Ellie Goulding has opened up about her “difficult” relationship with mum Tracey – after their rift landed the singer in therapy.
The Burn singer, 33, hasn’t seen her mum for nearly a year, last meeting with her on her wedding day.
Ellie tied the knot with the art dealer Caspar Jopling at a stunning York wedding late in August last year.
But since then, Ellie and Tracey have stayed apart – with Ellie seeking out professional help to try and work through the issue.
She recalled that Tracey had been “quite threatening” the last time she discussed her in the press.
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“It’s frustrating, because I really want to talk to you about it,” she revealed in an interview with The Independent.
Adding that she hadn’t seen her since the big day, Ellie told: “I’ve done a lot of therapy about it because what I thought was fixable isn’t fixable….I hope one day I’ll be able to get this off my chest, but for now it comes bubbling through my subconscious, through my music.”
Tracey found herself embroiled in a racism row earlier this year after a tweet about I’m A Celebrity star and Rak-Su singer Myles Stephenson.
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Tracey hastily issued an apology after Myles accused her of racism, admitting she felt “ashamed” over her remarks.
Hot on the heels of her new album, Brightest Blue, Ellie tells that she tends to pen songs with a female audience in mind.
Still, she doesn’t feel like she “fits in” with other female artists – save close pal Katy Perry.
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She told The Sunday Mirror : “I basically write my music for women and I want women to feel empowered.
“I want them to feel empowered, I want them to feel like they don’t have to rely on a man for happiness.
“So with all that, I do find it strange that I don’t have that connection with other female artists.”
Ellie went on to heap praise on Katy, who’s currently expecting her first child with fiancé and Hollywood heartthrob Orlando Bloom.
She told that Katy approaches any problem with wisdom, honesty and humour – and Ellie feels she can always pick up the phone to her.
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