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Madonna, Confessions Tour 2006 at Wembley Arena in London. It was the first concert I had ever went to on my own, as the tickets even back then were so expensive and none of my friends wanted to go. Before it started I went to a shoddy, back street pub nearby and had three pints of beer to build up some Dutch courage.

Not many chefs working in small, family-run restaurants expect global megastars to turn up for dinner and to design them a menu from scratch. But that's what happened to Simona Di Dio last weekend, when she cooked dishes inspired by her Italian grandmother's recipes for Madonna, who sat on the single wooden dining table in their cosy, candlelit Italian restaurant in Margate's old town.

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The 25-year-old artist celebrated the opening of his and Tony Cassanelli's art exhibition by having his superstar mother and director father by his side. In a rare reunion shared on his Instagram, Rocco Ritchie is smiling and standing in between Guy Ritchie and Madonna. Madonna is in burgundy tights with a black leather coat and red gloves, while "The Gentlemen" director is in a black turtleneck, pants and plaid blazer.

An obscure track that initially wasn't meant for public consumption features the iconic voices of Ozzy Osbourne and Madonna. The song is a remix of the tune "Shake Your Head" by Was (Not Was) that was initially released with actress Kim Basinger's vocals instead of Madonna's contribution. It's a somewhat complicated story, recently brought to light by Ozzy Osbourne's eldest son, Louis Osbourne, whose mother is the metal legend's first wife, Thelma Riley.

"I went to audition for Evita for [director] Alan Parker," she said. "I had been practicing for weeks, and I sang my heart out and did my thing. And he goes, 'You're amazing. You know Madonna has the part, right?'"

It was [A&R rep] Guy [Oseary] who discovered us first, and then he and [Maverick co-founder] Freddy DeMann flew us from our base in Sacramento to Los Angeles, where we played a couple of songs for them in a little rehearsal space.