LADY GAGA has revealed she feared never performing again after crippling body pain forced her to cancel her last UK tour.
The megastar, who has had six No1s in the British charts, made a triumphant comeback at two shows at London’s Tottenham Stadium — eight years on from her last major solo performance in the capital.
Lady has revealed she feared never performing again after crippling body pain forced her to cancel her last UK tour[/caption]
The megastar made a triumphant comeback at two shows at London’s Tottenham Stadium[/caption]
But the singer had feared her career was doomed after she was forced to axe her UK tour in 2018 because of the pain from fibromyalgia.
Gaga was also forced to postpone her current Chromatica Ball tour due to Covid.
The Born This Way hitmaker told the crowd at one of her shows at the weekend: “A couple of years ago I was supposed to be here and I couldn’t come.
“We cancelled the Chromatica Ball because there was a global pandemic.
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“But I’ve got to apologise for something else too. A couple of years before that I had to cancel a show here because I couldn’t go no more.
“And I’m sorry. I’m sorry that I missed those shows. But it was because of somebody very special and many people in my life that I have to thank.
“That day that I left London, I never knew I could be on stage with all of you. I didn’t know if I could do it.
“But my sister came into my hotel room and she looked me in my eye and she said, ‘I can’t see my sister no more’. She can see her sister now.”
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Gaga will continue her tour around the globe this summer and it sounds like a cathartic experience after the pain of making her No1 2020 album, Chromatica.
She continued on stage: “When I wrote this record I was sitting on my porch all f***ing day.
“I swear to God. I sat on my porch from the moment I woke up and I smoked probably three packs of cigarettes a day. Don’t do that.
“My buddies used to come upstairs and say, ‘Come on LG, we’ve gotta go downstairs,’ because I had a studio at my house — Frank Zappa’s old studio.
“When I wrote this record, I didn’t want to make a dance record because I was f***ing sad.
“But my friends told me to make it a dance record — and we did.
“So if you’re wondering why there’s 60ft f***ing flames on this stage, it’s because what this stage really is, is a big representation of that f***ing porch that I sat on for 365 days a year feeling sorry for myself.
“And I wanted to burn that f***ing porch.”
Good for her.
Gaga was also forced to postpone her current Chromatica Ball tour due to Covid[/caption]
J-LO’S MONK-EY BUSINESS
TAKING to the stage wearing such a daring outfit is a dangerous feat, but Jennifer Lopez seems to have it all covered. Just.
With only a few glittery stripes protecting her modesty, she seemed to be giving Cher a run for her money in the dressing-to-look-naked stakes.
But it was all for a good cause as J-Lo, who recently married fellow actor Ben Affleck after reviving their romance, was taking part in LuisaViaRoma for Unicef event in Capri, Italy.
She also wore several other daring costumes which, it’s probably safe to say, had never been seen at the event’s venue, La Certosa di San Giacomo – a 14th Century monastery – though the monks are long gone.
Thank the Lord there were no wardrobe malfunctions.
RITA EDS FOR PARIS
RITA ORA looked abs fab as she partied in Paris over the weekend.
The chart-topper opted for a white crop top and beige trousers to attend Ed Sheeran’s sell-out show at the Stade de France.
Rita looked abs fab as she partied in Paris over the weekend[/caption]
She attended Ed Sheeran’s sell-out show at the Stade de France[/caption]
Rita and her family were at the show as guests of Ed after they grew up together in the industry.
Ed gave Rita yet another Top 10 hit when he penned her 2018 single Your Song – which peaked at No7.
Gushing over their friendship, Rita said: “Ed thank you for constantly showing up for me as a friend and being so supportive over the years and treating me and my family to an amazing evening.”
Rita and her family were at the show as guests of Ed after they grew up together in the industry[/caption]
LOUIS WRITE IDEAS AFTE TOUR AXED
LOUIS TOMLINSON had wanted to write his second album while travelling the world on tour – until Covid scuppered his plan.
As a result, the former One Direction singer says he was forced to look deeper inside himself for inspiration.
Louis Tomlinson had wanted to write his second album while travelling the world on tour – until Covid scuppered his plan[/caption]
Louis revealed: “I did imagine that I’d have been on the road for a year and have all those amazing experiences to draw on when writing, but obviously that didn’t happen because of Covid.
“So there was an element of imagination and this is a different album than if I’d been on tour. It’s something I’m really proud of.” Louis also admitted he enjoyed making this record far more than his 2020 debut Walls as he was under less pressure.
He added: “I’ve enjoyed the process 20 times more than the first album.
“There was just so many different opinions on the first album and me trying to find my feet coming out of a band the size of One Direction, so there was just so much going on in my head.”
The album is finished, but Louis admitted he had no idea when it would be released.
He said: “I don’t know the date it’s out, but it’s coming soon. I’m just unorganised as f***!”
