We were as shocked as you were, dear reader, to hear that Rowetta of Stop Crying Your Heart Out fame had gone back on her vow to never be in the same room as ex-boyfriend Shaun Ryder again and announced the reformation of the original Happy Mondays lineup. And this on the same day Mani from the Stone Roses revealed that their reunion has made him £1.8 million richer. Wonder if the two events are connected… 

Anyway, we genuinely love Rowetta. She’s like our favourite mad auntie. But she did once say to our actual faces that she could never forgive Shaun because he punched her in the face. We guess time heals as the singer told BBC Manchester:

"We're all really excited. They are my family, these boys; I've really missed them... and I'm sure they've missed each other."

And hopefully no one will try to sell the studio sofas for drug money, this time round.

The Happy Mondays, featuring Shaun Ryder, Bez, Rowetta, Gaz Whelan, Paul Davis, Mark Day and Paul Ryder will be playing an eleven date UK tour in May. Support comes from the Inspiral Carpets who will also be looking forward to revisiting their Madchester heyday and not at any time thinking about how rich Mani is, either.

Come on Paris Angels, you know you want to.