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'He could eat an apple through a tennis racket...' Nell Campbell was shocked by Freddie Mercury's titanic teeth

The Rocky Horror Picture Show star Nell Campbell became friends with Freddie Mercury when they both sold clothes in Kensington Market in the 1960s, and she used to joke with him about his famous teeth.

BANG Premier · Apr 10

The unlikely encounter between a pre-fame Freddie Mercury and David Bowie at a London market

The future Queen frontman encountered his eventual Under Pressure collaborator when working as a shop assistant at Kensington Market

MusicRadar · Jun 19, 2025

Inside London's legendary Scala cinema

I first discovered the Scala cinema in August 1981. I’d just turned 17 and had spent the summer holidays working night shifts cleaning planes at Gatwick Airport. It was dirty and hard but magical to stay up all night and see the lights, and also to be part of a crew…

Evening Standard · Dec 17, 2023