Kate Ferdinand has shown off her toned abs in Christmas PJsCredit: InstagramThe star enjoyed a Christmas day with The Grinch and Santa in towCredit: InstagramKate shared a look at the Christmas decor inside her beautiful Dubai mansionCredit: Instagram
Kate displayed her toned abs and wore her highlighted locks down for the festive photoshoot.
She flashed a look inside her and Rio’s huge Dubai mansion, with marble floors, as she wandered to the door with her kids to let her friends in.
Kate and the girls then posed with Santa and The Grinch for a playful photo outside the front of the home.
And the fitness fanatic also gave a glimpse of her Christmas dining table, equipped with goody bags for the kids.
Fans rushed to the comments to rave about Kate’s look, as one penned: “Girls your pjs are so nice, where are they from please, you look beautiful.”
A second person added: “awesome smile and beautiful figure honey,” while a third penned: “Wow, Kate, how amazing do you look.”
Kate and Rio’s move
Last month, Kate posted a photo dump captioned “recently,” where she shared a string of interior shots.
The home boasts a huge bedroom with a fluffy beige rug and large bed, with brown wardrobes running alongside one of the walls.
Marble staircases can also be spotted inside the stylish abode, with the entrance hall looking very bright and airy.
A large black and white family photo can be spotted in the backdrop of one of Kate’s snaps in the home.
Kate flashed another look at the stunning marble entrance as she clutched a huge bouquet of red roses.
In the lounge, the family have opted for a huge wraparound white sofa with patterned scatter cushions and a white table with a bouquet of roses in the middle.
The famous family also appear to have an outdoor swimmingpool at their residence, which Kate shared a peek at.
The married couple are parents to son Cree, four, and daughter Shae, two.
Rio also has three children from a previous marriage, Lorenz, Tate, 16, and Tia, 13.
Rio proposed to Kate in Abu Dhabi two years later and the couple tied the knot one year on.
A source said of the couple: “It holds a special place in their hearts as that’s where they met and both could easily travel back and forth for their work commitments in the UK.
“As well as his sporting success Rio has a huge business portfolio now and there is lots of potential in the Middle East.”
The kids were treated to festive goody bagsCredit: InstagramKate snapped a photo of the front of the beautiful homeCredit: InstagramKate displayed her toned abs and wore her highlighted locks down for the festive photoshootCredit: InstagramThe proud mum laid on some very festive touchesCredit: Instagram
JACK Fincham has been caught snogging a MAFS star after his split from Towie’s Chloe Brockett.
The former Love Island star can be seen passionately snogging a new woman – and she’s a very familiar face.
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Jack Fincham has been caught snogging a new woman after his split from ex Chloe BrockettCredit: The SunThe former Love Islander looked to be very passionately into his friend – who is a familiar face herselfCredit: The Sun
The Sun can exclusively reveal that it’s dental nurse turned reality star Leisha Lightbody.
She appeared on the most recent UK series of Married at First Sight and was paired with Reiss Boyce.
The video shows the pair in a quiet corner of the Tulley’s Christmas event going in for a passionate snog.
A source said: “Jack and Leisha were all over each other for the whole night and didn’t seem to care who was watching.
“Leisha is clearly no longer heartbroken over Reiss and it looks like Jack’s definitely moved on from Chloe.
“It looked like a lot more than a drunken kiss.”
Jack and Leisha’s reps have been contacted for comment.
It’s been a tough time for Jack after his split from Chloe, with him recently revealing he’s lost a £1m.
The reality star, 34, has had a tough year which saw him narrowly avoid prison after being arrested while serving a suspended sentence at the time.
In a candid Instagram post, Jack penned: “I’ve been quiet for a long time — maybe too long. Truth is, I haven’t known what to say.
“I lost over £1 million chasing the wrong things — and in the process, I lost over a million followers too. That hurt. But I get it.
Jack was attending the Tulley’s Christmas event when he snuck off for a snogCredit: GettyThe Sun can reveal that his new friend is MAFS star Leisha LightbodyCredit: GoffJack and Chloe have been on and off for years – but now it seems to be all doneCredit: InstagramLeisha was paired with Reiss Boyce on MAFS UK – but they didn’t last longCredit: Instagram
“I wasn’t myself. I was lost, struggling, and making the kind of mistakes that feel impossible to come back from.
“But I’ve learned this — you don’t need millions of followers to find your voice again. You just need to tell the truth.”
Explaining more, Jack said: “I took a lot of bad advice over the years and had a lot of the wrong people around me.
“I’ve made some massive mistakes. I’ve learnt some really, really proper painful, really painful lessons over the years. Every mistake that I’ve made, I own them all.”
Ruth Langsford has opened up about needing therapy after splitting from Eamonn HolmesCredit: David VenniShe also opened up about seeing light in the future where she once saw darknessCredit: instagram/ruthlangsfordEamonn and Ruth were together for almost three decadesCredit: Getty
It was revealed that the pair were over and they were in the process of divorcing back in May 2024, with this still currently ongoing.
Ruth, who is known for hosting Loose Women on ITV, has now opened up about needing therapy after their split.
While Eamonn moved on and got into a relationship with counsellor Katie Alexander, who is 22 years his junior, Ruth was attending counselling sessions and focused on her healing.
Speaking to woman&home, Ruth said: “I started counselling when Eamonn and I separated, and I’m still having it.
“It is very powerful and very useful. It gives me tools to deal with things.”
She went on to say: “My counsellor has probably seen us on TV, but she doesn’t know either of us so doesn’t get involved and doesn’t judge.
“She just listens and says, ‘Have you thought about this?’ or ‘Why did you feel like that?’
“I think I know myself very well, so it has just been calming.
“It makes me question how I’m feeling,” she added.
Ruth then added: “When my sister died, friends suggested counselling and I said, ‘I don’t [want] just [for someone] to tell me that I’m really sad,’ and I still feel like that.
“The end of a very long relationship takes a lot of unravelling. Counselling helps you move on from it, to not be held back.”
Ruth and Eamonn announced their split in the spring of 2024 after months of arguing.
Leaving their £2.5million family home in Weybridge, Eamonn soon went public with his new partner Katie.
Asked about whether she would get into a new relationship, Ruth said: “Never say never.”
Speaking to the magazine, she said: “I haven’t been put off having a relationship.
“I haven’t even been put off marriage, but I’m definitely not actively looking, and part of that is because I’ve realised I’m actually quite good on my own.
“I am independent and quite strong.”
Ruth went on: “It has taken me a bit of time [to realise that] and I don’t know what lies ahead, but that chapter now feels quite exciting.
“It’s not as scary as I thought.”
Elsewhere in her interview, Ruth said she once saw “darkness” but now sees light where she did not before.
“Do you crumble? Do you lay down and die? Oh no, not I. I will survive,” she said.
Ruth and Eamonn are not yet officially divorced, with reports swirling that they are currently at war over their money.
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HOLLY Valance stunned as she posed for snaps after her recent split from billionaire husband Nick Candy.
The Aussie beauty showed her ex what he was missing on a rare night out, after The Sun revealed he has been dating a Swedish socialite who looks just like her.
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Holly Valance wore a white brocade minidress with diamonds with skyscrapper heels on a night out in LondonCredit: GettyThe singer dazzled in white as she was snapped on her first night out since the breakdown of her marriage after 13 yearsCredit: GettyShe posed with Australian fashion designer and friend Rebecca VallanceCredit: GettyHolly rubbed shoulders with other celebs at Aki restaurant including Sharon and Kelly OsbourneCredit: Getty
Singer and actress Holly, 42, wore a white brocade minidress and was dripping in diamonds at Aki restaurant in London tonight.
She flashed a huge smile as she posed with her friend, Australian fashion designer Rebecca Vallance, who hosted the event.
