Nineties pop icons unrecognisable 25 years after hit as they reunite in London – can you guess who?
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TWO nineties and noughties pop icons look unrecognisable yet ageless 25 years after they dominated the UK charts.
Reuniting in London this weekend for the Mighty Hoopla in Brockwell Part, this duo - who shot to fame in 1999 - turned heads.
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The 90s icons reunited at Brockwell Park over the weekend
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The two hitmakers were seen donning sparkling sequin minidresses
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Fans went wild when they realised who they were in the TikTok video
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The duo were big in 2000
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Daphne and Celeste were spotted at the iconic event in London as they donned minidresses and plenty of glitter.
The pair are an American pop duo, consisting of Celeste Cruz and Karen 'Daphn DiConcetto.
Three of their singles reached the top 20 in the UK Singles Chart.
In a video shared by the festival, Daphne and Celeste could be seen giving a "dramatic reading".
The two ladies were seen standing backstage at the event in sequin minidresses.
They said: "Oooh. Stick you, your mama too. And your daddy.
"Oooh. Stick you. Your mama too. And your daddy."
The lyrics were from their song Ooh Stick You.
The caption of the post shared on Mighty Hoopla's page read: "A dramatic reading by Daphne and Celeste."
Reacting to the video, one person said: "Why in my head will they always been teens haha! Love to see these icons!!!"
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Another gushed: "Legends!!!!!!!!"
A third swooned: "They look exactly the same."
"Icons. They deserve the world," said a fourth.
A fifth then penned: "I rewatch their incredible performance at Reading festival regularly."
While a sixth said: "Queens."
And a seventh added: "Icons."
The musical duo released three singles in the UK.
Their singles included Ooh Stick You and U.G.L.Y., as well as a cover version of Alice Cooper's School's Out.
Their album, We Didn't Say That!, was released in June 2000.
Another single, named Party, was due to be released in November 2000, but this never came out.
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The singers had three hits that dominated the UK charts
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They hail from the United States
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