Carey Mulligan crashed a 4×4 into posh yurt seven years before finally passing her driving test after five attempts
CAREY Mulligan failed her driving test five times – and now I understand why.
I can reveal the Oscar-nominated star crashed a 4x4 into a posh yurt at a Devon wedding, seven years before she eventually got her licence in 2018.
The Great Gatsby actress was driving around private grounds when she careered through a fence and flattened the tent.
Fortunately, the inhabiting glampers were still partying at the bash in 2011, or they could have been injured.
The vehicle was towed away by a tractor the next morning and security guards told guests to delete snaps from their phones to save her any embarrassment.
Carey, who was at the nuptials with her Mumford & Sons frontman hubby Marcus Mumford, was said to be mortified.
A wedding insider said: “Carey was driving around the fields and lost control, crashing through a fence and on to a yurt.
“It was a huge shock and the tent was knocked down. Luckily, no one was inside. Otherwise it could have been really dangerous.
“It was pretty embarrassing for Carey. Everyone watched the next day as the tractor dragged it off.”
Speaking on US telly two years ago, Carey said meditation helped her to finally pass her driving test.
She said: “I booked an intensive course — it was five hours a day for five days.
“Then I got to the test and I decided it was pointless and I wasn’t going to pass and that I was cursed. And then I decided to meditate.”
If only she’d done that before driving around that wedding.
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Dolled up and ready to go
CHRISTINA Aguilera and Gwen Stefani joined The Pussycat Dolls as honorary members in the early years of the group – and fans can expect more of the same on their forthcoming tour.
Nicole Scherzinger, Carmit Bachar, Ashley Roberts, Jessica Sutta and Kimberley Wyatt posed together in this photo for the new issue of Fault Magazine as they opened up about their Unfinished Business tour, which begins in Dublin on April 5.
Carmit told the mag: “In the early days of PCD in the LA underground scene we had so many celebrity guests.
“I think it would be so cool to have some cameos on this upcoming tour! It will be a surprise for sure.”
They have a busy weekend on the cards too, with an appearance on Saturday Night Takeaway on Saturday, followed by a late-night mini gig at the G-A-Y evening at London club Heaven. And here’s hoping they’re on time.
Nicole added: “I’m always so late for everything. Everyone lies to me about what time everything is, so that I run relatively on time.”
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THE Weeknd has announced his biggest headline tour across the UK to date, with seven shows here in October.
His After Hours tour will hit London, Newcastle, Birmingham, Glasgow and Manchester.
Tickets go on sale next Friday.
Noel's girl shuns bad lads for country boy
KIDS typically rebel against their parents, so for the daughter of Oasis legend Noel Gallagher, that means doing anything BUT living a rock’n’roll lifestyle.
And that includes her choice of partner.
Instead of going for a hard-partying bad boy, Anais has fallen for a farmer and is spending time in the Suffolk countryside – about as far removed as you can be from the glitz and glamour of her dad’s music career.
She is dating a chap called Julius Roberts, who abandoned a career as a chef in London for a wholesome existence in the country, where he raises livestock and teaches his followers on Instagram how to cook seasonal meals.
Anais is thought to have met Julius, who has more than 40,000 followers on his @telltalefood account, last year. They have been seeing each other for the past few months.
Julius even seems to have won the approval of her mum Meg Mathews, who responded recently with heart emojis to one of his posts.
Back in November, Anais was said to be growing close to rocker Yungblud, although today he insisted they were just pals.
The musician – real name Dominic Harrison – said: “I’m good mates with Anais now and she’s come on tour with us. Everyone thinks we’re sh*g- ging but we’re absolutely f***ing not.”
That should be a weight off her new man’s mind.
Myles in slope smash
MYLES Stephenson’s week has rapidly gone downhill.
The Rak-Su singer and I’m A Celebrity contestant was taken to hospital after a snowboarding accident while on holiday at a ski resort in the Pyrenees.
Myles is recovering after being treated in an intensive care unit.
In a message posted on Instagram from his hospital bed in Andorra, Myles said: “A few days ago I had a bad boarding accident.
