The Prelude event to Friday’s Olympics has seen A-listers, including actors, music stars and sports champions, arrive in Paris for a glitzy event which will have Serena Williams as a co-host.
By Claire Gilbody Dickerson, news reporter
Thursday 25 July 2024 23:46, UK
Serena Williams. Pic: AP
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Serena Williams. Pic: AP
The Paris Olympics opening ceremony is tomorrow, but celebrities have already made the city of lights shine, as they arrived for the Prelude event on Thursday.
A-listers spotted on the red carpet include Zendaya, Mick Jagger, and Snoop Dogg.
The glitzy Prelude event is being co-hosted by tennis legend Serena Williams, Charlize Theron, Rosalia, and Omar Sy.
The Bear’s Jeremy Allen White and legendary film director Steven Spielberg were also among those attending the glamorous event at the Frank Gehry-designed Fondation Louis Vuitton.
The starry night came together thanks to LVMH chairman and CEO Bernard Arnault, Comcast NBCUniversal chairman and CEO Brian Roberts, Grammy-winning American rapper and Louis Vuitton men’s creative director Pharrell Williams, and Vogue’s Anna Wintour.
Jelena Djokovic, left, and Novak Djokovic. Pic: AP
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Jelena Djokovic, left, and Novak Djokovic. Pic: AP
Rosalia. Pic: AP
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Rosalia. Pic: AP
Elizabeth Banks. Pic: AP
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Elizabeth Banks. Pic: AP
Snoop Dogg. Pic: AP
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Snoop Dogg. Pic: AP
Steven Spielberg. Pic: AP
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Steven Spielberg. Pic: AP
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Didier Drogba, left, and Gabrielle Lemaire. Pic: AP
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Charlize Theron. Pic: AP
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Pharrell Williams. Pic: AP
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Mick Jagger, left, and Melanie Hamrick. Pic: AP
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Zendaya. Pic: AP
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Jeremy Allen White. Pic: AP
The opening ceremony of the Olympics, which begins at 6.30pm UK time on tomorrow, has been billed as one “like no other” as it will involve 10,500 athletes sailing along the River Seine.
The parade will end at the Trocadero square, facing the Eiffel Tower. It is the first time an opening ceremony is being held outside a stadium.
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Artists and dancers will be joining the ceremony, but most entertainment acts have been kept under wraps.
NBC News reported that Celine Dion and Lady Gaga have arrived in Paris amid speculation that one or both of the pop singers will perform at the opening ceremony.
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