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Daily Mirror
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Jade Thirlwall takes aim at JK Rowling in explosive outburst as fans join chant
Jade Thirlwall has made her views on Harry Potter author JK Rowling very clear as she led thousands of festival-goers in an explosive chant at Mighty Hoopla Jade Thirlwall took aim at Harry Potter author JK Rowling in an explosive outburst. The former Little Mix singer who has now ventured out as a solo artist under the name JADE made her presence known as she took to the stage at Mighty Hoopla festival on Saturday. The 32-year-old has always been a vocal ally of the LGBTQ+ community and often uses her platform to praise the community and raise awareness of causes around it. But as she took to the Mighty Hoopla stage on Saturday, Jade took aim at people whom she believes have voiced their opposition to the community. While performing her track F*** You For Now (FUFN), Jade encouraged the sold-out crowd of 30,000 to join in with her chant. Speaking to the fans, Jade said: "I want you to put your middle fingers up in the air and I'm going to name some things and some people and I want you to shout, 'F*** you' back to me." She went on to list people who she claims are homophobic, transphobic and misogynistic. Turning to the crowd she yelled: "J.K. Rowling..." as the fans screamed: "F*** you." Jade's comments were met with a mixed response on social media. One user said: "Nah Jade you're wrong for this." A second ask: "What did J.K. Rowling do?" Meanwhile, another penned: "What's J.K. Rowling done wrong to Jade? What have I missed?" But some leapt to defend Jade, with one writing: "Jade the icon you are." A second supporter of Jade went on to say: "We love Jade!! A true North East girlie." "She is the biggest ally and I love her so much," added another. J.K., whose real name is Joanne Rowling, has strongly denied being transphobic. The author, 59, first made comments about trans people six years ago and has since stood strong in her belief that they pose a threat to women in same sex spaces, such as toilets. Earlier this month, the author posted to her 14.3 million followers on X, formerly known as Twitter, that "nobody sane believes, or has ever believed that humans can change sex, or that binary sex isn't a material fact." Jade's comments come after she joined 400 UK artists and music industry workers signing an open letter pledging solidarity with the trans community. Following the UK Supreme Court's ruling, the trans community and allies have stormed social media to protest the exclusion of trans people from single sex spaces. Titled the 'Open Letter of solidarity to the trans community from the UK Music Industry,' the letter highlights the impact made on the trans, non-binary, and intersex communities following the Supreme Court ruling. Last week, Jade performed her first solo festival slot – and headlined the Future Sounds Stage at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in Liverpool's Sefton Park. A source at the event said: "Jade was blown away by how many people packed into the tent. She was a member of the biggest girl band from the UK after the Spice Girls and Girls Aloud, but as her first solo show, she told the crowd it was an 'insane crowd' and she couldn't believe it. "She thanked the crowd and herself, but not swearing. She told fans that Angel of My Dreams came after she was struggling".
The Irish Sun
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Jade Thirlwall wages war with JK Rowling & encourages audience to tell her to ‘f*** off' at Mighty Hoopla
JADE THIRLWALL used her headline set at Mighty Hoopla to open fire at JK Rowling over the writer's views on trans people. The former Little Mix star was a real-life cowgirl in this animal print outfit on stage at the UK's biggest pop festival in south London on Saturday, where she encouraged the 30,000-strong crowd to chant an expletive aimed at the Harry Potter author. 8 Jade Thirlwall used her headline set at Mighty Hoopla to open fire at JK Rowling over the writer's views on trans people Credit: Maja Smiejkowska 8 Jade encouraged the 30,000-strong crowd to chant an expletive aimed at the Harry Potter author Credit: Getty 8 Jade sang a handful of Little Mix's hits as well as her solo singles Credit: Luke Dyson 8 JoJo and Craig David perform at the Mighty Hoopla Credit: Luke Dyson 8 Ciara performs at the festival Credit: Luke Dyson She sang a handful of the band's hits like Touch and Shout Out To My Ex, as well as her solo singles, including the recent track FUFN, which stands for F*** You For Now. Jade told the crowd: 'I want you to put your middle fingers up in the air and I'm going to name some things and some people and I want you to shout, 'F*** you' back to me.' After listing off bad sex, misogyny, homophobes and transphobes, she added JK's name, to the biggest cheers. She was introduced on stage by Dannii Minogue, with the event headlined by US star Ciara. Read More on CELEBS Also at the