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Kim Petras credits close friend Sam Smith for her commercial breakthrough after collaborating on Unholy - but admits she needed therapy to cope with its success


Acollaboration with close friend Sam Smith on the number one smash Unholy arguably pushed her into the spotlight - and earned her a new legion of fans.

A commercial breakthrough of sorts came in 2023, when Petras joined Smith onstage for a provocative live performance at the 2023 Grammy and BRIT Awards, watched by millions across the globe. And speaking to Cosmopolitan UK's April-May issue, the trans-singer, 31, admits her collaboration with Smith - both onstage and in the studio - represented a significant change to her professional fortunes. Petras was assigned male at birth before undergoing gender reassignment in her teens, and she believes her friendship with Smith - who identifies as non-binary - has been strengthened by the inevitable public interest it affords her private life.

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