They made your hands clammy, your knees quiver, and sent your hormones spinning when you were a dyke-in-training. It`s time to pay homage at the altar of dyke icons. There's something about this songstress that sets our gaydar twitching.

Name:
Anastacia

Also known as:
The poster girl for Crohn's Disease. Anastacia came out in public as a sufferer in an attempt to educate the public about this deeply unsexy and unpleasant bowel disorder. You go girl!

Not to be confused with:
Christina Aguillera, Cher's younger sister or Britney's mum

Last seen:
Selling mega-loads of CDs, being number one in Australia, signing up for a string of concerts at Wembley Arena and generally taking over the world.

Best feature:
Her knack for anthemic pop songs, the kind of thing you'd sing along to at the top of your voice whilst driving up the M1 on a sunny day with the windows down. She's pretty fit too.

Candy Bar or Kenric?
It'd be candy bar for sure if she was so inclined.

Most likely to say:
"And I wonder if you know / How it really feels / To be left outside alone / When it's cold out here / Well maybe you should know / Just how it feels / To be left outside alone / To be left outside alone" Waaah!

Least likely to say:
"Maybe I should tone it down a bit."

Is she a sista?
Probably not, but there's something about her rockin' high femme-ness that sets our gaydars twitching and she has a huge lesbian fan base. No smoke without fire, eh?

Do mention:
Anastacia was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2003. Not one for giving up, she recorded a new album whilst undergoing chemotherapy and established her own breast cancer fund to raise money for research into a cure. Is that cool or what?

Don't mention:
Sometimes her singing voice makes her sound like a man.

See what all the fuss is about by getting Anastacia's best selling CD, cannily entitled Anastacia. Buy it online and save money.