HE became a star after landing the role of Jonathan in Netflix hit Stranger Things.
And it seems fame may have gone a little to Charlie Heaton’s head – after he was said to have snubbed locals in his home town of Bridlington, East Yorks, last weekend.
The actor was back in the area with his girlfriend, co-star Natalia Dyer, for a wedding when they were stopped by fans. But according to bystanders, Charlie was having none of it. One fan moaned online: “I love Stranger Things and Charlie in particular. Plus he’s from Bridlington but he wouldn’t go for a selfie. I get they’re fed-up with people asking and just want some peace but it would’ve been nice”
I can understand that. But as a local lad done good, I think Charlie should have known better.
SIMON PEGG says Tom Cruise was warned he might never run again after he broke his ankle while filming a daredevil stunt for Mission: Impossible 6.
But he was stunned when the Hollywood star was back on his feet within weeks – defying doctors’ predictions.
Simon Pegg says Tom Cruise was warned he might never run again after he broke his ankle while filming a daredevil stunt for Mission: Impossible 6[/caption]
Shaun Of The Dead star Simon said: “The doctor told him he could possibly never run again. He said, ‘You probably won’t walk for nine months, won’t sprint perhaps ever.’ Nine weeks later he is sprinting across the bridge.
“It is amazing it is something as innocuous as a broken ankle. The appeal of these movies is that these stunts are real.” Simon also opened up about Tom’s Covid rant on the set of the seventh film and said he backed what the star was saying.
The Brit actor, who worked alongside Tom in the film, told Sirius FM: “He had a big old shout, but basically what he was saying was correct.
“He is a real team player when it comes to the film-making process.”
I’d expect nothing less.
A NEW BECKS AT EURO FINAL
SHE’s already conquered dance-floors up and down the UK and now Becky Hill can add being the first person to headline the Women’s Euros final show to her resume.
The Crazy What Love Can Do singer performed a mash-up of some of the biggest hits on the Pepsi Max stage at Wembley last night alongside special guests Ultra Natè and Stefflon Don.
Becky Hill can add being the first person to headline the Women’s Euros final show to her resume[/caption]
Chatting about the show ahead of taking to the stage in front of 90,000 fans, Becky told me she still sees herself as a bit of an underdog despite a Brit Award to her name and two hits with superstar DJ David Guetta.
She said: “I wanted to perform the biggest songs that I’ve done that people will know and recognise me from, and then for those in the crowd who only know the songs not my face – well, I can fix that as well.”
Rather than being able to stay to watch the match, Becky had to race off stage to the airport in order to make another gig in Cork, Ireland,
She explained: “I will literally go from the Pepsi Max stage to the airport. I would have loved to have watched the final but work calls and I didn’t want to let anyone down and cancel a gig. But logistically it’s viable and my team have made it work.
“Alone I am very bad at timing. I am going to put in my will that I am late to my funeral as it’s a running joke.”
Earlier this summer Becky kicked off her debut Ibiza residency, You/Me/Us at Ibiza Rock – having a scramble to make it on stage for her first show after airport staff lost all her bags including her stage outfits.
Becky said: “We turned up with four drag artists and my tour manager, and all of us had lost our bags.
SHE kept the nation dancing during lockdown with her Kitchen Disco.
And Sophie Ellis-Bextor proved she was still the queen of the dancefloor as she hit the stage at Camp Bestival at Lulworth Castle, Dorset.
Sophie dazzled in a lilac mini-dress and chiffon negligee for the event, which also featured Rag ‘N’ Bone Man and Rudimental.
The Murder On The Dancefloor hitmaker also helped to break a Guinness World Record by leading 598 festival-goers for the title of the largest disco dance – raising funds for Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust.
SELF ESTEEM’S ON THE RISE
AS one of the most promising singers, Self Esteem is a name you will be hearing a lot more of.
Fresh from her Mercury Prize nomination last week, she’s keen on making it big in Hollywood.
Although before that, she is setting her sights on something closer to home by angling for a part in her favourite show – EastEnders.
Self Esteem, whose real name is Rebecca Taylor, said: “I’d love to do EastEnders.
“The Carter girls were all at my show at Latitude – Nancy, Frankie and Linda – I lost my s**t. I did talk to Linda (Kellie Bright).
“I stood with them chewing their ear off about what I think should happen in the storylines. And they were like, ‘We can’t do anything’. But yeah, I’d love to. You know how Lady Gaga was amazing in A Star Is Born? I’ve a feeling that at some point I want to go into cinema.”
Her album Prioritise Pleasure has been a slow burner since it was released last November and she is now performing to massive crowds at festivals, which has done wonders for her state of mind.
She explained: “This year my life has changed and my attitude towards myself has changed and that’s such a gift.
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“I’ve always been like, ‘Why not me? What’s wrong with me?’ Horrible, toxic, self-hate s**t that I can potentially leave behind for at least a while.”
Good on her.
