If there's one person who knows how to tackle the great outdoors without compromising on style, it's Helen Skelton. And luckily for us, the presenter has given us a peek inside her autumn wardrobe, sharing her favourite picks from GO Outdoors' brand-new AW26 collection.

As the weather is taking a turn, Helen's edit is all about practical pieces that still look the part. Whether you're heading out for a countryside stroll, taking the dog for a walk or planning a weekend adventure, these are the layers you'll want to have on standby.

Leading the line-up is the Sweaty Betty Women's Plush Zip Up Fleece Midlayer(£125, or £115 for members), which looks like the perfect throw-on for those crisp morning walks. Meanwhile, theDare2b Women's Lustre Jacket is a stylish way to stay cosy, with its member price dropping from £160 to £95.

For something a little lighter, the Weird Fish Women's Travellia Lightweight Showerproof Padded Jacket(£80, or £59 for members) is ideal for those unpredictable autumn showers. And if you're after an everyday essential, the North Ridge Women's Outlook Hooded Jacket comes in at a purse-friendly £39 for members.

There's plenty more choice, too, including theColumbia Women's Inner Limits IV Waterproof Jacket(£110) and Regatta Women's Roswind W/R Fleece (£70), alongside the Columbia Benton Springs Shirt Jacket II (£60) andCraghoppers Avens II Jacket (£80).

With versatile layers, cosy fleeces and weather-ready jackets all in the mix, Helen's edit proves that getting out and about this autumn doesn't mean sacrificing your wardrobe credentials.

Shop Helen's GO Outdoors edit here.

Driving through the gates of Everything Retreat, you’ll immediately feel yourself unclench from the stresses of your normal life as you’re greeted by the sweeping views of the Ribble Valley.

Just 30 mins from Preston Station, this peaceful idyll is a collection of 12 individually styled luxury lodges, each with their own hot tub and wood burning stove. Inside you’ll find a calm, peaceful space where everything has been thought of. After being greeted with a glass of fizz, we checked into Byrne, a quintessentially English design where the décor reflects the countryside views outside. Botanical printed wallpaper, soft sage green cushions and a curated selection of classic books make for a charming addition.

Be charmed

The oasis is the brainchild of Louise Monk, who grew up locally and had a vision of showing off the gorgeous farmland she calls home, with all the luxuries she enjoys when she checks into a fancy hotel.

Her team are so friendly and welcoming, you’ll quickly be charmed by the Lancashire hospitality. The result is a truly relaxing experience where you’re free to do as little or as much as you like. They can arrange massages or private yoga and Pilates sessions in the Wellness Hut. Louise has big plans to create a restorative spa area next year, to include a plunge pool, saunas and red-light therapy. It’s no surprise that this venue regularly hosts yoga retreats and baby showers too.

Tasty eats

On our first night we dined at the on-site Balance Bar where we enjoyed cocktails before ordering a selection of small plates from a newly launched menu created from locally sourced ingredients. We loved the salty sweet pea and ham croquettes, market fish of the day - a posh take on fish and chips with tangiest tartar sauce - and a gorgeous wood-fired beetroot served with soft whipped goats cheese.

Breakfast is served in your lodge, a cute box filled with pastries granola, juice and yoghurt is discreetly delivered each morning.

Time to explore

We kicked off the day with a private yoga session before exploring the local area on foot. Incredible walks are just on your doorstep, including the Tolkien Trail, where you can retrace the scenery which inspired the lord of the Rings, and Pendle Hill with its stunning views, and spooky past. The pretty villages of Mellor and Downham have plenty to explore and then you can recharge and refuel at one of the picturesque pubs. We visited the award-winning Black Bull Inn in in Langho, where you can dine on hearty gastropub dishes like venison wellington and steak and ale pie against the backdrop of a roaring log fire.

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There's something genuinely wonderful about showing up as yourself on a first date.

In a world where everything is filtered, curated and carefully staged, a solid helping of authenticity feels like the freshest thing imaginable.

The idea of turning up as the real ‘you’ paints a lovely picture of someone who hasn't spent hours airbrushing their profile photo to shave off a decade – or engineered the kind of transformation you'd normally only see on reality TV.

It also hints that the person sitting across from you won't be running some elaborate performance or sporting a personality so manufactured that you'd get a more genuine conversation out of Siri.

That said, there are limits to this whole honesty thing. Would you actually want to spend an evening with someone who held absolutely nothing back?

Imagine asking, 'So what does a typical Friday night look like for you?' only to receive the response: 'Honestly? I spend about an hour doing a medicated foot soak for my ongoing fungal situation.' Yeah, that's not the brand of raw honesty anyone signed up for.

Equally, nobody's rushing to hear that their wild travel anecdotes, their 'practically famous on Instagram' cat or their signature party pieces are 'eye-wateringly dull, wildly exaggerated or insufferably self-involved.'

The takeaway? There absolutely can be too much 'real' flying around on a first date.

And the latest TikTok-inspired trend to land on our 'dating correspondent' desk has taken realness to a whole new and deeply troubling level.

We'll be straight with you – as seasoned observers of this stuff, there are aspects of this one that have left us feeling something we can only describe as deeply, profoundly, existentially nauseous.

So ladies and gents, grab yourself a scented handkerchief, press it firmly to your nose, and allow us to introduce you to the emerging trend of… Pheromone-Maxxing.

For the uninitiated, a pheromone is a chemical secreted by an animal to trigger a response in other animals. In human terms, we're essentially talking about 'man smells' and 'woman smells' that broadcast messages along the lines of 'Hey, I'm very much available and very much interested, do you fancy bumping uglies?'

So what on earth is Pheromone-Maxxing? Put simply, it works on the theory that if a subtle hint of natural musk turns heads, then an absolutely enormous wave of it should have people falling at your feet.

Unsurprisingly, this trend skews heavily male (who'd have thought that the dating strategy involving several days without a shower would pull bigger numbers with the lads, eh?) – though women are very much getting involved and doing some genuinely alarming things in the name of finding The One.

Over on Reddit, Pheromone-Maxxing has been generating quite the heated debate, with opinions swinging wildly between 'there's actually some science behind this' and 'hold on, are we just dressing up B.O. in a lab coat and calling it a movement?'

Devotees, however, are absolutely convinced it works.

This lucky lady enjoys her bf's B.O. and reports, 'I am attracted to my boyfriend's pheromones. I could genuinely inhale his pits after he gets off work for five minutes straight and be happy'. While this newbie Pheromone-Maxxer reports that she's given up using deodorant as, 'My new man is obsessed with smelling my armpits and prefers I don't wear deodorant…it's like he could literally smell his way inside my body for pleasure and closeness.' Woah.

But cranking this up into full-scale, no-washing-ever territory is where things get truly grim. Consider this poor woman's account of a colleague who developed a crush and decided Pheromone-Maxxing was absolutely his moment.

'Over the last few weeks, he's been starting to smell. I figured maybe he was trying a new deodorant, but it's gotten way worse, and you can actually smell him coming. He lingers at my desk until I feel like I'm going to throw up. One of the other supervisors stopped me when I was leaving work and told me Daniel was into me and was trying the pheromone-maxxing method to get me to notice him. He smells like a dead homeless man, and I really don't know what to do here.'

'Eau de Dead Homeless Man'? Someone pass us a bucket – and quick!

And brace yourselves, because things take an even darker turn from here. Over on Instagram, reports are emerging that deeply committed Pheromone-Maxxers have begun upping the ante by… drinking their own urine.

And as this article descends deeper into a spiral of 'please God won’t someone intervene', we must also tip our hat to 'Vabbing' – the trend that arguably kicked the whole thing off, and proof that women were pioneering this particular niche long before it hit the mainstream.

For those fortunate enough to have remained blissfully ignorant until now, Vabbing is the discreet practice of ladies dabbing vaginal secretions on pulse points (behind the ears, for the more refined practitioner) in order to attract a romantic partner.

Well, it's considerably cheaper than anything from a department store perfume counter, and let's be honest, we're all watching our pennies these days.

So, in your noble quest for love, you can now simultaneously save money and do your bit for the planet – skip the shower for a season, re-wear everything until it gives up on itself, swap mouthwash for something a little more homegrown, and dab your 'essence' behind your ears like a budget-friendly eau de parfum.

You're welcome. Truly.

With the looming AI apocalypse, any young person might be looking at their future and thinking things look a little bleak. AI can crunch tax returns in seconds-flat, and interpret banking, law, HR or pretty much any career you can name.

Then a video of Molly-Mae in the Maldives, the new Spider-Man trailer, or Kylie Jenner’s ‘glam room’ pops up on our phone and suddenly it’s obvious: become a celebrity or influencer, instead. Not only are they loaded, but their day jobs seem to involve little more than posting pics while the pounds pour in.

Of course, there’s an Instagram vs reality gap going on. Many celebs work their socks off, some resort to shameless self-promotion (see Sydney Sweeney draping bras on the Hollywood sign), while others were barely out of nappies when they landed their first showbiz gig (Tom Holland, Millie Bobby Brown, Sophie Turner). And some still have the Bank of Mum and Dad to cover phone bills or wedding flowers (we’re looking at you, Dani Dyer and Holly Ramsay-Peaty).

But how much are these Gen Z stars really worth? And who’s genuinely raking it in, rather than just looking minted? Well, heat has dug into their bank accounts, brand deals, earnings and assets to find out. And if there’s one thing we’ve learned, it’s that while the future of work might be terrifying, AI hasn’t cracked being famous... yet.

30: Daisy Edgar-Jones, 28, £2m

NEW ENTRY!

Currently starring in the new Sense And Sensibility, Daisy first pinged our radars getting frisky with Paul Mescal in steamy lockdown smash Normal People. She’s also – whisper it – something of a nepo baby as
dad Philip is a Sky TV bigwig.

=28: Zara McDermott, 29, £2.3m

NEW ENTRY!

Since 2018’s Love Island, Zara’s been busy fronting hard-hitting BBC docus, foxtrotting through Strictly and pocketing £2k from each Insta post. Today, she earns an estimated £4.4k a week. No wonder she can enjoy a jet-set lifestyle (recent hols include trips to Saint Lucia, Las Vegas and Costa Rica) with boyfriend Louis Tomlinson.

=28: Griff, 25, £2.3m

When the shy singer-songwriter won the BRITs Rising Star award in 2021, it was only her second gig. Today, it’s supporting megastars Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter that bring in the big bucks. Despite releasing just one album (2024’s Vertigo), accounts show Griff made nearly £500k from touring last year.

27: PinkPantheress, 25, £3m

NEW ENTRY!

The genre-bending pop star started out posting snippets of tracks recorded in her student halls to TikTok. Fast-forward to today and PinkPantheress (aka Victoria Walker from Kent) has platinum-certified mixtapes, a track on the Barbie soundtrack and Gen Z stanning her. She’s also got a massive 31m monthly Spotify listeners.

26: Leo Woodall, 30, £3.1m

Hunky Leo shot to fame in White Lotus season two, where he started dating Meghann Fahy and reportedly earned £30k per episode. Roles in One Day, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy and Tuner mean Leo continues to coin it in. Next stop: 007?

25: Myles Smith, 28, £3.3m

NEW ENTRY!

Just a few years ago, the BRIT-winning folk-pop star was busking Coldplay covers at open-mic nights. Now, he sells a jaw-dropping number of records – 2024’s Stargazing went platinum in 16 countries and clocked up 1.27bn Spotify streams, while his A Minute, A Moment EP has sold 500k copies in the US. And he’s clearly got Myles to go...

24: Anya Taylor-Joy, 30, £3.5m

Anya’s starred in some massive movies: the Dune franchise, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and two Super Mario movies, which have both grossed over $1bn (£750m) each. The British-Argentine actress’ bank account is set for another boost with her next role – playing an elf in the new Lord Of The Rings film.

=22: GK Barry, 27, £3.7m

NEW ENTRY!

HOW SHE MADE IT: Long before she roughed it in 2024’s I’m A Celebrity, GK – aka Grace Keeling – was already rich, thanks to YouTube vids, her Saving Grace podcast, KFC ad campaign, sold-out tours and being Loose Women’s youngest-ever panellist. She earned a rumoured £150k fee in the jungle, since topped up with her book It’s Giving Life and acting in Netflix thriller Missing You.

HOW SHE SPENDS IT: Grace seems to be a sensible saver with one weakness – flashy cars. Her first big splurge was a Porsche, while she recently went full-on Barbie, splashing out £250k on a bespoke pink Lamborghini.

=22: Yungblud, 29, £3.7m

Arguably the UK’s biggest rock star right now, Doncaster’s Yungblud is showing no signs of slowing down. Last year, he bagged two UK No. 1s, a US top 10 with Aerosmith and three Grammy nominations. He’s also cashing in on his annual Bludfest festival, BRAT clothing line and London shop.

21: Dani Dyer, 30, £4.6m

Currently strutting her stuff on Strictly, Dani’s not short of a bob or two thanks to TV shows (The Dyers’ Caravan Park; Celebrity SAS), deals with Pampers, and footballer hubby Jarrod Bowen’s reported £150k-a-week salary. Despite her mountains of cash, she still gets dad Danny to pay her phone bill.

20: Emma Mackey, 30, £4.8m

Sex Education transformed Emma into one of the UK’s hottest young actors. Hollywood soon came calling, with the cheques getting chunkier thanks to roles in Barbie, Ella McCay and Death On The Nile. A bigger payday beckons when she takes on the White Witch in Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew next year.

19: Amber Gill, 29, £4.9m

Having run a beauty salon with her aunt, Amber’s head for business was apparent long before finding fame on 2019’s Love Island. A £1m Miss Pap deal sent her into the millionaire’s club while TV appearances and her side-hustle penning saucy romance novels have also swelled her fortune.

18: Kem Cetinay, 30, £5.1m

The Essex lad-about-town won 2017 Love Island with Amber Davies, and has been bagging bumper deals ever since, including £1m for his Kem Cuts grooming range, plus a £500k-a-year Primark Man contract. He also pockets a reported six-figure sum hosting The Capital Weekender.

17: Holly Humberstone, 26, £6m

This goth-tinged Lincolnshire singer-songwriter scored her second Top 5 album with Cruel World in April, adding a few more quid to the pot she’s built playing stadiums supporting Taylor Swift (who’s a big fan) and Olivia Rodrigo. She recently cancelled a tour after a medical emergency. Get well soon, Holly!

16: Ella Henderson, 30, £6.1m

Grimsby’s most famous singer began her career belting out Cher in 2012’s X Factor. No. 1 single Ghost and album Chapter One followed. Today, she’s bigger than ever, netting a cool £1m last year thanks to an international tour with OneRepublic and music royalties.

15: Raye, 29, £6.7m

HOW SHE MADE IT: You can barely walk down the street these days without hearing Where Is My Husband? Blasting somewhere, meaning Raye’s rolling in it. Success took its time – she signed her first deal in 2014, but spent nine years battling music execs before releasing her debut album. Raye’s now making up for lost time, with two huge selling albums.

HOW SHE SPENDS IT: Raye is careful with her cash. She spent her first pay cheque on a Volkswagen Beetle and plans to go backpacking after her tour. Property is her only big spend, with a London home and a six-bedroom £2m LA mansion.

=13: Beabadoobee, 26, £7.5m

The British-Filipino songwriter’s fourth album Pylon hit No. 1 in the UK and Top 10 in the US last month. She earns big money playing enormo-domes (O2 and Madison Square Garden), while Gen Z worship her. She once sparked a craze for young girls to scrawl fake freckles on their faces.

=13: Paul Mescal, 30, £7.5m

After he filmed Normal People, Paul made so little, he’s joked that his entire wage only covered buying the cast a round of drinks. It’s different these days – Paul received £1.1m for a Samsung ad, a reported £1.5m for Gladiator II, and oodles more to come playing Paul McCartney in The Beatles’ biopics.

12: Maisie Williams, 29, £13.9m

She’s currently starring in witchy comedy Practical Magic 2, but is still best known for playing murderous moppet Arya Stark in Game Of Thrones, where she made £150k an episode. Maisie isn’t doing too badly these days, either. Her Wobbly Carrot entertainment firm made £4.2m last year.

11: Aitch, 26, £16.1m

The entrepreneurial Mancunian rapper was the highest-paid star in 2025’s I’m A Celebrity, reportedly earning £250k. Away from music, he’s got a property firm, clothing brand M62 Textiles and a stake in a luxury car hire firm. His Voice UK coaching role should boost his bank balance.

10: Asa Butterfield, 29, £16.9m

Even before he was out of school blazer, Asa was starring in Scorsese films. He’s since raked in a tidy sum through playing Otis in Sex Education, plus a string of big-screen flicks. Asa’s spending habits are wonderfully wholesome, splashing out on his two cats, board games and gardening.

9: Dave, 28, £18m

The ridiculously gifted rapper has spent most of 2026 packing out huge arenas on his The Boy Who Played The Harp tour, adding even more moolah to the piles of cash he’s earned from three No. 1 albums, four No. 1 singles and his Psycho merch line.

8: Florence Pugh, 30, £19.7m

The A-list actress nearly doubled her wealth last year, earning nearly £10m playing the badass Black Widow in Marvel movies Thunderbolts, Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Avengers: Doomsday, alongside roles in East Of Eden and the new Dune movie.

7: Jorja Smith, 29, £20.3m

The R&B singer has set dance floors alight with smashes such as Little Things, but it’s her three albums, brand deals with Dior and Nike, plus non-stop touring (she’s supported Harry Styles) that helped her Elevens Child Touring company post £3.5m in profits this year.

6: Central Cee, 28, £20.8m

NEW ENTRY!

Two No. 1s, a top-10 album in the US, streetwear brand Syna World, plus collabs with Coca-Cola and Paris Saint-Germain FC helped the London rapper’s companies make an eye-watering £6.1m last year. No wonder he can afford a £7k Chanel handbag for his rumoured girlfriend, ex-_Love Island_er Yasmin Hadlow.

5: Sophie Turner, 30, £23m

Having been a star since she was 14, Sophie’s had time to squirrel away a small fortune. Her career has seen her pocket £150k an episode for Game Of Thrones, plus £1.5m for two X-Men movies. Expect more to come from playing Lara Croft in the new £100m Tomb Raider TV reboot.

4: Molly-Mae Hague, 27, and Tommy Fury, 27, £34.5m

HOW THEY MADE IT: Since coupling up on 2019’s Love Island, Molly-Mae and Tommy have become the show’s richest pairing. Molly-Mae makes a reported £130k a week, thanks to mega-money brand deals, including a multi-million-pound Adidas collab, plus her Filter tanning brand and Maebe fashion line. As for Tommy, he’s banked £13m from boxing alongside six-figure sums fronting campaigns for M&S, Kiehl’s and more.

HOW THEY SPEND IT: The loaded lovebirds live in a palatial £4m mansion, while Molly-Mae has a gold Mercedes and £600k engagement ring. They also love splurging on kids Bambi and Midas, including a £8k crib and £1.6k Hermès blanket.

3: Lewis Capaldi, 30, £39.8m

HOW HE MADE IT: For somebody who claimed he only had £200 in his bank account seven years ago, Lewis has come a long way. His two albums have sold over 15m copies, while his 2025-2026 comeback tour is expected to pull in £24m in ticket sales.

HOW HE SPENDS IT: Lewis lives in a £1.6m farmhouse near Glasgow with its own swimming pool, sauna, spa, cinema and recording studio. He’s also big-hearted with his cash. During the World Cup, he spent £2k on drinks for England fans at a London pub after the Three Lions beat Mexico. A Scot buying England fans beer? Talk about going above and beyond!

2: Millie Bobby Brown, 22, £43.6m

HOW SHE MADE IT: Millie reportedly earned £19.6m last year, following her £190k-an-episode Stranger Things payday and £7.6m for Enola Holmes. There’s also her cosmetics/fashion brand Florence by Mills aimed at Gen Z girls (3.7m Insta followers), plus collabs with Pandora, Louis Vuitton and Calvin Klein.

HOW SHE SPENDS IT: Millie and husband Jake Bongiovi love splurging on their animals – and have also adopted two human babies. They own a mind-boggling 62 pets. She’s even built a special pool, so the doggies can learn how to swim.

1: Tom Holland, 30, £57.5m

HOW HE MADE IT: By being one of the highest-grossing actors in history. Tom’s films have generated an estimated £11.7bn worldwide, and he’s starred in 2026’s two biggest box-office hits, Spider-Man: Brand New Day and The Odyssey. There’s also his alcohol-free beer brand, Bero. He’s not done yet: Tom apparently received £15m upfront for his latest superhero outing, with a further £60m in back-end bonuses on the way.

HOW HE SPENDS IT: In August, Tom spent £500k on a wedding celebration to mark his marriage to Zendaya. Her gown cost £200k, with a climate-controlled room reportedly installed at their £3m London home to store it. Add homes in New York and California, plus a £1m+ fleet of luxury cars and Tom’s money web is only getting bigger.

Top 5 international stars

The five wealthiest non-UK stars...

1: Kylie Jenner, 29, £536m

The sale of Kylie Cosmetics to Coty turned her into a beauty mogul. These days, she swans around in private jets, holidays on £37m ‘wellness yachts’, wears £3.7m diamond ear cuffs and lives in a £27.6m mansion with its own chef’s kitchen and personal ‘glam room’.

2: Hailey Bieber, 29, £226m

The model shook up the skincare industry when she followed in the footsteps of Kylie Jenner and sold her beauty brand Rhode to e.l.f Beauty for £750m last year. She reportedly plans to invest the mammoth windfall for Jack Blues, her son with husband Justin.

3: Billie Eilish, 24, £75m

Two UK No. 1 singles, three No. 1 albums and stadium-filling tours have made Billie seriously wealthy. She’s generous with it, though, announcing she was giving £8.8m to fight food poverty and the climate crisis. She’s urged billionaires to ‘give your money away’. Do it, guys!

4: Sydney Sweeney, 29, £37m

NEW ENTRY!

A large chunk of Syd’s fortune comes from raunchy ads, like the recent one for a sports betting firm where she covered her boobs with footballs. She’s also sold soap containing her bathwater, and has her own lingerie line, which she promoted by draping bras on the Hollywood sign.

5: Jung Kook, 29, £35m

NEW ENTRY!

The youngest member of K-pop sensations BTS, Jung has made his fortune by being part of the mega-successful boyband. Currently on a global tour, which is predicted to generate £750m in revenue, he also has deals with Calvin Klein and Chanel.

Top 5 richest pets

Forget nine lives – these lucky animals have nine-figure fortunes...

1: Olivia Benson, £81m

Taylor Swift’s kitty is heading towards her OAP years, but the Scottish Fold has enjoyed a claw-some career, starring in Mummy’s Blank Space and Me! videos, plus purring away in ads for Keds and Diet Coke. Two years ago, she was wealthier than Travis Kelce!

2: Sadie and Lauren, £22.7m

Oprah Winfrey has reportedly set up a £22.7m trust fund, so her two pet pooches are properly pampered if their billionaire owner heads off to the talk-show couch in the sky. The pot of cash will cover veterinary care, grooming and organic meals.

3: Jiffpom, £18m

This fluffy Pomeranian’s 8.4m Insta followers help him earn a staggering £34k per sponsored post. He‘s also published the book I Am Jiffpom, starred in a Katy Perry video, and holds Guinness World Records for walking on his hind legs and front paws.

4: Choupette, £9.8m

Flamboyant German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld left some of his £153m fortune to his beloved cat when he died in 2019, and the iconic puss has partnered with motoring and beauty brands, plus provided the mewing for Gargamel’s cat in the latest Smurfs movie.

5: Doug the Pug, £1.5m

With 3.4m Insta followers, this bug-eyed 14-year-old has befriended stars including Ed Sheeran, Dua Lipa and Justin Bieber, while he hasn’t washed his paw since meeting Dolly Parton. A merch line and £18k per-post fee keep Doug’s tail wagging all the way to the bank.

Top 5 nepo babies

The offspring of famous folk are cashing in like never before...

1: Brooklyn Beckham, 27, £7.4m

Despite the ongoing feud, Brooklyn is still raking it in thanks to a DoorDash ad (£753k) and his Cloud 23 range of spicy sauces. Heiress wife Nicola is worth £39m, meaning the couple can afford to splash out £75k on a bottle of wine, as they recently did on a date night.

2: Romeo Beckham, 24, £3m

He modelled for Burberry as a 10-year-old, later landing a £1.2m contract for Puma, and today works with Versace and YSL. He recently announced his acting debut in gay tennis drama Forty Love, and is following in mum’s footsteps with his own Intra fashion label, too.

3: Lila Moss, 24, £1.6m

The model daughter of Kate Moss made £1.3m profit last year, after walking for Miu Miu, Fendi and Victoria’s Secret. Often seen hitting the town with fellow nepo baby pals Iris Law, Romeo Beckham and Grace Burns (supermodel Christy Turlington’s daughter).

4: Holly Ramsay-Peaty, 26, £1.5m

Luxury collabs with Victoria’s Secret and Armani have helped Holly build a nice nest egg. She married swimmer Adam Peaty last December – the pair spent £40k on gifts for their guests, but chef dad Gordon is moaning he’s still paying the £65k flowers bill.

5: Elijah Hewson, 27, £1.5m

The son of U2’s Bono, Elijah fronts Irish rock band Inhaler. They’ve recorded three albums, which have all hit No. 1 or No. 2 in the UK, and performed sell-out arena tours. Currently dates fellow nepo-baby Grace Burns. Talk about keeping it in the celebrity family...

The power couples

With fame usually comes extraordinary wealth – and for these couples, that’s definitely the case…

Kim Kardashian and Lewis Hamilton

£1.8bn, 387.1m social media followers

A new addition to the list of A-list couples after hard-launching their romance in June, Kim and Lewis have a combined fortune of over £1bn. Reality TV, brand endorsements and founding SKIMS have led to Kim reaching billionaire status, while Lewis’ F1 contract with Ferrari and numerous investments have seen his own net worth exceed £400m.

Prince William and Kate Middleton

£113m, 17.4m social media followers

With an estimated combined net worth of over £100m, the Prince and Princess of Wales are one of the UK’s wealthiest couples. Inheriting the Duchy of Cornwall estate in 2022 bumped up William’s net worth massively, with the 35,000-acre estate generating an annual surplus of around £24m. However, much of the pair’s fortune is tied up in royal estates and trusts.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

£44m, 13.4m social media followers

Leaving the royal family wasn’t a bad move for their bank balance, as Harry and Meghan’s joint fortune is said to sit at around £44m. But they’re thought to be burning through it all fast, especially as they’re eyeing up properties in the Cotswolds worth around £12m – and Meghan’s lifestyle brand, As Ever, is yet to turn over any major profit.

Victoria and David Beckham

£1.185bn, 120.6m social media followers

They’re one of the UK’s most iconic couples, and the Beckhams have long been worth a pretty penny. But, this year, their fortune saw a major boost, with David becoming the UK’s first billionaire sportsman. They haven’t refrained from splashing the cash, with a string of properties in Miami, London and the Cotswolds, as well as a £16m super-yacht.

Beyoncé and Jay-Z

£2.8bn, 299.1m social media followers

Being one of showbiz’s most iconic couples is certainly lucrative. And after reportedly amassing a joint fortune of £2.8bn, Bey and Jay-Z are frontrunners for the wealthiest celeb pairing. Bey is believed to boast a net worth upwards of £754m, while her rapper husband has raked in over £2bn, making him the world’s wealthiest music artist. It comes as no surprise the pair have made some extravagant purchases over the years. Their real estate portfolio includes multimillion-dollar mansions in Bel-Air and Malibu, and you can find cars like Rolls-Royces and Bugattis parked on their driveway. And they never shy away from OTT gifts, with Beyoncé – who shares kids Blue Ivy, Rumi and Sir with Jay-Z – once gifting her husband a private jet to mark Father’s Day.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce

£1.5bn, 279.1m social media followers

After getting hitched earlier this year, Taylor and Travis have quickly become one of showbiz’s power couples – and their combined fortune backs this up. The Life Of A Showgirl singer is worth well over £1bn, while NFL ace Travis is said to have a net worth of £75m. It’s no wonder they could afford a £25m wedding at Madison Square Garden.

Harry Styles and Zoë Kravitz

£116m, 53.2m social media followers

He earned millions as a member of One Direction, but Harry’s solo career has taken him to new heights – and he’s estimated to be worth well over £100m as of 2026. Meanwhile, his fiancée Zoë has amassed her own millions through acting, directing and brand endorsements, as well as being the ultimate cool girl.

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky

£1.07bn, 165.1m social media followers

Her music career helped her make millions, but it was Rihanna’s beauty and fashion businesses that saw her become a billionaire in 2022. And with her long-term beau believed to be worth £26m, the couple and their three young children live a life of luxury, owning properties in Barbados, New York and Los Angeles.

Damian tells Liz: ‘Be careful!’

After surprising fans with their romance 18 months ago, Billy Ray Cyrus has reportedly popped the question to Elizabeth Hurley. The actress sparked engagement rumours earlier this month after she flashed a massive sparkler on that finger, with sources confirming it is an engagement ring.

But we’re told that her son Damian, 24 – who Liz had with the late producer Steve Bing – is feeling protective of his mum and urging her to be cautious. ‘Damian took a while to warm up to Billy Ray, but ultimately, he wants what’s best for his mum,’ says an insider. ‘Now she’s said “yes”, he’s not going to fight her on it or try to drive a wedge between them.’ But, our source says Damian is sounding a note of caution. ‘He feels Liz needs to protect herself,’ we’re told.

Liz and Billy Ray, 65, first met while filming romcom Christmas In Paradise in 2022. Despite having chemistry with one another, it wasn’t until two years later that they reconnected and started dating, following the breakdown of the country star’s third marriage to singer Firerose. They have since split their time between Tennessee, where the dad of six lives, and Liz’s estate in rural Hertfordshire.

Austin Powers star Liz, 61, was previously married to businessman Arun Nayar and engaged to cricketer Shane Warne. She also famously dated Hugh Grant. She has touched on her and Billy Ray being an ‘unlikely pairing’ but has insisted they have ‘a lot more similarities than you’d think’.

That hasn’t stopped eyebrows being raised at the union, thanks to Billy Ray’s acrimonious splits from Firerose and second wife Tish, which sparked a fallout with his children, including his daughter Miley. He also caused controversy by performing at Donald Trump’s inauguration in 2025.

Now we’re told, ‘Damian plans on having a candid talk with Billy Ray. He’s happy to give him a chance to prove himself, but he’ll be watching him like a hawk.’

Samie and Tyrique: Surprise baby!

Former Love Islanders Samie Elishi and Tyrique Hyde have shocked fans for the second time this year – announcing they are expecting a baby, just six months after they started dating.

In a joint Instagram post, Samie, 26, and Tyrique, 27, shared a video from the scan, in which the mum-to-be was captured beaming at the camera and sharing a kiss with her beau. Samie also showed off her growing bump as the pair stepped out for the Pride Of Britain Awards last week.

The couple’s milestone has come as a shock to many fans, owing to the fast-moving nature of their relationship.

After previously dating Tom Clare off the back of winter Love Island in 2023, Samie entered the All Stars villa in January and won with Ciaran Davies. But their romance ended just weeks later, and she swiftly moved on with Tyrique, who previously dated Ella Thomas from season 10.

After Samie’s split from Ciaran, Tyrique reportedly sent her flowers, and it wasn’t long before the pair became an item after a trip to Morocco in April.

Following the surprise baby news, fans were quick to express their shock. ‘Wait! What???’ wrote one, while a second commented, ‘Whoa, this was fast. I’m genuinely shocked.’ A third said, ‘From winning All Stars season three to having a baby with someone else within eight months is wild.’ Another comment read, ‘Happy for them, of course, but I just could have never guessed this outcome.’

Martin Freeman and Rachel Benaissa: Married!

The Office star, 55, and French writer Rachel, 32, reportedly tied the knot earlier this year after getting together in 2020. The couple showing off their rings at the London Film Festival.

Will Best and Tobi Rose: Baby!

The presenter, 41 – who is currently appearing on Strictly – and his fiancée have become parents for the first time, welcoming a little boy called Sonny. ‘Aren’t we lucky,’ Will said.

Ellie Dix and Jono McCullough: Pregnant!

The MAFS Australia stars are expecting their first baby, two years after secretly getting together during the famous TV experiment. ‘Baby McCullough coming April 2027,’ they wrote.

Katherine Ryan found herself in hot water last month after the BBC upheld complaints about a joke concerning Victoria Beckham on Have I Got News For You. And now, she exclusively tells heat that VB reached out to her directly after it was broadcast in November last year – and she wasn’t happy.

Discussing a 2013 leaked email from David Beckham, in which he allegedly used the word ‘c**t’, the comedian, 43, said on the show, ‘I don’t know that we are allowed to broadcast the c-word, but you did reference Victoria Beckham earlier, and we’ll allow that.’

Revealing what happened behind closed 26 doors with the Spice Girl, 52, Katherine says, ‘If Victoria had seen the broadcast, she would have known it was tongue-in-cheek. I never actually used the c-word – I was being cheeky while trying to wrap up a segment,’ she explains.

‘But Victoria reached out to me as soon as it happened and said she was offended. I unreservedly apologised and said, “I love you, and I’m really sorry. This is just how I am, and I certainly didn’t mean to hurt any feelings.” That’s the last I heard from her, and I haven’t reached out to Victoria since. I think you should say sorry once, and leave it at that. Maybe we can patch things up one day.’

When it comes to the Beckham feud with eldest son Brooklyn, Katherine also has opinions. ‘He wouldn’t have been in circles to meet a billionaire like Nicola [Peltz] without them,’ she says. ‘There are swings and roundabouts when it comes to being a nepo baby. You get loads of privilege, but it comes with identity issues, too. And you’ll have a “main character energy” mum who gets a little loose on the vinos at your wedding. I hope that relationship heals, but I have always been Team Victoria. It’s like I’m on The Traitors. “I am, and I always have been, Faithful to Victoria Beckham.”’

Katherine – who has just released her second memoir, Firstborn Daughter – previously received backlash after claiming that her own firstborn daughter Violet is her ‘favourite’. But the star – who is also mum to Fred, four, Fenna, three, and one-year-old Holland, who she shares with her husband Bobby Kootstra – stands by her words.

‘My small children, who I love dearly and are lavished with attention, will grow up and read things that I say – including, but not limited to – “Violet is my favourite.” But they’ll have an understanding of, “My mom is an irreverent person, and she sometimes says some wild shit,”’ Katherine says. ‘They’ll also understand that Violet grew up with far more hardships than they did. She and I have a survivor’s loyalty, so she will always be my favourite.’

Having raised Violet alone, Katherine praises her 17-year-old as ‘quick, funny, talented and conscientious’. But she also says, ‘I worry that I’ve gone wrong, as she has really firm boundaries. She’s a fortress, and I hope she doesn’t become so invulnerable that she lets nobody in. At least I know she won’t get into any toxic relationships, like I did. She’ll only go after the Lee Andrews of the world in a Stacey Dooley way.’

The star is now happily married to Bobby, 44, who she rekindled her romance with in 2018, having previously dated when they were teens. But Katherine says he still ‘needs a life manager’. She jokes, ‘Bobby is a wonderful man and our relationship is really healthy. But we have one shared secret weapon – me. He’s lucky he has a benevolent dictator. I’m very nice to him; he gets lots of treats.’

In the lead-up to the festive season, the couple will be enjoying all the activities you’d expect with three little ones, but Katherine does have some more unusual plans of her own. ‘Very festively, I’m having my breast implants taken out on 14 December,’ she laughs. ‘I had my facelift last Christmas and wore a balaclava to UK Lapland. Christmas is for surgery, turkey, and festive fun.’

Their turbulent relationship hit headlines last year, and now Jeff Brazier has bravely opened up about his battle to save son Freddy from drug addiction.

‘To see your son suffer in that way and not be able to appeal to his better nature and stop that addiction cycle… I couldn’t do anything,’ the presenter, 47, admitted in a candid interview with Matt Willis for his On The Mend podcast. ‘I tried standing in front of the front door; I tried going to the police. That’s when his behaviour is not his own, when he’s just walking the streets.’

Revealing that Freddy enters a ‘form of psychosis’ when using drugs, Jeff said, ‘I’ve had to go looking for him on countless occasions and try to bring him to safety, only for him to flee the minute you turn your back because he needs to be near the things he perceives himself to need.’

Despite this, Jeff insisted he had no intention of giving up on Freddy, 22, and that his late partner Jade Goody would want him to always be there for their son. ‘What else can I do but keep trying?’ he said. ‘I’m never going to stop. I just always want to support him. It’s what Jade would be absolutely insisting that I do.’

Freddy lost his mum when he was just four, after she tragically died on Mother’s Day 2009, aged 27, following a battle with cervical cancer. He’s admitted he began smoking weed at the age of 12, and that he’s struggled with his mental health over the years, experiencing manic episodes. He has previously been sectioned and spent time in rehab.

In March last year, Jeff – who’s also dad to actor Bobby, 23 – initiated legal proceedings to block contact between Freddy and his maternal grandmother Jackiey Budden, with whom he was reportedly smoking cannabis.

Although Freddy recently clarified that ‘no one is to blame other than myself’ and that he ‘smoked before I really got into it’ with Jackiey, he has previously said it was his nan who got him ‘hooked on weed’.

A truce was reached in August 2025, when Jeff dropped the court case following Freddy’s threats to leave the UK and live abroad with Jackiey.

Speaking on the podcast, Jeff said, ‘Fred has been through a lot in the last eight years. In particular, he has a very tricky relationship with his maternal grandmother.

But, oddly, it’s really difficult to protect your child from someone they’re related to. Especially if they’re the last surviving blood relative of the person you’ve lost who you love the most.’

Freddy – who welcomed daughter Isla Jade with his ex Holly Swinburn in March – also hit headlines this month when he admitted to using his BBC budget to buy drugs while competing with Jeff on Celebrity Race Across The World.

Despite promising his dad he wouldn’t get high while filming, Freddy revealed he’d ‘climbed out of the hotel window’ to buy drugs on the anniversary of Jade’s death. ‘I was very selfish,’ he said. ‘But I felt like I needed that joint; otherwise I was getting kicked off the show, anyway, because I wasn’t in the greatest headspace. I didn’t want to be filmed on Mother’s Day.’

Jeff added, ‘What I learned a while ago is that it’s got to be his call. When he’s ready – and only then, really – will you ever see him climb out of the cycle. Freddy’s a smart kid; he just doesn’t seem to have control. There’s always a glimmer. He knows what will help.

‘What I’m relying on now is Fred to mature to the point where I hear him talking about it, and I hear him understanding it more.’

He started his career as little brother to Internet sensation ‘Zoella’, creating his own YouTube channel and gaining 8 million subscribers in the process. But Joe Sugg, now 35, has firmly made his own name in the business we call show with his endearing charm and down-to-earth personality.

Starring on Strictly Come Dancing in 2018, his quickstep not only caught the eye of the British public – he made it to the final but was pipped to the glitterball by Stacey Dooley – but also that of professional dancer Dianne Buswell. They fell in love over the quickstep and in March this year, they welcomed baby Bowden.

Here, Joe tells us they can’t wait to celebrate Christmas as a three for the first time…

What are you and Dianne most looking forward to as your first Christmas as parents?

Sharing family feel of Christmas, I guess. Me and Diane have had around eight Christmases together now, just us, so it's going to be unusual, but in the best possible way of it being a three, although we do come with the whole extended family, both in the UK and Australia. We’ll hopefully go out to Australia at some point for Dianne's family to meet him because some of her family haven't met him yet. I think that's going to be a very, very exciting time. And I'd like to say easy, because at the moment he's just playing with his own hands. So we don't have to get him much for Christmas, which is great. He's at that age where he's more interested in wrapping paper than an actual gift.

What is your role on Christmas Day?

I'm chief toy maker now! Last time we had Christmas over here with Dianne's family, I was in charge of cooking and I ended up slowly roping in more and more of Dianne's family to help me. I think I tried to overdo it; I tried things I'd never made before, but I wanted to impress. And I ended up roping them all in to help me, but it was good. I pride myself on my roast potatoes. So even if I'm not in charge of cooking anymore, I will be put on roast potato duty.

What's the best thing about being a parent so far?

The thing that I love the most is the amount of time Dianne and I spend looking at each other and going, ‘I cannot believe that we have made him.’ He's been made from us. Seeing little mannerisms or little things that he has like… he has Diane's big toe! And it's like, ‘oh, my word, that is actually your big toe.’ Just seeing him smile is the best thing - it's a love that you never knew you could ever have in your life.

And the worst?

I knew that we’d have less sleep, but you can go through a patch of, ‘oh, my word. He sleeps through the night. This is amazing. This is great.’ But then at any point, they can have regressions, if they're teething and things like that. So then you’re like, ‘I don't know if I've ever had this less sleep in a week.’ But we're so lucky that we've got a great support around us, and it's only temporary. It's all completely worth it. Everything passes.

Do you think that he might follow in Dianne’s footsteps one day?

At the moment, I'm being roped in to help Dianne with her choreography - I do volunteer, but I’m the only one in the house that can volunteer. She's been putting them up on her TikTok - behind the scenes of me helping her choreograph her numbers. I'm not looking for any credit, you know? But I'm getting fully involved this year in helping Dianne with her choreography - I'm just glad that they're still in the competition, because I must be doing something right! But Bowden sits and watches us dance, so he's around it so much. Who knows what he'll be into? He's got the feet for it.

You’ve teamed up with Coca-Cola for their Christmas Truck campaign. What made you want to get involved?

I'm a very nostalgic person. I can remember growing up and seeing this truck every year on our TV screen. I didn't even know if it was a real thing. And then in 2017, I got to actually go and visit the truck because they were doing some sort of a competition for people to spend a night in the Coca-Cola truck, which I thought was incredible. And so when this opportunity came around, I was like, ‘Oh, my word, absolutely, I'd love to because it brought me a lot of joy over the years.’ And so the thought that it might bring others and communities around the UK that same joy, I thought it's a great one to get involved with.

How do people get involved?

It's super simple. You go onto the Coca-Cola website and it's all on there and you basically vote through the website for your town. And then whichever one gets the most votes the truck will come and visit. It’s exciting!

Joe Sugg is encouraging people across Great Britain to vote for a town they would like the Coca-Cola Christmas Truck to visit this festive season. Vote now at https://cokeurl.com/gb-truck-tour.

She’s been wowing us all on the Strictly dance floor, but Australian singer and actress Delta Goodrem suffered a setback when she injured her rib during rehearsals with professional partner Kai Widdrington, causing her to pull out of that week’s live show.

The 41-year-old – who topped the leaderboard during her first two weeks on the BBC show – was showered in well wishes by fans, and said their ‘support has meant the world’. Now back on the dance floor, she tells heat that working alongside Kai, 31, has been ‘amazing’. In fact, the pair jokingly refer to themselves as Delta Kai – a reference to the villainous Cobra Kai dojo in Karate Kid. ‘Kai is my Mr Miyagi,’ Delta laughs. ‘It’s funny – he Miyagis me. He just goes, “Oh, what about this and this?” And then all of a sudden, I’m doing it. It’s like, “Wax on, wax off.”’

But Kai, who was partnered with Vicky Pattison last year, isn’t the only man in former Neighbours star Delta’s life who is backing her Strictly journey. She says that her husband Matthew Copley, who she married in 2025, has been supporting her all the way – and has been fuelling her training sessions with ‘smoothies and coffee’.

Here, the 2026 Eurovision entrant and pro dancer chat parental advice and why they’re not banking on winning the show this year…

How has the Strictly journey been so far for you both?

DELTA: Amazing – although that amount of exercise was a shock to the system. I have a new goal to be able to talk after our performance, which means my fitness will have improved. But it’s incredible – I’m so happy to be immersed with music and getting to perform. Coming from Australia and getting to know everybody and meeting all these new friends, I feel very lucky to be a part of the Strictly universe.

Did you know that you could rock it like you have been on a Saturday night?

D: There’s a fire in me, and I was hoping it would be ignited. We’ve worked so hard at it. I love the energy in the room, and I’ve been so excited by all the songs – and I love my coach; he’s amazing. So I’m like, ‘Let’s go!’ I want to have fun, and we do have a great time.

Motsi Mabuse has called you a queen – do you think you have what it takes to become Strictly royalty?

D: Motsi is a queen, so I’m truly honoured by her royal presence! I’m just excited to get through each week. I think week one had that extra little bit of, ‘Oh, my goodness, we’re going. This is it. We are doing this’ – and I loved it. Motsi is beautiful, and her sister [former Strictly pro] Oti is an inspiration, too.

You’ve performed for hundreds of millions of people watching Eurovision – how does this compare?

D: Obviously it’s a different craft, but live shows are what I enjoy. I’m excited to do it all again each week. I still feel the same amount of butterflies – they’ve just got a little more glitter and a little more sparkle now.

Kai, is Delta making your job even more exciting?

KAI: Absolutely. Being a Strictly professional, it’s all about who’s in front of you. I’ve said to her many times that she’s a master at her own craft, so it’s about utilising our assets. She’s familiar with music, of course, so we’re going to use that. And we’re a tall couple, so we want to use our lovely long limbs and glide across that floor in our dances. But in general, I think it’s a really suitable partnership for both of us - we get on really well, our energies are matching the same. Delta’s husband is very analytical and was like, ‘You guys were just on the same level, and the energy and vibes were the same.’ I feel very lucky to be partnered with Delta - I’m having a great time.

Delta, do you feel vulnerable about being out of your comfort zone?

D: Oh, I definitely feel vulnerable when I’m dancing. But I love the variety of my career, and I’m so grateful for that. I always thought, ‘Oh, I wonder what that would be like? I’d love to get the opportunity to dance that much.’ I’ve never had the opportunity to be immersed in dancing – I’ve always wanted to, and I loved it as a kid, but I never had the opportunity to dance like this. I’m a total nerd when I get really excited. I’m like, ‘Teach me your ways…’ Not having to be in charge is also a holiday for me – I don’t have to come up with the routine; I just get to live in it. As a performer, that’s something I don’t often get to do, because I’m normally having to take the lead. It’s a different experience to relinquish that control, but I’m so lucky because they create the most phenomenal routines for me and Kai, and I can just be like, ‘Go for it!’

Are you loving the glam side of the show?

D: I love telling a story from start to finish. Everything has to connect for it to come together on the dance floor, so the hair and make-up always bring an extra layer of detail to the whole entire vision. I love that side of the show.

What does your husband think?

D: He loves it! He’s so incredibly supportive. And I think having big hair, going that extra bit further than I normally would in my own shows… It’s nice that I get to play with that here in this Strictly universe.

How is your husband helping on your Strictly journey?

D: Obviously, we are a long way from our home in Sydney, but we do everything together – we travel together, so we have an amazing balance like that. And he’s a great cook. He also orders coffees and smoothies and gets them delivered to the studio. I told him there wasn’t any coffee at the studio, so he orders them for us.

You’ve had your fair share of health issues, beating lymphoma when you were 18 and suffering tongue paralysis after surgery in 2018. Has doing Strictly given you a newfound respect for your body?

D: Oh, yeah. Just the ‘shot out of a cannon’ feeling of doing samba in the first week – I was so thrilled, but I was just gasping for air. I love it, and I’m totally learning how to look after my body – how much fuel it needs, and all the things you do as an athlete. I’m taking a holistic approach like the dancers do – they’re physically active at all times. I try to relate to my dance moves in the same way I relate to my singing muscles and ask, ‘What do I normally do to have a healthy, fit life with my voice?’ I think about those muscles the same as I do with my dancing muscles.

Have you seen a change in your body?

D: My body is definitely adapting. I’m moving, and I’m changing. I’m more malleable, too, which is a welcome development. I’m naturally sporty, but this last year, we were on the road so much that I just haven’t had structure, so it was zero to 100 with my training. My mum said, ‘Why don’t you start going to the gym just a couple of times on the road? Just go for a run.’ I was like, ‘I’ll be fine, Mum – I’m going on my Strictly journey.’ And then, I got here, and I was like, ‘I should have listened to my mum.’

Are you finding the whole process all-consuming?

D: Yes. I’m going home and doing the steps around the kitchen while I make a cup of tea. I’m thinking about dancing while I’m in the shower; I’m dreaming about it. I love stepping into the wonderland of it, because I think it’s so special. Strictly’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience, so I’m here to embrace and enjoy that for however long I get to experience this magic. I’m definitely exhausted when I get home – but I’m still thinking about all the things Kai has told me that I hopefully remember for the weekend.

Do you dare think about how far you’ll go in the competition?

D: I’m not thinking ahead. I’m just thinking step by step. I’m competitive with myself and, of course, I want to be the best I can be. But I’m just taking it week by week.

K: You can imagine what I’m thinking! But in all seriousness, Delta’s right – we are taking it week by week. You actually can’t look ahead, because that’s when you fall by the wayside. If you think, ‘Oh, well, if we just get to next week, then we’ve got this’, then it’s curtains. It’s like when football players do their post-match interviews. They go, ‘Right, the most important game is the next one. We can’t think about the match in three games’ time. It’s all about this week.’ If we get through, then we’ll think about the next one.

What kind of reaction have you had from fans?

D: They’ve been phenomenal. Everybody back home has been sharing our dances. Everyone’s so excited to go on the journey with me. I can be very spontaneous at my own shows, jump on pianos, and have fun. But this is something else, and I think anyone who comes to my shows knows that it’s a dream come true to get to experience. I’m very lucky that I have a lot of people who are like, ‘Let’s go!’

Strictly Come Dancing airs every Saturday at 6.15pm on BBC One; stream on BBC iPlayer

Prince Harry may be settling back into British life, but with Meghan Markle reportedly lining up a Hollywood comeback, we’re told he’s worried his wife could have very different ideas about where their future lies.

It’s barely been two months since the Sussexes made their much-talked-about return to the UK, yet Meghan already appears to have sunny California firmly on her mind. And while the couple are preparing to head back to the States for the festive season, we’re told there could be a much bigger plan behind the trip than simply catching up with family.

Earlier this month, Meghan, 45, offered a not-so-subtle reminder of home when she unveiled the latest advent calendar from her lifestyle brand. Rather than a picture-perfect scene of a wintry English Christmas, the illustration featured the couple’s Montecito mansion dusted in snow. Subtle? Not exactly.

It was also announced that Meghan, Harry and their children, Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five, plan to spend the festive period back in California, leaving the UK in the coming weeks to celebrate Thanksgiving with Meghan’s mum, Doria Ragland, on 26 November.

But while the family reunion will undoubtedly be a priority, an insider tells us Meghan is also hoping to use her time back in LA to get her acting ambitions moving again - and she’s apparently got plenty of irons in the fire.

‘Meghan's got a ton of meetings lined up for when she's back in LA, and she's really excited about what could come out of them,’ we’re told.

‘She’s already in talks for a few different projects, both scripted and reality, so things are definitely moving in the right direction.’

And there’s certainly been no shortage of hints that Meghan is keen to return to the world of acting. She’s already filmed a cameo for the upcoming film Close Personal Friends, alongside Lily Collins, but a fresh announcement from her former agent Ari Emanuel has fuelled speculation that something more substantial is already on the cards.

Last week, Ari made headlines by describing it as a ‘great thing’ that he no longer had to think about Meghan’s career. However, he went on to suggest that work was still happening behind the scenes, despite not working with the Duchess directly.

Ari added, ‘I think she’s actually getting booked and there’s reality stuff and TV stuff’.

Her appearance on MasterChef Australia earlier this year appeared very on brand for Meghan. But more reality TV is certainly something we hadn’t been expecting from the Duchess.

Now, we’re told Meghan is keen to make the most of her Hollywood connections as she plots her next moves, and that means getting back in the room with the people who can help make it happen.

‘Knowing the right people is key, which is why she plans to network with as many power brokers as she can when she’s in L.A. She’s going to be hitting up all the right holiday parties, which makes it easier since so many of the people she wants to mix with will be in the same room,’ the source says.

‘When she’s in the city, she likes to spend time at the San Vicente Bungalows [a private members club] for the same reason all the right people come through, so introductions can happen very organically. She's looking forward to reconnecting with people in person and seeing what sort of opportunities come out of those conversations.’

It’s hardly surprising that Meghan is keen to get her career back on track. In August, reports emerged that she could be returning to our screens in Netflix’s The Gentlemen, the aristo-action series from Guy Ritchie, which is largely filmed in the Cotswolds - the very same corner of England that she and Harry currently call home.

The reports came alongside news that the Sussexes were working on a project to honour Princess Diana, prompting royal watchers to question why Meghan would consider a return to the UK after previously describing feeling isolated and suicidal there.

But the excitement around the reported acting role was short-lived. Just 72 hours after the news began circulating, royal author and former Vanity Fair editor Tina Brown claimed that the ‘backlash’ from the UK public had been ‘so intense’ that whoever was behind offering Meghan the role had been forced to revoke their offer, believing it was ‘untenable’ to move forward with filming.

While the reports of the role being withdrawn remain just that, the speculation has done little to dampen talk of Meghan’s ambitions. And, according to our source, the experience has only made her more determined to land something worthwhile.

The insider says, ‘The whole thing that happened with The Gentlemen has only made her more determined to land something great. She’s very good at using rejection as fuel; as far as she’s concerned, that’s the only way to make it in this business, so she’s not letting that disappointment slow her down.

‘She would love to land a role on a prestige TV show; that’s what she's aiming for, and her goal is to get something that shows her range, something she can really sink her teeth into.’

They add, ‘That being said, there’s still a lot of speculation that she will do something Suits-related. There’s still a huge appetite to see her back in that role, so she could potentially get her own spinoff. She hasn’t said either way if she will go that direction, but it’s well-known that they want her.’

And a return to the legal drama that made Meghan a household name could prove particularly lucrative. Earlier this week, reports suggested Suits bosses could offer her a staggering £3.74 million to return for a ‘one-off blockbuster’, with the possibility of an ‘eventual reboot of the original series’ if it proves successful.

For Harry, though, his wife’s career revival could present a rather awkward dilemma.

The Duke, 42, has thrown himself back into British life, continuing to support charities close to his heart and preparing for the 2027 Invictus Games. After years of living in California, he appears increasingly comfortable spending time in the UK. But if Meghan lands a major TV role, she could find herself spending lengthy stretches of time on the other side of the Atlantic.

And that’s where the potential problem lies. While Harry understands the need to bring in money and supports Meghan’s ambitions, we’re told he’s concerned that a successful Hollywood comeback could make their hopes of a long-term UK life even harder to realise.

‘Harry understands they need the income, and he's supportive of her ambitions, but he's also worried about what this means for their future in England. It makes Harry fear that Meghan has zero interest in making their UK return work for the long term,’ we’re told.

‘The last thing he wants is Meghan spending months at a time in L.A., but she's not about to put her career on hold. She's got the acting bug again, and she's determined to see where it takes her. Hollywood is where she feels most at home professionally; she knows how the business works, and she sees a real opportunity to make good money’.

Of course, any decision will have to take Archie and Lilibet into account. The couple have repeatedly made clear that their children come first, and the youngsters have already faced two school changes – once when leaving the US and again after being pulled out of their first UK school after just two days over security fears.

With that in mind, Meghan is unlikely to be able to accept every opportunity that comes her way, however tempting the pay cheque. But our source says she’s not ruling out projects filmed closer to home, either – which could be the one saving grace for Harry.

