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Melanie C has recalled the time that she was pelted with items, including Weetabix, during one of her first solo gigs at V Festival in 1999.The singer and Spice Girls star looked back on the performance while speaking to Jools Holland and Jim Moir (AKA Vic Reeves) for their latest episode of their podcast Jools and Jim’s Joyride.“One of my first gigs as a solo artist was [at] V 99, and I’d made this album [‘Northern Star’], my first solo record, and couldn’t wait to get out there with my band,” Mel C recalled.“I think I was a little bit naïve and at the time… I think V Festival became quite pop-friendly through the years, but back then I think I went on after Faithless. Manic Street Preachers were headlining, so it was quite a strange line-up and I was positioned really weirdly within it.”As the performance went on, Mel C began to be pelted with items thrown by the crowd.“I had bottles of things thrown, and in my memory there’s even Weetabix,” she added.

Bob Mortimer has revealed that he saw a white light at the end of a tunnel while undergoing hearth surgery.The Gone Fishing star, who rose to fame as part of a comedy double act with Vic Reeves (real name Jim Moir) in the ’90s, underwent triple heart bypass surgery in 2015 after it was discovered that 95 per cent of his arteries were blocked.Speaking on Kathy Burke’s Where There’s A Will, There’s A Wake podcast, Mortimer admitted that seeing the white light made him believe in life after death.“I did see the light at the end of the tunnel. I experienced going towards the light and feeling happier than I have ever felt, ever.”He continued: “It was quite extraordinary, and then I woke up a day later and I was OK.

Kaiser Chiefs have recruited Jim Moir –also known by his alter ego, Vic Reeves – to create the artwork for their new album, and paid him in sweets.The cover artwork features on the Ricky Wilson-fronted band’s new record ‘Easy Eighth Album’, which arrived at the start of the month.As suggested in the title, the LP marked the band’s eighth studio album, and was produced by Amir Amor (Rudimental). It was teased by Wilson and co.

Painting Birds With Jim And Nancy Noir: Christmas Special, which airs December 20 on Sky Arts at 8pm.In the special of the travelogue series, Jim Moir (aka Vic Reeves) and his wife Nancy are joined by Mortimer in Penshurst Place in Kent, where they attempt to create an artistic rendition of the robin.In a clip from episode, Mortimer describes the festive bird as a “hooligan”, to which Reeves replies: “I agree completely. They’re like territorial little brutes.

Bob Mortimer.The pair formed their comedy double act, Vic and Bob, in 1986 and were best known for their nineties panel show, Shooting Stars.Speaking to the Radio Times in a new interview, Reeves said that he is rarely in contact now with Mortimer.He said: “We never really speak much. Bob and I have never been ones for talking on the phone,” he said.“[I’ll] see him now and then and have a chat about things.”In recent years, Reeves has focused on painting, releasing his artwork under his real name, Jim Moir.Meanwhile, last September, Mortimer provided an update on his health, revealing that he was required to make a trip to the hospital after filming episodes of his BBC Two show Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing.Mortimer previously underwent a triple heart bypass operation, after being diagnosed with a coronary heart disease seven years ago.Appearing at Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast on September 26, Mortimer spoke about the health scare, saying: “I am not very well.

Sky has unveiled seven original comedy shorts at the Edinburgh Television Festival written by and starring the likes of Rosie Jones, Desiree Burch and Jordan Stephens, while ordering Painting Birds with Jim and Nancy Moir (working title) and greenlighting a fifth season of Brassic.

Prince Charles is flexing his judging muscles and showcasing his passion for heritage crafts in “The Prince’s Master Crafters: The Next Generation”.

Vic Reeves, aka Jim Moir, the UK comedian and TV personality known for his pairing with Bob Mortimer, has spoken for the first time publicly about being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour.

Tom Hanks’ wife Rita Wilson claims that a ghost that lived with the couple got upset when Tom wasn’t around.