Ferguson was born in Hacienda Heights, California, the daughter of Terri Jackson (née Gore) and Patrick Ferguson. She has one sister, Dana, who is an actress. Her parents are Roman Catholics of Irish, Scottish and Mexican descent. The daughter of devout Catholic schoolteachers, she was raised in a suburban area with strict Roman Catholic values while attending Glen A.
Wilson High School and Mesa Robles Middle school. She is quoted as saying that as a child she was so hyperactive, doctors wanted to put her on Ritalin until her mom vetoed the idea. Through dance school, her mom found her an agent and voiceover work, providing the voices for Lucy and Sally in Peanuts cartoons. From 1984 to 1989, she spent summers performing chart hits on the TV show Kids Incorporated. All that time she was a straight-A student. She was even a spelling bee champion. She has struggled with drug addiction admitting to past use of both ecstasy and crystal meth.
The woman born Stacy Ann Ferguson might be a pop superstar and a trendy glamour puss, but her celebrity status doesn’t make her sound haughty or bored.
During a recent phone conversation, the singer is bursting with goodwill, eager to chat about her Saturday appearance at the Schaeffer Eye Center Crawfish Boil.
She asks questions about the festival, a tradition in Birmingham since 1986. Fergie also says she can’t wait to dig into a plate of mudbugs.
“I’d like to taste some of those,” she says. “I’m not afraid to get my hands dirty.”
Seems that the svelte solo artist and member of the Black Eyed Peas is something of a foodie. Southern shellfish doesn’t daunt her, and neither do tongue-burning seasonings.
“I’m a spice girl,” says Fergie, 33. “I carry spices around with me on tour.”
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