Self Esteem was joined by fairly the particular visitor at her Hammersmith Apollo gig in London tonight (March 17) – watch her welcome Mr Blobby to the stage beneath.
Within the present’s encore throughout her observe ‘The Finest’, Rebecca Lucy Taylor welcomed the ’90s childhood icon on stage, who proceeded to shred a guitar and dance with Taylor and her band.
Discussing the time she met Mr Blobby whereas showing on The Large Breakfast, Taylor instructed NME final 12 months: “It doesn’t get higher than that, does it? That day once I met Mr Blobby… I don’t want anything now. You understand they used to place the voice on it? The vocoder? Clearly they didn’t have that, so the man within the go well with was making an attempt to not make any noise. Once I hugged him he’d simply be like, ‘blobby blobby’ in a traditional man’s voice. Poor man.”
Requested what the pink and yellow icon was like, she replied: “Attractive, kind of fascinating, shorter than you suppose!”
Watch Mr Blobby be a part of Self Esteem in London beneath. Forward of the present, he shared photographs of himself outdoors the gig on Instagram and wrote: “I’ve received my shirt and my VIP tickets!! I can’t wait to look at my favorite [Self Esteem].”
Mr Blobby simply got here on stage through the encore at Self Esteem, I completely adore it pic.twitter.com/YPIOWG7R6v
— Fred Nathan (@FreddieNathan) March 17, 2023
“Yah yah, I am at South By, how about yah?”@SELFESTEEM___ @mr_blobby pic.twitter.com/OUnv4FDLhM
— AndrewTrendell (@AndrewTrendell) March 17, 2023
As I used to be going previous the Hammersmith Apollo for tonight’s Self Esteem gig I assumed I noticed a man being ejected from the venue for dressing as Mr Blobby. However no – it was truly Mr Blobby. pic.twitter.com/nzSGJ4Rd4i
— Jonathan Sloman (blue tick in publish) (@SquidyUK) March 17, 2023
okay @SELFESTEEM___ feat. Mr Blobby wasn’t on my 2023 bingo card however there we go pic.twitter.com/LfjtF39TjF
— Tamsin Selbie (@TamsinSelbie) March 17, 2023
The collaboration we by no means knew we would have liked @SELFESTEEM___ x Mr. Blobby pic.twitter.com/8l9IKx5y1m
— Twin Made – Offical Sport Knitter (@Twin_Made) March 17, 2023
Mr. Blobby touched down on the @SELFESTEEM___ present 🐐✨ pic.twitter.com/cMkmKuOW80
— mitch (@limitedmitch) March 17, 2023
OH MY DAYS MY LIFE HAS PEAKED!! Simply met my childhood hero!! By no means been so starstruck. #blobby #life #selfesteem pic.twitter.com/KZByuaAIfj
— Hankles (@HeinzJunkins) March 17, 2023
Self Esteem is at the moment on her offered out UK tour ‘I Tour This All The Time’, which started in Nottingham and Dublin final month and noticed her debut a pair of brand name new songs.
Reviewing the Oxford date of the tour, NME wrote: “On the finish of Self Esteem’s newest headline present in Oxford comes a second of pure pleasure. With the encore wrapped up and bows taken, Shirley Bassey‘s ‘This Is My Life’ begins blasting by way of the audio system.
“On stage Self Esteem (actual title Rebecca Lucy Taylor) and her band break into dance and start singing alongside, imploring their viewers to affix in. It’s an apt solution to finish an infectious efficiency that’s already been crammed with ample moments of catharsis and ecstasy.”
At an earlier London gig on the tour, Self Esteem confirmed her assist for Gary Lineker by sporting a t-shirt emblazoned with the phrases “Free Gary” amid a row between the BBC and Lineker after the latter known as the federal government’s controversial plan to ban folks arriving within the UK illegally from ever claiming asylum an “immeasurably merciless”.
See Self Esteem’s remaining UK tour dates, together with a fourth and remaining London present, beneath.
MARCH 2023
18 – Albert Corridor, Manchester
21 – O2 Academy Sheffield, Sheffield
22 – Albert Corridor, Manchester
25 – Eventim Apollo, London
Elsewhere, the winner of an eBay public sale for an unique Mr Blobby costume then backed out simply an hour after bidding £62,000 for the merchandise again in January.
The costume was initially listed on the positioning for £39, however the value quickly elevated after attracting consideration on-line.
The vendor, a former BBC worker who wished to stay nameless, stated they weren’t stunned when the profitable bidder withdrew their supply.
