Charlie Chaplin’s son was ‘very cruel’ to me, says Barbra Streisand

In BBC interview on eve of release of memoir, singer and actor tells of problematic encounters with male collaborators

Barbra Streisand has discussed her early experiences with sexism, including an incident with Sydney Chaplin that contributed to the stage fright that stopped her playing concerts for 27 years, before the release of her new memoir.

The singer and actor recalled her fraught relationship with Charlie Chaplin’s son when they both starred in Funny Girl on Broadway in the 60s.