It was a magical night as celebrities including Abbey Clancy and husband Peter Crouch and rocker Ronnie Wood stepped out to Warner Bros. Studio Tour London - The Making of Harry Potter - which has been transformed into Hogwarts in the Snow.
Model Abbey posed in the Gryffindor common room with Peter and three of their four children, Sophia, 13, Liberty, eight, and Johnny, six.
They were joined at the launch by Rolling Stones legend Ronnie Wood, wife Sally and twins Gracie Jane and Alice Rose, eight. Ronnie's sister-in-law Fearne Cotton was also pictured taking in the sights on the tour, seeing favourite iconic Harry Potter sets dressed for the festive season in a blanket of filmmaking snow.
Jack Whitehall, Roxy Horner and Vicky Pattinson also took to the red carpet in the Great Hall, which has been adorned in festive scenes from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. Inside, the spirit of Christmas was alive throughout the Studio Tour with familiar sights being given a festive makeover. Many of the celebrities mingled and explored the beloved sets of Gryffindor common room, Forbidden Forest and Diagon Alley, all dressed in their festive finery.
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Will Ireland/PinPep)Kimberley Walsh and her children immersed themselves in the magic, watching a demonstration of the animatronic head of fan-favourite character Hagrid used in the Harry Potter film series, and experiencing the charming snowy scene where Hagrid drags an enormous Christmas tree through the grounds of Hogwarts.
Fearne McCann and Sheridan Smith admired the frozen Hogwarts fountain in the Backlot - a brand new addition to the feature - as seen in the Clock Tower Courtyard in the Harry Potter film series.
Hogwarts in the Snow will run from the 16th November 2024 until the 19th January 2025, before the much-loved Magical Mischief feature comes to the Studio Tour.
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Will Ireland/PinPep)Neville will be making a return to the Magical Mischief feature in 2025 alongside Professor Umbridge and the swing pendulum, levitating cake and Harry’s flying acceptance letters. Fans who have attended the Magical Mischief feature previously will remember the iconic scene with Neville being tormented by Cornish Pixies. Visitors will now get to experience this moment in its new film accurate home, the Defence Against the Dark Arts Classroom.
The film makers have been hard at work bringing the chaos of this spectacle to life, with visitors able to see Neville moving while being suspended from the classroom’s ceiling, a stunt never seen before at the Studio Tour. Fans will also be transported into Gilderoy Lockhart’s lesson, experiencing the pixies’ mischievous antics first-hand.
The Harry Potter Studio Tour in Watford has been a popular attracting for visitors all across the globe for the last 12 years. Once filming wrapped on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 in 2010, the production crew were left with thousands of intricate artefacts, many of which wouldn’t have been saved on a typical production.
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Will Ireland/PinPep)The team behind Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter wanted to preserve and showcase these iconic props, costumes and sets.
Many of the original cast and crew returned to reassemble the sets and record their memories from filming, and on 31st March 2012, the Studio Tour opened its doors. Since then, millions of fans all over the world have flocked to visit the attraction.
Tickets to Warner Bros. Studio Tour - The Making of Harry Potter, are on sale for 2025 and must be pre-booked, with all extra features included in the ticket price. All tickets can be purchased from: www.wbstudiotour.co.uk.
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