‘As eager as she is to jumpstart her career, she’s not rushing. She has a lot of moving parts to consider, mostly the children and making sure they aren’t disrupted, which ideally means finding a way to shoot around their school holiday schedule. This does narrow down her options considerably, but she’s not worried; she says the right project will come together, it’s just a matter of time,’ the insider says.

‘As much as she does miss home, she’s not limiting herself to projects shooting solely in California. There are opportunities in the UK, and a lot of Hollywood projects are filmed in Europe, so it's very possible she could end up shooting close by. Ultimately, it's about finding the right project, or projects, and going from there.’

After dating for two years, Elizabeth Hurley and Billy Ray Cyrus sparked rumours that they have gotten engaged when she was spotted wearing a huge sparkly diamond on her wedding ring finger. Sources close to the couple confirmed the country star got down on one knee, just days after dropping a cryptic ring emoji online.

And now, sources tell heat that her fiercely devoted son Damian is feeling ‘extremely nervous’ about what might happen if the marriage ever ends in divorce – especially after Billy Ray’s acrimonious split from singer Firerose.

‘Damian took a while to warm up to Billy Ray, that’s no secret,’ an insider exclusively reveals. ‘But ultimately, he wants what’s best for his mother. Now that she’s accepted his proposal, he’s not going to sit around fighting her or trying to drive a wedge between them.’

Despite his desire to keep the peace, Damian, 24, is said to be ‘desperate’ to protect his mum, actively encouraging her behind the scenes to enter her second marriage with ‘her eyes wide open’, especially given ‘Billy Ray’s murky romantic history.’ While Damian and Billy Ray, 65, have genuinely ‘grown to like’ each other, our source says he is still ‘putting his foot down’ when it comes to protecting his 61-year-old mother.

‘Damian plans on sitting Billy Ray down for a candid talk where he’ll lay down the law and get some clarity over what lies ahead. He’s happy to give his new stepdad a clean slate to prove himself,’ we’re told. ‘But that’s not to say he won’t be watching him like a hawk!’

According to the insider, Damian has had ‘no qualms’ over warning Billy Ray that there would be ‘no tolerance’ for ‘any sort of bad behaviour or drama.’

‘Sure, he’s been wonderful to Liz and has never shown any sort of dark side, but it’s no secret that his last marriage got very toxic,’ the source says. ‘The things that came out during his divorce from Firerose painted a very ugly picture of their home life.’

With Damian doing his best to give Billy Ray a chance, the country icon is equally eager to put his best foot forward, actively ‘putting a tonne of energy’ into getting to know his new stepson.

‘It’s partly motivated by how distant his relationships with his own kids are, but mostly it’s about impressing Liz and keeping her happy with him. He knows the happier Damian is, the happier Liz is. He’s willing to do whatever it takes to make sure he hangs on to her. He knows how lucky he is.’

Building bridges with Damian could also open doors to a closer-knit blended family – especially given that Miley Cyrus is said to be open to striking up a friendship with Liz’s son, as the pair ‘have rubbed shoulders in fashion circles and have mutual friends’.

The sudden rush to secure boundaries comes after an unlikely romance that initially left fans utterly stunned. The couple first met on the set of the 2022 movie Christmas In Paradise, where they were co-stars, but after losing contact, it wasn’t until 2024 that they reconnected, and sparks quickly began to fly. They later hard-launched their relationship on Easter Sunday in 2025, sparking so much shock that some fans initially believed the photos were an AI-generated hoax.

While naysayers insisted the romance wouldn’t last, Liz and Billy Ray have proven that love conquers all – though wedding bells won’t be ringing immediately while they navigate their transatlantic divide. Billy Ray remains rooted in Tennessee, while Liz calls Hertfordshire home over 4,000 miles away. Though heat previously reported that the pair had considered running off to Las Vegas for a low-key elopement to ‘shock everyone’, the focus has now shifted back to a proper family ceremony, leading to a stalemate over locations.

‘They know they want an intimate wedding with all of their children present, but where it’s actually going to happen hasn’t been decided,’ a source said. ‘[Billy Ray] would love to hold it in Tennessee so it’s easier for his six kids to attend. He’s had a strained relationship with some of them in the past, so having them there for his special day is crucial.’

Unfortunately for the Achy Breaky Heart singer, his bride-to-be is holding out for a traditional ceremony on home soil in the UK. Billy Ray’s desire to have his six children – Brandi, 39, Trace, 37, Christopher Cody, 34, Miley, 33, Braison, 32, and Noah, 26 – present comes after none of them showed up when he tied the knot with Australian singer Firerose back in October 2023.

When he hard-launched his relationship with Liz, Miley was initially left less than impressed, with an insider sharing at the time, ‘Miley thinks her dad is just looking for attention, and the fling with Liz will end in disaster... It’s like he’s having some kind of delayed mid-life crisis.’

Flash forward just seven months after his previous wedding, and the drama blew wide open when Billy Ray and Firerose split. Firerose, 37, accused him of ‘abuse’, which he vehemently denied, while he claimed she only married him for fraud. She has since taken to social media, labelling her ex as a ‘narcissist’ and describing their relationship as some of the most ‘excruciating years’ of her life.

Yet, despite the chaos of Billy Ray’s past, Liz has stood by her man, believing she ‘saved’ him after he hit ‘rock bottom’. Not only that, but she reportedly stepped in to help repair his relationship with his superstar daughter.

An insider previously told heat, ‘Liz straight up told Billy Ray that he needed to take the reins and make amends to his daughter... Ultimately, he took her advice, and it worked. He and Miley are now back on good terms, which in a lot of ways does feel like an answered prayer.’

His villainous turn on Celebrity Traitors has turned James Acaster into a viral sensation and an unlikely heartthrob, with fans crowning him ‘the internet’s new boyfriend.’ Viewers have been left swooning over his flustered ‘soft boy' energy, sharp game-playing, and the fact that his moral panic at having to lie has quickly become the most charming thing on television right now.

But before he became the nation’s latest crush, the comedian, 41, was nursing a seriously brutal broken heart when his ex-girlfriend, actress Louise Ford, left him for none other than Mr Bean – aka Hollywood actor Rowan Atkinson, who is 26 years her senior. And believe us, it’s every bit as painfully awkward as it sounds…

James and Louise, a fellow comedian and actress, dated from 2011 to 2013 and were living together when, in 2013, she starred opposite the Blackadder and Mr Bean star in the West End production of Edward Albee’s Quartermaine’s Terms. While Louise was in a serious relationship with James, Rowan was a married man – to make-up artist Sunetra Sastry. The couple, who share two children, had been married for 24 years.

But as sparks flew between the co-stars on and off stage, they decided to end their relationships with their partners. Louise, now 45, broke up with James that same year while Rowan, now 71, divorced Sunetra in 2015.

The new couple went public with their romance in 2015 when they were photographed holding hands as they left the opening night of a play in London. They moved into a multi-million-pound home in North London soon after and welcomed their daughter, Isla, in late 2017, making Rowan a father again in his 60s, and are still together.

The sudden split stung James, who turned the break-up into comedy content as he addressed the saga in his 2019 Netflix special Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999, revealing he only learned the news from the press.

‘I got left for Mr Bean,’ he said. ‘I found out a year after we split up. I opened the newspaper, and there was a full-page story. No one else in the history of time has ever been left for Mr Bean.’

He has also joked about the restraint it took not to cash in sooner. ‘I’m a goddamn saint to have kept this in the back pocket so long,’ he said. ‘It’s my job to say things that are funny, and the funniest thing that’s ever happened to anyone happened to me, and I put it on the back burner out of respect.’

And the joke never quite went away. James said, ‘Until you get left for Mr Bean, you don’t realise how frequently he pops up. There’s a shop two streets from my house that sells masks of his face. There’s nowhere where I’m going to go that he’s not there.’

Rowan’s side of the story has been far less public. The Johnny English star met Sunetra, 69, in the late 1980s when she worked on Blackadder and they married in February 1990 at New York’s Russian Tea Room, with Stephen Fry as best man. They have two children, Benjamin and Lily, both now adults.

Sunetra filed for divorce in 2014, citing ‘unreasonable behaviour’, and it was granted in a matter of minutes at a central London court.

Reports at the time linked the split to Rowan’s relationship with Louise. And unlike James, neither Rowan nor Louise – whose acting credits include starring in 2:22 A Ghost Story alongside Cheryl, as Kate Middleton in Channel 4 parody The Windsors and a starring role in Phoebe Waller-Bridge's sitcom Crashing – have spoken publicly about how their romance began, choosing instead to raise their child away from the tabloid glare.

James has certainly moved on. He dated New Zealand comedian, writer and actress Rose Matafeo, from 2014 to 2017. The two were fixtures of the UK comedy circuit, and their time living together found its way into both of their stand-up sets.

Rose has since built a major career of her own, including creating and starring in the romantic comedy series Starstruck. They parted amicably, and she has offered her view on dating within the industry, advising, ‘Don’t date comedians.’

He is now said to be dating Hannah Rose, a 39-year-old television executive and comedy producer. The pair first worked together on his BBC podcast James Acaster’s Perfect Sounds, which ran from 2020 to 2022, and now live together with their four cats: Terry, Alex, Roo and Spider-Man.

It was a cat, in fact, that helped seal the deal. James has joked that winning over one of Hannah’s late pets, Chicken, was a masterstroke before they were officially a couple. ‘We weren’t officially boyfriend and girlfriend yet,’ he said. ‘I was like, straight away, ‘You must be pretty impressed by that, right? Chicken liked me straight away… You said no one else likes Chicken; I’m the best.’

He also recently opened up about their blissful life together. ‘The cats wake us up around 6:30am. Feed them, do all the cat stuff,’ he said. ‘Go to this place nearby to get breakfast, get myself some bircher muesli, filter coffee, bring it back, eat breakfast with my girlfriend… In the day, it’s a lot of listening to music, having a nap at some point, going for a walk.’

She’s done her best to stay positive over the past 13 months, despite admitting that her life is no longer what she’d envisioned.

But Nicole Kidman’s resolve to look on the bright side post-divorce has apparently hit a rocky moment over the past few weeks, thanks to rumours that just won’t die over her ex-husband Keith Urban’s alleged infidelity while they were still married.

In fact, they’re only getting louder, and they’re all surrounding his notoriously flirty friendship with Jennifer Lopez – another A-lister who’s weathered the storm of her own divorce in recent times.

With rumours spinning that Keith, 58, and Jennifer, 57, might have actually taken their close friendship further while working together as judges on American Idol in 2014 – while he was still married – sources tell us that Nicole’s head is spinning with doubt over events of the past and what it could mean for everyone’s future.

‘When Jen and Keith were on Idol together, they were very flirtatious,’ says an insider close to Oscar winner Nicole, 59, who shocked the world last year by announcing that she and Keith were splitting after 19 years of marriage.

‘Keith’s excuse to Nicole was that it was what producers asked them to do for the ratings, and she totally believed him. But now people are whispering that Keith is secretly going after J.Lo, so of course Nicole is questioning if she was too trusting.

She isn’t jealous of J.Lo and actually would be very happy if they were to date, but she absolutely wants to know if something happened between them in the past, and she’s asked Keith to sit down and have an honest talk about it.’

As heat previously reported, speculation has soared over Keith and Jen’s friendship in the wake of their respective splits.

While Keith and Nicole officially separated in September 2025, before finalising their divorce earlier this year, Jen announced that she and Ben Affleck had ended their two-year marriage in 2024.

Since then, she’s been ostensibly single, while fielding rumours of romance with a long list of potential suitors.

But while Hollywood’s currently abuzz with news that she might in fact now be dating her Office Romance co-star Brett Goldstein – after the pair were spotted attending an industry party together last week – it’s Keith who’s believed to have been a constant support to her, and vice versa.

Since respectively ending their marriages, Keith and Jen are believed to have turned to each other in times of crisis.

But whispers that they’ve taken things up a notch have really heated up following reports that they’re now considering working together in Nashville – as Jen is apparently eager to do a Beyoncé and record a country album.

In the past, Jen was nothing but effusive about country singer Keith, saying it would be a ‘dream come true’ to record a duet with him.

But, according to our insider, their recent closeness has now planted a seed of doubt in Nicole’s mind while reflecting on the pair’s former working relationship.

At the time, as mentioned, they were emphatically flirty, constantly complimenting each other in front of the cameras, while Keith was pictured intimately whispering in Jen’s ear.

Still, back then, any rumours of a romance seemed outlandish at best. Keith was still happily married to Nicole, while Jen was dating her backing dancer, Casper Smart.

But now, their eagerness to get together again – both as friends and as potential music collaborators – has made Nicole wonder whether she was missing anything back in 2014.

Whether she gets closure on that niggling question remains to be seen.

‘Knowing Keith, he will say they’re only in touch to write songs together,’ we’re told. ‘He’s very secretive about his personal life, even though Nicole is completely transparent.

Only time will tell if anything beyond a flirtation develops between these two, but they are in touch and planning to get into the studio together, so the odds that something could develop are in Keith’s favour.’

As things stand, Nicole and Keith have managed to reach a peaceful truce – following what began as an ugly divorce battle.

Soon after they split, it was revealed they were only communicating through lawyers, while reports soared that Keith was struggling to keep in touch with their daughters, Sunday Rose, 18, and Faith Margaret, 15, who had apparently sided with their mum.

Around the same time, he was fielding rumours – which he denied - that he’d been hooking up with his 25-year-old support act Maggie Baugh, landing him accusations of being ‘creepy’ and going through a ‘mid-life crisis’.

Since then, they’ve come to friendlier terms, and Nicole has been granted primary custody of their girls.

But unsurprisingly, the worry now is that any hope of long-lasting peace might be dramatically dashed if it turns out that Keith did, in fact, hook up with J.Lo behind Nicole’s back.

As our source explains, Nicole’s not jumping to any conclusions, but his and Jen’s friendship is now a source of some concern and scrutiny.

As for Jen, we’re told she’s certainly not closing the door to anything right now. As well as Keith, she’s been pictured stepping out with British actor Brett, having previously said he was ‘the best kisser’ as a co-star.

She’s also been linked to a very hunky bodyguard, who’s been pictured holding her hand during several public appearances over the past few months.

And, of course, there are ongoing whispers that, despite their decades-long on/off relationship seemingly ending for good in 2024, she and Ben Affleck might still be keeping the flicker of a candle going behind the scenes.

But, as anyone who knows Jen will tell you, she does have a habit of falling in love on the job.

‘Jennifer has an enormous amount of respect for Keith’s talent,’ says our insider. ‘She has a history of falling for men she's worked with; just look at what happened with [her third ex-husband] Marc Anthony. They collaborated after her first split from Ben and wound up getting married.

No one's suggesting she and Keith are headed down the aisle, but it's no secret that she's back out there playing the field, and his friends are all telling him he needs his head examined if he doesn't at least test the waters and ask her out.

The worst that can happen is she says no, although no one is predicting she would. Anyone who saw the chemistry they had back in their Idol days knows there's every possibility these two could be more than friends.’

As for whether they ever were more than friends in the past, that’s Nicole’s question to endlessly wonder.

Game of Thrones icon Dame Diana Rigg was known for her unforgettable, formidable presence on screen, but her daughter Rachael Stirling has taken honouring her late mother’s legacy to a whole new, jaw-dropping level. The actress has opened up about the moment she was made to feel like a ‘matricidal cannibal’ after admitting to consuming some of her late mother’s ashes before taking to the stage.

The shocking revelation came in her recently released memoir, All About My Mother, where the British film actress confessed to swallowing ‘a grain or two’ of the late stage and screen icon’s remains before heading out for the opening night of any new theatre production as her personal good luck charm.

‘I eat her ashes before going on stage,’ she wrote in the book. ‘It shocks people when I tell them [but] it feels absolutely natural to me. I am cloaked in her, shielded and shrouded by her. My mother is my superpower.’

Unsurprisingly, Rachael’s unorthodox admission about consuming her mother’s remains was quick to draw criticism, raised eyebrows, and a significant amount of concern from horrified fans. ‘Reactions vary from sour lemon-sucking grimaces to downright disgust,’ she said.

Rachael, 49, hit back at the naysayers, claiming that the act ‘didn’t feel wrong’ at all despite the intense online backlash. ‘It felt completely right,’ she added, confirming that after placing ‘a few spilt cinders’ on her tongue before walking out on stage for the opening night of Scandaltown at the Lyric Hammersmith in April 2022, her crippling stage fright completely ‘disappeared’. ‘I know this sounds bats***, but it made complete sense to me,’ she explained of her bizarre pre-show ritual, which she has repeated on the opening night of every play she’d acted in since.

Refusing to back down over her jaw-dropping tradition, she doubled down on her decision, saying, ‘Despite this, I will not be persuaded to give up the habit. I will die on the hill of my ash-eating.’

Rachael, who has starred in Rivals, Detectorists and Tipping The Velvet, defended her actions against critics who branded her ritual ‘bizarre’.

She revealed that her mother’s love for her was equally intense, ferocious, and bordered on ‘animal’ affection. Reflecting on their incredibly fierce bond, the actress recalled the moment Dame Diana – who died in 2020, aged 82 – publicly declared her overwhelming, physical motherly love during a chat show interview with host Michael Parkinson. Speaking about her then-young daughter on TV, Diana passionately proclaimed, ‘I sink my teeth into her flesh! I bury my nose in her stomach!’

Rachael, who is the only child of Diana and her second husband Archie Stirling, said, ‘Isn’t that sort of the same thing, and is it really so strange of me to put my mother, whence I came, back in the same mouth she formed in utero? Love made cannibals of us both.’

While Rachael’s pre-curtain ritual left plenty of fans reeling, she isn’t the first star to ingest a departed loved one’s remains. Rolling Stones rocker Keith Richards famously shocked the world in 2007 when he claimed he snorted his late father Bert’s ashes mixed with cocaine.

Keith later set the record straight, explaining that while scattering the remains, a gust of wind blew a fine dust onto a table. ‘I couldn’t just brush him off, so I wiped my finger across it and blew it up my nose,’ he said.

It seems Rachael took a page straight out of the rockstar playbook when she admitted to licking her finger to scoop up a few dropped cinders in a panic before heading out on stage – proof that when it comes to grief, showbiz royalty operates on a completely different level.

Rachael, who is married to Elbow singer Guy Garvey with whom she shares nine-year-old son Jack, celebrates her late mother’s legendary life and career, drawing on private family archives, research, and personal memories to honour the fiercely close - and famously passionate - bond the pair shared in her memoir, which was out in September.

Best known to modern audiences for her iconic, sharp-tongued role as Lady Olenna Tyrell, aka the Queen of Thorns, in HBO’s Game of Thrones, Diana first rose to fame in the 1960s as a pop culture icon and sex symbol playing the stylish secret agent Emma Peel in the spy series The Avengers. She also holds a unique place in film history as Tracy Bond, the only woman to ever marry James Bond, in 1969’s On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.

The veteran acting legend performed on stage and screen right up until her death in September 2020, following a private diagnosis of cancer, with several projects, including Edgar Wright’s thriller Last Night in Soho, which aired posthumously.

While ash-eating might not be everyone’s idea of a pre-show warm-up, for Rachael, it appears that keeping a piece of her legendary mum close by will always be the ultimate secret weapon.

While she’s no stranger to getting Dirrty in her music videos, Christina Aguilera has stripped off in an entirely new way. The singer, 45, posted a steamy clip of herself in a bubble bath wearing nothing but a set of fluttery false lashes on TikTok.

As she runs her hands through her signature blonde locks, Christina looked straight down the camera lens and sultrily teased that she was about to unveil something special to her 5.1m followers. ‘This is your official invitation,’ she purred. ‘Tonight, Playground is debuting something that I promise you’ve never seen before,’ before blowing bubbles at the camera with a cheeky grin before the video cut to black.

It was, of course, referring to her sexual wellness brand, Playground. And while she didn’t spell out what the reveal consisted of at the time, given the provocative posing and the fact that she was rub-a-dub-dubbing in a bath, fans quickly guessed it involved a little bathroom luxury. The surprise turned out to be a Hydrating Intimate Cleanser from the brand, aimed at relieving vaginal dryness and boosting intimate hydration.

A nude bubble bath to promote a product launch was hardly out of character for a star who has spent more than two decades owning her sexuality and dismantling taboos around female pleasure. Back in 2007, Christina told talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres that she and then-husband, music executive Jordan Bratman, liked to spend their weekends in the nude, declaring, ‘We do everything naked.’

Reflecting on her natural drive for intimacy, the five-time Grammy winner also famously described herself as a ‘very sexual person by nature’. ‘I think women should be more comfortable with their sexuality, and not feel like they’re being judged for it,’ she has said.

Yet, that racy public image was always a little ahead of the reality. The Genie In A Bottle singer made the surprising admission on Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy podcast that she was ‘probably the last person’ to lose her virginity – despite her suggestive public persona. And she wasn’t shy about the intimate details once she got going.

Christina named the shower, an in-flight tryst hidden under blankets, and a recording studio soundboard among the more adventurous places she has been intimate. She also credited a vibrator with helping her get to know her own body when she was younger, adding, ‘Sex is fun, and knowing your body is so important.’

Her favourite way to enjoy sex, she said, ‘depends on her mood’, but she’s a fan of morning spooning and steamy shower sessions. ‘Sometimes it’s nice early in the morning on your side and from behind – there’s spooning involved,’ she said, adding that she also enjoys ‘doggy [style] in the shower.’ Sounds like that bubble bath product launch wasn’t such a stretch after all!

These days, Christina is loved up with her fiancé, Matthew Rutler, whom she met on the set of Burlesque in 2010. She said she likes to ‘use her imagination’ for a rather creative love life. ‘There’s the studio soundboard. I’ve been bent over it a couple times. It’s fun,’ she said. ‘A plane can be fun; we’ve definitely hid some stuff under the blanket. I can’t believe we didn’t get caught so many times in so many situations.’

She also opened up about her love for blow jobs. ‘Hands down… I enjoy it. I hear some women don’t like it but… it’s a turn-on,’ she said. ‘Sexuality is a very specific thing, so like what one guy might like, another one doesn’t. There’s a lot of different levels; that’s why it’s really important to be with a partner where you can really explore.’

The Beautiful singer has been clear that a fulfilling sex life with a partner begins with self-knowledge and ‘intimacy’. ‘Sex is fun and knowing your body is so important. You are only going to know your body when you spend time with yourself first – so you even know what to ask for from your partner or what you like,’ she explained.

Christina launched her sexual wellness brand Playground in 2022, where she is co-founder and chief brand advisor alongside founders Catherine Magee and Sandy Vukovic.

‘This is a very natural progression for me personally,’ she said. ‘[I hope to] inspire other women to feel comfortable with talking about their experiences and owning their body and their sexuality and what that means to them, because every woman is different.’

She explained, ‘I’ve gotten to know my vagina well over the last 42 years. And literally there are pleasure points that keep opening up as you get older. And that’s something that I’ve really noticed. There’s four different places that I can orgasm from around my vagina, and that is the truth.’

She said she wanted women to ‘treat sexual wellness as part of a regular self-care routine,’ while calling out double standards in the industry. ‘I’ve experienced firsthand the double standards put on women – I’ve been shamed for being open and expressing myself sexually. If a guy does the same thing, he’s the boy next door, but a woman gets called names. Playground is about taking control of that narrative.’

Behind the smiles and carefully choreographed public appearances, tensions between the Waleses and the Sussexes are showing little sign of easing. And while Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may be keen to establish a new chapter in Britain, their latest visit has reportedly left Princess Kate questioning just how far they expect to go.

Two months after their surprise return to the UK, the couple were back in Nottingham last week for their first joint public engagement, drawing crowds of enthusiastic supporters hoping to catch a glimpse of them. But away from the cameras, their appearance is said to have reignited old frustrations, with insiders claiming Kate is becoming increasingly exasperated by her brother-in-law and his wife.

‘Kate has reached breaking point after Harry and Meghan’s Nottingham visit,’ a source tells us. ‘She’s spent years biting her tongue, trying to be the bigger person and putting William’s feelings ahead of her own, but she’s reached the point where she feels enough is enough and she’s finding it harder and harder to contain it.

‘What really gets to Kate is the idea that Harry and Meghan can come back to Britain, start doing all these performative appearances and somehow expect everybody to forget what’s happened – so they can just slip back into life in the UK when it suits them. She feels they’ve gone too far.’

The visit was particularly symbolic, given Nottingham’s place in the couple’s history. Harry, 42, and Meghan, 45, returned to the city where they made their first joint appearance to announce their engagement in 2017.

During their time there, they met representatives from several local charities, including Epic Partners, an organisation Harry has supported since 2013, when he was still a working royal. Their invitation back to the Midlands was reportedly in recognition of their previous contributions and enduring connections to the area.

Their surprise return to British soil in August was followed by a firm response from King Charles. In a letter, the monarch made it clear that his son and daughter-in-law would continue to be non-working royals, despite returning from California with their children, Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five, after six years away. He also reaffirmed that the couple cannot use their HRH titles for professional purposes.

Meanwhile, Harry and Meghan have been settling into their new life in the Cotswolds. Alongside pub visits with US chat show host Ellen DeGeneres and her wife, Portia de Rossi, and sharing snippets of their countryside lifestyle on Instagram, Harry recently launched a MasterClass entitled Redefining Grief: Building Resilience Through Loss, for which he was reportedly paid $100,000.

Meghan, meanwhile, is thought to be concentrating her efforts on her As Ever brand, but also found time to enjoy afternoon tea with activist Malala Yousafzai.

For Kate and William, the Sussexes’ return and their subsequent joint engagements are said to have raised serious concerns. Yet despite the growing frustration, the prospect of a direct confrontation with the couple is reportedly something Kate finds deeply unsettling.

‘The trust simply isn’t there, and Kate would be incredibly wary of anything she said being repeated or twisted, so the last thing she wants is to give Meghan another conversation that could potentially end up in the public domain,’ the insider continues.

‘But equally, she can’t keep swallowing her anger and pretending everything is fine. The problem for Kate is that she doesn’t feel she can trust either Harry or Meghan with a private conversation anymore. Instead, Kate’s looking for a way to get her message across through somebody completely removed from the family drama.’

The relationship between the two royal sisters-in-law was once viewed with optimism, warmth and goodwill. William and Kate, both 44, were keen followers of Suits, the legal drama in which Meghan starred before marrying into the Royal Family, and were reportedly excited about welcoming the American actress into their lives.

What initially appeared to be a fresh and promising chapter for the monarchy, however, ultimately descended into one of its most intensely scrutinised family feuds.

Following their dramatic decision to step back from royal duties in 2020, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex made a series of damaging allegations about the Royal Family through their interview with Oprah Winfrey, their Netflix docuseries and Harry’s memoir, Spare.

During their headline-making conversation with Oprah, the couple claimed Kate had made Meghan cry in the lead-up to their 2018 wedding following a disagreement about bridesmaid dresses. The Princess of Wales has also allegedly told Meghan, ‘We’re not close enough for you to talk about my hormones’, and sought an apology after the former Duchess of Sussex accused her of having ‘baby brain’.

While Harry and Meghan have spoken openly about their grievances, Kate has largely remained silent, choosing not to publicly respond to the accusations. Now, however, sources suggest the Princess has reached a point where she is determined to make her own feelings known.

The source adds, ‘The message Kate wants Meghan to hear could be very simple – you can’t have it both ways. You can’t publicly criticise the family, walk away from royal responsibilities and then expect everybody to welcome you back without addressing what’s happened.

Kate isn’t saying reconciliation is impossible. She’s kept quiet for years, but that doesn’t mean she’s prepared to keep doing so indefinitely.’

She’s not been shy when it comes to speaking out on bedroom activities, and Lily Allen has now hit up her inner goddess as she launches her own cheeky six-piece sex toy collection – which the star reveals she tested while out on the road. Fresh off the success of her sold-out global tour for her fifth studio album, the Smile singer has stepped into a steamy new business venture to help users ‘relax and unwind’ amid her ongoing divorce from David Harbour.

‘If I come home from work and I want to feel warm and cosy, I have a cup of tea. If I want to have a wank, I have a wank. It should be as simple as that,’ she said.

While most pop stars spend their downtime on the road nursing tea, catching up on sleep or just chilling, Lily was busy doing some very hands-on product research for her new Lovehoney collection.

‘The tour was the perfect time to decide on the collection because when I had a little downtime, it was a nice way to relax and unwind,’ she continued, adding that all the products with her ‘Love, Lily’ stamp had been ‘tried and tested’ by herself on the road. ‘Everything with my Love, Lily stamp of approval has been tried and tested, and it means I’m genuinely enthusiastic about what lies inside,’ she teased.

But she admitted that her teenage daughters, Ethel, 14, and Marnie, 13, are less than impressed with her bedroom venture.

‘A friend asked one of them how it made them feel. They were like, ‘A little bit proud, but mostly embarrassed,’ Lily revealed. ‘I think that’s bang on. If I were a teenage girl and my mother was writhing around on the floor in her underwear talking about butt plugs, I would be a bit embarrassed!’

The range comes after the novelty polka-dot butt plug-shaped USB drive that sent the internet into absolute meltdown, which contained her latest album West End Girl. Well, turns out that wasn’t just a quirky promo trick – it was the blueprint for something much kinkier. After fans bought up the limited-edition USB drive, which matched the padded jacket on her album cover, Lily couldn’t resist turning the cheekiest piece of pop merch in history into the real, body-safe deal.

‘The USB obviously was not intended to be… used,’ Lily confessed, laughing about turning the viral joke into an actual bedroom staple. ‘I had to bring this to life. They’re great, they vibrate, they’re fun!’

Lily, 41, opened up about her decision to bring out the risqué range. ‘I grew up feeling that I was a vehicle for male pleasure. I never really considered my own needs [during sex],’ she shared candidly. Now, she hopes the collection gives fans ‘an accessible starting point to explore their own pleasure, whether they already know what works for them or are only just beginning to find out.’

This follows a tumultuous chapter in the star's personal life after her split from David at the end of 2024, following four years of marriage. The couple, who were first linked in the summer of 2019 after meeting on the exclusive celebrity dating app Raya, tied the knot in September 2020 in a Las Vegas ceremony. But in February 2025, they confirmed they had split following months of intense media speculation.

Lily made no secret of how much she was struggling in her personal life, alluding to a recent ‘tough time’ on her BBC podcast, Miss Me? which she said was affecting her mental health and causing her problems with her eating. ‘I’ve been going through a tough time over the last few months, and my eating has become a real issue. I’m really not in a great place mentally at the moment,’ she said in December 2024. ‘I spend a lot of time in my head and not a lot of time thinking about my body.’

While Lily was legally prevented from explicitly discussing certain specifics surrounding the demise of her marriage, she poured her lived experience directly into her music. Listeners were shocked when her album West End Girl detailed the painful narrative of being left heartbroken by a partner who encouraged an open relationship dynamic after she landed an acting role in London. Despite agreeing on strict rules, Lily was devastated to learn that the Stranger Things actor, 51, developed deep emotional connections and had several affairs behind her back.

The most shocking song on the album, Pussy Palace, explicitly details the moment Lily discovered her former partner was secretly using their Manhattan West Village apartment for undisclosed sexual encounters. In the track, she recalls finding a shoebox crammed with handwritten letters from broken-hearted women, alongside sex toys, lube, and stray hair left behind. ‘Duane Reade bag with the handles tied / Sex toys, butt plugs, lube inside / Hundreds of Trojans, you're so fucking broken / How'd I get caught up in your double life?’ she sings.

The album’s intimate admissions mirror topics Lily previously touched on during her podcast Miss Me?. In June 2024, when a listener asked if she had ever ‘kink-shamed’ anyone, Lily reflected on how her relationship with physical intimacy changed dramatically after she got sober in 2019. She admitted to co-host Miquita Oliver that before getting sober, alcohol often acted as a buffer in her sex life, leaving her willing to go along with almost anything. Once sober, however, her personal boundaries shifted, leading to mismatched expectations in her marriage.

‘I wonder if I kink-shame my husband,’ Lily confessed at the time. ‘Because he quite often asks for things, and I’m like, “No, babe, it’s not happening”. I’m not like, “You piece of s***, how dare you ask me to do that!” I’m just like, “Hmm, headache. Little headache, got a bit of a headache, maybe not tonight”.’

In the past, the singer explained that her goal has always been to strip away societal shame. She previously told of how she hired female sex workers in her 2018 memoir My Thoughts Exactly.

‘I’m quite into normalising everything that people are ashamed about in themselves,’ she said. ‘During the breakdown of my last marriage, I was very, very promiscuous and experimental, and I had sex with female sex workers. I wrote about it in my book because I felt like I lived in a state of perpetual fear in that period of time, because I’ve always felt like I was about to be sort of gotcha'd by the tabloids.

‘I did that for two reasons,’ she continued. ‘One, to try and reclaim a little bit of the power where that conversation was concerned, but also because I think that lots of other people have done the same thing, and I think that when they hear someone like me talk about their own experiences in a non-shameful, sort of matter-of-fact way, then it makes people feel better about themselves. So I'm always wanting to do that.

‘To me, that's what art is; that's what creativity is; helping people come to terms with their own behaviour, and behaviour that society sometimes looks down on, but we’re all just human, right?’

Lily isn’t the only star swapping the main stage for the bedroom, either. She joins an elite club of famous faces taking the stigma out of female pleasure, following in the footsteps of Harry Styles, whose Pleasing line stepped into wellness, and 50 Shades Of Grey actress Dakota Johnson’s intimate essentials brand Maude.

Bad news, Taylor Swift: you might have thought you’d had the wedding of the century, with enough star power and global interest to break the internet in perpetuity. But now, you’ve got another couple clipping at your bridal heels – and judging by their mutually ruthless ambition and refusal to ever back down – they won’t stop until they take the title of celebrity wedding champs.

Step forward Sydney Sweeney and her boyfriend, Scooter Braun – two lightning rods in the entertainment biz, who are now turning their ambitions towards the sacred act of holy matrimony. Because nothing says ‘everlasting love’ like eclipsing your biggest rivals in showbiz.

According to insiders, Sydney, 29, and Scooter, 45, are excitedly making plans for their big day – despite the fact that, at this point, they’re still not officially engaged.

The controversial pair might have only been dating for a year-and-a-half, but in that time, they’ve proven to the world just how committed they are by sharing loved-up pictures of them mid-canoodle while travelling across the globe, and working together behind the scenes to take their respective brands and earning potential to even greater heights.

Now, we’re told they plan to show the world just what they’re made of and prove that – together – they really can’t be beaten.

‘The first thing up is the proposal,’ says an insider close to the unlikely couple, who first met in June 2025 while attending Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ $56m three-day ultra-wedding in Venice. ‘That’s what he’s working on now. She knows it’s happening, just not when or how.

No doubt her ring will be massive – his friends are guessing he’ll spend at least half a million on the ring, if not more. He knows the world will be watching, and he wants her to have a ring that wows.

Sydney’s never been married; this is going to be her first wedding, and Scooter wants to make sure it lives up to all her childhood dreams. She’s started taking classes to convert to Judaism [Scooter’s religion]. This is 100 per cent happening, and very soon.’

As fans will know, Sydney’s never shied away from her decisions, however provocative they may be. That’s been her MO when it comes to choosing racy roles, like playing Cassie on Euphoria, or leaning into her overtly sexualised persona for ad campaigns.

She infamously divided the internet and sent backlash soaring last year after fronting a campaign for denim brand American Eagle, which ran the debatably racist tagline, ‘Sydney Sweeney has great jeans’ – and then courted controversy again when she refused to apologise.

Then, just last month, she ruffled feathers yet again by posing naked for sports betting company Novig, prompting female athletes to slam the actress for ‘sexualising women’s sport’.

Meanwhile, when it comes to her love life – and her choice in partner – Sydney’s been just as unapologetic.

Scooter might be the man of her dreams, but he also happens to be one of the most hated businessmen and former talent manager in showbiz, thanks to his infamous public battle with Taylor Swift and his subsequent fallout with former clients including Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber and Demi Lovato.

As Swifties will know, Scooter’s been cancelled by several corners of the internet ever since acquiring Taylor’s early master recordings in 2019 without her approval.

She publicly accused him of years of ‘incessant, manipulative bullying’ and began systematically rerecording her early music in response. Scooter later sold her masters to a capital investment group in 2020, before the singer finally reacquired all the recordings herself last year – but the feud left him marked as one of the most soulless and ruthless businessmen in the industry.

After that, he lost several high-profile clients, and even sued Justin Bieber over unpaid commissions and cancelled show dates.

So, needless to say, by the time he and Sydney started dating last year, their meet-cute was met with a whole lot of backlash from pop purveyors across the globe.

Having divorced his first wife, Yael Cohen – with whom he shares three children – in 2022, Scooter was blasted again for choosing a much younger partner, and – potentially – derailing her path to showbiz success.

Meanwhile, Sydney was slammed yet again for cosying up to a controversial figure, after already doing a business deal with billionaire Bezos, who invested in her lingerie business Syrn in 2025. Any other couple might have struggled with all the scrutiny – but this pair love to court drama wherever they go, and odds are their wedding will be just as rabble-rousing.

As our insider explains, Scooter’s never been afraid to make a big statement – and he wants the world to see that, even while hated by half of Hollywood, he’s managed to snag one of the hottest starlets in entertainment. If that means throwing the wedding to end all weddings, and eclipse his bitter rival Taylor in the process, then that just makes the whole ceremony even sweeter.

Meanwhile, Sydney’s got her own scores to settle. Not only has she been judged and derided by many of her contemporaries, but she’s also found herself constantly compared to Euphoria co-star Zendaya.

Now that Zendaya’s had her own wedding (a very private do with her now husband Tom Holland), she’s keen to not only join the exclusive club of A-list brides, but climb her way to the top of the pile thanks to the ultimate lavish venue and a jaw-dropping guest list.

‘They’ve talked about getting married overseas – they’ve been travelling almost nonstop and anytime they fall in love with a place, it gets added to the list of possible wedding locations,’ we’re told. ‘There are some on the list in the States as well, including Idaho [where Sydney spent part of her childhood] because they love it there and it’s very close for all her extended family.

It’s not going to be anywhere near as big as Taylor’s wedding, but there’s no doubt Scooter will want to try and outdo her in some way or another. The same goes for Zendaya’s wedding; Sydney is very competitive with her, and there will be some crossover in guests, so she’s going to want her wedding to be the favourite.’

They sparked romance rumours with their obvious chemistry, flirty banter and adoring gazes after starring together on screen, leaving fans convinced that they were together. And now Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein are reported to be dating again.

The pair starred as colleagues-turned-secret lovers in the rom-com Office Romance, which aired on Netflix earlier this year, and it appears that their on-screen chemistry may have spilt over to real life, with an insider revealing they are enjoying a ‘casual’ romance.

‘The one thing they have in common is they both enjoy going out to parties and restaurants. Unlike her ex Ben [Affleck], who always had a scowl on his face when they were out,’ the source said.

Jen, 57, and Brett, 46, set the rumour mill going after they were seen arriving at – and leaving – talent manager Cade Hudson’s party in Los Angeles at the weekend, reportedly in the same car. But they made sure they entered the bash separately. J.Lo, wearing a sexy black leather midi dress with a plunging neckline, walked in with her longtime manager Benny Medina while Ted Lasso star Brett was alone.

They have gushed over each other in recent months, with Jennifer raving that the British actor is ‘the best’ and ‘the best kisser’ she has ever worked with. ‘I’m going to say I just did a movie with Brett Goldstein and I would say he was the best kisser,’ she said.

Meanwhile, Brett has been open about his crush on his co-star. ‘I love her,’ he said, as he rated her kissing skills ’12 out of 10’. He also said that their spark was immediate. ‘When we first met on Zoom, it was instant,’ he revealed.

They were first spotted watching the theatre show Oh, Mary! together on Broadway in New York in March 2025, a month before filming on Office Romance started, and fans were further convinced that they were dating after J.Lo shared a reel on her Instagram. ‘Look at the way she looks at him,’ one wrote, with another remarking, ‘They have so much chemistry together.’ A third said, ‘The next cute couple', while a fourth added, 'Get together already. This is beautiful.'

While their sizzling relationship on-screen has impressed viewers, there have been rumours about their ‘electric’ chemistry off-screen. Insiders claimed that the stars ‘kept things professional on set while filming but their chemistry was undeniable’. A source told Page Six, ‘They tried to keep things low-key during the months while filming but flirted here and there on set, and they definitely had a strong connection. Everyone saw them getting very cosy together at the wrap party, and it was obvious they were into each other.

‘Once filming wrapped, they were free to take things further and dated for quite some time,’ they continued, adding that eventually things ‘just sort of fizzled out between them.’ The source went on to explain, ‘It just kind of came to a lull. They have a good friendship, but in terms of romantic chemistry, that ship has sort of sailed. They have a really strong physical attraction, but they just felt like they were better off friends than anyone else.’

Another insider said, ‘It was an open secret during filming about Brett and J.Lo – they got on like a house on fire from the start, and the chemistry was electric, which viewers will see. They were very touchy, feely, and always laughing, and everyone suspected they were hooking up.’

And a third source claimed, ‘During the wrap party, they were all over each other during the dinner and drinks with the rest of the cast. They had a lot of fun while shooting; it was just what Jen needed after Ben Affleck. He put a smile on her face.’ They added, ‘There were quite a few jokes about Brett just being the British version of Ben. She was definitely a fan of his British charm and really felt looked after on set.’

But despite their ‘undeniable chemistry’, Jen and Brett have shut down the dating rumours in the past. ‘There’s never a time when I’m seen with somebody or working with somebody where they don’t try to put me with the person,’ Jen said. Brett explained, ‘I think if you stand near here, that’s what happens.’ When asked if they are dating in real life, she said, ‘Not dating’ with Brett adding, ‘Correct’.

Jen, who has been married four times, has been single since splitting from Ben Affleck in 2024 – two years after they married. She shares 18-year-old twins Max and Oskar (formerly Emme) with ex-husband Marc Anthony. Brett is thought to have been single since 2022, when his year-long relationship with comedian Beth Rylance ended.

J.Lo recently opened up about love, saying that she doesn’t think she has truly been loved before. ‘What I learned, it’s not that I’m not lovable – it’s that they’re not capable,’ she said. ‘They don’t have it in them. And they gave me what they had. They gave me all of it, every time. All the rings, all the things I could ever want. The houses, the rings, the marriage. All of it. But...’

She said that her latest split with Ben, who she was previously engaged to in 2002, has taught her to ‘love herself’.

‘When I got divorced this last time, it was the best thing that ever happened to me,’ she explained. ‘Because it really made me journey into – I mean, I had a religious coach, I had a therapist, a couple’s therapist, an individual therapist, I had a coach to understand addiction. I had everything. I was like, “I’m gonna f***ing figure this s*** out if it kills me. The core of the thing is you – it’s nobody else.’

She explained, ‘Now I’m able to sit here in a much more self-assured, self-aware way of the things that have happened to me, whether my mother, my father, in my own life, how I learned to love, how I felt neglected – all the things that are in your head as a person – and know who I am and just really appreciate that person. [I] feel really comfortable and good in being myself, all the good parts and all the kind of complicated things.’

Tommy Fury has been open about his struggles with alcohol, having admitted that drinking ‘cost me my entire family’ and was the catalyst for his split from fiancée Molly- Mae Hague in 2024.

And while the boxer has been seemingly focused on raising his two children with Molly-Mae since they reconciled 17 months ago, he found himself back in the headlines last week, following an alleged drunken incident at a Halloween event that resulted in him being kicked out. Now, we’re told the latest drama has left Molly-Mae in despair.

‘She’s absolutely devastated. It feels 16 like her world is crumbling – she’s not sure how much more she can take,’ an insider tells heat.

‘She really thought they’d turned a corner, so to find herself dealing with stuff like this again has completely knocked her. It’s led to some emotional conversations, and Molly-Mae has said she’s not sure she can carry on like this.

It’s like she’s almost waiting for the next incident that’s going to leave her broken, and her nervous system can’t handle it – especially with two children to look after.’

Footage from the event showed Tommy apparently staggering into Scare City theme park in Lancashire with a group of pals. Witnesses claimed he got more drunk as the night went on and was ‘rude’ and ‘intimidating’ to workers, a lot of whom were women.

Tommy was also accused of ‘squaring up to people’, and it was alleged he ‘smelled like sick’. One video captured him approaching an actor before kissing his mask. A female employee also claimed Tommy ‘lunged’ at her, leaving her ‘shaking’.

A spokesperson for the boxer said he ‘was asked by numerous members of staff that night to have a face- off with them in a very jokey way’, and several messaged to say ‘how lovely it was to see him’.

Molly-Mae later sparked concern after posting a teary YouTube vlog in which she admitted to having a ‘big cry’. While she was talking about parenting, many fans speculated it was because of Tommy.

However, days later, the couple, both 27, were seen on what looked like a happy family day out with Bambi, three, and four-month-old Midas.

Our source says, ‘Molly-Mae loves Tommy and knows how much their family means to him, but she’s exhausted at the thought of having the same old conversations. What’s really upsetting is that she’d allowed herself to feel secure again, and now she’s back to wondering if she can ever relax and trust history won’t repeat itself.’

Molly-Mae and Tommy met on Love Island in 2019, before getting engaged in 2023. The pair shocked fans when they announced their split in 2024, and it was later revealed Tommy’s alcohol issues were to blame.

Opening up about that time on her Prime docuseries, Molly-Mae – who took off her ring and moved out of their family home – admitted she didn’t know any instances where alcohol didn’t lead to something going ‘disastrously wrong’ for Tommy.

The sportsman – who admitted to often drinking to the point of blackout – later said he knew what he had to do in order to ‘resolve things’ with Molly- Mae, before they reunited in early 2025.

Now, our source says, ‘Molly-Mae wants the kids to grow up with both parents, but she also wants them to have a stable home. She’s seriously questioning what happens next. She doesn’t want another temporary fix or promise that everything will be different. She needs to see lasting change, because she feels she has very little left to give.’

They sparked romance rumours earlier this year with their obvious chemistry, flirty banter and adoring gazes as they promoted their film Office Romance. Now, Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein are reported to be dating again after being seen leaving a Hollywood party together.

Jen, 57, and Brett, 46, starred as colleagues turned secret lovers in the romcom, which premiered on Netflix in June, with multiple sources reporting that their on-screen chemistry had spilt over to real life.

An insider revealed, ‘They kept things professional on set while filming, but their chemistry was undeniable. They tried to keep things low-key during the months while filming, but they definitely had a strong connection. Everyone saw them getting very cosy together at the wrap party, and it was obvious they were into each other.’

Another source said, ‘It was an open secret during filming about Brett and J.Lo – they got on like a house on fire from the start, and the chemistry was electric. They were very touchy- feely, and always laughing, and everyone suspected they were hooking up.’

A third insider also claimed, ‘During the wrap party, they were all over each other during the dinner and drinks with the rest of the cast. They had a lot of fun while shooting, and it was just what Jen needed after Ben Affleck. Brett put a smile on her face.’

Now, the rumour is that they are back on and enjoying a second shot at romance after they were seen last week arriving at – and leaving – talent manager Cade Hudson’s party in Los Angeles, reportedly in the same car.

The pair have gushed over each other in recent months, with Jennifer raving that the British actor is ‘the best’. She admitted, ‘I would say he was the best kisser.’ Meanwhile, Brett has been open about his crush on his co-star, saying, ‘I love her,’ before rating her kissing skills as a ‘12 out of 10’.

The pair were first spotted watching the show Oh, Mary! together on Broadway in New York in March 2025, a month before they started filming Office Romance, and fans were further convinced they were dating after seeing a reel on J.Lo’s Insta. ‘Look at the way she looks at him,’ one wrote, with another remarking, ‘They have so much chemistry.’ A third added, ‘Get together already!’

Jen, who has been married four times, has been single since splitting from Ben Affleck in 2024 – two years after they married. She shares 18-year-old twins Max and Oskar (formerly Emme) with ex-husband Marc Anthony. Brett is thought to have been single since 2022, when his year-long relationship with comedian Beth Rylance ended.

Meghan Markle was reportedly on the verge of a major acting comeback when news broke that she was in talks to join Netflix’s aristo-crime drama The Gentlemen. But just as excitement was building, the story appeared to unravel almost as quickly as it began – leaving the Duchess facing some rather awkward questions about what really happened.

With its wealthy heirs, stately homes, drug deals and gangsters, the Guy Ritchie series has all the ingredients of a glossy TV hit. Add in its seriously stylish wardrobe and the prospect of an actual royal stepping into its murky world, and it’s easy to see why the rumours got people talking.

Except hours after reports of Meghan’s potential casting emerged, it became clear there was no confirmed deal on the table, despite a source close to her appearing to suggest she had been given a script. Then came an unhelpful comment from one of the show’s stars, Vinnie Jones, who was asked whether Meghan would be joining the cast.

'We've got a lot of pretty women in this, so I'm not sure there's room for any more,’ he said, adding that the idea of seeing Prince Harry's wife in a sex scene would be 'horrifically bad.'

Ouch. And while the life of an actor is famously full of rejection, we’re told Meghan is particularly unhappy about how this one played out - especially as questions have now been raised over whether her name was used to drum up publicity for the show.

Last week, a friend of the Duchess suggested there had been some serious sour grapes between Meghan’s camp and Netflix, claiming her team believed she had been ‘used’ to promote the second series, which was released earlier this month.

A ‘friend’ of Meghan’s told The Telegraph, ‘Some people in her camp feel she was used to help promote season two, because they knew it wasn’t as good as the first season and had already commissioned a third.

‘It’s the oldest marketing trick in the book: get a big name to read a script, then leak that you’re ‘in conversation’ with them when, in reality, nothing is particularly far along…The whole thing left a bit of a sour taste in the Sussex camp’s mouth.’

And according to our source, Meghan and her team are now looking back at the whole TV 'snub' and wondering whether they should have spotted the warning signs sooner.

‘This was always a pretty unlikely collaboration considering how close the director Guy Ritchie is to the Beckhams and the Waleses; that should have raised red flags right there. And then there was the timing,’ we’re told.

The source adds, ‘The news that she was being considered came out so close to when casting decisions would have needed to be made, and suddenly everyone was talking about it. The whole thing seemed to happen in a huge rush, and it was all played out in the media. Her circle believe her name was used to generate headlines, and that’s what she’s inclined to believe too.’

The suggestion that Meghan was used to generate publicity has been denied by those close to the Netflix show. Speaking to The Times, a source said, ‘This is not a show in need of stunt casting ’-but we’re told that hasn’t done much to reassure the Duchess.

‘Of course, there are people at Netflix who are insisting that’s not the case, that she was considered for a part and things simply didn't work out,’ the source says.

‘They’re denying they had anything to do with the leak or all the speculation that followed, but they clearly benefited because it got them loads of press, so it’s not hard to put two and two together.’

The timing has only added to the frustration. The third series is now filming in London, just miles from the Cotswolds home Meghan shares with Prince Harry, 42.

An insider says, ‘The fact this is now making news again is because Meghan can’t let it go. The more she reflects on the way it all unfolded, the more upset she gets.

‘She wanted so badly to give these producers the benefit of the doubt, but now, to her, it feels that she was used as a cheap pawn to promote the show.'

The casting rumours first surfaced in August, when reports suggested Meghan, 45, had landed a role in the hit series, which is helmed by Ritchie – a close pal of the Beckhams and Prince William and Princess Kate – and largely filmed in the Cotswolds, right on the Sussexes’ doorstep.

But the excitement was short-lived. Just hours after the reports emerged, royal author and former Vanity Fair editor Tina Brown claimed the UK backlash had been ‘so intense’ that the offer had been withdrawn, with the prospect of filming deemed ‘untenable’.

The claims have not been independently established, but the episode has fuelled speculation about whether Meghan will find it harder to secure the kind of high-profile acting role she wants.

Having left US legal drama Suits almost a decade ago, she is widely reported to be keen to return to acting - and we’re told her biggest worry is that the casting drama could have consequences well beyond one missed opportunity.

‘It irks her, big time, not just from an ego or self-confidence perspective but because of the damage it could do to her career,’ the source says.

‘Everyone knows how mud really sticks in the TV and movie world especially, so Meghan’s big fear is that others will take a pass on her based on the poison they’re spoon-fed by the media as well as various haters inside the Firm. She’s concerned about her reputation and saying it’s cruel and unforgivable on every level.’

It’s a potentially tricky position for Meghan. If she stays silent, speculation about what happened may continue; if she speaks out, she could risk her relationship with Netflix. And with her hopes of a Hollywood comeback already attracting plenty of attention, the last thing she needs is for the casting saga to overshadow whatever comes next.

‘Meghan can’t do much about it. There’s no doubt she’s furious, though,’ the insider explains.

‘But the good news is that she does have supporters within the industry, and the interest is there. She’s very much looking forward to being able to announce that she’s landed a part that’s even more exciting than The Gentleman.’

She’s known for showcasing her incredible figure, with her Instagram grid full of fitness content alongside her equally health-conscious husband Rio. But Kate Ferdinand recently received an onslaught of criticism after lamenting, ‘I’m not skinny at the moment because I’ve had a good summer.’

One fan wrote, ‘Firstly, no one should be aspiring to be skinny. Secondly, she has a great figure and she knows it’, while another urged, ‘You have a great life and are healthy. Enjoy it’. A third simply wrote, ‘???? She always looks slim and pretty.’

Now, sources say the star is struggling with her insecurities. ‘Kate’s constantly worrying about her looks and body, and that she isn’t “perfect” enough,’ an insider tells heat. ‘She’s been getting help to try and improve her self-confidence, but she feels her career is based on her appearance and fitness, so she needs to be in the best shape at all times. Her friends and family are always telling her to relax and enjoy the amazing life she has, but every time she does let go a bit, she feels so guilty.’

Speaking on her Blended podcast earlier this month, former TOWIE star Kate, 35, admitted, ‘The world we’re living in makes us think you have to be skinny or in perfect shape. But you’re going out with your friends, you’re having fun. I’m with my family and having a lovely summer, by the way – I’m indulging, I’m eating – but I’m still working out. I’m still mindful of what I eat, but not 24/7. And then I’m worrying about what I look like. Why am I not enjoying the moment?’

The influencer has been in the spotlight since 2015, when she burst onto the scene as Dan Edgar’s on/off girlfriend on TOWIE. She quit the show in 2017, the same year she went public with former footballer Rio, 47, after they met in Dubai in 2016. The pair married in 2019, and went on to welcome son Cree, five, and daughter Shae, three. Kate also became stepmum Rio’s three children, Lorenz, 20, Tate, 18, and 15-year-old Tia, from his marriage to the late Rebecca Ellison.

Now, our source says that being married to a fitness-obsessed former sports star doesn’t always help. ‘Rio is always reassuring Kate he loves and still fancies her no matter what. But he’s a fitness freak, and Kate often feels pressure to keep up with him. Exercise and eating healthily are so important to him.’

Kate has often spoken about her body image. After she welcomed son Cree, she admitted, ‘I love that my body produced our baby, but I don’t love my post-baby body. I miss feeling fit and strong.’

And in 2019, Kate laid bare her battle with body dysmorphia, anxiety and low self-esteem, saying, ‘I’ve always thought I looked bad and it’s only in the last two years, I have been able to rethink what’s important and what isn’t. I’ve learned to accept myself, but it’s been a hell of a journey, and I’m still on it.’

