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      Music icon working on explosive tell all autobiography ahead of huge Glastonbury set

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      Lulu went out with a Boom Bang-A-Bang as she completed the last night of her final tour at a sold-out London Palladium.But after six decades in showbiz, it sounds like her retirement from going on the road might be very short-lived.Lulu went out with a Boom Bang-A-Bang as she completed the last night of her final tour at a sold-out London Palladium – but it looks like she’ll be back soonCredit: GettyI’ve learned there was so much demand for the shows that she is now planning to return for an encore.The Scottish singer spoke to Bizarre after coming off stage on Wednesday evening, when she revealed she is planning on adding more dates — on top of her performance at Glastonbury in June.And even that won’t be the last anyone hears of her, as she is putting pen to paper on an autobiography.Speaking about her love of performing, she said: “I love it, it energises me. I’ve always wanted to do this and I’m meant to do this.”READ MORE ON LULUShe added: “I’m doing a book and I’m working on a couple of things but I’m also doing Glastonbury. And the people who organised this tour want me to do an extension of it because of the demand.”Although it now won’t actually go down as the last night of her tour, it was a triumphant evening, with Jennifer Saunders, who she starred opposite in Absolutely Fabulous, appearing as a surprise guest to introduce her on stage.Then fellow Scot Emeli Sande dropped by to sing her song Next To Me with her, as superfan Graham Norton watched on from the crowd.The concert also saw Lulu, perform moving collaborations on screen with late stars David Bowie and Tina Turner and receive four standing ovations.Most read in BizarreThere were also humble brags about being nominated for a Grammy, before she showed her vulnerable side as she opened up about life as a single woman at 75.She told the crowd: “People say to me, ‘Are you dating?’, I mean, are you having a laugh? They say, ‘You must be lonely’, but I’m not lonely in the slightest.”’I’m not lying, admits Lulu as icon reveals strict tour regime ahead of huge farewell tourGesturing to the audience, she continued: “Because I have this. I have you. This relationship is perfect.“This is the love of my life. The men have come and the men have gone, but the music, it goes on.”Hear hear.Travolta can still strut itJohn Travolta shows his moves as the cast of Pulp Fiction reunited to mark the movie’s 30th anniversaryCredit: GettyIn the movie with Uma ThurmanCredit: AlamyJohn Travolta can still strut his stuff as the cast of Pulp Fiction reunited to mark the movie’s 30th anniversary.John danced his way into the TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood alongside Pulp pals Samuel L Jackson, Harvey Keitel and Uma Thurman.But John and Uma decided against recreating their dance scene, above, from the 1994 hit. Co-star Bruce Willis, who is living with dementia, was unable to attend, but he sent along his daughter Tallulah and wife Emma Heming Willis.John paid tribute to Bruce, who played Butch Coolidge. He said: “Bruce and I had a history.“We did Look Who’s Talking together, and we had a massive success with it. We were friends. It was very easy to be with each other and relax, you know?“And there was real genuine care. And we felt lucky we were in a very special movie.”Coa was no goer for spaced-out LilyLily Allen’s verdict on Coachella: ‘It reminds me of like a s**t fair that turns up at your local green’Credit: AP:Associated PressYou won’t catch Lily Allen at the second weekend of Coachella today, after she slated the US festival.On her Miss Me? podcast, Lily, who now lives in New York, said: “I could say what I really think about Coachella, but on the very small chance that I ever might get invited back, I probably won’t.”But instantly doing the exact opposite, she continued: “It reminds me of like a s**t fair that turns up at your local green.“I did Coachella in, I think, 2007 or 2008. I played. But I don’t even know if we can use that word in conjunction with whatever it was that I was doing.“Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan were at the side of stage. Somehow in amongst that crowd, I got passed what was my first ever experience with Cali weed, which is different to what I was used to smoking in London.“I’m not exaggerating, I got on stage and I forgot every single word to every single song of mine and I literally just held the microphone out to people like, ‘You do it!’.”Headie One and Stormzy have released their brand new collaboration, Cry No More.They joined forces for a cool music video filmed in Romford High Street which I showed you last week.Tottenham-born Headie is reflective in the song, rapping: “Sometimes you gotta lose the battle, just so you can win the war, you gotta go back and forth, from the court to the roads to the court.”Stormzy also gives a shout out to his girlfriend Maya Jama, rapping: “I just laugh when they say that I can’t go higher, I’m a frequent flyer.“My last albums cold but my new one’s fire, I might call it Maya”.I’m sure she’ll love that.So-phie so goodSophie Ellis-Bextor has teamed up with king of disco Nile Rodgers.Credit: GettyShe is no stranger to a good boogie, with her hit Murder On The Dancefloor having a recent resurgence.Now Sophie Ellis-Bextor has teamed up with king of disco Nile Rodgers.Sophie, inset, landed a new deal with Universal after her 2001 track shot back up the charts when it featured in film Saltburn last year.She is now hard at work on a new album to capitalise on her recent success. And it sounds like she is bringing out the big guns, including Nile.With his band Chic, he is responsible for hits such as Good Times and Le Freak. And he also worked on Daft Punk’s Get Lucky, David Bowie’s Let’s Dance and Madonna’s Like A Virgin.Talking about making music with Nile at ­London’s Abbey Road Studios, Sophie said: “I’ve been songwriting. I’ve been in the studio with Ed Harcourt and Nile Rodgers.“That was actually really fun. Would you believe it? We’ve done something kind of funky. I do like it. I like it a lot.”She will also be heading out on the road around the UK from June with Nile and his band.So I’ll keep my fingers crossed that we get to hear what they’ve been working on then.Rihanna has teased that her two kids could feature on her new music when she finally returns with an album – eight years after the previous one, Anti, came out.Speaking about sons Riot and Rza, who she shares with rapper boyfriend ASAP Rocky, she said: “It’s up to them. I feel like I already got stuff that I could make hits out of.“Me and Rocky are trying to figure out who’s going to use what. It’s so good.”At an event in London on Wednesday, she also met up with Nigerian singer-songwriter Ayra Starr and said she is keen to collaborate with her.After being told by Ayra that she is putting the finishing touches to her album, RiRi replied: “If you’ve got an extra verse for me, call me.”Rihanna wanting to work with you is one hell of a compliment.Zen is shiningZendaya went without trousers as she arrived to be interviewed on Jimmy Kimmel Live!Credit: GettyZendaya has been legging it all over the world to promote her new movie, including popping into a Los Angeles telly studio this week.The actress went without trousers as she arrived to be interviewed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! where she opened up about a racy threesome scene in her new movie Challengers.On watching her family’s reaction to the X-rated scene at the film’s premiere, she said: “I forewarned them. It was honestly my favourite part of the night.“I know when the scenes are coming so when those scenes were happening I just was watching my family because they were behind me.“It was hilarious.”I guess they say three’s a crowd . . . pleaser.Faithless have announced their live comeback after eight years – 16 months after vocalist Maxi Jazz died.They will perform at London’s Roundhouse as well as a string of festivals this summer and have teased new music is also on the way.The electronic band said: “As many of you have noticed, we’re back… Some shows have already been announced but we couldn’t start the summer without a little personal note.“Maxi died just over a year ago and obviously we miss him every day.READ MORE SUN STORIES“In the meantime, we never stopped – couldn’t stop, never wanted to stop! – making music.“Even during Maxi’s long illness we recorded and released All Blessed and now finally, eight years after our last live performance, we are returning to festival stages across the summer and are planning some of our own shows later this year.”Rockers James top the charts for the first time since 1998 with their new album Yummy, preventing Beyonce from a return to pole position.
      In the singles chart, Hozier is at No1 for a second week although there are promising new entries in Sabrina Carpenter’s Espresso and Dua Lipa’s Illusion.
      Singles

      Too Sweet – Hozier
      Beautiful Things – Benson Boone
      I Like The Way You Kiss Me – Artemas
      Lose Control – Teddy Swims
      Texas Hold ’Em – Beyonce
      Espresso – Sabrina Carpenter
      Austin – Dasha
      We Can’t Be Friends (Wait For Your Love) – Ariana Grande
      Illusion – Dua Lipa
      Forget About Us – Perrie Edwards

