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Music star misses out on BRIT gong
Singer loaned £1.3m jewellery for awards do
Kent pop star Mimi Webb may have missed out on a BRIT award - but she still hit the headlines.
The Canterbury-born singer attended the ceremony at London’s O2 arena in jewellery worth £1.3 million, according to The Sun.
The 22-year-old was loaned the necklace and earrings by jewellery maker Tasaki – and it is thought to have needed its own bodyguard.
Mimi was nominated for Best New Artist, but lost out to indie rock band Wet Leg.
She posted a 30-second video to her Instagram account showing her reaction to when the winner was announced with the caption: “Posting this if I win or lose Best New Artist at the BRITS”. She added: “I still met Harry Styles, though.”
The video showed her sipping a glass of bubbly and applauding the winners.
But the necklace she has on in the footage appears to be different to the one she was photographed wearing on the red carpet.
Ahead of the award, Mimi hosted her own radio show on kmfm.
She talked about her new album Amelia, which is out on
Friday, March 3, touring and her favourite night out in her home city.
When speaking about her nomination, she added: “I’m so excited I can’t believe it, it is something I’ve dreamt of for so many years.
“Me and my family would always sit in Kent, back home, watching it every year. “Being able to go this year, and attend as a nominee, is just mind blowing.”
Mimi is best known for her singles Before I Go, Good Without and House on Fire.
Her latest single, called Red Flags, was released the day after she received her BRIT award nomination.
When speaking to kmfm, she
credited her “countryside” upbringing in the county for inspiring her forthcoming album.
She said: “The album is called Amelia because it’s my real name, so to be able to put that name and my stage name together on a record is just so exciting.
“It really just tells the story of the countryside girl from Kent, Amelia, and then, Mimi, who travels around the world and does all these crazy things that I’ve dreamt of doing my whole life.
“It’s the whole journey of that growth and growing up. “It’s got something for everyone; slower sadder songs and some really upbeat stuff.”