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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-kiss-and-tell">KISS AND TELL</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="635" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/07/Unknown-4.jpeg" alt="Renee Zellweger and Hugh Grant " class="wp-image-3139" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/07/Unknown-4.jpeg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/07/Unknown-4-300x191.jpeg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/07/Unknown-4-768x488.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Image: @ Universal </figcaption></figure>



Guess which movie stars were spotted snogging in Hampstead recently? Only Oscar-winner Renée Zellweger and Hugh Grant, that&#8217;s who. Though before you spread the goss, we should point out it was while filming scenes for <a href="https://muddystilettos.co.uk/things-to-do/film-tv/everything-you-need-to-know-about-bridget-jones-4-mad-about-the-boy/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy</a>. Fans saw Renée, wearing a pink coat, burgundy scarf and knee-high boots, shooting a Christmas scene (in July!), complete with fake snow, outside Sayeh &amp; Galton Flowers. 



Apparently One Day star Leo Woodall’s also a love interest in the fourth movie in the series, which sees Bridget hit the dating scene as a single mum. Filming&#8217;s brought several roads in north London to a standstill, to the annoyance of neighbours including Harry Styles, Ricky Gervais and Rowan Atkinson, who have apparently been asked to avoid going to and from their homes while filming&#8217;s taking place. Better send out VIP invites to the premier on 14 Feb next year pronto, Renée. 



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-poppin-pop-ups-nbsp">POPPIN’ POP-UPS&nbsp;</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="890" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/07/nyetimber_savoy-674x600-1-673x599-1-672x598-2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-3130" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/07/nyetimber_savoy-674x600-1-673x599-1-672x598-2.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/07/nyetimber_savoy-674x600-1-673x599-1-672x598-2-300x267.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/07/nyetimber_savoy-674x600-1-673x599-1-672x598-2-768x684.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



Afternoon tea on a bus might not sound very glam, but when it&#8217;s a collab between sparkling wine <a href="https://nyetimber.com/product/celebrate-team-gb-at-the-savoy/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Nyetimber X Savoy Hotel</a> (26-27 July; tickets £60pp), we&#8217;re interested. You can book a one-hour wine tasting (Classic Cuvee, Rose Multi-Vintage and Cuvee Cherie Multi Vintage) which comes with a posh afternoon tea (think Scottish salmon, caviar and gold leaf). The best bit? It all takes place aboard an iconic 1968 pale green Routemaster bus, complete with bar and bunting, outside the Savoy Hotel.&nbsp;



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="563" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/07/DesignMyNight-Presents-The-Mistletoe-Mixer-At-Merchant-House-9-optimised.jpg" alt="The Mistletoe Mixer " class="wp-image-3131" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/07/DesignMyNight-Presents-The-Mistletoe-Mixer-At-Merchant-House-9-optimised.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/07/DesignMyNight-Presents-The-Mistletoe-Mixer-At-Merchant-House-9-optimised-300x169.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/07/DesignMyNight-Presents-The-Mistletoe-Mixer-At-Merchant-House-9-optimised-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Image: @DesignMyNight </figcaption></figure>



If Christmas is your favourite time of year, you’re going to LOVE the <a href="https://www.designmynight.com/london/whats-on/christmas-themed/designmynight-presents-the-mistletoe-mixer-at-merchant-house" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mistletoe Mixer</a>, a pop-up Xmas bar at Merchant House opening for just two weeks from 1 Aug (tickets £35). Expect more kitsch than you can shake a candy cane at, including tinsel, Santa hats, baubles, fairy-lights and Christmas-themed cocktails such as The Grinch, a spiced apple and ginger&nbsp;rum highball. Incredibly tempting for reasons we can&#8217;t quite fathom. 



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-date-for-your-diary">DATE FOR YOUR DIARY</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="666" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/07/thumbnail_BATTERSEAPARKINCONCERT_-Image-2.jpg" alt="Battersea Park in Concert " class="wp-image-3127" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/07/thumbnail_BATTERSEAPARKINCONCERT_-Image-2.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/07/thumbnail_BATTERSEAPARKINCONCERT_-Image-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/07/thumbnail_BATTERSEAPARKINCONCERT_-Image-2-768x511.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



August Bank Holiday will be here before you know it and, if you&#8217;re not feeling like carnival this year, a great music alternative is <a href="https://batterseaparkinconcert.seetickets.com/content/ticket-options" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Battersea Park in Concert</a> (24 – 26 Aug; weekend tickets £118). The three-day fiesta includes A Night at the Musicals (Sat) with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and tunes from Chicago, The Greatest Showman and Grease. Sunday&#8217;s Proms in the Park, while Monday’s Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra. Make a weekend of it, or buy day tickets, the choice is yours. Just be sure to pack a picnic and fizz. 



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-brunch-bonanza-nbsp">BRUNCH BONANZA&nbsp;</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="750" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/07/thumbnail_20240705_165737.jpg" alt="Parisian-inspired brunch at TH@51" class="wp-image-3129" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/07/thumbnail_20240705_165737.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/07/thumbnail_20240705_165737-300x225.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/07/thumbnail_20240705_165737-768x576.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Parisian-inspired brunch at TH@51</figcaption></figure>



So. Many. New. Brunches. Seriously, it’s hard to keep up with all the latest options in the capital, so we’ve rounded up a few of our favourites into one easy-to-read news flash for you. First off, Hutong, the fancy Chinese restaurant on the 33rd floor of The Shard, has launched a <a href="https://hutong.co.uk/events/dynasty-brunch/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dynasty brunch</a>, £60pp. No, it doesn’t involve cakes that look like Crystal Carrington, but is does include yummy dishes like scallop and prawn wonton and seabass with ginger and garlic, served from 11am – 3pm, Sat &amp; Sun. 



Aqua Nueva in the West End has just announced a new <a href="https://aquanueva.co.uk/menus/brunch/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">tapas-style brunch</a> (12pm – 2.45pm, Saturdays only) which includes a choice of small plates (think tomato bread, chorizo and Manchego cheese) while a DJ plays. 



And to celebrate the launch of the Olympic Games in Paris later this month, Taj 51 Buckingham Gate Suites &amp; Residences’s TH@51 restaurant is launching (27 July) a new <a href="https://www.th51.co.uk/en/weekend-brunch-london/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Parisian-inspired weekend brunch</a> (from £35, Sat &amp; Sun), including steak frites, croissant sliders and croque madame.&nbsp;Oo la la. 



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-a-load-of-hot-air">A LOAD OF HOT AIR</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="667" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/07/Unknown-1.jpeg" alt="Exclusive Ballooning " class="wp-image-3134" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/07/Unknown-1.jpeg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/07/Unknown-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/07/Unknown-1-768x512.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Image: @ExclusiveBallooning </figcaption></figure>



And finally, set your alarm for 5am Sunday morning (21 July) because the <a href="https://www.balloonregatta.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lord Mayor&#8217;s Hot Air Balloon Regatta</a> will be filing the skies above the city with more than 50 colourful balloons for the first time since 2019. It was cancelled on 7 July due to high winds, but it&#8217;s rescheduled for Sunday, so keep a look out for the jaw-dropping spectacle, which will sail past all the key London landmarks including Buck Pal, Houses of Parliament, Tower Bridge and The London Eye, to raise money for the Lord Mayor&#8217;s Appeal charity.

Superflash! Brunches, balloons and the latest intel on Bridget Jones

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