Jade Thirlwall wages war with JK Rowling & encourages audience to tell her to ‘f*** off’ at Mighty Hoopla

JADE THIRLWALL used her headline set at Mighty Hoopla to open fire at JK Rowling over the writer’s views on trans people.

The former Little Mix star was a real-life cowgirl in this ­animal print outfit on stage at the UK’s biggest pop festival in south London on Saturday, where she encouraged the 30,000-strong crowd to chant an expletive aimed at the Harry ­Potter author.

Maja SmiejkowskaJade Thirlwall used her headline set at Mighty Hoopla to open fire at JK Rowling over the writer’s views on trans people[/caption] GettyJade encouraged the 30,000-strong crowd to chant an expletive aimed at the Harry ­Potter author[/caption] Luke DysonJade sang a handful of Little Mix’s hits as well as her solo singles[/caption] Luke DysonJoJo and Craig David perform at the Mighty Hoopla[/caption] Luke DysonCiara performs at the festival[/caption]

She sang a handful of the band’s hits like Touch and Shout Out To My Ex, as well as her solo singles, including the recent track FUFN, which stands for F*** You For Now.

Jade told the crowd: “I want you to put your middle fingers up in the air and I’m going to name some things and some people and I want you to shout, ‘F*** you’ back to me.”

After listing off bad sex, misogyny, homophobes and transphobes, she added JK’s name, to the biggest cheers.

She was introduced on stage by Dannii Minogue, with the event headlined by US star Ciara.

Also at the festival, JoJo was joined on stage by surprise guest Craig David to debut their upcoming track In It With You, while Jamelia took to the main stage for a crowd-pleasing show which included a performance of her 2005 tune See It In A Boy’s Eyes.

She recalled: “I wrote this one with Chris Martin and I ate biscuits with Gwyneth Paltrow and it was the highlight of my life.”

Despite the memorable experience penning it, she forgot the words on stage and told the crowd: “Thanks for the help guys, I appreciate it.”

Meanwhile yesterday saw ­performances from Kesha, Loreen and Lulu.

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LEEDS was rocking on Saturday night after the Kaiser Chiefs welcomed a familiar face to the stage at Newsham Park.

Nick Hodgson, who left the band back in 2012, returned to join Ricky Wilson and Co at their massive homecoming show.

Nick Hodgson was back with the Kaiser Chiefs for one night onlyinstagram/dr.martinahodgson

The drummer, who co-wrote their hits including Ruby, I Predict A Riot and Oh My God, looked like he had the time of his life up on stage and clearly hadn’t lost his passion for percussion.

Since leaving the group, Nick has written for musicians including Dua Lipa, Duran Duran and George Ezra, as well as collaborating with stars including Mark Ronson and Dame Shirley Bassey.

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CONGRATS to Hailee Steinfeld who has tied the knot with American football quarterback Josh Allen.

The actress and singer got married in California on Saturday in a service attended by their close family and friends.

The Sinners and Pitch Perfect 2 star went public with her romance in May 2023 – five years after splitting from Niall Horan.

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THIS creepy-looking painting by Johnny Depp is going up for auction.

The Pirates Of The ­Caribbean actor gifted the artwork – which looks like a self-portrait – to a pal.

PropstoreThis creepy-looking painting by Johnny Depp is going up for auction[/caption] The actor gifted the artwork – which looks like a self-portrait – to a palAFP

But it’s now being put up for sale by Propstore, who are having a huge Pop Culture auction on July 2.

It’s estimated the painting could go for as much as £6,000.

Back in 2022, Johnny put his debut art collection, Friends & Heroes up for sale and netted close to £3million.

The prints were created by Johnny to pay homage to people who had inspired his life including Keith Richards and Bob Dylan, and the entire collection sold out in hours.

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FINAL preparations are under way for I’m A Celeb champ Sam Thompson to take on a mammoth five back-to-back marathons, before completing 130 miles by bike.

The tough physical challenge begins this morning, with the aim of the challenge to deliver the Soccer Aid For Unicef match ball from last year’s stadium, London’s Stamford Bridge, to Old Trafford in Manchester, ready for the charity game on June 15.

Sam is raising funds to support the organisation’s work for children around the world and he’ll be keeping fans updated on This Morning and Hits Radio, with an ITV1 documentary to follow.

To donate, go to socceraid.org.uk/challenge.