More than a decade after her life was irrevocably altered by a tabloid cocaine sting, N-Dubz singer and former X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos is reflecting on the profound cost of fame.
The self-styled ‘Female Boss’ now lives quietly in Cheshire, maintaining a low profile while occasionally dipping into the spotlight, most recently appearing in I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here! last year. She asserts that fame for its own sake holds little importance for her. "I want the ability to do the things that I’m passionate about and earn income off that," she explains. "I’m more focused on business and property investments outside of fame, so that I don’t have to be in the fame world if I don’t want to. The only thing I guarantee is I’ll never step away from is N-Dubz."
