Dua Lipa shows ‘exaggerated version’ of herself to public, keeps her real self private

Los Angeles, Aug 25 : Singer Dua Lipa has started to keep "certain aspects" of her life private.

She said that the outside world sees an "exaggerated version" of her real-life self.

"In the beginning, I wanted to believe that I had to be the same person at home and on stage.Now, Ive learned to keep certain aspects of myself for my inner circle.Theres the Dua who is chill at home, then in the media, theres this exaggerated version of myself who is also called Dua, and who gives it her all on stage," Dua, 28, told Vogue France, reports aceshowbiz.com.

Asked which version she prefers, Dua replied: "A mix of both! Because this doubleness allows me to maintain a normal life.When I have a professional meeting, I switch to Dua Lipa Music Career mode, but right after I can also meet my friends in Private Dua mode, and put all the rest to the side.These two sides help me stay grounded.

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The singer was born and raised in London, but her family hail from the Balkans and the pop star previously claimed that its still a "big part" of her identity.

The brunette beauty, who lived in Kosovo during her teens, told WSJ Magazine: "Its such a big part of who I am.Given my parents and how they came to the UK, (the refugee situation) has always been something thats really close to my heart."

Dua also insisted that she wont allow anyone to deny her "identity.

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The Levitating hitmaker said: "I read a lot of comments from people telling me that I dont have a country, I dont have an identity, Kosovo doesnt exist."

"I lived in Kosovo, I know the lives that were lost (during the war).

So for somebody to deny me my identity and my experience, its hard for me to stand back and not speak up about it.So thats something that I will always do."

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