“I have concussion, two broken ribs and a punctured spleen which resulted in internal bleeding. That has stopped now, so I’m just chilling here on ICU.
"It’s like a five-star ICU – it’s amazing. I have seen progression in good health and thank God I am doing OK.
“Thank you to the nurses, doctors and especially my family for treating me like a prince.
“I’m counting my blessings day in, day out. Always tell your loved ones you love them. Peace.”
The terrifying accident comes just weeks after he was attacked during a brawl that broke out at celebrity hangout Sheesh in Essex, so here’s hoping his luck changes soon.
Get well soon, Myles.
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Kylie Mix-es new songs
KYLIE Minogue is working with one of Little Mix’s top songwriters on new music.
The Aussie superstar has had an incredible two years with her No1 record Golden and her huge Glastonbury performance but she is now hard at work on fresh music with the help of hitmaker Maegan Cottone.
She has written some of the girl group’s most memorable chart hits, including Only You, Salute and Move, as well as songs for Britney Spears and Olly Murs.
Kylie and Maegan were in the studio earlier this week, along with producer Sky Adams, who worked on the two biggest singles from her previous album – Dancing and Stop Me From Falling.
Her shift to country-tinged tunes for that record was genius, but this is the surest sign her pop comeback is not far off.
Bon Jovi's royal role
JON Bon Jovi is getting the royal seal of approval by recording a special single in aid of the Invictus Games Foundation.
The Bon Jovi rocker will meet Prince Harry next Friday at London’s Abbey Road Studios where he will record his song called Unbroken with the Invictus Games Choir, which aims to raise awareness of veterans living with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Now I’m not sure whether Harry is much of a singer, but laying down some vocals would be a surefire way to get people to listen. I’m keeping my fingers crossed.
It is due out next month, while the original version will feature on the group’s album Bon Jovi: 2020 which will be released on May 15.
But you won’t have to wait that long for new music because tomorrow they will also release their new tune Limitless.
After almost 40 years, there’s still no stopping them.
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TOM Cruise was just like his Mission: Impossible character when he crashed a party thrown by Kate Hudson.
She recalled: “I remember someone scaling an 8ft gate at my parents’ house and I freak out . . . and it’s Tom Cruise.”
Chrissy stands out in blue
CHRISSY Teigen was anything but blue in a cobalt Valentino number as she cradled her daughter.
The model and TV star, who is married to John Legend, was out with little Luna in New York.
They were heading to a show recording where she spoke about being a parent to Luna and son Miles.
Chrissy said: “We honestly have such a good time.
“They’re at the perfect age right now where they are having conversations back with us.”
Solid plans
IT’S the biopic nobody’s been waiting for – So Solid Crew: The Movie.
Despite only having a few hits in the Noughties, the 21 Seconds group’s story is being made into a feature which they hope will come out in 2022.
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They consisted of 30 members from Battersea, South West London, most notably Top Boy actor Ashley Walters.
Former member and Celebrity Big Brother housemate MC Harvey claims it will be like NWA biopic Straight Outta Compton.
He said: “The movie is getting close now. We got a writer to do the first 99 pages on it and then we kept it real. This is old school.”
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- Lana Del Rey has cancelled her UK and European tour, which had been due to start tomorrow in Amsterdam, on doctors’ orders. In a statement online, she wrote: “Sorry to let everyone down so last minute but this illness has taken me by surprise and I have totally lost my singing voice. The doctor has advised four weeks off.”
- Dave will top the bill at the first of Apple Music’s Agenda live series next Friday in London, with tickets available to Apple Music subscribers. His debut Psychodrama won Album Of The Year at the Brit Awards where he also performed his tune Black. Streams of the track on Spotify have since shot up by 1,889 per cent.
- 5 Seconds Of Summer will tomorrow drop their new single Old Me. On the track, they sing: “Shout out to the old me, and everything you showed me. Glad you didn’t listen when the world was trying to slow me.” The Australian band, whose next album will feature U2’s The Edge, recently notched up a billion streams.
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