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]</ref>. She cancelled her September 2006 UK tour because of her pregnancy.[1]
She is a well known opponent of the War on Terror, and played at the One Big No concert in March 2003 at the Shepherd's Bush Empire in London, organised by Emily Eavis.[2]
In the Telegraph interview she revealed that in the past she had shunned several opportunities to raise her public profile, on ethical grounds. Such opportunities included becoming the face of Calvin Klein, representing Gap (which, according to some sources, use sweatshops to manufacture their clothes), and promoting the sales of her records at Starbucks coffee outlets. While she is a supporter of Fairtrade, she has subsequently relented on this last stance.
All of her recent releases are "carbon neutral", whereby a tree is planted in a poor area of Mexico for every certain amount of units produced to offset the emissions generated when pressing the CDs, and other marketing paraphernalia.[3]
She has also been offered the opportunity to return to her first love, acting. Having played the lead female in the independent film Southlander, she was offered to audition for the role of John Cusack's girlfriend in the film High Fidelity, but didn't accept the invitation (the part went to Iben Hjejle). Orton also wrote music for the Erin Brockovich soundtrack. She does state that she would act, if an appropriate part came up for her.
Orton is a well-known sufferer of Crohn's disease.[4] -->
- ^ "Beth's pregnancy http://www.bethorton.org.uk/othernews.php retrieved 21st December, 2006
- ^ One Big NO, anti-war gig, 2003, http://www.virtualfestivals.com/festivals/festival.cfm?eventid=3023&dbtable=event§ion=eventhome retrieved 11 September 2006
- ^ Carbon Neutral http://www.carbonneutral.com/shop/details.asp?productid=823&productname=Dedicate%20a%20Tree:%20Beth%20Orton retrieved 11 September 2006
- ^ Famous Ostomates & IBD Patients http://www.ostomy.evansville.net/celebrity.htm. retrieved 11 September 2006