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Daily Mail
15 hours ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
Fergie, 50, puts on an animated display in a yellow plaid co-ord and white crop top as she re-shoots hit 2006 music video for new Netflix series
Fergie put on an animated display on Tuesday as she recreated her 2006 chart-topping banger London Bridge for a new Netflix series. The singer, 50, was in the English capital at 4am and was joined by American actress Megan Stalter, along with a load of dancers. London Bridge, which peaked at No3, is set to be the official soundtrack to the upcoming romcom Too Much. For the filming occasion, Fergie looked sensational in a yellow and pink plaid co-ord paired with a white crop to that flashed a glimpse of her black bra. She teamed the look with chic white oval sunglasses and a stylish bag shaped like a stereo. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. The beauty accessorised with huge gold hoop earrings and left her golden tresses to fall naturally as she strutted her stuff. Fergie, who also donned a large yellow fur jacket at one point, appeared in high spirits as she was spotted putting on an incredible performance for the camera as they shot the project. In between takes, she was seen having a laugh with Megan, who looked like she just came out of the St. Trinian's movie. Too Much has been created by Girls writer Lena Dunham and lands on the popular streamer in July. It follows Jessica (Megan), a New Yorker who heads to London in the wake of a painful breakup. 'There, she meets Felix (Will Sharpe). The pair build a connection that surprises Jessica… but is impossible to ignore,' the synopsis teases. Emily Ratajkowski will star in the drama along with Saltburn's Richard E. Grant, and model and actress Adwoa Aboah. Rita Wilson, Rhea Perlman, and Stephen Fry also have a stint. She was later seen donning a large yellow fur jacket Fergie strutted her stuff by the river Thames The pair were a vison as they posed up a storm for the cameras It comes after producer Lena explained why she cast Megan instead of herself in her semi-autobiographical 10-episode comedy series. 'I was not willing to have another experience like what I'd experienced around [my HBO series Girls] at this point in my life,' the Treasure producer-star explained to the New Yorker last July. 'Physically, I was just not up for having my body dissected again. It was a hard choice, not to cast Meg - because I knew I wanted Meg - but to admit that to myself. I used to think that winning meant you just keep doing it and you don't care what anybody thinks. I forgot that winning is actually just protecting yourself and doing what you need to do to keep making work.' Lena continued: 'I remember looking at Meg and being, like, "You are my muse. You inspire me every single day to go home and tap out pages upon pages." I definitely don't want to be my own muse.' 'It's not a huge leap. But I knew from the very beginning I would not be the star of it,' Lena noted. Everyone put on an energetic display The duo then prepared for their next take The dancer look incredible in an all red ensemble Too Much has been created by Girls writer Lena Dunham and lands on the popular streamer in July It follows Jessica (Megan), a New Yorker who heads to London in the wake of a painful breakup 'There, she meets Felix (Will Sharpe). The pair build a connection that surprises Jessica… but is impossible to ignore,' the synopsis teases It comes after Lena Dunham (L) explained why she cast Megan (R) instead of herself in her semi-autobiographical 10-episode comedy series Too Much 'I was thinking a lot about, like, What is it that allows women to be complicated on TV and still be embraced and seen and understood? There's an openness to Meg's presence that I think goes a long way. She has whatever the opposite of resting bitch face is. She has resting angel face.' She continued: 'Meg is one of the beautiful women working today. She is so alarmingly gorgeous. The fact that she is not a size 0, or that she's not part of the new class of Ozempic-thin women, is not part of really important to me that there be a love affair between a guy and a girl where the fact that she is not teensy-weensy doesn't drive were, like, "We don't want anyone to think we're doing a show about a beautiful man doing someone a favor."' However, the star does have a small acting part in Too Much as the spouse of the character played by Andrew Rannells, who previously played her Girls character Hannah Horvath's gay best friend Elijah. 'I'm in the show! I think I just accidentally revealed that,' Lena confirmed. 'But it's a smaller part. Not a walk-on, but it's not a lead.'
