Singer says she will always interact with fans

Feb 8, 2010 15:35 GMT  ·  By
Leona Lewis says assault of October last year will not change the way she interacts with fans
   Leona Lewis says assault of October last year will not change the way she interacts with fans

In October last year, as she was at a signing of her own book in London, Leona Lewis was punched by a man who ran past security and got close enough to her to actually touch her. Despite the blow she was dealt on that particular occasion, in a recent interview cited by The Sun, the singer says she’s not about to let that change who she is and, most importantly, how she interacts with her fans.

She’s always been a very positive person, therefore, she doesn’t like to dwell on the negative aspects in life. Dwelling too much on that incident would mean she’d have to live in fear, which is one of the first things she can’t do, especially since she’s supposed to always be surrounded by people, her fans, she says. So, instead of living in fear, Leona can promise she will not let one isolated incident change who she is.

“It made me realize it’s always important to be vigilant and aware of your surroundings – but I don’t want to make myself too closed off,” Leona says. After the incident, she beefed up security and is now taking more cautions before appearing in public. “I’m a positive person. I don’t like to dwell on negatives and I love what I’m doing. I put myself out there in front of people every day of my life,” the singer further explains.

The alternative to keeping positive would be to keep herself locked up and she clearly can’t do that when she’s in it not for the fame or the money, but for the fans. “I’m always in situations where there are lots of people. I’m in the public eye, and with that comes a certain amount of risk, but if you think about it too much you’d never leave the house,” Leona adds.

This is not the first time that Lewis talks of the October incident, promising she would not let it change her life. Shortly after the attack, Leona admitted that, while still pretty shocked by it, she understood it was an isolated case and should be regarded just like that.