Holly’s dazzling accessories included a diamond necklace, statement diamond earrings, a delicate bracelet and glittering gold heels.
The newly single star rubbed shoulders with Sharon and Kelly Osbourne at the swanky bash held in London’s posh Cavendish Square.
Ex-Neighbours actress Holly was pictured on a night out for the first time since The Sun revealed in June the wealthy couple had filed for divorce.
Property tycoon and Reform UK treasurer Nick, 52, was later spotted smooching Swedish socialite Camilla Ferrero, 33, at an airport as they went public with their romance.
A source told The Sun on Sunday: “Nick has blindsided Holly and left her and his inner circle stunned about the romance.
“Nick didn’t tell anyone he had met someone else and then started heading off on trips abroad.
“So his close friends started suspecting he was seeing someone else.
“He perhaps kept it under wraps to protect both Camilla and Holly.
“But there is now a slight feeling of surprise that he’s met someone else so soon — and particularly someone who’s a dead ringer for Holly.
“It will be pretty tough for her seeing him with Camilla.
“Camilla is from Sweden but now based in the UK and she and Nick are spending all their time together.”
It is understood Nick and Holly signed a pre-nuptial agreement before they tied the knot in 2012 in a lavish £3million wedding.
Another source told The Sun: “Holly is incredibly upset.
“Her main concern is, and always will be, for their two daughters.
“But when it comes to the divorce, she’s made it clear she wants what she’s owed and will take Nick for every penny.
“She insists that she is the injured party in this.”
Holly and Nick were together for 13 yearsCredit: GettyHolly seen arriving in London in June without her wedding ring on, after The Sun revealed their break-upNick, 52, has been dating 33-year-old Swedish socialite Camilla FerreroCredit: Getty
Harry Styles and Zoe Kravitz have sparked engagement rumours after she was pictured with a ring on THAT fingerCredit: BackGridThe American movie star showed off her rings on a trip out with singer Harry in RomeCredit: BackGridZoe showed off her assortment of rings on the romantic stroll in RomeCredit: BackGrid
And now things seem to have progressed with the pair walking arm in arm on a romantic outing in Rome.
Zoe wrapped up warm in a grey coat, grey cardigan, white trousers and a black headscarf – while all eyes were drawn to the gold ring on her finger.
Meanwhile Harry wore a stylish beige trench coat with a black hat, jumper and trousers.
Back in August The Sun revealed how Harry and Zoe had begun dating casually – after years of friendship.
There were claims Harry and Zoe’s relationship was a potential showmance by bitter followers.
The fact Zoe’s new movie Caught Stealing premiered in August and Harry’s long-awaited fourth album is set for release within six-months, was not lost on some of their followers.
But insiders close to the couple hit back in September, revealing it couldn’t be further from that if they tried – and in fact the romance runs a lot deeper.
They told The Sun: “There’s been lots of talk that Zoe is just with Harry to promote her new movie and he’s using her for his upcoming album, but what most people don’t know is that they have been friends for years.
“It may seem strange from the outside and like it’s moving way too fast, but you have to remember they are building their romance off of years of friendship – so they do feel super comfortable with each other.
Harry and Zoe shared a sweet moment during their afternoon in the Italian cityCredit: BackGridThe Sun exclusively revealed how the pair had been casually dating in AugustCredit: BackGridThings appear to have become more serious between the pair with their romance spanning continentsCredit: BackGridThey have been pictured multiple times in Rome and New YorkCredit: BackGrid
“They’ve skipped the awkward getting to know you stage and have jumped straight in.”
The pair have been inseparable – travelling to New York and Rome in recent months.
And in an unusual move for both the stars they have ended up being photographed a lot – they haven’t shied away from the camera like they would usually do – and we can reveal why.
Our insider explained: “Harry is a very private man – it’s no secret he’s dated lots of people but it’s not always so public.
“If he wanted to, Harry knows exactly how to keep things underwraps.
“He’s been in this industry a long time and he knows how his fanbase reacts to things.
“He doesn’t take introducing the world to a new girlfriend lightly.
“He has thought long and hard about it but he’s prepared for the backlash because he thinks Zoe is the real deal.
The pair did a spot of shopping in the Italian capitalCredit: BackGridHarry and Zoe looked stylish and care-free as they strolled hand-in-hand through the cityCredit: BackGridThe couple looked effortless in their co-ordinated outfitsCredit: BackGrid
“It’s never easy for someone to date Harry and they’ve definitely chatted about what it will be like – and Zoe is fully on board.
“It’s not just a fling and them happily being snapped really shows that.”
“Lenny has always wanted Zoe to be with someone who respects her, and it looked like he felt Harry does.
“They were laughing a lot at lunch, and it came across that Lenny appreciated Harry’s sense of humour. He likes when someone can keep things light.”
Zoe was previously engaged to Channing Tatum but they split last OctoberCredit: GettyThe Sun exclusively revealed how Harry and Zoe had begun dating this summerCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
Jessie J has taken aim at ex Channing Tatum in her new musicCredit: GettyThe pair dated from 2018 to 2020Credit: Getty
Now Jessie has let rip at Channing Tatum, who she dated from 2018 to 2020, on her album Don’t Tease Me With A Good Time, which is out on Friday.
On the not-so-subtle track Threw It Away, Jessie brands a former flame a “beast”.
She sings: “I put my heart out on the table, that’s when it got uncomfortable. But oh that karma is gonna come one day, ’cause I gave you my love and you threw it away.”
She later adds: “Don’t you dare rewrite the story. I’m the beauty, you’re the beast.”
Opening up about her health battle, Jessie said: “I’m grateful for the lessons and grateful for the connectivity it’s given me with so many people having cancer.
“And I’ve been a better parent, I’ve been a better person.”
Earlier this year, J-Lo slammed Ben Affleck on track Wreckage of YouCredit: Getty
JEFF Brazier has broken his silence on his marriage split from wife Kate.
The television presenter has been married to PR guru Kate for 12 years but separated earlier this year.
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Jeff Brazier has broken his silence on his marriage splitCredit: InstagramJeff and Kate have split after seven years of marriageCredit: Can Nguyen/Shutterstock
Now he has broken his silence with an emotional statement.
He said: “I’m so full of love and gratitude for Kate.
“For all we achieved, for how much we grew, for everything we endured.
“We separated in the Summer and kept it private for as long as we could to give us some time to adjust.
OVER the last 12 months, Kate Brazier has found her life completely turned upside down as a family feud, abusive behaviour, and rows over being a stay-at-home-wife rocked her marriage.
The PR guru, 35, – who took on the role as stepmum to Jeff’s grieving two sons – clung onto her marriage to Jeff Brazier for as long as she could, before finally calling it quits for good a few weeks ago. Here, insiders tell us what finally broke Kate, and reveal the heartbreaking battle she was fighting behind the scenes.
Jeff Brazier and wife Kate have split up after marrying in 2018Credit: GettyJeff’s son Freddy is said to be at the heart of the break up after a series of difficult life eventsCredit: Instagram
Our insider revealed: “The last year has been incredibly hard on all the family and unfortunately Kate is the one who has really suffered in it all.”
Last night The Sun told how Kate and Jeff, 46, who were together for twelve years, are now living apart after “a year of hell” involving issues with Freddy Brazier, 21 — Jeff’s youngest son from his relationship with tragic Big Brother star Jade Goody.
Amongst those issues was an escalating rift with stepmum Kate. In a cruel post, Freddy listed things he “hates” which included: “Step parents”, which was said to be “like a dagger in the heart” for Kate.
The insider explained: “It’s no secret that Freddy has been struggling and has a number of issues, which has meant everything else has taken a back seat.
Kate knows she’ll always come second to the boys.
