Paloma Faith has broken her silence on that infamous ‘Christmas Holidays’ tweet 15 years later after it ironically resurfaced – with fans begging her to ‘get it on a T-shirt’.
In 2009, the English singer, now 43, wrote iconically on X – which was then called Twitter: ‘Note: if I’m on Christmas holiday, don’t ask me to take a picture with you. My vacation ends on January 5.’
But despite the passage of time, the bold statement has never gone out of style – with fans referring to the funny statement over the Christmas period, labeling it an ‘iconic out-of-office message’.
Earlier last week, just days before Christmas Eve, the Lullaby hitmaker shared a hilarious video message in which she finally explained the origins of the now-deleted tweet.
“This was a tweet I wrote sometime in 2009 or 2010 after my first album came out,” she began.
“I literally worked in retail for fourteen years, and then I wrote that tweet because I went on vacation and realized I couldn’t have a vacation because everyone was asking me for photos all the time and I didn’t have a photo. rest.’
Paloma Faith, 43, has opened up about that infamous ‘Christmas Holidays’ tweet 15 years later, after it ironically resurfaced – with fans begging her to ‘get it on a T-shirt’
The English singer iconically wrote on My holiday ends on January 5′
“So, me [wrote] that tweet – which I thought was funny at the time. In fact, I had one margarita, which is all I need to get drunk.
“I drank that margarita, I laughed hysterically at the tweet, I went to sleep and woke up to 15,000 people calling me ac***.”
Paloma continued, “Some time has passed since I wrote that tweet, and I can see it again today and realize that I empathize with my position.”
“So to all the gays who bring this tweet to me every Christmas as an iconic moment in my career: kiss my damn holiday,” Paloma concluded, before blowing a kiss to the camera and declaring, “I love you!”
She ended by captioning the video: “I’m about to go on Christmas vacation – when you know, you know!! #christmas #twitter #christmas2024.’
Fans were sent into overdrive and raved in the comments section, calling the singer a true ‘legend’ as they wrote:
‘Your absence is now on, they can go out! Enjoy your holiday and family’;
‘Could this be merchandise? I need it on a t-shirt’; ‘Iconic away status’;
Earlier last week, just days before Christmas Eve, the Lullaby hitmaker shared a hilarious video message in which he finally revealed the origin of the now-deleted tweet.
Fans were sent into overdrive and raved in the comments section, calling the singer a true “legend.”
‘I think this was the moment when people would recognize you x’;
‘Legend, tell it like it is’; ‘Well said, retweet it’; ‘I love you too’; ‘I love this Paloma’;
‘Great respect, famous people are people with feelings, also have a great Christmas’;
In November, Paloma revealed what caused the breakdown of her marriage to husband Leyman Lahcine.
The singer tied the knot with the French artist, 37, in 2017 and they welcomed two daughters together before splitting in 2022 after nine years together.
In an interview with Davina McCall on her Begin Again podcast, Paloma discussed their divorce, why she deleted all her dating apps and the struggles that come with living as a single mother.
Paloma said problems in the relationship started when they were trying to get pregnant, when doctors discovered a problem with Leyman’s fertility.
The singer said she felt “resentment” building up when they started the IVF process, even though she knew she could get pregnant naturally.
The singer tied the knot with the French artist, 37, in 2017 and they welcomed two daughters together before splitting in 2022 after nine years together (pictured in 2018)
Paloma had to take hormone medications that help stimulate the ovaries and prepare the uterine lining for the procedure.
She said: ‘When we first started trying, I had previously gotten pregnant quite easily and so I was worried. It does irritate me that the science, because it is largely male-dominated, says that if it is a male fertility problem, which it was in our case, it is still the woman who bears the brunt of this stuff.
‘There has been no breakthrough. He was devastated all the time and said, “If I can take something or give injections. Why does it have to fall on you?”
‘But it did happen, and it does happen. He was empathetic, but I think that in itself put a strain on our relationship because his view was, ‘You’re so hardworking, breadwinner and all I had to do was this and I can’t do it.’