Dua Lipa reveals the unusual inspiration for her BRIT Award-winning music
That's different!
Last week pop star Dua Lipa triumphed at the BRIT Awards 2018 when she took home two of the five awards she was nominated for - British Female Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act.
Now, the 22-year-old has revealed the unusual inspiration behind her award-winning music, which includes hits 'New Rules' and 'IDGAF'. Speaking to Rolling Stone she explained that some of ex-boyfriends were inspiration, along with something she saw on the microblogging website Tumblr!
Dua told the publication, "Some ex-boyfriends were emotionally manipulative. And then I dated this guy who literally would never eat a single vegetable. I was like, 'This is terrible. You eat like a five-year-old. I’m f--king out'."
She went on to explain the inspiration for her song 'Hotter Than Hell', "I was going through a tough breakup. Someone made me feel like I wasn’t good enough. But when I wrote this song, I wanted it to seem like he couldn’t get enough of me."
The BRIT Award winner then continued, "The song was good, but the chorus wasn’t quite there. We were like, 'Let’s scrap it'."
Then Dua explained the unusual inspiration, "I was scrolling through Tumblr, and I see the words 'Hotter than Hell' in red on a black background. And I go, 'That’s cool! What if he thought I was hotter than hell, and I just didn’t want him?'"
Watch the music video for 'Hotter Than Hell' below:
At last Wednesday's BRIT Awards we caught up with Dua after she won her two awards. She said she was "overwhelmed" to have won the prestigious awards.
She went on to explain why she chose to bring her younger brother and sister on stage with her to collect her British Breakthrough Act Award.
Watch our full interview with Dua Lipa below:
As well as winning two awards at this year's BRIT Awards, Dua performed her 2017 hit 'New Rules' surrounded by loads of female dancers. This was one of the stand out moments from the BRIT Awards 2018.
See some of the other memorable moments from The BRIT Awards 2018 below:
Cheryl and Liam treat us to a rare public appearance
Cheryl and Liam treated us to a rare public appearance amid rumours they might be about to split. A few months later they released a joint statement confirming their split
Rita Ora and Dua Lipa compete to see who can look more like a marshmallow
They're both winners in our book as they have a make-shift fluff blanket for the cab home. Iconic!
Adwoa Aboah casually wore a Chanel gem on her tooth
Model, Adwoa Aboah, stunned fans with a smile which revealed a designer gem. Amazing!
Jack Whitehall protests that he is not too hot
Jack Whitehall started the show in an oversized coat! Despite shouts of 'take off your jacket!'
Stormzy gave a wet and topless performance
Stormzy performed a mash-up of his new album underneath falling water.
Dua Lipa reminded you all of the 'New Rules'
Dua Lipa looked amazing on stage surrounded by loads of female dancers.
Ed Sheeran made everyone cry with 'Supermarket Flowers'
We tried not to cry, but it was an emotional performance by Ed Sheeran!
Cheryl told Jack Whitehall her safe word was 'don't stop!'
Liam Payne has duetted with Rita Ora on 'For You' from the Fifty Shades Freed film, so host Jack asked her what Cheryl's safe word was!
Liam Gallagher and Gary Barlow pay tribute to the victims of the Manchester attacks
Liam sang 'Live Forever' to an emotional arena and brought tears to our eyes.
Stormzy bagged himself MORE awards
Stormzy won the prestigious British Male Solo Artist and Best Album of the Year award.
Dua's success in recent months has been phenomenal and earlier this month she passed a YouTube milestone. She became the youngest female artist to hit 1 billion views on a music video on YouTube for her song 'New Rules'.
And what better way to celebrate this amazing milestone than with an ultra cute throwback photo! Dua took to Instagram to post a photo of herself when she was much younger.
The photo shows the young pop star being held by someone, with her head on one side holding a phone. She captioned the photo, 'I picked up the phone and found out I am the youngest female artist to hit 1 BILLION views on a music video #newrules 🎉 WHAAAAA!!! @youtubemusic ❤️'.
Gorgeous!
You can hear all the biggest songs from Dua Lipa on Cool FM.