Meet Cork's rising star Chubby Cat: 'I don’t feel like I have to pretend to be anything else'

Rocking tooth gems, piercings and a shaved head, the Cork native offers a style that is uniquely her own
Meet Cork's rising star Chubby Cat: 'I don’t feel like I have to pretend to be anything else'

Chubby Cat: “At a showcase, I feel like everything has to be perfect.” Pic: Sarah Ellis

Cork native Chubby Cat — the name conceived by electro-pop singer Cat Doran through a random name generator — is kicking back after finishing her first round of shows in a blazing-hot summer schedule of festival appearances. 

Briefly returning home after a week of playing three shows via London and Berlin, Cat is only beginning her reign.

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