      Albums

      Yummy – James
      Cowboy Carter – Beyonce
      One Deep River – Mark Knopfler
      Papercuts – Linkin Park
      Halo Effect – Kris Barras Band
      The Highlights – The Weeknd
      Guts – Olivia Rodrigo
      This Could Be Texas – English Teacher
      Stick Season – Noah Kahan
      Hombres – Gun More

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      Furious Taylor Swift slams ex Joe Alwyn on savage new album as she hints he was a cheat – and lifts lid on Matty fling

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      FURIOUS Taylor Swift has savaged ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn in brutal lyrics on her new album — hinting he cheated on her and broke her heart.The US superstar appears to have let rip her wrath on the Brit actor, 33, in her 11th album The ­Tortured Poets ­Department, released today— branding an ex-lover a lying coward she will never forgive.Taylor Swift has savaged ex Joe Alwyn in new album The Tortured Poets Department, out today – branding him a lying coward she will never forgiveCredit: GettyTaylor and Joe spent six years together until they split in April last yearCredit: GettyTaylor also lifts the lid on her brief relationship with Brit rocker Matty Healy last yearFans say the US superstar, 34, has unleashed her fury on the 33-year-old actor after their abrupt split 12 months ago.The pair dated for six years, and acidic lyrics on Taylor’s 11th album, titled The Tortured Poets Department, suggest someone cheated by messaging other people, with the guilty party accused of “sliding into inboxes”.The savagely titled song, The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived, features scathing words including: “And you’ll confess why you did it . . . And I’ll say good riddance. ’Cos it wasn’t sexy once it wasn’t forbidden. “You didn’t measure up in any measure of a man. I would have died for your sins but instead I just died inside.”READ MORE ON TAYLOR SWIFTFerociously, Taylor goes on: “You deserve prison, but you won’t get time. You will slide into inboxes and slip through the bars.”And I’ll forget you, but I’ll never forgive the smallest man who ever livedTaylor SwiftThe Tortured Poets DepartmentShe also jibes: “In plain sight you hid but you are what you did. And I’ll forget you, but I’ll never forgive the smallest man who ever lived.”Taylor and Joe, who started dating in 2016, shocked fans when their relationship came to an abrupt end last year.On the new album, which is released today, Taylor sings about how an ex-partner had called her the “love of his life” and they discussed marriage and children.Most read in BizarreI Can Do It With A Broken Heart sees Taylor document her struggles as she embarked on her record-breaking Eras World tour less than four weeks after they broke up.The singer, who is now dating NFL star Travis Kelce, sings: “Breaking down I hit the floor, all the pieces of me shattered as the crowd was chanting ‘more!’.‘Best photo ever,’ Taylor Swift and Teresa Giudice fans rave as singer and RHONJ star have ‘iconic’ meet up at Coachella“I was grinning, like I’m winning. I was hiding my marks, ’cos I can do it with a broken heart.”The album is believed to have been named after a WhatsApp group Joe was in with fellow actors Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal.One song documents Taylor’s struggle embarking on the record-breaking Eras World tour right after she and Joe broke upCredit: GettyThe Tortured Poets Department’s name is believed to have been taken from a WhatsApp group ex Joe was inTaylor Swift first publicly mentioned the album at the Grammys this yearAnd on Loml (Love of my life) she slams an ex as a lying coward: “You s**t talked me under the table. Talking rings and talking cradles . . .“The coward he was a lion. I’m combing through the braids of lies.”Bonus track, The Black Dog, suggests it hurt Taylor to see a former lover moving on while she was struggling. She says he forgot to turn his phone’s location off, continuing: “You walk into some bar called The Black Dog and pierced new holes in my heart.The coward he was a lion. I’m combing through the braids of liesTaylor SwiftThe Tortured Poets Department“You forgot to turn it off and it hits me. I just don’t understand how you don’t miss me . . . ”Taylor’s relationships with former flames Jake Gyllenhaal, Harry Styles and Calvin Harris have inspired songs on previous albums including Red, 1989 and Reputation.Another ex, Matty Healy, frontman of rock group The 1975, also apparently features on the new release.We first revealed their romance in May last year — soon after Taylor’s split with Joe. Fans claim tracks including Fortnight document the turbulent period, where she appears to be boozing heavily in the wake of a break-up.She sings: “I was a functioning alcoholic, till nobody noticed my new aesthetic.“All of this to say, I hope you’re OK but you’re the reason. “My mornings are Mondays stuck in an endless February . . . And I love you, it’s ruining my life.”One apparent jibe sees Taylor appearing to compare moving on from Joe to Matty as going “out of the oven and into the microwave”.On I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can) Taylor says her friends advised her against dating a lover, which fans say is Matty.Taylor sings: “The jokes that he told across the bar were revolting and far too loud.“They say, ‘God help her’ when I tell them he’s my man. But your good Lord doesn’t need to lift a finger. I can fix him, no really I can.”Where’s the trophy? He just comes running over to meTaylor SwiftThe Tortured Poets DepartmentOn But Daddy, I Love Him, Taylor appears to slam people trying to control her love life.She rages: “I’ll tell you something about my good name. It’s mine along with mine to disgrace.”Following their four-week fling, Taylor dated NFL star Travis, 37, who appears to get a mention in The Alchemy. Taylor sings of the sportsman, who she was pictured with at Coachella in California last weekend: “Beer sticking to the floor, cheers, chanting ’cos they said ‘there was no chance’ trying to be the greatest in the league.“Where’s the trophy? He just comes running over to me.”Taylor is seemingly still very happy with NFL player Travis Kelce according to one song on her albumCredit: GettyHer lyrics take hold real SwiftFIRST REVIEW: THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT★★★★★ON first listen, The Tortured Poets Department could be the first time Taylor Swift’s crown has slipped in years.However, while there is no immediate “radio-friendly single”, that doesn’t mean her reign as queen of the music industry is over.Taylor’s lead single Fortnight, which features rapper Post Malone, has all the markings to recreate the success of her 2022 hit Anti-HeroCredit: GettyIn fact, far from it.It’s fair to say most, if not all, the songs are growers which quickly become stuck in the head after a couple of plays with infectious hooks and loops. Lead single Fortnight, featuring rapper Post Malone, has all the markings to recreate the success of her juggernaut 2022 hit Anti-Hero.Lyrically, Taylor has never been stronger either. In keeping with its name, Tortured Poets is essentially the past two years of Taylor’s life retold as poetry.Peppered with similes and metaphors, the album is easily the most vulnerable, and brutal, Taylor has ever released. READ MORE SUN STORIESStandout tracks include pop number I Can Do It With A Broken Heart and heartbreaking ballad Loml.And so her reign continues. I predict a 12th UK No 1 album is just around the corner. More

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      Inside Tom Grennan’s wild Las Vegas Stag Do where singer landed HUGE gambling win