And the move to Dubai last summer apparently exacerbated Kate’s worries. ‘Her insecurities stem from her time on TOWIE, as everyone was judged on their looks. And now she’s in Dubai, there is a lot of competition to be the most glamorous and the fittest, which isn’t helping Kate, and she feels like she’s back in that vicious circle,’ we’re told. ‘Kate’s determined to set a good example to Cree and Shae, as well as her stepkids, so she won’t speak negatively about her body in front of them. But she’s keen to ensure exercise plays a big part in all their lives.’

Ruth Langsford may be in the middle of divorcing Eamonn Holmes, but it’s been reported that she’s putting their differences aside to support him as he recovers from a stroke. And while heat previously revealed that Ruth wanted a settlement ASAP, sources now say the presenter is focused on protecting her estranged husband as he battles his health woes.

‘Ruth feels duty bound to be there for Eamonn while he recovers. It’s all very conflicting for her,’ says an insider close to the Loose Women star. ‘She really thinks now is not the time for fighting – it’s a time for making peace and building bridges.’

While Ruth is still said to want this chapter of her life ‘resolved’ once and for all, we’re told there is still plenty of love between the pair, who were together for 27 years. ‘Ruth is still Eamonn’s wife and can’t even begin to imagine life without him in it,’ says heat’s source.

It’s a surprising twist for the couple, who separated in 2024 after 14 years of marriage, and have since been locked in a public battle over their reported £10 million fortune. At the time of the split, it was claimed that Eamonn, 66, had been messaging other women, including his current partner, Katie Alexander. Ruth, also 66, has never publicly confirmed this, and Eamonn has never admitted to being unfaithful, although he has described himself as an ‘outrageous flirt’.

Eamonn’s health troubles began in April, when he suffered a stroke. He now requires around-the-clock care and has been unable to return home or to his presenting role on GB News. He and Ruth – who share son Jack, 24 – are due in court in November to finalise their divorce, although his hospitalisation could affect this.

Eamonn’s first wife – who he has three children with – is also believed to be looking out for him. ‘It’s in times like these that families need to pull together, no matter what’s gone on,’ our insider says. ‘Eamonn doesn’t need drama or distractions.’

Eamonn’s partner, Katie, 45, was reportedly spotted moving out of the Surrey home she shared with the broadcaster earlier this month. However, our insider says they are still ‘very much together’, adding, ‘Everything out there is speculation – she is focused on getting Eamonn well.’ As for Ruth, we’re told the priority is Eamonn’s recovery. ‘She is desperately concerned,’ adds the source. ‘She wants to protect him and wishes things had been different.’

Two years after welcoming twins with husband Phillip Schneider, Hilary Swank has revealed she’s expecting another baby – at the age of 52. Sharing the happy news on social media, the actress said, ‘A lot of people have been asking what project I’m doing next; this one releases in December.’

But while it’s a joyful time for the Oscar-winner, she’s been forced to hit back at haters after receiving backlash about women having babies later in life. Appearing on The Drew Barrymore Show days after she made the pregnancy announcement, Hilary addressed the negativity surrounding older women being pregnant. ‘There’s a lot of backlash women get for having children older, but not men,’ Hilary said. Drew – who is mum to daughters Olive, 14, and Frankie, 12 – agreed, describing the double standard as ‘weird’.

In a shock admission, Hilary revealed she’d been at the receiving end of hurtful comments when she welcomed her twins Aya and Ohm in 2023, when she was 48 years old. The Million Dollar Baby star recalled a woman telling her, ‘How dare you? You’re too old.’ The woman explained to Hilary that she’d lost her father when she was in her twenties, describing the ordeal of losing her ‘favourite person’ as ‘devastation’. Hilary revealed that she sympathised with her as she reflected on losing her own father. ‘I related to it because my dad also passed, and he was one of my favourite people on earth,’ she said.

However, the comment led Hilary to reshape her thinking about being an older parent. She added, ‘I thought to myself, “Well, I would rather be born and have that person that was my favourite person and experience that than not at all”.’

It’s not the first time the actress has spoken out about being a parent later in life. After welcoming her twins with entrepreneur Phillip, also 52, the star revealed she’d always wanted kids, but had prioritised her career for years.

Hilary married Phillip in 2018, going on to become pregnant four years later. Before that, she was married to actor and director Chad Lowe for 10 years, with the pair divorcing in 2007.

‘It just worked out that I had babies later in life,’ Hilary said. ‘It wasn’t that I didn’t want them earlier. There were a lot of things that kept that from happening, and so I can really take time to be with them.’ She noted that if she’d had a child in her twenties or thirties, she’d be a ‘much different parent’, saying she has ‘much more patience and bandwidth’ to raise her children as an older mum.

The Duchess of Sussex has said she is ‘deeply distressed’ after it was reported her father, Thomas Markle, is being investigated over claims he kept ‘sickening’ child abuse images at his home.

‘I am deeply distressed at the news that has come to light,’ Meghan shared in a statement. ‘My thoughts are with any children who may have been harmed.’ She revealed she had been made aware of allegations against her father in 2018, when a letter detailing the claims was sent to the Metropolitan Police and Royalty and Specialist Protection, before being shared with her.

‘It made troubling and disturbing allegations against my father, and I was given assurances these were being investigated,’ she explained. ‘I hope it can now be understood that any distance from my father – and my choice to not allow him to have contact with our children – was to protect them. I trusted the authorities were doing the same for other families.’

Meghan has been estranged from Thomas since her 2018 wedding to Harry. Her half-brother, Thomas Markle Jnr, has now submitted a statement to authorities after allegedly discovering ‘hundreds’ of child sexual abuse images on their father’s computers and phone at his former home in Cebu, in the Philippines.

The Duchess continued, ‘Although the breadth of what has now been uncovered is more sickening than one could ever imagine, my sincerest hope is that justice will be fully served and the priority remains the safety and protection of innocent children.’

Thomas has vehemently denied the allegations, saying, ‘I’m shocked that my son is making these accusations against me. I could never do what I’m being accused of. It’s just a bunch of lies. It’s sick.’

An insider close to the Duchess adds that she’s still reeling from news of the allegations – and is desperate to shield Archie and Lilibet. Our source says, ‘This is the last thing Meghan was expecting to happen. She was blown away when she heard the news was coming out, and it’s shaken her. She can’t stand the thought of her children knowing this about their grandfather. She desperately just wants to protect them from it.’

Thomas Jr. 60, moved to the Philippines with his father in early 2025, but the 82-year-old returned to the US this year due to declining health.

The Duchess of Sussex said she is ‘deeply distressed’ after it was reported her father, Thomas Markle, is being investigated over claims he kept ‘sickening’ child sexual abuse images at his home in the Philippines. It’s believed she found out that the news was set to break just one day before.

‘I am deeply distressed at the news that has come to light,’ Meghan shared in a statement. ‘My thoughts are with any children who may have been harmed.’ She revealed that she had first been made aware of the allegations against her father back in 2018, when a letter detailing the claims was sent to the Metropolitan Police and Royalty and Specialist Protection before subsequently being shared with her.

‘It made troubling and disturbing allegations against my father, and I was given assurances that these were being investigated,’ she explained. ‘I hope it can now be understood that, despite certain media publications' distortion over the years, any distance from my father and my choice to not allow him to have contact with our children was for one reason: to protect them. I trusted that the authorities were doing the same for other families.’

Meghan has been estranged from her father Thomas since her 2018 wedding to Harry, which he did not attend. Her half-brother, Thomas Markle Jnr, has now submitted a statement to authorities in Cebu after allegedly discovering ‘hundreds’ of child sex images on their father’s computers and mobile phone at his former home in the Philippines.

The Duchess continued, ‘Although the breadth of what has now been uncovered is more sickening than one could ever imagine, my sincerest hope is that justice will be fully served and that the priority remains the safety and protection of innocent children.’

Thomas has vehemently denied the allegations, saying, ‘I’m shocked that my son is making these accusations against me. I could never do what I'm being accused of. It's just a bunch of lies. It's sick.’

An insider close to the Sussexes said that the Duchess had been left reeling from news of the allegations – and going forward, her focus is on shielding her beloved children.

Our source said, ‘This is the last thing Meghan was expecting to happen; she was blown away when she heard the news was coming out. It’s really shaken her.

‘She can’t stand the thought of her children knowing this about their grandfather, even though they’ve never met him. She just wants to desperately protect them from it.’

Thomas Jr., 60, moved to the Philippines with his father in early 2025, but the former Hollywood lighting director, 82, returned to the US this year amid his declining health.

He is currently receiving care at a nursing and rehabilitation facility in Florida, having undergone an amputation of his left leg following a serious blood clot.

Despite their estrangement spanning more than seven years, Meghan reached out to her father by letter in December last year, following the deterioration of his health.

At the time, Thomas told a newspaper, ‘I've always said I am open to reconciling with my daughter. I have never stopped loving her. I don't want to die estranged from Meghan.’

We’re just weeks into the newly revamped series of Strictly Come Dancing, but the future of the show is already hanging in the balance. With all four judges’ contracts due to expire at the end of the series, speculation is mounting that Shirley Ballas could be preparing to walk away, with a move to America on the cards.

Those rumours have only intensified following news she’d landed a guest role on the US version of the format, Dancing With The Stars. And as uncertainty over Strictly’s future continues to mount, sources say BBC bosses are considering a dramatic move in a desperate bid to save the show. ‘Bosses are considering taking it off air for at least a year to give it a complete overhaul,’ an insider tells heat. ‘They want some breathing space to look at what’s gone wrong and work out how to get people excited again. Audience testing has found that viewers feel the show has become too woke and controlled, and no longer reflects what really goes on behind the scenes. They want to see more footage of the celebs in training, the difficulties they face and the struggles they go through to prepare for each week’s live show.’

In the wake of the whispers about a Stateside move, heat caught up with Shirley – who has served as head judge since 2017. And while the 66-year-old remained tight-lipped about the rumours, she did open up about the new series, saying, ‘Strictly’s going on a fast bullet train. I think everybody’s getting into the groove now.’

And when asked about how new hosts Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe were doing, she insisted viewers need to embrace the changes with optimism. ‘It feels fresh,’ she told us. ‘It’s still one of the biggest shows that’s enjoyed by all the family.’ And speaking about Josh – who has been singled out for particular criticism – she said, ‘He’s humorous, he’s a gentleman, and I think he’s brilliant at his job.’

The new hosts have had big shoes to fill, after long-standing hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman sensationally stepped down last year. And, as heat has reported, the trio, as well as the celebrity line-up, have faced huge backlash.

Our source says, ‘There’s no doubt things have got worse since Claudia and Tess left. The new presenting line-up isn’t working. They just haven’t clicked with viewers in the way bosses had hoped, and changes to the format have failed to win over viewers. The calibre of contestants has also fallen considerably, with many people barely recognising some of them. It was always going to be a difficult adjustment after Tess and Claudia, but the feeling is that the whole thing has become rather awkward.’

With pressure mounting, our source adds that BBC bosses are willing to do whatever it takes to keep Strictly afloat. ‘Nothing is being ruled out,’ the insider says. ‘That includes changing the presenters again or giving the entire show a break, so they can come back with something stronger. There’s a feeling that they can’t just keep making little changes and hoping everything improves. Taking a year off would give them the chance to rethink the format, refresh the team and make sure they’re putting together a show people want to watch.’

The source adds, ‘It’s a huge decision because Strictly is such an important programme for the BBC. But bosses know they need to do something before more viewers switch off.’

As he prepares to make his highly anticipated acting debut in tennis drama Forty Love next month, Romeo Beckham sent fans wild last week after he gave followers a first glimpse of him kissing his male co-star in the trailer. Now, we’re told that parents Victoria and David have devised a plan to catapult their second son to Hollywood stardom – and blow estranged daughter-in-law Nicola Peltz ‘out of the water’.

‘There’s a real buzz around Romeo right now. David and Victoria are telling him to go for it, and if being a success in the film industry riles Nicola up, so be it,’ an insider tells heat. ‘If he could make more of an impact with his debut than someone who’s been doing it for 20 years like Nicola, then that would be even sweeter.’

The source continues, ‘Vic and David are desperate to get him a meeting with one of the big Hollywood agencies. If he got signed, it would send a real message. They want him to go all the way, and Vic doesn’t see why he shouldn’t aim high and win an Oscar one day. She thinks he’s got it in him.’

Romeo, 24, is set to take centre stage in the new film, playing a ‘charismatic new rival’ to tennis superstar Sacha Gallo (played by Paul Kircher) in the ‘sensual coming-of-age’ tennis drama, which is set for release in French cinemas in November.

Having initially pursued a career in football like David, Romeo hung up his boots in 2024 to follow mum VB into fashion, modelling in campaigns for brands such as Balenciaga and Burberry.

His latest career milestone comes amid the Beckhams’ bitter feud with estranged son Brooklyn and his wife Nicola. The 27-year-old sent shockwaves through social media in January with a blistering six-page statement announcing he had cut ties with his family, accusing David, 51, and Victoria, 52 – who are also parents to Cruz, 21, and Harper, 15 – of prioritising ‘Brand Beckham’ above all else and attempting to sabotage his marriage.

As the fallout rumbles on, Brooklyn and Nicola – who narrowly avoided bumping into his family at Paris Fashion Week earlier this month – are attempting to carve out their own path away from the Beckhams.

The billionaire heiress, 31, has spent over two decades pursuing Hollywood success, making her acting debut aged 11, before branching out into directing with 2024 film Lola, which was critically panned. Last month, she was joined by her husband as she proudly accepted the Rising Star Award at the Kinéo Awards – which run alongside the better-known Venice Film Festival – raising questions about her eligibility to win, considering her years in the business.

But now, heat has been told both David and Victoria are convinced Romeo has what it takes to eclipse his sister-in-law – and they’re calling on their A-list friends for help. ‘Nicola hasn’t had much success recently, which is why the Beckhams think now is the best time for Romeo to pursue Hollywood success,’ says the insider. ‘David has spoken to Tom Cruise, who offered Romeo advice on how to make it in the industry and how to go about landing himself another leading role. Victoria has also been speaking to [actress and BFF] Eva Longoria, who thinks Romeo is a natural.’

The source continues, ‘Victoria doesn’t feel what they’re doing is petty, because it’s genuinely what Romeo wants. But, at the same time, it’s very satisfying, as Nicola has been trying to muscle her way into the fashion world.’

As heat has reported, Nicola is keen on starting her own fashion line, and we’re told, ‘Nicola will have to put up with having Romeo as a rival. Victoria and David are proud of all their children, but right now they’re focusing on Romeo. It’s all moving very quickly for him, and they couldn’t be more excited to see what he achieves next.’

It can be hard to maintain a glowing reputation in Hollywood – but for the past three decades, Jennifer Aniston’s done just that, cementing herself as the ultimate BFF, celebrity cheerleader, and caring pal to humans and dogs alike.

But, as many cancelled celebs know, it takes only one bad review to tear one’s social standing down. So, imagine Jen’s shock and horror last month when a Hollywood director seemingly tried to do just that. Appearing on the Moynihan Report podcast, director Penelope Spheeris – who last worked with Jennifer 15 years ago while making the Lifetime anthology series Five – slammed the famous actress, alleging she’d gifted her a sex toy on set in 2011 in a bid to ‘humiliate’ her.

After being asked what her ultimate ‘f**k you’ is to someone in the industry, she replied, ‘She’s still alive,’ before naming Jen. She then explained, ‘She gave me a dildo as a present. It had rhinestones pasted on it – you couldn’t even use it.’

Then, when asked what was so wrong about the gesture, she ranted, ‘At the end of the shoot, the assistant director comes over and says, “Have a seat in the chair.” I sit down, and the whole crew gathers around. Her [Jen’s] producer walks up with a gift box…I opened it. There was a f**king dildo in there in front of the whole crew. In front of the whole crew, I’m supposed to open up a dildo.’

The 80-year-old added, ‘It was a mean-spirited dildo to humiliate me in front of the whole crew.’

Granted, on face value, Penelope’s story sounds so silly – and so far-fetched – that it should be easy for Jennifer to just laugh off. But according to insiders, that’s not proving so simple. After all, there’s no proof Jen was even involved in the gift-giving whatsoever, yet she’s still having her name dragged through the mud.

What’s more, not only is Penelope blaming her for the stunt, but she’s also calling her motives specifically ‘mean-spirited’, intimating the idea that the former Friends actress is a bully in industry circles. And, as our source explains, that’s a step too far for Hollywood’s golden girl.

‘This completely stunned Jen,’ says an insider close to the 57-year-old actress, who’s far more used to being upheld as a beacon of light among her showbiz contemporaries. ‘She remembers having a great relationship with Penelope, and she remembers Penelope praising her very loudly when the movie they worked on came out, but what she does not remember is ever giving her a dildo, and she has no idea why Penelope would claim she did.

'It’s clearly just a case of this woman wanting to use her name for cheap publicity – either that, or she’s suffering some sort of memory issue. She is in her 80s, so it is very possible she’s not remembering things correctly and isn’t being malicious, but that doesn’t make things any less unpleasant for Jen.

‘She’s trying to ignore this, but she doesn’t appreciate being painted as some sort of predator going around making other women feel uncomfortable. It’s just so bizarre, and it’s so out of character for her; it would actually be laughable if so many people weren’t buying into this.’

What makes Penelope’s story even more bizarre was the fact that she had a very tenuous reason for holding Jennifer responsible in the first place. As she explained on the podcast, the only proof she had was the fact that she’d seen Jen holding the same kind of gift box the following year.

‘When we got nominated for a Directors Guild Award [in 2012], she comes in with the same kind of gift box in her hand,’ Penelope told her interviewer. ‘She comes over, and I go, “What’s in there? Another dildo?” And she goes, “No, it’s a present for [producer] Marta Kauffman.” But it was the same box. The same gift box. Those were Jennifer Aniston’s gift boxes.’

Meanwhile, as our source has mentioned, Penelope’s only ever been positive about working with Jen in the past. The pair first collaborated back in 2011 when five women in entertainment – Penelope, Jen, plus Alicia Keys, Demi Moore and Patty Jenkins – each directed a segment focusing on the impact of breast cancer for their anthology short-film series.

At the time, Penelope, who also previously directed Wayne’s World, The Beverly Hillbillies, and Little Rascals, was nothing but effusive about Jen. In 2011, she told E! News, ‘The kind of work she does is phenomenal – it’s for a good cause. She’s just got that thing – she’s like the sweetheart of the country.’ So, to have now done such a 180 and be so critical of the superstar on a public platform is a tough pill for the latter to swallow.

‘What’s really outrageous is that the woman’s so-called proof that Jennifer was behind her being given a dildo in front of the whole crew comes down to the box it was in,’ our insider explains. ‘It’s outrageous, and Jennifer can’t help but want to defend herself, but of course everyone is advising her to stay quiet and hope this fades away.’

For now, Jen is apparently doing just that – ignoring the furore, refusing to give it any oxygen at all, and relying on her life-coach boyfriend Jim Curtis to give her all the support and words of comfort along the way. But, of course, she’ll have to take matters further if the rants get more outrageous.

‘If it picks up steam or this woman continues speaking out, she may have to address it, but for the time being, she’s taking the high road,’ we’re told. ‘That being said, she may still opt to send her some sort of legal letter.

There are people advising her to do that as a way to nip this in the bud. It drives Jen up the wall that people can simply claim nearly anything they want, and there’s very little she can do to stop them, so this is very triggering for her.

Fortunately, she’s got Jim by her side helping her cope with all this. He’s helping her keep things in perspective and reminding her that anyone who knows her will know this isn’t remotely true.’

Cheer up, Jen. We’re sure Hollywood will be, ahem, abuzz with another sex toy scandal soon enough.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s UK return was hailed as a celebratory homecoming to the royal fold after six years of complete estrangement from Harry’s side of the family.

The turning point? The Sussexes’ secret summit with King Charles and Queen Camilla in July. Joined by their children – Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five – the private hour-long meeting at Highgrove House was widely viewed as a show of forgiveness and a sign that the sentimental monarch was ready to welcome Harry and Meghan back with open arms.

So when the couple touched down in the UK just weeks later and appeared, at least publicly, to be met by a complete wall of silence from the Royal Family, speculation began to swirl that somehow, Harry and Meghan’s plan had gone awry.

Then came the statement released on behalf of the King, confirming Harry and Meghan’s status as non-working royals and comparing them to ‘private citizens with commercial and charitable interests’.

A source close to Harry, 42, and Meghan, 45, later claimed they had been ‘surprised’ by the letter that left no room for interpretation.

To say there were mixed messages between the Palace and the Sussexes would be an epic understatement, and now, two months on from when their private jet landed on home soil, the couple still appear to be persona non grata.

And despite his ongoing bitter rift with his brother Prince William, we’re told Harry has laid the blame over his father’s apparent refusal to meet him at the feet of another, unexpected royal – Camilla.

An insider says, ‘It’s absolutely astounding to Harry that he still hasn’t been able to get a second visit with his dad and the kids since they arrived in the U.K., and he’s now having to accept that Camilla is likely to blame.

‘A number of people have quietly told him that she’s blocking him and unfortunately, it does seem to be the most logical explanation. He’s shocked because she was very welcoming when he and Meghan brought the children to see the King over the summer.

‘She acted as though it was all water under the bridge and things would be grand between them all going forward. His father seemed to be in the mindset too, which is what gave Harry the push to move back; he thought it was all going to get better.’

Charles and Camilla’s royal diary has certainly appeared jam-packed over the past few weeks, and with the King also continuing to undergo treatment for cancer, there is no doubt he also requires adequate rest, which could mean they have been simply too busy to see the Sussexes.

However, there is also a strong chance that, after it was widely reported that Charles, 77, wanted to spend more time with his grandchildren, Camilla did indeed bite her tongue and swallow her own reported animosity for the sake of her husband’s happiness back in July.

But a brief and bearable visit by Harry and Meghan, who at the time were over from California for just a few days, is a whole different scenario from today’s reality that the Sussexes are quite literally living on their doorstep and refuse to keep a low profile.

Of course, the past few years have seen Harry bare his soul publicly through TV interviews, documentaries, podcasts and his 2023 memoir, Spare – and Camilla certainly wasn’t spared his judgement.

In his book, he refers to the Queen, 79, as the ‘third person’ in his parents’ marriage; reflects on his fears of her being a ‘wicked stepmother’ and reveals how he and William begged their father not to marry her.

So, while Camilla may have been happy to play nice over afternoon tea, we’re told Harry is fast coming to the realisation that all is not forgiven – and believes Camilla intends to make this known.

‘It’s dawning on him that Camilla hasn’t really forgiven him for what he said about her in his book, and he and Meghan are paying a huge price for that because he believes she’s now keeping them away from the King,’ the source says.

‘The only option he has right now is to try and remedy this is to go to Camilla and beg forgiveness, which is something he swore he would never do, but desperate times call for desperate measures!’

Meanwhile, following reports that Harry and Meghan could be set to apologise to William, 43, and Princess Kate, 44, over comments they made during their 2021 interview with Oprah, a source close to the Sussexes recently responded, calling the claims ‘nonsense’.

His brother’s alleged dismissal is likely to have gone down badly with William, and to make matters worse, we’re told that he believes any apology by Harry to Camilla will only be a self-serving one.

‘It's going to annoy William and Kate if Harry does manage to kiss up to Camilla. They won’t be all that shocked though, because they’re both pretty convinced that this entire move to England, along with this push to spend more time with the King, is nothing but a manipulation,’ the source says.

‘William is always saying how insincere he thinks this whole thing is. He won’t believe for a second that Harry is sincere in any sort of apology to Camilla. He will see right through it.’

They add, ‘And it’s not all that likely that Camilla will get taken in. She’s just as shrewd as William and Kate, and she’s just as suspicious of Harry and Meghan as they are.’

Still, the source says any show of deference by Harry ‘may be enough to sway the King in their favour ’-which could be all that really matters at the end of the day.

However, after praising his ‘successor’ William at a recent state banquet, Charles appeared to show where his loyalty lies right now – and Harry could find that the Waleses have more sway over the King than he may have anticipated.

‘If Harry does manage to sway the King, it’s likely to sicken William. It’s bound to upset Kate as well. Even though she says she forgives them, there is still a lot of animosity because they’ve never apologised, and the amount of stress they brought on her was horrendous,’ the source says.

‘It will be very hard to swallow if they apologise to Camilla and not to her. As far as Kate is concerned, if Harry truly regrets what he wrote and what he and Meghan said, then they will apologise to all of them, not just whoever he needs the most help from.’

And while Harry may view Camilla as his father’s gatekeeper for now, we’re told he could find that he has more than one Everest to conquer in the long run.

The source says, ‘Kate is very aware that His Majesty wants peace and she’s tried her best to be open to that, but she doesn’t see how it can begin to happen until she and William get a proper apology. And, despite what some people have said, there has not been one.’

Turning 67 last week, Sarah Ferguson is reported to have remained completely isolated on her birthday, having still not been seen publicly in the UK since last December.

Yes, it may be a blessing compared to her ex-husband Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s own celebrations in February, which kicked off with him being shockingly arrested at his home in Norfolk.

However, her loneliness is no doubt symbolic of just how far Sarah has fallen from grace.

Barely a year ago, the now disgraced former Duchess was renowned as one of the most adored and popular members of the Royal Family, but now even Andrew is reported to have cruelly dubbed her ‘the red setter’ and made it clear that his ex-wife is ‘persona non grata’ – a person not welcome – as he attempts to rebuild his own life.

Even her daughters – Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie – who are both very close to their mum, snubbed her publicly when they failed to post any birthday messages on social media last Thursday.

But we’re told that Sarah is now looking to start over herself now that she is reportedly back in the UK. And a source tells us her new life glow-up starts with one key thing on Sarah’s mind – finding a man.

An insider says, ‘Sarah has never been this long without a man in her adult life, and she’s told friends it’s killing her; she misses sharing her life with someone, that companionship, and she’s pretty vocal about missing the romance too.

‘She’s asked friends to set her up, and she’s even saying she might just give online dating a try, which everyone is of course warning her against. But Sarah is still a very headstrong woman with a very strong libido, so it won’t surprise anyone if she sets up some sort of fake profile to try and meet some men on the downlow.’

However, we’re told that when it comes to her prospective partners, Sarah wants to know everything about them, including how they look, their age, and perhaps most importantly, their bank balance, as the former Duchess is not known for dating men on minimum wage.

Formerly hailed as the Royal Family’s comeback Queen, Sarah is no stranger to bouncing back, and the source says that she’s now adamant she’ll be able to do just that with the help of a good man who meets her three ludicrous demands.

One: He must be good-looking. Two: He must be younger than her. And three: He must boast millions, if not billions, in the bank. If Cilla Black were still here, God rest her soul, even the all-time Dating Queen may have quite a task on her hands.

‘The problem with Sarah is that she has very high standards. She’s saying she wants a hot younger man, which is all well and good, but she’s also demanding that he have loads of cash to splash on her,’ the source says.

‘It’s a little backwards. Some would say if she’s dating a younger man, she should be the one spending the money, but she doesn’t seem to get that. She still has a pretty high opinion of herself, even after her fall from grace.’

Sarah is believed to have been ‘single on paper’ since 2001, when she split with her last boyfriend, Gaddo della Gherardesca – an Italian count who later tragically died after being shot during a wild boar hunt in 2010. She was previously in a relationship with Austrian tennis player Thomas Muster from 1996 to 1998.

Ahead of her divorce from Andrew, Sarah was also widely reported to have embarked on an affair with Texan millionaire Steve Wyatt.

However, it was her steamy romance with US financier Johnny Bryan that hit headlines in 1992 – the year she split from Andrew but before the divorce had been finalised four years later. In pictures leaked to the papers, Johnny was seen ‘sucking’ Sarah's toes during a break at her villa in St.Tropez.

And after having been forced to wrap said toes in thermals for the last few months after fleeing to the Swiss mountains amidst the furore surrounding her ex-husband, we’re told Sarah is now ‘desperate’ to remedy the loneliness and isolation she has been feeling over the past year.

‘Sarah has told friends she’s dying to have some fun again. She’s used to having this packed social life, jetting to parties around the world, meeting friends for lunches out every day and dinner most nights,’ the insider says.

‘She was very discreet about it, but she had a very active dating life as well most of the time. But now she's barely socialising at all, never mind dating. It's a pretty sad state of affairs, and she is desperate to remedy it.’

Royal author Andrew Lownie further claimed in his book, Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York, that, following her divorce from Andrew, Sarah had ‘a list of men’ she was looking to date, including John F.Kennedy Jr., Kevin Costner and Tiger Woods, who she is claimed to think is ‘gorgeous’.

After having spent time in the US and the UAE as well as across Europe, the source makes it clear that Sarah is not limiting her dating pool to the UK, where her ex-husband also currently resides at Marsh Farm on the edges of the Sandringham estate – and sees the idea of jet-setting as even more romantic.

‘She’s still got friends who care about her, although a lot of them are in America, and she's hoping they'll help introduce her to some eligible men. She's based just outside of London, but she's certainly not limiting her search to the UK, the source says.

‘She's got connections all over the world, and she's more than happy to travel for the right man, especially if it means spending time somewhere glamorous and having a bit of fun.’

However, after amassing what could be seen by potential suitors as rather a large amount of baggage over the past few years, the source says Sarah may have to be more ‘realistic’ when it comes to dating this time around.

‘Of course, she may have to be a little more realistic about what she's looking for, particularly in the looks department,’ they tell us.

‘She'd love to have some gorgeous younger man sweeping her off her feet, but finding someone who's handsome, wealthy, charming and willing to take on all the baggage that comes with dating her is a pretty tall order.’

Meanwhile, a source recently revealed that, following months of living in isolation and dealing with the recent loss of her long-term friend and ‘the love of her life’, Paddy McNally, Sarah has experienced ‘the worst year of her life’.

So it’s little wonder we’re told that friends are encouraging her to focus on what really matters right now – her happiness.

The insider says, ‘Friends are gently encouraging her to be a little more open-minded because she could end up overlooking someone wonderful simply because he doesn't fit her fantasy.

‘At the end of the day, what she really needs is someone who makes her laugh, treats her well and brings some happiness back into her life. She’s been doing her best to get back in shape to try and look her best, she’s serious about this because she’s not prepared to spend the rest of her life living like a nun.’

She’s always amusing us with her rude sense of humour at the expense of her husband, and now Victoria Beckham has made another cheeky remark about David’s fit physique. Having shot to fame as a Spice Girl, Victoria has now reminded fans of her spicy side with a raunchy confession – about his vegetables.

‘It looks like an instrument,’ she said of his cucumbers. The mother of four made her comment during a live appearance on US breakfast show Today, after a photo of David – a self-professed gardening addict who has previously said he's 'never happier' than when he's pottering around in his wellies – holding a rather large cucumber, with a huge grin on his face, was shown onscreen.

Victoria, 52, also told host Jenna Bush Hager, ‘I’ve heard your cucumbers are very impressive,’ to which the presenter laughed and replied, ‘I think his cucumber is bigger than my cucumber.’

The fashion and beauty designer proudly revealed that she regularly films David, 51, while he works out – and that she especially enjoys the view she gets of his posterior. ‘I have to say my husband has always had a great butt,’ she said. ‘But I am very happy to take the responsibility, work out with him in the gym. [And] make sure he is doing those squats for everybody out there.’

Fans quickly took to social media to share their delight at Posh’s unfiltered television moment, with viewers calling her a ‘national treasure’ and declaring her chat ‘the best TV moment of the year.’

This isn't the first time Victoria has made a mischievous cucumber comment about her husband of 27 years. In an Instagram video shared with her millions of followers back in June, she posted a video of David in their kitchen, showing off cucumbers he’d grown in their garden, his right arm still recovering in a sling following hand and wrist surgery. ‘Overachieving on the cucumber front, Sir David,’ she said.

Victoria has a form for making cheeky remarks about David’s bodily bits. Over the years, she has praised his physical attributes, joking about his massive Emporio Armani underwear billboards and proudly comparing his package to ‘the exhaust pipe of a tractor.’ She also sparked widespread amusement on social media when she shared an up-close, playful picture on Instagram highlighting a stray hair on his grey sweatpants right around his crotch area, captioning it, ‘Told my husband he missed a bit.’

She also posted a video of the former England footballer working on lightbulbs around the house, shirtless. ‘Looking good,’ she said before zooming in on his bottom. ‘The electrician is back!!! Happy Friday, you’re welcome.’ She previously posted a snap of him repairing the TV – in just his Calvin Klein briefs. ‘Electrician came to fix the TV… You’re welcome!’

However, David is not immune to giving it right back to Victoria. He frequently turns the camera on his wife to show fans the reality behind her polished facade. He regularly posts videos and photos of her intense workout routines on Instagram, poking fun at her fitness obsession. In one clip, David filmed Victoria doing hip thrusts and leg lifts on a workout mat while he quietly sipped a coffee, captioning it to tease her about her hardcore gym sessions; while in another, he poked fun at her stretching routine on their luxury yacht.

Victoria has always spoken warmly about her husband despite the constant teasing, previously saying, ‘I’m lucky to have him as my soulmate.’

And while she famously lives on a diet of grilled fish and steamed vegetables, she revealed that she has a very unexpected liking for gravy. ‘It has to be Bisto, extra thick,’ she said. Victoria said the couple enjoy a traditional Sunday roast dinner at home with their children Romeo, 24, Cruz, 21, and Harper, 15. Eldest son Brooklyn, 27, has distanced himself from the family.

‘We’re very traditional, actually, as a family,’ she said. ‘Yorkshire puddings are a big crowd-pleaser, stuffing, lots of vegetables. No parsnips. It’s one of the only foods my husband does not like and will not eat.’

Vic said she takes on ‘a creative director’ role when the couple host dinner parties. ‘I’m not going to lie, I’m not up early doing the cooking.’ And she revealed the most heinous ‘unacceptable, unforgivable sin’ in her eyes – paper napkins.

No stranger to airing his grievances about his family, Prince Harry gave his first interview since being back on UK soil last week and took what many perceived to be a dig at the royals. Despite saying that reconciliation is still ‘the most important thing’, the Duke of Sussex added, ‘Some people don’t want it to work out. I want it to work out.’

While a Sussex spokesperson was quick to insist it ‘was absolutely not intended as a swipe at his brother or any other member of his family’, we’re told the Prince and Princess of Wales are furious at Harry’s latest loose-lipped remarks.

‘William has no doubt in his mind that this was yet another cheap shot at him, Kate and rest of the royals. He wishes Harry would shut up and stop playing games, especially if he’s sincere in his desire to build bridges,’ an insider tells heat.

‘For William, it feels as though Harry is going out of his way to cause trouble and embarrass the family, while continuing to point fingers at everyone other than himself. At this point, William feels his brother is the definition of a loose cannon, whose intentions cannot be trusted. He doesn’t understand why Harry feels empowered, let alone qualified, to put himself on this self-appointed pedestal after all the damage and pain he’s inflicted on his family and the monarchy over the years.’

Kate, 44, is reported to have often taken a ‘peacemaker’ stance since the royal feud escalated in 2020, and our source says she is trying to remain calm about the situation, but there is no doubt Harry’s comments have touched a nerve.

‘Both William and Kate are exasperated – but Kate’s response has been a less emotional and more measured one,’ we’re told. ‘She wants to believe Harry’s coming from a place of vulnerability, and this is his way of openly begging for a pathway towards peace, while still trying to hold his head up high and defend himself.

But she’s bitterly disappointed and very frustrated that he’s going about things so publicly. It’s the total opposite of how the royals conduct themselves, and Harry must have known it would enrage senior members of the family.’

Following the Sussexes’ unexpected return to Britain at the end of August, Harry, 42, used his first interview as an opportunity to double down on his previous wish for reconciliation with his family. Despite his claims certain people didn’t wish to make amends, Harry said, ‘With everything else that’s going on in the world, the most important thing is to reconcile – that’s the key point.’

He added, ‘Scars stick around forever. But what your perception is, and what your mindset is to those things that have happened, letting go of the past is something I would encourage everybody to do.’

The controversial interview – which was conducted in September, but released last week, on the same day the royals were in Windsor welcoming the Sultan of Oman – follows Harry and Meghan’s regal-style outing in Nottingham. It marked their first joint appearance as a couple since setting up home in the Cotswolds with their children Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five, and saw the couple touring local charities, meeting with volunteers and greeting adoring fans.

Harry and Meghan, 45, visited the city in 2017 for their first-ever joint official appearance, just days after announcing their engagement. At the time, royal watchers saw it as a sign of positive things to come for the future of the royals. However, by early 2020, the couple famously decided to step away and move to the US.

They appeared to quickly leave their old life in the past, with the couple unafraid of airing the family’s dirty laundry via an interview with Oprah, a fly-on-the-wall Netflix series and Harry’s memoir Spare.

Among the damaging accusations Harry has made include the claim that William, 44, physically attacked him during a confrontation about Meghan; that Camilla leaked stories to the press, while Kate made Meghan cry over an issue with bridesmaid dresses; and that the Palace blocked help for Meghan when she was struggling with her mental health.

In the wake of the new interview, William and Kate put on a united front, appearing at a state banquet together before William made a surprise appearance on The Graham Norton Show to talk about the Earthshot Prize. He also chatted about his love for Aston Villa and Christopher Nolan films.

As far as his relationship with his father goes, we’re told Harry and Charles, 77, are currently on speaking terms, but it’s understood the King has not seen the Sussexes in person since they returned to the UK.

Our source says, ‘The King is extremely disappointed Harry is once again causing an unnecessary drama that’s being played out in public. A part of him wants to call Harry, ask him what he thinks he’s playing at, and make it plain this is only making matters worse. At this stage, it seems he’ll ignore it, and he’s imploring William and Kate to do the same, but it’s still a colossal disappointment.’

However, the same can’t be said for Camilla. Our insider adds, ‘She’s extremely unimpressed. She hates seeing the monarchy being disrespected so flagrantly. She feels Harry’s behaviour is totally deplorable.’

She’s no stranger to showing her smalls as the founder and face – or rather, body – of her own lingerie brand, but Sydney Sweeney has really turned up the temperature in SYRN’s festive-themed campaign – just a month after her Novig controversy. In the new raunchy ad, the Housemaid star swaps festive fun for sex appeal as she gets dressed in a number of sexy, skimpy outfits, including a red bow bra, knickers and suspenders set and a baby blue sheer lace number, which are all part of the brand’s Christmas range.

‘Welcome to the @syrn holiday shop… Officially open on October 27th,’ she wrote.

With barely a festive fleece in sight, Sydney gives cult Christmas classics like Home Alone, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, The Nightmare Before Christmas and more a wildly provocative makeover in the 30-second ad. She is first seen lounging on the sofa with a massive tub of vanilla ice cream with chocolate syrup, channelling her inner Kevin McCallister from Home Alone until she grabs the television remote. Then, the on-screen Sydney transforms into a super-glam Cindy Lou Who from How The Grinch Stole Christmas, carting around Christmas presents.

Seconds later, it’s full-on gothic romance as she recreates The Nightmare Before Christmas, striking a pose beneath a glowing moon in sheer red lingerie and a bridal veil. Throw in a snowy frolic wearing a scorching baby-blue set, and the couch-bound star can’t help but chuckle at her own handiwork before clicking off the telly, leaving the SYRN logo flashing.

The use of family-friendly Christmas classics to promote her lingerie line was quick to draw criticism from some. ‘Quit sexualising Christmas movies, it’s utterly distasteful,’ one said, while another remarked, ‘It’s all she ever does; obviously her acting career has taken a dive.’ A third commented, ‘She is so vulgar and nasty. A terrible role model,’ with a fourth saying, ‘She’s a complete and utter embarrassment. She is setting women’s rights back 100 years.’

When launching SYRN in January, the blonde bombshell explained that her vision for the brand was to create lingerie that a ‘beautiful range of body types’ could wear comfortably and confidently. ‘The secret is finally out… this is lingerie you wear for YOU, no explanation, no apology. I wanted to create a place where women can move between all the different versions of who we are,’ she said.

Sydney, 29, famously has no qualms about posing and performing in revealing clothing for both her acting roles and modelling work. Yet many critics have accused her of building a mega-brand off the back of having ‘the best tits in Hollywood’ – a nickname famously given to her by her own grandmother following her racy scenes in HBO’s Euphoria. In fact, heat previously revealed that this constant flurry of flaunting has even led to some of Sydney’s close pals begging her to ‘step into her power’ as a sought-after actress and put her boobs away.

‘For many of her close pals, it’s sad to see how reliant she is on being known for her big boobs,’ an insider told us. ‘She’s actually a talented actress who’s making big moves behind the scenes too, but instead of stepping into her power and owning it, she’s still acting like she’s some no-name OnlyFans girl who can only get noticed for her body. No one is saying she shouldn’t dress sexy or play up her assets; they just think she’s selling herself short.’

Case in point: the actress recently took part in an ultra-risqué, attention-grabbing advertisement to promote sports betting platform Novig – in which she also notably holds an undisclosed equity stake. Posing completely nude with nothing but strategically placed sports equipment to protect her modesty – and, ahem, her most intimate areas – Sydney stares sultrily straight down the lens.

‘Think you know sports? Prove it. Novig is just sports,’ the clip begins, with the star posing as footballs cover her chest. Cut to Sydney perched atop a basketball hoop, her legs spread and her crotch carefully hidden in the shadows as she spins a ball on her finger to the camera. ‘So they wanted to show… just sports,’ she says.

The rest of the ad flashes through endless eye-popping sporty setups. In one shot, she’s holding an NFL ball over her bare lap, then sprawled across a pool table, before swinging a golf club in micro-shorts and rocking a cropped vest designed to showcase almost all of her famous assets.

While the campaign was swiftly slammed by critics for objectifying female bodies under the guise of sports marketing, the business racked up record-breaking numbers thanks to the viral moment. Trading growth and overall volume almost tripled overnight, app downloads skyrocketed, and the company’s valuation ballooned from $500 million to $2 billion – which was all down to Sydney herself, who was credited with coming up with the clever idea to strip down on camera.

‘It was a very exciting process to work with her both on the commercial side as well as on the creative side,’ Novig CEO Jacob Fortinsky said. ‘It really was Sydney who was driving a lot of the visuals and the messaging.’

Although The Housemaid actress didn’t release a formal statement addressing the controversy, she instead took to Instagram to share numerous historical images of male and female athletes posing in the nude or semi-nude, implying that she wasn’t the first to use her body to promote sports.

‘I don’t like to just put my face on something. I really want to be able to get into the weeds of it with an amazing team,’ Sydney later shared. ‘Being able to be part of watching this company grow and not just be the face of it is really important to me.’

Still, with her career booming, we’re told that her friends are becoming increasingly ‘frustrated’ as she continues to live up to the ‘blonde pin-up’ stereotype, accusing her of relishing the ‘shock value’.

‘It’s reached the point where even people who adore her are rolling their eyes,’ our source explained. ‘Her friends don’t understand why she wants to keep reinforcing this image that she’s all about shock value and cleavage. It’s frustrating because she doesn’t need it anymore… What’s even more annoying is that she complains about people always objectifying her, like she’s totally oblivious to the way she’s feeding into it.’

However, with a net worth estimated at a cool $40–50 million, Sydney – who is dating former talent manager Scooter Braun, 45 – has already proved that her assets are ridiculously lucrative.

The insider says, ‘She asks, “Is it really my fault that I have a decent figure and want to flaunt it from time to time?” It’s not as though her celebrity peers haven’t done the same with their bodies, and still do to this day, after all. Just look at J.Lo, who made her name on her voluptuous, curvy physique, as well as Elle Macpherson, Kim Kardashian and Halle Berry; the list is absolutely endless.’

Ultimately, the source noted that Sydney – who Scooter describes as an ‘extraordinary woman, kind and generous and smart, and real and down to earth’ – views the backlash as ‘water off a duck’s back’, seeing the critics as ‘either jealous or plain old-fashioned bullies who are scraping the barrel for ways to bring her down’.

Another insider said, ‘Sydney’s goal is to become a billionaire mogul and “boss lady” as soon as possible. She wants to do things entirely on her own terms, confident that her unique talent and beauty give her an edge and she doesn’t care if people dislike her.’

With backstabbing and banishments to betrayals, from Richard E Grant’s shocking confession to Ross Kemp’s constant paranoia, the second series of Celebrity Traitors has kept us hooked with its non-stop drama. And ahead of the show’s highly anticipated finale airing next week, the highly confidential identities of the finalists are rumoured to already have been leaked, with one of the stars’ friends claiming to know who has made it to the end.

A source revealed, ‘Because of the leak, who makes the final is now a hot topic at showbiz parties. It’s also spread how certain players get on, not helped by the fact another source has been suggesting who’s been placed for interviews around the final. It’s vital the leaks don’t make it to gossip forums online and on social media where fans can find the information.’ They added, ‘The BBC is hoping that anyone happening upon the info or hearing it from friends will help keep the secrets of the castle and stay quiet.

‘The problem is a small group will be aware of The Celebrity Traitors’ secrets, including those who work on the show, the celebrities who ran the course and possibly their close family and friends.’

While the all-star line-up signed non-disclosure agreements promising not to reveal the goings-on at Scotland’s Ardross Castle before filming began earlier this year, with EastEnders star Ross quipping that the legal non-disclosure agreement was ‘longer than the Bayeux Tapestry’ and reports of a hefty £100,000 fine for anyone who breaks it, discretion hasn’t exactly been the theme of this year’s series. It hasn’t stopped the cast from dropping hints or straight-up ignoring the rules.

Joanne McNally admitted on her podcast that she already knows who wins, while fan favourite Richard E Grant accidentally revealed he was a Traitor during a live BBC Radio 6 Music interview back in June, months before the show even aired.

Joe Lycett confessed that he struggled to maintain a poker face post-filming, openly admitting to breaking his contract. ‘They say, ‘Don’t tell anyone you’re doing it’, but if you search the word ‘Traitors’ in my WhatsApp, I told everyone! I was telling Uber drivers,’ he said. Even Romesh Ranganathan has found himself in hot water, admitting recently that dodging questions about the results of the hit series on The Jonathan Ross Show really ‘rattled’ his confidence in lying.

The cast WhatsApp group is only adding fuel to the fire. Banished Faithful Julie Hesmondhalgh had to leave the group chat after talk turned to the result. ‘People were sharing who’d won at one point,' she said, adding that she and a couple of others removed themselves because they didn’t want the show spoiled.

The former Coronation Street actress, who was banished in episode four, revealed some of the ‘intense’ and super strict rules on set. ‘You weren’t allowed televisions because of ways that you can ascertain who went to bed latest. You’re not allowed Spotify because you can talk to each other through it,’ she said. ‘It’s massive fun, but it’s also very, very intense because you’re all in there together. It’s a massive hothouse, and you’re cut off from the rest of the world.’

Insiders claim that on-screen tensions also spilt over behind the scenes, with the cut-throat game proving too much for some of the cast – and a backstage feud rocking the show.

‘The tension was palpable both on and off screen. Producers were surprised at how difficult the atmosphere had become and were not expecting that kind of reaction,’ an insider says. ‘There were some seriously big personalities in that castle, and not everyone got along.

Filming was far more explosive than anyone expected, with constant bickering, huge egos and plenty of clashes that never made it to screen. The drama didn’t stop when the cameras switched off either.

‘There were tensions in the cars, awkward journeys after filming and arguments that carried on long after the round table ended. Tempers were fraying, and the tension just kept building. Eventually, things reached boiling point.’

They continue, ‘The last series saw some really strong friendships develop, but it’s been a very different story this time around. A lot of the tension and bad feeling between contestants is still there, even though filming actually finished in June. It wasn’t quite what a lot of them thought they were signing up for. The reality of filming was very different from what they’d expected. What’s made things even worse is watching it all back. People are hearing what others really said about them, and it’s stirring up old tensions.’

The second series of the hit show – fronted once again by Claudia Winkleman – has already delivered a number of standout moments. After Traitor Richard E Grant’s record-breaking banishment at the first round table sent the castle into a spin, viewers have watched on as Maya Jama and a reluctant James Acaster are feeling the pressure of their Traitor status.

The insider says both James, 41, and Maya, 32, were facing secret battles of their own. ‘James became so anxious that filming had to be paused. And Maya was going through a really difficult time in her personal life during filming,’ the insider adds. ‘She was dealing with the breakdown of her relationship with Ruben Dias while she was at the castle, and she couldn’t properly process what was happening because she’d already committed to the show. She had a lot going on emotionally, but there was very little opportunity to step away and deal with it.’

But the Faithfuls struggled just as much with the pressure, as our insider says. Comedian Rob Beckett – who was ‘murdered’ – caused quite a stir, with the 40-year-old comedian clashing with his co-stars. ‘Rob really struggled with the whole experience,’ the source continues. ‘There were times when his behaviour rubbed some of the other contestants up the wrong way. They were quite taken aback by it, especially as he’s usually such a funny, easy-going character. He had even considered walking away from the show, prompting Claudia to push for a meeting with producers to try to resolve the problem.’

A whopping 11 million tuned in to watch Alan Carr take the crown in last year’s finale, which was accidentally uploaded a day early on Canadian streamer Crave. And with secrets slipping and tensions still simmering among the cast ahead of the final episode, anything could happen.

She’s no stranger to strutting her stuff on the world’s biggest runways, but Bella Hadid just turned the heat all the way up. The supermodel has left very little to the imagination after sharing a steamy sauna selfie with her almost 60 million Instagram followers.

Bella, 30, dropped the sizzling photo as part of a carousel detailing her workout routine at Beverly Hills’ exclusive, invite-only Alo Gym. Ditching her sports bra for several of the active snaps, the glamazon certainly didn’t hold back, smiling on her knees in a sauna while holding dumbbells for a sweat-drenched weight session. Keeping things sporty, Bella paired tiny black shorts with a headband to keep her luscious locks off her face during the strength work.

In one shot, she balanced on all fours on a yoga mat in the wood-panelled sauna, one leg lifted and a weight in the opposite hand, her toned bare back on full display. Later in the slideshow, she switched to a strapless burgundy bikini for a spell in the heat, before wrapping up in an oversized fluffy towel for a mirror selfie. A massage rounded off her pampering session.

Other snaps showed the blonde beauty showing off her sculpted figure across reformer Pilates, cardio sessions, and exercise machines, plus a second sauna visit and an obligatory cute puppy cameo. Keeping it casual, Bella simply captioned the post, ‘I’ve officially moved in @alo.’

The steamy snaps also included photos with friend Fanny Bourdette-Donon, with the visit following her recent campaign collaboration as the face of Alo’s pre-fall collection. Shot in Los Angeles by fashion duo Mert & Marcus and styled by Mimi Cuttrell, the campaign saw her model a range of the brand’s signature pieces, from bras and micro shorts to leggings and a trail sneaker.

Bella’s dedication to fitness is nothing new. She recently said in an interview that when her schedule allows, she works with her trainer on a tough routine of a 20-minute non-stop run, a boxing session, and weights aimed at her abs and glutes. ‘We keep the routines varied, so the sessions are always fun,’ she said. Boxing is her favourite, though she’s also curious about Body Ballet. ‘I’ve only tried it out once, but I can see the long-term results amongst my friends,’ she explained.

The sultry upload came just hours before Bella opened the 2026 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show last week, looking every inch the springtime angel in a pair of trademark floral-covered wings. Fresh off her 30th birthday celebrations, the model walked the famous runway for the fourth time. She later made a second jaw-dropping appearance as a classic angel, sporting stark white wings, matching lingerie, and a sheer negligee.

Those birthday celebrations were anything but low-key. Days before the wellness getaway, Bella cheekily lifted her dress to show off a red thong while marking the milestone with her nearest and dearest.

Going topless is hardly new territory for Bella. At 19, she posed bare-chested for a black-and-white Vogue Paris spread shot by Mert & Marcus, the same fashion duo behind her Alo campaign, captioning the pictures with a free-the-nipple hashtag and a love-your-body message. She has also gone topless for V magazine, 032c and Alexander Wang’s Fall 2017 campaign.

She has been just as open about feeling at home in her own skin. Asked about the free-the-nipple movement in 2016, Bella said her famous family was ‘always very comfortable’ with their bodies. ‘If a woman wants to show her body, I’m all for it,’ she added. Bella has also responded to body-shamers, editing an Instagram caption in 2018 to say that ‘all body types are different’ and react differently to a good workout routine and a healthy diet.

Bella has never taken the topless shots too seriously. When she shared one bare-chested snap from a secret 2016 shoot, she simply captioned it, ‘Sorry mama’, and she later thanked the team behind her Vogue Paris spread for ‘opening my eyes to a new art form’. Her confidence has grown over time, too. In a clip for Love magazine, she said she felt most beautiful when her health was at its best, adding, ‘I just felt very comfortable in my own being.’

Her big sister Gigi has bared all too. She posed topless for V magazine at 18, went fully nude on horseback for an Allure shoot in 2016, and covered up with her hands for Love magazine in 2017. The sisters even posed naked together for British Vogue’s March 2018 cover issue, which left some followers calling the images uncomfortable.

Bella is also newly single, having moved on from professional equestrian Adan Banuelos earlier this year. The pair first sparked romance rumours in October 2023 after a date in Fort Worth, Texas, and Adan was famously smitten, once gushing about Bella, ‘I didn’t know God made ’em like that.’ Bella has since been linked to Colorado project manager Nathan Lacy, after the pair were photographed together in Milan in February. However, insiders revealed in July that her rumoured new flame was ‘just a friend’, and actually the brother of her best friend Rachael Lacy.

Away from the gym and the catwalk, Bella has been busy reinventing her look. She ditched her signature brunette for blonde last year, and she recently made her mark on screen in FX horror series The Beauty, where her character met a grisly end in the opening scene. Bella had asked director Ryan Murphy to make her look rough for the part, saying she never wants to be ‘the girl next door’.

It hasn’t always been that way on the runway, however. Bella once said she never felt powerful in her underwear on a catwalk until Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty show, calling it ‘the first time on a runway that I felt really sexy’. But after making her return to the VS catwalk in 2026, following the brand’s multi-year hiatus, it’s safe to say she’s well and truly back in her angel era.

We’re used to seeing her older sister Kendall on the catwalk – but Kylie Jenner was the talk of this year’s Victoria’s Secret runway show. The iconic lingerie brand took over Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, Los Angeles for its annual fashion extravaganza.

Kylie, 29, was among the 70 models who took to the runway, marking the reality TV star’s Victoria’s Secret debut. Despite it being her first time, Kylie was given the honour of wearing the brand’s Fantasy Bra.

Worth $50 million (£37.5m), the bra is a one-of-a-kind design, crafted in collaboration with high-end jewellers Jacob & Co. Featuring 4,410 natural diamonds and a singular 75-carat Natural Fancy Vivid Yellow diamond in the centre, the Fantasy Bra has a total weight of 1,373.39 carats.

Kylie – who is mum to daughter Stormi, eight, and son Aire, four, with rapper Travis Scott – is the first model to wear the creation on the runway since 2018. The honour is usually awarded to an established Victoria’s Secret Angel, but this year marked a major switch-up from the brand.

However, being given such a huge responsibility on her debut didn’t appear to faze Kylie. She strutted down the runway in the diamond-encrusted bra and a matching glittery thong, paired with a sheer mini skirt and enormous white feathered wings.

Letting her lingerie do the talking, she opted for a subtle, neutral make-up look, and wore her sleek dark locks in loose, bouncy curls. Finishing off her catwalk outfit, Kylie accessorised with two chunky diamond bracelets and a pair of sky-high Perspex heels.

