Ncuti Gatwa is set to make his National Theatre debut in a new production of Oscar Wilde’s comedy The Importance Of Being Earnest.
09.04.2024 - 15:19 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Scots shoppers were shocked to meet The Cheeky Girls when they nipped in for some shopping at their local newsagent in Hope Street.
The girls, who first appeared on Popstars: The Rivals over 22 years ago, were in great spirits as they chatted with shoppers and posed for pictures by the checkout.
The sisters, who said they love Scotland, are currently here to promote Irn-Bru Xtras’ new nostalgic limited edition flavours Raspberry Ripple and Wild Berry Slush which are old school just like them.
Gabi said: “We do love Scotland and Irn-Bru”.
Posing in their tiny matching orange dresses they did however admit: “We are a bit cold in these outfits.”
And they laughed at their random appearance at the Nisa Store in Hope Street, joking: “It’s very unlikely this day will come again.”
After one fan took a can without saying thank you, her sister Monica laughed and labelled him a ‘cheeky boy’.
The girls who were last here to perform at Glasgow’s Pride, revealed that their relationship with Scotland began when they promoted their first hit tune 'The Cheeky Song'.
Gabi recalled: “The first time we were in Scotland was back in 2003 at AXM or Bennett’s but I remember it was an amazing time because we were flying from Cardiff and the flight was eight hours delayed.
"We stood at the airport in the hope that we would make it and we did make it in the end. From the airport we made it in the car to the club just in time and we sang the Cheeky Song and then the lights went out literally. If we had been later by one minute we probably wouldn’t have got to perform the whole song.”
Monica, who broke out into a few lines of the song during their trip today, said: “After one year already the song was classified as a classic so imagine what
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