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      SOMEONE pass Tom Grennan a Red Bull and some Nurofen – because he is going to need them.He has spent the past few days on his stag do in Las Vegas, and hitting Sin City pretty hard from what I’ve seen and heard.Tom Grennan had spent the past few days on his stag do in Las VegasCredit: SplashPhotographs taken by Tom’s mates during the wild weekend revealed they made a ‘wanted’ poster for him — joking he was 57 years old and 4ft 6in.Credit: SuppliedTom has asked his girlfriend, yoga teacher Danniella Carraturo, to be his wifeCredit: GettyWe revealed two years ago that Tom had asked his girlfriend, yoga teacher Danniella Carraturo, to be his wife.And with their wedding later this summer, more than 20 of Tom’s mates flew him out to Vegas for a long weekend to remember, or forget, depending on the strength of their hangovers.At least it won’t have been too painful on his wallet, as he managed to win £10,000 on the roulette wheel. A source said: “Tom’s friends wanted to send him off to married life on a massive high and they let loose in Vegas for a few days.“He has a great core group of mates from his hometown Bedford and they went all out to celebrate with him.READ MORE ON TOM GRENNAN“Tom’s career means his schedule is normally jam-packed so for him to be able to get together with everyone was really special.”Photographs taken by Tom’s mates during the wild weekend revealed they made a “wanted” poster for him — joking he was 57 years old and 4ft 6in.Tom managed to win £10,000 on the roulette wheelCredit: SuppliedAs well as playing Top Golf and sightseeing around the famous strip, including taking a group picture in front of the Las Vegas signCredit: SuppliedThey also printed on the bottom: “Last seen April 20 in Las Vegas and may be suffering from eldritch horrors of delusions of grandeur.”As well as playing Top Golf and sightseeing around the famous strip, including taking a group picture in front of the Las Vegas sign, Tom was seen gambling in casinos where he picked up his £10,000 win.Most read in BizarreHis friends also revealed someone ended up getting arrested after they landed back in the UK. But luckily Tom’s group of stags weren’t caught up in it.Some people never learn.Tom Grennan forced to stop O2 London gig after audience member faints and medics rush to helpTom and Danniella met in a lift during early 2020. But after the lockdown hit, the pair struggled to make it work.He went on to sing about their relationship in his single You Remind Me, and told how he won her back. Tom said of Danniella: “Of course she inspires my music. She is amazing. She is my life. She is the reason I changed my ways and she has helped me get to the place I am at now.“We are happy and she is the woman of my dreams so I am happy.”I bet she’s also chuffed to have you back in one piece, Tom.The last time my boyfriend came home from a stag do he threw up on the bedroom carpet.Meg a gala galMegan Thee Stallion at a gala for sexual healthcare organisation Planned Parenthood in New YorkCredit: GettyThere was no horsing around for Megan Thee Stallion as she attended a gala for sexual healthcare organisation Planned Parenthood in New York.She meant business in this black dress, after making her feelings clear about the topic of abortion during Glastonbury in 2022.There, she ranted about Roe V. Wade being overturned by the Supreme Court, meaning that states could limit women’s access to abortion.She said at the time: “My body, my motherf***ing choice!”Meg has admitted she doesn’t always feel like being so ballsy, though.She told Women’s Health magazine: “Getting out of bed to work out in the morning is a struggle.“I have to get mentally prepared. I’m like, ‘I can stay here for another hour, or I can get up and go work out and be a bad bitch.”ANGELA ARRIVES AT VIRGINThere will be no more late nights for Angela Scanlon after she landed the weekend breakfast show on Virgin Radio.
      From next weekend, she will host the all-new programme from 7am to 10am, as part of an exciting shake-up following Graham Norton’s departure.
      His former 10am-1pm slot will be filled by Celebrity Juice’s Leigh Francis on Saturdays and comic Tom Allen on Sundays.
      On both days, former kids’ telly favourites Dick & Dom will be on air from 1pm to 4pm.
      Angela, who was on last year’s Strictly, said: “I know how many of you have dreamt about waking up to my husky dulcet tones. Well, dreams come true, gang. I’ll be getting up with you every weekend on Virgin Radio and I am inappropriately excited.”

      Dua is the businessDocuments filed to Companies House list Dua as a director, along with her father and manager Dugi, of new venture Radical House LtdCredit: GettyShe is a singer, dancer, actress and podcaster – but now Dua Lipa is giving Lord Sugar a run for his money in business.I can reveal the Houdini singer, above, launched her seventh company this month ahead of the biggest summer of her career.Documents filed to Companies House list Dua as a director, along with her father and manager Dugi, of new venture Radical House LTD.The name is believed to be a play on the title of her upcoming third album Radical Optimism, out next month.They have kept the cards close to their chest when it comes to revealing what the business will be for, but no doubt this will be another success story.Last year, business-savvy Dua brokered a deal to buy the rights to her musical back catalogue from her former management company TaP.This summer there will be more to celebrate, as she will headline Glastonbury in June, following the success of her recent singles.Her tune Training Season is at No13, while latest track Illusion is expected to debut at No7 on tomorrow’s chart.In 2023, Dua’s business Radical22 earned almost £68million – higher than that of fellow British superstar Adele.As well as bringing in cash through her record sales and tours, Dua has landed deals with some of the world’s biggest brands, including Jaguar and YSL.If her music career ever flounders, it sounds like she has the business know-how to give The Apprentice a good crack.PALOMA FAITH had to cancel her show at London’s Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith last night after getting laryngitis.She has been left “utterly devastated”, with the remaining dates on her UK tour also up in the air. The singer said: “I have been diagnosed with laryngitis caused by a virus and I am physically unable to sing.”Get well soon, Paloma.MADONNA TO FILM RIO FINAL GIGMadonna will play the biggest headline show of her career in Rio de Janeiro next month – but you won’t have to fly 5,700 miles to watch it.
      I can reveal the huge Brazilian gig, which is expected to draw a crowd of more than 1.5million people, is going to be recorded for a special concert film.
      As well as being broadcast live on local TV, the show will be packaged up with behind-the-scenes extras before dropping on streaming platforms.
      Her final show on the sell-out Celebration Tour will take place at Copacabana Beach on May 4. Madonna will follow in the footsteps of Sir Rod Stewart and the Rolling Stones, who have previously played free gigs on the beach. But the show will be so big that her stage is already being built, more than a fortnight before she is due to get there.
      The set-up includes a giant bridge over a motorway to let Madge and her team go seamlessly from the stage to the nearby Belmond Copacabana Palace Hotel.
      I would expect nothing less.

      FATBOY SLIM is returning with his festival All Back To Minehead this year.And he is keeping it in the family by adding his son to the event’s line-up.The Somerset weekender will take place at Butlin’s Minehead from November 8-11, where Fatboy Slim will perform, as well as his DJ son Woody Cook.Others on the list for the knees-up include Groove Armada, Radio 1 host Arielle Free and hit producer Eats Everything.Will sees the LightWill Young in James Bond-style pose as he makes a return to popCredit: Jamie NoiseThe original Bond look, with Daniel Craig playing 007Will Young looks the part in a James Bond-style pose as he makes a return to pop. He stood in front of a white circle – like the screen spy’s famous opening sequence, inset – to announce his first record of original music in five years. The album, Light It Up, will be out on August 9.Its first single, Falling Deep, dropped today and is a little slice of joy, like a cross between The Weeknd and The Police.Will, who has an intimate UK tour this autumn, said of the album: “It was about finally feeling more content and being able to go back to embracing joyous, unashamed pop music.”Olly mad for his baby girlOlly Murs has become a dad for the first timeCredit: SplashAlongside a picture of them leaving the hospital, right, Olly wrote: ‘Our mini Murs has arrived. Madison we love you so much already’Credit: InstagramCongratulations to our mate Olly Murs, who has become a dad for the first time.His wife Amelia gave birth to their daughter this week and he announced on social media that they have called the tot Madison.READ MORE SUN STORIESAlongside a picture of them leaving the hospital, right, Olly wrote: “Our mini Murs has arrived. Madison we love you so much already.” The singer’s celebrity mates including Emma Willis, Craig David and Pixie Lott were quick to congratulate them on their new arrival.Ever the pro, Olly returned to Take That’s tour last night to perform as their support act at Leeds First Direct Arena. More

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      Jess Glynne lifts the lid on most personal album yet after friend’s death, bad break up & falling out of love with music

