IT’S been nine months in the making but tonight, Mis-Teeq will play a huge one-off show at London’s Wembley Ovo Arena.
I first revealed the gig in January after Alesha Dixon, Su-Elise Nash and Sabrina Washington agreed to reunite to celebrate the 25th anniversary of debut album, Lickin’ On Both Sides.
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Over the past few days the Scandalous singers have been locked inside Soundstage Studios in North London preparing for the gig.
My exclusive snaps show the band, who landed seven Top Ten hits in their Noughties heyday, having a debrief as they perfected their dance moves.
And I’m told they are going all out to impress their fans, after the tickets for the show sold out within hours of going on sale earlier this year.
“This concert means everything to Alesha, Su-Elise and Sabrina and they have been working so hard to put on the performance of a lifetime,” my insider explained.
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The trio performed live together in May, delivering a medley of their hits at the final of Britain’s Got Talent.
Days later they sang again as the surprise guests during Capital’s Summertime Ball at Wembley Stadium.
The ten-minute performance went down a storm with the 80,000-strong crowd.
The insider continued: “When they reunited at BGT and Summertime Ball, they loved being back performing together but they have taken it up a notch for their Wembley concert.
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“This past week they’ve been pushing themselves in rehearsals to make sure their moves are flawless.
“They’ve got a live band performing with them on stage, which is a really special touch, and will make the show sound incredible.
“For Alesha, Su-Elise and Sabrina, this concert was all about celebrating their music with their fans and they have worked tirelessly to make sure the crowd gets to see an amazing show.”
It will be their first full-length concert in 22 years, but those hoping this reunion may lead to a full-blown comeback could have a long wait.
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My insider said: “All three women have loved this process and performing together again, but they’ve all got busy lives.
“Su-Elise is heading back to Australia, where she now lives, after the concert.
“Alesha is off to start filming the new series of The Voice UK, which she is now going to co-host.
“Their approach throughout all this has been ‘never say never’ to new music or a longer tour but for now their sole focus is performing tonight.”
So if you’re going, enjoy it while it lasts.
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THERE’S no sign of a Little Mix reunion yet, but at least Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall are still mates.
This snap of the trio – taken the night before Perrie married footballer Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in June in Portugal – was shared by Jade on Instagram only this week.
At the time Leigh-Anne was keeping her third pregnancy secret.
It’s been 15 years since Little Mix were formed on The X Factor, let’s hope they won’t leave it too much longer to get back on stage.
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GEMMA COLLINS has revealed she was due to secretly wed long-term partner Rami Hawash in July – but axed the ceremony when her mum, Joan, died 24 hours beforehand.
The ex Towie star said: “We were meant to get married on the Thursday and mum passed away on the Wednesday . . . We didn’t know she was going to die. The day before she died, I saw her and she looked great.”
Her rollercoaster year has been captured on camera for her new show Gemma Collins: Everything.
All At Once, which starts on Sky and Now on Tuesday.
Gemma said: “I’m loving that she is in the show – but when you watch it back you can see the decline in the filming. It was filmed over a year and a half.”
ROBBIE WILLIAMS has announced another festival for next summer, increasing hopes that he will perform in the Legends slot at Glastonbury.
He will headline Phillgood 2027 – the second annual music festival in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
It takes place from July 16 to 18, and tickets went on sale yesterday.
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OASIS’s 2027 tour looks set to be revealed on Monday at 4pm after they teased the date and time in an epic drone show above Manchester’s Etihad Stadium.
Noel and Liam Gallagher and the rest of the band will play at least 11 gigs at the Etihad, and six nights at Knebworth.
Their documentary film Don’t Look Back In Anger premiered to rave reviews this week – though percussionist Joey Waronker’s name was omitted from the credits.
Fans wondered if there had been a fallout. But I’ve been told it was a huge blunder and his name is being added.
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HE is the ultimate boyband heartthrob who isn’t shy when it comes to taking his kit off.
But Blue hunk Duncan James looked unrecognisable as he transformed into his new drag alter ego, Duncan Disorderly.
I’m told it took make-up artist Dominic Skinner hours to switch-up Duncan from a muscled beefcake to a buxom beauty.
The All Rise singer suffered for his art by squeezing into a corset before adding some outrageous prosthetics.
Duncan has also been busy away from the make-up box, recording Blue’s latest single You Should Know.
And it has been given the thumbs up by BBC Radio 2, by being added to their A-list playlist.
FRESH from scoring her fourth No1 album with Music, Fashion, Film in August, Charli XCX has announced she is bringing her new live show to the UK and Ireland.
She kicked off her tour in Philadelphia last night and has announced it will arrive in Dublin on February 13, followed by arenas in Glasgow, Manchester and London.
Tickets go on general sale at 9am next Friday.
SNOOP DOGG will host the MTV VMAs from the Peacock Theatre in his home town of Los Angeles on September 27.
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The rapper said: “Some of the biggest moments of my career happened on that stage and on MTV, they gave hip-hop a place to be loud, fearless and seen by the whole world. So to come back and host the VMAs, that’s a full-circle moment for me.”