Aretha Franklin had a wardrobe malfunction at the White House on Saturday night (01.12.12).

The 'Respect' hitmaker managed to remain cool, calm and collected after the upper half of her pink dress, complete with an encrusted white beaded bodice, slipped down to her waist and exposed her assets as she was about to enter a reception for the 35th Annual Kennedy Center Honors in Washington.

Olympic hero Bradley Wiggins met Paul Weller at a Stone Roses concert on Monday night (06.08.12).

The cyclist - who scooped a gold medal in the time trial at the London 2012 games last week - was among a host of Team GB athletes at the adidas Underground gig and he was thrilled to meet one of his musical heroes.

Robert Plant would rather listen to wailing Berber music than reform Led Zeppelin.

The 'Black Dog' singer dissolved the rock band after the death of drummer John Bonham in 1980 and despite frequently being approached about reforming with the group's remaining surviving members - Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones - for a full tour he always turns them down.