I want younger women to know how old I am and feel empowered'

Singer-songwriter KT Tunstall on being proud of turning 50, finding love and why she's not a natural pop star

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KT Tunstall is going full steam ahead in her milestone 50th birthday year.

Two decades on from her breakout debut album Eye To The Telescope, the Brit Award-winning singer-songwriter is embracing a whole new chapter.

Having written the songs for the new stage musical adaptation of Clueless, KT, who will hit the big 5-0 in June, has swapped pop tours for playbills, all while having found love and battling a debilitating illness.

Here, the Suddenly I See singer, from St Andrews, opens up about hearing loss and unexpected love...

Hi, KT! How has life been lately?

I live in Santa Fe, New Mexico. I moved to America about 10 years ago. I lived in LA for a while - first in Venice Beach, then Topanga - basically doing all the classic musician holy grails of where to live. But I'm just not a big city person. I love a smaller place, so we found Santa Fe in the mountains and moved a few years ago.

And we hear you've found love?

Yes, my partner Chris and I met during lockdown. We both adopted dogs and met at the dog park. It was like something out of a John Hughes 80s movie. A love story! My rescue dog is called Mini, and his is Nova. Mini's a miniature pinscher and has PTSD, she doesn't play with other dogs. But that day, she started playing with Nova. I looked up and there's this 6ft 3in jiu-jitsu instructor and I thought, "Oh, hello!"