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      IT’S an album that has been six years in the making, but after JESS GLYNNE played me her third, self-titled record, I can confirm it’s been well worth the wait.“I fell out of love with music at one point,” Jess tells me, as we catch up ahead of its release, a week on Friday.Jess Glynne will release her third album that has been six years in the makingCredit: Josh WilksJess opens up on falling back in love with her craftCredit: Getty“I got so consumed by my own music and my own career and the world. It was fed to me in a way that I just couldn’t enjoy it any more.”With seven No1 singles under her belt, landing the record for the most chart-toppers by a British woman in the UK, and her past two albums going straight to the top spot, it’s easy to see why Jess felt under pressure.Luckily for her fans, though, she fell back in love with her craft, and tells me: “It was listening to Joni Mitchell that reinvigorated me.“She got me back into story telling and I listened to all the records that inspired me from day one, like Lauryn Hill, Amy Winehouse and Aretha Franklin. It reminded me why I love it.”READ MORE IN SHOWBIZWhile the downsides of fame might have been hard at times, Jess handles it all with laughter.Recalling when she was first papped, while walking her dog in 2018, she says with a laugh: “I look blue because I was so see-through white. “I was running after my dog and the pictures were so bad I just laugh. It was, ‘Jess Glynne goes for a brisk stroll with dog’.“Why does anyone want to see that?”Most read in BizarreFirmly in spotlightWhile she prefers the quieter life, Jess knows the power of her music puts her firmly in the spotlight.Her huge 2015 No1, Hold My Hand, the theme tune for Jet2holidays ads, recently went viral thanks to stars such as Kim Kardashian and daugh- ter North lip-syncing to it on TikTok.Footie pundit and telly presenter Alex Scott is dating pop star Jess GlynneJess says with a laugh: “I’m like, ‘Kim, send me some Skims’.“It blows my mind how that song has regenerated. Before, people heard Hold My Hand and thought, ‘Woohoo, I’m going on holiday,’ but now it’s going viral.“I picked up my phone a few weeks ago and Jimmy Fallon was doing a routine with his team. And Kim and North did it. What is going on?“It is such an amazing thing, though. Great songs stand the test of time. You don’t write a song to last three minutes, you write a song to last for 300 years.”The new songs on Jess’s third record are testament to this, with stand-out tracks including Lying, Promise Me and, my favourite, Chair.Jess, who started writing the album in 2019 with the help of a team, says: “Chair is about loss in love and friendship. It’s a really personal song.“That day in the studio, I could barely speak without crying. I hadn’t worked with those two guys before.“I turned up at the LA studio and was like, ‘Pull your s**t together, Jess’. I went in and said, ‘Hi guys,’ but then the music started and I was like, ‘Oh no,’ and they asked, ‘Are you alright?’ “I just couldn’t hold it in.” Losing one of her closest friends, coupled with a bad break-up and splitting from her record label Atlantic in 2022, made the writing process tough for Jess. Now in a relationship with TV presenter and former England footballer Alex Scott, Jess adds: “I was going through a break-up, I’d lost my friend and I was on my own in LA — it was all going on at once.“When I selected the songs for the album, I could picture the emotions I was going through on each one. “This is why the album is so personal. Writing it was like therapy.” Other tracks on the LP, simply titled Jess, include Enough and Friend Of Mine. They are catchy, upbeat and reflect turning points in Jess’s life.Another, Love Me, which has the same title as a track on her debut 2015 album, I Cry When I Laugh, explores Jess’s sexual awakening.She adds: “I wrote the new Love Me and it’s strange because when I went to start doing it I realised it was the same title of a song I already had. “But when you listen to the lyrics of the current one and the old one, they are both very feminine sexually. Writing it was like therapy”It’s me embracing the sexual woman side of me. It’s weird how they connect like that. Both songs have confidence but it wasn’t on purpose. “The old Love Me is me growing into myself and telling myself it’s going to be OK. Then in this Love Me, I am sure of myself — let’s do this and get under the covers.” Her song Easy, which is one of the best on the album, was a late addition. “I wrote Easy at the end of last year. It was really last minute,” she explains.“I didn’t think anything was missing from the album, until I wrote Easy with Steve Mac and Jack Patterson from Clean Bandit. “I feel like this is the record the world might need right now.” Like with most of us, age has mellowed Jess and changed her outlook on life. Now managed by Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, she adds: “At the start of my career I was stubborn. “I hesitated if anyone gave me their opinion. We hear it as an attack or as ‘You’re st’.“As you grow up, you realise it’s not because you’re s**t — you just need some help. Now, for me, it’s vital to collaborate and ask for help.”As she looks forward to a string of intimate gigs, kicking off in HMV on London’s Oxford Street on April 26, the day her record comes out, Jess is ready to get back out on the road.She says: “Early on, I was a nervous performer, I’d look every which way but not at the crowd.“It was at 2015’s V Festival that something clicked. It was as my first album came out, and I will never forget the emotion on stage. That show set off a new era for me in terms of performance, confidence and enjoyment.“I’m about to put together a new production for the new album and the last two records. It’s going to be amazing.”I’m doing what I love to do the most, and that is to singJess is planning a return to Glastonbury in two years to mark a decade since her previous show at the festival.“You’ll see me on the Pyramid Stage in 2026,” Jess says with a smile.“I’m doing what I love to do the most, and that is to sing.”Jess started writing the album in 2019Credit: Josh WilksJESS ON…

      HER FANS: “I WAS watching Beyonce at The O2 before I was in music and I remember her going down to the front because she had recognised some fans. She knew their names and everything. 
      “I thought, ‘How the hell does she remember them?’ Now it’s so crazy that you do. 
      “They blow up your phone, they are always the first in the queue, the first at the front . . . You don’t forget those fans.”
      SLOWING DOWN: “THE Brits was a great night but it was strange.
      “The last two times I’d been there I had performed and it was a different experience, you want to go out celebrating.
      “I like having fun, don’t get me wrong, but I’m not the same as five or ten years ago. I don’t want to go ham every time. That would have been an excuse for a big night before but I can’t do it any more.”
      RITA ORA: “I WAS driving with Rita when we were in LA at the same time and we were both going through so much.
      “I remember sitting with her and we were in the car playing each other records.
      “I said, ‘I’ve got this song, I’ll play it’, and she was like, ‘Me too’, and she was like, ‘I want that’, and I was like, ‘That’s done’, so it was quite funny.”
      SOCIAL MEDIA: “I HOPE kids today take the time to actually listen to music, not in a TikTok clip, but a whole song.
      “Listen to a whole album from start to finish and recognise how it makes you feel, whether it’s happy, sad, makes you want to dance, you might even hate it.
      “Whatever it is, music is so important and the culture, all that comes with it. Releasing this album has made me realise how important this is.”

      You goth it, AnyaAnya Taylor-Joy stunned in this black look at Dior’s pre-fall fashion show in New YorkCredit: APANYA TAYLOR-JOY looked classy in black at Dior’s pre-fall fashion show in New York.The Queen’s Gambit actress brought some no-frills glamour to the event in this simple gown and elegant, long gloves.Anya, who completed her chic look with some heavy eye make-up, recently had a surprise role in Dune: Part Two.She will be back on screen next month as the title character in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, alongside Chris Hemsworth.Looks like she’s gone black to basics.REMIND me not to get on Courtney Love’s bad side.She has laid into two of the world’s biggest stars, Beyonce and Taylor Swift, so I’d stand no chance.Courtney Love has laid into Beyonce and Taylor SwiftCredit: GettyCourtney said: “Taylor is not important. “She might be a safe space for girls, and she’s probably the Madonna of now, but she is not interesting as an artist.”On Beyonce’s No1 album Cowboy Carter, she added: “I like the idea of Beyonce doing a country record because it’s about black women going where previously only white women have been allowed, not that I like it much. “As a concept, I love it. I just don’t like her music.” Ouch.SCOTT USHERS RADIO RIVAL TO WEDDINGBBC Radio and Global are staunch rivals, but they will play happy families for the day when Scott Mills ties the knot in the summer.The Radio 2 DJ has asked Chris Stark, who co-hosts the Capital Breakfast Show, to be one of his groomsmen when he marries producer Sam Vaughan.The pair spent years side by side on Radio 1 and will reunite at the nuptials. A source said: “Scott and Chris are the best of friends, even though they no longer work together.“They spent more than a decade together on Radio 1 and were already pals before that, so they have a lot of shared history.“No matter what stations they are at, and whether there is competition between them, they will still be mates first and foremost, so it will be really special for Scott to have Chris there with him.”Scott is planning to get married in Spain after almost seven years with his partner Sam following his proposal back in 2021.One thing’s for sure, they’ll have no shortage of DJs for the wedding reception.IF you missed out on tickets to Glastonbury when they went on sale last autumn, you’re in luck.Vodafone has launched a competition for fans to win 100 pairs of tickets to the sold-out event, which will be headlined by Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA.The mobile provider, the festival’s official connectivity partner, is running the contest until this Sunday on its MyVodafone app.Yesterday Lulu was added to the line-up, as I revealed she would be this month, alongside Caity Baser, The Feeling and Shaznay Lewis. I’m counting down the days.JOHNNY IS A MARR-VELCAUGHT LIVEJohnny Marr @ the Eventim Apollo, West LondonGuitarist Johnny Marr mapped his previous and current artistic adventures in a new setCredit: Riaz GomezA VARIED musical career has seen storied guitarist Johnny Marr play with an enviable roll call of quality artists, and he honoured that in a set that mapped his previous and current artistic adventures.Embracing his beginnings with The Smiths, he included seven choice cuts in which Panic, This Charming Man and Bigmouth Strikes Again stood out.His Electronic collaboration with Neil Tennant saw the Pet Shop Boys star join in the career celebration, firstly on a rousing cover of David Bowie’s Rebel Rebel, then their Electronic hit Getting Away With It.READ MORE SUN STORIESThis mesmerised, sold-out venue’s passionate reaction to each song, especially final tune There Is A Light That Never Goes Out, proved the pleasure and privilege was ours as Johnny thanked his superb band, Neil and “nobody f***ing else” in a jibe seemingly aimed at ex- bandmate Morrissey.
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      Moment Billie Eilish is caught kissing gorgeous female YouTuber at Coachella festival

