Baby Queen, real name Bella Latham, may only be at the start of her career, but she already counts the likes of Courtney Love as one of her friends and mentors. “I went through a period of time where we were hanging out a bit and she gave me the best piece of advice in the whole world,” the 24-year-old smiles from her London flat. “She said: ‘don’t call yourself a pop star, call yourself a rock star – they stick around for longer and they get away with more.”
The Hole frontwoman posted about her love of Latham’s music on social media and the pair started to message each other online. Soon after, Love asked Latham to meet, and she went to visit Love at her London home. “I went there and was like ‘who knocks on Courtney Love’s door?! It was absolutely f**king ridiculous,” she laughs, saying standing on Love’s porch, waiting for her to answer, was a surreal experience. She offered Latham some “inspiring” advice – something she says she could have done with aged 18, when she left her home and family in South Africa for London, with dreams of pursuing a career in music.
