Iggy Azalea is a woman that walks into a room and expects people to hate her.
Comments like “I don’t miss Australia” haven’t helped. Neither have rumours of her pulling diva antics on the set of The X Factor.
But this supposed brash and problematic pop star is nothing like the Iggy Azalea I’ve come to know.
When you strip back the bravado, Iggy is fun, down to earth, easy going and actually pretty funny.
Publicly though, she comes across as uptight at best. Some might say she’s stuck up.
Truth is, she’s extremely shy.
We are far from best friends but I’ve interviewed her several times — for the Daily Telegraph and the Confidential on Nova radio show I co-host.
Covering the GQ Men Of The Year Awards last night, I happened to be sitting next to her.
The Iggy I saw was vulnerable and down-to-earth.
I couldn’t help but wish she just let her guard down and smiled more so everyone could see this “real” side to her.
Before walking into the Ivy ballroom of about 200 people — many of them stars and business leaders, from Mad Men’s Jon Hamm to bar baron Justin Hemmes and Paralympian Dylan Alcott — Azalea was overheard saying she didn’t want to make her entrance until everyone was seated.
One journalist was disgusted at witnessing the exchange. But that’s when the penny dropped for me. She didn’t want a fuss. She’s not good with small talk.
Prior to accepting her award as the 2016 Woman of the Year, she nervously asked her friend sitting next to her to hold her hand and go up on stage with her. The friend, wisely, said no.
Iggy was genuinely terrified. Her hands were shaking. I was shocked.
How could the Fancy hit maker, who was nominated for four Grammy Awards for her debut album The New Classic and holds her own alongside Ariana Grande, Rita Ora, be so scared in public?
She said this in her acceptance speech: “I have won a lot of awards over the last few years but this one means the absolute most to me because I can finally say that I have an award-winning vagina.”
Yet this morning the nasty backlash had begun, with online comments labelling her a bogan, weird and vulgar.
I say bravo. She was trying to be lighthearted and not take herself too seriously.
At the end of the night, Iggy and the rest of the award winners and presenters were asked to return to the stage for a photo and to toast the night.
Again, Iggy looked genuinely terrified. She agreed on the proviso actor Ben Mingay, who was sat at our table, went up with her.
“I’ll only go if Ben comes,” she said, before Mingay held her hand and escorted her to the stage.
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Edit: charli was asked about iggy this week and this is what she had to say basically same as the journalist.
Credit to Rolex for the charli tweet.
Poor sis.. she made lots of mistakes and some could've been avoided but I knew she lost her confidence over the past two years and after she had a mini breakdown.
the HUMILITY 
i feel bad for her. atrl is v harsh on her
She's really an okay person, there are much worse in the music industry.