Celeb spotting in the V Festival Louder Lounge
- Aug 20, 2008
Music? Bands? Eh? What? Isn't it all about schmoozing and a-grooving with the celebs in the Virgin Mobile Louder Lounge? No? Oh you can keep your Muse and your Verve and your Kings Of Leon and your Amy Winehouse... For some - the beauty of the V Festival is about blagging your in to the Louder Lounge and then acting all nonchalant like as some supermodel brushes past with a plateful of complementary spicy sausages and a pint of Red Bull. Who's that troubling the decks with their dirrrrty turntablism? Is it the one and only Coleen Rooney!? Erm, no it isn't actually (contrary to reports - she didn't get her fingers on the vinyl at all, shame really - would have loved to have seen that). Sorry non-UK types, Google her, you'll see... well maybe you won't but it's worth a go.
While I took a well-earned break from traversing across the V Festival arena from stage to stage amid you lot, the mighty puntership, I happened upon a few likely suspects of the celebrity variety going about their celebrity business in the Louder Lounge. Did I pounce upon them with camera and microphone - paparazzi style - for that all exclusive soundbite about their lovelife? Nah - couldn't be arsed. Downing my burger, chips, Bacardi & coke was my main priority... always. Keepin it real, me.
Although I did cozy up to the lovely Bryn Christopher on the hammock, but that's a whole different story (I have video evidence which I promise to share with you when the mood takes me, so keep checking back for that).
Who else did I try my best to pretend to ignore? Girls Aloud graced the Louder Lounge after their triumphant set on the V Stage, striding past without a care in the world they were. And very pretty too. Jaime Winstone and her delightful beau Alfie Allen were seen to be chillin just to the left of me as I stuffed my face (they both have famous dads you know - spooky). The who came up and air kissed them with much grace and style? Jodie Harsh - that's who. Ten minutes later (I kid you not - the frequency of these celebs was record breaking) Abigail Clancy and someone who might have been Peter Crouch bounced past all breezy like (yes it's true, I watched Britain's Next Model but I don't watch football much... analyse that) . Then, coincidence of all coincidences, there's that bonnie Lisa Snowden sat down with her mates across the way. Not too proud to slouch on an inflatable chair that one you know. Then it's only bloomin Leah Wood posing her best side forward for the cameras while I tried to get past to the toilets.
Have to say though my most favourite of favourite famous types that I turned my back on was John Simm. Now that's what I call top class variety of celeb. Then there was the fab Mathew Horne and Joanna Paige of Gavin & Stacey fame (she acts and sounds exactly the same as her comedy character on the telly - how funny. Didn't see James Corden though, shame). Apparently Jamie Oliver was there but I didn't see him, nor did I see Jodie Kidd, Kelly Osbourne or Lily Allen. Sorry. I could have lied just to get your attention, but would I do that you!?
So did any of you lot out there also make it in to the Virgin Mobile Louder Lounge and do a much better job of celeb spotting than me? Go on, be as smug as me and spill the beans then...
