She's known by her initials AOC and is one of the rising stars of the Democratic Party in the United States.

Now Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez could follow in the footsteps of Jeremy Corbyn and address thousands of people at the Glastonbury Festival.

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The 29-year-old congresswoman from New York has reportedly been invited to talk at this year's event, which returns in June after a break in 2018.

It is not known whether Ms Ocasio-Cortez, who has been dubbed the Beyonce of politics, has accepted the organisers' invitation, reported by The Sunday Times.


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But if she does attend and wants tips on how to woo the crowd she could call the left-wing Labour leader, whose speech in 2017 received a rapturous reaction among the Somerset revellers.

The two socialists previously talked on the phone in February, with Mr Corbyn later praising her for "challenging the status quo".

Image: Jeremy Corbyn's 2017 Glastonbury speech received a positive reaction from the crowd

And the congresswoman returned the compliment, saying she had a "lovely and wide-reaching conversation" and gushed about their "great hope in the peace, prosperity, + justice that everyday people can create when we uplift one another across class, race, + identity at home & abroad".

More recently, Mr Corbyn has responded to Ms Ocasio-Cortez's request on Twitter for gardening tips.

Meanwhile there is speculation the Labour leader is on standby if AOC cannot make it.

Image: Ms Ocasio-Cortez is one of the rising stars of the Democratic party

She has gained a considerable fanbase since being elected in the 2018 mid-term elections and has nearly four million Twitter followers along with more than three million on Instagram.

Her priorities include tackling climate change - and her environmental stance would most likely go down well among the eco-friendly crowd at the festival which has banned single-use plastic bottles on site.

She has also been talked about as potential presidential material - but she will have to wait for any bid as you need to be aged at least 35 to run for the White House.