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      COULD this glamorous YouTuber be Billie Eilish’s new lover?The What Was I Made For singer was pictured grabbing gorgeous influencer Quenlin Blackwell and planting a smacker square on her lips while letting her hair down at Coachella festival in California.Billie Eilish was spotted kissing influencer Quenlin Blackwell at CoachellaCredit: TikTok / @averycyrusThe singer has been open about her desires for the fairer sexCredit: Rex FeaturesBillie, who told last year that she is attracted to both men and women, was caught on video getting close to Quenlin, who is openly bisexual.Billie is also now using her music to sing about her desires for the fairer sex, too.She threw a party at the festival where new songs from her upcoming album Hit Me Hard And Soft were played by the DJ, including the suggestive track Lunch.On the tune, she sings: “I could eat that girl for lunch, yeah, she dances on my tongue.READ MORE ON COACHELLA“Tastes like she might be the one and I can never get enough.“I could buy you so much stuff, it’s a craving, not a crush.”Good on her.Other songs the DJ gave us snippets of ahead of the record’s release on May 17 included Chihiro and L’Amour De Ma Vie. Most read in BizarreBillie addressed the subject of girls last year, saying: “I’m physically attracted to them. But I’m also so intimidated by them and their beauty and their presence.”Reflecting on the comments afterwards, she added: “I was like, ‘Oh, I guess I came out today!’Kesha changes iconic TikTok lyrics to brutally shade Diddy as she surprises Coachella crowd on stage with Renee Rapp“I kind of thought, ‘wasn’t it obvious?’ “I didn’t realise people didn’t know. “I just don’t really believe in it. “I’m just like, ‘why can’t we just exist?’ “I’ve been doing this for a long time, and I just didn’t talk about it.”Billie also has also said her celeb crush was Stranger Things actress Maya Hawke, posting a snap of her online when asked about it by fans.She has dated rocker Jesse Rutherford and actor Matthew Tyler Vorce, but has never been romantically linked to a woman.Billie, who joined Lana Del Rey on stage as a special guest during her headline set on Friday, said last year that she had been single for some time — but perhaps she will have something to tell us soon.I’m sure there are plenty of men and women who would love to land a date with her.Gorgeous influencer Quenlin is known from YouTubeCredit: GettyHURT IN ONE NEL OF A FALLNELLY Furtado was left bleeding and bruised following a painful tumble on stage.She joined DJ Dom Dolla during his set to join in on their 2023 collaboration Eat Your Man, but ended up eating the ground instead.Nelly Furtado was left bleeding after taking a painful tumble on stageCredit: Instagram / Nelly FurtadoThankfully she quickly recovered and got back up to continue her performance, but showed off her injuries afterwards.Sharing picture above of her bloodied thumb on Instagram, Nelly wrote: “Literally left it all on stage, including my blood.”Hopefully the I’m Like A Bird singer will fare better when she headlines London’s Mighty Hoopla festival in June.Kim Petras, Artful Dodger, Cher Lloyd and B*Witched will also play the event on June 1, while Jessie Ware is headlining the next day.Artists including Rita Ora, Delta Goodrem, Cat Burns and Alison Goldfrapp are on the bill too.The Man in Black makes comebackI REVEALED last week how Will Smith was working on a huge publicity drive to get him back into the spotlight after that Oscars slap.And first up was a turn on stage with Latin megastar J Balvin.Will Smith pays tribute to his role in Men In BlackCredit: GettyHis performance with Latin megastar J Balvin might be part of his attempt to win back his reputation after that Oscars slapCredit: GettyWill joined J as he sung Men In Black from 1997, even dressing as his film character Agent J.As well as bringing out Will as a surprise, J put on the best staging of the weekend – which included an eerie UFO and a mechanical praying mantis.J is coming to play a huge show at London’s O2 Arena on June 5, with some tickets for the gig still available.After witnessing what he did at Coachella, I can’t wait to see what he’s bringing to his O2 show.SUKI STILL SU-KEEN ON ROBA BABY can put pressure on any relationship, but Suki Waterhouse is still singing the praises of boyfriend Robert Pattinson.The actress and singer has just released song My Fun, in which she waxes lyrical about the Twilight actor, after giving birth to their daughter last month.Suki Waterhouse is clearly still keen on Robert Pattinson right after she gave birth to their daughterCredit: APSuki, who played the festival on Friday, sings: “God, it feels good to find someone who loves me, who loves me like I love my fun.“So strip off your clothes, step into the sea, skinny dip tripping where no one sees.”She continues: “God, you’re so pretty I fell to the floor. You helped me back up and kissed my lips sore.“Pack up your bags and head out the door, never felt so damn turned on before.“Everyone said I’m too crazy to keep, but you’re the one who sweeps me off of my feet.”If only my boyfriend was so glowing about me.SHAKIRA used her surprise performance to announce her first tour in six years.She said on stage alongside Bizarrap: “Thank you for inviting me, Bizarrap. I am finally going on tour. Starting here this November, this year in this city. “I can’t wait. I couldn’t ask for more. Thank you.”Do us a favour and bring it here too, Shakira.KESH NOT FEELIN’ IT FOR DIDDYKESHA took a swipe at P Diddy after he was hit with allegations of sexual abuse.She made a surprise appearance with Renee Rapp, both pictured, at the event on Sunday, where she performed her 2010 hit TiK ToK, but changed the lyrics.Renée Rapp joined Kesha onstage as the singer performed her 2010 hit TiK ToKCredit: GettyOn the original, she sang: “Wake up in the morning feeling like P Diddy.” But she instead sang: “Wake up in the morning like, f*** P Diddy.”The rapper has denied any wrongdoing after his homes were raided as part of an investigation into alleged sex trafficking.He might want to take that tune off his playlist, then…Itt’s… Doja!SOMETHING tells us Doja Cat has been watching a bit of the Addams Family on telly – because she dressed a lot like Cousin Itt at Coachella.The US singer wore this long blonde wig and hairy boots for part of her headline set, and even roped in a load of yeti-style dancers to join her.Doja Cat wore a long blonde wig and roped in a load of yeti-style dancers to join her on stageCredit: GettyShe looked a bit like Cousin Itt from The Addams FamilyDoja changed stage outfit multiple times, also wearing a furry white thong and a Breaking Bad-style boiler suit and gloves.The changes in her set didn’t go down as well with the crowd though.Like with Blur, some moaned that Doja missed out some of her biggest songs from her 21-track set, including Kiss Me More, Woman and No Say So.There was also an encore of, erm, Wet Vagina, a song which pokes fun at the Kardashian sisters.Hopefully she didn’t bump into Kendall Jenner in the VIP area, as that could have been very awkward.Doja, right, changed her costumes multiple times and also sported a furry white thongCredit: GettyThis look could be straight out of Breaking BadCredit: GettyTEMS was joined during her set by very special guests Justin Bieber and Wizkid.The Nigerian singer welcomed them on stage while performing Wizkid’s 2020 song Essence, which she featured on.Justin’s appearance gave hope that he might soon return to music.He axed his 2022 tour for the good of his health but it sounds like he is in much better shape now.GRIMES apologised after delivering what has been dubbed the worst set in Coachella’s history.The Canadian did a DJ stint but was beset by technical issues and ended up screaming into a mic. She later said on X: “I want to apologise.“This was one of the first times I’ve outsourced essential things like rekordbox bpm’s and letting someone else organise the tracks on the sd card etc.”DAMON FURY AT POSEY PUNTERSI’M backing Damon Albarn for calling out the bores in the crowd.He performed with Blur at the first weekend of the festival and put on a decent 13-song set with classics including The Narcissist and Popscene.Damon Albarn called out the Americans in the crowd who didn’t seem so keen to hear his musicCredit: AFP via GettyBut while us Brits watching the gig at home loved it, Americans in the crowd didn’t seem so keen.And it wasn’t long until Damon had had enough and mocked them from the stage.As he tried to start a singalong to their 1994 classic Girls & Boys, Damon was met by a stony silence, so shouted at them: “You’re never seeing us again so you might as well f***ing sing it, know what I’m saying?”I do, Damon. And I’d not bother going back either.I’ve seen Blur live twice over here and they were absolutely brilliant both times.Not all acts translate well in the US and clearly Blur couldn’t be further from the Coachella in-crowd, which is mostly made up of vain influencers who turn up simply to show off on Instagram, not listen to the songs.Stick to Glastonbury and decent British festivals, Damon, where fans are in it for the love of music – not the love of likes.SALTBURN’s Barry Keoghan was in the crowd to cheer on his singer girlfriend Sabrina Carpenter – but he looked most excited to bump into Stormzy.He shared this snap online of him and the rapper, at the festival as a punter with girlfriend Maya Jama. READ MORE SUN STORIESSaltburn’s Barry Keoghan looked happy to have bumped into StormzyCredit: InstagramBarry’s mask was to protect him from the dust at the Empire Polo Club venue, which gets festival-goers’ clogged up. Waking up with a dry mouth after a big night out is bad enough, without that too. More

