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Mabel interview: 'Harry Styles threw a cream pie at my face'

Maybe she’s born with it. Mabel, 22, boasts artistic pedigree as the daughter of Neneh Cherry. Yet the Camden Town singer has cut her own path with a tour this year supporting Harry Styles. “Tell me everything,” she sings on smash hit single Know Me Better. Right back at you, Mabel...

Strangest stage moment?

Harry Styles threw a cream pie at my face in front of 15,000 people to thank me for the months we spent on the road. When I got finally the pie out of my eyes, I saw him at the side of the stage shouting: “It’s vegan.” He knew I’d have been furious if it was dairy.

Have you plotted your revenge?

He has a song called Kiwi. So watch this space.

First album you bought?

Justified by Justin Timberlake. I was so into Lauryn Hill and Destiny’s Child as a kid too, so it’s great to see R’n’B making a comeback.

A thankless chore?

I wish I could teleport and cut out the travelling in between gigs. I want the luxury of the shows without the painful bits stuck on a tour bus.

Christmas plans?

Swedes celebrate Christmas Eve. Every Sunday leading up to Christmas we light a candle, then make gingerbread and saffron buns.

Something that still haunts you?

In the bathroom, having taken my make-up off and opened my eyes, I always think there’s a ghost behind me. It feels like there’s a weird presence. Maybe it’s my brain reacting to me without make-up.

In a parallel universe you’d be...

A yoga teacher on a tropical island.

One thing you’ve learned from love?

The bad ones are good too, and no experience is ever a loss. I’m always searching for this epic thing, but if it doesn’t work out, you find peace. Turn it into ammunition, like my song Ring Ring, with Jax Jones.

Mabel will play Brixton Academy on December 12

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