Ncuti Gatwa's emotional message after Glastonbury trans speech during JADE set

Former Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa returned to social media following his Glastonbury appearance. The actor took to the stage on Saturday to introduce Jade Thirlwall for her debut solo performance at Worthy Farm.

And following his role, he took to Instagram to share his delight. He wrote on the platform: "Glastonbury for the girls and the gays. Had the honour of introducing @jadethirlwall for her EPIC set."

He went on: "Jade your talent and power is insane. You're a megastar already. But that. That was the birth of you going absolutely cosmic. It's a pop girly emergency."

It comes after his surprise appearance to introduce the former Little Mix member to the crowd at the Woodsies stage. At the time, the 32-year-old offered up a speech that included explicit tributes to the trans community.

In it, he said: "I I hope you bi****s are f***ing ready! Ladies and gentlemen, they's and them's. All our beautiful trans brothers and sisters. The performance is about to begin." He went on to label Jade as "pop's new crown princess".

And he also told the crowd: "Flash photography and video is encouraged. Enjoy the show."

Jade's show went down a treat with her fans too. In the explosive set, Jade used her performance to boldly express her disdain for Reform UK.

As she delivered a rousing rendition of her hit FUFN, she wasn't shy of letting her feelings be known. The track, an acronym for 'F*** you for now', features a segment where JADE reels off a list of things she'd like to give the middle finger to.

And during her set, she chanted: "Reform! Transphobia! Selling arms! Genocide!" Her words toward to the crowd were met by them echoing back a resounding "F**** you".

Elsewhere, she was emotional as she sang Angel of My Dreams. She told her fans while fighting back tears: "This song [Angel of My Dreams] is literally me as a song, so thank you for showing me that that's enough."

The tune delves into the peaks and troughs of JADE's 15-year career. It features lyrics stating: "selling my soul to a SYCO, they say I'm so lucky".

SYCO refers to Simon Cowell's record label, under which JADE was signed as part of Little Mix for their initial five albums. She dressed in a large fur hat, green jeans, and a white T-shirt emblazoned with "GLASTO", and also took a moment to pay tribute to her former Little Mix bandmates.

She said: "I can't begin to explain how grateful I am to those girls for literally changing my life. And who would have thought, eh? That we'd have a Little Mix girlie up here on the Glastonbury stage. "

The performance was an overall hit and fans were quick to praise her efforts on social media. One user on Twitter/X gushed: "She killed it! I love that the crowd knew her songs and that she mentioned Little Mix too."

Another added: ""That #Glastonbury set from JADE is the type that makes you go... yup, Pyramid stage soon". And a third said: "JADE screaming "FU to justifying genocide" to a sell out crowd at Glastonbury is honestly so iconic and one of the many reasons she is my absolute favourite".

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