Insider
“Freddy has been quite vocal about not liking Kate and is said to have been verbally abusive towards her at times.
“Kate really thinks Jeff could have stuck up for her more in it all but instead she felt pushed out.
“People seem to forget that Kate has been a mother figure to both the boys since they were very young and has really given her all to support them and Jeff.”
Kate was just 24 when she first met the boys, it was five years after their mum had died and she admits she became a part of their life “without a clue what I was doing or how to help”.
From the outside Jeff appeared to have it all under control – Bobby his oldest lad, 22, was on EastEnders and Strictly, he was living the dream hosting on This Morning and Freddy was finding his feet in the world.
But behind the occasional picture perfect instagram posts, the truth was far darker and Freddy was battling his inner demons.
Jeff immediately stepped up and made it clear that he would do what he could to make sure the baby was safe and happy – which appears to have come at the detriment to other things in his life.
Jeff tried to stop Freddy seeing his nan Jackie earlier this year – after they were pictured smoking togetherCredit: KP PicsJeff shares Freddy and Bobby with the late Jade GoodyCredit: GettyTheir wedding day in 2018 was a big turning point in Kate’s relationship with BobbyCredit: PAFreddy has split from his pregnant girlfriend Holly SwinburnCredit: PA
The insider continued: “Things reached breaking point when Freddy revealed he was having a baby.
“Jeff is incredibly involved and Kate just knows it’s going to be a chaotic nightmare. Jeff is desperate to make the situation OK for his son.
“But it’s meant the issues he had with Kate have been massively amplified by the pregnancy and its caused a lot of stress.
“Kate knows she’ll always come second to the boys – and that’s fine. She gets it. But it’s all become way too much.”
Over the weekend Jeff hinted his marriage was over in online posts and made it very clear where his priorities lay – with his soon to be extended family.
Revealing he had bought a new home, he wrote in a thinly-veiled dig: “After three years in the commuter belt to make things easy for everyone else, it was when I ultimately became a storage facility that I realised it was time to suit myself and open fields make me happy.”
He went on: “I wanted to be in a home that felt like a calm retreat for my soon-extended family.
“I realised some time ago that success equals peace and I’ve found the perfect environment for what feels like a transitional time in all our lives.”
But it seems Kate feels like the right decision has been made, she is back living in her apartment in Hackney and jetted to Vegas for the weekend for the US Grand Prix.
Kate became a mother figure in both the boys’ livesCredit: katedwyerprKate was very close to Freddy before a relationship break down
In her selfie from the trip, Kate wrote: “Possibly one of the best days of my life.”
Her words will no doubt be a crushing blow to Jeff, who is said to have been desperate to make things work after everything they have been through.
But yesterday he was not wearing his wedding ring as he reported for ITV’s Good Morning Britain from Reykjavik in Iceland.
A MOTHER FIGURE IN THEIR DARKEST TIMES
The couple first got together in 2013 before tying the knot in 2018, where the boys played a big part.
The wedding was a huge milestone for Bobby and Kate because it was the first time he told he loved her.
She recalled: “Fred says it to me every day, but Bobby is more reserved, so for me that was truly amazing and shows how far we have come.”
Bobby joked in his speech about how he struggled with their relationship initially, saying: “This is a bit awkward, but to cut a long story short, I didn’t really rate you to begin with,”
“But now I’m so glad I can genuinely tell you I love you. You being around has made things a lot easier for us boys, and we appreciate you a lot.”
Fast forward to this year though and there has been a huge shift in relationships.
Freddy, who lost mum Jade, then 27, to cervical cancer in 2009, when he was just four, heartbreakingly told his followers: “I don’t know how to love because I’ve never been loved.”
But Jeff and Kate briefly split at the end of 2022, partly due to clashes over their lifestyles — Jeff is a homebird while Kate enjoys socialising.
Back then Kate told pals she did not want to be a “stay-at-home wife”. But the couple agreed to give their marriage another go after Jeff revealed he was the loneliest he had ever been.
And things certainly looked rosy for some time – but as Freddy’s personal crisis escalated, Bobby also made a surprising decision to quit EastEnders and the spiritual lad moved to India to join a Hare Krishna commune
Jeff reluctantly backed down from his legal action in August, and while he started communicating with Freddy again sources said his relationship with him remains strained.
And it seems despite his best efforts, drama continues to follow Freddy and whether he will be back with the mother of his child by the time they are born remains to be seen. Kate for one isn’t prepared to wait around to find out.
Jeff and Kate have been contacted for comment.
Jeff is determined to support Freddy – which has put his relationshop with Kate at riskCredit: RexIt’s not the first time Kate and Jeff have split upCredit: Instagram
SHE was known for late-night partying with showbiz pals during her ladette days and Sara Cox admits that behind doors she was full of energy too.
The DJ says “no surface was safe” when she was at home with her advertising executive husband Ben Cyzer, who she has been with for two decades.
Former ladette turned Radio 2 presenter Sara Cox, who has just completed the equivalent of five marathons in five days to raise an astonishing £10m for Children In NeedCredit: Mark Hayman – FabulousSara talks to Radio 2 listeners on third day of her mammoth questCredit: Children in NeedA jubilant Sara at the end of her huge trek on November 14Credit: BBC/Sarah Louise Bennett
But flash forward to today and the 50-year-old mum of three says that “every surface is safe” and they often sleep in separate rooms because she can’t stand his snoring.
Sara said: “When I sometimes get on my little stool in the kitchen to reach for some Tupperware, I do think, ‘Oh, look, my fun area is really parallel with his face right at the moment’.
“But as the kids get older, you just can’t be doing that — they’d never get past it.
“I mean, when you’re in your early 30s and stuff, no surface is safe in the kitchen or the bathroom, is it? But now pretty much everywhere is safe.”
Sara, who has just completed the equivalent of five marathons in five days to raise an astonishing £10million for Children In Need, opened up about their sleeping habits at home in North London.
Just days before the epic fundraiser, she told The Teen Commandments Podcast: “This is my issue that I’ve got with Ben in the night.
“Just general breathing — just him breathing is annoying. Not during the day, I have to point that out. I just mean any slight noises.
“You know on a wildlife documentary where they have a shot of an animal that’s on high alert for a predator? I think I’ve got that kind of feeling in the middle of the night.
“Like, if I just hear the tiniest sound, it’s so magnified in the middle of the night — I think there’s a bit of anxiety in there.
“Because I remember in my 20s, if I woke up at 1.30am — well, I probably wouldn’t be in bed at half one — but if I woke in the middle of the night and it was like 3am in my 20s, I’d be, like, ‘Yeah, I’ve got loads of time to sleep, amazing’.
“And now I’m 50, I just go, ‘F**k, it’s three, I’m not going to sleep’. I nudge him and he’s really patient — he’s great about it. But we keep sleeping in separate rooms, which is a bit depressing.”
Bolton-born Sara doubtless needs plenty of rest after running a total of 135 miles from Kielder Forest in Northumberland to Pudsey in Leeds earlier this month — carrying the annual Beeb telethon’s mascot Pudsey Bear on her back.
During her Great Northern Marathon Challenge, the star was sent a message of encouragement by Prince William, who said: “Keep going — you’ve done fantastically well and the nation’s so proud of you.”
Sara says she was inspired to raise money for vulnerable kids after recalling the bullying she suffered at school from “two girls who made my life hell”.
This week she revealed she battled through the challenge by listening to tracks by rapper Stormzy and said it was a lot tougher than she ever expected.
Behind-the-scenes footage shown on Sara Cox: Every Step Of The Way For Children In Need, on BBC One on Wednesday, revealed the heartbreaking reason she decided to take on the challenge.
