Inside Dua Lipa & Callum Turner’s lavish 3-day Italian ‘fairytale’ wedding with talk of VERY famous performer
THEY are already two of the most in-demand Brits in entertainment – her selling out stadiums globally and him a front-runner to be the next James Bond.
But one week today, superstar Dua Lipa and her movie star fiancé Callum Turner will say “I do” at a lavish ceremony in Sicily, cementing themselves as our most high-profile power couple since Posh and Becks.
The Sun can reveal that showbiz pals including singers Charli XCX and Tove Lo are on the guestlist, with friends and family due to fly out on Thursday for three days of celebrations.
There are even whispers that Sir Elton John, who Dua collaborated with on the 2021 song Cold Heart, could perform.
An insider said: “Dua and Callum are both ecstatic that they’re finally getting married. They’re head over heels for each other.
“The original plan was for an intimate wedding, but it is now going to be a massive, luxurious affair across three days.
“She attended Charli’s wedding in Sicily last year and was really inspired to push the boat out for her own Italian celebrations.
“They have rented out multiple huge venues for the multi-event extravaganza, although the exact details are being kept under wraps due to security concerns, as fans are desperate to catch a glimpse of them.
“The couple have been doing daily workouts at stylish members’ club 180 House in London to prepare for their big day and Dua has been telling friends she cannot wait to walk down the aisle.
“It’s going to be a true fairytale wedding.”
As well as proving their love for each other, the ceremony will strengthen their position as showbiz A-listers, with the pair expected to bank hundreds of millions between them in the next two years.
Callum will be back on screens this summer in the rom-com One Night Only, but James Bond is the starring role he has his eye on, with the bookies ranking him as favourite to land the part.
There have been whispers they could both be involved in 007’s next outing, with Dua said to be in consideration to record the Bond theme, something she has said she has wanted to do for years.
While Callum has been building his acting career, his wife-to-be has been working on her business empire.
As well as making her highly-anticipated fourth studio album with top producer Mark Ronson — who has been invited to the wedding — she is in the midst of launching her Dua By AB skincare line, which is forecast to become a major money-spinner.
She has also just become a global brand ambassador for Nespresso alongside George Clooney and is expanding her editorial and cultural platform Service95.
And just this week, she announced a new partnership with Google Maps to share her top travel tips.
Holiday-loving Dua knows all about those, having been on a string of getaways including, in the past month, a visit to Copenhagen with Callum and a holiday to Ibiza with more than 20 pals for her hen do.
Among the friends who joined her was fashion designer Simon Porte Jacquemus, the man behind the label Jacquemus, who is believed to have created at least one of the dresses she will wear for her wedding celebrations.
Dua previously wore a sheer white dress designed by him when she attended his wedding to partner Marco Maestri in 2022.
The Sun first revealed Callum had popped the question to New Rules singer Dua in December 2024 after just a year of dating, and she confirmed the news in an interview with British Vogue last June.
Dua, who completed her 81-date, £100million-grossing Radical Optimism Tour in December, said at the time: “I want to finish my tour — Callum’s shooting, so we’re just enjoying this period.
“I’ve never been someone who’s really thought about a wedding, or dreamt about what kind of bride I would be. All of a sudden I’m like, ‘Oh, what would I wear?’.
“This decision to grow old together, to see a life and just be best friends forever — it’s a really special feeling.”
The singer also revealed Callum had her engagement ring made especially for her, after discussing it with her sister Rina, who is expected to be a bridesmaid along with her best friends.
Dua said: “It’s very exciting. I’m obsessed with it. It’s so me. It’s nice to know the person that you’re going to spend the rest of your life with knows you very well.”
But while their white wedding is shaping up to be one of the most spectacular in recent showbiz memory, they have some competition.
This summer will see a slew of celebrity services, with superstar Taylor Swift set to tie the knot with American football star Travis Kelce a month later on July 3.
That wedding is already one of the most talked-about events of the year, with the nuptials of America’s favourite couple potentially even competing with the 250th anniversary Independence Day celebrations the following day.
Selena Gomez, Gigi Hadid and Cara Delevingne are among the many stars who have been invited to the wedding, which is set to take place at a highly secure venue in New York City.
Security is so tight for the big day that guests have been warned they will not be informed of the exact location until hours before the ceremony.
But as the hottest ticket in town, some guests have this week fumed about their “no ring, no bring” policy, after one person claimed they had been invited, but told they could not bring a “plus one”.
The anonymous guest told one newspaper: “What am I supposed to do? Go alone? That is so awkward.”
Taylor and Travis started dating in 2023, shortly after the end of Taylor’s whirlwind month-long romance with The 1975 rocker Matty Healy, who she is now racing to beat up the aisle.
He is also engaged after finding love with model and musician Gabbriette Bechtel, and they are set to tie the knot in July, too.
Unlike Taylor, they have opted to do so on the other side of the country in California, where his bride is from. The couple have already spent more than £100,000 on flights for their friends and family to travel over from the UK.
Charli XCX has also been invited to their wedding after marrying Matty’s bandmate, drummer George Daniel.
And Matty’s mum, Loose Women star Denise Welch, has revealed she is relieved it is Gabbriette and not Taylor her son is marrying.
Last July, she said: “Obviously, on pain of death can I talk about that episode, but being her mother-in-law is a role I am glad that I lost.
“Not that I have anything against her at all. It was just — it was tricky.
“She . . . listen, you’re not allowed to say anything, and then she writes a whole album about it.
“Matty has taken it all in completely good grace. He’s very happy with his amazing fiancée Gabbriette, who is gorgeous. So, we’ve moved on.”
They aren’t the only exes who could both be saying “I do” this year.
Miley Cyrus got engaged to her musician boyfriend Maxx Morando at the end of last year and is believed to be planning an intimate wedding.
Meanwhile, actor Liam Hemsworth, who split from Miley in 2019 after less than a year of marriage, got down on one knee for his model partner Gabriella Brooks last September.
So while wedding bells will be ringing out at ridiculously opulent and over-the-top ceremonies this summer, you can bet their showbiz exes will be keeping an eye on whose was better.