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      Take That reveal behind-the-stage secrets & thank fans for ‘overwhelming’ response as they kickstart tour This Life

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      HAVE been invited to the church of Take That – and, boy, am I ready to Pray.More than three decades after they first started, Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald  are treated like gods by their loyal disciples, 700,000 of whom have bought tickets for the 41-date This Life tour, with nearly all gigs sold out in minutes.Take That have kicked off their 41-date sold out This Life tourCredit: RexIt’s the band’s 13th tour and first in five yearsCredit: RexIt’s a feat that isn’t half bad for three men in their fifties who have spent the past 34 years dodging flying bras faster than Victoria’s Secret could sell them.“You can never count your chickens when you put on a tour for sale — you just don’t know which way it’s going to go,” Howard tells me, as I join them in Sheffield’s Utilita Arena ahead of their first night on Saturday.“We’re absolutely amazed that we’ve still got people out there, and around the world. “It’s just incredible that most of it has sold out.”read more on take thatGary adds: “That is our audience, they are so committed. We feel very lucky.“A lot of our fans have been with us for 34 years. Those early shows . . . they’ve been there and they have ­followed us ever since.”It’s the band’s first tour in five years, and while this is their 13th tour — this time celebrating their ninth No1 album This Life — fans lucky to bag a ticket will never have seen anything like this.From an enormous ticker-tape blizzard as they kick off the set with Keep Your Head Up, with a wind machine so strong it almost ripped Mark’s ‘skort’ clean off, to water fountains that mimic the Bellagio hotel’s famous displays in Las Vegas, the two-hour set is electric and takes fans on a nostalgic trip to treasure.Most read in BizarreThe staging is spectacular, with 100ft screens and two huge sets of revolving stairs, which, thanks to their dance moves, see Gary, Mark and Howard give Fred Astaire run for his money.It’s the first time since their 1993 The Party tour that the group have appeared alone on stage, without their band or dancers front and centre.The Sun tracks down Jason Orange after Robbie Williams revealed he had gone missing“We are almost tearing up all the old shows for now, and that’s a bit scary,” says Mark.“But it feels like the right time for a new challenge.“There are a lot of firsts happening with this show. A white stage, no cast — it feels like the right time to do this.”The group are clearly in the best shape of their lives, with Mark revealing Gary and Howard hit the gym hard to get their bodies ready for the physically draining shows.“Believe me, our legs are blooming tired,” says Howard of running up and down the stairs all night. “You should see the size of my calves.”The steps, Gary explains, represent their journey, and during the set the group take their fans on a trip of a lifetime, from their first ever No1 single, Pray, to the moment Robbie Williams quit the band in 1995.Have Robbie or Jason Orange, who left Take That in 2014, been in touch to wish them luck, I ask.“Actually, no,” Gary says with a smile. “But there’s still time.”Away from the group, who have landed 20 UK top ten singles, including 12 No1s, since they began, Gary and Mark have enjoyed success as solo artists but it’s on this tour that Howard really comes into his own.Gary explained that the steps on stage represent the band’s journeyCredit: RexEllie with the Take That boysFor the first time ever he performs his song, Speak Without Words, which he wrote for his own solo album which he never released.Given the reaction of the crowd, who lapped up every note of the soulful track, I wouldn’t be surprised if Howard strikes out on a solo career when the This Life tour wraps at the end of this year.“For a long time I felt that I was hiding underneath a rock, scared or nervous that my work would be scrutinised,” Howard recalled during an interview ahead of the first night.“I believe the way we do it now — where we individually do what we want to musically, have a break and be who we want to be — has allowed me to write in a way that’s true to me.“I feel at the ripe old age of 56 I’ve had the chance to spread my wings musically and become the writer I’ve always been.”Back to the bangers on stage, the trio mark the next period of Take That history with The Flood and Patience, before Greatest Day sees them changing into jazzy Joseph-style jackets — which were brought in as a last-minute costume addition on Saturday morning — and marching across a huge walkway erected over the length of the arena.More than 90 minutes in, and neither Gary, Mark nor Howard show a glimmer of fatigue, even as huge flames shoot up into the roof of the arena as they perform their 1993 classic — and my favourite — Relight My Fire.The heat from the flames, which lick at their heels as they run up and down the stairs, is so fierce that my face starts to burn from 50 metres away, so they must be ­positively melting. But if they are struggling, you would never know it.A fourth outfit change sees them reappearing in all-white costumes — complete with crowns, naturally — and they head down into the audience to greet their fans.Their angel-like garb makes total sense, given their deity-like status among hard-line fans, with one woman gripping on to Gary like she had hold of a winning Euro- millions ticket.Finishing on a high with Never Forget and Rule The World, they head backstage where the celebrations have already begun. “Gaz has brought some wine with him,” says Mark, as I ask them if they will be celebrating by hitting the bar after they have closed the show.“I have got wine and cheese,” Gary chimes in with a smile. “But we’re responsible now. It’ll be early to bed for us.”With 39 more shows to go in the coming weeks, after they played their ­second sell-out night in Sheffield yesterday, I’m not surprised they are saving their energy for their ­performances.I needed a lie down after- wards just from watching it.★★★★★

      Keep Your Head Up
      Windows
      Giants
      Days I Hate Myself
      Everything Changes
      Sure
      Shine
      A Million Love Songs
      I Found Heaven
      Pray
      Forever Love
      Clementine
      Speak Without Words
      Patience
      The Flood
      Get Ready For It
      March Of The Hopeful
      The Champion
      This Life
      Greatest Day
      These Days
      Time & Time Again
      Relight My Fire
      One More Word
      Hold Up A Light
      Back For Good
      You And Me
      Never Forget
      Rule The World

