They could have gone on to guide very totally different lives—one ruling the dancefloor, the opposite main the nation—but it surely seems Fatboy Slim and Prime Minister Keir Starmer as soon as shared a shocking bond. The DJ, born Norman Prepare dinner, has revealed he was in the identical faculty class as the longer term prime minister for 5 years—and the pair even took violin classes collectively as children. Norman informed The Guardian: “I can’t really keep in mind the violin classes.

“However I used to be in the identical class at college as Keir for 5 years, so I keep in mind him effectively. He will need to have been higher on the violin than me, as a result of I did it for about one time period. My mother and father may take no extra noise, so I’d say Keir was higher.” Talking about seeing his former classmate and music accomplice as Labour prime minister, he added: “It’s fairly bizarre when someday you see somebody on the telly and go, “Oh look, it’s Keir Starmer from 4B.”

I believe he’s one up on me by turning into Prime Minister.”

The PM himself has additionally acknowledged the connection, when he was requested on Channel 4 Information to share one thing “fascinating about himself that most individuals don’t know”.

He informed viewers: “Not all people is aware of that I used to have violin classes with Fatboy Slim once I was in first 12 months of secondary faculty.” He additionally added that he used to play soccer with radio DJ Chris Evans.

Each males grew up in Reigate, Surrey, and attended Reigate Grammar College. Their violin journeys started aspect by aspect—although the 61-year-old music legend admits he stop after one time period, whereas Keir continued.

Whereas Keir, 62, caught with classical music for a bit of longer—he additionally performed the flute and piano—the well-known DJ shortly moved on from screechy strings and located his groove on the planet of digital music.

After attending Brighton Polytechnic, he emerged as one of many UK’s greatest names in dance music with hits like Reward You, Weapon of Alternative and Proper Right here, Proper Now.

Keir, in the meantime, went on to check legislation at Leeds and Oxford, constructing a profession as a human rights lawyer earlier than coming into politics and ultimately turning into Prime Minister in July 2024.

Fatboy Slim celebrated his one centesimal Glastonbury efficiency in 2025 with 4 distinctive units throughout the pageant, together with appearances at Shangri-La, Genosys, and a particular Lonely Hearts Membership set—plus a shock secret set alongside his son, Woody.

The milestone comes practically a decade after his cut up from well-known former spouse Zoë Ball, with whom he shares two youngsters.

Keir is at the moment underneath stress over cuts to incapacity advantages and questions round his authorities’s dealing with of welfare reform. He’s married to his spouse Victoria and the pair have two teenage youngsters.