of her smash hit Torn. Photo / Getty Images
Natalie Imbruglia was "so body dysmorphic and insecure" when she shot her Torn music video, the singer and actress has revealed.
The 47-year-old may have helped usher in a new style era with the hoodie and baggy army pants she wore for the 1997 promo but she admitted she wasn'ttrying to set a trend as she opted for the baggy clothing because she was so uncomfortable with the idea of people looking at her body.
She said: "The army pants weren't even cool army pants – they weren't in fashion or anything.
"My intention in wearing that was so that you couldn't see my silhouette, because I didn't want anyone to see. But it ended up that there was a power in that because it was like [seen as] androgyny cool. But it really came from a place of 'thank god I don't have to wear a dress!'"
The former Neighbours actress admitted she was "really insecure" as a songwriter when she worked on her debut album, Left of the Middle, because she was worried about her "cheesy" background as a "stage-school kid" amid fears of being forced to leave the UK and return to Australia.
She told Independent.co.uk: "I couldn't get a work permit and I couldn't get jobs. When I signed my record deal, my UK visa was about to run out and I owed two grand to my landlord..."
Imbruglia says she was "really insecure" as a songwriter penning her first album, Left of the Middle. Photo / Getty Images
"I had grown up as a stage-school kid – I was a trained performer. But in some ways, that felt a little bit cheesy compared to what I was trying to do [as an artist].
"So I couldn't kind of marry those things in my head.
