Fans have hit out at singer Alice Dallin after she claimed her famous mother didn’t ‘open doors’ for her music career.
The British singer-songwriter, 32, and daughter of Bananarama star Sara Dallin, caused a stir on X after opening up to the BBC about having ‘no easy way in’ to the music industry and refusing to ‘rely on her parents’ for success.
Alice, who boasts just over 1000 monthly listeners on Spotify, lamented about it being a ‘really tough industry to crack’, and went on to fend off accusations of ‘nepotism’, despite being born to an 80s icon mother and a father who danced for Michael Jackson and Tina Turner.
People were having none of it and wasted no time airing their thoughts on the interview, which included branding her a ‘nepo baby’, accusing her of having a ‘total lack of awareness’, and even telling her to ‘f**k off’.
The BBC posted an excerpt from Alice’s interview, along with a promotional image of the singer. They wrote: ‘You can’t rely on your famous parents for success’.
Fans have hit out at singer Alice Dallin after she claimed her famous mother, Bananarama singer Sara Dallin, didn’t ‘open doors’ for her music career (Alice Dallin and her 80s icon mother pictured in 2017 in London)
Bananarama were seen as the ultimate fun 1980’s girl group, with monsters hits like ‘I Want You Back’ and ‘Venus’ (Pictured: Bananarama members Keren Woodward, Sara Dallin and Siobhan Fahey in 1985)
Responding to the post, one person posed the question: ‘Would this article be written if someone didn’t have a famous mum?’
One person claimed ‘no one cared’ about Bananarama or ‘one of their nepo babies’.
‘Oh f**k off’ replied another.
Someone else shared how Alice’s words could be seen as contradictory: ‘The article ends by saying she recently went onstage to perform with her famous mum. How is that not an open door?’
‘Only people that have benefited from nepotism try to pretend they haven’t. The rest of us would embrace the opportunities’ stated another.
Elsewhere, one person said that Alice’s comments exhibited a ‘total lack of self-awareness’, while another said having famous parents ‘helps’.
Other users went on to laugh while one dubbed her comments ‘hilarious nonsense’.
Still it appears she has some supporters, including one person who wrote: ‘Yes sure hundred percent’.
Alice says she’s had no easy way in’ to the music industry and refuses to ‘rely on her parents’ for success (Pictured: Alice Dallin, Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward in London in April)
The BBC posted an excerpt from Alice’s interview, along with a promotional image of the singer
In her interview with the publication, the singer also spoke on growing up around her famous parents, and her awe at witnessing her mum, now 62, perform at 80,000 capacity stadiums in places like Paris.
Her father, Bassey Walker, was once a top jazz and blues musician who danced for legends including the late Michael Jackson.
She revealed that her dad inspired her dreams and told how as a child she would record music with him in their home studio.
Bananarama were seen as the ultimate fun 1980’s girl group, performing their monsters hits such as ‘I Want You Back’ and ‘Venus’ while jumping around in modest dungarees, sporting bold red lipstick and wild hair.
Earlier this year, Bananarama band mate Keren Woodward, 69, gave her views on the state of pop today; saying she would be worried about having a teenage daughter with many female popstars these days dancing on stage in their underwear.
People took to X to air their thoughts on the interview, which included branding Alice a ‘ nepo baby ‘, accusing her of having a ‘total lack of awareness’, and even telling her to ‘f**k off’
Ms Woodward, who has a 37-year-old son, said: ‘I can’t get my head around what some of the singers wear these days.
‘If that’s what they want to wear that’s fine, if that’s their choice, but I’m not sure it always is.
‘I have friends who have teenage daughters and these girls already have terrible body image and insecurities and I don’t think that kind of woman on stage helps with that.’
For over a decade, international female pop stars have performed in front of young fans wearing revealing clothing.
In contrast, Ms Woodward said: ‘We [Bananarama] became a sex symbol in donkey jackets.’
She continued: ‘We didn’t have stylists or make-up artists working with us, we just dressed the way we did when we went to the club.
‘We would buy fabric from the market and run up three outfits that looked similar.
‘I’m proud of the fact that we became pin-ups without being overtly sexy. It wouldn’t happen now’.
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