Chris de Burgh has offered Nadia Forde career advice about dealing with online haters.
The Lady in Red star and the model-turned-singer both appeared on Radio 1 to talk about the music industry.
And Chris – who is Rosanna Davison’s dad – said Nadia needs to learn to “deflect nasty things”.
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He said: “If you love yourself there’s plenty left for everyone else. You just have to deflect nasty things. I’ve had years of it.
“One of the problems is I had a huge hit with Lady in Red. I ran into James Blunt recently and we had a good laugh because we’re very similar in that respect.
“We both had a very major hit. People were completely ignoring the rock songs I had. If you don’t like Lady in Red you don’t like the artist at all, all 24 albums I’ve recorded.
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“But if you’re strong in yourself, these people wouldn’t say that to your face. It’s the cowards’ way of insulting.”
And asked on Radio 1Â if he had any advice for Nadia, Chris said, “I would start by saying make sure your horizons and dreams are realistic.”
He added: “A lot of people think they can become world stars overnight. Indeed I thought I would be 40 years ago, which is how long I have been in the business now.
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“But to have realistic dreams, one step at a time, and to believe in yourself and when those dark days come around you and you feel you’re going nowhere and going backwards, make sure you are surrouned by poeple who can support you and you can trust.”
Nadia, who is friends with de Burgh’s daughter Rosanna Davidson, welcomed the advice and the said she would tweet Rosie to tell her how nice her father is.
The 25-year-old singer released her first single late last year just before she appeared on I’m a Celebrity: Get Me Out Of Here and is now planning to collaborate musically with I’m a Celeb campmate Tinchy Stryder.