festival, JoJo was joined on stage by surprise guest Craig David to debut their upcoming track In It With You, while Jamelia took to the main stage for a crowd-pleasing show which included a performance of her 2005 tune See It In A Boy's Eyes. She recalled: 'I wrote this one with Chris Martin and I ate biscuits with Gwyneth Paltrow and it was the highlight of my life.' Despite the memorable experience penning it, she forgot the words on stage and told the crowd: 'Thanks for the help guys, I appreciate it.' Meanwhile yesterday saw performances from Kesha, Loreen and Most read in Bizarre Jade Thirlwall drops huge hint that Little Mix are set to reunite LEEDS was rocking on Saturday night after the Nick Hodgson, who left the band back in 2012, returned to join Ricky Wilson and Co at their massive homecoming show. 8 Nick Hodgson was back with the Kaiser Chiefs for one night only Credit: instagram/ The drummer, who co-wrote their hits including Ruby, I Predict A Riot and Oh My God, looked like he had the time of his life up on stage and clearly hadn't lost his passion for percussion. Since leaving the group, Nick has written for musicians including Dua Lipa, CONGRATS to The actress and singer got married in California on Saturday in a service attended by their close family and friends. The Sinners and Pitch Perfect 2 star went public with her romance in May 2023 – five years after splitting from Niall Horan. THIS creepy-looking painting by Johnny Depp is going up for auction. The Pirates Of The Caribbean actor gifted the artwork – which looks like a self-portrait – to a pal. 8 This creepy-looking painting by Johnny Depp is going up for auction Credit: Propstore 8 The actor gifted the artwork – which looks like a self-portrait – to a pal Credit: AFP But it's now being put up for sale by Propstore, who are having a huge Pop Culture auction on July 2. It's estimated the painting could go for as much as £6,000. Back in 2022, Johnny put his debut art collection, Friends & Heroes up for sale and netted close to £3million. The prints were created by Johnny to pay homage to people who had inspired his life including FINAL preparations are under way for I'm A Celeb champ The tough physical challenge begins this morning, with the aim of the challenge to deliver the Soccer Aid For Unicef match ball from last year's stadium, London's Stamford Bridge, to Old Trafford in Manchester, ready for the charity game on June 15. Sam is raising funds to support the organisation's work for children around the world and he'll be keeping fans updated on This Morning and Hits Radio, with an ITV1 documentary to follow. To donate, go to
The Independent
04-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Pop star Jade felt ‘weight lifted off her shoulders' as she reached major milestone
Pop star Jade has spoken of how hitting a major life milestone helped her to begin opening up about her true feelings. The former Little Mix singer turned solo artist is currently preparing to release her debut album, following the success of singles such as 'Angel of My Dreams' and 'FUFN (F*** You For Now)'. 'Literally the minute I turned 30 it was like a weight lifted off my shoulders and I stopped caring so much about what people think,' she told Puss Puss magazine in a recent interview. 'Which is lucky, because I feel like now I'm on my own, I'll obviously get more scrutiny. There's more of a magnifying glass.' She continued: 'I think people still expect me to look like the 20-year-old girl that I was, but obviously, my body has changed.' Now 32, Jade said she was keen for the album to be released, as it would mean she could start writing new material. 'I wanted this album to literally sound like I'm finding myself again, and I think you can hear that sonically,' she said. 'I wanted the fans to be let in on that experience because that's the truth, that was the process of this album – figuring out what my sound is.' Jade is scheduled to make a number of live appearances this year, including Mighty Hoopla festival in London next month. The Mighty Hoopla announcement arrived shortly after the release of her latest single 'IT Girl', a dance-pop number that she described in an interview with The Independent as ''Angel of My Dreams's c***y little sister'. 'There's still so much that people don't know about me, so I was eager to surprise people, poke the bear a bit,' she said. 'I did feel anxious about pissing people off or any sort of backlash, but I have to write about what my experiences are – I'm not going to sugarcoat it. It is, you know, my reality.' Meanwhile, 'FUFN' was written by Jade with fellow pop breakthrough RAYE and Dave Hamelin, and was first teased during a new Fendi campaign. 'FUFN' is the escalation of an argument we've all had, knowing it's not the end but feeling all the anger in the moment,' she explained. 'It's the channelling of female rage into a badass big pop banger.' Last month, Jade received the Brit Award for Best Pop Act, following a dramatic performance of a medley of her solo singles to date.