And now I’m 50, I just go, ‘F**k, it’s three, I’m not going to sleep’
Sara said: “My brother David died suddenly in 2019 and it completely destroyed the family — like, it came out of nowhere and he was a real athlete who ran countless Ironman competitions.
“I don’t think he’d believe I’m doing this, I think he’d be super-proud. I’m hoping that I’ve just got a bit of strength from him today.”
Sara’s children are now nearly the age she was when she found fame. Her eldest, Lola — from her first marriage — is 21, while Isaac and Renee are 17 and 15 respectively.
Sara had been working as a model when, at the age of 22 she landed her first TV job hosting The Girlie Show on Channel 4.
Sara with husband Ben at an album launch in London in 2015Credit: GettyParty girl Sara on a night out in 1998Credit: Big Pictures
They became notorious for their wild nights and were dubbed ladettes — a term Sara has always hated, saying it suggested they were “just trying to be like the boys . . . and we were never trying to be like the boys”.
Her lifestyle changed dramatically when she became mum to Lola in 2004, a year before she separated from her first husband DJ Jon Carter, who she had married in 2001.
Sara began dating Ben, now 50, in 2005 and they married in 2013 a year after she signalled another shift by quitting BBC Radio 1 to host the breakfast show on its more mature sister station, Radio 2. ‘Mind-boggling behaviour’.
She has admitted: “Yes, I used to drink loads. I thought nothing of having wine with lunch then going to the pub later, but they were different times. It all stops when you have children, to be replaced with other things that are just as pleasurable.
“The first ten years of my career I was out a lot more and the second decade I was explaining my behaviour in the first decade and apologising for it.”
And she said she never felt pressure to bring back her “Coxy” alter ego, because she had “buried her with some vodka and Marlboro Lights”.
The first ten years of my career I was out a lot more and the second decade I was explaining my behaviour in the first decade and apologising for it
Now her work has changed too. The BBC Radio 2 presenter has been hosting the station’s Drivetime show since January 2019 and next up is a new BBC One series, starting on December 1, about professional model-makers, called The Marvellous Miniatures Workshop.
When she’s not on the TV or the radio, Sara is busy hosting The Teen Commandments podcast with her best friend Clare Hamilton, who she has known since they were children.
The pair launched the podcast in January, having raised five teenagers between them.
The show casts light on the “mind-boggling behaviour” of their youngsters and how they tackled it with “wisdom that only comes from being rule-breakers themselves”.
On this week’s episode, Sara revealed she has been trying to break her family’s addiction to mobile phones.
She confided: “I just feel like a st mum because I am not stopping it, and I feel completely powerless.
My brother David died suddenly in 2019. He was a real athlete. I don’t think he’d believe I’m doing this, I think he’d be super proud
“I did suggest something, but it was immediately . . . I mean, the faces I was met with . . .
“I should have really got Ben more on side because what can happen sometimes is that I will suggest something for us to do as a family, and Ben will immediately side with the teenagers and undermine me.
“I told him that I wanted to do something where we start having more time together as a family and we put the phones away.
“So over dinner, I was like, ‘Right, this weekend, can we do it where we just have four hours without our phones or our laptops or anything?’
“Immediately, Ben piped up, ‘That’s too long’. I’m giving him daggers when the youngest pipes up that she’s got to revise. She needs her phone. Fair enough.
“But I’m really worried that we’re not living our lives together as a family, where we look at each other and where we chat and where we do things and hang out.
“So I’m just, like, ‘Whether we go out on a big dog walk or we just do something as a family, let’s put the phones away for four hours’.”
Sara is unlikely to be popping out for a stroll any time soon as she complains she cannot walk following her fundraising efforts.
But she still feels like she is in the best shape of her life, explaining on her podcast: “It’s good on this side of 50, I’ve got to say.
“I think — especially when you’re a woman — it’s always like, ‘How do you feel about turning 50? What are you going to do?’ But this age seems better than the alternative, babe.”
Liam Payne’s family is set for more heartbreak as his ex-fiancée Maya Henry is making a documentary about their relationship and break-upCredit: GettyMaya is working with HBO and an independent production company to make a film about her time with himCredit: GettyMaya was in a relationship with Liam from 2018 to 2022Credit: Getty
American model Maya, who was in a relationship with Liam from 2018 to 2022, is working with HBO and an independent production company to make a film about her time with him.
I am told that contributors are being invited to film in Texas, where Maya was born and raised, with those from overseas being flown over.
A source said: “This documentary is going to be hugely upsetting for Liam’s family, who are struggling with unimaginable loss.
“There is also concern within the industry that it is going to be one-sided.
“Of course, Liam is not here to give his side of the story or his version of events. It all just feels terribly sad.”
It comes after disgruntled Maya has already penned a fictional book, Looking Forward, rumoured to be based on her tumultuous romance with the star.
Meanwhile, another mole revealed that Maya will also touch upon trolling she received from 1D fans.
An insider said: “The social media comments were vicious and Maya wants to open up about what she went through and the dark side of dating a world-famous pop star.
“‘It wasn’t just the strain of the relationship itself. She also faced relentless trolling from the band’s fanbase, receiving hateful messages almost daily, which made moving on even harder.
“She hopes the documentary will finally give her the chance to share her experiences and tell her side of the story.”
Last month details of Liam’s emotional second album — which he had finished before he died and features a poignant track called Safe In Heaven — were released.
One industry insider explained that the follow-up to his 2019 debut LP1 was the most self-reflective piece of work he had ever done.
On the few occasions I met Liam he was genuinely a lovely bloke, I think his legacy should be treated with respect . . .
LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, ZARA
ZARA LARSSON lit up Norway in this bright yellow skirt on Friday night.
The Swedish pop star flaunted her incredible figure on stage as part of her Midnight Sun Tour.
Zara Larsson lit up Norway in this bright yellow skirt on Friday nightCredit: Getty
Aside from the tracks on her new album, Zara played her hits Lush Life and Never Forget You.
Next week sees her head to Finland for a couple of gigs before a homecoming night in Sweden.
RONNIE ’N’ ZACH LOVING IT
LOVE Island: All Stars is upon us and I hear two former lotharios are busy pressing their trunks for a villa comeback.
Semi-professional footballer Ronnie Vint is hoping it’s third time lucky as he finds himself single again.
Semi-professional footballer Ronnie Vint is hoping it’s third time lucky as he finds himself single againCredit: ITVZach Noble is giving love another chance after his relationship with Molly Marsh broke down earlier this yearCredit: Rex
The hunk, who originally appeared in the 2024 summer series and then in this year’s All Stars show, is single again after splitting from Harriett Blackmore.
I’m also told that 2023 contestant Zach Noble is giving love another chance after his relationship with Molly Marsh broke down earlier this year.
A source said: “Love Island: All Stars 2026 is shaping up to be a sizzling cast and bosses have scouted these two rebound hunks keen to find love.
“Both lads were fan favourites, with bags of personality and a decent following on social media.”
Female contestants rumoured to be taking part include Millie Court and Andrada Pop.
I can’t wait to watch the chemistry crackle . . .
PARTY of the WEEK
THE ZYN Rolling Stone UK Awards at The Roundhouse, North London, on Thursday.
Who was there: Sir Bob Geldof, Danny Dyer, FKA Twigs, Lewis Capaldi and Louise Redknapp.
Sir Bob Geldof at the Rolling Stone UK AwardsCredit: Supplied
What we ate: Smoked salmon, lamb and chocolate pears.
What we drank: M&S beer and Rockferne English sparkling wine.
Goodie bag: Percy Pigs.
PIPING HOT, BILLIE
BILLIE PIPER looked a sheer delight as she belatedly celebrated her 43rd birthday in this lacy black dress.
The actress, who turned 43 in September, was partying with pals including Dominic Cooper and Richard Madden at Upstairs At Langan’s in central London.
