{"id":1971915,"date":"2025-08-21T07:43:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T07:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1971915"},"modified":"2025-08-21T07:43:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T07:43:22","slug":"5-celebrities-spotted-in-norwich-so-far-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/5-celebrities-spotted-in-norwich-so-far-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"5 celebrities spotted in Norwich so far this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">From a royal family member to a chart-topping rapper, these famous faces have been spotted in Norwich so far this year.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">1. Professor Green<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\"><span class=\"inline-image-caption\">Professor Green performed a pop-up gig outside Dick&#8217;s Bar\u00a0(Image: Meewee Watson)<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eveningnews24.co.uk\/news\/25310746.professor-green-performs-outside-dicks-bar-norwich\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Professor Green;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Professor Green<\/a> visited the Norwich Lanes <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.edp24.co.uk\/news\/25300048.need-know-norwichs-lord-mayors-weekend-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Summer Fayre;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Summer Fayre<\/a> on July 13.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The rapper surprised\u00a0passers-by with a pop-up performance which resulted in around 400 people outside Dick&#8217;s Bar in Bedford Street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He performed some of his greatest hits, including Read All About It and I Need You Tonight.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">2. Olly Murs<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\"><span class=\"inline-image-caption\">Olly Murs was headlining at the Rock N Roll Circus\u00a0(Image: Beth Stimpson)<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Singing sensation Olly Murs performed at the new Norwich festival in Earlham Park on August 16.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">With many childhood memories from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eveningnews24.co.uk\/news\/25255954.olly-murs-speaks-norfolk-ahead-rock-roll-circus\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:family trips to Norfolk;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">family trips to Norfolk<\/a>, the star always loves returning to the county for shows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As the headliner for the final show of Rock N Roll Circus, Olly Murs led\u00a0crowds in a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eveningnews24.co.uk\/news\/25396067.review-rock-n-roll-circus-norwich-olly-murs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:sing-along frenzy.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">sing-along frenzy.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">3. Alex Horne<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\"><span class=\"inline-image-caption\">Alex Horne visited Biddy&#8217;s Tea Room in March\u00a0(Image: Biddy&#8217;s Tea Room)<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Television show host and comedian, Alex Horne, was seen enjoying a cup of tea at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eveningnews24.co.uk\/news\/25001262.taskmasters-alex-horne-visits-biddys-tea-room-norwich\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Biddy's Tea Room;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Biddy&#8217;s Tea Room<\/a> this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 46-year-old was performing at the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eveningnews24.co.uk\/news\/24988889.bodyguard-coming-norwich-theatre-royal-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Norwich Theatre Royal;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Norwich Theatre Royal<\/a>\u00a0as part of his the Horne\u00a0Section&#8217;s Big Show tour this March.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The comedian\u00a0is best known for co-hosting Taskmaster\u00a0alongside Greg Davies.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">4. Helen Atkinson-Wood<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\"><span class=\"inline-image-caption\">The actor\u00a0is best known for her role in Blackadder the Third(Image: St Giles Pantry)<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A well-known English actor\u00a0and comedian was seen in the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eveningnews24.co.uk\/news\/25252843.blackadder-star-seen-outside-st-giles-pantry-norwich\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Norwich Lanes this June.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Norwich Lanes this June.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">St Giles Pantry welcomed Helen Atkinson-Wood into the store.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She is best known for playing Mrs Miggins in Blackadder the Third, which first aired on the BBC in 1987.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">5. Prince William<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span class=\"inline-image-caption\">The pair were visiting the Norwich Research Park in Colney Lane\u00a0(Image: Denise Bradley)<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eveningnews24.co.uk\/news\/25252020.pictures-prince-william-cate-blanchett-norwich\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prince William and Cate Blanchett;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Prince William and Cate Blanchett<\/a> paid a visit to the to Colorifix &#8211;\u00a0a laboratory\u00a0at the Norwich Research Park in Colney Lane in June.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The company specialises in sustainable dye\u00a0used for clothing, and was a finalist for the Build a Waste Free World\u00a0category at the Earthshot Prize in 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">William founded the award,\u00a0which celebrates\u00a0five companies a year for their\u00a0significant contributions to environmentalism,\u00a0in 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">And\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.edp24.co.uk\/news\/25251670.pictures-prince-william-cate-blanchett-norwich\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Blanchett is a Council Member of the Earthshot Prize;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Blanchett is a Council Member of the Earthshot Prize<\/a>, playing a\u00a0&#8220;crucial role&#8221;\u00a0in selecting the annual winners as well as finalists, such a\u00a0Colorfix.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source uk.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From a royal family member to a chart-topping rapper, these famous faces have been spotted in Norwich so far this year. 1. Professor Green Professor Green performed a pop-up gig outside Dick&#8217;s Bar\u00a0(Image: Meewee Watson) Professor Green visited the Norwich Lanes Summer Fayre on July 13. 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