Archive for June 28th, 2008
Kate Moss joined the growing crowd of celebrities at Glastonbury last night .
The 34-year-old supermodel braved the rain and mud to support her boyfriend, The Kills guitarist Jamie Hince, as he took to the stage to perform.
Surrounded by a huge entourage of bodyguards she was joined by singer Lily Allen as she made her way through the festival to take up her place backstage.
Meanwhile revellers battled on through the mud as the Festival continued.
Intermittent showers saw the return of the infamous Glastonbury slop - making navigating the site at Worthy Farm, Pilton, in Somerset, a real chore.
But 180,000 people at the festival - including ticket holders and staff - refused to let the swamp-like conditions and dank weather get the better of them.
The weather is set to continue as it has been - fairly calm with only occasional light showers and drizzle predicted.
Tom Knowles, 27, a retail manager, from Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, said: ‘Every time the heavens opened, I felt a little down. I kept thinking “oh God is this it” but it kept clearing after 10, 15 minutes tops.
‘The bands I saw were incredible. I love MGMT on the John Peel Stage - definitely a highlight.’
Gareth Harvey, forecaster for MeteoGroup UK, the weather division of the Press Association, said there was even a strong chance of sunshine later today.
Temperatures should remain around the 19C to 20C mark, accompanied by a fairly brisk wind.
Tonight’s line-up is one of the most controversial in a long time.
New York rapper Jay-Z will take to the stage tonight for one of the most talked about headliners at Glastonbury Festival in years.
Many - including Oasis’ Noel Gallagher - have spoken out against festival founder Michael Eavis’ decision to give the world-famous hip-hop artist the premier Saturday night top slot on the Pyramid Stage.
But others have welcomed the move - calling it progressive and exciting - taken by Eavis to entice a younger audience to the 38-year-old festival.
Amy Winehouse is still scheduled to perform before Jay-Z - despite being diagnosed with emphysema earlier this week.
Avon and Somerset Police said crime was up on last year - with 266 reported crimes - compared with 75 incidents at this stage in 20
source: dailymail.co.uk
June 28th, 2008
Her cropped blonde hair and individual sense of style have made her a household name - but Agyness Deyn’s modelling career may be on the wane.
She has been replaced as the star of Burberry by Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in the firm’s new autumn/ winter campaign, unveiled yesterday.
The decision to give the role - one of the most prestigious in the fashion industry - to the relative newcomer seems to have driven the once-close friends apart.
Huntington-Whiteley, 21, who is dating Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood’s son Tyrone, has complained that Deyn, 24, no longer speaks to her, and launched a lightly-veiled attack on her rival’s personal style.
“Agyness was really sweet and we used to hang out all the time but when she became big she dropped me,” the model said recently.
“I tried being her friend and texted her repeatedly for six months but she never replied, so I just gave up.
Personally, I think Agy’s look is a one-off season look but she has been so publicised and has such a big profile she’ll make it in the long term now. I wish her well.”
Huntington-Whiteley, a distant relative of Queen Victoria and recently named by the London Evening Standard as one of the 1,000 most influential people in London, appears in the campaign alongside actor Sam Riley, 28, star of Anton Corbijn’s film Control.
Among the bags featured is the ?1,295 ruched leather Lowry - a bargain compared with current favourite, the ?11,000 Warrior.
The Burberry campaign has a history of turning young, unknown models into celebrities. As well as helping to launch Deyn, it was one of the first international brands to sign up Kate Moss, in 1999.
Photographed by Mario Testino, the adverts afford global exposure to any models who star in them and almost guarantee success in a notoriously competitive industry.
But there is good news for Deyn. She continues as the face of Burberry’s perfume, The Beat, and stars in the new Jean Paul Gaultier fragrance campaign as well as ones for Armani, Shiseido and Printemps, France’s equivalent of Selfridges.
‘Agyness is a huge part of the Burberry family and a personal friend,’ said Burberry’s creative director Christopher Bailey.
‘We’ve worked with her for several years and I am thrilled she will continue to star in our fragrance campaign.’
The model, who has been photographed with Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr, also provides backing vocals on Who, the new single by New York rockers Five O’Clock Heroes.
source: dailymail.co.uk
June 28th, 2008
It seems Peaches Geldof is following in younger sister Pixie’s footsteps, as she stepped out in model mode for a tartan-themed photoshoot.
Last month Pixie graced the cover of Tatler magazine, and now Peaches has been seen darting around London while on a fashion shoot for a European fashion magazine.
The young starlet’s Scottish look referenced the pinnacle of London fashion over the past few decades.
But later she vamped it up in a lace ra-ra skirt and racy leather boots.
Media-savvy Peaches took a break from her already busy schedule to get into model mode, after she was been confirmed as the host of ITV’s coverage of the much anticipated iTunes Festival, which sees sixty bands performing over a period of 31 days.
Clearly, she hasn’t slowed down her workload despite father Bob Geldof ordering his wild-child daughter to move back home after images surfaced of her allegedly buying drugs.
Bob told the 19-year-old to move from her Islington flat to his home in Battersea, London.
And now it seems Peaches has chosen to throw throwing into her career after the former hard partying starlet told the Mirror she was giving up her hectic nightlife: ‘I can’t be bothered going out and falling out of Bungalow 8 p***ed any more.
‘I’ve been at home, eating takeaways with my boyfriend Faris (Badwan) and watching DVDs.’
She added, ‘There’s so many unexciting things I’ve been doing. I’ve been filming and working on a collection of short stories. ‘
Peaches is now gearing up for her degree course in English and Film at Queen Mary’s University. She will begin her studies in September.
source: dailymail.co.uk
June 28th, 2008
Paris Hilton is making good on her promise to become a better person.
The 27-year-old socialite made an “extremely generous” donation toward the construction of a medical building at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, hospital officials said Thursday, although they did not specify the amount.
“The children I have met through my involvement with Childrens Hospital have truly touched my heart,” Hilton said in a statement. “I am proud to make a donation and lend my name to the fundraising effort to help children who are facing terribly serious illnesses.”
The 460,000-square-foot Childrens Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases is expected to open in 2010.
After spending about 23 days in jail last year for violating probation on alcohol-related reckless driving charges, Hilton told CNN’s Larry King the experience caused her to re-evaluate the role partying played in her life. She said she wanted “to help raise money for kids and for breast cancer and multiple sclerosis.”
June 28th, 2008