‘Gwenyth Paltrow showed me her hidden talent – but I was embarrassed,’ says 90s star

90s music star Ben Ofeodu recalled his encounter with Hollywood actress Gwenyth Paltrow.

Phats & Small star Ben usually has a great conversation starter with celebs and that’s creating “best dance song of all time”. He is well-known for performing Turnaround all over the world since its popularity in the 90s.

Ben spoke exclusively to the Daily Star as he promoted his big summer plans as he joined the lineup of Superboxx Festival. The event will take place at Rochester Castle on July 6th.

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He told us about the time he bumped into Hollywood royalty Gwenyth at a swanky showbiz event and she appeared to know his dance tune. Ben said: “She didn’t sing Turnaround but what she did was arguably even better.

“We were rapping together, it was such a good moment. We rapped Rob Base and Easy Rock the ‘I wanna rock right now’ song. She was word-perfect – I was shocked!”

Ben revealed she was the speaker of a private charity dinner party he attended with his TV star ex partner Vanessa Feltz. He added: “She was talking to all of the guests and after, and didn’t run off. She did all of the mingling.

“We got talking and she said she liked my record and then she said she was a hip-hop girl. I asked her if it was old school and new stuff, and she just asked me to sing a song to see if she knew it.”

“I chose It Takes Two and she just went off, I actually fell off about halfway through with the lyrics but she knew all of it. It was actually a bit embarrassing for me, but she nailed it. I was impressed with her talent!”

Ben is looking forward to performing his nostalgic dance tunes all summer long at festivals such as Superboxx and Kisstory. Speaking about the events, he said: “They keep the dream alive. They keep the history of British music going.”

The star has also posted a freestyle mix of Spandau Ballet’s True track online and is hoping to release it soon. This comes as a teaser for his upcoming album which will feature covers of his favourite 90s tracks but “reimagined” by himself.

Phats and Small Play Superboxx Festival on Saturday 6th July at Rochester Castle, Kent. Tickets here: https://superboxx.co.uk/

The lineup includes Eternal, Bewitched, Phats and Small, Rozalla, Baby D, Ricky and Melvin and many more for a nostalgic day of pop and dance on the banks of the River Medway. Superboxx is part of a 3 day event at Rochester Castle Live which includes performances from UB40 Feat Ali Campbell and The Kaiser Chiefs across the weekend.

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