She was in great company on the runway, with fellow famous faces, like Megan Thee Stallion, also making their debut. Veteran models like Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley walked in the show, as well as Bella Hadid – who opened the event – and her sister Gigi.

The decision to have Kylie wear the Fantasy Bra may have seemed unusual – but Victoria’s Secret chief creative officer Adam Selman has revealed there was specific intentions behind the choice.

'Kylie really extends beyond fashion, beyond culture, beyond TV, beyond one singular thing. That’s the exact same thing that we do. Like, the show is so big, it’s true entertainment, and I think that she is a great catalyst for that,’ he explained in an interview with Vogue.

‘She’s really created her own culture. How many people can say that?’ he continued, adding that the ‘big idea’ for this show was ‘fandomonium’.

Adam went on to say that fans not expecting Kylie to be in the bra added excitement. He added, ‘I think it’s an interesting pairing that we’re giving the fans: we’re giving them what they want with this amazing Fantasy Bra, and we’re going to put it on an unexpected talent who has a massive following and massive cultural impact.

‘I think it’s fun. I think it’s really joyful, and I think it’s fun to celebrate in a different way that people aren’t going to expect.’

Meanwhile, Kylie told fans on social media that walking on the runway was the ‘best day ever’. She reshared a string of clips and snaps to her Instagram Stories, including a gushing post from her mum Kris Jenner.

‘My angel girl!!! So proud of you,’ Kris, 70, wrote, alongside photos of her youngest daughter on the catwalk.

The momager was on the front row for the show, joined by her long-term partner Corey Gamble and Kylie’s boyfriend, Hollywood actor Timothée Hal Chalamet.

Timothée, 30, beamed with pride as he watched Kylie strut down the runway. Clips of the special moment have gone viral on social media, with the actor seemingly watching his other half in awe.

Kylie has been dating Timothée for almost four years, with the pair having first crossed paths back in early 2023 at Paris Fashion Week. While they initially kept their romance on the down low, they were soon spotted out and about together.

Eventually, Kylie and Timothée made their red carpet debut at the 2025 David Di Donatello Awards in Rome. Plenty of high-profile appearances followed and the Marty Supreme star has even given his girlfriend shoutouts during acceptance speeches at awards bashes like the Critics Choice Awards.

It’s no wonder three-time Oscar nominee Timothée appeared head-over-heels at the Victoria’s Secret show, as insiders have previously revealed that he loves Kylie’s physique. The mum-of-two has been open about the surgery she’s undergone, having shared details of her breast enhancement online in the past.

 Answering a fan’s question, she revealed she had opted for ‘445 CC, moderate profile, half under the muscle’ and ‘silicone’ implants. ‘Hope this helps lol,’ she added.

And she’s been open about wanting to go under the knife again, admitting she’d like ‘bigger’ boobs in the future, as she has an ‘obsession with big tits’. Luckily for Kylie, her boyfriend won’t be trying to talk her out of any more enhancements.

A source previously told _heat, ‘_In Timothée’s opinion, it looks very natural, only better. It’s very clear that he’s not lying, because whenever they’re together, he’s all over her - he can’t keep his hands off.

‘If she wants another boob lift, a butt lift or anything else, Timmy is totally down for it. He’s not sitting there telling her what she should or shouldn’t do with her appearance - but there is no doubt he approves.’

But while Timothée is all for his girlfriend going under the knife, the source added that the decision is not being ‘driven’ by him.

‘It’s definitely Kylie who has the surgery obsession,’ they confirmed. ‘She only had her last boob job a year ago, and now she’s constantly talking about wanting to get them bigger. They’re already large, but she’s talking about going up two or even three more cup sizes.

‘Kylie’s big joke is that she wants her boobs to enter the room before she does, but she’s deadly serious - that’s how big she wants to go. It's like she's convinced the bigger her boobs, the more attractive she will be.’

They have enough personal wealth to fund a small nation, and the kind of international fanfare that global leaders could only dream of. But sadly for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, they’re finding that their power and prestige do not actually extend to all corners of the world. In fact, they’re hitting a very real stumbling block much closer to home – at their brand-new mansion in Ohio, to be exact – and it’s having massive repercussions on their first year of what should otherwise be marital bliss.

Last week, it was revealed that the newlyweds had become embroiled in a vicious row with their would-be neighbours over plans to develop the $5.35m mansion in Bratenahl, a small village just out of Cleveland. As per planning requests, Taylor, 36, and Travis, 37, are trying to build a six-foot fence – as well as a litany of towering trees - around the 21,000-square-foot property.

The argument is that, with their privacy being such a vital commodity, they need to take drastic measures to feel safe and secure on home soil. But while the fence was initially approved, longtime residents have now banded together to contest the finer points of the couple’s plans – gathering in several housing meetings over the past few weeks to air their grievances and slam the famous pair for disrupting ‘the peace and quiet in Bratenahl’.

At one such recent meeting, a resident raged, ‘There’s a new owner, who is an absentee owner, who is not going to be here’ – before Travis’ name was later confirmed as the homebuyer. Another complained, ‘The applicant has higher security needs than many people,’ adding that, even with a high fence, it wouldn’t ‘slow down a motivated able-bodied young person’ from getting a peek at the famous pair, prompting a barrage of drones to instead be sent to the quiet neighbourhood.

A third outraged resident added, ‘This applicant may decide to sell her house next year – maybe move on and buy another house’, leaving all the cost and destruction of their work behind for those still living there to deal with, including an aggrieved next-door neighbour who would have to move an old shared sewer line to accommodate the new fence and trees.

So far, as things stand, a fence has been approved, and some trees, not all, have been given the nod to go ahead, but that hasn’t stopped the local housing association from getting louder in its complaints against the famous couple – even after Taylor and Travis’ representatives said they had paid their own money to fix the shared sewer.

But, as our source explains, the whole fiasco is proving to be particularly embarrassing for Taylor in particular. Let’s remember, this is a superstar who values her universal likeability above all else. So, to be greeted with annoyance and suspicion from her soon-to-be neighbours is proving to be a real sticking point in her decision to move to Travis’ home state.

‘Taylor and Travis are genuinely very upset about this,’ says an insider close to the newly married pair, who also count Taylor’s condo in Nashville, her mansion in Beverly Hills, her two-story condo in New York, and her holiday home in Rhode Island, plus Travis’ mansion in Kansas, among their shared property portfolio. ‘The last thing they wanted was to have any sort of friction with their neighbours. They have tried so hard to make sure people would be happy - already paid for all sorts of work that might normally be split between the neighbours and, knowing Taylor, she’ll gladly pay for anything else that the neighbours might need as a result of the trees they are adding to their property.

‘It’s hard to feel welcome when this sort of sentiment is being expressed. Taylor and Travis are very intent on fixing this; they want to be seen as a positive thing for the neighbourhood. But if it can’t be resolved and it turns out people are just intent on being hateful, it’s conceivable that they’d give up and sell the place. That isn’t what they want - they are looking to raise their family there, so the hope is that this ugly start isn’t going to be the whole story.’

Let’s remember, when Taylor and Travis got married earlier this year – gathering 1,100 guests, including the majority of Hollywood, to Madison Square Garden arena for the ceremony – they went out of their way to prove just how generous they could be. Indeed, despite effectively shutting down a massive chunk of New York City, they let their money soften the blow, paying for the closure of at least three blocks of the city, as well as funding a heavy police presence – which reportedly cost over $160k in total.

In addition to that, the day before the wedding, they donated $26m to 20 national charities, including organisations in Cleveland – where Travis grew up – and in Taylor’s hometown of Reading, Pennsylvania. In the past, Taylor’s been able to let her glowing reputation, and altruistic generosity, get her what she wants, with little backlash. But this time, she’s finding her wants and needs are being met with a whole lot of hostility. And for a brand-new bride, it’s an unfortunate blow.

‘It's incredibly stressful; this isn’t just about wanting privacy from all the fans and lookie-loos - there are stalkers and genuine threats to their safety that they need to prepare for,’ we’re told. ‘It’s a little shocking to them that there’s no understanding of that - these changes aren’t cosmetic, they’re the difference between Taylor feeling safe in her home and being at risk.

'The fact that no one has any empathy for that is disheartening, especially because they’ve tried to do everything possible to make sure no one would be put out by the changes. Yet somehow, it has turned into this huge battle. Having it be so public only adds more stress to the situation because it’s creating negative headlines right when her new album has just come out.

'If this was any other neighbourhood, Taylor would likely opt to sell and move, but this house is so close to where Travis grew up. It’s very sentimental for him and he wants to live there and raise a family, so they’re prepared to do whatever it takes to make their neighbours happy.’

Now, the couple have until next month to submit a revised plan – with the hope that, this time, their new neighbours will be more welcoming. Here’s hoping, for all involved, there’ll be no more Bad Blood on all sides.

They’ve played their real lives out like a soap opera for almost two decades now, running the gamut of melodramatic storylines along the way. So, really, we thought nothing could shock us when it came to the Kardashians. But the family’s latest little teaser – that there could be some recycling when it comes to a certain ex-baby daddy and a second sister – has us all clutching our pearls.

The big question is, could there really be a romance brewing between Khloé Kardashian and her sister Kourtney’s ex, Scott Disick? Or is the rumour just a bit of a joke designed to both enrage and entertain the family’s loyal fanbase? Either way, it’s unsurprisingly going down like a lead balloon with Kourtney.

According to insiders, Kourtney – who shares three children with Scott and had an infamously turbulent relationship with him, roughly spanning nine years, before they finally called it quits in 2015 – is ‘disgusted’ by the ongoing rumours surrounding her sister and her ex.

Admittedly, talk of a potential love match between Scott, 43, and Khloé, 42, is nothing new; the pair have been close for years, and have always shared a playful, debatably flirtatious friendship. But the family’s eponymous TV show has now taken the whispers to new heights, after teasing a conversation between the two in the trailer for its eighth season, which has just started airing. In the clip, Khloé is seen jokingly asking Scott, ‘So, are we having a baby together, or…?’ before the camera cuts away.

Now, we’re told, the ‘playful’ rumours surrounding Khloé and Scott are causing a whole lot of issues back in Calabasas. While Kourtney is outraged that it’s even a jokey topic of conversation, Khloé thinks her big sister is overreacting, and – ironically - is now finding herself relating to Scott, and leaning on him, even more.

Meanwhile, ever the TV producer, momager Kris Jenner is doing nothing to quieten the rumours, and is even apparently encouraging the pair to test the waters. After all, not only do they have a lot of love for each other, but a potential romance would also be a guaranteed ratings hit.

‘Khloé is always quick to say that this whole flirting thing she and Scott have is just a joke, but everyone can see that there’s something between them,’ says an insider close to the pair, who first met back in 2006 when Scott starting dating Kourtney.

‘Apparently Kris is now pushing them to get together too. She hates seeing Khloé so lonely, and she knows Scott is lonely too – he’s a great dad and he’s already a trusted member of the family. Sure, it would be unconventional, but Kourtney is happy and has moved on, so why should it matter who Scott is with? But of course, Kourtney doesn’t see it that way; she is totally stunned that this is even a real discussion. It’s just beyond anything she could have imagined.’

To be clear, Khloé and Scott have always insisted they have a brother-sister relationship, but there’s no denying that they’ve gotten closer over the years. When they first met, we watched Khloé treat her sister’s new boyfriend with some suspicion, as she was understandably protective.

Then, as Kourtney and Scott’s relationship went through constant peaks and troughs, even while they welcomed their three children – Mason, 16, Penelope, 14, and Reign, 11 – Khloé always stayed loyally by Kourtney’s side. But, since the pair split for good 11 years ago, Khloé has shown a lot of patience and support for her almost brother-in-law, especially since his own parents died in quick succession between 2013 and 2014, and he doesn’t have any siblings of his own.

Along the way, Scott has been just as supportive of Khloé amid her turbulent dating history – and her heartbreak over her children’s father, Tristan Thompson, and his cheating history. Khloé and Tristan share two children together, True, eight, and Tatum, four, and – for a while – seemed to be putting his infidelity behind them. But they split for good in 2021, and Khloé said last year that she’s remained celibate ever since. Since then, Scott has been a shoulder for her to lean on, and has always been there with a cheeky little compliment or two on Instagram – which fans have taken as proof that he’s lusting over his ex’s sister.

Last year, the pair addressed rumours that they’d secretly hooked up on Khloé’s podcast, Khloé in Wonderland. Turning to Scott, she said, ‘My number one question [that I get asked is] …Have you and I ever hooked up?’ to which he joked, ‘F**k yeah’ – before Khloé clarified, ‘No, we haven’t.’ Scott then got serious, explaining, ‘I don't think it has any truth [to it], so [the fans] just run with anything. Just like, “Oh look at their relationship, they’re close, boom. Let's just say something ridiculous.” And then, because we get along well, people are like, “They're soulmates!” Like, bro, I have children with her sister. We're not soulmates.’

Still, as much as the pair have laughed off the accusations, insiders insist it’s still not beyond the realms of possibility that platonic love turns to romance – especially now that Kourtney’s removing herself so visibly from the family dynamic. The 47-year-old has been open about her changing priorities over the years, choosing to live an increasingly distant life away from her close-knit family, and spend more time alone with her husband, Travis Barker, and their blended family, including their youngest son, Rocky, who turns three next month.

Meanwhile, as much as she understands that Scott is still a valued member of her family, she also can’t forget the fact that she faced a whole lot of turmoil while they were together, with Scott dealing with drugs and alcohol addiction, and also reportedly cheating on her. With all this in mind, we’re told Kourtney’s struggling to see how he can now be romantically linked to her sister – even as a joke.

‘If Khloé and Scott actually cross the line and start dating, that will be more than Kourtney can take,’ our insider reveals. ‘It doesn’t matter that she’s madly in love with Travis and would never in a million years want Scott back - it would still be incredibly weird and painful for her, and she can’t understand why Khloé would even consider putting them all in that position.’

For now, we’re told Kourtney has little to worry about – Khloé and Scott never go beyond the confines of harmless flirting. But, with their bond getting stronger every day, and with Kris more than encouraging a little TV romance, who knows what could be in store for season nine?

What a year it’s been for Victoria Beckham – or, more specifically, her debut solo single Not Such An Innocent Girl. After being robbed of a spot in the top five when it was released in 2001, it finally received its moment of glory 25 years after its release, hitting No1 on both the singles and downloads charts.

With a music video comprised of two Victorias (the ‘good girl’ dressed in white, the ‘bad girl’ in black), it got us thinking about the two sides of Posh we’ve seen in the quarter of a century since the song’s release. There’s the designer and businesswoman, the occasional Spice Girl and the (very serious, actually) documentary maker. Then we have the party animal, the innuendo-spouting wife and comedic genius.

Here, we take a look back at all the times VB showed us she’s not such an innocent girl…

Victoria's Secret

Victoria is one of many stars who stripped off for a racy lingerie shoot in the ’00s. Fronting an Armani campaign with David, the images caused quite a stir when they were released in 2008. VB may have been overshadowed by her husband’s bulge, though…

Out of their minds

Hitting the stage at Party In The Park in 2001, VB outraged parents when she appeared wearing a lip ring. Dental experts issued warnings that the stunt may lead to teenagers trying to copy her new look, leaving her spokesperson having to confirm it was merely a decorative clip-on.

Boogie Beckham

She may appear to be Posh by day, but give her a drink (Tequila is reportedly her beverage of choice), and she turns into a dance-floor diva. Posh’s party antics famously hit the headlines this year with accusations she ‘danced inappropriately’ at son Brooklyn’s wedding in 2022.

Brief encounter

Even before she uttered the immortal line, ‘Hold on to your knickers, girls!’ in the Razzie award-winning Spiceworld: The Movie, Posh was flinging her drawers about. Melanie C revealed in her autobiography, ‘Victoria’s knickers ended up being chucked out of the car window’, on the day the Spice Girls signed their record deal.

Friendship never ends

After Eddie Murphy denied being the father of Mel B’s second child, Angel, Victoria made the ultimate act of Girl Power solidarity. When asked in an interview which celeb’s food she’d spit in, she didn’t hesitate to name the actor, adding, ‘I’d chop his dick off, too.’ Eddie eventually acknowledged he was Angel’s dad, so he obviously took her threat seriously.

Spicy girl

After almost 30 years of marriage, it’s clear Victoria still has the hots for David. Over the years, she’s given us innuendos about his honey (‘releasing his sticky stuff’), his pet cockerel (‘a handsome cock’), his pancake-flipping skills (‘impressive tossing’) and dance moves (‘he showed me his worm’).

Fans of Celebrity Traitors have been praising Maya Jama’s stint in the ominous cloak – with one tweeting, ‘I hope your back is OK after single-handedly carrying the Traitors since Richard E Grant left.’ And while the presenter continues to add to her diverse CV – including a role in Guy Ritchie’s Netflix hit The Gentlemen and her ongoing gig hosting Love Island – we’re told the positive reception she’s received from Celebrity Traitors has fuelled her desire to crack America.

‘Maya is determined to take her career to the next level now, and Hollywood is very much on her mind,’ says an insider. ‘She’s achieved so much in the UK, but she’s incredibly ambitious. The US is a difficult market to break into, but Maya has the confidence, personality and determination to give it a go. She knows she would have to prove herself, but she’s so prepared to put in the work. She would hate to look back and regret not giving America a go.’

Maya, 32, was 16 when she moved from Bristol to London to pursue a career in broadcasting. She presented shows on MTV, Rinse FM and Radio 1 before taking the helm of Love Island in 2023. Her love life has also remained a fixture in the headlines. She dated rapper Stormzy for four years until 2019, before rekindling their romance in 2023, then splitting the following year. She was also engaged to NBA basketball player Ben Simmons in 2021, and her last relationship, with Manchester City footballer Rúben Dias, ended in May.

‘Maya’s a hopeless romantic and, while she’s hugely ambitious, she also wants to settle down and find love,’ says our insider. ‘She knows that pursuing Hollywood could mean spending long periods away from home, putting her personal life on the back burner, and potentially making it harder to meet someone and build a relationship. She’s not prepared to give up on her ambitions, but equally, she doesn’t want any regrets or to miss out on finding someone special.’

The source adds, ‘The dream would be to have both a successful career and someone special at home.’

Molly-Mae’s U-turn over baby No. 3

She recently said she was ‘done’ when it comes to expanding their family, but Molly-Mae Hague seems to have had a change of heart. The Love Islander, 27, has said she is so in love with her son Midas, who she and fiancé Tommy Fury welcomed in June, that she could see herself having more.

‘This baby, right here, and his cuteness makes me want to have more babies. And I was so adamant that I actually didn’t want any more,’ Molly-Mae – who is also mum to daughter Bambi, three – said in a vlog. ‘I am having a lot of thoughts… Looking at him makes me want to have another baby, which is deeply concerning, because I literally cannot keep my head above water with Bambi and now with two. How will it pan out with three?’

The U-turn comes four months after Molly-Mae declared she was ‘ready to stop’ at two, saying, ‘I’m 99.99% sure I only want to have two children. So, as much as I want to give Bambi a sister… I also feel like I’m ready to stop.’

Tommy, 27 – who she met on Love Island in 2019 – will no doubt be thrilled as he has made no secret of wanting a large family. ‘I want four kids, but it’s Molly’s body and she’s the one who has to go through it – but I’ll be there with her every step of the way,’ the boxer said. ‘I’m a big family man and come from a big family, too, and it’s something we talk about a lot.’

Molly-Mae, who briefly split from Tommy in 2024, previously opened up about feeling ‘overwhelmed’ by motherhood.

‘Becoming a mum is the best thing to ever happen to me, but it is also the hardest thing that has ever happened to me,’ she said last year. ‘I can’t sit there and say that every single minute I love it…I just feel like this is not fun. Not all of it is enjoyable. It’s a challenge. I don’t know if I’m cut out for it.’

Tobey Maguire marries ex-wife and new hubby

Less than three weeks after their own divorce was made official, Tobey Maguire not only watched his ex-wife Jennifer Meyer tie the knot again – he officiated their wedding.

Guests including Leonardo DiCaprio, Courteney Cox and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos watched the Spider-Man star, 51, be the celebrant at the union between his jewellery designer ex and billionaire heir Geoffrey Ogunlesi – proving there definitely aren’t any hard feelings whatsoever.

The Hawaiian wedding came five months after Jennifer, 49, and Geoffrey, 34, welcomed their ‘perfect baby girl’. This is Jennifer’s third child, as she also has daughter Ruby, 19, and son Otis, 17, with Tobey, who she was married to for nine years before their split in 2016. She started dating music exec Geoff in 2023, and the couple got engaged the following year.

Jennifer revealed that she and Tobey, who she calls ‘the best dad, the best ex-husband, the best friend’, share a great relationship. ‘I would do anything for him. Anything in the world. I love him to death,’ she said.

She went on to say, ‘Geoff loves him and he loves Geoff…We travel all together. We have every holiday together. We have every birthday all together.’

Meanwhile Tobey, who split from 34-year-old model Tatiana Dieteman in 2021, was most recently linked to 21-year-old model and influencer Mishka Silva.

Scarlett Moffatt & Scott Dobinson: Baby No. 2

Reality star Scarlett, 36, and fiancé Scott, 37, are a family of four after welcoming baby boy Clark Xander. ‘Our hearts have never been so full,’ she wrote. The couple already have son Jude, three.

Graeme Hall: It’s love!

He’s been lighting up the Strictly dance floor, and it’s now been revealed that Graeme, 60, has an off-screen partner, too. The Dogfather has secretly been dating NHS worker Nicola Worth for five years. ‘She is his biggest support,’ an insider said.

Millie Mackintosh & Matthew Tanner: Insta-official!

Former MIC star Millie, 37, has hard-launched her romance with fitness fanatic Matthew. She split from ex-husband Hugo Taylor, with whom she shares two daughters, in February.

When you’re the son of David and Victoria Beckham, even your most personal moments can become headline news.

But it seems Cruz Beckham isn’t afraid to push the boundaries when it comes to sharing his love life online. The 21-year-old recently gave fans a glimpse into his romance with girlfriend Jackie Apostel – and while the pair are clearly smitten, one particular photo proved a little too daring to stay on social media.

Cruz, the third child of David and Victoria, has been dating the German-Brazilian singer-songwriter and producer since 2024. And to celebrate Jackie’s 31st birthday, he pulled out all the stops with a loved-up tribute that included a series of intimate snaps.

Alongside a picture of the couple locking lips, Cruz shared another showing him scooping a bikini-clad Jackie into his arms. His caption left little doubt about his feelings, reading: ‘Happy Birthday my love. you have no idea how much I love you,’

But it was the final image in the carousel that really got people talking – and it wasn’t long before Cruz appeared to have second thoughts about sharing it.

The suggestive snap showed the couple relaxing on a yacht, with Jackie bent over and squeezing Cruz’s bum as she posed with her head very close to his crotch.

Although the photo was swiftly deleted, eagle-eyed followers had already spotted it – and some wasted no time in drawing attention to the cheeky upload.

‘THE LAST ONE,’ wrote one with a laughing face and fire emoji, while another added, ‘Bro, the last picture.’

While Cruz’s racy birthday tribute might be a far cry from the polished, carefully curated image David and Victoria Beckham have built over nearly three decades, it seems the couple were more than happy to join in the celebrations.

Sharing a black-and-white photograph of Jackie and Cruz alongside herself and David, Victoria wrote: ‘You truly are the kindest, most beautiful soul and we all love you very much.’

David, 51, was equally affectionate in his own birthday tribute, taking to Instagram Stories to wish Jackie ‘the best day’ before adding, ‘We love you, happy birthday Jackie.’

And whilst Cruz is loved up, so is his older brother Romeo, who has recently celebrated his two-year anniversary with DJ Kim Turnball.

The 24-year-old also took to Instagram to gush over his model girlfriend to mark the occasion.

‘2 years of loving you. Love you lots Kimmy T,’ he wrote alongside a racy snap of him grabbing Kim’s bum.

And with the two boys as loved as ever –insiders now tell heat the race is on between the brothers to see who’ll be the first to walk down the aisle, with mum Victoria said to be ‘desperate’ for a family wedding to distract from the ongoing feud with eldest son Brooklyn.

‘Both Romeo and Cruz are getting more serious with their girlfriends, and everyone thinks it’s just a matter of time before they propose,’ says a source. ‘But the big question is, who will get there first? They know whoever gets engaged soonest, the other will have to wait, so as not to steal their thunder.’

Romeo went Instagram-official with 25-year-old Kim in November 2024, and the couple are now said to be moving in together. Meanwhile, Cruz and singer-songwriter Jackie have taken things to a whole new level by becoming parents to a Golden Retriever named Sandy Jean.

Our insider says, ‘Romeo is older, but Cruz is more romantic and sees getting married young as cool. Jackie is 10 years older, and she has dropped a lot of hints that she’d like to get hitched soon. Romeo and Kim have been more up and down, but they’re in a really good place at the moment – they’re going to move in together, and he has told friends he would like to get married in the next couple of years. But it’s all down to who has the guts to do it first.’

The source continues, ‘Romeo and Cruz are very close and supportive of each other, but they’re also very competitive and know the next Beckham wedding will be a huge deal. They were all upset by what happened at Brooklyn’s wedding and are still angry with Brooklyn for what he said about the day and how he humiliated their mum. They know their parents would love it, as they will be allowed so much more involvement than at Brooklyn’s wedding and will see it as a chance to shine again.’

Earlier this year, in a scathing six-page Instagram statement, Vic’s oldest son Brooklyn, 27, accused her of making him feel ‘uncomfortable’ and ‘humiliated’ at his 2022 wedding to Nicola Peltz, 31, after she ‘hijacked’ their first dance and ‘danced very inappropriately on me in front of everyone’.

Brooklyn also claimed he and Victoria clashed over the seating arrangements and that she called him ‘evil’ for not placing her and David at their wedding table, making them feel sidelined.

Our source adds that Victoria is now longing to make things right with her next child’s wedding. ‘Vic, in particular, is desperate for a family wedding. She wants to get involved with the planning and everything that goes with it, and she knows both Kim and Jackie would be thrilled to let her be part of it all,’ we’re told.

‘She says it doesn’t matter who gets there first, as they would both get the same Beckham treatment. They all know the next wedding will be something special and emotional – it all depends on who pops the question first.’

For years, Kendall Jenner has been dogged by rumours about her sexuality. Her close friendship with Cara Delevingne only fuelled the speculation, and the model has had to bat it away more than once. But when she started dating Jacob Elordi – the Australian actor who’s been branded Hollywood’s sexiest man – it seemed the gossip had been put to bed.

Now, after all this time, Kendall has finally addressed those rumours head-on – and her answer has surprised a lot of people.

The admission came in the most recent episode of The Kardashians, where the 30-year-old star sat down for a chat with Cara backstage at a L’Oréal Paris fashion show. The pair addressed the long-standing internet rumours and fan speculation that they once dated or were romantically involved.

The conversation was reportedly filmed in 2025, months before Kendall was linked to Jacob. ‘We have been friends for a long time now - going on 11 or 12 years. She brought me under her wing – in a way – and made me feel really safe and welcome in the modelling world,’ the reality television star shared candidly.

While Cara has long been open about her sexuality, it was only in May that the 34-year-old publicly came out as a lesbian during an appearance at Rosalía’s Lux Tour at London’s O2 Arena. In an interview with Variety, she revealed that she had previously identified as bisexual and pansexual and had dated men in the past but was now ‘very happy’ to call herself a lesbian after overcoming internalised homophobia.

While the English socialite has been linked to many famous A-listers over the years, including Michelle Rodriguez, Ashley Benson and Amber Heard, it’s her rumoured romance with Kendall that has long dominated the headlines.

And now, Kendall – who turns 31 next month – has finally put an end to the speculation.

‘We should address this. It’s because of our love for each other. People think I’m a lesbian to this day,’ she shared with the cameras as she reflected on their decade-long friendship, before declaring rather pointedly, ‘I’m not.’

Despite this, the star teased that she ‘wouldn’t be opposed to having some fun with a girl’. And when Cara asked which woman she’d choose, Kendall’s answer came without hesitation: ‘Obviously’.

This isn’t the first time Kendall has addressed public speculation about her sexuality. The most recent time was in January 2026, on the In Your Dreams podcast with Owen Thiele. When asked about the online rumours that plague her, Kendall was remarkably frank. ‘There’s the whole side of the internet that thinks I’m a lesbian… You want to know what really bothers me? How mean people are about it. It’s not like with, like, a welcome arm of like, ‘Hey, if you were, yes, come join.’ It’s not kind. It’s very mean. It’s very like, “What the f**k are you doing?”’

Speaking further about the challenges of living openly as a queer person, Kendall admitted that if she was secretly a queer woman, she’d have ‘no problem’ being out.

‘I understand that coming out is not an easy thing for anybody, if not most people. And I’m not saying that’s an easy thing, but knowing, and I can speak for myself here, and knowing myself, I think at this point in my life I’d be out if I was… I’d have no problem being that.’

Despite this, she did admit she wouldn’t close the door on new experiences in life.

Curiously, despite her allyship, this isn’t even the first time the brunette beauty has been quizzed over her alleged status as a gay woman. In her April 2018 Vogue cover interview, she said she didn’t think she had a ‘bisexual or gay bone’ in her body.

‘I’m all down for experience – not against it whatsoever – but I’ve never been there before,’ she told the publication at the time.

While public comments from Kendall about her sexuality have been rare over the years, the star has had several high-profile relationships with men in the public eye – most recently Australian heartthrob Jacob Elordi.

The dreamy duo was first linked in March, when they were reportedly spotted chatting at the Vanity Fair Oscar party, although sources claim they got together as early as February. And it seems Kendall’s sister Kylie Jenner played matchmaker. A source previously told heat, ‘Kylie was around Jacob a lot during Timothée’s award season marathon because Jacob was nominated for Frankenstein and Timothée was nominated for Marty Supreme. Kylie liked him and thought he would be good for Kendall, so she was like, “Date this guy already”.’

After quietly spending time together behind closed doors, the lovebirds were reportedly spotted sharing a cheeky kiss at Justin Bieber’s post-Coachella party in April. They then jetted off on a romantic getaway to Kaua’i, Hawaii, in May, before double-dating with Kylie and Timothée at a Fanatics party. They’ve also been snapped on numerous outings around Montecito and Santa Barbara.

Things have only got more serious since. The couple took a quiet trip to Tokyo in early June, and by the end of the month, sources claimed things had got ‘pretty serious’. Kendall then flew to Jacob’s home country of Australia to celebrate his 29th birthday on 26 June, and the pair were photographed together in Byron Bay.

And it seems Kendall is falling hard. ‘Jacob is incredibly charming. He’s very zeroed in on Kendall and has been pouring all his attention into her, so it’s intoxicating,’ a source tells heat.

‘She vowed going into this she would stay grounded and keep up her boundaries, because she’s well aware of his heartbreaker reputation. She has always taken pride in her ability to not get played by those types. However, it’s gotten a lot more intense than she was expecting.

‘Jacob is so much fun – they’re jumping from one place to the next, and it’s like a non-stop holiday. And when they aren’t together, he’s all she wants to talk about.’

Our source adds, ‘Jacob wants to be with Kendall all the time and is very sincere. He’s much more emotionally intelligent than people would expect and loves to have all these deep conversations. They’re on the same page about so many things.’

In July, Jacob reportedly joined Kendall for a family getaway at her lake house in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, where insiders said he fitted in seamlessly with the Kardashian-Jenner clan. He later joined her at family events in California, including a celebration of life for her grandmother, MJ Shannon, who died in July.

In August, it was Kendall’s turn to follow Jacob, as she joined him in London while he was promoting his film The Dog Stars. The pair were photographed hand in hand on dates around the city and enjoyed dinner at Cipriani with Jacob’s dad, John. Elordi also reportedly booked a penthouse suite at Claridge’s, with The Sun claiming it cost £60,000 a night.

In September, Jacob was by Kendall’s side at Paris Fashion Week after she led the L’Oréal Paris runway show near the Eiffel Tower. Paparazzi snapped the pair strolling through the French capital, sharing some PDA, and Jacob was filmed asking photographers to let them get back to their hotel in peace.

Their latest outing came this month at the Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles on 17 October. They walked the red carpet separately, moments apart, in coordinating black outfits. Inside, they were photographed cosying up together at their table.

As for what the power couple have said about their romance? Mum’s the word! Fans of the lovebirds may never hear any insight into this relationship, with both Kendall and Jacob leading notoriously private lives – their relationship being no exception.

It’s an exciting time in the Beckhams household as Victoria and David’s second son Romeo gears up for his acting debut – a timely distraction from the ongoing family feud with estranged son Brooklyn and his wife Nicola Peltz. And excitement is fast building after the trailer of his queer tennis romance film Forty Love was released this week.

In the 90-minute-long teaser of the French ‘sensual and coming-of-age’ tennis drama, Romeo, 24, is seen giving it his all as the ‘charismatic new rival’ to young tennis star Sacha, portrayed by French actor Paul Kircher. As the pair toy with the boundary between hate and love, their competitive rivalry soon turns into heated passion, with the sports stars seen sharing a passionate kiss and lying in bed together as their feelings clearly take over.

Romeo’s character even tells Sacha, ‘It’s not my fault if you’re f***ing in love with me’ while in another scene during a tense match, there’s palpable chemistry between the two stars as Romeo warns his rival, ‘Sleep with your eyes open, I’m coming for you.’

Romeo’s girlfriend Kim Turnbull showed her approval, posting crown and trophy emojis, and his brother Cruz posted a picture of Martin Scorsese captioned ‘Absolute cinema’. Family friend Gordon Ramsay said, ‘Congrats, Romeo, well done.’ Some fans were also thrilled for the film. One said, ‘This feels like a fanfiction of a gay Rafa Nadal ….and I’m IN for it,’ with another remarking, ‘Close enough, welcome back Challengers in a Heated Rivalry.’

But there was also backlash over his leading role despite having zero acting experience or formal training. ‘Did he train at RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art)? Or a nepo actor?’ said one, while another commented, ‘He’s now an “act-or”. Just like he was a “tennis player”, then “in a band”. A third posted, ‘Another Beckham doing a career he’s not qualified for. Nepo much?’

Like Romeo, Paul, 24, is also a nepo baby, the son of actors Irene Jacob and Jerome Kircher. Forty Love, directed and written by fashion photographer Pierre-Ange Carlotti, is set for release in French cinemas on 25 November, followed by an international release. Producer Hugo Sélignac said the project is a ‘sensual, romantic and deeply moving fable and coming-of-age story' about the 'demands of high-level sport, and everything that lies beneath the surface… led by outstanding performances’.

This is Romeo’s first acting job, although he is used to the cameras with his previous jobs as a model for Burberry, Balenciaga and Yves Saint Laurent. Most recently, he walked the runway at Paris Fashion Week for Tommy Hilfiger. He has also dabbled in football, playing for Brentford B and his father’s team, Inter Miami, and tennis, where he trained with Scottish star Andy Murray.

It comes as his brother Cruz, 21, is thriving in his music career, while sister Harper, 15, also has big plans to be a businesswoman with her beauty brand Harlo by Harper, which has no doubt been inspired by her mother Victoria. Meanwhile, Brooklyn, 27, has had a varied career. He is now a hot sauce founder and cooking influencer after his failed photography and football careers.

Victoria, 52, and David, 51, are said to be proud and over the moon about Romeo’s latest career move, but following the past tension with Brooklyn over his own career choices, they’re determined not to make the same mistakes twice.

‘Victoria and David are proud of Romeo,’ we’re told. ‘It's a low-key part, but they are joking that Romeo could become the new gay icon – laughing that he could be following in the same footsteps as his dad in his heyday! They have always supported all of their children. And seeing Romeo taking on his first big film is a huge moment for them. They couldn’t be more proud of him and what he has achieved.’

It was reported in June that Romeo had acting lessons to ensure he felt ‘confident’. A source said, ‘By all accounts, he loved the experience, and it’s likely there will be more roles to come after Forty Love comes out.’

The former footballer was also described as a ‘grafter’ by the source, who claimed, ‘Romeo knows there will be a lot of eyes on him, but his work will speak for itself. This film will show people what Romeo can do. He is an impressive actor, and this is a great starting point for him. He is still working as a model, and he has just launched his clothing range, Intra, which is a project he has been working hard on in the background.’

An insider says, ‘David and Victoria are thrilled that after all the stick and ridicule Brooklyn got from the public about his forays into photography and cooking, Romeo, like his brother Cruz, seems to be making a mark. They are all very proud of him.

‘Both Victoria and David are trying to learn their lessons from some of the mistakes they may have made with Brooklyn – to guide them more carefully in their careers as the scrutiny is no intense – and not indulging in their every whim. They have been trying to guide their guides not to be obvious “nepo babies”, but to choose projects carefully and to put in the necessary graft so the outcome is usually much better.’

The source adds, ‘In hindsight, they know they probably did indulge Brooklyn too much in his career choices and leaving him open to criticism and scrutiny as a result, so they are keen not to repeat same mistakes.

‘They want them to be successful in their own right, and now Harper could be the biggest success of them all if the branding and products work well.’

He was once a staple of Saturday night TV, judging on shows like Popstars: The Rivals, and most famously The X Factor, where he was never afraid to ruffle a few feathers.

And Louis Walsh may have dipped out of the spotlight for the most part these days, but he entered the hallowed Celebrity Big Brother house with his X Factor sidekick and close pal Sharon Osbourne in 2024, with fans thrilled to see the duo reunited. He rules out doing any more reality TV, though. ‘I wouldn’t do the jungle. My health isn’t good enough,’ he says.

When chatting to the 74-year-old music manager – who has worked with talent including Boyzone, Girls Aloud, Westlife and Jedward, not always harmoniously – we find out how he’s doing, quiz him on some of his most famed feuds, and find out how he feels about a potential X Factor reboot…

Do you look back on CBB with fond memories?

No. I thought it was going to be fun, but it wasn’t. I had anxiety problems, and I had to get the medics. My doctor thinks I had a minor heart attack in there. I did it for the money, but I shouldn’t have. Sharon was not in a good place, either. We were television hookers.

So, does this mean you wouldn’t return to The X Factor?

I won’t be doing it, as I am probably too old. The money is good; they pay well. I don’t think Simon [Cowell] will ask me. I think he’s kind of done. He should be behind the scenes. Sharon and Nicole [Scherzinger] would be good. Nicole works hard and wants to win.

Did you rate Cheryl?

She looked fantastic – it took a lot of help. She got the sympathy vote as she cried. She became the nation’s sweetheart for a while. She was good. Rita Ora was good, so were Kelly Rowland and Dannii Minogue.

How was it managing Girls Aloud?

It is difficult to manage a girl group, as they don’t like each other. I made the mistake of saying Nadine Coyle was the best singer, and they did not like that. They should have been much bigger in Europe.

What do you remember most about your X Factor days?

I never wanted to be on TV, but I got to know Simon. I was so nervous being on that show, as Simon is a big personality and so is Sharon. I remember once I had to judge Kelly Osbourne on Radio 1 when she sang Papa Don’t Preach, and I said it was absolute shite, and Sharon was not happy – she put me in my place! In terms of The X Factor, I worked really hard. Nothing was staged. We tried filming in arenas, but the small rooms were the best as there was nowhere to hide.

You have a colourful past with Ronan Keating and Boyzone…

He is not a great singer, but he is a good singer. I was portrayed as the bad guy in the documentary [Boyzone: No Matter What]. F**k them, but that’s the way it was edited. They offered me £12,000 to do it. Then I discovered Ronan was making it, so it was all about him. I did not go to the Boyzone farewell gigs. I stopped being involved when they stopped having hits.

But you’re still working with Westlife?

I co-manage them. Country boys like Westlife are easier to deal with. They are playing Madison Square Garden next year. They had good songs and people liked them. They are very nice to their punters.

What’s your perception of fame?

I think drink can be the curse of pop stars. I am anti-drugs; I am a bore. I have seen fame change people. It might make you more money and girlfriends, but it does not make you happy.

What’s the future for boybands?

I don’t think the boyband era is over.

Meghan Markle’s latest public appearance has put her expensive taste firmly back in the spotlight, with a designer outfit worth almost £27,000 raising fresh questions about how she and Prince Harry maintain their lavish lifestyle.

The Duchess of Sussex, 45, was photographed outside London’s Claridge’s hotel with Nobel Peace Prize winner and philanthropist Malala Yousafzai after the pair reportedly enjoyed afternoon tea together to organise a fundraising campaign for International Day of the Girl.

The two first met in 2020, and their renewed connection has been seen by some as part of a new chapter for Meghan, with labels such as ‘the charity queen’ and ‘Saint Meghan’ being attached to her latest public image.

But while the meeting appeared to signal a philanthropic focus, it was Meghan’s wardrobe that attracted attention. Her look reportedly included a £16,000 necklace, a £7,000 handbag, a £1,700 coat, a £630 sweatshirt, £700 satin trousers and £795 shoes.

That brings the total to almost £27,000 – a remarkable amount for an outing that Meghan is reported to have wanted to remain low-key.

The Duchess' burgundy outfit a few days later, as she visited three charities in Nottingham, included a £1.500 coat and a £350 cashmere jumper, both by British designer Joseph – with commentators labelling her style 'stealth wealth'.

And with questions continuing over the commercial performance of Meghan’s ventures, royal watchers have been left wondering how the couple can afford to keep spending at this level.

According to US reports last month, Harry and Meghan have been benefiting from the generosity of wealthy friends. Hedge fund billionaire Ian Wace, who is reported to have been close to the couple for some time, is among those said to have offered support. The Sussexes are believed to have spent time on his private Scottish island with their children, Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five, in July.

A source suggests the couple remain grateful for such generosity but know they cannot depend on it indefinitely. With money invested in Meghan’s lifestyle brand, As Ever, there is pressure for their commercial projects to start generating significant returns.

‘They’ve been relying a lot on the kindness of their uber-wealthy friends and, by all accounts, a whole lot of credit as well. The fact is they really need a break right now, or things could get very rough because they’ve poured so many resources into As Ever, Meghan's lifestyle brand,’ the source says.

‘They have very high hopes for the wine, and for the new products Meghan has in the pipeline, but they need those things to start bringing in serious money right away.’

The insider also claims Harry is keen for Meghan to enjoy the best of everything and is unlikely to be the one urging her to rein in her spending.

We’re told, ‘Harry wants Meghan to have the best of everything, so he never scrimps or tells her to watch her spending. They do consider themselves royalty, and in fairness, Harry is a Prince, so they can’t really go around looking like regular people. And Meghan definitely does not. Just look at the amount she spends on clothes and going out; it can run into thousands every week.’

Their high-cost lifestyle has attracted attention ever since they settled in California. The couple still own their Montecito property, where Meghan has occasionally offered glimpses of the farmhouse-style kitchen and the grounds.

The sprawling estate has been reported to feature nine bedrooms, 16 bathrooms, a swimming pool, a play park and extensive gardens, including a private rose garden. Maintaining a property of that size, alongside staff and security, comes with substantial ongoing costs.

Earlier this year, royal author Tom Bower made the shocking allegation in his book, Betrayal: Power, Deceit and the Fight for the Future of the Royal Family, that the Sussexes needed an income of at least $3 million annually to maintain their lifestyle in Montecito. Other US reports have speculated that their annual expenditure could be as high as $6 million.

The estimates have been said to include household staff, security, a nanny, public relations advisers, management teams and travel.

Now that Harry and Meghan are back in the UK, their outgoings could rise further. The couple reportedly travelled by private jet and are said to be exploring property options in the Cotswolds, with budgets of £12 million or more being suggested. They are also believed to be staying at a property owned by a wealthy local friend.

Security remains another expense, while the costs associated with their children's education could also have increased, with Archie and Lilibet now reportedly attending a private school in the UK.

Against this backdrop, Harry, 42, and Meghan appear increasingly keen to make their commercial ventures work.

Harry has recently faced criticism over reports that he was paid up to $100,000 for an appearance in a MasterClass film about grief. In the 99-minute programme, he speaks with American neuroscientist Dr Mary-Frances O'Connor about exploring and processing grief, drawing on his own experience of losing his mother, Princess Diana, in 1997.

The subject is deeply personal, and Harry’s memories of Diana are heartbreaking. However, the programme is part of a subscription service, with memberships costing £10-£19 per month. Reports have suggested Harry could receive up to 30% payment.

Meanwhile, Meghan has been promoting a £112 advent calendar for As Ever. Yet, according to the source, the couple still need their ventures to deliver more reliable income to meet their growing commitments.

‘Apparently, Harry just made a hundred grand for a speaking engagement, which sounds great, but that's not going to go very far with the kind of expenses they've got. It’s no wonder people are saying it’s unsustainable,’ the insider says.

‘It's all very well having exciting prospects and a strong business model, but the bottom line for Harry and Meghan right now is cash flow. They've got enormous expenses going out and not nearly as much money coming in, so it's hard for them not to panic.’

The source says the Sussexes face a different financial reality from other members of the Royal Family, with the pressure on them to fund their own day-to-day lives while maintaining the image associated with their status.

‘Unlike the other royals, they don't have the luxury of having their day-to-day expenses covered, and there's tremendous pressure to keep up appearances and maintain the sort of lifestyle that's expected of them if they want to mix with the upper echelons of society and live up to their image,’ we’re told.

For Meghan, there is a further balancing act. While some members of the public might prefer to see her wearing more affordable high-street fashion, the customer she hopes to attract through As Ever may be looking for something quite different.

A luxury brand depends in part on the image surrounding its products, and the source argues that Meghan’s own lifestyle is part of the appeal.

‘Meghan’s brand is all about selling luxury; people can scoff at the price points on certain items and say people can’t afford them and won’t buy them, but the market she’s aiming for doesn’t include everyone; she is aiming this at people that can afford the extra cost, and actually want to pay more because it makes them feel the item has more cache,’ the source says.

‘It’s the same audience Gwyneth Paltrow is trying to sell to, and a big part of what adds value is her aspirational lifestyle. Meghan needs to model that; she has to look aspirational every time she steps out of the house, and that costs money.’

Harry, meanwhile, has occasionally offered a more everyday glimpse of himself by talking about his love of home-roasted chicken and his fondness for a pint. But the source suggests his upbringing means that budgeting may not come naturally to him.

‘The irony is that she actually tries hard to cut costs when it comes to her clothing budget, and Harry practically tries to talk her out of it. As stressed as he is, and should be, over the state of things, he doesn’t actually have a real concept of budgeting,’ the insider says.

‘He grew up in a world where he never really had to think about money or what things cost, so whenever Meghan says she wants something, he encourages her to get it, without ever thinking of what the eventual consequences of all the spending will be.’

The all-one-colour co-ord, the beaming smiles, the flowers, the security barriers, the adoring fans – Meghan Markle appeared every part a working royal when she and Prince Harry made their grand return to UK public life last week.

On a joint visit to Nottingham in the UK, the couple took part in what can only be described as a meet-and-greet with fans; a visit so remarkably similar to the kind of duties the Sussexes undertook when they were working royals that you’d be easily mistaken in thinking the couple had rewound the past six years.

It’s been just two months since the pair returned to the UK from California in August and Meghan appears to have, perhaps unexpectedly, already won over new fans. Members of the crowd were photographed reaching out to Meghan to hug her, asking for photographs and handing over gifts.

It was later reported that Meghan and Harry had been left feeling ‘emotional’ and ‘overjoyed’ by the positive reception they received for their ‘faux-royal’ tour in Nottingham. And we’re told that privately, Meghan is also ‘very satisfied’ that she was able to give Princess Kate ‘a run for her money’, too.

An insider says, ‘Meghan has gotten so much praise for how she came across in Nottingham; she’s managed to give Kate a run for her money on her home turf, and of course that’s very satisfying.

‘People are telling her she’s just as good, if not better, than Kate with the public. After years of comparisons, it’s a lovely bit of vindication. Meghan would never go around bragging about that, but she certainly loves hearing it from her friends.’

Meanwhile, with so much responsibility on Kate's shoulders as she and Prince William navigate the Sussexes’ return alongside preparing themselves to take the Throne and caring or their young family, the source says Meghan’s latest move has undoubtedly ‘got under her skin’.

‘There’s no doubt Kate has seen all the coverage, which has been largely positive. She keeps a pretty close eye on Meghan, so she’ll know the visit was a big success,’ the source says.

‘People tend to underestimate how much this stuff gets under Kate's skin because she's so good at keeping her feelings to herself. She's not someone who goes around complaining or making a big fuss, but that doesn't mean she's oblivious to what's happening.’

A source close to the Sussexes also made clear that Harry, 42, and Meghan, 45, have no intention of slipping quietly into their new UK life, despite a recent statement made on the direction of King Charles clarifying that the couple remain non-working royals.

The source told The Times, ‘‘Working members of the royal family’ is a really lazy phrase. He hates it, she hates it. They are not ‘working’ for the institution, but they are members of the royal family, and they work.’

However, despite Meghan appearing to compete with Kate, 44, on her own stomping ground, we’re told Kate’s true feelings over Meghan’s return aren’t what many royal observers would have expected.

‘Meghan’s return has hardly got her running scared,’ the source says. ‘She’s very confident in her own people skills and has no interest in getting into some sort of popularity contest. Still, that doesn’t mean she enjoys hearing Meghan being praised at her expense, especially given how frosty things already are between them.’

While it’s been four years since Meghan last came face to face with Kate at the late Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in September 2022, there’s no doubt that when her relationship with Harry went public back in 2017, she had to consistently face endless comparisons.

At the time, Meghan had been widely adored by the British public, but the tables began to turn following her and Harry’s 2018 nuptials, when allegations surrounding her ‘diva’ behaviour and treatment of palace staff began to emerge.

Of course, the most famous head-to-head was the now-infamous ‘bridesmaid dress gate’, when Meghan was accused of making Kate cry over insisting that Princess Charlotte wear an ill-fitting bridesmaid dress. Later, during her tell-all with Oprah, Meghan had insisted it had actually been the other way around.

Then just last month, a source told us how Meghan had already been left feeling as if the noise around how great Kate is was already ‘amplifying’ around her – just weeks after she and Harry moved to their new Cotswolds home.

‘This whole ‘Saint Katherine’ rhetoric has really amplified since they came back and it’s incredibly hard for Meghan to take because it’s so obvious that she’s being painted as the villain by contrast,’ a source told us.

Now it seems Meghan may be fighting back by using the oldest trick in the book – playing Kate at her own game. So much so that one body language expert claimed the determined Duchess had even gone as far as to copy one of Kate’s own trademark moves during royal visits.

Body language expert Darren Stanton told InStyle, ‘Meghan is very good at working the crowd. She’s confident, engaging, and seems to know exactly how to build rapport with people. One thing I particularly noticed was the way she bends forward to meet people’s eye line’

Comparing the move to something Princess Kate often uses, he added, ‘I think Meghan has adopted a similar style of interacting with the public. It’s something I haven’t really noticed her doing in the past, so it feels like a relatively new approach.’

And we’re told that Kate believes this apparent move by Meghan to emulate her own tricks only fuels the constant comparison between them.

The insider says, ‘So many people were commenting on Meghan's style during her appearance and how it seemed to mimic Kate’s. Of course, Kate's heard about it; how could she not?

‘On one level, you could argue that imitation is flattering, but when she’s got people constantly drawing comparisons and suggesting Meghan is trying to outdo her, it does get tiresome. Especially when Kate's been told by so many people that Meghan still has a real chip on her shoulder where she's concerned.’

The public nature of Harry and Meghan’s return has shocked many royal observers, with The Royalist’s Tom Sykes summarising their Nottingham visit as akin to putting ‘two fingers up to the King’.

It’s also been reported that William has no intention of reconciling with his brother; a resolve our source says is only likely to have been strengthened by the way the Sussexes have gone about their UK return.

‘The sad thing is that Kate would actually prefer for there to be some peace between them, but the way Meghan and Harry have handled this move back to the UK and the state of things between the brothers makes that nearly impossible,’ we’re told.

‘Perhaps down the line something could change, but trying to force a reconciliation right now would be pointless. She thinks the whole thing has gotten ridiculous, but she's realistic enough to know that with so much bad blood between them, it's not likely to stop anytime soon.’

Meanwhile, it’s been widely reported that the Palace are also divided into two camps. One: Team Sussex and Two: Team Wales. But we’re told that ever-practical Kate finds the situation ‘petty’ and wants to forget the feud – whether Meghan is ready to or not.

The insider says, ‘It certainly doesn't help that there are so many people behind the scenes who seem to enjoy stirring things up. Even within the Firm, when the comparisons come up in conversation, there's the sense that certain people are deliberately trying to get a reaction out of Kate.

‘She's learned not to give them the satisfaction, but privately she finds it all incredibly petty. She's got enough responsibilities without having to worry about whether Meghan is getting more attention and trying to outshine her during a walkabout. If anything, she feels a little sorry for Meghan if she's still carrying around that much resentment.’

She may exude and ooze bucketloads of confidence, but it turns out that even Jenny from the Block isn’t immune to a crisis of confidence. Three decades on as a singer, dancer, and actress extraordinaire, Jennifer Lopez is reportedly weighing up a major decision after a series of recent wobbles.

Her big break came as a Fly Girl dancer on TV series In Living Colour back in 1991, but it wasn’t until 1997 that she had her major film breakthrough in biographical musical drama Selena. Playing late Latin pop icon Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, J.Lo made history as the first Latina actress to earn over $1 million for a film role.

The big screen roles kept coming, from creature-feature thriller Anaconda (1997) to the critically lauded Out of Sight (1998). Then came the music, with the Bronx native dropping her debut album, On the 6, in 1999. Talk about a busy few years!

But despite her global superstardom and status as one of Hollywood’s premier triple threats, her acting career has taken a serious nosedive in recent years. And now, sources close to the 57-year-old have revealed she’s struggling to figure out what to do next.

‘She has been thinking a lot about how her career has been going over the last few months,’ an insider said. ‘During the summer, she met with family and close friends to discuss what to do with some of the projects she is working on, as well as the impact some of her recent movies and acting roles have had on her career and her confidence in acting.’

The source added, ‘She is going through moments where she is doubting how to bounce back after making so many movies that haven’t worked in the last few years.’

Her doubts come hot on the heels of a seriously brutal stretch. The woman who once ruled the box office with rom-com classics has watched her recent projects struggle to take off – a far cry from her glory days. Maid In Manhattan grossed $174 million worldwide when it was released back in 2002, while her voiceover work in DreamWorks’ Home helped rake in $386 million in 2015.

First came the self-funded $20 million passion project This Is Me… Now: A Love Story, widely panned as a bizarre, self-indulgent spectacle. One reviewer called it a ‘kind of bizarre visual album’, which isn’t exactly the happily-ever-after Jen had in mind. Even so, her twins Max and Emme, 18, offered a bright spot behind the scenes, with J.Lo admitting her kids were fascinated by the project. ‘They love the movie… They were like, “Is this real? Did this happen?” It was fun for them to watch and kind of guess what was real and what wasn’t.’

