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Speaking exclusively with Express.co.uk last Christmas, Virginia admitted she was terrified to perform live for the first time aged 8. She told us: “The first times I sang live, I was actually very scared but after a few times you start to get more comfortable. I started to get anxious again, singing Over The Rainbow [on the Christmas album]… It could go any way, really good or really bad. If you do well, after a few times you start calming yourself down, like ‘Ok, every other time I did good.’ It’s a learning experience.” A Family Christmas (Deluxe Edition) is out now.

Late last year, Fleetwood Mac star Christine McVie died aged 79. The Songbird singer lost her battle against metastasised cancer on November 30, 2022, prompting an outpouring of tributes from the entire music industry. Fellow former Fleetwood Mac star Stevie Nicks just opened up about her loss once again while on stage in Atlanta, Georgia, earlier this week. The singer halted the show between songs and confessed that one of Taylor Swift’s latest songs helped her through the grief she experienced in losing McVie just a few months back. She told her audience: “Thank you to Taylor Swift for doing this thing for me, and that is writing a song called You’re On Your Own, Kid.” (Via Rolling Stone) You’re On Your Own Kid is the fifth track on her tenth studio album, Mid...

Freddie Mercury was cruelly taken from the world too soon but was surrounded by loved and trusted friends, as well as his ex-girlfriend Mary Austin and partner Jim Hutton, in his final months. As his health faded, the star made a special effort one sunny afternoon at One Garden Lodge, West Kensington, surprising Jim, who was taking photographs of the flowers outside. Despite his increasing frailty, the Queen legend even took the trouble to style his hair and select a lovely outfit, even though he had always preferred to relax at home in casual clothes throughout his life. Nervous about how he looked, Freddie also asked that the pictures not be taken too close. It is a fitting way to remember a star who was so full of life right until the very end. Freddie always said he was bothered ...