Billie Piper looked a sheer delight as she belatedly celebrated her 43rd birthday in this lacy black dressCredit: GettyRichard Madden and Dominic Cooper at the partyCredit: Getty
Billie recently starred as music teacher Isadora Capri in season two of Netflix show Wednesday.
She said: “I’ve always wanted to play a sort of floaty, liberal musician or art teacher.”
And now the British actor has given the biggest clue yet that he will be taking over the reins from actor Daniel Craig to be the next 007.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson has been announced as an ambassador for Swiss luxury watchmaker OmegaCredit: Getty
Aaron has been announced as an ambassador for Swiss luxury watchmaker Omega, which is Bond’s favourite timepiece.
Since 1995, the secret agent has worn an Omega Seamaster in every film – with special tribute watches made to honour the character.
Aaron said: “My interest in watches first began with my dad, who introduced me to Omega, if you can believe it.
“He was working class and saved his earnings to purchase an Omega watch.”
In 2022 I revealed that Aaron had completed a top-secret screen test at Pinewood Studios, the home of James Bond movies.
Aaron is currently filming in Dartmoor alongside Lily-Rose Depp for upcoming horror film Werwulf, which is scheduled for release next year.
Sounds like the time is ticking for the next Bond to be formally announced.
OLLY: I WOULD GIVE A BOXING BOUT A SHOT
HIS new album Knees Up is about having a good time with your mates – but Olly Murs has revealed that instead of sinking pints down the pub, he prefers throwing punches in the boxing ring.
Olly has struck up a friendship with super-welterweight champ Sam Gilley and now has a “burning desire” to get fighting fit.
Olly Murs has revealed that instead of sinking pints down the pub, he prefers throwing punches in the boxing ringCredit: Supplied
Chatting to Bizarre’s Emily at his album launch in East London on Friday, left, Olly said: “I train twice a week without fail. I love it.
“I wanted to learn how to punch properly and move, and I wanted to learn the fundamentals of boxing. Am I open to a fight? Yes. Whether or not my wife lets me is another question. I just know there is definitely a burning desire for me to get into the ring and give it a shot.”
Olly added: “I think it is something in my blood. I did Who Do You Think You Are? on the BBC and I learned so much about my grandad.
“He was Latvian and came here in the Second World War. He was an amateur boxing champion.”
JESS Glynne has hinted she’s already bought an engagement ring to propose for girlfriend Alex Scott.
Her I’m A Celebrity star partner said on the ITV show she was “waiting” for the pop star to pop the question.
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Jess Glynne hints she plans to proposeAlex Scott and Jess Glynne have been together since 2023Credit: Getty
Since then, Jess has suggested she’s already got a plan in place to make Alex’s dream come true.
Speaking to Hits Radio presenter Tom Green, Jess admitted that the “pressures on” after hearing Alex mention “the ring” in I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here.
However once she heard it, Jess admits: “I went to the shop straight after….”
BLAKE Shelton and Gwen Stefani were mysteriously absent from the CMA Awards last night, despite the country singer’s nomination.
Blake, 49, and Gwen, 56, sat out Nashville’s big night, with a source telling E! the couple “will be watching the CMA on their TV this year.”
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Gwen Stefani took the subway on November 15, 2024 in New York CityCredit: GettyBlake was nominated and actually won an award despite his absenceCredit: GettyGwen and Blake performed onstage at the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards from Ford Center at The Star on May 16, 2024 in Frisco, TexasCredit: Getty
The source did not provide an explanation as to why the couple was passing on the popular annual event.
Despite going missing, Blake won the CMA Musical Event of the Year award for his song Pour Me a Drink with Post Malone.
Blake has won 11 awards at the annual event in the past.
In March, Blake released a breakup song called Hangin’ On, which fans could suspicious.
He insisted she song was “really no reflection of whereGwenand I are in our relationship – I hope.”
Blake and Gwen have also toned down their constant PDA, and instead have lived much more privately in recent months.
When Blake markedGwen’s 56th birthdayon his Instagram this year, for instance, his caption was much more subdued.
Truth be told, they’re both so different and it’s starting to become more apparent now,” a source told Star magazine.
“There’s a real fear that the way things are headed, Blake and Gwen could wind up becoming anotherHollywooddivorce casualty, even though it’s the last thing either of them would want.”
The couple will soon be spending more time apart.
Gwen will begin her No Doubt residency in Las Vegas, while Blake is reportedly focusing on making new music and his Ole Red restaurant chain.
Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton are seen at Jimmy Kimmel Live on February 14, 2024 in Los AngelesCredit: GettyGwen Stefani and Blake Shelton attend the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards at Omni Frisco Hotel at The Star on May 16, 2024 in Frisco, TexasCredit: Getty
Isla Fisher has opened up about her ‘challenging’ divorce from Sacha Baron CohenCredit: John Russo for NewBeautyHer comic ex was recently linked to a woman half his ageCredit: BackGrid
“I definitely feel like there’s something about the divorce club that anyone in it understands in a way other people don’t. It’s a different grief.
“I feel like creating a new identity after your divorce is so fun, though. You get to reflect on your values and goals, explore new interests, focus on what you want and rebuild your sense of self.”
Isla made her comments in an interview for New Beauty magazine, for which she also posed in a series of outfits.
Sacha and Isla in 2013Credit: GettyCommenting on her split from actor Sacha Baron Cohen, Now You See Me star Isla Fisher, 49, said: ‘I’m not going to lie, it’s been a really challenging time.’Credit: John Russo for NewBeautyAussie star Isla made her comments in an interview for New Beauty magazine, for which she also posed in a series of outfitsCredit: John Russo for NewBeauty
HE may be growing old very, very gracefully, but George Clooney is worried about ageing too fast – and forgetting his lines.
The Hollywood heartthrob, 64, was taken on a surprise walk down memory lane after shooting his latest film Jay Kelly, in which he plays a fictional famous actor.
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George Clooney, pictured in Italy last year, had to face getting olderCredit: GettyGeorge and wife Amal at the Venice Film Festival in AugustCredit: GettyGeorge as superhero in 2017’s Batman & Robin
Unknown to him, director Noah Baumbach had added snippets of George’s previous movies at the end of the Netflix release.
And watching the years roll by on screen was an eye-opener for the silver fox, not least when he was met with milestones he would rather forget.
His dodgy Eighties haircut in sitcom The Facts Of Life was one, as well as just how young he was when he starred in hospital drama ER in the Nineties.
George, whose hits include Ocean’s Eleven and Gravity, says: “It was really fascinating, because you go through all the things we all go through, which is you watch yourself age, which you have to make peace with.
“You also look at some f***ing horrible mullets. And you have to kind of get through all that.
“And you do get this thing of, ‘God, that was just yesterday, wasn’t it?’. That I was on ER or something. It really does go by fast. And the older you get, the faster it seems to go.”
Having dropped out of university, where he was studying journalism, he sold insurance and shoes while also trying his luck as an extra on TV.
Sequels cancelled George recalls: “I came from Augusta, Kentucky, where I was a tobacco farmer. And you go on all these auditions and you go, ‘Well, I took a shot’. And if it doesn’t work out, it’s easy when you get older to go, ‘Yeah, I gave it a shot. It didn’t work out’, which happens.
“But you can’t do it when you’re old and you didn’t try. That’s regret.”
Back when opportunities were thin on the ground, George did take some roles he now recalls ruefully.
That includes the first movie he was cast in, called Grizzly II: Revenge, which suffered financial problems.
Backers pulled out of the 1983 low-budget horror flick, which also featured Charlie Sheen and Laura Dern, so the cast were stuck in Hungary for weeks while the funding was sorted out.
George reveals: “It was funded by these Hungarians. And then they lost the money.
