Classical singer and pop star-turned-activist Charlotte Church has denied she is the “new face” of the protest movement after appearing at a number of anti-austerity marches since last month’s election.
Her recent political interest “snowballed” to an appearance at Glastonbury Festival today, interviewing two members of the Russian protest group Pussy Riot on top of an Army-style truck.
Speaking after the appearance, she said: “I don’t feel like I’m the new face of protesting.
“There are so many activists and protesters who have been doing this for decades – years and years.
“I’m a newbie, so I don’t see myself like that at all and I just want to be a part of it, and that’s what it’s about – everybody being a part of it.
“It’s totally about new people getting involved in politics.”
She said her political activism was sparked by her involvement in the Leveson Inquiry when she got a “first-hand view” of the political and democratic process.
“Since I did the Leveson Inquiry, I was starting to get a first-hand view of just how corrupt these systems are and it sickened me, it’s so unjust,” she said.
She added that she was not interested in entering the “mucky world” of politics but wanted to fight against the “dismantling of public services”.
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