Then came Netflix sci-fi epic Atlas, where the reception was anything but positive. Sitting at a frosty 17% on Rotten Tomatoes, critics slammed the script's intelligence as ‘merely artificial’. The Hollywood Reporter dubbed it ‘another Netflix movie made to half-watch while doing laundry,’ while AV Club was even blunter, saying, ‘Atlas is a shrug.’ Meanwhile, the San Francisco Chronicle compared watching it to ‘two hours of Lopez trying to deadlift 1,000 pounds.’ Talk about a heavy lift…

The ambitious musical adaptation of Kiss Of The Spider Woman – a project she championed passionately and which was produced by her ex-husband Ben Affleck – was the most devastating blow of all. It turned into a box office bomb, grossing a mere $1.8 million against a $30 million budget. Safe to say J.Lo is well and truly caught in a web of woe.

Yet, despite the film’s box office struggles, her ex-husband Ben, 54, is refusing to let critics drag her down. Speaking on iHeartPodcasts’ The Moment, the 54-year-old Oscar winner leapt to her defence, calling her ‘probably the hardest working person that I’ve ever known.’

Hitting back at the relentless negativity, Ben argued that Jennifer faces an unfair playing field in Hollywood. ‘I think that she’s exposed to a degree of criticism… in which there is an implicit double standard,’ he admitted, praising her as a true ‘pioneer’ who always bets on herself. ‘I stand in enormous respect for what she’s been able to achieve… She’s pretty extraordinary, and I’m not surprised at all to see her having ongoing success. She deserves it in every way.’

Ahead of the film’s release, the two-time Grammy nominee also opened up about being doubted as an actress, insisting she never let critics break her spirit or her passion for the craft.

‘You can’t let that discourage you,’ she shared during an interview in a September 2025 episode of CBS Sunday Morning.

Cracks, however, have started to show in Jen’s usually confident facade, with the constant flops and negative feedback leaving her questioning whether stepping in front of a camera is even worth the stress anymore.

‘She is asking herself whether she should give up on acting, as the disappointment and bad reviews have had a major impact on her confidence and her desire to put energy into acting,’ the source explained. ‘She knows that people now see her as an actress who features in movies that flop, and that is affecting her mindset negatively. There have been moments when she has wanted to call it quits on acting and focus instead on producing movies or TV projects and her music.’

It’s not like Jen has ever been short of a hit. Her dance collaboration with David Guetta, Save Me Tonight, went all the way to number one on Billboard’s Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart – a bright spot in an otherwise bleak time for her screen career.

Her love life is also offering plenty of potential distraction. Following her highly publicised divorce from Ben Affleck, whispers are already swirling that she’s spark-flying on set with Ted Lasso star Brett Goldstein, her co-star in Netflix rom-com Office Romance.

But sources say the star is thinking carefully about where she spends her energy these days. She’s reportedly keen not to burn through her reputation on projects that could drag down everything else she has going on, music included. An insider says her big fear is being remembered for movies that flopped rather than ones that made a real cultural impact.

‘She also knows that some actors and actresses may be against working with her because she has had many flops in her last few movies,’ the insider said, adding that the star was ‘terrified’ she could become a box office ‘curse’.

Brooklyn Beckham and wife Nicola Peltz made sure all eyes were on them during Paris Fashion Week, stepping out for a series of photo opportunities and interviews. But while Brooklyn stood loyally by his wife’s side, his estranged family were also out in full force in the French capital supporting Victoria at her fashion show.

Now, heat has been told that Nicola’s experience in Paris has reignited her desire to follow in her mother-in-law’s footsteps and become a designer herself – a move those close to the Beckhams are considering an ‘act of war’.

‘Nicola has come away from Paris Fashion Week feeling more inspired than ever to start her own clothing range,’ says an insider. ‘She absolutely loved coordinating outfits with Brooklyn and catching a few shows, and she’s decided that’s the direction she wants her career to be moving in from now on.’

The source adds that despite this seemingly blatant power play, Posh is trying to maintain the moral high ground. We’re told, ‘Vic has said that if Nicola wants to try and compete with her then let her, because she’s more than confident she will win.’

Victoria, 52, returned to the French capital for the fourth year running to showcase her latest collection, with husband David, 51, proudly cheering her on from the front row. She was also supported by their sons Romeo, 24, and Cruz, 21 – who were joined by their girlfriends Kim Turnbull and Jackie Apostel – as well as their 15-year-old daughter Harper. Just a mile away, Brooklyn, 27, was spotted at a separate fashion event alongside Nicola, 31, marking yet another near-miss for the estranged family as their bitter feud continues to simmer.

Victoria has spent nearly two decades carefully building her eponymous fashion brand, which she started in 2008. It has now become an industry powerhouse after it recorded a profit of £7.3 million last year. Meanwhile, Nicola – who is the daughter of billionaire investor Nelson Peltz – had been forging a career in Hollywood as an actress and director, although she has fronted a number of high-profile fashion campaigns for brands including Moncler and Balenciaga. And while the heiress has big plans to pivot into the fashion space, our source says VB isn’t bothered.

‘Vic has worked hard to earn her fashion stripes, and if this is just a ploy to cause more drama and headlines, she thinks it’s really sad,’ our source says. ‘Nicola’s been in talks with Balenciaga about doing a collaboration and also wants to do her own line. She’s laser-focused on it and would love to have her own show in Paris by next season.’

The source goes on, ‘Vic doesn’t see Nicola as any sort of competition. She feels like Nicola is goading her by trying to step into her territory, but Vic says, “Bring it on”. She would never badmouth Nicola in fashion circles – she doesn’t need to. It takes years to earn the respect of someone like Anna Wintour, who champions Vic, so all Victoria thinks is, “Best of luck”.’

It wouldn’t be the first time the pair have clashed over fashion. The family feud came to a head in January when Brooklyn alleged in a damning six-page statement that his mum cancelled making Nicola’s wedding dress at the 11th hour – before he cut ties with his family altogether.

The source adds, ‘Vic hated the fact Brooklyn was only a few miles down the road from her when she was having a proud moment with her family at her show. But Nicola doesn’t think she or Brooklyn should hold themselves back from any opportunity because of some family feud, or the fact that it might upset Victoria’s feelings. She’s going full steam ahead with this.’

Alison Hammond sparked concern earlier this month when she rushed off This Morning live on air while appearing to clutch her chest. After her heart was checked out at the hospital, the presenter told fans she had suffered a panic attack – admitting that it was ‘probably one of the scariest things I’ve ever been through’.

And after revealing that the ordeal has made her look at life differently, heat has been told Alison, 51, is adopting a ‘seize the day’ mindset, which has left her wanting to tie the knot with toyboy boyfriend David Putman. But don’t expect a big showbiz wedding, as she’s told friends they’re set to elope.

‘Alison’s health scare gave her a wake-up call. She’s realised life is so fragile, and things can change in an instant. It’s also made her realise how much she loves David and she wants to make it official with him,’ says an insider. ‘Previously, she always insisted she wasn’t in a rush to get married, but her main worry was the hassle of it. Now, her view has completely changed.’

The source continues, ‘Alison doesn’t want a big spectacle. She’d be happy to elope and just have Aidan as a witness,’ we’re told. ‘She had thought about inviting all her famous friends and having a big do, but now she thinks you don’t need all that fanfare to prove you love someone.’

During a recent episode of This Morning – which Alison co-hosts on Fridays with Dermot O’Leary – the bubbly Brummy ‘ran off’ as she ‘just couldn’t catch her breath’. Speaking on the daytime show following her return one week later, Alison said, ‘I genuinely thought I was having a heart attack. I’m so glad I’m here. I feel so grateful. I feel so thankful to God for everything in life.’ She revealed it was the ‘first time she’s ever experienced anything like that’, adding, ‘I’m so glad to be alive, and if anything, it’s made me look at life so much differently. Taking stock, looking after my health.’

Despite the recent scare, the mum-of-one – who has lost more than 13st in recent years – has seemed happier and healthier of late, revealing the benefits of her lifestyle overhaul back in April. ‘I don’t get as tired. My mental health’s better. I’m more nimble – I feel younger,’ she said. ‘My career took off when I was a big girl, and my career is still great now I’m smaller, so I think I’m accepted for who I am.’

Alison has been dating massage therapist David, 29, for three years and the pair live together, with Alison recently saying of their bond, ‘Life is too short to be in a relationship where you can’t laugh together. We’re different in lots of ways, but sometimes those differences are exactly what makes it interesting.’

Alison was previously engaged to taxi driver Noureddine Boufaied, the father of her 21-year-old son Aidan. She has blown hot and cold about marriage over the years, but did tease recently that she wouldn’t say no if David popped the question.

However, her friends are urging her not to rush into anything. ‘Some people are slightly concerned – they’ve raised the issue of having a prenup,’ our insider says. ‘But, for now, all Alison knows is that she loves David and wants to spend the rest of her life with him. She understands why people are concerned, but David is a lovely guy who’s only ever wanted to make Alison feel loved.

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It’s a hectic time for Stacey Solomon right now. As well as overseeing the renovations to the new multi-million-pound home she and her family moved into last month, she’s also been busy filming for both The Voice and Sort Your Life Out. And insiders tell heat she and husband, Joe Swash, are like ships in the night, which is causing tension.

‘Their schedules seem worlds apart at the moment. Stacey is constantly busy, while Joe has a few projects on the go, but his focus is very much on running the home,’ says a source. ‘He’s feeling like the lodger and is fed up of not being involved enough in the business side of things or getting credit for everything he does at home.’

Since her rise to fame on The X Factor in 2009, followed by being crowned jungle queen on I’m A Celebrity the following year, Stacey has become one of the country’s most in-demand stars, appearing on Loose Women, Celebrity Juice and Celebrity Gogglebox.

Her love for craft, DIY and decluttering has also landed her shows like Renovation Rescue, Crafty Christmas and Sort Your Life Out, and won her 6.1million Instagram followers. And after stepping in for Simon Cowell as a judge on Britain’s Got Talent earlier this year, she’s set to become a primetime Saturday telly staple as The Voice’s new co-host alongside Alesha Dixon.

Meanwhile, Joe, 44 – who made his name playing Mickey Miller in EastEnders and has appeared on reality shows such as I’m A Celebrity and Dancing On Ice – has been focusing on paid partnerships on social media and building a following as a food influencer ahead of his return to panto in December.

But we’re told that the couple are hoping that filming the third series of their BBC1 reality show Stacey & Joe will bring them closer together – and allow them to get paid to hang out.

‘Stacey is starting to realise they should do more projects together, so Joe can feel more involved and contribute to their finances more,’ the insider says. ‘They also know it will mean spending more time together, and as things have been strained, they are hoping this will help bring them closer.

It’s already proven to be a money maker for them, as the reality show has been a big hit. And while Stacey is worth millions, the new house is likely to cost a lot more to fix up than they expected.’

After being friends for six years, Stacey, 37, began dating Joe in 2016, and are now parents to son Rex, seven, and daughters Rose, five, and Belle, three. Their blended family also includes her sons Zachary, 18, and Leighton, 14, and Joe’s son Harry, 19, and the family recently moved from Pickle Cottage to an eight-bedroom mansion in Essex.

But the couple have had their highs and lows over the years. While filming Stacey & Joe in 2024, they were papped having a blazing row outside a station, with Stacey later seen in tears, and they came under fire again earlier this year when it emerged their idyllic wedding at Pickle Cottage in 2022 wasn’t actually legally binding.

As heat has reported, the fly-on-the-wall docuseries put a strain on them after fans commented on their marriage dynamic, with one saying that Joe keeps ‘taking her for granted’ while another remarked that he’s ‘absolutely useless’.

Our insider says, ‘Both Stacey and Joe are trying to learn lessons from the past and, hopefully, filming will be less intense this time. They’re looking into turning the renovations on the new place into a TV show and still haven’t ruled out having another baby, which could also open up more TV and brand deals.’

The source adds, ‘They realise that having completely separate careers is not helping their marriage and even though working together has proved tricky in the past, Stacey is realising it may be what they need to save them.’

For a while, it looked as though Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor had settled into a quieter life at Marsh Farm, nicknamed ‘down at Marsh’, walking his dogs and tending to his beloved teddy bear collection. Not exactly the stuff of royal high drama – unless you count the bears.

But don’t be fooled into thinking Andrew has simply retreated from the world and accepted his fate. Sources now paint a rather different picture of the disgraced former Prince, with one source telling The Times, ‘Don’t believe that poor Andy crap. He’s having a very nice time thank you very much.’

It was reported that Andrew, 66, has been back shooting and socialising with his old pals, dubbed ‘the old guard’, who reportedly see the furore surrounding his February arrest under suspicion of misconduct in public office as a ‘storm in a teacup’ that will eventually ‘blow over’. Andrew has denied any wrongdoing.

And after recently winning a legal dispute against Thames Valley Police over raids on his home earlier this year, we’re told he’s feeling increasingly emboldened. A court victory that might once have seemed unthinkable has apparently given him a fresh spring in his step. And now his sights are said to be set on something much closer to home - Christmas at Sandringham.

According to an insider, Andrew wants back around the family table this festive season, despite the ongoing controversy surrounding him. And in a twist that could make the Royal Family’s annual get-together even more awkward than usual, we’re told Queen Camilla, Princess Anne and Prince Edward have all been encouraging King Charles to show his brother some mercy.

‘Something of the old Andrew has returned. The spirit of the grand old Duke of York has been rekindled,’ a source claimed earlier this week.

Another insider tells us, ‘Obviously Andrew’s troubles are far from over, he’s still extremely worried about the ongoing case but this latest win has definitely done wonders for his confidence and overall energy levels.

‘Right now, his biggest focus is forcing his way into the fold for Christmas, and it’s not out of the question. Camilla, Anne and Edward have all been telling the King that it would be both kind and prudent to show his brother a little more mercy. But Charles wants him at arm’s length and William is totally opposed to the idea of his disgraced uncle coming anywhere near the family, on Christmas Day of all days.’

So, while three senior royals are reportedly arguing for compassion, Prince William is said to be firmly in the other camp. And with the King caught between family loyalty and the need to protect the monarchy’s image, this could be one festive gathering where nobody’s particularly keen to pass the port.

There’s also one rather inconvenient detail: Andrew is living on the Sandringham estate, where the Royal Family traditionally spends Christmas. Unless the royals abandon decades of tradition and relocate their celebrations to somewhere such as Buckingham Palace or Balmoral, keeping him away could prove tricky.

And Andrew has form when it comes to making his presence felt.

In 2024, King Charles was unable to attend a thanksgiving service for the late King Constantine of Greece at St George’s Chapel, while Prince William pulled out at the last moment for a personal matter. Andrew was then seen marching to the front of the chapel, creating the impression that he was representing – and potentially leading – the monarchy. The resulting uproar prompted the Palace to issue a statement clarifying his position as a non-working royal.

He was later accused of a similar manoeuvre at an Easter Sunday service at St George’s Chapel. Royal author Robert Hardman claims Andrew went as far as pushing past the Dean to stand behind Charles.

Then there was the reported incident involving Andrew’s Land Rover and the gates of Windsor Great Park. He was accused of ramming the gates to reach his former home, Royal Lodge, causing thousands of pounds in damage rather than taking a one-mile detour.

With that history in mind, we’re told the family is worried about what might happen if Andrew feels he’s being shut out again.

‘It is going to be extremely difficult to keep him away since he’s living less than two miles from where they all spend Christmas every year. It’s actually not out of the realm of possibility that he’ll show up even if he’s not invited and cause some awful scene,’ the insider says.

‘He did that before for a church service and right now he’s feeling pretty emboldened, he’s saying that he’s one step closer to being cleared and it’s time his family stop treating him like he’s this outcast; he’s had enough.’

The family dynamics have shifted considerably in recent years, and it was recently reported that Princess Anne and the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh had visited Andrew at Marsh Farm to check on his wellbeing.

But perhaps the most surprising development, according to our sources, is Andrew’s reported attempt to rebuild his relationship with Camilla. Since losing his royal titles and leaving Royal Lodge last year, we’re told he has been working behind the scenes to get back on better terms with his sister-in-law.

Camilla has previously been described to us as a ‘go-between’ for Charles and his brother. And now, an insider says, she has apparently softened towards Andrew and believes excluding him from Christmas could make an already difficult situation worse.

‘Camilla is warning Charles Andrew is a loose cannon who needs to be handled with care. She’s very much of the mind that they ought to keep him close to control him. She’s also softened a little towards him,’ the insider says.

‘She’s had to speak to him a whole lot more on behalf of Charles, who simply can’t stomach dealing with Andrew right now, and it has made her see a different side of him. She isn’t pushing for him to just be let back into their lives like everything is normal, but she thinks banning him from Christmas could do more harm than good.’

It’s a delicate balancing act. Camilla is reportedly not suggesting that Andrew should simply be welcomed back as though nothing has happened, but she is said to believe that keeping him close could be the safer option.

And she may not be the only one making that argument. We’re told some courtiers believe refusing Andrew an invitation could make Charles appear unnecessarily harsh towards his own brother.

‘A number of the courtiers are saying the same thing, that he should be invited simply because it risks making the King look harsh if he shuts his brother out on Christmas,’ the source says.

‘If the King were to decide to allow Andrew to attend the family holiday, he’d have to play nice with him, which would no doubt be difficult since he’s still so furious.’

And then there’s William. While Camilla, Anne and Edward are reportedly urging the King to consider a more compassionate approach, we’re told the Prince of Wales is absolutely not on board. In fact, the source claims William is prepared to avoid Sandringham altogether if Andrew is invited.

‘For William it’s unimaginable that Andrew would attend. He was previously stressing about the possibility of running into Meghan Markle, but now it’s Andrew threatening to ruin the holidays with his mere presence,’ the insider says.

‘He’s threatening to take Kate and the kids away for the holidays if this is approved by his father. He’s vowing to avoid the whole mess if his uncle is going to be there.’

It would be a remarkable move if William were to skip the family’s traditional Christmas gathering, particularly with Charles continues to undergo cancer treatment. We’re told there is still hope that Kate might persuade her husband to reconsider, although she is reportedly far from having softened towards Andrew herself.

‘Of course, it would look terrible if William skipped Christmas when his father is ill, so there is hope Kate could talk him out of taking such a harsh stance, but who knows if she’d even try, since she’s by no means softened towards Andrew, either,’ the source says.

Tom Cruise has built a career on making the impossible look easy, but this mission has proved too much: his latest film Digger is bombing at the box office. Described by media around the world as the biggest flop of his 45-year career, the critically panned satire is expected to lose more than $150 million.

The film – which reportedly cost $150 million to produce, with a further $100 million spent on marketing – sees Tom play Digger Rockwell, an ageing, filthy-rich oil magnate whose reckless greed triggers a catastrophic ice shelf collapse in Greenland. Instead of doing the decent thing and issuing an apology, a frantic and deeply chaotic Digger embarks on an unhinged mission to convince the world he's actually humanity's saviour. Throw in an early meta-theatrical twist, along with an enraged US President (John Goodman) and a frantic team of scientists (led by Riz Ahmed), and the satire takes aim at everything from corporate misinformation to the bleak nature of modern political power dynamics.

It was hyped up to be cinematic gold, but the critical reaction has been anything but. Sitting at a painfully bruised 53% on Rotten Tomatoes, it's officially his worst-reviewed movie since 2017's total flop The Mummy. With critics calling it "pretentiously bleak", "toothless", and "a hate letter to cinema", it's safe to say the reviews are brutal. No surprise our leading guy is feeling a bit sorry for himself!

Speaking exclusively with heat, a source close to Tom said the star was "beside himself" to have the project fail so spectacularly, with ticket sales dropping by 60% in its second weekend in cinemas. "Tom poured everything he had into Digger and genuinely believed people would love it, so he's totally stunned by the numbers," they shared. The insider added that the 64-year-old was "totally devastated" by the lack of public interest in the movie, after a year where he had already "taken a lot of knocks personally."

"He still believes in the film passionately, and he's still holding out hope he'll get recognised by the Academy and be in with a chance of winning an Oscar," the source continued. "[But] he really needed a big win with his career right now, and instead he's got what is shaping up to be his first flop."
The blow has hit particularly hard given what Tom prides himself on – those big box office numbers. Our source continues, "He lives and dies by his box office numbers and takes enormous pride in being Hollywood's most bankable star, so this has really knocked the wind out of his sails," they said.

"Part of what makes it so humiliating is how hard he pushed the movie. In the past, the sort of press tour he did for Digger would have moved the needle in a big way. But not this time. Instead, even before opening weekend, the projections were for it to flop and, sadly for Tom, that is exactly what's happened." As for why audiences stayed away, the source said those around the actor are trying to soften the blow. "Everyone in his world is trying to reassure him that this isn't a sign that his fans have soured on him. The feeling is that the majority of people simply didn't want to see Tom looking old and overweight. He's the action hero from Mission: Impossible and Top Gun, so playing this sort of role goes against everything his fans associate with him."

"On top of that, the film's got very heavy themes that are, again, just not what Tom has ever been known for. His fans want escapism, not some bleak reminder about how bad the climate crisis is." The failure stings even more because of what Tom hoped the film would achieve. "For Tom, it's crushing because he wants to be a whole lot more than just the action guy. Yes, he loves the adrenaline of doing action movies, and he's proud of everything he's accomplished in that genre, but he wants to excel in every genre, and he wants a proper Oscar to be a part of his legacy," the insider said.

"That's a big part of why he chose this film; it's the sort of thing that's got the potential to be real catnip for the Academy voters. The issue is that Tom wants the approval of the Academy and the huge box office numbers, and very often those two do not go together." Digger's box office haul versus its budget has insiders whispering it could be one of the biggest bombs Tinseltown has ever seen.

If so, it'll be sitting alongside the likes of Cutthroat Island, The Adventures of Pluto Nash, Sahara and John Carter, all of which lost upwards of $100m. It's also the follow-up to Tom's last outing, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, which saw the Hollywood heavyweight slip back into Ethan Hunt's running shoes for one very final world-saving mission. Unfortunately, the box office wasn't playing ball. With an eye-watering $400 million production price tag, the film needed to bring in $800 million to $1 billion to break even and fell well short, leaving it with an estimated $200 million loss. Cue the beginning of Tom's annus horribilis.

Fears are now growing amongst the star's inner circle that this rough start could push him over the edge after a "year from hell." "Things didn't work out with Ana [de Armas], which was a huge disappointment, and then there's Suri. That situation is incredibly painful for him, and the fact that it's all played out so publicly only makes it worse," our source continued."He's more vulnerable than people realise."The Top Gun star was first linked to the Cuban actress in February 2025 after being spotted by eagle-eyed fans enjoying an intimate dinner together in London. While representatives for both stars claimed at the time that the dinner was strictly professional in nature, photographs soon emerged of the pair on several romantic outings, including ones where they were holding hands.

Despite their 26-year age gap, it was clear the rumoured lovebirds were besotted with one another; however, like all good movies, it came to an end as quickly as it started in October 2025, when insider sources close to the pair confirmed they had ended their romantic relationship and shifted it back to a professional bond in a mutual effort to focus on their upcoming supernatural film Deeper. "[They] ended up realising that they should keep it professional," a source told the Daily Mail at the time, adding that they "wanted to save the future of their friendship and their movie."

"They got together to see if they would be able to work together, and that developed into something more, which neither of them expected."
It's hardly surprising that sparks flew between the pair, with the co-stars spending every day together for months as they trained for the film's intense underwater sequences in London.

Directed by Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow), Deeper follows an astronaut diving into the ocean's mysterious depths, where supernatural forces blur the line between science and the unknown. It's been in the works for almost a decade and was originally meant to star Bradley Cooper, but Tom ended up taking the plunge instead. Ana was expected to play his love interest, but fans face an uncertain wait to see it on the big screen. Production has been put on ice after US President Donald Trump announced a 100% tariff on films made outside America, a blow for a movie with major scenes planned in British waters. At the time of publication, production remains on hold.

As for Tom and Suri, whom he shares with ex Katie Holmes, the now college-aged student made her feelings about her estranged father clear, publicly dropping Cruise as her surname earlier this year, and now goes by Suri Noelle, a nod to her mother's middle name. It has previously been reported that the now 20-year-old has not seen her father privately in more than a decade.

Despite this, sources say Tom still has a silver lining in the form of his two oldest children, whom he adopted with ex-wife Nicole Kidman in the midst of their 11-year marriage. "Thankfully, he does have Bella and Connor, who are fiercely loyal to him, and he's got plenty of friends rallying around him too."

While the siblings live notoriously private lives, they've shared numerous snaps together on their respective social media accounts with their father over the years to demonstrate their closeness. There is at least one practical upside, the source added. "The good news is that Tom doesn't have the time to sit around licking his wounds. He's got plenty of other projects in the pipeline, and everyone is encouraging him to focus on those instead of dwelling on this disappointment, but that's a whole lot easier said than done."

She's played Stacey Slater in EastEnders for 21 years, and has featured in some of the soap’s biggest storylines, from her affair with Max Branning to her bipolar diagnosis. But despite her legendary status, Lacey Turner insists she’s no icon.

‘In my eyes, I find it all odd. To me, I just get to do a job that I enjoy and go home. I’m actually quite shy and not great at being in the public eye,’ the 38-year-old actress tells heat. In fact, the star admits she’s much happier at home than on the red carpet. ‘I hate getting dressed up, with make-up and high heels – I’d pick Crocs and a tracksuit any day.’

But while Lacey might not see herself as an icon, she certainly knows one when she sees one. Her new book, Gold Dust – which she’s penned while being on an extended break from EastEnders – is a celebration of the women who have inspired her, from the EastEnders matriarchs who have shaped her career to the female role models away from Walford.

And in a move that’s about as far from her beloved tracksuits and Crocs as you can get, Lacey has stepped out of her comfort zone and straight into sequins on the Strictly dance floor!

Lacey – who is mum to Dusty, seven, Trilby, five, and 19-month-old Gipsy with her husband, barber Matt Kay – adds, ‘I’ve had many a moment in my brain going, “What have you done?” I’ve thought, “Jesus, is this a good idea?”’ But if anyone can handle it, it’s Lacey…

You talk about the legendary women of Walford in Gold Dust – who in particular inspired you?

Being in the presence of June Brown [Dot Cotton], Wendy Richard [Pauline Fowler], Barbara Windsor [Peggy Mitchell] and Pam St Clement [Pat Butcher], all at the same time was incredible. I look back and think, ‘My God, what a blessing.’ I feel sad that the newer cast members won’t experience that. Those matriarch-type figures just don’t exist any more. Barbara would pull you up if she didn’t think something was right – she was a stickler for punctuality. In her era, if you were late, your job would go to someone else. Being pulled up here and there was gold dust for me. Set etiquette isn’t like that with the younger generation – you roll in, and you’re on your phone until it’s your scene. I always had a connection with Barbara, because her husband Scott is best friends with my father-in-law. I’d see her at family parties, and by the time I joined EastEnders, she really took me under her wing. She always wanted to lift people up and wanted them to be the best they could.

Who ruled the place?

June Brown, absolutely. She would often change the scripts if she felt they didn’t sound right. During scenes, she’d say to you, ‘Darling, you can’t say that – that’s utter rubbish!’ If the director said, ‘You can’t do that, June,’ she’d firmly say, ‘Well, I am,’ and that was that! Everyone still talks about June and Barbara and there’s amazing artwork of them both around the place – they are genuinely irreplaceable. It’s partly, because of women like Barbara and June that I decided to write Gold Dust – I’ve been surrounded by so many incredibly strong and outspoken women. They have inspired me throughout my career and taught me things and given me opportunities, and I want everyone to know how incredible they are. I’m not anti-men, but I’ve always been a girls’ girl.

Who are you closest to?

EastEnders is the best job in the world, and that’s because of the people. Kellie Bright [who plays Linda Carter] and I do an upholstery class together every week, as we’re both really into crafts. She’s also the person I go to for advice about motherhood. She’s had three children and works 12 hours a day, she’s a powerhouse of a woman, and I just adore her. Heather Peace [who plays Eve Unwin] stays at my house a lot. Big Mo [played by Laila Morse] is like another nan to me, in fact I even call her ‘nan’ outside the show – and she always says about me, ‘She’s like me granddaughter!’ Jessie Wallace and I are like sisters. I absolutely adore her, and we speak every day.

Stacey Slater is so iconic, how do you handle the attention?

It doesn’t come very naturally to me. I can’t bear being put up for awards. It sounds so ungrateful, but it’s terrifying going in front of a huge crowd and giving a speech. I’d rather give birth than win an award, that’s how scary it is! I actually asked the EastEnders bosses to stop putting me up for nominations because I find the whole experience too daunting. If I bump into people now, they always say, ‘When are you coming back?’ It’s so lovely that people miss her – I miss her, too. I really hope they don’t kill Stacey off. They killed the legend that is Pat Butcher, as well as Ronnie and Roxy, I’ll never get over it! Oh, and even Well’ard the dog! You can never say never in this business.

What are you most proud of on EastEnders?

The Max and Stacey affair was just brilliant – so clever, and written beautifully. I adore Jake Wood [who plays Max], he’s so fantastic to work with. Of course, Stacey’s bipolar and post-partum psychosis storyline, too. I really love playing roles where you can open the door for other people or you might help someone at the same time. The feedback to that storyline was amazing. I wasn’t so keen when it was revealed Stacey had killed Archie Mitchell. It took me by complete surprise, I thought, ‘I don’t know how to play her now because she’s killed someone.’ My heart will never mend from EastEnders killing off Martin Fowler. It was absolutely heartbreaking for me, I believed he was Stacey’s true love.

Have you ever been in trouble on set?

Louisa Lytton [Ruby Allen] and I were really mischievous back in the day. On one particular day of filming, we’d had enough. When you work on a soap, it’s a relentless schedule and we were so exhausted that we ended up with the giggles and couldn’t stop. We were sent to the production manager’s office for wasting time. Only when we got there, during the very serious telling off, VitoLouisa and I kept poking each other in the leg, because behind the production manager on the wall was a picture of the two of us dressed up as Peggy and Pat from a heat photo shoot! I don’t know how we held it together – we were crying with laughter as soon as we left the room.

Is it true you were visited by a ghost on set?

Wendy had passed away [the actress died from cancer in 2009], I was standing by the back door debating whether to have a cigarette break when suddenly I felt a great big whack on my bum. I turned and laughed thinking it was a runner, but there wasn’t a soul there. It was only Barbara in that day, but she was down the other end. I was standing in the studio where the Fowlers would film, and I’m convinced it was Wendy telling me to go for a cigarette like she used to. Mo says to this day, ‘It’s got to have been Wendy.’ I’ll never forget it.

Congratulations on joining Strictly this year – why did you decide to take part?

I’m 40 in two years’ time, and there’s something about ageing where you just think, ‘F**k it!’ I’ve always loved the idea of doing something that is so out of my comfort zone. I’ve done a lot of things that have been out of character lately, like run a marathon, have a third baby, do another live episode of EastEnders, which I said I’d never do again – and now I’ve said yes to doing Strictly. The whole experience is so the opposite to me, I’m not a sequin, make-up, fake tan, or high heel girl, and I’m definitely not a dancing live girl. But I’m going to train myself into it, because this is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. There’s lots of people who’d love this opportunity but who’d never get to do it.

How are you getting on with the other celebs?

Chris Appleton was adorable. He’s lived in LA a long time and when I first met him I thought he would be very LA, but he’s nothing of the sort. He’s so down to earth. I think you usually get one person where you think, ‘Hmmm…’ but there isn’t anyone like that. They’re a bunch of lovely people and it’s a fantastic team. We laugh at the whole ridiculousness of what is happening to us. I have to admit, I’m a little scared about standing in front of the judges and being judged, but I’m giving it my best shot. Ultimately, I’m in the mindset that it doesn’t matter how long you stay in – it’s the experience that counts.

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Holly Willoughby made her comeback to the spotlight earlier this year with the launch of her YouTube channel, which has so far had a lukewarm reception. But insiders tell heat she could be making her big return to primetime TV on I’m A Celebrity.

With the ITV show starting again next month, speculation surrounding this year’s contestants has already begun – and sources reveal Holly, 45, is in talks about heading Down Under. ‘Holly is a big target for the show’s bosses. They would absolutely love to secure her for the new series – it would be a real coup,’ says a source. ‘Producers are always looking for a big name who can generate headlines and bring star power, and Holly undoubtedly ticks both boxes. She’s one of the most recognisable faces on British television, and the prospect of seeing her take on a completely different kind of challenge would generate huge interest. She’s also hosted the show, so she knows the ropes and all the crew. The idea of swapping from host to contestant would be a real talking point.’

After starting out as a kids’ TV host, Holly climbed the ranks, eventually presenting major shows like This Morning and Dancing On Ice with best pal Phillip Schofield. But it all came crashing down in 2023, when Phillip confessed to having an affair with a younger colleague, and Holly got dragged into the scandal. He stepped away from the spotlight, and his friendship with Holly crumbled, as she sought to distance herself from him. Shortly after, she found herself at the centre of a terrifying kidnap and murder plot by Gavin Plumb, who was later convicted.

As a result, Holly resigned from This Morning and stepped away from the spotlight. She made a brief TV return with Dancing On Ice and Netflix’s Bear Hunt, but both shows were axed. This summer, the mum of three launched Together, an online lifestyle series, which has garnered mixed reviews. And our source says that doing I’m A Celeb could be exactly what she needs to make the public fall in love with her again – and producers are certain she’d pull in big viewing numbers.

‘Holly would be a huge talking point around the campfire. There would inevitably be interest in her views on Phillip and the horrific plot to kill her. These are subjects Holly has kept away from the public, so viewers would be fascinated to hear her talk about them,’ the source says.

‘In the intimacy of the camp, she might feel more comfortable opening up about all the challenges she’s had to face.’

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Most people tend to avoid their ex at all costs, especially after a divorce. But we know they tend to do things differently in Hollywood – and for some A-listers, being friends with your ex is completely normal.

However, Tobey Maguire took this one step further. Not only did the Spider-Man star, 51, attend his ex-wife Jennifer Meyer’s wedding, he actually officiated the ceremony.

Jewellery designer Jennifer, 49, married Geoffrey Ogunlesi at the luxury Four Seasons Resort Lanai in Hawaii in early October. Photographs showed the bride and groom cementing their marriage with a kiss, while Tobey stood in front them, reading from a small sheet of paper.

The Hollywood star – famed for his role as Spider-Man and starring in movies like The Great Gatsby – wore a black suit for the occasion, with the groom sporting a similar outfit. Meanwhile, Jennifer looked incredible in a strapless white gown, paired with a flowing veil and a statement choker necklace.

Most people tend to avoid their ex at all costs, especially after a divorce. But we know they tend to do things differently in Hollywood – and for some A-listers, being friends with your ex is completely normal.

However, Tobey Maguire took this one step further. Not only did the Spider-Man star, 51, attend his ex-wife Jennifer Meyer’s wedding, he actually officiated the ceremony.

Jewellery designer Jennifer, 49, married Geoffrey Ogunlesi at the luxury Four Seasons Resort Lanai in Hawaii in early October. Photographs showed the bride and groom cementing their marriage with a kiss, while Tobey stood in front them, reading from a small sheet of paper.

The Hollywood star – famed for his role as Spider-Man and in movies like The Great Gatsby – wore a black suit for the occasion, with the groom sporting a similar outfit. Meanwhile, Jennifer looked incredible in a strapless white gown, paired with a flowing veil and a statement choker necklace.

Among the guests at the nuptials were a whole string of A-listers. Rachel Zoe and Courteney Cox were both spotted in the crowd, along with Leonardo DiCaprio and his girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti. Amazon boss Jeff Bezos and his wife, Lauren Sanchez Bezos, were also among the attendees.

Jennifer and Tobey’s two children, Ruby Sweetheart, 19, and Otis Tobias, 17, were seen at the wedding with their parents. The family have refrained from sharing snaps on social media thus far, with the bride only posting a snap of a wedding gift she’d received.

Jennifer’s marriage to Geoffrey – who is the son of Nigerian billionaire lawyer and investment banker Adebayo Ogunlesi – comes just months after they welcomed a daughter together. The birth of their ‘perfect baby girl’ was revealed in an Instagram post to celebrate Father’s Day in June, though they have kept all details, including the tot’s name, private.

Jennifer and Geoffrey - the founder and CEO of entertainment management company The Ogunlesi Group - were first rumoured to be dating in mid-2023, eventually making their red-carpet debut at the Baby2Baby Gala months later. Less than a year later, Geoffrey proposed to Jennifer and the newly engaged couple excitedly shared their news on social media with a photo of the bride-to-be’s diamond ring.

The mum-of-three’s second marriage comes only months after she and Tobey finalised their divorce. Having tied the knot in 2007, the pair enjoyed just under a decade as husband and wife before announcing they’d split in 2016.

But it wasn’t until 2020 that Jennifer filed for divorce from the actor. Fast-forward to 2025 and things still weren’t finalised, though proceedings were underway with it being reported that Tobey had requested for joint physical and legal custody of their teenage son.

In September 2026, 10 years after they first split, the divorce was finalised. Jennifer and Tobey have remained close pals and amicably co-parent their children, despite their marriage finishing.

Jennifer – designer and owner of Jennifer Meye Jewellery – has regularly spoken out in support of her ex-husband, branding him ‘an incredible father’ and speaking fondly of the bond he shares with her new husband Geoffrey.

‘We travel all together. We have every holiday together. We have every birthday all together,’ the 49-year-old previously said.

Speaking about Tobey, she continued, ‘He is an incredible ex-husband. And Geoff loves him and he loves Geoff. And so everything just works.’

Jennifer has emphasised that the former couple’s two children have always been their priority, therefore they have tried to keep family occasions the same despite no longer being romantically involved with each other.

‘When Tobey and I broke up, it was very clear immediately that Ruby and Otis came first, and we really cared about each other as people, and we wanted to be in each other's lives no matter what,’ she told PEOPLE. ‘And we didn't want to miss a Christmas. We didn't want to miss a Thanksgiving.’

Since splitting from Jennifer in 2016, Tobey embarked on a romance with model Tatiana Dieteman, beginning in mid-2018. He went on to enjoy three years with Tatiana, 34, before reports emerged claiming they’d quietly parted ways.

With Tobey and Tatiana – who had a 16-year age gap – having kept their romance largely private, aside from a few appearances at events together, neither publicly commented on the split. However, Tatiana later confirmed she’d moved on with surfer Koa Smith, as she paid tribute to him on social media to mark Valentine’s Day.

Following his split from Tatiana in 2021, Tobey is believed to have remained single. Earlier this year, he raised eyebrows when he was linked to model and influencer Mishka Silva, 21, due to their age gap.

The actor was seen chatting to Mishka – who is 30 years his junior – in a VIP area at Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California. While the duo’s interaction sparked romance rumours, neither addressed the speculation publicly.

Prior to marrying Jennifer in 2007, Tobey was linked to a string of fellow A-listers. Back in 2001, he dated his Spider-Man co-star Kirsten Dunst, who played Mary Jane Watson in the 2002, 2004, and 2007 films.

The romance was short-lived and ended after a year. Before this, Tobey dated Rashida Jones – known for starring in shows like The Office and Boston Public – for around three years.

He also enjoyed a three-year relationship Sara Gilbert in the 1990s. Sara, 51, is famed for starring in the likes of The Big Bang Theory, The Conners and Living Biblically.

It was Sussex smiles all-round as Prince Harry and Meghan made their first joint public appearance since returning to the UK in August. The couple were greeted warmly by crowds as they arrived in Nottingham – also the location of their first-ever official royal engagement in 2017 – and spent around 20 minutes meeting supporters and posing for selfies.

The Duchess – who wore top-to-toe British designers, including a £1,500 burgundy coat by Joseph – told the crowd, ‘It’s great to be back’, before she and Harry visited three charities: the Community Recording Studio, the Himmah Hub food bank, and Epic Partners, which works to empower young people.

The day bore all the hallmarks of an official royal engagement, although a letter authorised by King Charles last month clarified that any charity work undertaken by the couple would be done as ‘private citizens’. But while the crowds in Nottingham seemed delighted to welcome Harry and Meghan to their city, the same can’t be said for the royal family.

We’re told that, behind the scenes, Meghan is said to be increasingly fed up with the icy reception they’ve received from the Palace since their return to the UK. And, with no sign of the tensions thawing, sources say she can’t wait to escape Britain to fly back to their home in Montecito, California.

After weeks of speculation about whether the Sussexes would receive an invite to Sandringham with the rest of the royal family for their annual Christmas celebration, People magazine – which is often called the ‘unofficial mouthpiece’ of the Sussexes – announced that the couple and their children would be returning to the US for the holiday season to spend it with Meghan’s mum Doria Ragland.

Now, we’re told, the plan was largely Meghan’s idea – and the Duke has been left despairing about his fractured relationship with his family. ‘Harry’s very disappointed,’ an insider tells heat. ‘In his mind, they could have brought Doria to their Cotswolds home and perhaps still scored an invite to see his father or [his late mother’s family] the Spencers as a back-up. But Meghan wasn’t having any of it.’

The source continues, ‘Harry did his best to persuade Meghan they should stay, but she wasn’t prepared to sit around and be humiliated, waiting to see if the royals would extend an invite. It was the perfect excuse to book a flight back to the US and Harry ultimately didn’t have much choice but to follow.’

There is likely to have been an audible sigh of relief from the Palace at this decision, as the Sussexes remain at loggerheads with the Prince and Princess of Wales, who refuse to forgive them for the allegations they made about the family after quitting as working royals in 2020. And we’re told the royal family had been on tenterhooks. While they were aware that snubbing Meghan and Harry when they are right on their doorstep could appear petty, we’re told William in particular was refusing to be in the same room as them.

It’s now been four months since Harry, 42, and Meghan, 45, took Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five, to meet Charles and Queen Camilla at Highgrove House in July – a meeting that was largely interpreted by royal observers as a sign the King was ready to welcome his son and daughter-in-law back into the fold. But Harry’s recent closeness to his uncle Charles Spencer has thrown yet another obstacle in the Sussexes’ path to reconciliation. Just weeks after they were guests of Harry’s uncle at Princess Diana’s ancestral home of Althorp House, Earl Spencer released his sensational memoir, Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, which includes the claims that the King appeared ‘giddy’ following the news of the Princess’ death and that he told the Earl everyone would ‘forget Diana soon enough.’

Now, our source says, despite Harry’s hopes that his father will come around and invite them for a festive reunion, Meghan is holding firm. We’re told, ‘The fact that Harry’s spent virtually no time with the King since arriving in the UK looks terrible, but Harry insists he’s tried and been rebuffed. His hope was that they would make some special Christmas moments with his father this year as a family, but Meghan’s not budging. She cannot bear the idea of struggling through a phony Christmas with the royal family. She’s going home and Harry has agreed to it to make her happy – but he did it with a heavy heart.’

Now, with the family set to return to the US for several weeks so early into the start of their new UK life, our source says Harry has been insisting that this was always the plan. ‘They are all about putting on a united front, so he’s saving face and telling people this was always the plan, but everyone knows he had his heart set on an English Christmas,’ we’re told.

The source continues, ‘Harry’s fear is that his father will interpret this as them putting their noses in the air and heading back to the US in a huff. He doesn’t want to reinforce the impression that he wants to flit in and out of royal life whenever it suits him.’

The source adds, ‘The fact is, he’s still holding out hope Meghan will change her mind, but that’s not going to happen. She’s already making plans – she wants to host a holiday party, she can’t wait to see her mum and is very excited.’

For years, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have had their say about life behind palace walls. From explosive interviews to tell-all books, the Sussexes have been remarkably candid about their royal experiences. But now, the tables could be turning - and there’s one person whose version of events could leave them sweating.

Angela Kelly, the late Queen Elizabeth’s trusted dresser and confidante of 28 years, is reportedly at the centre of a new film project about her life. And with her extraordinary access to the Royal Family, there’s no shortage of stories she could tell.

With a reputation as the ultimate royal gatekeeper, Angela, 68, has already made headlines over her alleged clashes with Harry and Meghan – most famously during the 2018 ‘tiara-gate’ row ahead of their wedding. Now, we’re told the prospect of her revisiting those events, and potentially revealing more, has left the couple bracing themselves.

‘Harry has every reason to be afraid of this woman, he tore into her in his book [Spare] and it’s no secret she was absolutely furious; it’s hard to imagine she will pass up the chance for revenge,’ an insider says.

‘She was inseparable with Queen Elizabeth, she was privy to nearly everything that went on behind the palace walls, including the whole Megxit nightmare. It’s hard to imagine she will paint Harry and Meghan in a good light so the odds are this will be very embarrassing for them.’

And this isn’t just a case of an old royal row being dragged out for another round. We’re told the project could shine a light on a period when tensions were already running high – and when the Sussexes’ relationship with the institution was beginning to fracture.

‘The project is still very hush hush. Apparently, it started as a documentary, but it’s now morphed into a scripted project, and the word is that Angela’s being consulted on the story,’ the insider adds.

Angela has already written two books, Dressing the Queen: The Jubilee Wardrobe and The Other Side of the Coin: The Queen, the Dresser and the Wardrobe. Last month, it was reported that she could also take part in a documentary about working for the Royal Family, alongside 53 Degrees Global and Walt Disney.

Then, earlier this week, the Daily Mail’s Richard Eden claimed a film by Fox Searchlight was in the making, with Jeremy Brock, co-creator of A Very Royal Scandal, reportedly behind the script.

So, while the details remain scarce, Angela’s life is clearly attracting interest. And if the story makes it to the big screen, one royal drama in particular is likely to be hard to leave out.

The alleged ‘tiara-gate’ dispute dates to the run-up to Harry and Meghan’s wedding in May 2018. It was reported that Angela had declined the couple’s request to have early access to Queen Mary’s Diamond Bandeau, the tiara Meghan would eventually wear on her wedding day.

The row reportedly followed an earlier disagreement after Meghan was denied access to another tiara she’d had her heart set on, with Harry said to have ‘hit the roof’. Angela then allegedly blocked the new tiara from being sent out without the proper protocol. Queen Elizabeth reportedly agreed, allegedly saying the precious heirloom was ‘not a toy’.

Harry later gave his own account in his 2023 memoir, Spare, describing Angela as a ‘troublemaker’ and accusing her of being deliberately obstructive when it came to Meghan’s access to the headpiece.

He wrote, 'I considered going to Granny, but that would probably mean sparking an all-out confrontation, and I wasn't quite sure with whom Granny would side. Also, to my mind, Angela was a troublemaker, and I didn't need her as an enemy.'

It’s the kind of family fallout that could have been quietly consigned to the past. But with Angela potentially involved in a new screen project, it may be about to get a second life - and we’re told the Sussexes could be particularly worried about what else might emerge.

Earlier this month, Mail on Sunday Editor at Large Charlotte Griffiths – who previously shared flirtatious banter with Harry when he was younger and single – claimed Angela had been privy to another ‘incident’ that the couple would be ‘praying’ doesn’t come out.

She said, ‘Apparently there’s another incident from around that time that they are praying does not come out in this drama,’ adding that Harry will be ‘quaking in his boots’ over the prospect of the film.

Our insider says the uncertainty is likely to be the hardest part for Harry.

‘This is an absolute nightmare for Harry, the fear of what someone might reveal about his private life is always hovering as this low-level anxiety. But now it’s more than just a potential threat, this is very real and he has no way of knowing how bad it will be at this stage because the information that’s out there is so sparse,’ they tell us.

‘He has no way of preparing himself. All he can do is hope there won't be anything too embarrassing that he hasn't already disclosed.’

There’s an added twist, too. Prince William was reportedly left ‘sickened’ by a scene in The Crown depicting the ghost of his mother, Princess Diana, and has been described as no fan of the royal drama. But we’re told he may take a rather different view of Angela’s potential project.

‘Harry and Meghan are seething and trying to put a stop to it, but they won’t have any luck because William is all for this. He loves the idea of them getting a taste of their own medicine,’ the source says.

Since stepping down as working royals in 2020, Harry, 42, and Meghan, 45 have spoken openly about their experiences through interviews, television projects and their own tell-alls. Harry has also discussed deeply personal subjects in Spare, including his drug use and the mistakes he made when he was younger.

But our source claims that doesn’t mean he wants every chapter of his past revisited by someone else.

‘He's a very different person now than he was in his younger days, he acknowledges he made plenty of mistakes but that doesn’t mean he wants them dragged back up again all these years later is horrifying,’ the insider says.

‘He already had that awful experience with the journalist [Charlotte Griffiths] spilling all these salacious details about a big party weekend he was on back in the day, but at least he’d already come clean about his previous antics.

‘One of the reasons he was so candid about his drug use in his book was to take away that ammunition. He believed that if he put everything out there himself, nobody could use it against him later.’

Harry has spent years explaining his side of the royal rift, but as the late Queen famously said ‘Recollections may vary’, and now Harry could be facing the prospect of another version of events being told.

‘Of course, there's no way he could have covered everything that Angela would have seen over the years, she had such extraordinary access. The Queen used to say she was like a sister, that is how close they were,’ the source says.

‘Harry has got to be well aware that there are plenty of people who would love nothing more than to see him and Meghan humiliated so of course there’s a lot of worrying about who she could be working with and what their intentions will be. He can’t do a thing right now but wait on tenterhooks for the shoe to drop though, it's awful.’

Since making the shock choice to pack up and leave America for England, Harry and Meghan have been working hard to put down fresh roots on British soil and be accepted back into the royal family. Last week, though, they suffered another setback, after it came to light that a signed copy of Meghan’s children’s book – inscribed to Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank – had been posted for sale on eBay. Sources say the discovery has left the 45-year-old Duchess of Sussex fearing she looks a ‘joke’.

‘After he saw the story, Harry called Eugenie and wanted to know exactly what had happened. It was incredibly embarrassing for Meghan because this wasn’t simply a random copy of her book. It was something she had personally written in and given to Eugenie and Jack as a gift. To Meghan, it’s quite hurtful seeing something so personal effectively discarded,’ the source says.

The insider continues, ‘Harry sees his relationship with Eugenie as increasingly important. That’s why he reacted so strongly. They had been getting back into a good place and there was a feeling that she could be someone Harry could trust and rely upon in the UK. Now suddenly they’ve got this incredibly awkward situation. Meghan has said she feels humiliated and wants a cooling off period with Eugenie.’

The book in question, a purported copy of Meghan’s The Bench, went up on eBay last week with an asking price of £20,000, courtesy of Drive Easy’s Signed Books, a seller run by specialist bookseller Nicholas Joseph Greenwood. Handwritten inside, dated 2021 and apparently in Meghan’s own calligraphy, was the message: ‘Dear Eug & Jack, Celebrating the special bond between father and son. I wrote this poem at Frogmore – I hope that Eug, you witness the same love there with your guys. All love, Meghan.’

Thousands of people looked at the listing before it vanished. Nobody seems sure whether a buyer snapped the book up or the seller simply pulled it, and how it ended up on the worldwide marketplace in the first place is a mystery too, though one insider suggests it was handed over by mistake when ‘Frogmore was cleared’. Eugenie and her family briefly lived at Frogmore Cottage – the royal property where Meghan and Harry moved into after their marriage – in 2020, after the Sussexes moved to the US.

The embarrassment lands just as Harry, 42, and Meghan try to bed into life in the Cotswolds alongside their children Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five, who relocated to the UK in August. The ex-actress has been spotted at Soho Farmhouse and out at a pub with pals Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi, and this week the couple stepped out together in Nottingham for their first joint charity appearance.

Yet according to the insider, the friends the Sussexes most wanted to keep close were Eugenie, who got to know them well when Harry and Meghan were first dating in 2016, and her sister Beatrice. This episode has dealt a serious blow to that hope and left the two sides at odds.

The source says, ‘Eugenie was mortified. She explained that she hadn’t deliberately got rid of it and certainly hadn’t sold it. But from Harry and Meghan’s point of view, the whole thing has left a rather nasty taste. Harry and Meghan have been desperately trying to repair relationships with family members and Eugenie was an important part of that rehabilitation.’

For the last six years the couple made their home in California, having relocated in 2020 and then released a run of explosive revelations about the monarchy once they’d walked away from royal duties.

Among those allegations was the suggestion that Prince William, 44, ‘knocked Harry to the floor’ in a 2019 row, said to have flared after the future king described Meghan as ‘difficult’, ‘rude’ and ‘abrasive’.

Relations between the Princess of Wales and Meghan have been rocky too. Reports at the time of the Sussexes’ 2018 wedding claimed that Kate ended up in tears over a dispute concerning the dress worn by her daughter Charlotte as a bridesmaid.

And while it was recently claimed that Kate, 44, who is seen as the family’s would-be peacemaker, will ‘always love’ her brother-in-law and ‘can’t switch her feelings off’, the insider says the once-inseparable Fab Four are a long way from patching things up.

‘William and Kate saw the funny side of the extraordinary story with the book, but also privately recognised its wider significance, particularly because Eugenie had been emerging as one of Harry and Meghan’s most important remaining royal allies in Britain. This shows it isn’t all going quite as smoothly as they might have hoped. Behind the scenes, Kate is still pushing for Harry to be welcomed back into the family. She’s adamant she’ll never turn her back on him – although she's not nearly so convinced about extending the same olive branch to Meghan.'

This might seem hard to believe for some of you, but before dating apps turned everything upside down, meeting someone was actually pretty straightforward.

Spot someone you like – usually at a pub, a party or the office – strike up a conversation and with a reasonable amount of charm, you'd soon be locking lips and heading toward something that looked suspiciously like a relationship.

If only it were still that simple. Because now, alongside roughly 3 million different platforms all swearing they'll find your perfect match using their incredibly sophisticated algorithm (that's SO romantic!), you've also got to navigate a whole host of bizarre new behaviours from potential partners.

Some of these are harmless and amusing – who can keep a straight face thinking about 'hardballing', where people lead with their relationship dealbreakers on the very first date? Bold move, we'll give you that.

But other dating trends belong firmly in a folder labelled 'please seek professional help immediately'. And today's topic? Oh, it's a good one.

Say hello to the deeply questionable world of Negging. Not to be confused with Legging, which at least serves a purpose and keeps your legs warm. And it’s nothing whatsoever to do with Begging, though ironically that's what some of these guys should be doing.

The word Negging is rooted in negativity – which is exactly what you'll be on the receiving end of if you're unlucky enough to encounter this little gem. It first crawled into the cultural spotlight in 2005, off the back of a charming little read called The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists.

The book described negging as the art of delivering a backhanded compliment – just inoffensive enough to avoid a slap but cutting enough to quietly erode a woman's confidence until she's practically begging for his approval.

So what does it actually look like? Say you've been seeing someone for a few weeks and he casually drops, 'That dress looks amazing on you – the colour's a bit washed out but it really suits your figure!'

Sweet, right? Not quite. That 'washed out' comment? Classic Negger. Slipping in a tiny dig while keeping his halo firmly in place.

Or how about the smoother version: 'You look incredible tonight – not every girl could carry off that look'. Translation: something about right now isn't quite doing it for me. Ouch.

At this point, you might be thinking, 'Please. I'd clock that immediately and show him the door.'

And you might be right! Negging doesn't work on everyone. But a seasoned Negger is remarkably good at sniffing out someone whose confidence could easily be knocked. People with self-esteem issues are particularly at risk. As one candid Redditor put it, 'It makes the person want to try harder to get validation' – and that's precisely what the Negger is banking on.

So how do you spot one before he does any damage? Here's what to watch out for:

1. HIS SWEET TALK LEAVES A SOUR TASTE

You can't quite put your finger on it, but something about his compliments feels slightly… off. You walk away feeling a little deflated when you should be floating on air. That's no accident. A neg is a criticism cleverly wrapped in flattery, designed to nudge your confidence down just enough that you start wondering whether you're really good enough for him. Spoiler: you absolutely are. He's the problem.

