I smoked drugs with Drake, boozed with Kate Moss and Lady Gaga showed my dad her nipples, says Nick Grimshaw
FORMER Radio 1 breakfast DJ Nick Grimshaw has finally lifted the lid on some of the antics he got up to with A-list stars during his 14 years at the BBC station.
Partying with Amy Winehouse, Kate Moss and Rihanna are among his long list of memorable moments.
The amazing encounters are detailed in Nick’s new autobiography, Soft Lad, which the Oldham-born presenter wrote after leaving Radio 1 last August.
But not all of them went perfectly — including the time Florence Welch invited him to Drake’s studio after the MTV VMAs in 2010.
In the book, out next Thursday, Nick recalls: “Drake played some tunes and Flo wailed along while someone passed around a comedy-sized cartoon-like spliff.
“I chuffed down on it and smiled at Drake.”
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But he started to feel ill, adding: “I stepped a foot outside and proceeded to projectile vomit for what felt like 30 minutes.
“I stepped back in, pale and smelling slightly of vom. The room erupted into a fit of laughter.
“I looked up to see a CCTV screen showing the exact location of the vom incident. I had it live streamed into the studio.”
His friendships with supermodel Kate and the late singer Amy were more enduring.
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Nick revealed Kate is fond of buttered toast covered in salt, and he became pals with Amy after running into her in Camden, North London, while he was working at MTV.
He said of Amy: “We’d all go back to hers and fire up her electric sun bed. We’d sit on the floor side by side and toss our heads back into it to tan our faces while smoking fags and drinking a mini Red Stripe.”
After Nick started hanging out regularly with Kate, his first Radio 1 co-host Annie Mac arrived one day at the catwalk queen’s home in Highgate to pick him up for work and was amazed by what she saw.
He said: “She was open-mouthed. Imagine ten pissed-up people in Kate’s garden and George Michael sauntering around.”
Recalling how his life changed after he took over the breakfast slot in September 2012, Nick said: “It became normal that David Beckham was on the show and Stella McCartney, Chris Martin and Kate Winslet would text in for shout-outs on the school run.”
Nick took mum Eileen and late dad Pete along for much of the ride.
During one night at members’ club Annabel’s in London, where he had taken them to a party with Madonna, Nick said actress Lindsay Lohan became obsessed with keeping his mum warm.
He added: “She offered to nip home to get Eileen one of her Chanel cardigans.”
In an encounter with Lady Gaga, the pop megastar showed Pete her “gaffer-taped nipples” and asked: “Daddy, am I all covered up correctly?”
Grimshaw senior sagely replied: “Yer all right, love.”
With so many A-list tales included, he’s done well to get this book published.
But I imagine there are plenty of ruder stories which didn’t make the cut.
Alex voices her opinion
AMANDA Holden and Alexandra Burke have become firm friends after filming I Can See Your Voice together.
Britain’s Got Talent judge Amanda is on the panel of the hit BBC One show alongside Alison Hammond and Jimmy Carr and Alexandra joined them as a guest judge for tonight’s episode.
She was a guest judge in an episode on the first series of the show too and the pair are now lobbying for the singer to join the show full-time.
In an exclusive chat backstage, Alexandra, who became a mum in July, said: “I’d like to come back as a permanent fixture.
“I absolutely love the show. I think that there needs to be a fourth permanent investigator and an extra fifth chair for the guest. I’m actually a bit in love with Amanda.
“She has been so supportive during my pregnancy and since my baby arrived. I adore working with her and she’s always made me feel so welcome.”
Amanda is just as big a fan of her, adding: “Alexandra’s got an amazing personality. She was really good as an investigator.”
Blackpink in your area
K-POP sensations BLACKPINK will become the first girl group to headline BST Hyde Park next year, as the festival celebrates its tenth anniversary.
The group, who have collaborated with Lady Gaga and Dua Lipa, have already sold out two shows at London’s O2 Arena for November but will be back in the capital for the Hyde Park show on July 2.
Joel’s close call with Elt
WE’VE all missed important calls but Joel Corry takes the biscuit.
The DJ, who released Lionheart (Fearless) with Tom Grennan yesterday, accidentally snubbed Sir Elton John who wanted to ask him to remix his Britney Spears collaboration Hold Me Closer.
