Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.co.uk By CAROLINE PEACOCK, SHOWBUSINESS REPORTER Published: 05:53 EST, 1 March 2026 | Updated: 06:39 EST, 1 March 2026 In the age of Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat, it can sometimes be hard to remember a time when social events weren’t all documented in real time for the world to see. But cast your mind back to the early 2000s, and you’ll find it was a prime time for stars to let their hair down and party. With tabloids being the closest thing celebrities had to social media, they were able to be reckless, loud and fully present. Celebrity photographer Alan Chapman has been capturing these stars for over thirty years. In his new exhibition, Alan Chapman: Unfiltered, he shares rare, intimate portraits of cultural icons before the age of social media, PR control and digital filters. The striking black-and-white portraits are of some of the most influential figures in music, film, fashion and art – and give an insight into the unfiltered era. In the age of Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat, it can sometimes be hard to remember a time when social events weren’t all documented in real time for the world to see (pictured Robbie
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