Latest news with #Sugababes'
Daily Mirror
05-08-2025
- Health
- Daily Mirror
Myleene Klass reveals she saved someone's life at Brighton Pride
Presenter and singer Myleene Klass has revealed how she managed to help save someone's life at Brighton Pride as she took on a very important role at the event Myleene Klass has revealed she stepped into action to save someone's life after they became critically ill at Brighton Pride. The presenter, 47, had taken on a job at the Pride celebrations with St John's Ambulance. She has been an ambassador for the charity since March last year and was able to step in during a time of need. The incident happened during the Sugababes' headline show at Preston Park in the city. Myleene was among the first to respond at the festival and performed a procedure called a "jaw thrust". A jaw thrust is a technique used to open a person's airway, particularly when there's a risk of spinal injury and head tilt is to be avoided. It comes after Kerry Katona reveals her devastating health condition after split from ex-fiancé. The Hear'Say singer decided to film her reaction following the incident as she heaped praise on her colleagues and St John's Ambulance service. "You can probably hear the Sugababes are on in the background, and I've just helped save a life," she said. "It was honestly awe-inspiring seeing how St John Ambulance operated. We have doctors and paramedics. Everyone is here. Everyone just did their bit." Myleene shared the man had to be taken to hospital. "I cannot divulge what happened with the patient, what the circumstances are but what I can say is I am utterly blown away and just to have been a small part of it as well," she shared. "I actually just had to do the procedure that is known as a jaw thrust - that gives you an indication as to how serious the scenario was. The patient is on their way to the hospital right now." In her caption, Myleene added the importance of knowing first aid and how she felt to be a part of the team to help the man in need. She explained: "Due to patient confidentially, I cannot divulge more except that watching a group of determined, dedicated, professional @stjohn_ambulance volunteers of varying ages spring into action with one goal, to save this person was extremely moving. "If you don't know basic first aid or need a refresher course, this is your sign to book in with SJA today. I only knew what to do because THEY trained me." Myleene revealed that while she doesn't have "the extensive professional expertise" as some of her colleagues, she had the confidence to act when needed. Sadly, this wasn't the first time Myleene needed to step into action to save a life. Earlier this year, she recalled the harrowing experience of her daughter, Hero, turning blue and collapsing due to choking on a plastic star. Her decision to join St John's Ambulance came from saving her daughter. Recounting the distressing event, Myleene said: "Well, it was Hero when she was a baby. "She choked on those... you know those dayglo stars that you stick on the ceiling? I can't have them in the house." When asked on the We're Not Getting Any Younger podcast whether the star had fallen from the ceiling, Myleene clarified: "She found it. "She couldn't speak—she was so little. She couldn't even... well, she couldn't speak because she was choking, but she couldn't even vocalise what had happened." Myleene endured what she described as the "longest five minutes of my life" as she tried to get the star out of Hero's mouth. She explained that the star didn't come out immediately, but Hero eventually vomited it up and casually "toddled off", while Myleene was left in a state of hysteria. The NHS has a detailed guide on their website on how to respond in such situations, including instructions for administering back blows, chest thrusts, and abdominal thrusts, as well as steps to take if a child becomes unconscious.
