Meg Mathews forced to deny she's back together with ex Noel Gallagher after posting a slew of throwback snaps including four of them KISSING as she counts down to Oasis gigs
The columnist, 59, famously wed the rocker, 58, in June 1997 in Las Vegas. However, their marriage was short-lived as they divorced just four years later.
But Meg proved that the pair are still as close as ever as she took to Instagram over the past week to excitedly countdown to the shows, which kick off on July 4 at Cardiff's Principality Stadium.
However, fans of the blonde bombshell have questioned whether the duo had rekindled their romance 24 years after their divorce, as amid her nostalgic photos, were several of the pair locking lips.
Amid the many comments on the numerous snaps, one fan wrote: 'So glad to see you guys are back together. Make a wonderful couple. Love like that never dies.
The message caused Meg, who shares model daughter Anaïs, 25, with the singer, to respond: 'We are not back together.'
Meg proved that the pair are still as close as ever as she took to Instagram over the past week to excitedly countdown to the shows, which kick off on July 4 at Cardiff's Principality Stadium [Noel, right, with brother Liam]
While she was forced to write a firm 'no' when others asked if they were 'dating again' or 'back together'.
However, amid the comments in the posts, Meg confirmed that she is still friends with Noel, while also revealing she would be attending a few of the upcoming gigs.
Meg met Noel Gallagher in 1994 in London through her roommate MTV presenter Rebecca de Ruvo.
Noel was dating Rebecca at the time, however, he eventually left her for Meg.
The pair went on to separate in 2000, before confirming their divorce the following year.
Noel met his next wife Sara in Ibiza in 2000. They went on to marry in June 2011 before divorcing in 2023 following 11 years of marriage.
After his divorce from Meg was finalised, the Don't Look Back In Anger singer denied actually being unfaithful to her with Sara, but had only admitted to cheating in order to speed up the divorce process.
Last week, Meg revealed she was doing a Oasis countdown after receiving hundreds of messages from fans urging her to share old photos.
Amid the many comments on the numerous snaps, one fan wrote: 'So glad to see you guys are back together. Make a wonderful couple. Love like that never dies'
In a post on Friday, alongside a throwback snap of her and Noel snogging, she penned: 'Throwback to the 90s when gigs were everything and my hair was questionable after 100'sof DM's asking for old photos I I decided to do a count down from my favourite oasis Gigs 6 to go.'
She the proceeded to share daily throwback photos of herself and Noel throughout their years together as she took a trip down memory lane.
While on Thursday, Noel's supportive ex reminisced on Noel preparing for his first ever gig with the band.
Alongside a snap of the pair on holiday, she penned: 'Noel here getting ready for the first Gig… A week tomorrow Oasis are back.
'In 1996 During their legendary Knebworth performances August 10–11, they launched huge inflatable footballs into the audience as part of their upbeat intro before launching into songs like Columbia, Acquiesce, and Supersonic.'
It comes after Oasis revealed they are releasing more tickets ahead of their eagerly anticipated reunion tour this summer.
The iconic Britpop band have reunited for a series of stadium shows across the United Kingdom, Ireland, Japan , South Korea and North, Central and South America, commencing at Cardiff's Principality Stadium on July 4.
A statement posted to the band's official website on Wednesday reads: 'As the shows are getting closer, Oasis promoters may be able to release a very limited number of additional tickets for sale once final sight lines are checked and the production is fine tuned.
'These final production releases will happen over the coming days.'
Following their initial release, thousands of fans waited for hours in virtual queues to get their hands on highly coveted tickets for the band's reunion shows, only to find that prices had jumped in a 'dynamic pricing' scheme.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has since called for Ticketmaster to change how it labels tickets and informs customers.
The CMA launched an investigation into Ticketmaster in September to examine if it had engaged in 'unfair commercial practices', whether fans were given 'clear and timely' information to explain tickets could be subject to 'dynamic pricing', and if people were put under pressure to buy tickets within a short period of time.
The watchdog said it was concerned that Ticketmaster, which sold more than 900,000 tickets for the Oasis gigs, may have breached consumer protection law.
Downing Street has said that 'everyone deserves a fair shot at getting tickets' for music and sport events.
Ticketmaster UK said in a statement that it tries to provide a 'simple, transparent and consumer-friendly' experience.
Certain tickets for shows were labelled as 'platinum' and sold for nearly 2.5 times more than the standard price. However, the company did not explain these tickets do not come with any additional benefits and are located in the same area of the stadium.
The CMA said this risked consumers being mislead into thinking the platinum tickets were better.
Another concern listed by the watchdog was that two categories of standing tickets were listed at different prices, with the cheaper tickets sold first before the more expensive ones were released.
This caused fans to wait in long queues without realising they would have to pay a higher price than expected, the CMA added.
Since the opening of the investigation, Ticketmaster has made changes to some aspects of its ticket sales process, but the CMA does not currently consider these changes are sufficient to address its concerns.
Hayley Fletcher, Interim Senior Director of Consumer Protection at the CMA, said: 'Fans reported problems when buying Oasis tickets from Ticketmaster and we decided those concerns warranted investigation.
'We're concerned that Oasis fans didn't get the information they needed or may have been misled into buying tickets they thought were better than they were.
'All ticketing websites should check they are complying with the law and treating their customers fairly. When businesses get it right, consumers benefit – and that's the best outcome for everyone.'
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