Joel said: “I was playing at Ibiza Rocks and I’d had a couple of drinks. This number started calling me that I didn’t know so I just let it ring out.
“Then my manager was like, ‘Elton John is trying to ring you’. I thought he was joking. I ended up calling him from my hotel room.”
Top singles
- Unholy – Sam Smith & Kim Petras
- I’m Good (Blue) – David Guetta feat. Bebe Rexha
- Forget Me – Lewis Capaldi
- I Ain’t Worried – OneRepublic
- Cuff It – Beyonce
- Psycho – Anne-Marie & Aitch
- Hide & Seek – Stormzy
- Under The Influence – Chris Brown
- Miss You – Oliver Tree & Robin Schulz
- Super Freaky Girl – Nicki Minaj
Sam Smith and Kim Petras’ Unholy is unstoppable, scoring a fourth week at No1. Sam is celebrating by heading out on tour for the first time in five years, with a European jaunt
Sheri book delay
THEY say good things come to those who wait, so Sheridan Smith’s autobiography must be incredible.
I’ve learned that her book has been pushed back by a year, for a second time, with no reason given for the mystery delay.
The stage and screen star wrote the memoir in lockdown and it was announced in April 2021, with a release date of October the same year.
But the book, titled Honestly, was pushed back to this autumn, and I’ve now been told its release has been postponed again until next year.
It has been pulled from websites including Amazon and Waterstones but sources close to Sheridan have insisted it will still see the light of day – eventually.
When the Bafta-winning actress announced the project last year, she said: “Speaking with friends and family, they reminded me of all the stories over the years . . . then all of a sudden I realised I had a book.
“Having had a son last year I wanted to document my story for him, so this is my story, in my words. I never thought myself old enough to write an autobiography, but when I sat down to think about it, I realised, in my 40th year, there was a story to tell.”
Since then she has split from the father of her son, been involved in a horror car crash and landed the lead role in a West End version of Shirley Valentine – which is expected to start next spring.
Perhaps she realised she had a bit more living to do before it came out, after all.
Spinning Around the record
KYLIE Minogue has treated fans by releasing a limited-edition vinyl release of her album Impossible Princess to celebrate its 25th anniversary.
The Spinning Around singer’s record, featuring fan favourites Did It Again and Breathe, went straight into the Top Ten in 1997 and is now available on vinyl for the very first time.
Kylie’s video for Did It Again – featuring “Sex Kylie” and “Dance Kylie” – has also been remastered and is available to watch online now.
Things working out for Rita
THINGS are really working out for Rita Ora now the singer has branched out into the exercise industry.
She looked fitter than ever in this skin-tight two-piece while out in London this week – and you can soon dress like her on the treadmill as she is launching her own range of gym gear.
That’s right, after doing music, telly and acting, she has now become a designer with a collection that she has called Humans Being.
The Let You Love Me singer has been keeping fans up to date with her gruelling workouts on her Instagram account in recent weeks.
And when she’s not contorting her body into mindboggling shapes by doing yoga or lifting weights, Rita has been locked in the studio putting the finishing touches to her third studio album.
I’m sure the music will be absolutely great, when it finally arrives.
Album charts
- Being Funny In A Foreign Language – The 1975
- Return Of The Dream Canteen – Red Hot Chili Peppers
- It’s Only Me – Lil Baby
- Equals – Ed Sheeran
- Harry’s House – Harry Styles
- Pawns & Kings – Alter Bridge
- The Highlights – The Weeknd
- AM – Arctic Monkeys
- Here Is Everything – The Big Moon
- Curtain Call: The Hits – Eminem
THE 1975 outsold the rest of the Top Five combined to reach No1. They join an exclusive club of acts to have topped the charts with every album released and now match Ed Sheeran with five.
Gaga is ghosted
WITH just over a week to go until Halloween, it would appear that Lady Gaga is already getting in the spirit.
She looked positively ghostly wearing near-white face make-up at a party in Los Angeles to celebrate her latest limited-edition champagne with Dom Perignon, which costs a frightful £380.
The singer-turned-actress completed her Chromatica Ball world tour last month and is now preparing for her role as Harley Quinn in the film Joker: Folie A Deux, alongside Joaquin Phoenix as the supervillain.
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It is expected the movie will begin with the pair in a psychiatric hospital.
Sounds like spooky season should get her right in the mood for her latest role.