“And so we got stuck there for, like, two months. And it was Laura, Charlie Sheen and me. It was all our first films.
“And we’re stuck there for two months. And we can’t get home. We don’t know what to do.
In Grizzly II, we get eaten by a bear in the first scene. It never comes out, thank Christ. Then some schmuck finds it. Now it’s ‘starring George Clooney’ and I get worst reviews of my life
George Clooney
“And literally, we get eaten by a bear in the first scene and so it never comes out. Thank Christ.”
Although the movie was not completed at the time, it was finally finished and released in 2020, with George given a top billing, even though he only appeared briefly.
He continues: “Some schmuck finds it and he gets a bunch of old footage of s**. And he puts it together.
“And now it’s like, ‘Starring George Clooney’. And it comes out. And after 40 years, I’m getting the worst reviews of my life.”
George’s screen breakthrough came in 1994 when he began playing paediatric doctor Doug Ross in ER, which was a global success.
It led to major movies including From Dusk Till Dawn two years later, and Batman & Robin in 1997.
George as Jay Kelly and Adam Sandler as Ron Sukenick in Jay KellyCredit: Peter Mountain/NetflixGeorge and Laura Dern in Grizzly IICredit: Alamy
The star is able to laugh off his much-panned version of the caped crusader, which was such a flop that the sequels were cancelled.
And he jokes that his eight-year-old twins Alexander and Ella will be left traumatised by the Batman outfit he wore.
The actor says: “We know they’re going to be in therapy no matter what, just from Batman & Robin. ‘My dad had rubber f***ing nipples’. Disaster.”
George, who was married to actress Talia Balsam, 66, for four years until 1993, dated a string of beautiful women, including Renee Zellweger and British TV presenter Lisa Snowdon, before settling down with lawyer Amal Alamuddin.
She is the mother of his children and the couple have been married for 11 years.
They have homes near Reading, Berks and in Kentucky, US.
It is clear that George is very content, unlike his latest character.
He says of the fictional Jay Kelly: “He regrets his relationship with his father. He regrets the relationship with his kids. “He regrets the relationship with the women in his life and not spending enough time with people you love. I don’t have much of that. I mean, I have kids that still like me.”
Even so, fans might have some difficulty separating fiction from reality when they see George in his latest role.
He is, after all, playing a Hollywood star who has experienced plenty of ups and downs.
When Noah Baumbach, who is married to Barbie director Greta Gerwig, wrote the script, he thought George was the natural choice for the lead role.
But the actor hopes he did not see any of Kelly’s nasty streak in him.
People will be like, ‘Oh, you’re just playing yourself in this’. And I go, ‘Well, I hope not, because the guy’s a d***’
George Clooney
He jokes: “People will be like, ‘Oh, you’re just playing yourself in this’. And I go, ‘Well, I hope not, because the guy’s a d***’.
‘I was scared’
“But, you know, maybe they’re telling me something. When he said, ‘I wrote this with you in mind,’ I was like, ‘F*** you’.”
This will only be George’s seventh movie in the past ten years. He has not received many scripts that interested him — and some of the roles he did take failed to “challenge” him.
That includes the 2024 Apple+ action comedy Wolfs that he made with Brad Pitt and the romcom Ticket To Paradise with Julia Roberts in 2022.
George says: “For the last ten years or so, for the most part, I was directing because I was more interested in telling stories and I wanted to continue to be a storyteller. But the parts I was getting offered weren’t all that interesting.
“And so I hadn’t really been in a film. I did a couple of movies. I did a movie with Julia Roberts and I did a movie with Brad, which were fun and they’re fun to work with and people that I know. But it’s not challenging yourself.
“We know what the audience wants delivered for those films.”
Neither of those movies were well received by reviewers and George hasn’t had a critically-acclaimed film since 2016’s Hail, Caesar!
Out of the nine movies he has directed, Good Night, And Good Luck was the biggest success, picking up Best Picture and Best Director Oscar nominations at the 2006 awards.
And while 2014’s The Monuments Men was a box-office hit, other offerings such as Leatherheads in 2008 lost money.
George is sanguine about any setbacks he has faced. “I was friends with Gregory Peck and I was friends with Paul Newman. Even those guys, and they were the biggest movie stars in the world, even their careers don’t just go like that,” he explains pointing upwards.
Making a rollercoaster motion, he continues: “Their careers do this, that’s how they ride. And my career has had many of those, many failures and many things that I wish I’d done better.”
I was friends with Gregory Peck and Paul Newman. Even those guys, and they were the biggest movie stars in the world, even their careers don’t just go upwards. My career has had many failures
George has taken risks by getting up on stage on Broadway, recreating Good Night, And Good Luck as a play earlier this year.
It received five Tony nominations, including best actor for the star himself.
Not bad for a man who struggled to remember the script.
He admits: “I hadn’t done a play in 40 years. And so I was nervous. And every night, you know, I was worried because as you get older, it’s hard to remember your lines.
SACHA Baron Cohen hooked up with a stunning Kylie Jenner lookalike 28 years his junior – just hours after his ex-wife said she had “cried” over being a single woman.
Sacha Baron Cohen hooked up with a stunning Kylie Jenner lookalike 28 years his juniorCredit: BackGridThe comic, 54, was spotted with American influencer Kelsey Calemine, 26, in HollywoodCredit: BackGridSacha appeared to exchange numbers with Kelsey before they left the nightspot in separate carsCredit: BackGrid
After they had left an exclusive new nightspot in Hollywood, the movie star chatted intimately with Kelsey, before handing her his pink mobile phone, as she appeared to tap her number into it.
Sacha, who is just two years younger than Kelsey’s 56-year-old dad, had spent two hours inside the club between 1am and 3am on Friday morning.
Kelsey and her friend had also emerged from it when the actor got talking to her outside.
Brunette Kelsey – wearing a figure-hugging pink dress – leaned in close to the actor as he whispered into her ear.
The US socialite and foodie influencer – who has 2.8million Instagram followers and is friends with Kendall and Kylie Jenner, and entrepreneur Lauren Perez – spent several minutes laughing and chatting with Sacha.
After appearing to exchange phone numbers they finally got into separate Ubers, as he waved fondly at her.
An onlooker said: “Sacha arrived at 1am at a hot new exclusive nightclub that is just up and coming in Hollywood.
“He was on his own with no security.
“He left the club at 3am just seconds after Kelsey and her friend left.
“He instantly noticed her.
“He was staring at Kelsey and then walked over and started chatting to her. Someone told me he had been flirting with her inside the club.
“Outside they were both very flirty and they didn’t stop laughing.
“He then walked over to her Uber when it came and gave her his phone which had a pink case and she typed her number into it.”
She has a mega-wealthy real estate developer father Robert Peck, 56.
Witnesses told how Sacha was flirting with Kelsey inside the club before being spotted chatting outsideCredit: BackGridKelsey Kelsey was previously linked to ex-England and Chelsea footballer Ben ChilwellCredit: InstagramSacha has recently divorce from actress Isla Fisher after 13 years of marriage, and have three childrenCredit: Getty
Insiders said Sacha, who was wearing a brown jacket and white trainers, has been “playing the field” after his marriage split to Isla.
She revealed that creating a fresh life from “a grassroots level” has been “tough”.
Discussing the moment her furniture arrived, Isla added: “I did have a bit of a cry because this was my first time as a single woman, being in a home of my own.”
‘LONG TENNIS MATCH MARRIAGE’
She and Sacha announced their split in April last year, saying that after a “long tennis match” their marriage had come to an end.
They met in 2001 and married nine years later in March 2010. They have three children.
Isla previously revealed how the methods of Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung had helped her heal from the divorce.
The Jungian method is a therapeutic approach that explores dreams and symbols.