Daily Mirror
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Inside Glastonbury Festival's £28K luxury tents for A-listers
Glasto glamping costs range from hundreds of pounds to guarantee a place to pitch your own tent with hot showers, to tens of thousands of pounds for hot tubs, on-site chefs, helicopters, and even backstage hospitality passes. Glastonbury Festival might have originated from hippy roots, with the very first festival costing just £1 for a ticket, including a pint of milk. Now, after years of sell-out shows, it's the hottest festival ticket every year, and A-list celebrities and those squeamish of facing the dreaded long-drop loos often opt for fancy camping off-site. Glamping ranges from festival staples like Tangerine Fields, with pre-pitched tents, to Camp Kerala, which provides all meals, stunning views, private hotel rooms, and private parties for the rich and famous, thought to cost upwards of £8,225. In 2025, various campsites, including South Park 2 and Oxylers, were reduced in size to accommodate the 210,000+ fans, staff, artists, and crew roaming Worthy Farm for five days of revelry. Meanwhile, former camper van site E24 has been replaced with the Festivue boujie camping option, so space could be at a premium, especially for those arriving later on Thursday or Friday. The festival has had challenges with crowds in recent years, including closing down Sugababes' West Holts set in 2024 due to overcrowding, closing access to Kasabian's Woodsie's secret set, and shutting down Bicep's performance after 20 minutes due to concerns of crushing of fans at the front. Meanwhile, some Glastonbury revellers were left thousands of pounds out of pocket when high-end camping company Yurtel went into administration in May 2025. Their prices ranged from £10,000 for a bell tent to £16,500 for a presidential suite. Glastonbury Festival told the BBC it was "disappointing" for fans who had paid for places with the company, but made it clear that Glastonbury Festival has "no involvement with the operation of Yurtel". In fact, the festival has a page dedicated to advice around off-site camping options, and allows revellers to check in with the festival before booking, to see if they're officially affiliated. With the 2025 Glastonbury Festival merely weeks away, and now with the full line-up and official Vodafone app launched, here's an inside look at the more affordable glamping options, all the way up to the opulent off-site paradise plots for influencers and the rich and famous. This year will see headliners including The 1975, Olivia Rodrigo, and Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts. Meanwhile, Rod Stewart takes on the Sunday Legend slot, and Charli XCX, The Prodigy, and Loyle Carner headline The Other Stage. Meanwhile, tickets came in at a hefty £378.50 each, so with glamping on top, costs can easily mount up. Holt Farm Holt Farm prices range from more affordable pitching spots to top-end boutique bell tents for £2,500. The site boasts that the glamping spot is the closest to the main festival site, or "skipping distance to Pedestrian Gate D," allowing you to walk to the main stage within 15 minutes. The company has the same payment system as Yurtel, which liquidated recently. However, they have assured customers on social media that they're a separate entity and just shared a payment platform. Prices: £250 - £2500 Location: This seems to be the closest off-site camping spot, just outside Gate D. Tangerine Fields Tangerine Fields appears at various festivals, including Download, Creamfields, and Boardmasters. For their Glastonbury set-up, they offer four-man tents up to six-man bell tents, along with two locations, one at the blue gate and one at the bronze gate. Meanwhile, you can pre-order chilled drinks available for collection upon arrival, as well as glamour services, blow dries, glitter make-up, massages, facials, and even Reiki and reflexology. Price: £365 - £1,470 (Sold Out) Location: At the top of Cockmill Lane on Pylle Road, approximately 350 metres from the Pedestrian Gate B. Pilton Hill Camping Pilton Hill Camping also offer parking, flushing loos, and hot showers for festival fans, with some slightly more affordable prices. These range from bell tents with beds inside, but nothing else. Then, at the upper end, you can get a 5m bell tent with a sprung bed mattress and bedding all included. However, the cheaper prices likely reflect that this camping site is further away. Prices: £400 - £1,090 Location: Seemingly one of the further glamping options available. Accessible at Crossways Lane, North Wootton, BA4 4HN. The website explains, 'our campers bus, cycle, taxi and walk. The distance to Gate A is just 1.6 miles.' You can also find Pilton Hill Camping via their What3Words location: /// Tipis, Sticklinch, Caravans and Worthy View Yep, even Glastonbury offers its own boujie camping options. The iconic Worthy View, which sits above the Stone Circle, is the most well-known, along with Festival Tipi Village. Meanwhile, there are the extended pre-pitched pod pads in Sticklinch, towards South Park 2, with a less challenging walk and doll's house-style plastic huts. Finally, there's the camper van fields, which charge £200-£300 per pitch. Unfortunately, given their popularity each year, these are now all sold out. View this post on Instagram Pitching It Pitching It boasts a 15-minute walk to Gate D at Glastonbury Festival, along with hot