      GARY’S OLL RIGHT WITH VID SPOOFGARY has gone viral thanks to a video posted on social media earlier this month, in which he told fans from his vineyard: “This is my idea of a very nice day out.”The frontman, who launched his organic wine range in 2021, included a long pause as he tried to push the stop button to end the recording, which sparked a TikTok trend.Gary Barlow has gone viral thanks to a video posted on social media earlier this month from his vineyardCredit: InstagramOlly Murs, who is on tour with the group, posting his own spoof version of Gary’s videoCredit: InstagramBut it wasn’t just Take That fans jumping to create memes, with Olly Murs, who is on tour with the group, posting his own spoof version, where he pretended Gary was strangling him and picking his nose instead of ending the video.“Gary has got such a good sense of humour,” says Olly as we catch up in his dressing room. “I asked him if he’d seen it and he told me he thinks the videos are so funny. “He is selling merchandise now too. It’s brilliant.”Joining Take That on the tour was an offer Olly said he could not refuse.Fans were in for a treat as he smashed through a 45-minute set with some of his catchiest hits including Troublemaker, Wrapped Up and Dance With Me Tonight.Of being on tour, Olly adds: “The atmosphere backstage is brilliant.“Gary was telling me earlier that at some point in the tour they do a quiz night, a bingo night, I’ll be getting involved in all of that.“Me and Howard were going to try to watch the Manchester United game together, but his wife is here so he doesn’t think he’ll be able to.“Everything is feeling great. “Me, Gary and Howard were chatting, and so much of my career I had woven in and out of their music.“When I watched their dress rehearsal, some of their songs took me back to when I wasn’t famous and I was chasing that dream. “To be on the tour was an opportunity I couldn’t turn down.”IT’S DIP DIP HOORAY FOR PETETHE LIBERTINES celebrated topping the charts for the first time in 20 years by playing a poolside gig on the roof of London’s Soho House White City on Friday.But despite their encouragement, the band’s rock’n’roll fans have clearly grown up, as none of them followed the group’s pleas to chuck themselves in the pool fully clothed.The Libertines are celebrating topping the UK charts for the first time in 20 yearsCredit: AlamyDuring the set, hours after their record All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade went to No1, Pete Doherty told the audience: “Guys, we got to No1 today . . . There’s a slice of cake for the first person who jumps in fully clothed.”And there was two very special people in the crowd, his baby daughter Billie-May, along with his musician wife Katia De Vidas.Co-frontman Carl Barat added: “We are really proud.”THIS WEEK IN BIZNESS
      WEDNESDAY: LULU’s Champagne For Lulu tour – which is being dubbed her final live gigs – culminates with a headline concert at the London Palladium.
      The show celebrates her 60 years in showbiz and she has promised there will be special guests on the night. Exciting.
      THURSDAY: Keep your fingers crossed for Team Sun at the Press Awards, where myself, my ­colleague Clemmie Moodie and former Bizarre Editor Simon Boyle are all up for Showbiz Reporter of the Year.
      I’ll let you know how we get on.
      FRIDAY: It will inevitably become the fastest-selling album of the year when Taylor Swift drops her 11th studio record, The Tortured Poets Department, on which she is expected to take aim at her British ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn.
      Something tells me he won’t be tuning in.
      SUNDAY: Golden Globe winner Ruth Wilson and ex-Doctor Who Christopher Eccleston are among the stars running the London ­Marathon.
      Romesh Ranganathan will also be pounding the pavements for mental health charity Calm.

      NO DOUBT ABOUT IT GWEN STILL ROCKSNO DOUBT staged their long-awaited comeback on Saturday night at Coachella – but they looked so good I could barely believe a day had gone past since they were last on stage.The group, who hadn’t performed together since 2015, rocked through their biggest hits in an energetic set, which included a guest appearance from super-fan Olivia Rodrigo. Gwen Stefani reunited with No Doubt at Coachella on SaturdayCredit: GettyShe joined Gwen Stefani and the group to sing their 2000 hit Bathwater.During the show, Gwen bounced around on stage in the California desert and even did ten press-ups before belting out I’m Just A Girl.I’m hoping they do a few performances here in the UK now they’re back together, as it has been far too long.Gwen could give me some fitness tips while she’s at it.SOPHIE’S TEE-RIFFIC GOLF BASHSHE has had one of the biggest years of her career with a massive single featuring in hit film Saltburn.So how did Murder On The Dancefloor star Sophie Ellis-Bexter choose to celebrate her 45th birthday last Wednesday?Sophie Ellis-Bexter celebrated her 45th birthday last WednesdayCredit: GettyBy playing mini golf.That wasn’t quite the glitzy bash I’d expected.I’ve learned she hired out the Junkyard Golf Club in ­Camden for the evening and had a DJ as well as a fancy cake complete with huge sparklers.READ MORE SUN STORIESSophie shared the party with her husband, The Feeling’s bass player Richard Jones, who also turned 45 earlier this month.The attraction costs just £12 for a round of golf, so I doubt the bash broke the bank, despite the fact she must have pocketed a small fortune this year. More

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      Little Mix star set to appear on Holly Willoughby’s big budget Netflix survival show after taking time off