In a statement at the time, Sacha and Isla said: “We are proud of all we’ve achieved together and, continuing our great respect for each other, we remain friends and committed to co-parenting our wonderful children.”
In July Isla admitted: “I’ve had a tough couple of years but I’m making it through.”
It was understood the pair resolved their split amicably.
Pals of Sacha said that he’s enjoying being single and is having fun but he also gives out his number for career advice because of his respect in the industry.
Sacha became famous for his comic creation Ali G, with television series and even a movieCredit: Getty – ContributorSacha’s next comic character Borat saw him become even more famous, with a movie and a sequelCredit: Alamy
She posted on Instagram: “For all those men who say ‘Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free’ here’s an update for you. Nowadays 80 per cent of women are against marriage. Why? They realise it’s not worth buying an entire pig just to get a little sausage.”
They spent two hours at a Beverly Hills steakhouse and then left in a limo.
SACHA’S DATES
Kelsey – who has a food page where she reviews restaurants – was snapped in April with basketball player Michael Porter Jr, 27, at an Italian eatery in St Tropez, France.
She posts videos on social media of herself eating food and then rating it.
On her TikTok page she describes herself with the title: “I love food and food loves me.”
She also has a channel called “Cooking w Kels” where she shows her followers meals that she has made.
On Friday she posted pictures to her 2.8million followers on Instagram at a fashion event wearing the same pink dress as in our exclusive snaps.
She captioned it: “Lowkey eating.”
Fans posted online that Kelsey was bought a Tesla by dad Rob to “encourage her to drive” and that she once had an OnlyFans page.
Sacha rose to comedy fame in the 1990s with his character Ali G, a wannabe gangster with the catchphrase, “Is it because I is black?”
He won more fans with characters Borat Sagdiyev, a bigoted Kazakh journalist, and Brüno Gehard, a flamboyant Austrian fashion reporter.
It led to film hits including the Madagascar franchise, Anchorman 2 and Grimsby.
But after seeing him turn into creepy serial killer Ed Gein in the latest instalment of Ryan Murphy’s Monster series on Netflix, I have cooled a little.
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Actor Charlie Hunnam has finally proposed to his girlfriend of 20 yearsCredit: GettyMorgana McNelis was spotted with a huge diamond on her ring fingerCredit: BackGrid
Luckily for Charlie, his girlfriend Morgana McNelis was spotted with a huge diamond on her ring finger, so it looks like she said yes top being his wife.
She was seen wearing the enormous rock during a day out this week.
A photographer friend of mine in the US said: “Charlie and Morgana have been together for almost 20 years so it’s about time he popped the question.
“She had this huge diamond on her ring finger, so it seems like Charlie has asked her to be his wife.
“This is the first time she’s ever been seen wearing it too, so maybe that Netflix pay cheque came in handy.”
Charlie previously admitted Morgana had been pushing him towards the aisle, despite the actor feeling “indifferent” about getting married.
He said: “She does not feel the same. She’s very eager.
“I’ll do it because it’s important to her but I don’t have any great romantic feelings towards it.”
After feeling the heat from social media, Charlie later clarified his comments and said: “That really hurt my girlfriend’s feelings and I really regretted saying that.
“I actually didn’t mean it at all, it was, frankly, just stupid s**t I said in the heat of the moment.
“I’m, like, so romantic, and the reality is I sort of consider myself married. I’ve been with my girlfriend for 14 years.
“I suppose what I was trying to articulate is the official government sanction of it doesn’t mean anything to me, but the romance of it means an enormous amount.”
After that hoohaa, I wouldn’t be surprised if Charlie went all out with his proposal.
Ellie’s beau strips for vid
Singer Ellie Goulding has roped in a favour close to home for her new videoCredit: SuppliedThe star will drop the visuals to Destiny and my exclusive first look shows her with muscly actor Beau MinniearCredit: Supplied
ELLIE GOULDING has roped in a favour close to home for her new video – by enlisting her real-life boyfriend to play the love interest.
It features a series of steamy scenes, including Ellie hugging the topless hunk, straddling him with a camera in hand, and, in one of the quirkiest parts, snogging with veils over their faces.
Now I’m excited for the next album.
It features a series of steamy scenes, including Ellie hugging the topless hunk, straddling him with a camera in handCredit: Supplied
The Right Direction
ZAYN MALIK has officially rejoined One Direction.
He quit the group in 2015 and was terminated as a director of the band’s company PPM Music Limited in 2016.
In a peculiar twist, paperwork filed at Companies House reveals he has been re-listed as an “active director” alongside Harry Styles, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson.
There’s been a thawing of relations since bandmate Liam Payne died.
Gaga lithium breakdown
Lady Gaga reveals why she cancelled much of the European leg of her 2018 Joanne tourCredit: Getty
LADY GAGA had a psychotic episode after shooting A Star Is Born, which is why she cancelled much of the European leg of her 2018 Joanne tour.
She told Rolling Stone magazine: “I did A Star Is Born on lithium.”
On breaking down afterwards, she said: “There was one day that my sister said to me, ‘I don’t see my sister any more’.
“And I cancelled the tour. There was one day I went to the hospital for psychiatric care.
“I needed to take a break. I couldn’t do anything. I completely crashed, it was really scary.
“There was a time where I didn’t think I could get better . . . I feel really lucky to be alive. I know that might sound dramatic, but we know how this can go.”
Thankfully Gaga, who said she is on “some, but not as many” antipsychotics now, is in a much better place.
And she’s got a surprise career away from music, having co-founded a skin-health research firm in the US alongside her fiancé Michael Polansky.
It’s called Outer Biosciences and 20 employees.
Meanwhile, the couple are more eager than ever to tie the knot.
Michael said: “We’re talking about it all the time. We have these breaks, and they’re tempting.
“It’s like, ‘OK, can we get married that weekend?’ We don’t want a really big wedding, but we want to enjoy it.”
Sara sis surprise
Sara Cox is smashing her epic Radio 2 Great Northern Marathon for Children In NeedCredit: BBCSara greets her sister en routeCredit: BBC
Through tears and triumph, the teatime presenter proved that with great support, physical resilience and pure grit you can achieve so much.
She will today complete the 135 miles, heading past my old University digs in Headingley, Leeds, for the final mission of getting Pudsey Bear to the Yorkshire town of Pudsey.
Sara was yesterday given an extra boost as her sister Dot turned up to give her a cuddle, with Sara telling me: “That was a lovely surprise.”
And she got another when her mum Jackie rang her, saying: “We’re tracking you from India.”
Sara said: “It’s been amazing and painful. My shins are so sore.”
Speaking to me ahead of the final day, Sara paid tribute to the thousands of people who have turned out for her along the route.
Sara told me: “The people coming out in the villages made me skip along a little bit faster. It’s been tough finishing in the dark because miles in the dark just seem to go so slowly.
“It has been brutal and tough but I’ve been given such a boost from people. It’s been amazing.”
Sara was this morning starting to push her fundraising to over £3million. I expect donations to go through the roof as she appears live on BBC One’s Children In Need tonight.
Zara McDermott has taken the next major step in her relationship with Louis TomlinsonCredit: Instagram/@louist91The pair were first spotted together back in MarchCredit: Instagram/Zara_McdermottLouis’ sister Phoebe told how Zara had met her little girlCredit: InstagramInfluencer Phoebe is proud mum to little Olive, aged oneCredit: Instagram
The Sun firstrevealed in Marchthat theStrictlystar, 28, and boybandsinger, 33,were an item after being spotted on dates and holidaying together.
The pair have kept a relatively low profile, though last month Louis couldn’t help but gush about his stunning girl onSteven Bartlett‘s The Diary of a CEO podcast, hinting at how much she’s inspired his new music.
This week, Zara, 28, captured her “date night” look on Instagram for her social media followers as the pair spend time in Los Angeles.
