BRIT and Oscar nominated pop singer Celeste hit with 'train fine over £500'

Stop This Flame Celeste has been charged implicit £500 aft boarding a bid successful England without a summons - but she has argued it was a method glitch that was to blame

BRIT Award winning vocalist Celeste has been forced to wage hundreds of pounds aft failing to wage for a bid fare.

The 30-year-old star, whose afloat sanction is Celeste Waite, was stung erstwhile travelling connected Chiltern Railways from London Marylebone to Bicester Village, Oxon. A study has suggested the prima failed to wage £38.90 for the bid summons - and has been fined a full of £546 arsenic a consequence.

The vocalist - who had a deed successful 2020 with the opus Stop This Flame which is present utilized arsenic the Sky Sports Premier League taxable - is said to person argued she tried to bargain a ticket, but the app she was utilizing did not work. Regardless, authorities ruled that the prima had to wage hundreds of pounds implicit the incident.

As good arsenic being told she had to wage the archetypal £38.90 for the bid ticket, the vocalist was besides ordered to wage a £220 good positive a further £288 for costs and surcharges. The London based singer's lawsuit was reportedly held astatine Westminster magistrates’ tribunal wherever authorities proved their lawsuit portion Celeste herself was retired of the state working.

The Sun reported connected the lawsuit a quoted a spokesperson for the vocalist stating: “Celeste tried to bargain a summons earlier boarding but the bid app wasn’t moving owed to a tech glitch. She was moving precocious and mistakenly thought she could wage connected board.

“She was past retired of the state truthful missed each the correspondence. But she accepted her mistake and paid the good successful full.” The Mirror has contacted the star's representatives for further comment.

Celeste released her debut album, Not Your Muse, successful 2021 and it included the singles Strange, A Little Love, and Love Is Back - arsenic good arsenic Stop This Flame. Over the years, the vocalist collaborated with precocious Swedish DJ Avicii connected his way Touch Me, and with Jon Batiste connected the 2020 way It's All Right.

Last year, Celeste had a tiny relation successful the movie Blitz, directed by Oscar-winner Steve McQueen. And she was nominated for an Oscar herself for the opus Hear My Voice, which featured successful the ineligible play The Trial of the Chicago 7.

In 2021, Celeste was nominated for the Album of the Year, Best Female Solo Artist, and Best New Artist astatine the BRIT Awards, but sadly walked distant bare handed connected the night. The 2025 lawsuit is owed to instrumentality spot this March - with Jack Whitehall backmost arsenic the big aft a 4 twelvemonth absence.

His instrumentality was announced past week - but his returned had been deemed: "not a comeback". His hosting gig was unveiled successful a video that showed Jack lasting successful the "BRITS Strategy Room" arsenic helium tried to fig retired the winning look to hosting the ceremony. Addressing the camera, the comedian says: "So I’ve had immoderate ideas for the announcement video to chopped done the noise.

"We request a slogan… ‘Jack’s Back!’ Yeah. Bit boring maybe? Once you spell Jack, you ne'er spell back. And past we transverse retired the ‘never’.” A dependable past asks: “Have we got thing else?” And the Fresh Meat histrion says: “Maybe I’m getting bogged down successful the puns…"

He past references returning American president Donald Trump by suggesting: "Make the Brits large again". He past adds: "Spray maine orange, I bash the dance." But the reviewing dependable suggests that the program mightiness not delight each viewers.

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