Olly Alexander always cries during therapy.
Olly Alexander always cries in therapy
The ‘Dizzy’ singer doesn’t hold back the tears during his counselling sessions but admitted he’s often an emotional person anyway.
Speaking during his surprise performance at Magnum’s Pleasure Pass campaign launch party in London on Thursday (11.07.24), Olly noted he turns 34 next month and asked if anyone in the intimate audience shared his zodiac sign, Cancer.
He then asked: “How many of you have been crying this month? I cried this morning. I cried in therapy.”
Olly noted some people have trouble connecting with their emotions in their therapy sessions, but it was never something he’d had a problem with as he “always” lets the tears fall.
The former Years + Years singer kicked off his set sitting at the piano for the group’s 2015 single ‘Eyes Shut’.
As he arrived on stage to cheers, he noted: “This is a different kind of set for me, taking inspiration from the Magnum flavours of course. we’re gonna start things off with a little Chill, then we’re going into Euphoria.”
Following ‘Eyes Shut’, he treated the crowd to a powerful cover of the Pet Shop Boys’ ‘It’s A Sin’, introducing two backing singers to the small stage as he rose from the piano to add some dance moves as he sang.
Other highlights from his set included rendition of ‘Starstruck’, ‘If You’re Over Me’, his Eurovision track ‘Dizzy’ and a singalong end song of Years + Years’ ‘King’, as confetti cannons exploded over the crowd.
Guests at the event – which included ‘Love Island’ stars Callum Jones and his new beau Myna Amor, Teddy Soares and Munveer Jabbal – had the chance to make their own ice cream treats at the Magnum dipping bar and spray bar stations.
The party celebrated the Magnum Pick Your Pleasure Pass campaign, which sees the brand giving away hundreds of free tickets to some of the UK’s most sought-after events this summer.
People can get their hands on a Pleasure Pass at secretmedianetwork.com/Magnumpleasurepass by taking part in a short quiz to determine what mood best suits them to be in with a chance to access spontaneous pleasure every week until 31 August.
