and she gave birth to their second son, Mack Fisher, in September 2010. Laverne's mother, Celia Gofton, was elected a councillor for the Pallion ward in the City of Sunderland in 2006, and sought nomination as Labour candidate in 2008 in the Sunderland Central constituency but was defeated by Julie Elliott, who went on to win the seat for Labour in the 2010 general election. Her mother died in June 2022. Laverne is a Roman Catholic. In 2011, she said, "Once a Catholic... It's like the Mafia - you don't get to leave. I'm not sure I'd want to, but I'm incredibly angry with the Church at the moment." She is a supporter of Sunderland AFC. Politics Laverne is a supporter of the Labour Party. In late 1996, on a children's TV programme, Laverne referred to the Spice Girls as "Tory scum" for their support for the Conservatives. This was before the 1997 United Kingdom general election. In 2005, Laverne's passion for her home city resulted in her becoming an ambassador promoting and raising awareness of Sunderland. She received an honorary fellowship from the University of Sunderland in July 2009. Laverne has been a vegetarian since the age of four. References External links Lauren Laverne (BBC Radio 6 Music) Desert Island Discs (BBC Radio 4) 1978 births 20th-century British guitarists 20th-century English women musicians 20th-century English women singers 20th-century English singers 21st-century British guitarists 21st-century English women musicians 21st-century English women singers 21st-century English singers BBC Radio 1 presenters BBC Radio 2 presenters BBC Radio 4 presenters BBC Radio 6 Music presenters Britpop musicians English Roman Catholics English guitarists English radio DJs English television presenters English women guitarists Labour Party (UK) people Living people Musicians from Tyne and Wear People from Sunderland British women radio presenters 20th-century women guitarists 21st-century women guitarists