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Stars carry white roses at Brit Awards in support of Time’s Up movement

Singers including Paloma Faith, Rita Ora, Cheryl and Ellie Goulding carried roses on the red carpet.

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Paloma Faith carrying white roses (Ian West/PA)

The stars carried white roses at the Brit Awards in support of victims of sexual harassment and assault, while female celebrities hailed the power of women.

Showing support for the Time’s Up movement, singers including Paloma Faith, Rita Ora, Cheryl and Ellie Goulding carried roses on the red carpet, while Ed Sheeran wore the flower pinned to his jacket.

Before presenting the award for international female solo artist, Goulding said: “It’s so amazing to see so many women tonight wearing the rose.

Brit Awards 2018 – Arrivals – London
Ellie Goulding carrying a rose at the Brit Awards (Ian West/PA)

Faith said the Time’s Up campaign is “very important”, adding: “I think it’s brilliant that it’s come to the fore now, but I just think I’ve not met a single woman in my entire life that hasn’t experienced some kind of sexism or sexual harassment of any kind.”

Brit Awards 2018 – Arrivals – London
Paloma Faith at the Brit Awards (Ian West/PA)

Faith said she has never experienced sexism at work.

“Personally I’ve never experienced sexism within my industry, because I’m very adamant and clear about what I want. And I go in, literally to every meeting, and I’m like ‘I’m a socialist, I’m a feminist…’ That’s basically like before anybody’s even shook my hand.”

Faith added: “I think some people who are maybe less kind of adamant about their opinions and their views suffer from that more.”

Brit Awards 2018 – Arrivals – London
Dua Lipa at the Brit Awards (Ian West/PA)

After thanking her record label, her crew, her family, friends and fans, she thanked “every single female that has been on this stage before me, that has given girls like me – not just girls in the music industry – but girls in society, a place to be inspired by, to look up and have allowed us to dream this big.”

She added: “Here’s to more women on these stages, more women winning awards and more women taking over the world.”

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