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      SHE’S taken some time off to go travelling, but Jesy Nelson may have found a way to get paid for her globe-trotting.The ex-Little Mix singer is set to star in new Netflix series Bear Hunt, hosted by Holly Willoughby and Bear Grylls.Jesy Nelson could feature on Netflix series Bear HuntCredit: GettyThe show is hosted by Holly Willoughby and Bear GryllsCredit: GettyFilming starts next month on location in Costa Rica, which is nice work if you can get it.I’m told: “Casting agents have approached Jesy to see if she would be interested and have deep pockets to ensure it’s worth her time financially. She has a huge fanbase and the reality challenge series would be the perfect comeback for her.“Filming takes place for a few weeks so she won’t even be away from home and her creature comforts for too long.“Jesy will be incredible.”READ MORE ON LITTLE MIXThe big budget show sees celebs learn survival skills and take part in challenges, trained by survival expert Bear.Apart from a brief stint on Great Celebrity Bake Off last year, where she got ribbed for trying to knead cake mix with long talons, Jesy has enjoyed time away from the limelight.In a message to her fans on Instagram last summer she wrote: “Hey guys! So for a long time I’ve really wanted to go travelling but never had the time to do it.“I’ve got some really exciting things coming up with work and my music, but until then I’m gonna take the summer off to travel the world.Most read in Bizarre“I’m going to be off my social media, I love you all so much and I’ll see you when I’m back.”Jesy reached No4 in the charts with her debut solo single Boyz in 2021.The Sun’s Bizarre Editor Ellie Henman on Holly Willoughby’s new role as stream queen She then split from her record label, and follow-up single Bad Thing failed to strike a chord with fans.I think she’ll be fab down in the jungle, just as long as she cuts her fingernails . . . Bear Grylls is also a host on the celeb survival seriesCredit: AlamyShakira fires up festival SHAKIRA gave fans a treat at Coachella music festival on Friday night with a surprise performance dressed for the sweltering heat in a fiery crochet number.The Colombian pop star stunned the crowd as she rose from a platform during the set of Argentinian DJ Bizarrap to perform their new track, La Fuerte.Shakira gave fans a treat at Coachella music festivalCredit: AFPMegan Fox showcased her new blue hairCredit: GettyShe used the opportunity to announce a world tour kicking off in November.The celeb haven, set over two weekends in the Californian desert, attracted the usual gaggle of starlets.Saltburn’s Barry Keoghan supported girlfriend Sabrina Carpenter’s cheeky set.While Megan Fox showcased her new blue hair and hot pants.Suki Waterhouse, who recently became a mum, also revealed she had given birth to a baby girl with actor Robert Pattinson.I hear Maya Jama was partying backstage with pals to Peggy Gou’s dance set too.It certainly beats trudging around Glastonbury in wellies . . . Suki Waterhouse also revealed she had given birth to a baby girl with actor Robert PattinsonCredit: BackGridBarry Keoghan supported girlfriend Sabrina Carpenter’s setCredit: GettySabrina have a cheeky performance at the festivalCredit: GettyChemistry is grand for Chris and DaniI HEAR ex-EastEnder Danielle Harold and Love Islander-turned-horseracing pundit Chris Hughes have grown close.The pair were seen flirting at the Pretty Little Thing bash at the fashion brand’s HQ in London on Thursday night, with Chris protectively putting his arm around her when it got busy at one point.Danielle Harold and Chris Hughes have apparently grown closeCredit: InstagramAn insider tells me: “They’ve really hit it off and have enjoyed sharing experiences of the showbiz industry.“They’re both still getting to know each other and Chris has been busy this weekend covering the Grand National, but they’re keeping in touch as there’s a lot of chemistry.”Chris, who has previously dated Olivia Attwood and Jesy Nelson, has been single since splitting with ex girlfriend professional golfer Annabel Dimmock two years ago.It seems like he’s on to a winner . . . Lucinda lucky in loveSHE struggled to find lasting romance on Love Island, but I can reveal Lucinda Strafford has caught the eye of Brit DJ Nathan Dawe.The influencer, who previously dated Irish footballer Aaron Connolly, was spotted on a romantic break in Dubai last week with the 0800 Heaven hitmaker.Lucinda Strafford has caught the eye of Brit DJ Nathan DaweCredit: PR HANDOUTLucinda went on a trip to Dubai with NathanCredit: GettyThe loved-up couple looked smitten at the five star Atlantis The Royal Dubai hotel, where the cheapest rooms are £400 a pop.An onlooker who saw them on a night out at The Penthouse nightclub tells me: “Lucinda and Nathan only had eyes for each other during their romantic evening out.“They went out to the balcony to take pictures of the view and couldn’t stop smiling, even sharing a kiss.“Nathan’s a huge music star and his career is going from strength to strength, but it seems like Lucinda really has him smitten.”At least he won’t have to look far for his next music video babe . . . Georgia is still fightingSHE’s already made one compelling ITV documentary, but I can reveal that Love Islander Georgia Harrison is filming a follow up.The star, who bravely spoke out about her harrowing revenge-porn experience with ex Stephen Bear, is filming a second hard-hitting factual film about her recent crime hearing against him concerning the sex tape ordeal.I can reveal that Love Islander Georgia Harrison is filming a follow up ITV docCredit: SplashGeorgia, who split last week from Anton Danyluk, has reunited with MultiStory Media for this new venture.A source said: “Georgia is still fighting for justice and wants to give other victims a voice, conveying how more needs to be done to stop repeat offences.“She knows only too well how footage can cast a financial and emotional shadow over the lives of the people targeted.”Caught Live: REALLY GOOD TIME @ Sebright Arms, Hackney★★★★★THE Dublin rockers lived up to their name with a chaotic performance on Thursday.Dressed in matching overalls, with a heavy sound self-styled as “early Pixies records and LCD Soundsystem mashed in a blender”, the four- piece brought an element of infectious fun to a breathlessly paced set.Really Good Time lived up to their name with a chaotic performance on ThursdayCredit: ..really good time/facebookIt was immediately clear with opener The Holy Grail, their unique sound is destined to fill out arenas.Retreat To The Cubicle, a thumping track reminiscent of early work by The Strokes, and the powerful guitar riff on their song Best Medicine were the highlights.Silly song titles such as Mountain Of Spit show that they have their tongues firmly in their cheeks, but their refreshingly unique music, demands to be taken seriously.                        Brit thinks Di can give her a hitWHILE quietly working on new material, I can reveal Britney Spears has enlisted songwriting legend Diane Warren to pen her a ballad.The top secret project has seen the singer call on the veteran hitmaker, who has worked with Celine Dion, Beyonce and Mariah Carey, to create a special song.An insider tells me: “For Britney someone like Diane writing songs for the next stage of her career is amazing. They’ve worked together previously but during her pop era.“Now it’s time for Britney to enter a new musical era. Diane loves Britney and they have been pictured together at events previously. Britney also saw that Diane has always been positive and supportive of her.”Britney took a step back from music while fighting to free herself from her conservatorship, which gave her father Jamie power over her life.She returned in 2022 featuring on Elton John’s song Hold Me Closer, which peaked at No3, then on WILL.I.AM’s track Mind Your Business.I always say Gimme More, when it comes to Britney.Caught live: JAMES BLUNT @ Royal Albert Hall, London★★★★★FOR a man once labelled “the most-hated person in pop music”, James Blunt deservedly felt the love on stage on Tuesday.Always happy to poke fun at himself he quipped: “In preparation for this tour, I’ve done a few important things. I got new jeans. I got new sparkly shoes. Same old f***ing band though.”James Blunt’s performance at the Royal Albert Hall was breathtakingCredit: GettyJames also teased he would only be performing tunes from latest album Who We Used To Be insisting: “It’s too late, I’ve got your money!”After renditions of Saving A Life and All The Love That I Ever Needed, he delivered classics Goodbye My Lover, Wisemen and, of course, You’re Beautiful.But he really hit the sweet spot with tearjerker Dark Thought, in tribute to pal Carrie Fisher.However, James’ razor-sharp wit was never far away.Before fan fave High, he explained why he can hit the kind of notes only dogs can hear: “My balls never dropped. Only two people can sing like this, Mariah Carey and me – we sing like dolphins.”Come for the sad songs, stay for the laughs. Party of the weekABBA Voyage celebrates 50 years of Eurovision winning song Waterloo.WHAT WE ATE: Mini burger stacks.We went to a party celebrating 50 years of Abba’s Eurovision winning song WaterlooCredit: AFPWHAT WE DRANK: Pink champagne and Mojito cocktails.WHO WAS THERE: Rylan Clark, Louis Theroux and Hannah Waddingham.This week who would I…SnogHavana singer Camila Cabello has been unveiled as the new face of Bacardi rumCredit: suppliedMarryYellow Days, whose new single Finer Things In Life gives off great summer vibesCredit: AlamyAvoidAmy Winehouse biopic Back To Black, starring Marisa Abela fails to do her justiceCredit: Alamy More

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      Harry Styles’ staggering net worth revealed as his weekly earnings top £2m – beating likes of Adele and Dua Lipa

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      HARRY Styles has become Britain’s biggest pop export with the highest-earning year of his career.The Sun can reveal his firms banked an eye-watering £2million per week last year, new figures for his companies reveal.Former One Direction star Harry Styles has become Britain’s biggest pop export with the highest-earning year of his careerCredit: GettyThat totally eclipses the huge earnings from other British stars like Dua Lipa and Adele.From April 2022 to March 2023, he earned £290,000 each day thanks to his hit album Harry’s House and a wildly successful stadium tour which took him all over the world.According to financial documents lodged at Companies House this week for Erskine Touring, which deals with the pay from his live shows, he had a profit of £68m on a turnover of £102.5m.In total, £71.9m of that came from gig tickets, with a further £30.6m in merchandise sales.READ MORE HARRY STYLESFurther profits for the same period were lodged last year for his other companies Erskine Records and HSA Publishing.Across his companies, Harry has now amassed a staggering pop fortune of £150m — far more than the £50m in Adele’s coffers and £68m in Dua’s.Last month it was revealed Harry, 30, had returned to the music studio to work on what is expected to become his fourth studio album.His career has gone from strength to strength since One Direction split at the end of 2015.Most read in BizarreHe released his self-titled debut solo album in 2017, followed by Fine Line in 2019 and Harry’s House in 2022.But he has also had starring roles in the movies Dunkirk, Don’t Worry Darling and My Policeman.The One Show’s Ronan Keating winces ‘I’m going to get into trouble’ after swipe at Louis TomlinsonThis week, his One Direction bandmate Louis Tomlinson opened up about how frustrating he found a conspiracy theory that he was secretly dating Harry during their time in the group.He said: “What I realised a few years ago is that there is nothing I can say.“There is nothing I can do to stop those who believe in this conspiracy. “They are so connected to what they believe that they will not see the truth for what it really is.” More