The backstage rituals your fave celebs swear by

‘I us do m ‘Oh, my B E Celebs’ secret TAYLOR SWIFT ‘Before every show, I bend and stretch,’ shares the singer, 30. ‘I warm up my voice, then my band and I huddle to share good vibes.’ PINK sually drink a couple of beers and my make-up,’ says the star, 40. , and I make m y best friend grab n ipples! That g ets me g ood to g o!’

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efore a gig n my dressing blanket I take e,’ explains Lorde, dried nori berries, which I get all over my face, in place of dinner, because a couple of hours before the performance my stomach starts heaving and I feel like I’m going to throw up, even when I’m not that nervous. It’s the weirdest thing.’ LO R ‘Usually be I have a sleep i room un d er a everywhere with m 23. ‘I eat berries or wh ich I get all over

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RIHANNA ‘Before a show, I’ll just drink some tea and water and stuff like that,’ says RiRi, 31. ‘I get nervous, to the point where I get really nauseous. When I get on stage, it’s game time and it all just goes away.’

KATY PERRY ‘I throw myself on a massage table and get massaged, stretch, and then I kick and do a warm-up,’ shares Katy, 35. ‘I’m very focused.’

‘There’s no crazier feeling than the feeling you get before you go on stage,’ confides Dua, 24. ‘The adrenaline rushing and the butterflies. It’s a mixture of excitement, nerves and adrenaline. That feeling is my absolute favourite. ‘Before a show, I like to just hang out with my band and relax, play lots of music, dance around and get in the mood,’ she adds. ‘We just talk about a lot of nonsense –anything, really, apart from what is about to happen on stage to kind of get my mind off that. Because I get quite nervous before I go on stage. Oh, and we drink lots of tea!’ DUA LIPA

‘I have this certain tea I have to have… this throat-coat tea,’ explains Shawn, 21. ‘I’m convinced that if I don’t have this tea with honey, then no voice will come out when I get on stage. So I have this tea and then this steam thing for my voice. Then I watch Ed Sheeran videos on YouTube to pump me up –“That’s me, I can do it!”’ SHAWN MENDES

‘My pre-show rituals? I have to have a bottle of Jack [Daniels],’ reveals the singer, 29. ‘I have to have some ginger ale. I have to drink tea, and I can’t have any loud music. I have to concentrate and focus as I sip on whisky and tea. That’s my usual ritual.’ RITA ORA

in my massage chair while y do my hair and make-up, I have an hour of peace a playlist that I listen to,’ res queen Bey, 38. ‘Then I a prayer with everyone in band and we do a stretch.’ BEYONCÉ ‘I sit th ey and and sh ar say a the b