3 d. ago ‘This weird dream just keeps going!’ Wet Leg on overnight success, sexual epiphanies and facing fears

The UK indie-rockers won two Grammys for their debut album. Ahead of their second, they explain how they protected one another amid sudden fame – and how queer love and Davina McCall inspired themWet Leg’s Rhian Teasdale looks like a pop star from a different era. She walks into a bar in east London wearing a giant, floor-length pale-pink padded coat. She has bleached eyebrows, dip-dyed hair, drawn-on freckles and jewels stuck to her nails and teeth. For a moment, Top of the Pops could be on primetime TV and a copy of Smash Hits in my bag. But then Wet Leg’s story always did feel anachronistic. In 2021, they managed what indie bands don’t often manage any more and became an overnight success. That June, they released their first single, Chaise Longue, a deadpan, perfectly simple and cheerfully daft megahit; they conquered the US and Japan, toured arenas and topped the album charts with their scathing, self-titled debut, scoring two Brit awards and two Grammys.They were still touring...

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7 d. ago Police firearms officer accused of City of London cocktail bar sexual assault

City of London Police Sergeant Constandino Simeonidis claims contact in the bar was ‘consensual’

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8 d. ago ‘I went to a new bar at London Bridge and I’d rate it SIXT33N out of 10’

‘I went to a new bar at London Bridge and I’d rate it SIXT33N out of 10’  News Shopper

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8 d. ago ‘I had dinner at a London rooftop bar with brilliant food and STUNNING city views’

‘I had dinner at a London rooftop bar with brilliant food and STUNNING city views’  Yahoo News UK

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9 d. ago The Southbank Centre has opened a new riverside terrace bar with dazzling views of the Thames and London skyline

The Southbank Centre has opened a new riverside terrace bar with dazzling views of the Thames and London skyline  Time Out London

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1 week ago Josh Barrie On the Sauce at Seed Library: You won’t be lost for words, unfortunately

Who’s asking for a cocktail with sheep in it, asks Josh Barrie

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1 week ago London Underground’s old Lost Property Office could become a bar or restaurant

London Underground’s old Lost Property Office could become a bar or restaurant  ianVisits

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2 w. ago Bar Valette, London E2: ‘How to be truly relaxed while paying £11 for a bowl of kale’ – restaurant review

Bar Valette, London E2: ‘How to be truly relaxed while paying £11 for a bowl of kale’ – restaurant review  The Guardian

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2 w. ago New Central London cocktail bar to open in empty private members club

New Central London cocktail bar to open in empty private members club  Yahoo News UK

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3 w. ago Man fighting for life after stabbing outside bar in central London

Three men and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder

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