Harry Styles paused his show in Manchester last night so that he could track down a very special guest in the audience – his first ever school teacher.
The star was performing a massive show at the Emirates Old Trafford to tens of thousands of (very giddy) fans.
Halfway through his set, he asked the sea of screaming, feather boa-clad faces to be ‘very quiet’ while he hunted out a VIP.
It didn’t take long for Mrs Vernon – Harry’s primary school teacher – to make herself known.
Shouting: “There she is! MRS VERNON!”, Harry dropped to his knees and bowed down to his former tutor.
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Harry grew up in Holmes Chapel in Cheshire, where he attended Hermitage Primary School.
The Watermelon Sugar singer was visibly emotional to be performing back in the north west, calling it his ‘home show’ and saying that some of the happiest years of his life were spent here.
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Harry Styles’ old teacher Mrs Vernon on the big screen at the concert. Credit: The Manc Group
Harry Styles on his knees after finding his old teacher in the crowd. Credit: The Manc Group
After a bit of polite chatter (“How are you?! I heard you’re retiring!”) he delivered a heartwarming speech to Mrs Vernon.
He said: “I’d just like to thank you for everything in those formative years, and erm, yeah thank you so much, it means a lot to me that you’re here tonight. Thank you.
“You were truly wonderful teachers and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything you did for me. Thank you. I’m gonna dedicate this next song to you.”
He then joked to the audience: “Make some noise for Mrs Vernon everybody!
“Can you imagine dealing with me when I was four?! I was very fun.”
Harry Styles will play the Emirates Old Trafford Cricket Ground for a second night today. You can see all the info you need here.
Featured image: The Manc Group
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Channel 4 is looking for Mancs who think they can survive the apocalypse for a new TV series
Lydia Mastrolonardo
Have you always wanted to see how long you’d last in an apocalypse?
Well now’s your chance, as Apocalypse is potentially coming back to Channel 4 for a second series, with producers having put out a nationwide casting call for contestants willing to take part.
The casting call simply reads: “Do you think you have what it takes to survive the end of the world?”
Described as a dystopian series designed to test the creativity, resourcefulness, and resilience of our nation, Apocalypse sees players are pushed out of their comfort zones and put to the ultimate test.
In the series, ordinary people are tasked with surviving for 28 days in an abandoned city – used previously only for the military to practice urban warfare – with no food, running water, electricity or heat.
Produced by The Garden – which is part of ITV Studios – for Channel 4, the show’s creators are now calling on Mancs and people up and down the country with the ‘courage and ingenuity’ to compete, to get in touch and apply for the potential second series.
Does your mate always bang on after watching a post-apocalyptic film that they would’ve done things differently? Or is the news at the moment freaking you out and you want to give the end of the world a bit of a practice run? Either way, sign up, test that plan you’ve built in your head, and see if you’ve really got what it takes.
Applications are now open, and all you need to do is fill in a short application form and one of the production team will get back to you if they would like to proceed. Come on, let’s prove what Mancs are made of.
Hundreds of katsu curries are being given out for FREE in Manchester this week
Emily Sergeant
Hundreds of katsu curries are being dished up and given out for free in Manchester this week, but only for certain people.
And those lucky people will be students.
That’s right… a new semester is upon us, and thousands of freshers and returning students are descending on the city and Manchester‘s many universities for another year. But the life of a student isn’t exactly the cheapest sometimes, especially for those who haven’t had to live on a budget before moving out or into halls.
But to make things a little easier, Tampopo has announced it’ll be serving hundreds of one of its most popular dishes for free this week.
Tampopo is celebrating National Katsu Curry Day in the most delicious way possible, by giving away 700 Katsu Curries with rice for free, exclusively to freshers and students this Sunday (27 September).
Whether you’re brand new to the city, settling back into uni life, or you’re simply in need of a katsu fix, students can head to their nearest participating Tampopo and tuck into a hearty meal without needing to spend a penny.
100 katsu curries will be available each from 12-2pm at both Tampopo restaurants in Manchester city centre – which are on Albert Square, and in the Corn Exchange – or if you head over to the Trafford Centre, both the Tampopo there and the East Street sites are taking part.
“[Our] Katsu Curry has long been one of our most-loved dishes, so National Katsu Curry Day felt like the perfect excuse to give students a proper welcome to the new academic year,” Tampopo said in a statement.
So, are you feeling hungry then? The offer is exclusively available for takeaway only to freshers and students with a valid student ID, which they must present on collection.
100 portions are available at each participating location, and just one free katsu curry with rice will be available per person.
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16th June 2022 