Now the BBC documentary-maker has been confirmed as a firm member of the family after it was revealed she’d met Louis’ niece.
“It’s also easy to be romantic when you are a creative… I really struggle to write in a fictional sense, I really struggle.
“For me, I have to have been living it, it has to be real to me. So, if I wasn’t feeling so good, like right now, I wasn’t feeling so in love… the record probably would have a slightly different feel to it.”
He added: “One thing I was thinking about with this record, my intention is just to maybe feel good.
“I know that’s a really cliché and obvious thing to say, but I’m not sure some of my other music did that. It made you feel, it was honest, it was painful at times, but it didn’t feel good.
“So, I think now I’ve got this almost new sense of life, a new sense of happiness, and purpose, and fulfilment, all those things.”
Whereas Louis last girlfriend was Danish model Sofie Nyvang who he dated for a couple of months at the beginning of 2023.
Zara and Louis have also been seen hanging out with the boyband star’s sister Lottie and her boyfriend Lewis BurtonCredit: Instagram/mrlewisburtonLouis recently gushed how Zara had impacted his song-writing and state of mindCredit: Getty
Zoe Ball has hinted at a new chapter in her lifeCredit: GettyZoe revealed she has a new man living in her home and called him her ‘lodger’She previously dated construction woker and model Michael Reed for five yearsCredit: Rex
Zoe, 53, revealed her new living arrangements to co-host Jo Whiley when discussing Christmas gifts.
She said: “I’ve got this thing that I bought online, which is sort of like you hold the handle and it’s loads and loads of different bits of wood and you whack your legs and your underarms with it.
“It really helps circulation. I think it’s quite good for lymphatic drainage.
“I bought loads of them for people for Christmas …”
The fan-favourite broadcaster previously lived there with her ex Michael yet it appeared she was eager for a fresh start.
Zoe called time on her relationship with the model in May 2023 after five and a half years together – with pals at the time saying they had “run their course”.
A source revealed she then traded in life in her rural Sussex home – complete with a swimming pool and tennis courts – for the more “lively” surroundings of Brighton and Hove.
Zoe sold up after the sad death of her beloved mum.
Zoe told how she struggled particularly on the anniversary of her mum’s death and said there was “a lot of crying and pain” that “still has to come out.”
Zoe with ex Norman Cook (Fatboy Slim) their son Woody and daughter NellyThe star with boyfriend Billy Yates, who tragically died in 201 following a battle with depression
Despite claims Ariana Grande, above, and Ethan Slater had called it quits after two years, I can confirm they are very much still togetherCredit: GettyAriana and Ethan, above, spent time together after the London premiere of Wicked: For GoodCredit: Getty
Insiders have told me the pair were aware of the talk around their romance and spent the night after the Wicked: For Good premiere in London holed up in her suite at the Mandarin Oriental hotel.
A source said: “Ariana and Ethan are still a couple but they’ve seen the chatter online and it’s not been easy.
“When Ariana left the after-party, she went back to her hotel suite.
“Not long after, Ethan was taken there and went up to see Ariana to spend time with her.
“They are aware of what is being said and it’s not easy for them but they’re doing the best they can to snatch some quiet moments when no one is watching.”
Yesterday they rejoined the rest of the cast, including Cynthia Erivo, to fly to Singapore for the next leg of the promo run ahead of the second movie’s release next Friday.
It has been a couple of months since speculation about their relationship went into overdrive, with fans questioning why Ethan didn’t join Ariana at the MTV VMAs in New York in September.
My insider added: “Once this next round of promo is completed for Wicked: For Good, Ariana and Ethan will be spending some time together out of the public eye.
“They’ve always preferred to be low-key and are happier just chilling at home together.
“No one is saying the past few months have been totally rosy but their relationship is still very much on.”
Hopefully this will shut down the TikTok trolls for a while.
Jacob Elordi says his favourite film isn’t a classic drama – it’s Scooby Doo’s Spooky IslandCredit: Getty
Bonehead was diagnosed with the disease before the tour kicked off in July and was “responding well” to treatment.
He then took a planned break for the next phase of his care.
Teasing his return, he tweeted an image of a flight path from London to Rio de Janeiro with the caption, “Incoming”, which was then reposted on Oasis’s official website.
The band have pulled off the seemingly impossible by making it through the tour without a mammoth bust-up between Liam and Noel Gallagher.
With that success, I’m sure these final five shows in Argentina, Chile and Brazil won’t be the last we hear from them.
You too can now look like Shakira – well, get locks like her anyway – as she has launched her award-winning haircare brand Isima in the UK.
It has been made available for the first time in Selfridges stores in London, Birmingham and Manchester after winning a string of awards in the States.
Kelly blasts boss’s boob
Kelly Clarkson has revealed how she hits back after a manager told her to get a boob job, joking: ‘Why don’t you get a d**k job?’Credit: Alamy
Kelly Clarkson has revealed she was once told to get a boob job by her manager.
Speaking on stage during her Las Vegas residency, the US singer said: “I had some d**k manager one time tell me to get a boob job. I was like, ‘Why don’t you get a d**k job?’
“Like, what? I’m fine with my itty-bitty t*tties. Get out of here. Who says that s**t? People say that s**t.
“They say it all the time to people in the industry. They say the craziest s**t.”
On how many stars in the music business have had cosmetic surgery, Kelly continued: “I’m like, ‘This is not normal. You’ve normalised crazy’ . . . everybody’s out here looking like they’re in The Capitol in The Hunger Games.
“[Just] do you. Don’t make me do you. I like my itty-bitty t*tties. They’ve served me well.”
TAYLOR Swift has asked model pal Gigi Hadid to be a bridesmaid for her blockbuster marriage to Travis Kelce, a source close to the superstar has told The U.S. Sun.
The multiple Grammy winning singer and NFL star fiancée are set to tie the knot next summer at a yet-to-be-revealed location.
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A source close to Taylor Swift has told The U.S. Sun that close pals Gigi Hadid and Selena Gomez are set to be part of her wedding partyCredit: GettyTaylor and NFL star Travis Kelce announced their engagement in August and are set to marry next summerCredit: The Mega Agency
FUTURE PLANS
But an insider has confirmed to The U.S. Sun that Taylor wants longtime friend Gigi, 30, to be part of the bridal party.
It’s understood the pair spoke about the plans during a dinner in New York City on Monday night.
Hadid, according to our source, was “thrilled” as she “wasn’t expecting” to be asked and accepted immediately.
The U.S. Sun also understands fellow pop princess Selena Gomez is also set to be named in the bridal party.
The insider says the Cruel Summer singer has already finalized a list and plans to tell everyone involved in person to ensure they know exactly what they mean to her.
“Taylor wants to start the wedding process this way — building her bridesmaid group and getting everyone involved in the preparations, celebrations, and planning,” said the source.
“She wants it to be fun and memorable for everyone, with parties, trips, and time spent together leading up to the big day.”
The global superstar also plans to get advice from Selena, who has already been through a planning process following her wedding with Benny Blanco earlier this year.
She wants tips on food, flowers and any other organizational issues to ensure her special day really is one to remember.
Taylor was pictured with Hadid in Manhattan, in a rare appearance after taking a step away from the limelight recently.
In light of stalker issues and fears over public safety, she has been seen less in public, and has even been avoiding watching Kelce in action for the Super Bowl chasing Kansas City Chiefs.
The U.S. Sun revealed last weekend that the couple are now spending a whopping $8 million on security.
The location of the wedding is yet to be confirmed, with the couple contemplating venues in United States and Europe, including their beloved Italy.
Selena Gomez has been helping friend Taylor Swift with some wedding planning, following her own nuptials earlier this yearCredit: Instagram/selenagomez
