Beth Ditto is an American singer and songwriter who is known for working with the indie rock band Gossip. She is renowned for opening her own fashion brand for plus size people. Ditto’s voice had been compared with the prominent singers like Etta James, Janis Joplin, and . Being a lesbian, Beth is an outspoken personality who supports lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT), and is associated with feminist causes.
Born Name
Mary Beth Patterson
Nick Name
Gossip, Beth Ditto
Sun Sign
Pisces
Born Place
Searcy, Arkansas, United States
Residence
Portland, Oregon, United States
Nationality
Occupation
Singer, Songwriter
Family
- Father – Homer Ditto
- Mother – Velmyra Estel
- Siblings – Beth has a total of 2 older brothers, 1 older sister, 2 younger brothers, 1 younger sister.
Manager
Beth is represented by –
- Tara Perkins of Hard Land Management
- Sam Kirby Yoh of WME Entertainment
- Emma Banks of Creative Artists Agency
Genre
Indie rock, post-punk, Synthpop
Instruments
Vocals
Labels
- Kill Rock Stars
- Columbia Records
- Virgin Records
Build
Large
Height
5 ft 2 in or 157.5 cm
Weight
90 kg or 198.5 lbs
Girlfriend / Spouse
Beth Ditto has dated –
- Kristin Ogata – Beth married her best friend and girlfriend Kristin Ogata in July 2013 in Maui, Hawaii. Kristin and Beth were best friends since the age of 18. After the legalization of same-sex marriage, the couple legally got married in Oregon in December 2014.
Race / Ethnicity
White
Hair Color
Black
She often tends to dye her hair ‘blonde’.
Eye Color
Blue
Sexual Orientation
Lesbian
Distinctive Features
- Chubby and round face
- Voluminous figure
Religion
Ditto’s upbringing was done under Southern Baptist and Pentecostal religion values.
Best Known For
- Her stage dances and her unique and revealing image
- Speaking in support of both lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT), and feminist causes
- He melancholic, soulful dance music
First Album
Beth released her first studio album titled Fake Sugar which is a Southern rock & pop album, on June 16, 2017, via Virgin and produced by Jennifer Decilveo.
First Film
Beth made her theatrical film debut in the 2018 drama film Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot as Reba.
First TV Show
Ditto made her first TV show appearance in 2007 on NewNowNext Music.
Personal Trainer
In her free time, Ditto practices dancing.
Beth Ditto Favorite Things
- Artists – Siouxsie Sioux and Patti Smith
- Song – Oh Bondage Up Yours by X-Ray Spex
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Beth Ditto Facts
- She was raised in Arkansas in the southern United States.
- Beth is inspired by and .
- At the age of 13, Beth left her mother’s house and started living with her aunt.
- She relocated to Olympia, Washington in 1999 before settling in Portland, Oregon since 2003.
- By the age of 18, Ditto got familiar with bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, The Raincoats, and Siouxsie and the Banshees.
- She started her band Gossip in 1999.
- Beth performed in the Crisis charity single Consequences in 2008, which was a collaboration between various artists.
- Her 4-track “Beth Ditto” EP which was released in 2011 got produced by James Ford and Jas Shaw of Simian Mobile Disco, on the re-launched Deconstruction Records.
- Ditto considers herself as Punk and never shaved her underarms and also doesn’t use deodorants.
- In 2006, she stated in an interview that she used to eat squirrels as a child.
- On July 9, 2009, Ditto introduced her first plus-size collection for women’s clothing retailer Evans pairing with the head of design Lisa Marie Peacock.
- She was the opener and the show stopper at the spring 2011 fashion show during Paris Fashion Week in October 2010.
- Ditto teamed up with MAC Cosmetics to introduce a makeup collection in June 2012.
- She released her memoir titled Coal to Diamonds in 2012.
- Ditto considers and Peggy Moffitt as her beauty icons.
Featured Image by rawpic / / CC BY-SA 4.0
Facts of Beth Ditto
- full nameBeth Ditto
- Date of Birth February 19, 1981
- Age 43 years 10 months
- Horoscope Pisces
- Lucky Number 4
- Lucky Stone Aquamarine
- Lucky Color Sea Green
- Best Match for Marriage Cancer, Scorpio
- weight90 kg
- height5 ft 2 in