Shania Twain’s Glastonbury Legends set mired in nightmare tech issues
“I will never be the same again. Thank you for this experience,” said Shania Twain as she performed in the coveted legends slot.
The gig comes with a lot of expectations and the Canadian country superstar lived up to them . . . almost.
In the same way the overcast sky put a slight dampener on proceedings, technical issues meant Shania struggled to hear herself.
She fiddled with her in-ear monitors but sang out of time to an audience of more than 100,000.
Thankfully, things soon came together and there were moments of greatness, such as a stripped-down version of You’re Still The One and a thigh-slapping rendition of Any Man Of Mine, and in this shiny black minidress, Shania looked every bit the superstar.
As she closed her set with her stone-cold classic Man!
I Feel Like a Woman!, fans erupted in a euphoric singalong.
And that alone proved she is a worthy legend.
★★★★☆
Howell Davies
Paloma’s show of faith
PALOMA FAITH made a rallying cry for women everywhere when she performed on the Pyramid Stage yesterday.
She said: “I’m now a single mum and this show is for all those single mums out there.
“I know it’s hard. But I’m doing it. Things like saying boys will be boys isn’t right.”
“I listened and I actively gave servitude and it got me nowhere, so stuff it.”
She added: “The patriarchy is invisible but it’s there. It’s our job to not partake in it.”
The singer took a moment to sip a hot drink after struggling with a sore throat in the run-up to her performance.
I’ll be leaving my boyfriend to do the washing and hoovering from now on.
Sorry, Tom.
Glasto for the family
IT was a family affair for Jamie Dornan.
The actor was there with his wife, film composer Amelia Warner, and their three young daughters Dulcie, Elva and Alberta, to see everything the festival has to offer for little ones.
I take my hats off to all the parents who bring their kids here.
Changing a nappy in a hot, clammy tent can’t be nice.
Maya turns hideout wild
SOHO House’s super cool Hideout became a peaceful mecca for weary celebrities.
That was until Maya Jama, Stormzy, Aitch and Kano rocked up.
I watched as the group and their pals partied until 2am yesterday in the venue behind the Pyramid Stage.
I’m pretty sure the hangovers would have been brutal. I’m still taking Nurofen for mine.
Princess Beatrice used the Hideout as a home from home before making an early exit yesterday.
The booze had clearly been flowing during her stay in a posh Winnebago and one of her pals held on to a magnum of rosé which, unlike me, she politely declined to take home.
Bea and husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi tucked into a brekkie roll before a flunky loaded up the chauffeur-driven car.
Think of us when we’re lugging our kit back to our cars.
It’s going to be hell on earth.
Tired Tyrone
FOOTIE star Tyrone Mings might be able to play for 90 minutes but he couldn’t even make it to half-time while watching a gig on Saturday.
The Aston Villa defender wore pink and yellow bandanas to the 45-minute set by Nigerian singer-songwriter Tems – but got so tired that he sat down halfway through.
An onlooker said: “It got a bit much for him and even though he was right near the front he just sat down and played on his phone.”
Here’s hoping he lasts longer in his next game.
Cara’s kiss cam
CARA DELEVINGNE had a tender moment with her girlfriend Minke as they watched Shania Twain.
The pair danced to her track Still The One, with Cara singing the words to Minke.
They were joined by Cara’s close pal, actress Anya Taylor-Joy, who we saw filming the crowd and dancing along to all the hits.
Elsewhere, while exes Ellie Goulding and Caspar Jopling were happy to party together, Jack Whitehall risked an awkward run-in with his ex-girlfriend Gemma Chan as they both headed out to the Other Stage to watch The Streets, missing each other by seconds.
And Chloe Madeley stayed clear of her ex-husband James Haskell, who I last saw wearing a fur coat and dancing to trance music in the early hours yesterday.
Mel's new fella
MEL C went public with her new man as the Spice Girl wandered the site hand in hand.
The 6ft 1in hunk was named online as Aussie underwear model Chris Dingwall.
He found time to post from the couple’s posh digs before heading to the festival with Mel.
Chris’s online bio says he’s in his 40s and is also an actor, writer and director.
Nice one, Mel!