Little Mix’s Jade Thirlwall confirms cameo in Fontaines D.C.’s ‘Starburster’ video at Glastonbury 2024

Little Mix‘s Jade Thirlwall has confirmed she appeared in the forthcoming video for Fontaines D.C.‘s recent song ‘Starburster’.

The low-key announcement came in the form of an off-the-cuff shot during an Instagram carousel of photos of her at Glastonbury over the weekend. One of the images saw her wearing a t-shirt that read: ‘I’m in a Fontaines D.C. video’.

Fontaines frontman Grian Chatten then posted a screenshot of the picture onto his Instagram story alongside the caption “ice”.

Thirlwall had been hinting that she had a part to play in the ‘Starburster’ visuals previously. As noted by the X/Twitter account Little Mix Tea, the video also references angels – a theme of Thirlwall’s forthcoming solo single – as well as a character seen in a behind-the-scenes shot from her own video.

In a previous BTS photo from her video, the phrase ‘SOBITT3RSW33T’ was edited onto a poster, which took fans to a X/Twitter account featuring images of Starburst sweets.

JADE shares a photo of her at Glastonbury wearing an “I’m in a Fontaines D.C. video” shirt and hoodie https://t.co/2AGB2iH6p4 pic.twitter.com/mxrM3tIZsJ

— Little Mix Tea ☕️ (@TheLittleMixTea) July 1, 2024

Fontaines D.C. spoke to NME at Glastonbury 2024, where they addressed their Park Stage headline set’s controversial clash with IDLES’ stellar performance on the Other Stage.

“They’re shitting themselves,” laughed guitarist Carlos O’Connell, before bassist Conor Deegan III added: “They actually asked us if we’d swap backdrops with them, so it says ‘IDLES’ behind us and people think we’re them.”

They also spoke about what sides of their forthcoming album ‘Romance’ singles ‘Starburster’ and ‘Favourite’ show.

“They tell us who we want to be, but also where we came from as well. ‘Starburster’ is us trying to push things out there and ‘Favourite’ is us trying to bring who we were with us,” said Deegan.

NME gave their Glastonbury set a five-star review, writing: “Flares, bubble guns and fistfuls of confetti fill the sky, but it’s a mighty singalong to ‘I Love You’ – a song that traverses generational trauma and issues affecting the modern Irish diaspora – that brings everyone together.

“Tears are shed and vocal cords strained, yes, but there’s a shared understanding that there may be teenagers here experiencing the full guts and potency of guitar music for the first time, as well many older fans feeling reinvigorated by this emotional spectacle.”

Elsewhere at Glastonbury, Chatten also joined Kneecap on stage to perform ‘Better Way To Live’ during the hip-hop trio’s 1.30am set on the new Peace Stage.