Ella Mai is just getting started: "We lock ourselves in so much - If I can do it, I will"
Sitting down with Ella Mai is more like hanging out with one of your best friends. So much so that you'd be forgiven for forgetting that she's actually a Grammy-winning artist with a huge fanbase and two amazing albums under her belt. The 28-year-old exudes a confidence beyond her years and a warmth that immediately puts you at ease; rare qualities when it comes to the world of celebrity. And it soon becomes clear that her family's wise words keep her grounded.
"My brother said something really cool to me a few years ago, and he said when you talk to yourself in your head, it's your own voice," she tells POPSUGAR, explaining how she avoids negativity on social media. "So when you read a comment from someone you have no idea who they are, you're reading it to yourself in your own voice, which validates it a lot more. I never thought of that. that way, but it felt like something new had unlocked in my head."
"It was really nice to be back in what feels like my natural habitat."
Since bursting onto the scene in 2018 with her self-titled debut album and single 'Boo'd Up', she's been extremely busy. Having landed in London two days before our conversation, having completed the North America and Canada leg of her tour which included 41 shows in 2 months, she is looking forward to performing for her fans again after a hiatus due to the pandemic. "It was really nice to be back in what feels like my natural habitat," she says.
In addition to recording and touring, she also continues her role as an ambassador for the Pandora jewelry brand. She sums up her look as "simple, comfortable and elegant", which plays into the Pandora aesthetic of delicate pieces that can be worn in so many different ways. "I don't wear super trendy pieces and I think Pandora fits that perfectly," she says. "You can layer, you can add stuff, you can do so much more than if you just had one piece. Or you can just add a piece and that makes it simple but still effective, and that's definitely my kind of style."< /p>
Sitting down with Ella Mai is more like hanging out with one of your best friends. So much so that you'd be forgiven for forgetting that she's actually a Grammy-winning artist with a huge fanbase and two amazing albums under her belt. The 28-year-old exudes a confidence beyond her years and a warmth that immediately puts you at ease; rare qualities when it comes to the world of celebrity. And it soon becomes clear that her family's wise words keep her grounded.
"My brother said something really cool to me a few years ago, and he said when you talk to yourself in your head, it's your own voice," she tells POPSUGAR, explaining how she avoids negativity on social media. "So when you read a comment from someone you have no idea who they are, you're reading it to yourself in your own voice, which validates it a lot more. I never thought of that. that way, but it felt like something new had unlocked in my head."
"It was really nice to be back in what feels like my natural habitat."
Since bursting onto the scene in 2018 with her self-titled debut album and single 'Boo'd Up', she's been extremely busy. Having landed in London two days before our conversation, having completed the North America and Canada leg of her tour which included 41 shows in 2 months, she is looking forward to performing for her fans again after a hiatus due to the pandemic. "It was really nice to be back in what feels like my natural habitat," she says.
In addition to recording and touring, she also continues her role as an ambassador for the Pandora jewelry brand. She sums up her look as "simple, comfortable and elegant", which plays into the Pandora aesthetic of delicate pieces that can be worn in so many different ways. "I don't wear super trendy pieces and I think Pandora fits that perfectly," she says. "You can layer, you can add stuff, you can do so much more than if you just had one piece. Or you can just add a piece and that makes it simple but still effective, and that's definitely my kind of style."< /p>
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