Aldi’s Kevin The Carrot to be sold via festival-style queuing system for 2020
The cuddly carrot flies off shelves every single year, and with the budget supermarket's festive advert (starring the orange plush toy) toppling 5.8 million views - 2020 is set to be no different.
Kevin The Carrot, Aldi’s wildly popular Christmas character, will be sold using the same queuing technology for festival and gig tickets this year.
The cuddly carrot flies off shelves every winter, and with the budget supermarket’s festive advert (starring the orange plush toy) toppling 5.8 million views – 2020 is set to be no different.
To cope with demand, Aldi is actually introducing the same digital queuing technology used for Glastonbury.
Kevin the Carrot and associated plush toys will be available on Aldi’s website from 8am on Sunday, November 15.
And, for the first time, he will also be ready to buy via Deliveroo.
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The toy range this year includes the new Pilot Kevin and friends like Wingman Turkey, Harry the Hedgehog, Grate Grandma and Grate Grandad.
These toys will cost £3.99 each or be available as a bundle for £19.95.
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A giant version of Kevin will set you back £19.99.
Head over to the Aldi website and keep your eyes peeled for more info on Kevin ahead of the big launch day…
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Westlife announce huge 25th anniversary tour, including an arena show in Manchester
Daisy Jackson
Legendary pop group Westlife have just announced the European leg of their 25th anniversary tour, which will include an arena gig in Manchester.
The beloved boyband will be hitting the road from September next year to celebrate a quarter-of-a-century of timeless ballads and chart-topping pop songs.
Westlife, which is made up of Nicky Byrne, Shane Filan, Kian Egan and Mark Feehily, are behind massive hits like You Raise Me Up, Uptown Girl, Flying Without Wings, Swear It Again, and If I Let You Go.
The upcoming Westlife 25: The Anniversary World Tour will include shows right across the UK, including in Manchester, Leeds and Sheffield.
The news comes just ahead of the group performing two sold-out nights at the Royal Albert Hall, and sell-out success in Dublin and Belfast already.
Over the last 25 years, Westlife have become one of the most successful pop groups of all time, with three billion streams globally, 36 number one albums worldwide, and 14 UK number one singles (ranking only behind Elvis Presley and The Beatles).
Westlife remain the UK & Ireland’s top-selling album group of the 21st century.
Westlife have also just released new single Chariot, written by Ed Sheeran, Johnny McDaid and Will Reynolds and co-written and produced by Steve Mac.
And in February next year (just in time for Valentine’s Day), they’ll release 25 – The Ultimate Collection, a greatest hits album of 21 fan favourites.
Westlife said: “This year marks 25 years since we started this incredible journey together and it still feels like only the beginning.
“The support from our fans has been unbelievable, and to celebrate with this world tour, new music, and a brand-new album feels truly special.
“We can’t wait to see you all on the road and share this next chapter together.”
Westlife will perform at the Co-op Live in Manchester on 23 October 2026.
General sale tickets will go on sale on Friday 31 October at 10am HERE, with VIP packages available through Seat Unique HERE.
Westlife UK and Ireland tour dates
15 September 2026 – Dublin – 3Arena
16 September 2026 – Dublin – 3Arena
18 September 2026 – Dublin – 3Arena
19 September 2026 – Dublin – 3Arena
20 September 2026 – Dublin – 3Arena
22 September 2026 – Dublin – 3Arena
23 September 2026 – Dublin – 3Arena
24 September 2026 – Dublin – 3Arena
25 September 2026 – Dublin – 3Arena
26 September 2026 – Dublin – 3Arena
29 September 2026 – Aberdeen – P&J Live
30 September 2026 – Glasgow – OVO Hydro
3 October 2026 – Newcastle – Utilita Arena
6 October 2026 – Leeds – First Direct Bank Arena
7 October – Sheffield – Utilita Arena
9 October – London – The O2
13 October – Brighton – Centre
14 October – Bournemouth – International Centre
16 October – Birmingham – Utilita Arena
19 October – Cardiff – Utilita Arena
23 October – Manchester – Co-op Live
27 October 2026 – Belfast – SSE Arena
28 October 2026 – Belfast – SSE Arena
29 October 2026 – Belfast – SSE Arena
30 October 2026 – Belfast – SSE Arena
31 October 2026 – Belfast – SSE Arena
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Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman to step down from Strictly Come Dancing
Danny Jones
Long-serving Strictly Come Dancing presenters Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman have announced that they will be stepping down from the beloved reality TV competition after more than three decades between them.
The Strictly team will, of course, ‘keep dancing’, but this still feels like the end of an era.
While Claudia Winkleman only became a joint co-anchor back in 2010 in preparation for the legendary Sir Bruce Forsyth’s eventual retirement in 2014, Tess Daly has been one of the two lead presenters since the hit smash-hit UK show first started way back in 2004.
Boasting a cumulative and incredible 31 years as the respective lead faces on one of the nation’s favourite IPs, Daly and Winkleman released a joint video on their social media pages confirming the bittersweet news.
Writing in the caption on Instagram, the pair said: “We have loved working as a duo and hosting Strictly has been an absolute dream. We were always going to leave together, and now feels like the right time.
“We will have the greatest rest of this amazing series, and we just want to say an enormous thank you to the BBC and to every single person who works on the show.
“They’re the most brilliant team, and we’ll miss them every day. We will cry when we say the last ‘keep dancing’, but we will continue to say it to each other. Just possibly in tracksuit bottoms at home while holding some pizza.”
Although Winkleman, 53, began as the presenter of the spin-off programme ‘It Takes Two’, it now seems hard to imagine the main show without either of them.
Confirming that they will be departing the British telly favourite at the end of the current series, which is around a month into its 23rd series.
Daly, 56, went on to share a further statement addressing the decision to quit the Strictly lineup after such a lengthy stay on BBC One.
It goes without saying that, much like when ‘Brucey’ left 11 years ago now, the show just won’t be the same without them.
For now, all we can say is thanks for all the memories, and we’d better see them back in the ballroom or popping up for special cameos in Blackpool again one day soon.
What do you make of the announcement, Strictly fans – and who do you think should replace them?
The Manc -
11th November 2020 