2. HE ACTS LIKE YOU SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR HIS INTEREST

He'll casually mention that he doesn't usually go for redheads, or that girls with your style aren't normally his thing - but here he is, making an exception, lucky you! It's a power play dressed up as a confession. By hinting that something about you doesn't quite measure up, he's hoping you'll work twice as hard to convince him you're worth his time. Don't fall for it.

3. HE'S FULL OF HELPFUL LITTLE 'IMPROVEMENTS'

Instead of a straight-up insult, he zeroes in on things he knows you could change - sending the message that a tweak here or there and you'd really be something. ‘You'd look so much better with your natural hair colour’ is a classic. And watch out for the compliment sandwich: 'That skirt is gorgeous - a bit short maybe, but your legs look great!' He thinks he's being clever. He really, really isn't.

4. HE USES OTHER WOMEN TO KEEP YOU ON YOUR TOES

Watch for the move where he implies that a certain look or personality trait is generally a turn-off - but you somehow manage to carry it off. 'Most girls who dress like that come across as try-hard, but it works on you.' It sounds like a compliment but it's really a warning: step out of line and you'll be just like those other girls. It's manipulation dressed up as a compliment, plain and simple.

5. HE POKES AT YOUR APPEARANCE AND PLAYS THE PRIZE

He'll casually raise an eyebrow at your highlights ('Is that natural?') or cast doubt on your manicure ('Are those actually your nails?'). Meanwhile, he's not so quietly suggesting that he's the catch in this scenario - 'Give me five minutes and I might just ask for your number.' Whether he's undermining your confidence or talking himself up, the endgame is identical: making you feel like his attention is something you should be fighting for.

If any of this is ringing bells, we've got just five words for you: GET RID OF HIM, GIRL!

It was only last month that Sydney Sweeney caused a ruckus with her controversial Novig ad, where she posed naked with a slew of sporting equipment covering her modesty. The severe backlash saw the star under fire for allegedly sexualising women’s sports, rather than highlighting hard work and athletic performance – and in turn saw her 25.8million follower count take a nosedive.

But in a defiant move, the actress, 29, has risked the wrath of disgruntled athletes and sports fans all over again by sharing a previously unseen clip from the sports betting campaign. Like the first ad, Sydney leaves very little to the imagination, flashing her bum in white Novig knickers before perching on a chair.

After strutting in her underwear, a topless Sydney says directly to the camera, ‘There are grown men making spreadsheets to bet on what colour underwear I’m wearing. I mean… I’m flattered?’

She continues, ‘There’s insider trading on dictators dying and armies of bots manipulating it all. There’s someone in a bathroom stall betting their 401(k) on a war. And then… there are people who just trade on sports.’

To close the advert, Sydney poses with two American footballs covering her chest, concluding, ‘Novig is… just sports.’

The post – which has racked up stacks of comments and likes – was captioned, ‘No BS. Just sports @novig #novigpartner’.

‘This is genuinely just embarrassing,’ wrote one annoyed Instagram user, with a second weighing in, ‘Why do you have to be naked to market sports? What’s the correlation?’ A third fumed, ‘This whole naked ad s**t is setting women back and giving men permission to sexualise women. She’s embarrassing women quite frankly.’

Others, however, didn’t see an issue with the footage or Sydney’s decision to feature in the ad. ‘Love that she doubles down on the hate.’

Another Sydney supporter wrote, ‘The double standards are insane. Some of you dress up as sexy nurses and police officers every Halloween, but suddenly Sydney is the problem? Let her live. The hypocrisy is embarrassing.’

Another comment read, ‘This girl knows exactly who she is and I think that’s what makes her successful, take note people.’

Her first Novig ad, which went live in September, saw The Housemaid star pose naked again, with only balls and sports equipment to protect her modesty. She sat on a basketball hoop while spinning a ball on her finger, lay on a pool table and straddled a locker room bench.

‘Think you know sports? Prove it. Novig is just sports,’ the actress said seductively. ‘No betting on wars or deaths and no politics. Just you, your takes and sports.’

Sydney, who’s also a strategic partner and is one of Novig’s backers as well as the face of the brand, said the X-rated ‘Just Sports’ campaign is just a ‘very simple and playful idea’ aimed to ‘really bring the concept of “just sports” to life’. She also spoke about her love of sports. ‘I grew up loving sports. I played sports growing up,’ she told Complex magazine. ‘I was on a soccer team, I was on a softball team, I was on a snow ski team. I learned how to slalom ski when I was little, and I did MMA. So sports have been a really big part of my life, and I love watching hockey and boxing, especially after playing Christy Martin [in 2025 film Christy]. I have a really huge appreciation for every single fighter.’

It’s not the first time that Sydney has faced backlash for flaunting her curves. She has shown off her figure for her SYRN lingerie line, which is backed by Amazon billionaire boss Jeff Bezos, and on the red carpet and events, famously using her natural boobs to boost her profile and ensure she remains one of the most talked about stars in Hollywood.

Many critics have accused her of having built a mega brand off the back of having ‘the best tits in Hollywood’ – a nickname given to her by her grandmother following her racy scenes in HBO’s Euphoria, the teen drama that has made her a household name. So much so we were told that the latest flurry of flaunting has even led to some of Sydney’s close pals begging her to ‘step into her power’ as a sought-after actress and put her boobs away!

‘For many of her close pals it’s sad to see how reliant she is on being known for her big boobs,’ a source said. ‘She’s actually a talented actress who’s making big moves behind the scenes too, but instead of stepping into her power and owning it, she’s still acting like she’s some no-name OnlyFans girl who can only get noticed for her body.

‘No one is saying she shouldn’t dress sexy or play up her assets, they just think she’s selling herself short.’

The insider said that with her career booming, her friends are becoming increasingly ‘frustrated’ by Sydney as she continues to live up to the ‘blonde pin-up’ stereotype, even accusing her of relishing in the ‘shock value’.

They told us, ‘It’s reached the point where even people who adore her are rolling their eyes. Her friends don’t understand why she wants to keep reinforcing this image that she's all about shock value and cleavage.

‘It’s frustrating because she doesn’t need it anymore. She’s already famous, she’s already booked and busy, but she keeps boxing herself into this very narrow stereotype. What’s even more annoying is that she complains about it, people always objectifying her, like she’s totally oblivious to the way she’s feeding into it.’

With a net worth estimated at a cool $40-50 million, which is likely to grow in the next year, Sydney – who is dating former talent manager Scooter Braun, 45 – has already proved that her assets are incredibly lucrative.

‘She asks, “Is it really my fault that I have a decent figure and want to flaunt it from time to time?” It’s not as though her celebrity peers haven’t done the same with their bodies in the past and to this present day, after all,’ the insider said. ‘Just look at J.Lo, who made her name for having this voluptuous, curvy physique, Elle MacPherson, Kim Kardashian, Halle Berry, the list is absolutely endless.’

After two decades of turning heads, actress Megan Fox is putting her famous looks to work with a brand-new subscription page – and has given fans a sneak peek of what’s behind the paywall. The Hollywood hottie took to her Instagram on October 10 to announce her bold new business venture – she also part owns the new website, which aims to rivals Only Fans – also sharing a slew of snaps that sent her 23.9m followers into overdrive.

In the six-slide carousel, the 40-year-old posted photos of herself in a variety of sultry positions in an illuminated pool. Posing in a daring, metallic thong bikini held up by two thin straps and a high-waisted thong bottom, the star showed off both her waist-length raven hair, sculpted face and a rose-gold metallic lip à la Jennifer’s Body. Extra-long stiletto nails with black tips put the finishing touch on the look that soon broke the
internet.

“Megan Fox becomes co-owner of Subs.com, the direct-to-fan platform, and launches official page,” a statement in white text on a black background on the final slide in the carousel read. “A neo-noir erotic thriller,” the post, doubling as an announcement of her exciting new business partnership, was additionally captioned.

In a follow-up post to Instagram on October 13, the brunette beauty shared additional snaps of herself lying on a bed in matching light pink lingerie complete with a garter belt and sheer thigh-high tights while surrounded by money.The actress also wiped her faux tears away in several of the photos with $100 bills. “Transmuting evil eye into abundance since 2009,” the post was appropriately captioned.

In an official press release, Megan explained why she teamed up with former OnlyFans boss Tim Stokely as joint owner of Subs.com, a website and app where stars and creators share content directly with fans, who pay a monthly fee to subscribe.

“Women have spent decades being told that visibility is power while someone else owns the platform, the audience or the image,” Megan penned. “I’m interested in what happens when women own all three.”
As well as owning a slice of the site, the Transformers star has set up her own page on it, with a paywall for her most exclusive content including “videos, photos and posts you won’t find anywhere else,” as well as direct access to “message and experience a more personal side” of Megan herself.
At the time of publication, Megan has posted 12 exclusive photos and one video to the platform. After launching, meganfox.world quickly crashed due to the high number of fans wanting to subscribe to the new site, which has enabled the star to capitalise on her stunning good looks. Talk about demand!

For the official launch images on the homepage of the website, the mother-of-four wore a white tank reading “smart brunette,” paired with red bikini bottoms and an edgy choker. Smart brunette? Absolutely. Megan’s fans are used to getting her skin-baring snaps for free, but now they’ll have to pay up, and she’s making it look good while she’s at it.

Fans can follow Megan on the site for free, but to unlock her exclusive content they’ll need a subscription. It’s currently on special for $14.99 a month, down from the usual $19.99. But in a personal disclaimer listed on her page, the starlet made a very pointed statement that she wouldn’t be entertaining any disrespectful or “sexually explicit conversations.”
“I created this page to get to know my fans and share a more personal side of myself, things you won’t see anywhere else… I love connecting with you, hearing your stories, and having real conversations. I want those interactions to feel comfortable and respectful,” she concluded.

With record numbers of fans signing up, Subs.com co-owner Tim Stokely said having Megan on board, both as a business partner and as a creator on the site, was a no-brainer. “Megan understands this shift from a perspective very few people can,” he explained in his own statement. “She became globally famous before talent had the tools to own their audiences or control their distribution. Megan isn’t simply launching a page on Subs. She has a seat at the table and is helping us build the platform.

When Subs.com first launched, Stokely said he wanted it to work for every kind of creator, with videos, paid subscriptions and one-on-one chats with fans all in one easy place. “There’s a clear demand for a subscription platform that gives creators everything they need in one place. Creators have been telling me what they want, and that’s exactly what we’ve built with Subs. It isn’t just for one type of creator; it’s for all creators,” the tech entrepreneur said in May 2025.

For fans wanting a taste of the global sex symbol without having to commit to a monthly subscription, Megan is now selling a “So Sad” hoodie on her official website shop, featuring the above-mentioned photo of her in a bed posing in lingerie. It comes with a steep price tag of £77. While it’s the only steamy piece of merchandise available for now, fans can also sign up to an official mailing list to “be the first to know about the next drop.”

Megan may have been the main event in her announcement photoshoot posted to social media, but eagle-eyed fans couldn’t stop staring at one very sparkly detail: what appeared to be her diamond engagement ring. It was the only bling she wore in the Instagram shoot, and with the starlet now very much single, many were left wondering why the scene stealer remained on her ring finger. The answer? Let’s just say it’s complicated.

After meeting on a movie set, Megan began dating rapper and singer-songwriter Machine Gun Kelly (also known as MGK) in May 2020. The pair quickly became inseparable, and the now 36-year-old proposed to a four-year-older Megan in January 2022 under a banyan tree where they first fell in love.

While Megan has not publicly commented on her decision to wear the pear-shaped emerald ring (which also happens to be Megan’s birthstone) and a diamond (Machine Gun Kelly’s birthstone), it has been reported that Machine Gun Kelly deliberately designed the ring with interlocking magnetic bands made of thorns, famously stating that “love is painful” and that the ring was engineered to cause physical pain or scratching if forcefully removed.

It has since been reported that Megan herself views the Toi et Moi style ring as a memento of their intense bond, rather than as a traditional engagement ring. Theirs was a highly public relationship, where they often spoke openly of their deep love and devotion to one another, and controversially even consumed drops of each other’s blood as part of their private ritual practices.

The pair ultimately split for good in late 2024, around a month after announcing they were expecting their first child together - a daughter born on March 27, 2025, whom they named Saga Blade Fox-Baker. Megan also shares three sons with ex-husband Brian Austin Green, Noah, 14, Bodhi, 12, and Journey 10.

After months of speculation over whether Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be spending Christmas with the Royal Family at Sandringham, it was reported earlier this week that the Sussexes are instead heading back to California to spend the festive season with Meghan’s mum, Doria Ragland.

It’s widely believed the couple are keen to dodge any awkward run-ins over the Christmas turkey with Prince William and Princess Kate, but there may also be another unexpected royal they are trying to avoid – Princess Eugenie.

Once one of Harry and Meghan’s closest allies, we’re told the couple have been left ‘bewildered’ by Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank’s reported reluctance to see them – especially as they are now quite literally living on their doorstep back in the UK.

But while Eugenie, 36, appears to be discreetly distancing herself from the Sussexes, we’re told that instead of pulling back themselves, Harry and Meghan actually want to ‘sit down and talk about' what has happened to avoid any further 'hurt' and ‘embarrassment’.

An insider says, ‘There’s been nothing said directly but there’s been very obvious cooling off, and Harry isn’t willing to just sit back and pretend it’s not happening. He wants to sit down and talk about it.

‘He’s not looking to cause any stress for Eugenie, but he and Meghan are both pretty bewildered by how distant she and Jack have been, and he wants to have a heart-to-heart.'

They add, ‘This is unchartered territory for Harry and Meghan, as everyone knows that normally they’re the ones doing the ghosting! But the message has well and truly hit home at this point that Eugenie and Jack aren’t biting on their many invites to hang out, which is extremely hurtful as well as highly embarrassing.’

Speaking of Christmas, the clearest sign of Eugenie’s growing frostiness, perhaps toward Meghan in particular, came earlier this month when the Princess was seemingly caught out in quite possibly the most embarrassing example of regifting, or donating a gift, we have ever seen.

A copy of Meghan’s children’s book The Bench, alongside a heartfelt inscription handwritten by Meghan and addressed to ‘Eug and Jack’, was discovered for sale on Ebay, listed by a London-based rare bookseller for £20,000.

The book was later taken down, and Eugenie was said to have been left ‘horrified’, having reportedly misplaced the deeply personal gift during house moves.

There is no doubt that the mishap didn’t bode well for their friendship, but the source says the reality is that Harry, 42, and Meghan, 45, miss Eugenie and Jack and are keen to hold crisis talks with them to ensure the distance between them doesn’t keep growing.

The source says, ‘Everyone was aghast when her signed book from Meghan turned up on eBay but there’s no hard feelings on Harry and Meghan’s part; they understand it was an accident and they want to make sure Eugenie isn’t worried about that or feeling awkward in any way.

‘Harry and Meghan value Eugenie and Jack so much and they want to be proactive about making sure this relationship isn’t affected by the overall family drama. They certainly believe Prince William would like to see them isolated from everyone in the family and Harry is determined not to let that happen.’

When Harry and Meghan’s relationship with William and Princess Kate (the foursome were previously dubbed ‘the fab four’) swiftly deteriorated when the Sussexes moved stateside in 2020 – not least when they began to air their many grievances against the royals the following year – the couple then appeared to form a more discreet alliance with Eugenie and Jack.

Harking back to the days of their childhood, where they would holiday together and frolic around Balmoral Castle every summer, Harry had perhaps not unexpectedly gravitated towards his cousin for support at a time where he had felt that the world was against him and his new wife.

Eugenie and Jack had already played a pivotal role in Harry and Meghan’s then- burgeoning romance back in 2016. The foursome all attended a Halloween party in Canada the night before Harry and Meghan’s romance hit headlines globally, with Meghan later reflecting, ‘The four of us snuck out in Halloween costumes to have one fun night on the town before it was out in the world that we were a couple.’

Then came Eugenie and Jack’s trip to the US in February 2022, just months after the Sussexes’ bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey.

And, fast forward two years to 2024 and this new fantastic foursome, forged from the detritus of Harry and Meghan’s broken relationship with the royals, appeared completely solid when they purchased a property in the same luxury Portuguese resort that Eugenie and Jack call home for much of the year.

But when the Sussexes holidayed there over the summer ahead of their UK return in August, Eugenie and Jack were noticeably completely absent from the carousel of snaps Meghan shared on social media from their trip.

It was then reported just weeks later that Eugenie and her sister Princess Beatrice ‘are not in touch’ with the Sussexes at all and that Eugenie and Jack did not meet with Harry and Meghan when they holidayed in Portugal over the summer.

Eugenie welcomed her third child just weeks later at the start of August, but three months on, and the source says the Sussexes have had to finally accept that something is off in their once close-knit friendship.

‘At first it seemed perfectly logical, given that Eugenie has her hands full with the new baby and they didn’t have a lot of spare time to socialise themselves whilst they were settling in, dealing with the drama of the kids having to switch schools and so on,’ we’re told.

‘But the longer time’s gone on the more apparent it is that Eugenie and Jack are clearly distancing themselves from them and that they’re uneasy about spending time together in the UK.’

For Harry, the apparent brutal snub is likely to have hit hard, given his estrangement from most of his family. And the source says he has been struggling to process what could signal the loss of not just his cousin and friend, but his last royal ally.

‘It’s very hard for them to process, Harry especially, because he’s always seen Eugenie as an ally and by far his most special friend in the entire royal family – since Megxit, especially,’ the insider says.

‘He and Meghan had a good rapport with Beatrice and Edo [Mapelli-Mozzi], too, but that’s kind of withered away naturally and they’re not so fussed or hurt by that. It’s the relationship with Eugenie that means the most to them. Harry always believed their bond was totally unbreakable. That’s why he’s not prepared to give up on her or Jack, whom he likes a lot and always enjoys catching up with.’

Now, with there being little chance of the Sussexes crossing paths with Eugenie and Jack at Christmas, we’re told Harry is pushing for a face-to-face with his cousin before he and Meghan leave for California before Thanksgiving at the end of November. And we’re told Harry is likely to lay all his cards on the table…

‘It’s obviously a sensitive situation and needs to be handled carefully. In an ideal world he’ll get a one-on-one with Eugenie, then they’ll be able to sit down and hash things out,’ the source says.

‘Harry plans on confronting her directly about the William situation, too. He’s 100 percent convinced this is the main reason for the ghosting and that his brother has essentially got everyone scared to be friends with him and Meghan. And yes, he plans to look Eugenie directly in the eye and have that clarified officially.

‘Make no mistake, this is right up there as a priority for Harry and he won’t rest until there’s closure either way. But ultimately, he’s confident there’s a solution to be had, and they’ll all be spending time again soon enough – preferably this side of Christmas.’

Ben Affleck has made a career out of Hollywood hits, but his romantic history has had more than its fair share of plot twists. After two failed marriages to two very famous Jens, the A list actor has been open about putting dating life in the backseat, until now…

If there’s such a thing as the ultimate celebrity ex-wife, Jennifer Garner might just be it. After a decade of marriage and three children – Violet, 20, Fin, 17, and Samuel, 13 – Garner officially filed for divorce from Ben Affleck in April 2017. Yet, even after their marriage fell apart, in the years since their split, she has remained one of his most steadfast supporters, even once describing the actor as ‘The love of my life’.

And now, has Ben just sent Jen his most telling message yet? The Hollywood star has made a surprisingly emotional admission about his ex-wife, confessing that even he struggles to live up to the woman he once called his own – and who remains an unwavering presence in his life.

‘Their mom is spectacular, and always makes me feel like I’m coming up a little short,’ the Gone Girl actor sweetly said in an interview with Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist.

He said he tells three children, ‘I think I’m doing about 75% as good as your mom. And they’re like, ‘Maybe 40%.'

‘I’m maxing out,’ he joked. ‘B+.’

Having first crossed paths on the set of 2001’s Pearl Harbor, Ben and Jen later brought their off-screen chemistry to Daredevil, playing love interests in the 2003 Marvel flick.

And it seems Ben himself is not quite ready to leave their Hollywood history in the past, after he recently revealed he’d hoped to reunite with his former leading lady for his new film Animals.

But while Ben,54, may have been keen to revisit their on-screen romance, Jen had other ideas. Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the actor revealed her response to the prospect of playing his wife once again: ‘Jen was like, ‘Great, but no, I’m not gonna play your wife in a movie,'’he said.

‘[It’s] probably for the best. That lesson has been learned.’

The actor went on to explain that he was keen to cast 54-year-old Garner because he believed she’d ‘be amazing’ in the role – with the added bonus that working together could make juggling life with their three children a little easier.

‘It also has the added benefit of, like, both of us will see our kids more because we do a week and a week and back and forth,’ he explained. ‘I thought, ‘Well, we can coordinate our schedules around it.’

Ultimately, though, the former couple agreed it was best to find another actress, with Ben admitting their reunion on screen would inevitably come with a certain amount of ‘baggage’. But while their Hollywood love story may not be getting a sequel just yet, Ben was keen to take the opportunity to gush over his ex and their lasting bond.

‘She’s fabulous, and we’re really good friends, and I’m profoundly grateful to her, and we have a great thing,’ he shared – a glowing tribute to his ex-wife that is sure to fuel further speculation among fans who have long wondered whether these two might find their way back to each other.

And it’s easy to see why those hopes persist. Even as Ben Affleck’s post-Jennifer love life and struggles with substance abuse played out for the world to see, his fiercely loyal ex-wife remained a constant source of support. When Garner was photographed driving him to a Malibu rehabilitation centre in August 2018, it only reinforced what many fans had long suspected – that, even after their marriage ended, Jennifer remained one of the few people Ben could truly count on.

And Affleck himself has repeatedly spoken about the pain of losing their marriage. In a candid 2020 interview with Good Morning America, he admitted that their split was something he had never wanted, confessing that the realisation of raising their children in a broken family had hit him hard.

‘I didn't want to get divorced, I didn't want to be a divorced person, I really didn't want to be a split family with my children,’ he said. ‘It upset me because it meant I wasn't who I thought I was and that was so painful and so disappointing. In myself.’

Then, in February 2020, Affleck appeared to lay his feelings bare once more. After being photographed alongside Garner on several occasions, looking seemingly happy in one another’s company, he opened up to The New York Times about the deep regret he felt over their separation.

‘The biggest regret of my life is this divorce, shame is really toxic,’ he explained. ‘There is no positive byproduct of shame. It's just stewing in a toxic, hideous feeling of low self-worth and self-loathing.’

While fans continued to cling onto hopes that Ben and Jennifer might one day find their way back to each other, Garner had quietly been dating businessman John Miller since 2018. The notoriously private pair have gone to great lengths to keep their romance out of the spotlight, rarely appearing together at public events or being photographed together.

Ben, meanwhile, took a far more public route to romance, rekindling his relationship with former fiancée Jennifer Lopez in 2021. Their whirlwind reunion played out on red carpets around the world, but their second chance at love ultimately ended in divorce in 2024.

And with Animals now hitting screens – featuring Kerry Washington as his love interest after Garner politely declined the role – Ben is juggling the demands of Hollywood with life as a dad. But away from the cameras, it’s his own romantic life that’s unsurprisingly coming into focus again, as the actor now lifts the lid on where his heart stands today.

‘There’s not a lot of room. I’m not running around,’ he said about dating to Entertainment Tonight. ‘It’s just not a big priority in my life.’

‘I know what my priorities are. You can’t have two things that are the most important in your life,’ he continued. ‘For me, that’s the kids. So that’s what that is. And then I have my work, which I love.’

Yet, despite insisting he isn’t actively searching for romance, Ben left the door tantalisingly ajar when asked about what the future might hold.

 ‘I’m where I’m at, and I’m great, and who knows what adventures life will bring,’ he added. ‘I’m open to it, but I’m not trying to chase anything.’

And, for longstanding Bennifer fans, his willingness to consider love again may be enough to keep the reunion dream alive.

It’s now been three months since it was first reported that Sarah Feguson was heading back to the UK. But it appears that the invisibility cape she'd donned for the seven months during which nobody knew of her whereabouts, may have travelled with her back to Britain.

The so-called ‘disappearing Duchess’ is still yet to make any appearances back on home soil, despite reports that she has settled into a new gated rental property on the outskirts of London, with insiders recently telling us that Sarah finally feels ready to restart her life after a year of chaos.

It’s likely that the former Duchess of York, 66, is waiting for an opportune moment to make her return to public life or at least be photographed somewhere public, but still the question remains: What’s taking her so long?

Now we’re told her hesitancy may have something to do with her ex-husband, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. Once her closest royal ally and confidante, the self-dubbed ‘world’s most friendly divorced couple’ lived together for 18 years after their 1992 marital split before their eviction from Royal Lodge last year.

However, it was reported earlier this month that Andrew, 66, has now completely iced out Sarah from his new life. Currently living at the more modest Marsh Farm on the Sandringham Estate, a source revealed that the former Prince now even has a rather cruel nickname for his ex-wife – the ‘red setter’.

The source told The Times newspaper, ‘The red setter, as she’s known, is not welcome at Marsh Farm. She’s persona non grata as far as Andrew is concerned.’`

It isn’t known whether the former couple have spoken since their departure from Royal Lodge in early February, but we’re now told that Andrew sees Sarah as a ‘traitor’ who deserted him when the public storm surrounding his long-time friendship with Jeffrey Epstein ramped up, following the release of the emails that ultimately led to him being stripped of his titles last October.

The insider says, ‘For a long time it was Sarah who was refusing to speak to Andrew, but now suddenly he’s the one that won’t take her calls. He’s complaining to everyone that she’s a traitor and says she turned on him the moment he really needed her.

‘Sarah finds all his accusations laughable. She can’t believe he’s got the audacity to lash out at her and block her from getting any support from his family; she’s furious and says the moment she sees him he’s going to get an earful from her.’

When they will next come face-to-face is unclear, but there is no doubt that for their two daughters, Princess Beatrice, 38, and Princess Eugenie, 36, this latest chapter in their lives will have been one of the most painful to date.

The sisters are believed to have spent time with their mother, with insiders claiming they had flown to Austria, where Sarah had been staying in a ski resort, to see her earlier this year, and that Sarah jetted to Portugal to support Eugenie after she welcomed her third child, daughter Adelaide, in August.

Meanwhile, Eugenie and Beatrice are last reported to have seen their father in December at Beatrice’s youngest daughter Athena’s christening, with Beatrice last seen privately visiting her father for a horse ride with her eldest daughter Sienna in January.

Since then, they are widely believed to have distanced themselves from their father completely, perhaps also prompted by his February arrest under suspicion of misconduct in public office. The investigation continues and Andrew denies any wrongdoing.

Even so, we’re told that Andrew blames Sarah for the absence of his daughters from his life, while the girls remain ‘stuck in the middle’ of their warring parents.

‘He’s accusing her of turning the girls against him. And it’s true, they have seen her and they won’t visit him, so you can see why he’d blame her,’ the source says.

‘Poor Eugenie and Beatrice are stuck in the middle, they do not want to take sides but if they have to they will take their mother’s, no question. They do blame their dad for this whole nightmare and feel they have every right to.’

And if royal observers suspected that Christmas at Sandringham could be an awkward affair following the return of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to the UK in August (the Sussexes are now said to be heading back to California for the festivities), then Christmas with the Yorks could be explosive if Sarah and Andrew go head to head.

However, the source says it’s unlikely that either sister will visit their father in Norfolk, as we’re told Eugenie could follow in Harry and Meghan’s footsteps and jet off to the family’s Portugal home instead.

The insider says, ‘They are still discussing holiday plans and it’s very likely they will see their father but it’s also pretty much guaranteed to be terribly awkward when they do, they're dreading the holidays.

‘There’s some talk that Eugenie and her family will spend the whole holiday season in Portugal this year, that’s how desperate she is to escape this whole mess.’

Meanwhile, it isn’t yet know who will be invited to Sandringham. But with both Beatrice and Eugenie having spent last Christmas with the rest of the Royal Family, including King Charles and Queen Camilla, and Prince William and Princess Kate, an invitation this year would be widely seen as proof that the princesses are still very much a part of the royal fold.

The source says, ‘The catch for Eugenie is that she also needs to maintain her relationship with the King, William and Kate, and turning down an invitation to Christmas could be taken as a snub which could be a very fatal mistake.

‘Of course, that’s assuming she and Beatrice and their families are invited. If they are, Sarah almost certainly won’t be included, which creates another nightmare. Their mother will be terribly hurt if they spend Christmas with the royals while she’s left out in the cold.’

Sarah, who herself was dragged into the Epstein scandal when emails were released, allegedly between Sarah and the financier – through which she called him a ‘supreme friend’ and asked him, ‘Marry me?’ – is not accused of any legal wrongdoing.

But even still, the ill-advised friendship has wreaked havoc on the monarchy and on her own daughters, and the source says Sarah still refuses to acknowledge ‘the part that she played’ in the unprecedented scandal.

We’re told, ‘If she could acknowledge how precarious their position is, and the part she played in the whole awful situation, she might stay home without a fuss. But that isn’t how Sarah sees things and it’s useless trying to get her come around.

‘It doesn’t help things that Andrew’s suddenly acting very defiant. The girls are begging him not to do anything rash, they know it will only cause more trouble for him, and for them, but he’s in no mood to listen.'

Meanwhile, the source describes Andrew as ‘very fired up’ after winning his legal dispute against Thames Valley Police last week regarding the raid on his homes earlier this year, and claims the disgraced former Duke’s new confidence could lead to chaos at Christmas for the whole family.

‘Winning that legal battle has him bragging about how he’ll soon clear his name,’ they tell us.

‘He’s very fired up and saying that he’s not going to tolerate any more poor treatment, not from Sarah, and not from his family. He’s even threatening to turn up on the doorstep on Christmas if he’s not invited.

‘He and Sarah are both oblivious to how their dreadful behaviour impacts the girls. Or, they simply just don’t care because they’re both so wrapped up in themselves.’

We live in a world that has never been more obsessed with appearance. Women spend billions each year on beauty treatments. Men have turned to ‘looksmaxxing’ to boost their attractiveness (which, if you listen to influencer Clavicular, means taking a hammer to your jawline). Ouch!

There are even a slew of dedicated AI sites and apps that will rate your looks. Download a photo - of your best side, of course - and within seconds you’ll be told not only how attractive you are, but where you land in a world rating of attractiveness. (Reader, you should know that you are now enjoying an article written by someone who is within the top 15% of attractiveness IN THE WORLD! When we’ve finished writing this, we’re off to Milan to find a catwalk!)

If all this is sounding, well, a bit like heavy pressure to not just fit in but to excel then you’d be right. All those soaring figures around poor mental health ain’t just down to the growing prospect of annihilation at the hands of a wobbly AI-powered robot.

Because one of the most difficult issues around dating is getting with someone who ranks more highly on the aesthetics scale than ourselves.

Yeh, you know the thing, you introduce your new squeeze to pals, and one of them sidles up to you later and says something like, ‘damn, you are punching!’ or ‘they’re out of your league!’ In a way, it’s kind of a compliment, and kind of a SLAP IN YOUR FACE.

Of course, it’s great to feel you’ve landed a beauty, but the anxiety-inducing pressure of keeping them, let alone dealing with those puzzled looks of ‘why are they with YOU’ is a bit of a downer.

But anyways, back to this latest matchmaking trend…

We’re just going to put this word straight out there, as it’s about as offensive as it can get when describing someone’s look. Shrekking. There, we said it. This is a dating trend where we’re pretty much talking about describing people as looking like a miserable green ogre who stinks of swamp.

As a trend, Shrekking sees people deliberately dating down. Yup, that pretty much means dating UGLY. But just why would anyone do that, you ask?

In this twisted trend, the point of it is to give the non-ogre in the relationship the upper hand. And by dating someone who they feel is less attractive, they will not only feel superior, they may feel more secure. Surely this ‘Shrek’ will feel grateful to have been chosen by someone more attractive, so surely they’ll be more loyal, they’ll try harder, they won’t act up. In fact, they’ll be so damn grateful you’ve chosen them that they will do ANYTHING to keep you happy.

Yup, we warned you that this is pretty toxic stuff.

Apart from the obvious nastiness behind this there’s an even bigger pitfall that waits all wannabe Fionas (that Fiona reference won’t make any sense if you’ve never seen the movie).

We’re going to hand over to a couple of experts we found on Reddit who are about to put this crazy world to rights.

“Check yourself before you Shrek yourself - cause dating an uggo is no guarantee they'll treat you right!”

“[Shrekking means] you could end up with someone both unattractive and shitty as a person. Being less attractive doesn't automatically make people better, humans don't operate on stat points.”

And there we have it. The truth is this is a terrible way to go about a relationship. And even for the terminally insecure who have been hurt, dismissed, treated badly and are just desperate to forge a bond with someone who will just be grateful to have them… this isn’t the cure for that.

What is the cure, you ask? Well, you could do worse than follow this advice.

• Stop assessing looks: Shift away from treating dating like a hierarchy or a game of leverage when it comes to appearances. Look at how a person treats you rather than calculating their relative beauty "score".

• Evaluate their character: Focus on emotional availability, core values, communication skills, and how safe and respected you feel in their presence. Are they kind?

• Boost your self-worth: Spend time doing activities you enjoy and feel you are good at or surround yourself with supportive friends and family who remind you of your actual value.

• Set boundaries: Learn to walk away from dynamics built on manipulation, uneven effort, or the need to hold the ‘upper hand’. Relax away from the feeling of having to ‘keep up’. Just be you.

She’s known for her risqué snaps on social media – and this week Heidi Klum didn't hold back as she treated fans to a cheeky new photo posted from her back garden.

Pictured reclining on a sun bed wearing just a skimpy black thong, the supermodel, 53, also went topless in the pic - though she covered her face with a pair of sunglasses as she peered at the camera over her shoulder.

While Heidi was also joined by her pooch Fritz, he wasn’t the star of the show for her almost 13 million loyal followers - who all said the same thing about her topless snap.

Captioning the photo, ‘It’s hot in LA,’ the America's Next Top Model star’s fans flocked to the comment section to shower her in compliments.

‘Gorgeous and very beautiful woman,’ wrote one, while another went on, ‘Greatest super model to ever do it.’

While others praised Heidi as ‘flawlessly gorgeous’, ‘absolutely smoking hot’ and even a ‘goddess’, another said she was ‘beautiful in every dimension’.

Referencing the caption, one cheeky fan even wrote, ‘It’s hot wherever you are @heidiklum.’

It’s far from the first time that Heidi has posted a steamy snap to social media.

Back in August, the model left little to the imagination when she shared a photo which showed her posing in only semi-sheer underwear and a multicoloured shawl.

Showing off her toned abs and figure, fans again couldn’t believe her age-defying looks.

‘Spectacular morning to you,’ one wrote in the comments section, while another added, ‘For 53 she is rocking!! 50 is the new 20!!’

‘When you get that old and look that good expressing your body more power to her,’ a third fan wrote.

And Heidi has even been known to rope her husband, Tom Kaulitz, into her snaps.

Posting one topless picture, the couple napped on a Gucci towel - with only a hat and a black thong bikini bottom protecting Heidi’s modesty.

‘No caption needed,’ she wrote under the post - which featured many other snaps of her with her husband, 37, as they holidayed in St. Barts to celebrate their seventh wedding anniversary.

Publicly celebrating their nuptials in a lavish yacht ceremony in Capri back in August 2019, Heidi and Tom had actually secretly married in February of that year.

‘For the first time, I have a partner who I can discuss everything with,’ Heidi - who met Tom in February 2018 - told People a year later. ‘Someone who shares duties that we all have in our life. I used to be on my own with everything. For the first time, I get to experience what it is actually like to have a partner.’

The Germany's Next Top Model host was previously married to Australian hairstylist Ric Pipino and later singer Seal - with whom she shares sons Henry, 21, and Johan, 19, and daughter Lou. Seal also adopted Heidi’s daughter, Leni, 22, from her previous relationship with Flavio Briatore.

Heidi's poolside snap comes just days after she stepped out at Paris Fashion Week with her now 17-year-old Lou - and shared with British Vogue that their trip was a ‘little early birthday present’ for her daughter.

‘Vivienne Westwood and Andreas [Kronthaler] are very close to my heart,’ Heidi explained. ‘I had the chance to walk in his show last year – and I thought it would be the perfect first fashion moment in Paris during Fashion Week for my beautiful Lou.’

While Lou admitted she was ‘totally nervous’ about the public appearance, the teenager revealed she was also excited to immerse herself in the fashion. ‘I feel like I've always been in the spotlight in some way – actually, ever since I was born,’ she said.

‘It's just part of life for me and my siblings. But I feel like now that I'm actually going to a real fashion event and experiencing high fashion firsthand, I can somehow express myself more and officially show who I am, instead of just walking around and being photographed. That really means a lot to me.’

Ever since he appeared naked in Gone Girl, when fans got a glimpse of his manhood, viewers have been left with one crucial question – was that really Ben Affleck’s penis? The Good Will Hunting star, who plays Nick Dunne, goes full frontal, if only briefly, for a memorable shower scene with Rosamund Pike as his on-screen wife Amy in David Fincher’s 2014 film adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s novel. And for years, it has sparked speculation as to whether the dad of three was wearing a prosthetic part, with even his ex-wife and friends chiming in about the topic.

Jennifer Garner joked that filmmakers needed a ‘wide lens’ to capture Ben’s bits while Two And A Half Men creator Chuck Lorre described the star’s penis as ‘large’ after claiming that he once caught a glimpse of the star’s private parts in a restroom.

Well, after all this time, the actor has finally come clean about it. ‘I wore no prosthesis,’ he told Variety. ‘I’ve only worn one in one film, Hollywoodland. It was a nose.’

Ben, 54, previously said that he was happy to go au natural for the unedited scene as the director had initially reassured him that the camera wouldn’t reveal too much. ‘David assured me – because trust is essential with directors and actors – “Listen, if we tilt down, we’ll never go far enough to see anything.” So thank you, David,’ he said.

And he joked about the conditions on set. ‘I’d like to thank you for keeping the set cool. If you’re going to have one chance for America to see your junk, you want it to be cold. It’s a real gift.’ In spite of that, Ben said he ‘loved every day’ making Gone Girl.

While Ben didn’t use a fake penis, other Hollywood stars have…

Mark Wahlberg

For his role as well-endowed porn star Dirk Diggler, Mark relied on a foot-long prosthetic prop. The 12-inch model schlong was specially made for the actor from plaster, foam and rubber, with the pubic merkin even accurately matching his hair colour.

‘It’s very uncomfortable,’ he revealed, adding that he had to ‘stand there, take off my clothes and they basically start sculpting this thing around you’. And it took a few attempts before the props department got it right. ‘The first one did not work, was not good, everyone thought it was ridiculous. This thing was down past my knee!’ he admitted of the first try. ‘I had to come out on set and show everybody… It was pretty embarrassing.’

Mark, 55, kept the appendage after filming and still has it at home. ‘It’s in a safe locked away. It’s not something I could leave out,’ he said. ‘All of a sudden my kids are looking for a spare phone charger and pull that thing out and go, “What the heck is this?!” It wouldn’t be a good look.’

Chris Hemsworth

Thor star Chris had to show off his 10-inch penis through tight boxers in the film Vacation – but it wasn’t really his! Two models, an eight-inch and a 10-inch, were custom-built for the actor, but it was the larger size which made the final scenes.

‘It was part of the character development, wasn’t it? We went bold!’ the star said. ‘I did laugh. It was embarrassing and it was hilarious – probably more for other people than me! I was intimidated by that set and that scene. But this is why I got into the business, to have fun!’

Director John Francis Daley explained, ‘The morning we shot that sequence, we went into another room in the house we were shooting in, and Chris modelled the eight-inch and the 10-inch options for us. As big as it would seem, [the eight-inch version] did not look that big on him. I think it was just because Chris is such a big, hulking dude.’

Chris, 43, kept the lifelike prop as a memento once the movie wrapped, displaying it on a mantelpiece at home, although he moved it to a friend’s house after his kids started playing with it, which his wife Elsa Pataky wasn’t happy with.

Jonathan Bailey

Even the Sexiest Man Alive isn't immune to using a fake part. In Fellow Travelers, Jonathan used a prosthetic penis for some of the more intimate scenes in the TV series. He was all hands on as he helped to choose the perfect fake member, explaining, ‘They’ve all got their different personalities. When you’re approaching character you think emotionally, cerebrally, and then you have to really make a big choice.’ The actor finally chose his prosthetic, which wasn’t necessarily the most sizeable one, which he called ‘Little Timmy’.

Little Timmy became such a part of the cast that on the last day of filming, his wardrobe assistant put googly eyes on it, ensuring that this is definitely unforgettable.

Adam Scott

For the full-frontal pool skinny dipping scene in The Overnight, where he bared all, Severance star Adam decided to sport a modest, ‘teensy-weensy’ fake part. ‘It’s easier. But it’s weird because, other than the prosthetic, I am naked. And the prosthetic looks real,’ said the actor.

Adam, 53, continued, ‘We glued them onto our bodies, and it looks like a real penis, so for all intents and purposes everyone there is seeing what you look like when you’re naked. But it’s not real. So there’s this weird psychological barrier where for whatever reason we were way more comfortable than we thought we would be. It was like wearing a new pair of shorts of something.’

Jason Schwartzman

Adam’s The Overnight co-star Jason also had a fake rubber penis attached to his crotch, as his well-endowed character is fully naked for a long stretch of the film. He was happy with his fake appendage.

‘There was something just kind of liberating [about it],’ he said. ‘I felt quite happy to just be in it. They glue it on to you, over your swimsuit area. But then a thin strap of elastic lace was like up between your legs and is glued onto the small of your back.’ He continued, ‘I guess there are all different kinds of prosthetics, but this is sort of like a Tempur-Pedic memory foam. If you wanted to, you could squeeze it, and it would kind of like slowly rise back up to its original [size]. So I call it a “tempur-penis”.’

However, issues arose with the prop during filming. ‘It got waterlogged. I remember getting out and wringing it. It was fine. But it got heavier and heavier as the movie went on,’ he explained.

Theo James

Theo wore a faux member in season two of The White Lotus, where he had to drop his trousers in front of Aubrey Plaza in one scene. The 41-year-old actor explained, ‘The truth of it was you go into these things and you have a conversation with the director and the producers, and they go, “OK, for this, we’re going to use a prosthetic, we’re going to use something”. It’s a pee-pee prosthetic.’ He continued, ‘[I told the makeup artist that] I wanted it not to be distracting. He needs to be [a] regular Joe because the scene’s not about the pee-pee, it’s about power play in sex [and] whether he did it deliberately or whether it was an accident.’

Will Poulter

For Will, having a fake manhood was a chore. The British star, 33, had to show his private parts in We’re The Millers, where his character gets bitten in the balls by a spider. ‘[Putting it on] was a bit of a trial,’ he recalled. ‘I got intimate with a very talented man called Tony who saw a lot more of me than what I care to show anyone else… I’m not sure it is that brave. I mean, it’s not exactly a tough day at the office.’

Charles Melton

He got down and dirty with Natalie Portman in May December and Charles revealed that he relied on a fake phallus for the sex scene. The Riverdale star, 35, said, ‘There were a few conversations about the prosthetic, regarding what was realistic and what wasn’t.’ He added, ‘I had to wear that prosthetic for nine hours that day. I didn’t have anything to drink that morning or the night before. That was an annoying process but still very respectful.’

For anyone concerned over how to navigate tricky relatives, sofa beds and the inevitable cringe-fest that is opening a Secret Santa gift, they can feel assured that behind palace walls, Christmas is set to be about as penny-droppingly awkward as you can possibly imagine.

That is until earlier this week, when it was announced that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry won’t be attending the Royal Family’s Christmas celebrations at Sandringham this year.

The news was announced by People magazine, a known favourite of the Sussexes, who further added that the couple and their children – Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five – will spend the holidays and Thanksgiving [27th November] in the US with Meghan’s mum, Doria Ragland, with the location ‘depending on her preference’.

Days after touching down in the UK in August, whispers had already begun over whether the Sussexes would receive an invitation from King Charles to attend the annual festivities – an event that is just as much a public show of who is in and who is out of the royal fold as it is a family celebration.

And while Meghan is delighted that a reunion with her mum is on the near horizon, we’re told that for Harry, the decision has come as a huge ‘disappointment’, after we previously reported that he had hoped to spend time with his father, King Charles, over the festive period.

Our source reveals the shock move was driven by Meghan, who delivered a stark four-word warning to Harry: ‘I won’t be humiliated’.

‘He’s very disappointed, because in his mind they could have brought Doria to the Cotswolds and perhaps still scored an invite to see his father or the Spencers as a back-up option, but Meghan wasn’t having any of it,’ the insider says.

‘Harry did his best to persuade Meghan to stay and have a British Christmas, but Meghan wasn’t prepared to sit around being humiliated by the royals, waiting to see if they’d extend an invite. It gave her the perfect excuse to book a flight back to Montecito, and Harry ultimately didn’t have much of a choice.’

Meanwhile, there is likely to have been an audible sigh of relief from the Palace, as it remains no secret that the Sussexes remain at loggerheads with the Waleses. So much so that a source recently told us that Prince William has now even gone as far as to pretend that Harry doesn’t exist.

The insider said, ‘He’s stopped complaining about Harry and Meghan and is now acting like they don’t even exist instead.’

And we’re told the royals had been on tenterhooks over what to do. On one hand, snubbing Meghan and Harry when they are right on their doorstep could pose the risk of appearing petty. Yet on the other, the source says even palace courtiers were aware that the Sussexes wearing paper crowns and sitting down for turkey with William and Princess Kate could have been an ‘awkward mess’.

‘It doesn’t seem to dawn on Harry that the royals are actually relieved they don’t have to officially turn him and Meghan down now,’ the source says.

‘This is something that is being welcomed by the King, by Queen Camilla and most of all by William. They are all breathing much easier knowing they won’t have to sit around a table with Harry and Meghan; it would have been such an awkward mess.’

‘They have enough on their plates without having to navigate a load of tension with the Sussexes over Christmas. And truth be told, they were feeling a lot of pressure to extend some sort of invite to them. Lord knows if they didn’t, the odds of Harry calling them out over the snub are very high; that was a big talking point among the courtiers.’

It’s now been four months since Harry, 42, and Meghan, 45, visited Charles and Queen Camilla at Highgrove House in July - a meeting that was largely interpreted by royal observers as a sure sign that the King was ready to welcome his son and daughter-in-law back into the royal fold.

But fast forward to earlier this month, and Harry’s recent closeness to his uncle, Charles, the Earl Spencer, has thrown yet another barricade in the way of Harry and Meghan’s path to reconciliation.

Just weeks after the Sussexes' stay as guests of Harry's uncle at Princess Diana’s ancestral home of Althorp House, the Earl released a memoir that was so sensational in its claims that Piers Morgan claimed the Palace were ‘spitting blood’.

The Earl alleged that the King appeared ‘giddy’ following the news of Princess Diana’s death and documents in excruciating detail the fallout of their marriage, strongly alluding to the roles that he alleges both Queen Camilla and the King played in his sister’s misery.

Now, we’re told that despite Harry’s hopes that his father will come around and invite them for a festive reunion, Meghan is staying firm on her demand that the family enjoy a Californian Christmas.

The insider says, ‘The fact that he’s spent virtually no time with his father since arriving in the UK looks terrible, but Harry insists he’s tried and been rebuffed. His hope was that they would make some special Christmas moments with his father this year as a family, but Meghan’s not budging.

‘She cannot bear the idea of struggling through a phoney Christmas with the Royal Family. She’s going home, and Harry has agreed to it to make her happy, since he did promise they could go home for plenty of trips; he’s not going to rescind on that, but it is with a heavy heart that this is happening.’

The Sussexes are also set to make their first joint appearance together in the UK on Thursday in Nottingham, but the booing Harry received from crowds when he attended a rugby match at the weekend could mean that the couple are yet to win back the hearts of the British public.

Now with the family set to return to the US for at least a month so early into the start of their new UK life, the source says Harry has been insisting that this was always the plan. But behind closed doors, we’re told he is still holding out hope for a sudden U-turn from Meghan – a change of heart that really would be a Christmas miracle.

‘They are all about putting on a united front so he’s saving face and telling people this was always the plan, but everyone knows he had his heart set on an English Christmas,’ the source says.

‘Harry’s fear is that his father will interpret this as them putting their noses in the air and heading back to Montecito in a huff. Harry’s worry is that this trip back to California so soon after arriving is going to reinforce the impression that he wants to flit in and out of royal life whenever it suits him.

‘Fact is, he’s still holding out hope Meghan will change her mind, but that’s just never going to happen. She’s already making plans; she wants to host a holiday party, she can’t wait to see her mom and is very excited.’

Already dreaming about your next holiday? We are, too. But before you book your usual week in the sun for next year, you might want to switch up your plans. Because 2027 is shaping up to be the year we ditch the traditional getaway in favour of something a little different.

According toExpedia and Hotels.com's Unpack '27 travel trends report, we're all about spontaneous 24-hour escapes, holidays that bring out our inner child and hotels that look like they've been plucked straight from a horror film. And, naturally, our favourite TV shows are influencing where we're jetting off to, too. We've rounded up the five travel trends you need to know about. Now pass us our passports...

1. Set-Jetting

If you find yourself paying more attention to the gorgeous backdrop of a TV show than the actual plot - you're definitely not alone.Set-Jetting – aka booking a holiday inspired by your favourite movies and series – is still going strong, with nearly one in five travellers admitting they've booked a trip after seeing somewhere on screen.

And 2027 has plenty of inspiration lined up. Emily in Paris is taking us to Monaco and Greece for season six, while The White Lotus season four has us dreaming of the French Riviera, with Cannes and Saint-Tropez tipped as hotspots. Meanwhile, the upcoming Miami Vice reboot is putting Miami back on our radar, and Heated Rivalry fans might fancy a trip to Toronto or Montreal. Forget scrolling through holiday brochures, we're getting our travel inspiration from our favourite shows.

2. Un-Adulting

Remember when having fun didn't involve checking your bank balance or worrying about the washing pile? Well, apparently we're desperate to relive those days. Un-Adulting is the latest excuse to forget about grown-up responsibilities and embrace your inner child on holiday. Think rollercoasters, water parks and all the activities you used to love as a kid – only this time, without actually having to bring the kids along.

The stats say that 57% of travellers fancy booking one of these carefree getaways next year. From riding the attractions at Tokyo Disneyland to diving into the colourful installations at New York's Museum of Ice Cream, it's all about having a laugh and forgetting about real life for a bit. Sounds good to us.

3. Trip snacking

If you can't afford a big holiday or are struggling for annual leave, this trend is perfect for you. Enter Trip Snacking. Despite the name, it sadly doesn't involve eating your way around Europe (although we're not ruling that out). Instead, it's all about taking short, one-night breaks whenever you can squeeze them in. Whether you're heading to a concert, celebrating a birthday or simply fancy a change of scenery, a quick getaway can be just the thing. And everyone is clearly loving the idea, with 79% of travellers planning to book an overnight escape in the next year. Paris, Copenhagen and Stockholm are among the popular choices, although a night away somewhere closer to home works just as well. Because sometimes 24 hours away from your usual routine is all you need.

4. Gothic Getaways

If your dream hotel is less white linen and infinity pools and more candlelit corridors and mysterious castles, you're in luck. Gothic Getaways are set to be huge in 2027, with 65% of travellers interested in staying somewhere with a darker, more dramatic feel. And we reckon our obsession with shows like Wednesday has something to do with it. We're talking grand historic buildings, moody interiors, winding staircases and perhaps the odd ghost story thrown in for good measure. From the castle-like Fairmont Le Château Frontenac in Canada to the historic Hotel de la Cité Carcassonne in France, these stays are all about atmosphere. Just maybe don't watch a horror film before bed.

5. The New Hotspots

Bored of seeing the same holiday destinations all over Instagram? Well, there are a few new places worth adding to your bucket list. South Lake Tahoe in California is attracting plenty of attention, with travel searches up a whopping 195%, thanks to its beautiful lakes, mountain scenery and outdoor adventures. Meanwhile, Japan's Hyogo region, known for its hot springs and historic attractions, has seen a 95% increase in interest. If you're after a beach holiday, Uruguay's Punta del Este offers golden sands and a touch of glamour, while Mexico's Holbox island is all about laid-back days by the sea. Italy's Perugia and South Korea's Busan are also ones to watch. And if you're staying closer to home, Chichester in West Sussex is gaining popularity, too. Looks like our holiday wish list just got a whole lot longer.

The Destinations of the Year

1. South Lake Tahoe, California, USA

2. Hyogo, Japan

3. Punta del Este, Uruguay

4. Sedona, Arizona, USA

5. Busan, South Korea

6. Holbox, Mexico

7. Perugia, Italy

8. The Tweed, New South Wales, Australia

9. Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada

10. Chichester, West Sussex, UK

For years, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie have been portrayed as the ultimate royal double act. But behind the scenes, the sisters are reportedly embarking on a very different chapter – and rather than joining forces, they are said to be increasingly determined to carve out separate futures.

The shift comes as the fallout surrounding their parents continues to place the York family under intense scrutiny. And with Christmas at Sandringham looming, there is reportedly growing concern about what the future could hold for the sisters as Prince William’s eventual reign draws closer.

It’s a striking change from the scenes witnessed last October, just days after their father, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, was stripped of his royal titles. Beatrice and Eugenie were photographed walking solemnly side-by-side through London before sharing an affectionate embrace, in what was widely interpreted as a public show of unity during an extraordinarily difficult period.

Now, however, a source claims the pair are quietly putting more distance between themselves – and even becoming unexpectedly competitive as they fight to protect their respective positions within the royal fold.

‘Beatrice and Eugenie both want to put some distance between themselves and their parents, and now they’re doing the same with each other. They love each other dearly, of course, but they’ve realised that always being seen as a package deal hasn’t necessarily helped them, so they’re going their separate ways,’ the source says.

‘Beatrice and Eugenie are both doing a lot of schmoozing, trying to line up opportunities to keep them afloat should the worst-case scenario happen. Their husbands are both incredibly well-connected, so they’re doing what they can to help open doors. You’d think they’d want to join forces in this and help each other, but that is not the route they’re taking; it’s every woman for herself.’

The stakes are certainly high. It has now been a year since Andrew, 66, and Sarah Ferguson, 66, were stripped of their royal titles and evicted from Royal Lodge, yet the controversy surrounding the York family has continued to generate headlines.

Beatrice and Eugenie have not been accused of any wrongdoing, but they have nevertheless faced questions over what they may have known about their parents’ friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. Beatrice has also found herself under scrutiny over claims she allegedly played a role in Andrew’s disastrous 2019 Newsnight interview.

Then, in June, another controversy landed when an audit by the National Audit Office reported that King Charles covers accommodation costs for non-working royals’ homes, meaning Beatrice and Eugenie live rent-free in properties within the Royal Family’s London palaces.

The mounting scrutiny has even prompted Tina Brown, former Editor-in-Chief of Vanity Fair and a friend of the late Princess Diana, to describe the sisters as having come to ‘symbolise a rot at the heart of the whole royal system’. She has also claimed that William is likely to have a ‘dim view’ of his cousins.

And according to our source, the sisters are acutely conscious that their futures could look very different once William takes the throne.

