not only is it summer time in Montreal, but its grand prix weekend all over the city with festivities starting around this thursday, June 9 and running up until race day; sunday, June 12. as is the case every year, the race (and summer) brings many celebs to town and this year is no different. here’s a list of some of the celebrities in town this week and weekend;
· chad ochocino; whos apparently in town for a while filming a movie. follow him on twitter (@ochocinco); he’s been tweeting where he is and from what it seems, encourages fans to talk to him!
· rihanna; is performing on friday & saturday at the bell centre; we bet she’ll be spotted at a few F1 parties as well!
· cee-lo green; opening for rihanna this weekend
· drake; is hosting a party at terasses bonsecours friday night. table reservations will run you $2000 (but include 2 bottles & 10 admissions) & tickets start at $25.
· nicole scherzinger; the new US x-factor host is dating F1 racer lewis hamilton and is a regular fixture on the F1 circuit
· bradley cooper; is in town for 25 days as of june 5 with jeremy irons, zoe saldana, olivia wilde and dennis quaid filming the movie “the words” and has already been spotted around old montreal. if you spot him, be sure to talk to him in french!
· jean paul gaultier; in anticipation of his museum exhibit at the MMFA (opening june 17), the designer will be signing autographs at holt Renfrew on saturday from 2-4pm.
· julia roberts; is filming “snow white” in montreal this month alongside lily collins and nathan lane.
· backstreet boys & new kids on the block; are performing at the bell center on tuesday, june 7 – they’ve been in town for a couple of days already and have been spotted shopping and lunching in the downtown core.
keep your eyes peeled montrealers! it’s sure to be a great weekend in the city!
xo
