Raye stunned local Brits when she shut down a whole street in freezing temperatures to shoot her new music video.
The 28-year-old singer-songwriter left residents in Walthamstow, East London, shocked on Tuesday (06.01.26) when they opened their curtains to see her dancing on their road in a red velvet dress, despite Britain being plunged into cold this week.
An insider told The Sun newspaper’s Bizarre column: “While most people stayed at home because the weather was so cold, Raye was a total trooper and got to work on a big, top-secret new video.
“The project was shrouded in secrecy and residents on the road had only been told the street was being shut for filming. No one knew who the star was.
“Then Raye came out and she was incredible. It was so cold out there but she was dancing and singing in this velvet dress like a total pro.
“There was a fake zebra crossing drawn on the road and she was skipping over it.
Raye even stunned the local postman with her performance.
The source added: “There were some people looking through the windows and the postman was stopped in his tracks.
“It was so exciting for locals to see her performing up close.”
Raye’s productive start to 2026 comes after her car was stolen last year containing the original songbooks from her 2023 debut album, My 21st Century Blues, and her only copy of notes and ideas for the follow-up record.
However, fortunately, both the motor and her notes and lyrics were returned to her months later.
Speaking on The EE Official Big Top 40 in October, she said: “It was a rollercoaster journey, but what I didn’t tell everyone is the police called me maybe two or three months ago, and they were like, ‘We found your car.’
“Not only did I get it back, not one thing had been taken out of the car. All my songwriting books were there, untouched.
“Everything ended well. Never give up hope.”