The Sun
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Fergie stuns on London Bridge as she reshoots classic video for secret Netflix project
EARLY risers walking across London Bridge would have got the shock of their life — after Fergie rocked up to film a video. The former Black Eyed Peas singer is reworking her 2006 hit London Bridge, which peaked at No3 in the charts, as part of a new project with Netflix. 5 5 She was joined in the capital at 4am yesterday by American actress Megan Stalter, along with a load of dancers, to start filming. The track will form the soundtrack to a new ten-part romcom called Too Much, which has been created by Girls writer Lena Dunham and is coming to the streamer next month. White Lotus actor Will Sharpe and Emily Ratajkowski also star in the drama, about New Yorker Jessica, who takes a job in London after a break-up. My exclusive pictures show Fergie dressed in a huge furry coat and pink and green tartan alongside Megan, who looked like she had wandered straight out of a jumble sale in Camden, having a laugh between takes. My insider said: 'London Bridge is usually pretty quiet at 4am but yesterday it was a hive of activity. Fergie, Megan and loads of dancers took over the road to film the new music video for the soundtrack. "They want all out with the costumes and the production will look absolutely amazing in the end as it was recorded, in part, when the sun was rising over London. 'Fergie and Megan got on like a house on fire and were laughing and joking around between takes. 'It was a full-on shoot, with costume changes and dancers running around everywhere. 'Beautiful surprise' 'The final video is going to be incredible.' Fergie, who had five Top Ten hits including Big Girls Don't Cry and Glamorous after quitting the Black Eyed Peas in 2018, turned 50 earlier this year. Fergie fans in shock as she performs live at MTV VMAs for first time since star was ripped for National Anthem scandal Her milestone birthday coincided with being named one of Billboard's Top Women Artists of the 21st Century. Fergie said at the time: 'It was a beautiful surprise and really made me feel like my music means something.' Jamie in Radio 1 baby club CONGRATULATIONS are in order for the lovely Jamie Laing, who has announced he is expecting his first child with wife Sophie Habboo. But I think there must be something in the water at Radio 1 because right now the Drivetime show is having a bit of a baby boom. Jamie's Going Home co-host Katie Thistleton, who is off on maternity leave, gave birth to her first child in March. And Vick Hope, who hosts the drivetime show with them, went off work last week as she prepares tohave her first baby with Calvin Harris. Radio 1 boss Aled Haydn Jones may want to consider putting some contraceptives by the coffee machine, or he'll soon be out of DJs. Drake deal FANS have more chances to see Drake this summer. As well as headlining all three nights of London's Wireless Festival, the rapper has announ-ced four $ome $pecial $hows in the UK. He will play Birmingham's Utilita Arena on July 20 and 21 and Manchester's Co-op Live on July 25 and 26. Tickets go on sale Friday on Run, don't walk. Are Pulp Fiction or fact? WITH JUST 21 days to go until Glastonbury, talk about this year's secret sets has already started. The Churnups last year turned out to be the Foo Fighters, and now all eyes are on 'Patchwork' who are to play the Pyramid Stage just before Raye and Neil Young on Saturday night. A number of 'TBA' appearances are also dotted around the set times, including a Friday morning slot on the Woodsies stage, which Kasabian played last year, and a Saturday evening slot on Park. Haim and Pulp are said to be making appearances, to coincide with their new albums. Bookies are also tipping Mumford & Sons to rock up at Worthy Farm. All would be great additions to the line-up, and Bizarre will be at the stages for each secret set. We'll let you know who they are as soon as we find out. Bryan joins the party ROCKERS Bryan Adams and Def Leppard will headline Radio 2 In The Park. The three-day event, which starts on September 5, takes place in Hylands Park in Chelmsford, Essex. 5 Summer Of '69 singer Bryan plays on the Saturday, with acts including Jessie J, Stereophonics and Ronan Keating. Def Leppard, fronted by Joe Elliott, will be on the Sunday, with Sophie Ellis-Bextor, David Gray, Louise, Suede and Soul II Soul. Moliy on her Max potential AFRO-pop singer Moliy is on top of the world. The singer's latest track Shake It To The Max has topped charts around the world, and passed 100million streams on Spotify and YouTube. And after popping into Bizarre HQ on a whistlestop trip to London, Moliy promised us this is just the beginning for her. She said: 'It's amazing what's happened with Shake It To The Max. I'm just trying to be present and absorb it all. Momentum is still going, which is super exciting. 'I really want the song to reach the world. I love how it's bringing people together with different remixes.' During her trip to the UK Moliy hit the studio to work on new tracks.
The Sun
3 days ago
- Business
- The Sun
I had my phone swiped and felt like such a mug… Here's the cynical new Insta trick crafty crooks are using to rob YOU
THERE'S a brand new way thieves are taking people's phones on our city streets. And I would know because, on Wednesday night in central London, I became its latest victim. 3 3 3 Forget balaclava-clad youths whizzing by on a bike, swiping your mobile out of your hand while you're unawares. I've learnt that this new breed of thieves are sophisticated, coordinated and as good at sticking to a script as any Hollywood actor. But it also taught me how supposedly oh-so-easy digital banks — the type whose adverts are stuffed with grinning simpletons — can leave you trapped in a dead-end maze of QR codes and AI chatbots. You may come away reading this thinking I'm an idiot. But if this helps just one person to avoid the same ordeal, then I'll have put my gullibility to good use. It's late, but being close to busy London Bridge station, I'm far from the only one heading back from the pub. As I wait for a bus, up walks a young guy wearing trendy shades and a jacket, along with a friend. We get chatting. He's friendly, welcoming and, not before long, asks me if I want to check out his clothing designs on Instagram. I like to think I'm friendly, too, so I have a look — and good on him for trying to make his own path in life, I think. Moment TikTok star has phone stolen during live-stream But what I didn't know was that I was at the receiving end of a carefully rehearsed script. 