showers, luxury loos, hot tubs, a covered bar with a chillout area, a pamper area with charging points, private parking as close as 100m from your tent, allowing you to come and go as you please, and their own on-site security. Meanwhile, they also have a free shuttle bus running back from Gate A to the glamping site each evening. Location: A short walk from pedestrian gates A and D. See the map here. Tinkerbell Tent Hire Tinkerbell Tent offers pre-pitched tents, comfy duvets, pillows, and a country pub just next door with lovely views of the Glastonbury Tor. Meanwhile, a festival shuttle bus runs to the Bronze Gate every two hours. Location: Their closest gate is the Bronze Gate. Map and details here. Camp Crossways Camp Crossways is located in the grounds of a 5-star hotel and includes pre-pitched bell tents and campervan spots. There's a free shuttle bus to the Bronze Gate, which runs between midday and 1 a.m. (or it's a 25-minute walk). Meanwhile, there are hot showers, a pamper room, and free parking. You can also upgrade to a full English cooked breakfast in their award-winning restaurant. Prices: £899 - £4,000 Location: The site is located on the grounds of the 5-star hotel Crossways at North Wootton, a short distance from the festival, with the use of some of the amenities of this deluxe hotel. There is a free shuttle to the Bronze Gate. The address is Camp Crossways North Wootton BA4 4EU. You can view a map here. Ziggu Camping Ziggu is a popular camping option with festival fans. Its benefits include private parking, secret spa events, hot tubs, live music, an on-site bar, beauty pamper area, high-end furnished bell tents, and even IV drips. Location: The 24-hour shuttle services take around 3 minutes and run to and from a designated area just inside the Bronze Gate at the Festival Site, which is located just off the A361. This will provide our customers with walking access to Pedestrian Gates A. You can also view a map here. Glampville The Glampville site was formerly known as Glastotel and includes private parking for £35 each, a pamper parlour, a 24-hour festival shuttle bus, morning yoga sessions, and the option to upgrade to a full breakfast. The top-end options can get you a huge Emperor Bell Tent with multiple mattress beds, bedding, and pillows for you and your friends. Meanwhile, in previous years, they've hosted secret sets, including Gorgon City, Cousin Kula, and Sam Evans. Meanwhile, in previous years, they also hosted a welcome party on Wednesday. Festivue Festivue is one of the newer boutique glamping options around Glastonbury. Like the others, it has fancy showers and toilets. It's based on the east side of the festival near the Pyramid and Acoustic stages. There's a pamper tent with mirrors, hairdryers, and plug points for straighteners, a chill-out area, and an on-site bar and food. Location: Festivue is located on the edge of the east (quiet) campervan fields, approximately 500m from pedestrian Gate C. The Acoustic stage is approximately a seven-minute walk away, with the cider bus and Pyramid Stage less than a 12-minute walk. More details here. Willows Meadows Willow Meadows at Glastonbury Festival is a 10-15 minute walk from Gate D and includes hot showers, flushing toilets, food and drink shops, power, parking, and on-site security. The glamping site offers pre-pitched tents, which have mostly sold out now, as well as portacabins for £2,999. ZooTopia Prices: £2,325 - £3,025 Location: Zootopia is located approximately 15 minutes walk from Gate D at Glastonbury Festival and 30 minutes walk from the Pyramid Stage. You can see their location on the Glastonbury 2023 map here. Breakfast is included every morning of your stay, along with flushing toilets, hot showers, towels, a pamper area, chill-out space, bars, restaurants, and salon services. Penard Orchard The Pennard Orchard has a bar, restaurant with daily complimentary breakfast, daybeds, free newspapers, luxury toilets, hot showers, IV drips, massages, saunas, cold plunges, a hair and makeup area, and a 24-hour concierge team. You can arrive by helicopter, and the team claims to be able to arrange VIP hospitality passes for the festival. Accommodations range from bell tents to luxury yurts and majestic tipis. Prices: Available on request, but roughly starting from £3,600. Inner Sanctum Pilton Inner Sanctum Pilton includes options for VIP yurts and tipis with a complimentary five-star breakfast, a private bar, spa, restaurant, and private shuttle. Prices: £2,100 - £5,000 Location: 'Our main gates are just a mile away from Pedestrian Gate B on the East side of the festival. Our official drop-off/pick-up point is Bronze gate, which is on the West side (Pedestrian gate A). It is also possible to walk the 1.5km footpath to Pedestrian Gate B. There are also shuttles available.' Map and more details here. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hotel Melody (@hotelmelody_) Hotel Melody Now we're really getting into the high-end options, new for this year, Hotel Melody includes a sauna, swimming pool, cocktail bar, yoga, hair and make-up, 24-hour shuttle, restaurant, hot tubs, hot showers, and even the option to upgrade to helicopter arrivals. Plus, for their inaugural year, Hotel Melody has arranged a host of musical acts to play exclusively for them, including Becky Hill, Liam Palmer and Elliot Schooling, Eliza Rose and many more. Accommodation ranges from bell tents with full beds to full RVs that sleep four people, with a kitchen and fridge. Prices: From £2,000 - £9,995 Location: As with the other glamping options, there's 24-hour private transport to the festival. It drops you off at the Bronze gate in 10 minutes and allows you to access the festival either through pedestrian gate A or D. Here is a map of the Hotel Melody camping site. The Pop Up Hotel The Pop Up Hotel is exactly that, nestled 10 minutes from Gate D, featuring hot showers, flushing toilets, a spa, a salon, a swimming pool, a valet, helicopter landings, and lots of food options. Due to overwhelming demand, they've opened up an additional field called The Orcard with access to the same facilities. Options range from safari tents with furniture to pop-up penthouses for £14K, and mega-flash tipi tenthouse, which sleeps ten people and comes in at a whopping £28K. Glastonbury Retreat Glastonbury Retreat includes mattresses, cotton bedding, safari and house tents with power, a pamper area, live music on Wednesday and Thursday evenings, a 24-hour buggy service for your baggage, along with security and on-site parking. Prices: Available on request, but potentially £13,500 upwards. Location: The retreat is located in a private field just outside the festival grounds, a short 5-minute walk (approx 900 metres) from Gate B. Maps and more information are here. You can also find them via their What3Words location: Pennard Hill Farm Pennard Hill Farm is one of the most stunning Glastonbury glamping options available. The site is on top of a hill, with views of the festival site, and access is exclusively for a very limited number of guests. Perks include a restaurant, fully stocked bar, massage parlour, ice baths, saunas, and accommodation that ranges from yurts and bell tents to cottages, tree tents, safari tents, and log cabins. Prices: Available upon request. Location: Gully's Gate is the closest, next to the Sticklynch gate. A 7-minute walk from the farm, and 10 10-minute walk up a hill from the festival, however, there is transport available, too. Love Fields Love Fields claims to be the closest independent festival accommodation near the site, nestled just outside Gate C, near the Acoustic Stage and Pilton Palais. They have three separate fields, with options that include all of your food, drink, and festival tickets, to self-catered options, along with showers, 24-hour security and more. Location: Love Fields is on private land just outside Pedestrian Gate C on the East side of the festival site near the Acoustic Tent. There are just 42 steps from our gate to Pedestrian Gate C. Once inside the festival site, you are a 15-minute walk from the Pyramid Stage and the heart of the festival. Camp Kerala The ultimate Glastonbury VIP glamping experience seems to be Camp Kerala, secluded in a secret location, accommodation includes full houses, high-end luxury tents, safari tents and more. There's a bar and terrace that overlooks the festival site, as well as artists painting throughout your stay, live music, a spa, the option to buy hospitality packages with backstage tickets, all-inclusive food options with two restaurants, and chauffeurs who drop you off at the festival 24/7. Plus free pamper goodies, Fortnum and Mason gift baskets, fruit platters, and so much more. Take a peek behind the scenes at one of their tents here. Location: Location is unclear, but there is a chauffeur service that provides seamless transport to the Glastonbury festival.
Yahoo
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Charli xcx, JADE, Jessie Ware and other major pop stars sign letter in solidarity with trans community
Following the on the definition of the words 'woman' and sex' in the context of the Equality Act 2010, a number of major pop stars and music industry professionals have signed a letter in solidarity with the trans community. Among the signatories were , Little Mix stars , Perrie and Leigh-Anne, Jessie Ware and Rina Sawayama. The letter was started by artist Tom Rasmussen, publicist Tom Mehrtens, former , and his manager Martha Kinn. Mabel, Paloma Faith, Alison Goldfrapp, Marina Diamandis, and Sugababes' Siobhán Donaghey have also signed the letter which can be read in full below: An Open Letter of solidarity to the trans community from the UK Music IndustryWe, the undersigned UK music industry professionals, stand in solidarity with the trans, non-binary, and intersex communities who have been impacted by the Supreme Court ruling on April 16th. We wish to add our voices to the growing chorus of concern (including the UK writers and the UK film and television industry) and call upon members of our industry and cultural bodies to join UK music industry is a vibrant, diverse landscape that thrives on creativity and inclusivity. We have long celebrated a multitude of voices and identities, and the music industry here in the UK is one of our most trailblazing and culturally vital assets – one which trans, intersex and non-binary people are woven into in every aspect of the industry, past, present and future. We must now urgently work to ensure that our trans, non-binary, and intersex colleagues, collaborators, and audiences are protected from discrimination and harassment in all areas of the industry – whether in studios, at venues, in offices, or at that, under the Equality Act 2010, 'woman' is defined by biological sex, states that 'the concept of sex is binary, a person is either a woman or a man'. We believe this