Bonnie Tyler: Brexit is a pain in the neck over visa rules

Following her breakout hits It’s a Heartache and Lost in France in the 1970s, Bonnie, dubbed “the female Rod Stewart” for her husky voice, has gone on to have a career spanning 50 years.

Despite thinking she would never still be singing at her age, Bonnie said she enjoys it more than ever.

“I’m enjoying it more these days than at the height of the success of Total Eclipse, because you’re so busy winging it from one place to another, doing interviews every five minutes, you’re on planes, and going to different studios and no time to really enjoy it as much as I do now.”

Her love for the industry is clear, as she recently released a new single, Yes I Can, which is as a song about finding inner strength and believing in yourself, she said.

“I love the meaning of it, it’s inspiring.

“My mother brought me up to believe in myself. I was a very shy little girl growing up in school, wouldn’t say ‘boobah’ to a goose, and I was very, very shy. But I’ve overcome that, because I love singing.” She added.

Bonnie is currently on tour in Poland, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria, and she said Brexit has made it difficult for her to spend time at her second home in Portugal.

“It’s been a pain in the neck,” she said.

Reports suggest that Bonnie and her husband, Robert Sullivan, own 22 homes worldwide, though they mainly split their time between Portugal and their home in Mumbles, Swansea.