'Give me a follow, give me a follow,' he begs. I tap in my iPhone 's passcode, reach for the app with my thumb — and the handset is snatched. At least I know now why he was so keen. It was the friend who took it, and in an instant it's handed over to a third person sprinting past that I hadn't even noticed. Not a second later, he's down the other end of the road, out of sight — and the others had scarpered, too. Ironically, his 'fashion brand' was called Expensive. Yes, I know what you're thinking: I am a pillock. And you'd be right. Thinking someone wanted me — dressed in my bog-standard office attire — to give feedback on their sweatshirt designs? Agreeing to give them a follow, and then moronically typing in my iPhone passcode right under their nose? 'HARSH LESSON' I'd been thoroughly, thoroughly duped. Though I grew up in sleepy Christchurch, Dorset — the UK's most geriatric town — where phone thefts are rarer than teenagers at the bingo, I still know to keep it hidden away in public and to stay wary of pickpockets. But this smooth talker had made me completely let my guard down, and I'd paid the price. At least he gave me a cigarette as part of his spiel. So, where did that leave me? With no phone to pay the fare, it took a sympathetic bus driver to get me home. Then came the emails. First, it's Apple — account password changed and Find My iPhone disabled, so no hope of tracking the thieves down. 'Congratulations!', starts the next message, which let me know they'd now managed to set up Apple Pay and start using the debit cards on my phone. If they hadn't known my passcode, the phone would have just been a brick for them to wipe and sell on for a few hundred quid. But they did — and it felt like my entire life now belonged to the robbers. I was about to learn a harsh lesson about why clever, convenient tech can become a gift to criminals. Your phone is constantly pushing you to stop using passwords and to set up FaceID instead. But if your face isn't recognised after a couple of tries, it lets you use the phone's passcode. All it took was a six-digit number to give the thugs access to my banking apps. Heading into the bank branch first thing in the morning, I blocked my card and had Apple Pay disabled. Guttingly, a printed balance sheet revealed how the thieves had shifted all the money in my Revolut account into another . . . And then moved it back again after Santander detected suspicious purchase attempts. But with only my passcode, they were in my Revolut app and all my money was theirs to spend. I can't say I was impressed with their choice to splash £699 at Argos but, either way, that was where next month's rent had ended up. Not that it was easy to find this out. Turns out, Revolut — despite appearances — isn't even a proper bank. It's what they call an 'electronic money institution'. 'CRASHING DOWN' Oh, so great when you're clicking away on an app. Not so great when your phone's been nicked and just about every perk, including fraud reporting, needs — you guessed it — the very thing that you no longer have to hand. Calling up from the landline to report fraud is too old-fashioned, apparently. Instead, it's an AI bot messenger you're forced to talk to, and then a live agent who couldn't give any clarity about whether my report — which I eventually managed to make with the help of a friend's phone — had gone through. I'm sorry that was too tough a question for them. But the only reason I asked was because the reporting process took me in circles, constantly leading back to the same menu I'd tapped through what felt like ten times. Revolut have paid me back, but how many others haven't been so lucky? If we lose our good old High Street bank branches, it won't be long before the entire country seizes up in a 'computer says no'- induced nightmare. I've learnt the tough way that today's crooks are more cunning than ever. I've also learnt that making our whole lives rely on apps just means that when one part fails, the whole thing comes crashing down. And if you're the one enjoying that new TV bought with my stolen money, do please write in to say thanks.
Times
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Times
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The National
15-05-2025
- The National
Police footage shows London mobile phone thief being caught in 60 seconds
A mobile phone thief was arrested by undercover police less than a minute after snatching a device from a victim near London Bridge. London's Met Police released video of the moment the hooded thief was pounced on by officers, who were then able to return the phone to its owner. Mobile phone theft in London has reached what has been described as 'epidemic' levels, prompting the Met Police to step up undercover operations in worst-affected areas of the city. The incident happened near London Bridge and the Shard skyscraper, where the phone was ripped from the victim's hand. Footage shows an unmarked police car driving along Tooley Street as the suspect flees round a corner. The black car pursues the unsuspecting thief, who then meets up with an accomplice and they slow down to walking pace, believing they have got away with the theft. The police car catches up with the pair and officers leap out. An officer catches the thief and throws him to the ground before putting him in handcuffs. 'You're under arrest on suspicion of committing theft,' the officer tells him. The police force's data shows that in the year to April 75,105 mobile phones were stolen across London, an increase of 13 per cent on the previous year. An analysis of data by The National revealed phone thefts have surged in upmarket parts of central London and areas popular with tourists. 'These days, it seems everyone knows someone who's suffered phone theft, or suffered it themselves. It's an epidemic,' Neil Garratt, leader of the Conservatives in the London Assembly, previously told The National. 'Yet when I pressed the mayor [Sadiq Khan] on what he is doing to get a grip, all he could do is blame phone manufacturers for not making the phones worthless if snatched. When the person responsible for fighting crime in our capital is more interested in blaming others than taking action, you know he's not even trying.' In February, 1,000 stolen mobile phones were seized from robbers in London in one week as part of a crackdown on 'industrial-scale' thefts that have blighted the capital. The Met Police said the seizures followed operations against criminals by plainclothes officers in hotspot areas such as the West End and Westminster, which are popular with tourists but where nearly 40 per cent of London phone thefts occur. Many are carried out by criminals on bikes snatching phones as unsuspecting victims leave buildings or walk down the street.