ruling not only undermines the lived reality and threatens the safety of trans, non-binary, and intersex people living in the UK but also weakens legal protections at a time when trans people face rising hate crime, discrimination, and systemic Equalities & Human Rights Commission's interim update on the ruling suggests that trans women are not permitted access to women's facilities and trans men are not permitted access to men's facilities, while further suggesting that trans people may also be excluded from using facilities that correspond to their sex assigned at birth. We believe this guidance exposes trans people to embarrassment and harassment, ultimately excluding and seeking to erase them from participation in public stand with the many voices who have condemned both the ruling and the EHRC guidance, highlighting the negative consequences that both will have for all individuals and the particular harm that trans, non-binary, and intersex people face as a commend organisations within the music industry who have already voiced their support for the trans community and call upon further influential companies and organisations, including but not exclusive to, Major and Independent Record Labels, Publishers, Music Management Companies, Live Agencies, Promoters, The MMF, UK Music, the Musicians' Union, PRS for Music, PPL, AIM, BPI and beyond to join us in condemning the Supreme Court ruling. We urge them to use their power within the industry and public platforms to make meaningful commitments to protecting trans, non-binary, and intersex members, talent, and staff from discrimination within their respective has the power to unite, to inspire, and to reflect the richness of the human experience. This is our moment to amplify voices that need to be heard, to champion inclusivity and real justice, and to ensure that our industry remains a welcoming and trailblazing space for everyone. Let us stand on the side of truth, equality, and respect. The full list of signatories can be viewed . View this post on Instagram A post shared by QUEER HOUSE PARTY (@queerhouseparty) The post Charli xcx, JADE, Jessie Ware and other major pop stars sign letter in solidarity with trans community appeared first on Attitude.
Telegraph
11-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Sugababes: A no-frills trip down memory lane from the Noughties' coolest girl group
Nostalgia sells. It's why the Gallagher brothers are set to perform for more than two million revellers this summer, and it explains why Gen Z, quick as they are to badmouth millennials or boomers, can't get enough of Y2K fashion or Fleetwood Mac. And it's because of this never-ending thrall to nostalgia that Sugababes – almost 30 years on since they were formed as teenagers, and following countless line-up changes – took to the stage at the O2 Arena on Thursday night. The gig followed a triumphant run of reunion shows in 2022 and a Glastonbury set that proved so in-demand last summer it shut down an entire stage. Of course, you can learn a lot about someone from their favourite girl group – All Saints equalled style, Little Mix or Girls Aloud gave away your average girls-next-door, and Atomic Kitten simply hinted at bad taste (or a propensity for Iceland frozen party food) – but Sugababes fans tended to be edgier, and more diverse. They were the Noughties' coolest girl group, hip and fresh, meaning their listeners were often made up of a mix of bubblegum pop-loving teenage girls and otherwise proud indie-music snobs. The trio – again consisting of original members Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena, and Siobhán Donaghy – proved happy to take their drunken fans on a trip down memory lane. But there were caveats: fans were quickly reminded that, for every two or three bangers, there would be four or five later-career singles nobody really knew the words to. Opener Overload, their very first single from 2000, performed with the music video playing behind them, was a moving testament to their decades-long success and growth as artists, and women. More hits followed: the groovy, garage-influenced Hole in the Head and Red Dress; the introspective self-love ballad Ugly. Yet after a promising start, the dreaded bar-and-loo exodus went on and on during the entire midsection of Sugababes' set. The plodding No Regrets and Flatline (the latter released under the name Mutya Keisha Siobhán, when the group were battling later members for the rights to the Sugababes name) were the first signals they had lost the crowd – with the songs not entirely to blame. The group have always been vocalists first, entertainers second, but in an arena as unforgiving as the O2 – massive, stark, cold – you need the bells and whistles: pyrotechnics, slick choreography, a raucous full band. Their tendency to just shuffle around the stage failed to hype up the audience in the moments they needed it most. Luckily, the set's three final tracks clawed back attention: their surly, sexy cover of Adina Howard's Freak Like Me, which gave them their first UK Number 1 in 2002, was followed by interminable earworm Push the Button and, finally, pop-rock banger About You Now, also known as the go-to karaoke song for every woman born between 1993 and 2000 (guilty as charged). This tour is Sugababes' first in an exclusively arena setting, and while it wasn't a show to set the world alight, it served its purpose as a fun night out complete with some fun songs.