‘There’s a lot at stake right now; they’re both fighting to hang on to their place within the monarchy, and that pressure has definitely got them feeling competitive,’ the source says now.

‘They’re both so worried about what happens when William takes over. They don’t want to suddenly be shut out of events like Royal Ascot, or Christmas at Sandringham. Or, worst of all, lose their homes. They know they can’t take their royal privileges for granted, and they’ve both got children and husbands to protect, so that’s really what’s driving all this change.’

For Beatrice, who shares daughters Sienna, five, and Athena, one, with property developer Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, that means building a life that can stand independently of the wider York drama. Eugenie, meanwhile, is mum to August, five, Ernest, three, and baby daughter Adelaide, whom she and Jack Brooksbank welcomed in August.

The sisters’ lives are already increasingly separate. Beatrice divides her time between the Cotswolds and St Jame's Palace in London, where she works as a vice-president of a software company, while Eugenie splits her time between London, where she works as a director at an art gallery, and Portugal, where she and Jack spend much of the year with their family.

And while their respective husbands have always appeared perfectly cordial, we’re told Jack and Edo have never developed the close bond that might have been expected after years as brothers-in-law.

‘Another factor in all of this is the fact that Jack and Edo have never really gelled. They’re perfectly pleasant with each other, but they’ve never become close in the way you might expect after all these years of being in-laws,’ the insider says.

‘When they spend time together, it’s out of obligation and not because the two couples are this tight foursome.’

That apparent distance was highlighted last month when Beatrice and Edo were photographed having dinner in London with a powerful Spotify executive, who is also reported to have a strong reputation for crisis management.

Whether the dinner was simply social or something more strategic is unclear, but the source claims Edo is keen for Beatrice to start thinking beyond her traditional place alongside Eugenie.

‘Edo in particular has been pushing Beatrice to take the bull by the horns and start building a life that isn’t so tied to her family,’ we’re told.

‘He’s very pleased that she’s distanced herself from her parents and he’s encouraging her to do the same with Eugenie, not because there’s any bad blood but because he thinks it’s time she stands on her own two feet.’

It’s a dramatic departure for sisters who have spent much of their lives being viewed as a pair. But according to the source, the changing circumstances surrounding their family mean that the old ‘package deal’ dynamic simply no longer works.

‘The sisters have always been this package deal, but they aren’t children anymore, and the reality is they simply don’t spend as much time together as they used to,’ we’re told.

‘Some of that is because they’re both incredibly busy with their own families and lives, but they’re also not entirely on the same page these days. They love each other enormously, but the reality is they don’t see eye to eye on a lot of things, even when it comes down to how to handle all the upheaval within their extended family.’

And looming over everything is the question of what happens when William eventually becomes King. With Duchess Sophie and her daughter Lady Louise Windsor appearing increasingly close to William and Kate, there is speculation that Beatrice and Eugenie could find themselves further down the royal pecking order.

For now, though, the sisters appear determined to make sure they have something to fall back on – even if that means competing rather than collaborating.

‘They want to make themselves valuable in their own right. There’s a lot of uncertainty ahead, and they’re both determined to be in the strongest possible position when William takes the reins,’ we’re told.

‘The unfortunate reality is that they’re both fighting for the futures of their own respective families, so, whether either of them wants to acknowledge it or not, they are in competition with each other. Their husbands both know that, and they’re acting accordingly.’

Meghan Markle may have finally stepped out in Britain after almost two months back on home soil, but rather than embracing her new life in the Cotswolds, we’re told the Duchess is already dreaming of getting back to California.

The 45-year-old was pictured publicly in the UK for the first time last week as she and Prince Harry, 42, headed into a country pub near their new home. Dressed head-to-toe in black and sporting sunglasses, Meghan looked every inch the glamorous California girl – but behind the scenes, we’re told she’s finding the reality of rural British life considerably less appealing.

Indeed, that pub trip was reportedly her third visit to a local boozer in just two weeks. She’s also been spotted enjoying fish and chips with close friend Kelly Zajfen and catching up with Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi at another local pub, while her routine appears to largely consist of trips to the farm shop and Soho Farmhouse when Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five, are at school.

And while Harry seems to be embracing every opportunity to get back out there, sources claim Meghan is struggling to find the same enthusiasm.

An insider tells us, ‘Meghan is doing her best to keep her chin up and put on a happy face for Harry because he’s been begging her to cheer up and have some patience, but all the pub lunches in the world aren’t going to change the fact that she is desperately homesick already.

‘She misses their property in Montecito, she misses going to the beach, she misses her friends. She’s so grateful that her best friend Kelly came out with her kids and husband for a visit to try and help her get through this transition, but it’s not as though she can stay forever. Meghan does have friends in the area, and Harry assumed that would help, but this is about more than just being lonely.’

In fact, Meghan’s homesickness has seemingly been hiding in plain sight. Last week, she promoted As Ever’s Christmas advent calendar on social media, with the product featuring an illustration – reportedly AI-generated – of the Sussexes’ Montecito home.

For the source, that was a particularly telling reminder of where Meghan’s heart still lies. Despite reports that the family are now living in an idyllic farmhouse set within 83 acres of land, the Duchess is apparently finding it difficult to recreate the lifestyle she enjoyed in California.

‘The uncomfortable truth is that Meghan’s struggling with the stuffiness and slow pace of the U.K., so this isn’t something that can really be fixed,’ the source says.

‘Not to mention she misses her mom [Doria Ragland] terribly, along with all her creature comforts; she says even her bed in England isn’t as comfortable. She’s usually full of solutions and strives for positivity, but this is the biggest challenge of her life.’

But there could be an even bigger problem than the slower pace of country life: Meghan’s apparent difficulty winning over her new neighbours.

While a source told us last week that she has currently been advised not to accompany Harry to public engagements, reports about her treatment in the Cotswolds have hardly helped matters.

It was claimed that staff at a local pub allegedly ‘refused to serve’ Meghan when she went out with Ellen and Portia, although it’s entirely possible the incident was simply the result of a busy pub rather than anything more sinister. One local resident was nevertheless reported to have said, ‘People really just don't like her.’

There have also been claims that locals find her security entourage ‘terribly inconvenient and annoying’ at the nearby farm shop, with staff reportedly said to ‘just ignore her’.

For Meghan, we’re told, those reports have landed particularly badly at a time when she is trying to establish herself within the community.

‘The hardest part by far is the fact that she can’t even step out of her house without getting bombarded with insults; it’s unimaginably demoralising,’ the insider says.

‘Just look at what happened when they went for that outing at the pub. She did that because Harry wanted her to get out, to experience some good cheer with the neighbours, and she actually did have a good time, until all these people came out of the woodwork bashing her.

‘They were all nice to her face, so to hear that people felt this way was a huge punch to the gut for her.’

Meanwhile, Harry appears to be taking an entirely different approach to his return. Since coming back to Britain, he’s thrown himself into a string of public engagements, from the Invictus Spirit Awards to a visit to a Birmingham school, before heading to New York for a conference and then Canada, where he fulfilled a promise to an elderly war veteran by jumping out of a plane.

And according to the source, Harry is urging Meghan to take the same attitude and simply ignore the criticism. That, however, is apparently proving easier said than done.

‘Harry doesn’t pay this sort of thing any attention; he says it’s not worth it. He keeps telling her to hold her head high and not let these people win, but that’s easier said than done. And, in Meghan’s defence, she’s the one constantly being torn to shreds, not him, at least not nearly as much,’ the insider says.

‘Telling her to cheer up and enjoy herself isn’t really enough. Especially because most of the things she enjoys are on the other side of the world. She has her children and her dogs, which she’s very grateful for. And she does have some good friends, namely Ellen and Portia, living nearby, so it’s not as though she has no comforts.

‘But she’s also got a whole lot of PTSD from the first time she moved to England; being back there is bound to bring things up from the past that she hasn’t really healed from. That sort of thing always makes things more difficult to navigate.’

With Christmas fast approaching, the Sussexes could soon have an opportunity to escape the British winter altogether. Given the ongoing rift between Harry and Prince William, an invitation to Sandringham appears unlikely, leaving the family potentially free to head back to their Montecito home for the festive period.

And for Meghan, that could be precisely the break she needs.

Being reunited with her mum Doria and catching up with friends could offer the reset she’s apparently craving – but it also raises an awkward question: once she gets back to California, will she really want to return?

‘It’s a pity that her mom didn’t go over with them. Meghan understands that she’s busy with her own life, but she misses having her so close and being able to see her nearly any day of the week,’ the insider says.

‘They’re in touch all the time, but the time difference does make it tough; they don’t get to talk as much as Meghan would like. She’s already counting down the days until she can get back to California for a visit and recharge.

‘Ideally she’d like to be moving back entirely within the next year, but the harsh truth is that Harry is leaning the other direction; he wants to stay. She’s being supportive now, but it’s hard to imagine she can keep this up for long.’

Prince Harry may have spent the past two months quietly settling back into life in Britain, but behind the scenes, we’re told he’s been making one increasingly desperate attempt to heal the biggest family rift of them all – by getting his brother to sit down with him.

The Sussexes may have enjoyed a low-key country pub lunch last week, but Harry’s return to the UK has hardly been under the radar. From posing alongside the Irish Guards at the Invictus Spirit Awards, complete with giant wolfhound Seamus, to jetting off to Canada and jumping out of a plane, the Prince has certainly kept himself busy.

One person, however, is reportedly refusing to pay any attention whatsoever: Prince William.

Despite Harry now being just a short distance away in the Cotswolds, William, 44, is said to remain completely opposed to a reconciliation with his younger brother. And while that position may have been easier to maintain when Harry, 42, was living more than 5000 miles away in California, we’re told the situation has become much harder to ignore now the Sussexes are firmly back on British soil.

In fact, it’s claimed Harry has gone as far as trying to arrange a secret meeting with William, hoping they can finally discuss their grievances away from the cameras and Palace politics. But so far, we’re told, the answer has been a resounding no.

An insider says, ‘The King has given the orders for this feud to be squashed, but as everyone knows, William is refusing to come to the table. He’s stopped complaining about Harry and Meghan and is now acting like they don’t even exist instead.

‘The courtiers are trying to get them together to talk about doing some sort of tribute to Diana, and Harry is all for it, but William has refused. It’s not just Harry and Meghan that William is disrespecting; he’s openly going against the King’s wishes by continuing to act as though Harry and Meghan are banished when they’re clearly right there at his doorstep.’

The timing could hardly be more significant. With next year marking the 30th anniversary of Princess Diana’s death, a joint tribute would provide the brothers with an obvious reason to put their differences aside, even if only temporarily.

King Charles, 77, has reportedly raised ‘no objection’ to a Thanksgiving Service for Diana, which could potentially see both William and Harry speak. If it goes ahead, it would put the brothers together for the first time since the funeral of their uncle, Lord Robert Fellowes, in 2024.

Meanwhile, sources close to the Sussexes have confirmed they are working on a project to honour Diana, while it has also been reported that Harry reached out to William about potentially doing something together. The pair previously joined forces for the BBC documentary Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy in 2017, marking the 20th anniversary of their mother’s death.

Yet this time, the prospect of a united front appears to be proving much more difficult.

The source says, ‘Harry made no secret of his interest in doing some sort of film or TV series about their mother in honour of the coming anniversary, and it will be a terrible look if it’s done without any input from William. Almost everyone agrees they should be putting on a united front, not least because it’s what the King wants.

‘But William is immovable, to the point where people are feeling like they’re being forced to pick William or Charles’ side, and a lot of people are afraid to make the wrong choice and end up out of a job. That may sound dramatic, but the reality is emotions are running very high. There is a sense, especially with William, that he’s keeping score, and you are either with him or against him. That’s how intense this is for him.’

For Harry, though, it seems the refusal to even sit down and talk has come as something of a shock. Despite the fact that his relationship with William has been fractured for years, we’re told he genuinely believed time would eventually soften his brother’s anger.

That clearly hasn’t happened. And although Harry has faced plenty of criticism over his and Meghan’s interviews, documentary and memoir, the source insists he believes he has repeatedly attempted to extend an olive branch.

‘Harry is genuinely shocked and never thought for a second that his brother would still be this angry. He genuinely believed it would eventually be water under the bridge, so this extreme reaction is something of a shock,’ the insider says.

‘Harry certainly wishes there was something he could do to sort this out, that’s why he’s tried extending so many olive branches. But there’s not even been a shred of forgiveness on William’s part.

‘Harry insists he’s tried to find every possible way to say that he’s sorry, even down to telling William’s aide that he wants a sit-down to apologise, and it hasn’t made a dent in things.’

And while Harry has reportedly been trying to get his brother behind closed doors, William has been perfectly happy to be seen in public with another famous face – Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise.

The future King was photographed laughing and chatting with Cruise at the London premiere of Digger last week, a particularly awkward sight given Harry’s long-standing desire to establish himself among Hollywood’s elite. According to the source, the encounter has only added to Harry’s feeling that his brother is deliberately freezing him out.

The real concern, however, is what Harry might do if that frustration continues to build.

‘Harry is convinced that William is still actively undermining him and Meghan with the media and within Hollywood circles and says he has every right to be angry about that. Harry is known to be pretty impulsive, and the more wound up he gets, the more likely he is to follow through on his threats to make William regret this,’ we’re told.

‘If he’s pushed hard enough, it’s very plausible that Harry could unleash another tell-all delving into his childhood and his relationship with his brother. He’s not coming out saying that, but the possibility is looming, and it’s got a lot of people behind the palace walls pretty uncomfortable.’

For a family already dealing with a potential Diana tribute, Charles’ reported desire for peace and the Sussexes’ increasingly prominent presence in Britain, another round of public allegations would be the last thing the Palace needs.

And despite reports that William would like to see Harry and Meghan eventually return to the US, it seems that strategy could be having precisely the opposite effect.

Harry’s security review could potentially influence where the Sussexes live next, while their popularity in Britain remains a subject of debate. But rather than being pushed towards the exit, we’re told Harry is becoming increasingly determined to make his return permanent.

The source tells us that any attempt to make life uncomfortable enough for the Sussexes to leave could ultimately ‘backfire’ – and he has this four-word warning for William: ‘I won’t be bullied.’

The source says, ‘He won’t be bullied. If William’s aim is to make life so unpleasant that Harry eventually leaves, it’s backfiring badly because, if anything, the more William freezes him out, the more determined Harry becomes to dig in and make this a permanent move.

‘There is no doubt he’s missed England terribly; he loves California, but he’s an Englishman at his core and thrilled to be back. He’s feeling very good about all the work he’s been doing, and he’s still very hopeful that things with the King can continue to improve, so he’s looking at all of that in very positive terms, aside from the situation with William, of course.’

They’re both loved-up with their respective girlfriends – and now, insiders tell heat the race is on between Romeo and Cruz Beckham to see who’ll be the first to walk down the aisle, with mum Victoria said to be ‘desperate’ for a family wedding to distract from the ongoing feud with eldest son Brooklyn.

‘Both Romeo and Cruz are getting more serious with their girlfriends, and everyone thinks it’s just a matter of time before they propose,’ says a source. ‘But the big question is, who will get there first? They know whoever gets engaged soonest, the other will have to wait, so as not to steal their thunder.’

Romeo, 24, went Instagram-official with DJ and model Kim Turnbull, 25, in November 2024. After a brief split in June 2025, the pair appear stronger than ever and are said to be moving in together. Meanwhile, Cruz, 21, and singer-songwriter Jackie Apostel, 30, hard-launched their romance a month earlier after they were first seen together at Glastonbury. And last week, they proved their relationship has reached a whole new level by becoming parents to a Golden Retriever named Sandy Jean.

Our insider says, ‘Romeo is older, but Cruz is more romantic and sees getting married young as cool. Jackie is 10 years older, and she has dropped a lot of hints that she’d like to get hitched soon. Romeo and Kim have been more up and down, but they’re in a really good place at the moment – they’re going to move in together, and he has told friends he would like to get married in the next couple of years. But it’s all down to who has the guts to do it first.’

The source continues, ‘Romeo and Cruz are very close and supportive of each other, but they’re also very competitive and know the next Beckham wedding will be a huge deal. They were all upset by what happened at Brooklyn’s wedding and are still angry with Brooklyn for what he said about the day and how he humiliated their mum. They know their parents would love it as they will be allowed so much more involvement than Brooklyn’s wedding and will see it as a chance to shine again.’

Earlier this year, in a scathing six-page Instagram statement, Brooklyn, 27, accused his mum Victoria, 52, of making him feel ‘uncomfortable’ and ‘humiliated’ at his 2022 wedding to Nicola Peltz, after she ‘hijacked’ their first dance and ‘danced very inappropriately on me in front of everyone’. Brooklyn also claimed he and Victoria clashed over the seating arrangements and that she called him ‘evil’ for not placing her and David, 51, on their wedding table, making them feel sidelined.

Brooklyn and Nicola, 31, were apparently so traumatised by VB’s behaviour, they now choose to celebrate their anniversary on 2 August instead – the day they renewed their vows in 2025. Despite several olive branches from Victoria and David, who are also parents to daughter Harper, 15, the fallout has continued to rumble on.

Our source adds that Victoria is now longing to make things right with her next child’s wedding. ‘Vic, in particular, is desperate for a family wedding. She wants to get involved with the planning and everything that goes with it, and she knows both Kim and Jackie would be thrilled to let her be part of it all,’ we’re told.

‘She says it doesn’t matter who gets there first, as they would both get the same Beckham treatment. They all know the next wedding will be something special and emotional – it all depends on who pops the question first.’

CHER

Cher made headlines in 2022 when she was first pictured holding hands with music executive Alexander Edwards. Fast-forward to today, and the couple are still going strong – despite their eyebrow-raising 40-year age gap. And to her critics, the 80-year-old Grammy winner – who’s no stranger to dating younger men, including Tom Cruise – has a very simple message. ‘Love doesn’t know math,’ she shared.

SHIRLEY BALLAS

After calling off her engagement to toyboy Danny Taylor two years ago, the Strictly Come Dancing judge appears to have found a new younger man, after growing close to 36-year-old dancer Giuseppe Nonnis. Twice-wed Shirley was spotted celebrating her 66th birthday with the newly single Italian dancer last month. Talk about a toyboy tango…

COLEEN NOLAN

After trying her luck on Celebs Go Dating earlier this year, twice-divorced Coleen, 61, has taken matters into her own hands, finding love with fashion lecturer Ryan Brockbank – who, at 41, is 20 years her junior. The couple went Insta- official in August, with the Loose Women star revealing they’ve even sealed their romance with matching ‘Until the end’ tattoos.

ALISON HAMMOND

She’s one of the UK’s best-loved presenters, so fans were thrilled when Alison, 51, went public with masseuse David Putman,29, in 2023. Despite their age gap, the This Morning host has insisted the pair are happier than ever. ‘Yes, I’m 22 years older than he is, but if you saw us together, you’d understand,’ she recently revealed.

SAM TAYLOR-JOHNSON

When whispers first emerged that director and artist Sam, then 42, was growing close to the 19-year-old star of her movie Nowhere Boy in 2009, their 23-year age gap got tongues wagging. But what many assumed would be a fleeting showbiz romance proved anything but, with the couple marrying in 2012 and going on to welcome two daughters, Wylda, 16, and Romy, 14.

SIENNA MILLER

After the actress, 44, first met Oliver Green at a Halloween party in 2021, she was more than sceptical of their 15-year age gap. ‘This is absurd. This will not go anywhere,’ Sienna recalled. But the actor, 29, eventually won her over, and the couple have since welcomed their second child together, shortly before confirming their engagement in June.

HEIDI KLUM

When the Project Runway and Halloween costume queen, 53, first met musician Tom Kaulitz in 2018, their 16-year age gap quickly became a talking point. But the couple married just a year later, and the mum-of-four has made it clear she couldn’t care less about the critics. ‘I don’t really care so much what happens around us,’ she said. Preach.

MOTD’s Mark & Kelly: It’s ‘game on!’

It seems Mark ‘Chappers’ Chapman and Kelly Cates are mixing business with pleasure, as the Match Of The Day hosts are reportedly dating.

The pair, who joined the long-running BBC show in 2025 alongside Gabby Logan, are said to have grown increasingly close before their friendship blossomed into romance earlier this year. Mark, 53, and Kelly, 51, also signed up to do Celebrity Gogglebox together last year, and were seen looking cosy on Mark’s sofa while recording the show back in June.

It follows the end of Mark’s three-year relationship with estate agent Clere Collier. The Dubai-based mum-of-two regularly made the trip to the UK to see Mark, and the pair were even spotted house-hunting last year.

However, their romance came to an abrupt end in April, with the split reportedly coming as a shock to those around them. Clere, 43, is said to have confronted the presenter after growing suspicious that he had become increasingly close to co-star Kelly.

Mark reportedly then admitted his relationship with Kelly, but maintained that he had been faithful to Clere throughout their romance. A source said, ‘Mark admitted the relationship, but insisted there was no overlap between the two women and that he hadn’t cheated on her.’

Mark’s split from Clere came after he had endured the devastating loss of his wife Sara, who died in 2020 following a battle with cancer. The couple were married for 19 years and had three children together – Ben, 23, Jessie, 18, and 12-year-old Millie.

Co-host Kelly, who is the daughter of footballing legend Sir Kenny Dalglish, has remained single since splitting from her producer husband Tom Cates in 2021, after 14 years of marriage, with the former couple sharing two children together.

Speaking about working alongside Mark, Kelly had nothing but praise for her co-host, saying, ‘To be in the mix with Chappers and Gabby, who I really like as people, first of all, but really admire as broadcasters, I feel like I’m in a great little group.’

Princess dating love island bad boy

Princess Andre has set tongues wagging after she was spotted getting close to notorious Love Island player Harrison Solomon. Princess, 19, who is the daughter of Katie Price and Peter Andre, looked cosy with the 23-year-old during a recent trip to Thorpe Park’s Fright Night, before spending the following evening at Tulleys Farm for Shocktober Fest.

But while mum Katie, 48, was pictured enjoying the Halloween events alongside them, the news will no doubt cause Princess’s famous father Pete to raise his eyebrows. He has never shied away from saying that he’s an ‘overprotective dad’ when it comes to his eldest daughter, and when previously asked about Princess stepping out on the dating scene, the Mysterious Girl singer, 53, admitted to being ‘stressed’ at the thought of it, before adding, ‘I had this rule that she would never have a boyfriend until she was 38.’

And seemingly much to Pete’s dismay, Love Island lothario Harrison has something of a bad-boy reputation. After appearing on the ITV2 dating show last year, Harrison made quite the name for himself after famously being caught in a love triangle with winner Toni Laites and bombshell contestant Lauren Wood.

After sensationally quitting the show to be with the latter, their romance lasted just four months, with Lauren later revealing she had been left heartbroken and blindsided by Harrison’s decision to return to the dating franchise months later for spin-off Love Island: All Stars.

Unlike Harrison, Princess has largely kept her love life out of the spotlight up to now, having been single since her two-year relationship came to an end in May last year.

With her blonde hair, full pout and enviable curves, Sydney Sweeney has long been likened to another famous icon – Marilyn Monroe. The Housemaid star, who is often referred to as the modern-day version of the Some Like It Hot actress by her boyfriend, has even played up to the comparisons, appearing to pay tribute to the 50s screen legend with her red carpet outfits. And now it’s official: the two actresses are formally related.

The Euphoria star, 29, and the late sex siren are distant biological relatives. They are ninth cousins, once removed, according to new research by MyHeritage. They are connected by a mutual ancestor Ezra Perry, who was an early English settler in Sandwich, Massachusetts, and lived in the 1600s. Sydney’s father Steven Sweeney and Marilyn’s biological dad Charles Stanley Gifford are both direct descendants of Ezra.

‘People have always drawn parallels between Sydney Sweeney and Marilyn Monroe, but seeing their paths align on a deeper level inspired us to look for a real bond in the MyHeritage archives,’ said Roi Mandel, director of research at MyHeritage. ‘Uncovering their shared branch was incredible, it’s a powerful reminder that humanity is one vast family tree, and when we dig deep, we uncover how remarkably interconnected we all are.’

Despite their likeness, Sydney has never portrayed Marilyn – who died aged 36 in 1962 – on screen. But she did sing Happy Birthday in Marilyn’s signature breathy style for a Kerastase advertisement and channelled her imagery in a magazine photoshoot. In February, Sydney wore an ivory Ceil Chapman gown at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, reminiscent of Marilyn’s dress by the same designer on her first-ever Life magazine cover in 1952. And at The Housemaid premiere last December, Sydney wore a white dress with a sweeping skirt that gave a nod to and evoked Marilyn’s dress in the famous scene in The Seven Year Itch.

One of the defining sex symbols of the 50s and 60s in Hollywood's Golden Age, Marilyn – who was born Norma Jeane Mortenson – died from a drugs overdose in August 1962 at her home in Brentwood, LA. Coroners ruled it a 'probable suicide' as she had a history of depression and mental health struggles. The actress, who had been married three times, won a Golden Globe for her performance in Some Like It Hot and received acclaim for her roles in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, The Seven Year Itch and The Misfits.

In another surprising find, Dakota Johnson – who plays Marilyn in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s new short film Flesh Impact – is also distantly related to the Hollywood bombshell. The Verity star is Marilyn’s ninth cousin, three times removed. The 17-minute-long movie, which is written and directed by Maggie and premiered at the Venice International Film Festival last month, imagines what Marilyn’s life might have looked like if she survived to reach her 100th birthday. Dakota, 37, plays the star at the height of her fame while Ellen Burstyn portrays an older, imagined version of her later in life.

‘With a new film bringing Marilyn Monroe back into the spotlight, our research team wanted to see whether there was a deeper family connection. Discovering that Dakota Johnson and Marilyn Monroe are related turns the casting into a real-life family story,’ MyHeritage researcher Naama Lanski said.

The shock family connection comes as Sydney is said to be considering converting to Judaism amid rumours that things are getting more serious with boyfriend Scooter Braun – which would see her following in Marilyn’s footsteps, who converted to the religion after she married her third husband, playwright Arthur Miller. Sydney is thought to have met two rabbis already and has been seen attending Rosh Hashanah services with him at Temple Sholom in Greenwich, Connecticut, with one onlooker saying, ‘They sat in the back.’

‘She’s always been fascinated, but once she met Scooter, she wanted to get more into the religion and convert,’ the insider says.

There are reports that the former talent manager, who was married to health activist Yael Cohen for nearly eight years until 2022, is planning to propose within the next six months and is intent on making her his wife. The couple, who have been together since June 2025 and recently enjoyed a trip to Lake Powell in Utah and Arizona, are thinking of having children together. He shares sons Jagger, 11, and Levi, nine, and daughter Hart, seven, with his ex-wife.

‘The couple is discussing having their own family and Scooter feels strongly on the subject,’ a source said. ‘He is trying very hard to marry her. He is following her and chartering private planes. He’s going to stay focused on her until she marries him.’

Scooter, 45, posted a tribute for Sydney’s birthday last month, calling her ‘the person who surprised me and showed me how life with true partnership can be lived’.

He added, ‘You make me smile harder, laugh louder, adventure more, and dream bigger. You’ve made the ordinary feel exciting and the future feel like something I can’t wait to get to. A giggle can change an entire day. And I love how corny we can be together, because nothing else matters. There are a million things I could say, but the ones that matter most are just for you.’

Another insider revealed, ‘They aren’t engaged yet but have talked about it. They both want to get married and are very serious. Scooter is open to having more kids and Sydney would love to be a mom but wants to wait a few more years. They have talked about starting a family and are serious about their future together.’

They said that Sydney has already met Scooter’s children. ‘Sydney loves Scooter’s kids, and they have really bonded and spent a lot of time over the summer. She didn’t think this was going to be a long-term relationship at first. But they are the real deal.’

Your firstborn’s wedding should be a day filled with joy and happiness for any mum – seeing your baby all grown up as they tie the knot to their partner and start the new chapter in their lives. But for Victoria Beckham, the first family wedding didn’t quite work out as she had hoped as Brooklyn later accused the former Spice Girl of ‘ruining’ his big day and leaving his bride Nicola Peltz in tears.

The 27 year old said that his mum made him feel ‘uncomfortable’ and ‘humiliated’ at his 2022 wedding in Palm Beach, Florida, after she ‘hijacked’ their first dance and ‘danced very inappropriately on me in front of everyone’. Brooklyn and Nicola’s wedding was also overshadowed by tensions over the bridal dress with the bride choosing a custom-made Valentino gown over one designed by her mother-in-law.

Since then, Brooklyn, 27, has distanced himself from his parents and siblings as he focuses on life with Nicola, 31. They say that they were so traumatised by VB’s behaviour, they now choose to celebrate their anniversary on 2 August instead – the day they renewed their vows in 2025. And despite several olive branches from Victoria and David, the fallout has continued to rumble on.

So understandably, Victoria, 52, is intent on doing things right with the next family wedding with rumours that Romeo or Cruz could be next to tie the knot. After all, both are pretty loved-up with their respective girlfriends Kim Turnbull and Jackie Apostel. We’re told that Victoria is said to be ‘desperate’ for a family wedding to distract from the ongoing feud with her eldest son and insiders say the race is on between the two brothers to see who’ll be the first to walk down the aisle.

‘Both Romeo and Cruz are getting more serious with their girlfriends and everyone thinks it’s just a matter of time before they propose,’ says a source. ‘But the big question is, who will get there first? They know whoever gets engaged soonest, the other will have to wait, so as not to steal their thunder.’

Romeo, 24, went Instagram-official with DJ and model Kim, 25, in November 2024. After a brief split in June 2025, the pair appear stronger than ever and are said to be moving in together. Meanwhile, Cruz, 21, and singer-songwriter Jackie, 30, hard-launched their romance a month earlier after they were first seen together at Glastonbury. And last week, they proved their relationship has reached a whole new level by becoming parents to a Golden Retriever named Sandy Jean.

The smitten couple have shared posts about their new fur baby, with clips of Cruz singing to her, the pup asleep and cuddling with ‘Grandad’ David and ‘Auntie’ Harper, 15.

Our insider says, ‘Romeo is older, but Cruz is more romantic and sees getting married young as cool. Jackie is 10 years older and she has dropped a lot of hints that she’d like to get hitched soon. Romeo and Kim have been more up and down, but they’re in a really good place at the moment – they’re going to move in together, and he has told friends he would like to get married in the next couple of years. But it’s all down to who has the guts to do it first.’

The source continues, ‘Romeo and Cruz are very close and supportive of each other, but they’re also very competitive and know the next Beckham wedding will be a huge deal. They were all upset by what happened at Brooklyn’s wedding, and are still angry with Brooklyn for what he said about the day and how he humiliated their mum. They know their parents would love it as they will be allowed so much more involvement than Brooklyn’s wedding and will see it as a chance to shine again.’

Earlier this year, in a scathing six-page Instagram statement, Brooklyn announced he had cut his parents out of his life and had no wish to reconcile as he accused his mum Victoria, 52, of ruining his wedding day. He also claimed that they clashed over the seating arrangements and that she called him ‘evil’ for not placing her and David, 51, on their wedding table, making them feel sidelined.

Our source adds that Victoria is now longing to make things right with her next child’s wedding. ‘Vic, in particular, is desperate for a family wedding. She wants to get involved with the planning and everything that goes with it, and she knows both Kim and Jackie would be thrilled to let her be part of it all,’ we’re told.

‘She says it doesn’t matter who gets there first as they would both get the same Beckham treatment. They all know the next wedding will be something special and emotional – it all depends on who pops the question first.’

It comes as Brooklyn and Nicola risked a run-in with his estranged family in Paris last month. The US-based couple travelled to Paris Fashion Week, where they attended the MESSIKA event last week, while the Beckhams were just two miles away, supporting matriarch and fashion designer Victoria at her show.

heat previously reported that Brooklyn plans to be ‘wealthier than his famous parents’ as he prepares to build an empire to rival Brand Beckham with the help of his father-in-law, billionaire businessman Nelson.

A source told us, ‘Brooklyn has been getting advice from Nicola’s dad, as he’s the one who suggested that Brooklyn’s best prospects probably lie in doing everyday products.’

Nelson, 84, has a fortune of around $1.6 billion (£1.19 billion), thanks to his investments, while Victoria and David have a combined net worth of £1.185 billion. Meanwhile, Brooklyn’s income currently comes from his hot sauce brand Cloud23, Instagram sponsorships and brand endorsements, which his father-in-law thinks he should cash in on.

‘Using his fame and name to sell easy consumables such as the hot sauce, that can be sold in volume and built up product by product,’ the insider continues. ‘Nelson has told Brooklyn how it will always generate income until one day he’ll have such brand recognition that it will be a logical step to then have loads of restaurants.’

The pair are reported to have struck up such a close relationship that the eldest Beckham child has been turning to Nelson for advice. ‘Brooklyn has been listening with open ears. In the past his mum and dad would have advised him but obviously he can no longer turn to them,’ the source adds.

We thought that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie took the cake when it came to toxic divorces. But, really, their war pales in comparison to the latest Hollywood showdown - involving Halle Berry, her ex-husband Olivier Martinez, and some really upsetting mudslinging surrounding child safety.

Granted, the pair have been at war for years – ever since splitting in 2015 and finalising their acrimonious divorce a whopping eight years later. But last month, things turned brutal, after French actor Olivier, 60, asked for sole legal and physical custody of their son, Maceo, 13, and sought an emergency restraining order against Halle, 60, alleging she’d been abusive towards Maceo during an incident on September 26.

According to court filings, Olivier claimed that Halle had ‘physically abused our son by jumping on him and choking him’ – prompting Maceo to frantically call his dad and ask to be picked up. Olivier also alleged, ‘There have been other instances of abuse over the course of the last few years.’

In response, a horrified Halle slammed her ex’s claims as ‘absolutely false’ and insisted she had ‘never physically, emotionally or otherwise abused Maceo’. She described the alleged incident as ‘playful roughhousing’ – which they ‘frequently do’ – after she’d asked Maceo to stop playing a video game. She added that Maceo had become ‘unexpectedly’ upset ‘after the playfulness ended’ and had pushed her, prompting her fiancé, Van Hunt, to get between them.

The devastated mother said in legal documents that, while her son ‘may not always like the rules I set’, he requires ‘structure and continuous contact with his mother rather than a separation resulting from cruel, manufactured claims’.

Now, as things stand, relations are incredibly fraught as, due to the nature of the child abuse allegations, Olivier has already been granted a temporary restraining order and temporary full custody of Maceo, while Halle has been given restricted visitation rights – before a court has even heard the case. Next, a hearing is schedule for October 16, at which point a judge will consider whether the temporary restrictions should stay in place or be changed back to the couple’s previous agreement of 50-50 custody.

Already, it’s clear this is a toxic battle on a whole different scale to the average celebrity spat. But, according to insiders, the venom is even deadlier behind the scenes. Sources tell us that we’re seeing the culmination of years of bad blood between the former couple, which is now exploding in the most devastating way possible.

‘The hatred between these two is off the charts,’ says an insider close to the warring exes, who got married in July 2013 and welcomed Maceo that October, before splitting two years later. ‘Olivier’s accusing Halle of being dangerous, which is something she vehemently denies. She’s furious and says all Olivier is doing is trying to alienate her son from her. She’s also quick to point out his infamous temper – their relationship was incredibly toxic and she’s adamant he was to blame.

'Regardless of who is right, they have a whole lot of dirt on each other – the more they fight, the more likely it is that one, or both, of them will do some sort of ugly tell-all. They’ve already spent a fortune on lawyers, and it’s only made things worse – it’s not hard to imagine this dragging on until Maceo is 18.’

As part of the recent legal filings, text messages shared between the pair have come to light – one in which Halle is seen telling her ex, ‘I feel terrible about what happened last night as I know [Maceo] does as well’ – in reference to the alleged incident of abuse. Then, in another text, Halle says she is ‘not OK with it’ after Olivier tells her Maceo asked to be picked up by him, adding, ‘He wants to fight his mother?? What kind of kid are we raising?’

She then says, ‘As a father ask him what kind of kid is he…I’m his mother and this is wrong! He had no respect for his mother and this should not be OK for you as his father!!!” Further messages see Halle asking Olivier to encourage their son to speak to her and expressing her upset that Maceo just treats her as a ‘money bags’.

Now that all this is being made public, we’re told, Halle’s facing all the stress and strain of seeing her personal life exposed to the masses. For years, she’s lived with the weight of her and Olivier’s divorce battle, which they finally settled in 2023 when they were granted 50-50 custody, while she agreed to pay him $8,000 per month in child support.

But all these allegations have opened the floodgates to a whole new battle, and any peace they’d found has been completely destroyed. As our source explains, Halle’s feeling on constant edge, and is trying her best to ignore the accusations and scrutiny, and focus on repairing her relationship with her son before it’s too late.

‘Olivier is certainly not backing down,’ we’re told. ‘He insists he has evidence and he’s prepared to spend whatever it takes to fight her on this. It’s obviously incredibly worrying for Halle because he seems to be hell-bent on escalating this and she has no idea what he might throw at her next. Olivier’s legal filing has suddenly dragged everything out into the public, but anyone who knows Halle knows this battle has been raging between them for years and causing her no end of stress.

'She’s a mama bear so there’s no way she can just compartmentalise this and carry on like nothing is happening. There are times when this completely takes over her life. Every time the phone rings or another email comes in there’s the worry that Olivier is on the attack again – it’s a nightmare.’

As things stand, it seems both sides are sticking to their story and waiting for their day in court next week. In the meantime, Halle’s daughter Nahla, 18 – whom she shares with her ex, Gabriel Aubry – has come out in passionate defence of her mum and has filed her own legal declaration, stating that Olivier’s claims against Halle are ‘wholly inconsistent with the values she has taught me my entire life.’ She added, I have never witnessed her act violently toward anyone’, insisting, ‘I have never seen my mom hit, slap, choke, grab or physically abuse Maceo in any way’.

On the contrary, Nahla said, the only abuse she actually remembered was ‘Olivier beating up my father in our driveway when I was little’ – referencing a brawl that broke out between Olivier and Gabriel in 2012, which left them both in hospital. Doubling down on her defence of Halle, Nahla said her mum was a ‘loving and devoted parent’ who ‘can be strict when necessary’ but has always provided ‘stability, support, guidance and unconditional love’.

With tension still at an all-time high, we’re told everyone is hoping that a resolution is reached next week. But there’s still a very real worry that this is just the beginning of another very long and toxic war.

January 2026 was a big month for showbiz, with The Golden Globes, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s divorce, and Harry Styles adding two more dates to his astonishing Wembley run.

But it was Brooklyn Beckham who really started the year with a bang. Or, more appropriately, a string of earth-shattering bombshells that ultimately confirmed the rumbling rumours of an almighty feud at the heart of the Beckham family.

It wasn’t just one, but six Instagram Stories worth of tea. Tea so piping hot that the eldest Beckham boy went so far as to claim his Spice Girl mum Victoria ‘danced inappropriately’ on him at his wedding to Nicola Peltz, and that he’d been ‘controlled by my parents for most of my life’.

Among the litany of accusations made about his family – including the fact that he does not wish to reconcile with them and that they ‘disrespected’ his wife – were claims about how the Beckhams approach their lives in the spotlight.

He wrote, ‘My family values public promotion and endorsements above all else. Brand Beckham comes first. Family "love" is decided by how much you post on social media, or how quickly you drop everything to show up and pose for a family photo op even if it's at the expense of our professional obligations.’

But it was his parting shot – ‘my wife and I do not want a life shaped by image, press, or manipulation. All we want peace, privacy and happiness for us and our future family’ – that has come back to bite Brooklyn.

Ever the doting husband, Brooklyn, 27, has been steadfastly by his wife’s side during numerous public appearances to promote her brand and acting career – at least eight times in the past four weeks, to be precise. The events kicked off with the Golden Globes x Aman Beverly Hills cocktail party in Venice, with the couple then attending the Kinéo Awards, where Nicola – who stars in the upcoming film Prima – received the Rising Star gong. After, the US-based couple then travelled to Paris Fashion Week, where they risked a run-in with Brooklyn’s estranged family. While Brooklyn and Nicola attended the MESSIKA event last week, the Beckhams were just two miles away, supporting matriarch and fashion designer Victoria at her show.

Yes, the couple have seemingly been lapping up the press opportunities and camera flashes, but Brooklyn’s support for his wife does not appear to have been equally reciprocated. In February, making his first public appearance since severing ties with his relatives, the aspiring chef was a co-host at Mike’s Amazing Burger Bash at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival in Miami. The event gave Brooklyn an opportunity to get his Cloud23 hot sauce on the map, but his wife was a no-show. It was the same story in June, when Brooklyn was interviewed at Tribeca X on a panel about his business.

As he ramps up his joint appearances with Nicola for her ventures, a source has alleged that Brooklyn has simply traded Brand Beckham for Brand Peltz – despite his vehement insistence that he doesn’t want a life dictated by the media.

They said, ‘Brooklyn claimed that he didn’t want his life to be all about image, press and public promotions. Yet lately, his life seems to revolve around Nicola’s career aspirations and where she wants to be seen.

‘He spoke about going out of his way for years to appear at every fashion show, every party, and every press activity to support the narrative of “our perfect family”. Yet here he is, doing exactly the same for Nicola.’

The source added that they are feeding a public narrative that they ‘adore each other’ and their relationship is ‘perfect’ but Nicola is ‘mysteriously absent’ from events that support Brooklyn’s business.

Brooklyn and Nicola went viral at the Deauville American Film Festival in France last month when the pair seemed to have a tense moment on the red carpet. As Brooklyn rearranged the hem of her dress, Nicola appeared less than happy with her husband, who then retreated and watched her pose for the cameras on the sidelines.

One fan speculated, ‘When Brooklyn is by her side she looks confident. He moves away and she looks anxious.’ Another wrote, ‘He's just an accessory.’

In June, Brooklyn came under fire for hypocrisy once again with the release of his advert for DoorDash. Fans accused him of monetising his family’s rift, as he collaborated with the food delivery business for a sponsored video in which he smirked, ‘You're probably wondering why I'm watching the FIFA World Cup 2026 from home... It's a long story.'

Meanwhile, heat previously reported that Brooklyn plans to be ‘wealthier than his famous parents’ as he prepares to build an empire to rival Brand Beckham with the help of his father-in-law, billionaire businessman Nelson.

A source told us, ‘Brooklyn has been getting advice from Nicola’s dad, as he’s the one who suggested that Brooklyn’s best prospects probably lie in doing everyday products.’

Nelson, 84, has a fortune of around $1.6 billion (£1.19 billion), thanks to his investments, while Victoria and David have a combined net worth of £1.185 billion. Meanwhile, Brooklyn’s income currently comes from his hot sauce brand Cloud23, Instagram sponsorships and brand endorsements, which his father-in-law thinks he should cash in on.

‘Using his fame and name to sell easy consumables such as the hot sauce, that can be sold in volume and built up product by product,’ the insider continues. ‘Nelson has told Brooklyn how it will always generate income until one day he’ll have such brand recognition that it will be a logical step to then have loads of restaurants.’

The pair are reported to have struck up such a close relationship that the eldest Beckham child has been turning to Nelson for advice. ‘Brooklyn has been listening with open ears. In the past his mum and dad would have advised him but obviously he can no longer turn to them,’ the source adds.

Admittedly, a Hollywood marriage that lasts is more of a rarity than a field of four-leaf clovers. But seeing the same celebrity couple split and then reunite five years later is the stuff of true fantasy. So, we were all shocked, and overjoyed, back in 2022 when Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor announced they were giving their long-term marriage a second go, almost half a decade after initially calling it quits. And, for the past four years, they’ve seemingly proven the cynics wrong, forging their own – admittedly unconventional – path towards their own happy ever after.

But unfortunately, we’re now hearing word that the path to a happy ending is bumpier than expected. And, though nothing has been publicly confirmed about the state of their 26-year marriage, sources are reporting there’s trouble in second-time paradise. According to insiders, Ben’s infamous workaholism, which contributed to their separation back in 2017, has been rearing its ugly head again, making things fraught. And now that their kids – daughter Ella, 24, and son Quinlin, 21 – are all grown up, Christine’s been left feeling even more isolated at home, especially after dedicating the last 20 years to being a mum, and putting her own showbiz career on the backburner in the process.

The way things stand, friends are worried that the reunited couple are heading for another rupture, and they’re hoping that some serious changes are made chez Stiller-Taylor before it all goes belly-up again. For Ben, 60, that would mean realigning his priorities and giving his patient wife the attention and respect she deserves; and for Christine, it would mean putting herself first for the first time in a long time.

‘Everybody who knows the family has a lot of sympathy for Christine,’ says an insider close to the Hollywood pair, who first met in 1999 after Christine auditioned for the role of ‘sexy sheriff’ on a TV pilot that Ben was working on called Heat Vision and Jack. ‘Not only is she an amazing mother, but she has to manage Ben’s character flaws, which haven’t really changed over the decades. He’s a perfectionist and he can be a workaholic, plus he has a fragile ego – even when everything is coming up aces for him. Ben did take some time off when he and Christine got back together to focus on rebuilding their family, but now he has a full plate of Hollywood assignments and, in many ways, he’s back to being his old self.’

By all accounts, Ben and Christine had – for a long time – one of the strongest showbiz partnerships going. They got married in 2000 on a beach in Hawaii after less than a year dating, and quickly took their love to the big screen, playing real-life love interests in the 2001 cult comedy Zoolander. One year later, they welcomed their daughter Ella, before later having Quinlin in 2005. Though Christine had been a successful actress in her own right before meeting Ben, she quickly devoted herself first and foremost to being a mum – and though she did keep acting intermittently, she mostly did so in Ben’s projects, prompting unfair accusations that she was only getting the work because she was married to the boss.

Over the years, Ben’s career has gone from strength to strength, which has sometimes had a negative impact on his role as a husband and father. Indeed, speaking to Rolling Stone magazine in 2010, he admitted that he’d had to take a step back from his tunnel vision focus on work before it made lasting damage on other aspects of his life.

He explained, ‘The first part of getting rid of an addiction is acknowledging that you have it, and I acknowledge that I enjoy working. Anyone that's kicked heroin will tell you they enjoyed it until they realised it was screwing up their life. I haven't hit bottom yet, but I've gotten to a place where I realised it's out of balance, and I've adjusted. Last summer, I took five months off...and went away with my family, and it was great.’

Unfortunately, over the years, it seems the balance went lopsided yet again, and the pair sadly split in 2017, saying in a statement at the time, ‘With tremendous love and respect for each other, and the 18 years we spent together as a couple, we have made the decision to separate. Our priority will continue to be raising our children as devoted parents and the closest of friends.’

To their credit, they did indeed remain good friends, and when Covid hit, they ‘hunkered’ down together and spent lockdown as a family of four. And, much to everyone’s amazement – including their own – they reignited their spark and got back together. Speaking about their reunion after five years apart, Ben said in 2022, ‘We were separated and got back together and we're happy about that. It's been really wonderful for all of us. Unexpected, and one of the things that came out of the pandemic.’

Christine elaborated further a year later, explaining that – before they’d split – they had ‘started to grow in different directions’. However, after reconnecting, she said, they ‘found this way back’, adding, ‘It just happened organically and naturally’.

Since then, they haven’t spoken publicly about problems in their marriage. But, as our insider reveals, the tension is growing behind the scenes, as – with Ella and Quinlin now living their own, independent lives – Christine has been left feeling increasingly isolated. When Ben’s not working non-stop on his acting, producing and directing commitments, he’s putting in very public appearances supporting his beloved basketball team, the New York Knicks. Meanwhile, Christine has started to dip her toes back into acting projects, and she’s apparently being encouraged to get back on the horse even more. But, at the same time, she’s desperate to see some real change from Ben, and see him stay true to his promise to value her more this time around. Whether he can deliver on that promise remains to be seen.

‘Christine would never expect Ben to suddenly give up his career, but always having to feel like she’s second place to his work just isn’t fair - something needs to change,’ our source explains. ‘It’s not as though she’s asking for much; she just doesn’t want to feel like she’s constantly competing for his time and attention. Ben worked so hard to win her back and put their marriage back together, it’s very tough to see him slipping into the exact same habits that caused them to break up the first time around. There’s no doubt he loves her immensely - he just needs to get his priorities straight.’

It’s been a tough few years for Holly Willoughby, with much of it playing out in the public eye. Now, heat has learned she’s finally ready to share her side of the story in a new memoir.

‘Holly has been through so much, and most people don’t know the full story. She’s had to watch events unfold publicly while keeping her own thoughts and feelings largely to herself,’ we’re told. ‘Now, she feels ready to tell her side, in her own words, and is determined that the full picture should finally be understood.

‘She wants to be honest about what she has experienced. The last few years have changed Holly enormously. She’s been keeping a diary, and writing it down has given her a way of making sense of everything that has happened. This book is really an extension of that.’

Holly, 45, once ruled daytime TV alongside former pal Phillip Schofield on This Morning. But in 2022, the duo came under fire when they were accused of skipping the queue to see Queen Elizabeth II lying in state, while thousands of mourners waited hours. Their friendship broke down entirely in May 2023, when Phil, 64, quit the show after admitting to having an ‘unwise but not illegal’ affair with a much younger male colleague.

Five months later, Holly’s world imploded after she became the target of a terrifying kidnap, rape and murder plot, leading her to step down from This Morning. Security guard Gavin Plumb was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 16 years in 2024.

Now, having emerged from her ordeal stronger and wiser, our insider says, ‘Holly wants people to understand the person behind the headlines. There’s a lot that has never been said, partly because Holly wasn’t ready to talk about it, and partly because she didn’t want to make an already difficult situation worse. Now, she feels she has reached a place where she can speak openly.’

Aside from appearing on You Bet!, Dancing On Ice and Celebrity Bear Hunt – all of which have since been axed – Holly kept a low profile until this July, when she made her big comeback with YouTube lifestyle show Together. However, after struggling with viewing figures, we’re told she’s been advised that breaking her silence on the scandals could be key to saving her brand.

Our source says, ‘Holly knows people will be fascinated by some of the revelations, but the most important thing is having her voice heard. She is nervous, of course, because once these things are in print, there is no taking them back. But she is also excited. She feels that telling the truth as she remembers it will be incredibly freeing, and it is part of a wider comeback she’s looking forward to.’

She’s known for her vivacious personality and boundless energy. So, we all got a scare when Alison Hammond was rushed off This Morning live on air amid fears she might be having a heart attack.

Thankfully, the star was given the all-clear, later explaining that she’d actually had a panic attack, before quickly returning to social media to crack jokes and put that smile back on her face.

But according to sources, the incident has left those close to Alison concerned that she’s putting too much pressure on herself. ‘Her family and friends are all begging Alison to take this seriously,’ says an insider close to the 51-year-old, who’s cemented her status as a national treasure over the past few years, thanks to presenting gigs on This Morning, The Great British Bake Off and For The Love of Dogs.

‘She was so eager to do a post telling everyone she was fine, those close to her are telling her it’s OK to not bounce back immediately. They’ve stressed it’s normal to actually stop and pause when something like this happens – and maybe investigate what caused it, so she knows how to avoid it happening again. The fact that Alison was so keen to insist nothing was wrong has raised a bit of a red flag.’

The presenter sparked concern when, one hour into her weekly Friday gig on This Morning, she was seen clutching her chest, before being rushed off-screen by her co-host Dermot O’Leary. Hours later, Alison shared a video from hospital, telling her followers she was having her heart checked out after suffering palpitations. Despite the scare, she was quick to reassure them, insisting, ‘Honestly, I am fine’, before later returning to social media to explain it had been a ‘massive panic attack’.

But while the presenter was quick to stress it wasn’t serious, we’re told her friends are still worried, as it’s been an intense few years for the star, who has swiftly become one of our most prolific broadcasters. At the same time, she’s been transforming before our eyes, losing more than 13st.

Alison has been open about her weight struggles over the years, saying she’d had a serious wake-up call after being told she was pre-diabetic. She had promised her late mum – who had type-2 diabetes – that she’d sort her health out, before she sadly passed away in 2020.

Since then, Alison has been a woman on a mission, taking up Reformer Pilates and boxing, and overhauling her diet. ‘We’re not getting any younger, are we?’ she said recently, adding, ‘You realise at some point you’ve got to look after yourself.’

But, as our source tells us, her family and friends think she might be taking on too much. We’re told, ‘Alison’s pushed herself hard and has been thrilled with the results, but she’s also been doing it at a time when she’s never worked so much, career-wise. She has so much on her plate and is juggling so many different shows; sometimes it can be hard for her to just catch her breath. Now that she’s had this very public health scare, her close circle are speaking up.’

But Alison isn’t letting their concerns fall completely on deaf ears. With the encouragement of her boyfriend, David Putman, 29 – who she’s been dating for three years – as well as her son Aidan, 21, she’s promising she will ‘listen to her body’.

The insider adds, ‘Alison has assured her loved ones that she will take a break if she’s told to by doctors.’

They’ve been in the UK for nearly two months, and while Prince Harry has been busy with public engagements, Meghan has so far been keeping a low profile, with fans having to settle for a couple of glimpses of the Duchess on Instagram. But finally, we’ve been treated to the first pictures of the Sussexes enjoying their new life in the UK, doing that most British of activities – going to the pub.

The couple were spotted having lunch at The Falkland Arms in Great Tew, Oxfordshire, near their Cotswolds home, where Harry apparently enjoyed a chicken, ham and leek pie with mash and gravy, and Meghan tucked into gluten-free fish and chips.

However, while royal watchers might be delighted to see the couple out in the wild on British soil, their appearance will not have been greeted with the same enthusiasm by Prince William. The Prince of Wales, 44, reportedly has no intention of meeting face-to-face with his brother, who he is said to see as a ‘traitor’ to the royal family. He is also apparently of the view that Harry and Meghan ‘can’t leave England soon enough’.

Meanwhile, the monarchy’s peacemaker Kate has so far been patient when it comes to honouring her husband’s refusal to make amends with Harry, 42. But now, we’re told she’s had enough, and it’s leading to rows between her and William.

We’re told Kate, 44, is adamant this ‘ugliness’ can’t go on, and after years of silence between camp Wales and camp Sussex, she’s speaking up behind the palace walls and demanding that something be done to bring the brothers back together. ‘Kate did her best to step back and let them work things out on their own, but there’s been zero progress,’ an insider tells heat. ‘She’s told William that she can’t keep living in this situation long-term.’

The source continues, ‘Her instinct is to do everything she can to fix this. She won’t go as far as meeting up with Harry behind William’s back, but she is very loudly voicing her opinion that this simply can’t go on. It’s stressful, because William has put up this huge wall around the subject, and every time Kate brings up Harry, he shuts down or gets annoyed.’

William and Harry’s bitter feud has been rumbling on for almost seven years, after the Sussexes dramatically quit as working royals and moved 5,000 miles away to California. Now, not only are Harry and Meghan, 45, alongside their children, Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five, living just a short drive from the Waleses, what was already a pressure cooker situation is only becoming more volatile as the 30th anniversary of Princess Diana’s death approaches next year.

While a source close to the Sussexes confirmed that Harry and Meghan are working on a TV project to honour the late Princess, William is reported to have rejected offers to take part in his own tribute.

The anniversary will also no doubt illustrate more starkly what a heartbreaking situation the brothers’ rift is, and our source says that Kate, who is mum to Prince George, 13, Princess Charlotte, 11, and Prince Louis, eight, can’t help but be affected by the silence between Diana’s two sons. We’re told, ‘As a mother, it pains Kate to think of how devastated Diana would be that her only two children have gone years without speaking, and she’s not holding back telling William as much.

With the 30th anniversary of their mother’s death coming up, the expectation is that they will do something together, and Kate very much wants them to honour that. Everybody knows Harry is planning his own thing, and Kate thinks it’s a terrible look for William to just sit it out, or do something separate.’

The source adds that if the animosity between the warring brothers continues, Kate is extremely worried that they could be seen as setting a bad precedent for their children. ‘She’s saying it’s bad for the public’s confidence in the crown, not to mention a terrible example for the children,’ says the insider. ‘She says sometimes you have to suck things up for the greater good, and right now the best thing for everyone is for the brothers to make peace – and most people around them agree on that.’

Ironically, we’re told, the main sticking point is William’s widely reported fury over Harry and Meghan’s bombshell tell-all, particularly their characterisation of Kate, who the Sussexes painted as a rather uptight, frosty figure. Just months after the release of Harry’s 2023 memoir Spare, it was revealed that Kate was undergoing chemotherapy for an undisclosed type of cancer.

And while Harry, of course, wasn’t aware of her illness when he wrote the book, it was widely viewed as a bridge too far in the Sussexes’ vendetta against the royals. But now Kate is in remission, we’re told she wants everyone to move on.

‘All she wants is peace,’ says the insider. ‘She doesn’t feel it’s an unreasonable request, especially considering a lot of William’s anger stems from what the Sussexes said about her. If she’s willing to let it go and move forward, she feels that William ought to be able to follow suit. She isn’t claiming that Harry has completely changed, nor is she suggesting they all need to be best friends, but she’s very clear that things can’t go on as they have been.’

Meanwhile, King Charles is approaching 80 and continues to undergo a now-reduced regimen of cancer treatment. Even before the monarch met Harry and his grandchildren in July, it was widely reported that he wanted to have peace within the family.

Now, with the Sussexes likely to reunite with Charles, 77, again in the near future, speculation is increasing among royal observers that the King and his heir remain at loggerheads over Harry. And we’re told this alleged unease is not going over well with Kate. ‘The King has repeatedly let it be known this is what he wants,’ says the insider. ‘He’s not going to force William, but the assumption was that William would comply out of respect. And as everyone can see, that has not happened, which is disappointing for Kate, too.’

The source continues, ‘She really believed William would have the maturity to put his sick father’s wishes ahead of his own stubbornness. Kate wholeheartedly believes making Charles happy should be a priority, especially at this stage of his life.’

However, William continues to appear staunchly opposed to any reconciliation with his brother. Our source reveals, ‘William says Kate is asking him to forgive the unforgivable, and it annoys the hell out of him that she’s pushing him to do something he’s so against. He’s getting enough of that from his father. But whatever his feelings, there’s no denying the pressure is building for him to back down. Even his own wife isn’t willing to let this go on forever.’

He was once one of the biggest womanisers in Hollywood – outdoing his sexy roles in films like Basic Instinct and Fatal Attraction with his even more lustful ways when the cameras weren’t rolling. But while Michael Douglas, 82, has been a changed man over the past 26 years, staying loyal to his wife, Catherine Zeta-Jones, 57, it seems his past indiscretions are now wreaking havoc yet again. And it’s all thanks to his own loose lips in his brand-new memoir, One Helluva Ride.

The book details a roll call of Michael’s former dalliances, as he charts his love life from being a student, where he got involved with his own ‘Mrs Robinson’ (an older woman who was a friend of his mother’s), to later having affairs with famous women including late socialite Nancy Pfister, actress Lee Purcell, and his Basic Instinct co-star Jeanne Tripplehorn. But it’s Michael's decision to finally come clean about his historic affair with actress Kathleen Turner that has really set the cat among the pigeons – both on the promo trail, and at home with Catherine.

By all accounts, rumours of an affair between Michael and Kathleen have blazed for years – ever since they first starred together in Romancing the Stone in 1984 (they teamed up again for The Jewel of the Nile in 1985 and The War of the Roses in 1989, as well as season three of The Kominsky Method in 2021). But for forty years, they both fiercely denied it, as Michael was still married to his first wife, Diandra Luker, when the alleged affair took place.

Now, however, he’s revealed that they did indeed hook up filming Romancing the Stone, saying he ‘fell hard’ for his ‘smart, funny and sexy’ co-star. Michael stresses in his book that he and Diandra had actually been separated at the time, and had already both been having affairs, but adds that his romance with Kathleen ended when Diandra came to set and made it clear that ‘her view of the terms of our separation was different from mine’ – which in turn ‘gave Kathleen pause’.

Now, we’re told, Michael’s move to backtrack on a lie that’s been over 40 years in the making is causing some serious drama back home. Of course, Catherine knows all about his lothario ways before they married. But, as insiders tell us, she never knew he and Kathleen were more than friends and, now that the truth is out there, she’s been left grappling with worry about what else she thought she knew.

‘This has come as a huge shock to everyone,’ says an insider close to Michael and Catherine, who share two children together – Dylan, 26, and Carys, 23. ‘He and Kathleen denied this for decades, and they were both very convincing about it, everyone believed them. Catherine is now having to wonder if there are other co-stars he secretly slept with, that’s the hardest part about this for her. It doesn’t matter to her that his affair with Kathleen happened before they got together, it’s the fact that he lied about it for so long.

‘Catherine absolutely adores Michael - she’s just as committed to the marriage now as she ever has been. But it’s well known within their circle that she’s always struggled a little with his wild past. Catherine knew she was marrying one of Hollywood’s biggest all-time womanizers, so that created a certain amount of insecurity from the get-go, which wasn’t helped by the fact he pretty much refused to talk about it. It’s been an elephant in the room for over 26 years, so he can’t be all that surprised that it’s totally exploded now he’s essentially lit the touchpaper with this new book.’

It’s safe to say that Catherine’s already fought her fair share of battles to keep their relationship in-tact. When they first got together, they already faced enormous cynicism that it wouldn’t last thanks to their 25-year age gap. Then, in 2013, the pair briefly split, three years after Michael fought throat cancer…and subsequently joked he’d contracted it from oral sex, a statement he later publicly apologised for. Around that same time, Catherine was dealing with the realities of being diagnosed with bipolar II disorder in 2011, which also put strain on their relationship. Still, the pair reconciled in 2014 – with the actress later saying, ‘It’s impossible for there not to be up and downs’, but adding that they were happier than ever. And, ostensibly, that seems to be the case, as they’ve continued to live all over the world, while Michael has primarily focused on supporting Catherine in her career.

But now that his book is ruffling feathers, it’s apparently destabilised their otherwise very happy foundations. And the stress is clearly having an effect, as Michael has since appeared to be prickly and defensive while promoting the book in interviews. Speaking to The Sunday Times last week, he slammed the interviewer’s suggestion that he’d slept with ‘so many women’ in his life, responding in an apparently ‘accusatory’ way, ‘I was a healthy product of the ‘60s. My curiosity is why, of all countries, of all the press I do, why are the Brits so consumed with the issues of sex?’

He also aggressively denied rumours he’d gone to rehab for sex addiction in the ‘90s, again blaiming British tabloids. The actor said, ‘A British tabloid editor came up with this story, which, thank you very much, here we are talking about at 82. It happens with the tabloids and, well, I won’t blame your country alone, but you’re probably better known for it than most. It wasn’t true.’

All this, we’re told, is owed partly to the tension that’s now been bubbling between Michael and Catherine. Although he’s been incredibly open and candid in the book, he’s also previously said that Catherine hadn’t read it. Now that all the revelations are coming out thick and fast, it seems she’s responding in real time to some of the more jaw-dropping details, and she’s not liking what she’s hearing.

‘The bottom line is that Catherine’s feeling blindsided and disrespected, so Michael’s in the doghouse right now and most people would agree it’s all his own doing. It’s almost certainly why he got so snappy – he moved quickly to shut down any suggestion that he had a sex addiction because it’s still an extremely sensitive topic that annoys him intensely and causes the potential for more awkward discussions with Catherine. But he felt strongly that he couldn’t sugar coat or dodge certain events and trysts that took place long before they met, which is why he went ahead and put it all out there.’

Ultimately, we’re told, the pair remain committed. But it’s going to take a minute for the dust to settle, and – in the meantime – Michael’s got a whole lot of grovelling to do.

Here at heat, we’re big pantomime fans. (Oh, yes we are!) So, when we were given the chance to speak to the King of the London Palladium Panto himself – Julian Clary – we jumped at the chance. Having been thrilling audiences since 2016 with his annual appearance, the comedian, 67, will this year be joined onstage by both Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders, as well as fellow regular Nigel Havers.

After rising to fame on the alternative comedy scene in the ’80s with his hilarious and filthy innuendo-filled routines, Julian has made a name for himself as a theatre performer. When we speak to him, he’s just finished his latest stint as King Herod in Jesus Christ Superstar – a role he has played on numerous occasions, joining the likes of Reece Shearsmith, Michael Ball and Rob Brydon. And as well as his acting and comedy, Julian’s an accomplished author, having published 15 books. His latest, The Midmorning Murders (a follow-up to 2024’s A Curtain Call To Murder), is out now and features a gloriously hammed-up version of himself.

We chatted to Julian about Botox, panto, and a certain ‘Northern actress’ whose name he can never remember…

You’ve just finished playing King Herod again – how was it this time around?

It’s not a million miles away from my panto persona. It’s scary, because you’re only onstage for three minutes and 20 seconds, yet I tend to go wrong and improvise. But it’s a fantastic role, because it’s the only light in a very intense story, and you can sense the relief from the audience. I had to be quite angry and nasty, which doesn’t come naturally. So, it was challenging – but brief!

Some other big names have recently taken on the role. Is there a Herod group chat?

No, but there were messages on the mirror. I followed Layton Williams and he left a lovely message in lipstick for me. And at the press night, I was sitting behind Richard Armitage, who played Herod for quite a few weeks, so we had a cheery chat.

How was it working with Sam Ryder, who plays Jesus?

Incredible. He never missed a show, and it’s such a big part. I asked how he does it, and he said, ‘I basically don’t have a life off-stage.’ He didn’t even speak off-stage – complete vocal rest. And he’s so lovely, as well. You always want people to be how they come across – it wouldn’t be nice if he was an evil bitch. But he’s just delightful.

Would you like to bring your own life story to the stage?

Someone bought the rights to my first memoir, A Young Man’s Passage, for a stage version, but the option ran out.

Who would you have liked to play you?

Stephen Mulhern? My tour next spring talks quite a lot about the ’80s, being on TV for the first time and how that changes your life. But for me, that all happened at the same time as HIV/AIDS. The two things collided and it was strange having boyfriends and friends getting ill, while you’re suddenly on television, and your job is to be funny.

Do you feel pressure to be the Julian we see on stage in normal life?

Yes, people expect that. They go, ‘Go on, be funny…’ when I’m just in Marks & Spencer. I’m quite shy if people just bump into me – they say I’m much quieter than they thought. It’s a persona, something I turn on for my job. I think it’d be awful if I were like that all the time. Mentioning no names, but some people are and it must be exhausting. I’m much happier sitting in the corner and preserving my energy.

Celebrity Traitors is back – would you like to take part?

I do quite fancy it – I think I’d be good. Or I might be terrible! I loved Taskmaster – it was such a happy experience. I’d never seen it, and I didn’t know what was going on, I did Strictly about 20 years ago and loved that, and Big Brother. I haven’t been in the jungle as it clashes with panto.

You don’t fancy eating bugs?

I’d probably surprise myself. I’m not really frightened of anything – but eating six things, one after the other, looks gross to me.

You seem to be ageing backwards! What’s your secret?

I’ve always had nice skin. I’m much more clean living now than I used to be, but I guess it’s all genetic, isn’t it? I don’t use anything posh, so it’s the luck of the draw. Fresh air, and being a happy person. If you’re generally easy-going and content, then it shows in your body – being miserable is very ageing. I’ve had Botox and a hydration skin-booster thing – it’s about 12 injections and you don’t see any difference at all. They say it takes 12 weeks to work, but I’ve forgotten all about it by then.

You’ve just released your new book The Midmorning Murders…

I had such a good time writing it. I didn’t want it to be a chore, so I took my time – just writing for an hour or so a day. I had a lovely time and made myself laugh, because writing’s such a private thing – you forget that anyone’s ever going to read it. There’s a lot of me in this book as well, and more murders. The plot’s quite involved, but I’m also satirising the whole process at the same time.

One of the characters is called Manuel Tortellini – is he inspired by Gino D’Acampo?

I mean, he was obviously in my mind. But there are a lot of very flamboyant cooks on TV. The protagonist, Jane, is based on several different dressers who I’ve worked with in theatre and panto. You spend so much time with your dresser and they do everything for you – it’s like being a social worker, really. And it amused me to have a version of myself in the books. In this one, I have a lot of plastic surgery. I come back from Turkey, where I’d taken the doctors a photograph of [former Corrie star] Claire Sweeney and asked them to make me look like that. So, I’m all covered in bandages – that version of me is annoying and vain and desperate.

Who would you like to play Jane?

Who’s that actress? She’s northern and she is married to someone Wright… Michelle Keegan! She might be a good Jane, although the character is from the Midlands. Michelle can do an accent. The rights have been optioned for TV, so anything could happen.

You’re also the King of Panto…

It’s not something I ever imagined for myself, but you find a way to do it on your own terms. In my head, it’s not really a panto – it’s the Julian Clary show! They have a huge budget and to be part of something so lavish is brilliant. I forget exactly how much, but each of my costumes costs around 25 grand. God knows how much the embellishments cost. The costumes do half the work, because they get a round of applause on their own. And I love the 20 dancers – backstage, it’s very exciting with all these young people dashing around. I wouldn’t want to do anything else over Christmas.

You’re reuniting this year with French and Saunders. Are you excited to be working with them?

It’s going to be interesting, because they’re individually really funny, and I know them quite well. But to have them both is going to be twice as much fun – they’ll egg each other on.

Do you think you’ll be in competition with them?

I’m actually kept apart from the other comedy acts onstage, as it sometimes doesn’t work when everyone’s trying to be funny – you’ve got to have a straight person. That element of competition is something that the audience perceives more than we do – I’m in my own world up there.

Your own world, often with Nigel Havers…

Ah, yes, perfect for my purposes [laughs]. He’s a good sport and a remarkable man – he’s not actually that old and is much fitter than I am! I guess if he was really old and decrepit, it wouldn’t work – all those jokes about him being incontinent and so on.

You also take the mick out of audience. Has anyone taken offence?

I have had people get upset if I talk about their hair, but they shouldn’t really. There’s ways of making them feel OK again afterwards – I don’t want to upset anyone, but at the same time, it is comedy. I spoke to the director the other day, and he said we have to keep the part in where I throw sweets, quite viciously, at the children. They’re only marshmallows, but it can be quite a loud slap on the chest when it lands – then the parents get very protective! And sometimes, there aren’t any children in the firing line, so I just have to pretend that a pensioner is one.

Some of the jokes are pretty racy – not very child-friendly…

No, I’d rather they didn’t come at all! We try to price it so the parents will leave them at home. [Laughs.] But that’s the thing with innuendo and double-entendres – they work on two levels, and most of my filth is so far above children’s heads, they’re not going to understand them. I do single entendres sometimes if I feel like it. Unfortunately, the director likes those. I sometimes put a really rude thing in the script, thinking it’s just for our amusement and that we’ll take it out in the rehearsal process, but he tells me to keep it in – then asks me if I’ve got any others.

You’ve been in panto for many years now – how do you spend your Christmas Day?

With my mother – the same thing I’ve done for the last 67 years. We just have a nice day, family come over and we play cards. I’m a zombie by then because of panto, so no one expects anything of me. I’m back to London on Boxing Day to do more shows. I’m very happy to be Christmas for other people.

What’s the worst Christmas present you’ve ever received?

Someone gave me a tin of salmon – I won’t say who. I don’t know if it was a joke. I put in the cupboard – you never know when you’ll need a tin of salmon, do you?

They raised eyebrows this summer when it was revealed they sleep in separate beds. Now, TV stars Ryan Thomas and Lucy Mecklenburgh have put their Cheshire home on the market, leading to more speculation that their relationship is in trouble. And heat has been told that, amid all the scrutiny, pals are worried, particularly as they are yet to walk down the aisle following Ryan’s 2019 proposal.

‘Things haven’t been easy for Ryan and Lucy lately. Like any couple, they have ups and downs, and moving house is massively stressful,’ says an insider. ‘Lucy’s family and friends are a bit baffled as to why they’re so eager to move, as they thought getting married would be the priority. A lot of them have reached out to Lucy to make sure everything is OK.’

The source continues, ‘People have been wondering why there’s suddenly this big need to sell the house. It seems like Lucy is focussing on anything but tying the knot, and they’re hoping this isn’t a case of them having second thoughts.’

We’re told there’s also a worry that this could be down to suspected money worries. It has been reported Ryan, 42, and Lucy, 35 – who began dating in 2017, and share son Roman, six, and daughter Lilah, four – have put their home on the market for £1.25million after snapping it up for £675,000 back in 2021. One fan speculated, ‘Earn that much money and still be in a financial crisis. Obviously that’s why they’re selling it.’ And a second wondered whether the couple could be heading for a split, writing, ‘They are going to break up.’

The house sale comes amid ongoing scrutiny of Ryan’s finances. Despite reportedly earning around £100,000 a year playing Jason Grimshaw on Coronation Street between 2000 and 2016, the Manchester-born star was declared bankrupt over an unpaid £40,000 tax bill in 2013. More recently, his media company R James Thomas was reported to have just £1 in its bank account at the end of January 2025, down from £41,361 the previous year. According to Companies House filings last year, the business also had upwards of £30,000 outstanding on a COVID Bounce Back loan.

In 2024, Ryan – who also shares 17-year-old Scarlett with ex Tina O’Brien – admitted, ‘I had money from a very young age, and for a 16-year-old, I had a hell of a lot of money. So, I did have a credit card growing up and it caused me a few problems. It’s so long ago… I took my eye off the ball, but I know I was always late paying it back and it became a debt I never knew existed.’

Meanwhile, it was reported in April that business-savvy Lucy – who found fame on TOWIE and is worth an estimated £3million, thanks to her fitness brand and sponsored social media posts – may be putting off marrying her fiancé to remain financially independent. The couple have put the delay down to life getting in the way, but speculation that all wasn’t well intensified in August when Ryan confessed on his family podcast that they sleep in separate beds and even have separate living rooms, which his brother Adam branded ‘f**ked up’.

But our source says Lucy is playing down fears she and Ryan are on the rocks. We’re told, ‘Lucy thinks it’s actually the reason why they work as a couple – they can spend long periods of time in different rooms in the house. Lucy can’t handle having no sleep and she would wake up resenting Ryan if he kept her awake all night snoring. She doesn’t see the problem in them having separate beds and spaces, but she understands why her friends and family might find that a bit weird.’

The source adds, ‘Lucy knows it’s odd, but in her mind, everything is fine between them.'

After two hit series, Last One Laughing returns for a Halloween special, with heat favourite Daisy May Cooper, 40, back in the mix. And in a spooky twist, not only will laughing get the comedians kicked out, screaming is forbidden, too, so expect plenty of jump scares! Here, Daisy reveals just how terrifying it was behind the scenes…

Did you feel more confident returning for the series or did the Halloween element make it feel totally new?

I thought I had a better idea of what to expect, but the Halloween twist really threw me off. I’m afraid of everything, especially other comedians.

Was your preparation for this series different to the first?

I tried to lean into my acting training. I tried to treat the experience like one long take of a scene, so I had to sort myself out and not ruin the take by cracking up.

Famously, Bob Mortimer made you crack in series one. Was there anyone from this group who you were particularly worried about?

Bob was such a force, and I was so excited to meet him in that first series. Every single person in there was so hilarious, and it was no easy feat trying to keep it together around that lot.

Did you take any tips from the previous winners to try and go all the way this time?

I kept repeating the mantra ‘Be more Bob’ in my head.

How did you feel about seeing fellow series one recruit Lou Sanders enter the room? Was it a help or a hindrance to have a familiar face?

To be honest, I think you start to develop a bit of Stockholm Syndrome when you’re in the house for so long. In the first series, we started to forget what the outside world looked like. It felt like a reunion with a fellow former inmate to be honest.

Who was the most dangerous player this time around?

Reece [Shearsmith] is the obvious choice, being a man made up of equal parts horror and hilarity, with a healthy dose of charm to boot. But Jack Dee is such a legend of deadpan.

The new series of Strictly Come Dancing kicked off last month with its biggest shake-up in years, after the shock departures of beloved hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman.

But the revamped format has divided fans, with many struggling to warm to the new presenting line-up of Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe. ‘It feels very clunky, forced and unnatural’, one viewer complained, while another bluntly declared, ‘Josh feels out of place on the show.’ Viewing figures are also down, with the first live show drawing in five million at its peak, down one million from the last year.

Now, sources tell heat that Tess feels quietly pleased with how things have unfolded. ‘Tess can’t help feeling smug after all the criticism about the new hosts, as she feels she was never given the respect she deserved for fronting the country’s biggest show for over 20 years,’ says an insider. ‘That lack of acknowledgement really hurt and while she wants Emma, Josh and Johannes to do well, she feels vindicated, especially when people are calling for her to come back. Hosting a live TV show like Strictly is very hard and it takes a certain type of presenter to carry it off. It’s safe to say Tess was pleased with the reaction.’

Tess, 57, had been at the heart of Strictly since the show’s launch in 2004, having fronted it since its very first series, alongside the late Sir Bruce Forsyth, and then BBC favourite Claudia, 54. The pair became one of TV’s most beloved presenting duos – which made last October’s bombshell announcement that they would be stepping down together all the more shocking.

‘After 21 wonderful years on Strictly, we have decided the time is right to step aside and pass over the baton,’ Tess said in a statement. And after a lengthy and gruelling search for their replacements, Strictly bosses surprised fans by announcing a three-host line-up with presenting veteran Emma, 50, comedian Josh, 43, and 39-year-old former pro dancer Johannes.

But, we’re told, while Tess is fond of her replacements, she thinks the show is starting to lose its magic. ‘She feels Strictly lost a bit of its spark and she’s hoping it will come back,’ the insider continues. ‘She was very much for another two women taking over from her and Claudia, and now the producers’ decision seems to be backfiring. She is a huge fan of Emma and thinks she’s great, she’s just not sure if the co-presenters are right, as lovely as they are as people.

‘Strictly is a huge show and it needs someone confident. Any nerves are for the contestants, and it’s the hosts’ job to lead the way.’

Tess – who is mum to Phoebe, 21, and Amber, 17, with Vernon Kay, who she split from in May after 22 years of marriage – was on the receiving end of her fair share of viewer criticism over the years. During her 21 years at the helm, some hit out at her presenting style, branding her ‘too wooden’, while others criticised what they described as her ‘awkward presence’ on screen.

But our source adds that Tess – who has been focusing on her swimwear range, Naia Beach, since finishing the flagship series in December – isn’t looking back with resentment. We’re told, ‘Tess knows what she’s talking about, but she was often made to feel like she was lucky to have that job. Despite proving herself every Saturday night since 2004, her opinion wasn’t always taken into consideration.’

The insider adds, ‘But Tess isn’t bitter – she’s been having a great time. She has her weekends back and finally has a social life again. And the fact it’s not going according to plan is quite entertaining to her.’

Just weeks after filing papers to trademark her name for use on beauty products, Amanda Holden is looking to expand her empire. And we’re told the Britain’s Got Talent judge isn’t stopping there and has ‘huge plans’ to become the biggest chat-show host in the UK.

‘Amanda wants to be the British Oprah,’ says an insider. ‘She knows that may be tricky, even Claudia Winkleman couldn’t make hers work, but that hasn’t put Amanda off. She feels she needs to always be looking for new projects while she still can. She’s been in the showbiz game for decades and is only too aware of how it’s changing. You need to be one step ahead to stay relevant. She’s determined to keep reinventing herself to avoid being pushed out.

‘As well as TV, she’s always been doing other things in the background, but now she wants to set herself up for the future and build as many brands as she can.’

Last month, an application was lodged to trademark Amanda’s full name for future use on cosmetics, perfumes and websites. It’s been claimed the TV favourite, 55, is hoping to emulate the success of Hollywood’s Gwyneth Paltrow, who has built a wellness empire worth £323million through her high-end brand Goop. It would be a natural career move for Amanda, who already works with several high-street brands and is an ambassador for Revive Collagen, founded by TOWIE’s Sam Faiers.

When it comes to her TV career, Amanda has years of on-screen experience. Since 2007, she has served as a judge on BGT, but in recent years, she’s expanded beyond the talent programme. Amanda presented Netflix’s Cheat: Unfinished Business, fronts BBC’s Inner Circle, and also co-hosts a BBC travel series with best pal Alan Carr, which sees them renovate properties in European hotspots.

But despite landing new opportunities, we’re told she’s painfully aware of how difficult the TV industry can be. And following the last series of BGT receiving its lowest-ever ratings, our insider says Amanda’s keen to build a future away from the ITV show. ‘She thinks BGT could be on its way out. She knows how tough the industry is – she isn’t one to take anything for granted,’ our source says. ‘A chat show would obviously be amazing for her career – and Amanda is known for her fun, gossipy personality, so it’s the perfect fit. And, of course, it would also boost her profile, which would help with her other ambitions.’

The source continues, ‘Everyone in TV knows that you can’t rely on a single gig to be your main revenue stream. Amanda has seen how other big names are making fortunes off the back of wellness and beauty brands. She’s already done some collabs, but she wants to attach her name to some wellness products, a beauty range, home furnishings… Amanda hopes she has the right mixture of glam and relatability to make something sell.’

The source adds that Amanda’s also keen to get daughters Lexi, 20, and Hollie, 14 – who she shares with husband Chris Hughes – involved, as they begin to eye up careers in the spotlight. We’re told, ‘She wants to make this project a family affair, like the Beckhams and the Kardashians. Her daughters are already naturals on the red carpet and doing modelling, so she is looking at products that will appeal to all ages, with her and the girls as the faces.’

She’s already a devoted parent to four sons, and while Coleen Rooney has always adored life as a boy mum, insiders say the recent arrival of a close friend’s baby girl has rekindled the idea that she and Wayne should have gone for baby number five.

‘Coleen has always said that she’s happy and content with her boys, and how she and Wayne are really starting to enjoy spending more time together as the kids get older,’ an insider tells heat. ‘But she can’t help feeling a pang of regret over not having a girl.’

The source continues, ‘She was never as desperate for it as some of her friends were, but she would have liked a daughter – she’s so close to her mum and would’ve loved to replicate that relationship. So, seeing her good friend with her baby daughter has made her question whether they were right to stop at four kids.’

The 40-year-old – who shares Kai, 16, Klay, 13, Kit, 10, and Cass, 8, with football pundit Wayne – has often spoken candidly about the highs and lows of family life. During her time in the I’m A Celebrity jungle in 2024, Coleen bravely opened up about suffering two miscarriages, revealing she has sometimes wondered whether she had lost baby girls. ‘I’ve had two miscarriages,’ she explained. ‘And I don’t know whether they have been girls. You know how sometimes they say that you can’t carry a certain sex. I would’ve liked a girl for Wayne.’

And life in the all-male Rooney household brings its own set of challenges for the busy mum. ‘They don’t sit still,’ she’s previously admitted. ‘Whereas girls, you find you can go to a restaurant, they all colour in and they’ll get on. Mine are just up and running around. And the more you try and control them, the louder it gets.’

Our source tells us that spending time with her friend’s new baby has started her thinking she and Wayne should try one last time. Although there would be challenges, as Wayne had a vasectomy after Cass, joking that his decision was sparked by CBeebies character Mr Tumble, as he couldn’t bear to keep watching his show. ‘He’s the reason I’ve got the snip. I couldn’t have another kid to go through it again,’ Wayne revealed last year. We’re told, ‘Coleen just adores her friend’s newborn. She loves spending time with their family and buying her lots of little outfits. She’s absolutely thrilled that her friend has a daughter, but can’t help wondering if maybe she stopped too early.

‘It’s not really possible now, and the four boys keep her very busy. She’s always worried about splitting her attention between all the children equally.’

Coleen’s now set to star in a new fly-on-the-wall series called The Real Rooneys alongside Wayne and the children, giving viewers an unfiltered glimpse into their busy family life. In a trailer for the Disney+ show, out later this month, Coleen offers an insight into the chaos, saying, ‘It’s hectic, it’s mad. Not much peace and quiet around here!’

The source continues, ‘It can be a bit wild at home with the boys, but Coleen gets girlie with her niece, who she’s very close to, as well as her friends’ daughters. Still, there will always be a question in her mind.’

The source adds, ‘Wayne always wanted a daughter and would’ve been happy with a fifth, but it’s Coleen who had to go through it all. Now, she just hopes that she can be close to her sons’ girlfriends, like her brothers’ wives are with her mum.

‘And then, hopefully, she’ll get her girl in the form of a granddaughter – but that won’t be for a little while yet.’

They were one of showbiz’s most famously tight-knit families, but it’s recently been revealed that things are extremely fraught within the Osbourne clan – so much so that mum Sharon and daughter Kelly are barely speaking, just 14 months on from patriarch Ozzy’s death.

And, we’re told, Sharon is heartbroken over the rift, as the last thing she wants is to become estranged from her youngest daughter. ‘The family feels completely fractured right now, and Sharon is finding it incredibly difficult to bring everyone back together,’ says a source. ‘Kelly has become increasingly distant from her, and Sharon’s terrified that – after everything they’ve been through – the whole family could end up falling apart. She’s told her friends that she’s lost Ozzy, but she can’t lose her daughter. She’s devastated.’

Tensions have been bubbling between Sharon, 73, and Kelly, 41, with Kelly reportedly distancing herself from her mother, who also shares Aimee, 44, and Jack, 40, with late Black Sabbath legend Ozzy, over their differing political views. When Kelly was asked recently about her mum’s support for far-right agitator Tommy Robinson, Kelly revealed, ‘I don’t agree with my mum. That’s one thing that I can say I don’t agree with her on.’

It follows Kelly’s recent revelations on Paul C Brunson’s We Need To Talk podcast, where she told the host that, after years of fractured relations, she had now permanently cut ties with older sister Aimee. Reflecting on their difficult relationship, Kelly admitted, ‘My sister didn’t really ever acknowledge me and my brother.’ And while she once shared a tight-knit bond with sibling Jack, it’s also been reported their relationship has since soured.

Our insider continues, ‘Kelly felt that being drawn into so much negativity, particularly around things she simply doesn’t believe in or agree with, was distracting her from her own healing. Right now, she feels that having some distance is the healthiest thing she can do. With Aimee, she feels she’s reached the end of the road, but with Sharon, it’s completely different. Kelly loves her mum enormously and wants her in her life, but she’s realised that she needs some distance and boundaries for their relationship to work.’

It’s been a devastating time for the family, who rose to global stardom in the noughties on their hit reality show The Osbournes. After losing Ozzy in July 2025, Kelly was seen alongside mum Sharon during an emotional appearance at the Grammys earlier this year, where they honoured the late rock singer in a tearful tribute.

But in the months since, Sharon – who splits her time between the family’s LA mansion and their estate in Buckinghamshire– and her second-born have rarely been pictured together. Most recently, Kelly – who shares three-year-old son Sidney with her ex-fiancé Sid Wilson – made her red-carpet return at the National Television Awards, solo.

Now, our source says she’s focused on starting afresh. ‘Kelly has to put herself first, because she feels that’s the only way she can get through everything,’ we’re told. ‘She still loves her mum, but she needs to keep her at arm’s length while she heals and works on herself.’

The insider adds, ‘Neither of them wants this to become permanent. There’s still a lot of love between them, and Kelly will always be there if her mum needs her. But she’s realised something quite important: loving somebody doesn’t mean agreeing with them on everything, and being family doesn’t mean having to accept a relationship on somebody else’s terms.’

It’s been a stormy period for the royals in the wake of Earl Spencer’s tell-all book about his late sister, Princess Diana.

But now, even more jaw-dropping disclosures may be looming, with sources alleging Prince Harry is exploring the idea of releasing additional secrets via his aunt, Sarah Ferguson.

‘While Sarah is insisting she’s not going to write a tell-all book, she is apparently in talks, and if the money is right, she is definitely considering a memoir,’ an insider says.

‘But while they want to keep the disgraced former royal out of their official circle, Harry and Meghan have been in touch with her, as they have been with Earl Spencer. They’re making efforts to keep her on side so that, if she does do something, they may have some sort of control of what comes out.

‘They are keeping this allegiance firmly behind closed doors but it’s clear Harry is going all-out to ruin his brother, Prince William.’

The former Duchess of York – long said to have been one of Diana’s best friends – was reported to be ‘days away’ from a ‘seven-figure’ deal to write a book about the Royal Family, but she has since rejected the speculation, insisting she has ‘no plans to write any tell-all memoir’.

Sarah, 66, has faced a wave of requests to speak out since her return to the UK, where she has maintained a low profile after the fallout connected to her links to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

It was claimed that Fergie – who had reportedly relocated to a Swiss wellness retreat after her eviction from Royal Lodge – wanted to ‘set the record straight’ on her ex-husband Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, her friendship with Epstein, the King and the Sussexes in the rumoured autobiography, with the news coming a year after she was stripped of her titles and charity patronages.

While Harry, 42 – who has previously criticised his family, including in his controversial memoir, Spare – has kept his distance publicly after the scandal, it has also been reported that he is in talks to make a documentary about his mother Diana to mark the 30th anniversary of her death in August 2027. It’s believed he has already reached out to family members and friends to take part – and Fergie could be among those approached.

If Sarah does choose to speak out in any form, it will almost certainly trigger another anxious spell for the Royal Family, given her four-decade history with them dating back to when she began seeing Andrew, 66, in 1985. And our insider says senior royals including King Charles, 77, and the Prince and Princess of Wales, both 44, are preparing for another crisis. ‘For Charles, William and Kate, it’s another potential ticking time bomb,’ the source continues.

‘In fact, William is convinced that Harry and Meghan have been encouraging Sarah and stirring things up. Sarah knows a lot of secrets, was very close to Diana and feels they were both badly treated by the royals. They also have no idea what she might say about Andrew. It all feels relentless at the moment.’

The news follows the publication of Earl Spencer’s controversial memoir about Diana. In Swan Song, he claimed that the then-Prince Charles sounded ‘giddily elated like a lottery winner’ over his wife’s death, before adding, ‘We’ll forget her soon enough.’ Buckingham Palace quickly responded, saying the King was ‘mindful that the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgement and colour memory in ways others do not recognise, even many years after such a loss’.

The book appeared just weeks after Harry and Meghan’s visit to Althorp, Earl Spencer’s ancestral home, shortly before they announced their shock return to the UK.

And since returning to Britain in August, the move has proved far from quiet. The couple, along with their children Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five, have based themselves in the Cotswolds after six years in the US. However, they were forced to move the children to a different school only days after they started, amid security worries during the school run. Meghan’s personal number was also leaked after she joined the WhatsApp group for son Archie’s class.

And last week, Harry and Meghan, 45, faced renewed concern after another security scare at the children’s new school, when two paparazzi photographers were spotted walking around the grounds.

While Harry has been out and about attending charity engagements, Meghan has largely continued to keep a low profile. The duchess has been seen a handful of times at Soho Farmhouse with Harry and was also seen with friends and former Montecito neighbours Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi at a pub in Oxfordshire.  The couple were finally photographed together last week as they went for a pub lunch at the Falkland Arms in the village of Great Tew.

Our insider reveals that Meghan is giving herself time to map out her future projects, which could include introducing a British slant for her lifestyle brand, As Ever, and more TV.

‘She has been thinking very carefully about what her next chapter here could look like,’ the source adds. ‘The UK is very much part of the plan for As Ever. Meghan thinks there is an opportunity to expand the brand and give it a slightly different British identity, playing on the English countryside and the Cotswolds lifestyle. She thinks it could a great business opportunity and money-spinner.'

For decades, the Hollywood actor’s personal life has played out under the brightest of spotlights – a headline-making trail of A-list romances, broken engagements, two marriages and relentless media scrutiny.

And now, two years after officially calling time on his relationship with Jennifer Lopez for the second time, the notoriously private Ben Affleck has offered a rare glimpse into his current romantic status.

After recently admitting his three children – Violet, 20, Fin, 17, and Samuel, 14, whom he shares with his first wife Jennifer Garner – took a jibe at him for his previous failed relationships, Ben, 54, has reflected on being ‘set up’ with a famous A-lister in the months after his high profile split from JLo.

Speaking on The View recently, political strategist Ana Navarro, 54, revealed that she allegedly attempted to play matchmaker for Affleck.

‘I was at a Shakira concert in Miami, and Matt Damon was there with his wife and his girls. And Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are best friends,’ she said. ‘And it had just come out that J.Lo and Ben Affleck were breaking up. And Shakira had broken up with her husband.’

But there was one potentially awkward obstacle: Shakira and Lopez already had a connection of their own, having shared the stage for the star-studded 2020 Super Bowl halftime show in Miami, where they performed together.

‘Matt Damon said that could be complicated,’ Navarro continued, referring to Lopez’s friendship with Shakira. ‘But now enough time has passed where I think Ben Affleck needs to give Shakira [a call], and Shakira needs to give Ben Affleck [a call].’

The 49-year-old Hips Don’t Lie singer – who has sparked dating rumours with actor Lucien Laviscount and The Lincoln Lawyer star Manuel Garcia-Rulfo in recent years – is thought to be currently single, following the end of her 11-year relationship with footballer Gerard Piqué in 2022.

When Ben was asked about Ana Navarro’s latest admission, he weighed in on the claims he was set up with the pop star.

‘I hear s–t like that, honestly, first from people like you,’ he said, adding, ‘I never heard that in my whole life. People gossip. Stuff gets made up.’

Much to fans’ dismay, Ben Affleck insisted he ‘doesn’t get set up’ – seemingly putting an end to any hopes of a romance with Shakira, for now. But while the internet mourns what could have been Hollywood’s next ultimate power couple, fans have been quick to play matchmaker, with one writing, ‘He needs to date Shakira’, while another joked, ‘What a legend if he gets to dive in on Shakira.’

But, as Ben delved further into his dating life, he insists his focus is currently on his three children.

‘There’s not a lot of room. I’m not running around,’ he said about dating on Entertainment Tonight. ‘It’s just not a big priority in my life.’

‘I know what my priorities are. You can’t have two things that are the most important in your life,’ he explained. ‘For me, that’s the kids. So that’s what that is. And then I have my work, which I love.’

He continued, ‘I’m where I’m at, and I’m great, and who knows what adventures life will bring. I’m open to it, but I’m not trying to chase anything.’

In 2022, Ben rekindled his romance with Jen, 57, nearly two decades after they first got together and became engaged in 2002. But their second chance at love lasted less than two years, with their divorce officially finalised in January 2025.

But a source tells heat that Ben is now determined to break the cycle of romances that inevitably become public, vowing to leave the bed-hopping behind and instead focus only on relationships he believes have the potential to go the distance.

The insider says, ‘Ben says he’s trying to better himself and part of that is being very intentional with who he’s dating, which has meant a lot more time alone.'

‘He says he doesn't want to clutter his mind by jumping in and out of a sack with different women or winding up with someone that doesn’t have long-term potential just because they’re hot.

‘He says he’s always taken that route, sometimes for good, but mostly for bad, and he wants to mix it up.’

While promoting his film The Accountant 2 last year, Ben appeared to concede that he was ‘not comfortable’ when it came to flirting.

Speaking of his on-screen character, he said, ‘It’s not easy for anyone figuring out relationships, particularly at the very early part, where you’re trying to gauge, ‘What does this signal mean? Is this person looking at me? Do they like me? Am I going to humiliate myself if I go over there?’

And, of course, Ben’s now infamous ‘resting b**** face’ has famously earned him the title of being the king of celebrity memes, with one social media user describing his expressions as the ‘embodiment of male misery’.

And sources say the actor, who is currently preparing for his crime thriller Animals to hit screens, has found himself struggling to navigate the world of dating apps.

Before rekindling his romance with J.Lo in 2021, Ben ventured into the world of online dating for the first time, only for a ‘match’ to expose him after he sent her an incredibly cringe-worthy video.

Influencer Navine Jay had initially matched with Ben on a popular celebrity dating app, but quickly ‘unmatched’ the A-lister after assuming his profile was fake. So far, so fine… until Ben then sent her a video of himself, asking, ‘Navine, why did you unmatch me? It’s me.’

And while he may simply have been trying to prove his identity rather than pull the ‘Don’t you know who I am?’ card, we’re told Ben still looks back on the dating disaster and cringes to this day. ‘Dating has been much harder than he ever anticipated,’ the insider says.

‘He can’t go on any dating apps to meet people, not even the celebrity one. He already tried that back before he married J.Lo and it was a disaster. He got outed by one of the girls he was talking to and even though it was nearly five years ago it still makes him cringe, he’d never risk that again

The source continues, ‘And Ben does have very high standards; he's not going to settle for just anyone. This is the longest that he’s been single since anyone can remember and it’s obvious he’s not adjusting well to it.'

Now the source says Ben, too, has struggled to move on from the two loves of his life.

They tell us, ‘This new vow to remain single is highlighting how alone he is and he’s having to face a lot of regrets. He does not seem happy. Truth is, he went through more heartache losing both these two big loves of his life than people realise.

‘People assume because he’s the man there’s no emotional cost but he went through just as much pain as J.Lo and Jen both did. This was not an easy path for anyone.’

When Meghan Markle and Prince Harry stepped down as senior working royals back in 2020, the Sussexes were welcomed with open arms – and cheque books – by the great and good of Hollywood.

The likes of Beyoncé, Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres and Gwyneth Paltrow all seemed to want to befriend Meghan in particular, while the industry’s biggest giants, including Spotify, Netflix and Apple all wanted a slice of the Sussexes.

Of course, along came their explosive interview with Oprah, their hugely successful Netflix docu-series and, in 2023, Meghan landed herself a top agent in WME Group’s executive chairman, Ari Emanuel, whose roster of stars includes names like Ben Affleck, Adele, Hugh Jackman, Dwayne Johnson and Oprah.

Alongside a glossy new photoshoot, Meghan announced her plans to really home in on her and Harry’s ‘love story’ in her new ventures.

She said, ‘So much of how my husband and I see things is through our love story. I think that’s what people around the world connected to, especially with our wedding. People love love. I’m not excluded in that sentiment.’

However, fast-forward just a few months after the signing and Meghan and Harry’s reputation had plummeted. Harry had been widely slated for his memoir, Spare, and the couple had already parted ways with Spotify, whose head of podcast innovation, Bill Simmons, had blasted the Sussexes as ‘f***ing grifters’.

Around the same time, Meghan was quietly dropped from Ari’s client list after a brief three-month partnership, although the Sussexes’ Archewell organisation remains under the WME banner.

And last week, during an interview with The Times, Ari hinted for the first time that he may have faced hurdles in navigating Meghan’s future in Hollywood.

Asked where he thinks Meghan’s career is heading, Ari quipped, ‘Here’s the great thing: I don’t have to think about that anymore.’

The 65-year-old agency mogul didn’t elaborate – but he hardly had to. And we’re told that the shocking comment has left Meghan suffering a meltdown as she vows not to let his cruel remark overshadow her UK return and the plans she reportedly has to relaunch her acting career.

An insider says, ‘It certainly doesn’t feel good; she’s only human. The way she’s being openly derided by this guy, who was once her agent, someone she’s made a substantial amount of money for and in fact whose agency still represents her, is almost unheard of. It has the whole town in shock, and it would be understandable if it made her want to duck her head down and give up.’

In August, it was widely reported that Meghan, 45, could be set to make one epic return to our screens, having landed a role in Netflix’s The Gentleman – the comedy-action series that just so happens to be largely filmed in the Cotswolds, the idyllic countryside spot that she and Harry currently call home.

The news of Meghan’s new gig also came as a lightbulb moment to royal observers, most of whom had been left scratching their heads over why Meghan would agree to return to the UK, a place she once described as having left her feeling isolated and suicidal.

Yet 72 hours after the reports of Meghan’s acting return first began circulating, royal author and former Vanity Fair editor Tina Brown explosively claimed that the ‘backlash’ from the UK public had been ‘so intense’ that whoever was behind offering Meghan the role had been forced to revoke their offer, believing it was ‘untenable’ to move forward with filming.

This rumoured dumping from a role that would have undeniably lent itself to a glamorous and gritty return with powerhouse Guy Ritchie at the helm will no doubt have come as a blow to Meghan.

However, Meghan has so far proved herself to be a queen of reinvention after taking on a variety of identities, from actress to Duchess, to children’s author and lifestyle guru. And we’re told that despite this recent series of public humiliations, she isn’t giving up just yet.

‘She still has plenty of great connections in the industry and her game plan is to focus her energy on those people rather than wasting her time worrying about people that clearly don’t like or appreciate her,’ the source says.

'When she feels unfairly attacked, she uses it as fuel to come back stronger. She knows Hollywood is very fickle, all it takes is one flop, and you are suddenly suspect, but she says the upside is that all it takes is one hit to put you back on top again, and she’s confident that she will have that hit, either as a producer, or even better as the talent.’

Now back in the UK, Meghan appears to remain largely estranged from the Hollywood scene after the final episode of her Netflix series, With Love, Meghan, aired last Christmas.

However, after being spotted earlier this month at an English pub with Ellen De DeGeneres – who suffered her own very public fall from grace – we’re told the determined Duchess still has a group of powerful women behind her who want her to succeed.

‘She’s focusing all her energy on the people that are in her corner, who are supporting her. Obviously, Ellen is one of those people, but there are plenty of others,’ the source says.

‘She’s very close with Oprah, and there are lots of people that have gone under the radar, like Sofia Vergara and Shonda Rhimes. There’s a very powerful little group of ‘wives of,’ like Ted Sarandos’ wife Nicole Avant and George Lucas’s wife Mellody Hobson, that are team Meghan.

‘She’s not nearly the outcast and as down and out as everyone seems to want to paint her as, and she intends to prove that to the world.’

So far, Meghan has kept a very low profile in the UK, with a source recently telling us that she is waiting for the right opportunity to come along that will enable her to launch Meghan 2.0.

Now, we’re told that instead of joining Harry on the red carpet for one of his philanthropic appearances, the former Suits actress plans to head back to our TV screens instead, a move she no doubt sees as the ultimate revenge on her critics.

‘She’s letting it be known far and wide that she’d absolutely love to get back in front of the camera,’ the source says.

‘She’s got feelers out for projects in the U.K., but she’s not closing the door on anything and is more determined than ever to prove herself. And, when she does, she will absolutely remember who was on her side and who was against her.

‘The goal right now is to find something that films in the U.K. while she’s there, but ultimately she wants to be a success in America; that’s what will bring her the most satisfaction. She says living a happy life is the best revenge, and for her that includes continuing to follow her Hollywood dreams.’

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is back in the headlines this week for very different reasons as the former Prince makes it clear that he is not willing to go down without a fight.

It was reported that the disgraced former Duke of York is taking legal action against Thames Valley Police to dispute the search warrants that allowed them to search his homes earlier this year. He was arrested under suspicion of gross misconduct in public office in February. The investigation remains ongoing, and Andrew, 67, continues to deny any wrongdoing.

Meanwhile, at least through the lens of the public, Andrew has remained completely estranged from the Royal Family, until it was reported in April that Princess Anne and Prince Edward had actually been visiting their brother on the Sandringham Estate to check on his ‘welfare’.

Now, in a shocking turn of events, we’re told that Andrew has also allegedly been receiving support from another unexpected royal ally – Queen Camilla.

Camilla, 79, and Andrew have had a famously strained relationship for years, with it being widely reported that he had not seen her as ‘aristocratic enough’ to marry King Charles ahead of their 2005 nuptials, with speculation that he may have even gone as far as to plead with their mother, Queen Elizabeth II, not to let the wedding go ahead.

Even over a decade later in 2018, Camilla chose not to attend Andrew’s daughter Princess Eugenie’s wedding; the Palace citing that she already had a commitment to visit a primary school in Scotland on that day.

However, it’s no secret that the dynamic of the Royal Family has undergone a huge shift over the past few years, and we’re told that since he was stripped of his royal titles and evicted from Royal Lodge last year, Andrew has been working hard behind the scenes to form a better relationship with Camilla.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is back in the headlines this week for very different reasons as the former Prince makes it clear that he is not willing to go down without a fight.

It was reported that the disgraced former Duke of York is taking legal action against Thames Valley Police to dispute the search warrants that allowed them to search his homes earlier this year. He was arrested under suspicion of gross misconduct in public office in February. The investigation remains ongoing, and Andrew, 67, continues to deny any wrongdoing.

Meanwhile, at least through the lens of the public, Andrew has remained completely estranged from the Royal Family, until it was reported in April that Princess Anne and Prince Edward had actually been visiting their brother on the Sandringham Estate to check on his ‘welfare’.

Now, in a shocking turn of events, we’re told that Andrew has also allegedly been receiving support from another unexpected royal ally – Queen Camilla.

Camilla, 79, and Andrew have had a famously strained relationship for years, with it being widely reported that he had not seen her as ‘aristocratic enough’ to marry King Charles ahead of their 2005 nuptials, with speculation that he may have even gone as far as to plead with their mother, Queen Elizabeth II, not to let the wedding go ahead.

Even over a decade later in 2018, Camilla chose not to attend Andrew’s daughter Princess Eugenie’s wedding; the Palace citing that she already had a commitment to visit a primary school in Scotland on that day.

However, it’s no secret that the dynamic of the Royal Family has undergone a huge shift over the past few years, and we’re told that since he was stripped of his royal titles and evicted from Royal Lodge last year, Andrew has been working hard behind the scenes to form a better relationship with Camilla.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is back in the headlines this week for very different reasons as the former Prince makes it clear that he is not willing to go down without a fight.

It was reported that the disgraced former Duke of York is taking legal action against Thames Valley Police to dispute the search warrants that allowed them to search his homes earlier this year. He was arrested under suspicion of gross misconduct in public office in February. The investigation remains ongoing, and Andrew, 67, continues to deny any wrongdoing.

Meanwhile, at least through the lens of the public, Andrew has remained completely estranged from the Royal Family, until it was reported in April that Princess Anne and Prince Edward had actually been visiting their brother on the Sandringham Estate to check on his ‘welfare’.

Now, in a shocking turn of events, we’re told that Andrew has also allegedly been receiving support from another unexpected royal ally – Queen Camilla.

Camilla, 79, and Andrew have had a famously strained relationship for years, with it being widely reported that he had not seen her as ‘aristocratic enough’ to marry King Charles ahead of their 2005 nuptials, with speculation that he may have even gone as far as to plead with their mother, Queen Elizabeth II, not to let the wedding go ahead.

Even over a decade later in 2018, Camilla chose not to attend Andrew’s daughter Princess Eugenie’s wedding; the Palace citing that she already had a commitment to visit a primary school in Scotland on that day.

However, it’s no secret that the dynamic of the Royal Family has undergone a huge shift over the past few years, and we’re told that since he was stripped of his royal titles and evicted from Royal Lodge last year, Andrew has been working hard behind the scenes to form a better relationship with Camilla.

‘Camilla is always looking out of herself and there’s no denying that an alliance with Andrew could soon come in very handy for her. That is bound to be a big motivator for her, though she’d never admit to that.’

They add, ‘That being said, people have certainly noticed how much Camilla has softened towards Andrew lately. She’s surprised by how many things they have in common. They’re both such horse people for one thing, and they’ve both spent their lives in this very small aristocratic world, so there’s plenty they can talk about, and they have been.’

Meanwhile, Andrew’s ex-wife Sarah Ferguson recently returned to the UK after months away, and it has been widely reported that she could be set to release a tell-all, although her team made it clear that there is ‘no memoir’ currently in the works.

That doesn’t mean the threat of the former Yorks to wreak even more havoc on the monarchy has gone away, and the source says Camilla also sees keeping Andrew close as a way to protect Charles at a vulnerable time for the monarch.

‘Camilla feels that is only wise, since it will mean he’s less likely to come after them all with some nasty tell-all, that is the last thing they need,’ we’re told.

‘She is by no means making excuses for Andrew but she is reminding her husband that he’s got the potential to do real damage and should be handled accordingly for the sake of the monarchy and for their own legacies.

‘Charles may have thought he was distancing himself from Andrew by fobbing him off on Camilla but his brother is a problem that’s clearly not going to go away.’

If the sunny UK weather has given us no hints that Christmas is coming, then just one look at Meghan Markle’s social media will remind you that the holiday is very much upon us – alongside encouraging us to spend over £100 on her As Ever chocolate advent calendar.

But while the season of forgiveness is fast approaching, there is absolutely no sign from Prince William that he is ready to meet with his brother, Prince Harry, despite him having now been in Britain for nearly two months.

William, 44, is widely reported to have no intention of meeting face-to-face with Harry, 42, who a source recently told us he sees as a ‘traitor’ to the Royal Family and is of the view that he and Meghan ‘can’t leave [England] soon enough’.

Meanwhile, the monarchy’s renowned peace maker, Princess Kate, has so far been incredibly patient when it comes to honouring her husband’s refusal to make peace with Harry, choosing instead to put on a more united front with William than ever for a series of recent engagements.

But we’re told Kate, 44, is adamant that this ‘ugliness’ can’t go on, and after years of silence between camp Wales and camp Sussex, is finally speaking up behind palace walls and demanding that something must be done to bring the brothers back together.

An insider says, ‘Kate did her best to step back and let them work things out on their own, but there’s been zero progress, so she’s now saying that’s just not something she can do long term.

‘Her instinct is to do everything she can to fix this. She won’t go as far as meeting up with Harry behind William’s back, but she is very loudly voicing her opinion again, which is that this ugliness can’t go on.’

William and Harry’s bitter feud has now been rumbling on for almost seven years; the brothers enabled to drift even further apart from each other by the 5000 miles between London and California, where the Sussexes had been living for six years ahead of their shock return in August.

Now, not only are Harry and Meghan, alongside their children – Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five – ensconced a short drive away in the Cotswolds, what was already a pressure cooker situation is only becoming more explosive as the 30th anniversary of Princess Diana’s tragic death approaches next year.

So far, while a source close to the Sussexes confirmed that Harry and Meghan are working on a TV project to honour the late Princess, William is reported to have rejected offers to take part in his own tribute.

The anniversary will also no doubt shed further light on what a heartbreaking situation the brothers’ rift truly is, and the source says that as a mother, to Prince George, 13, Princess Charlotte, 11, and Prince Louis, eight, Kate can’t help but be affected by the silence between Diana’s own sons.

‘As a mother, it pains her to think of how devastated Diana would be that her only two children have gone years without speaking and she’s not holding back telling William as much,’ the source says.

‘With the 30th anniversary of their mother’s death coming up, the expectation is that they will do something together, and Kate very much wants them to honour that. Everybody knows Harry is planning his own thing, and Kate thinks it’s a terrible look for William to just sit this out, or even worse, do his own separate thing.’

Of course, zooming out on the family drama, the monarchy as a long-revered institution has suffered huge reputational damage over the past few years, and Harry and William’s feud has at times overshadowed the philanthropic work of the royals.

And the source says if the animosity between the warring brothers continues, Kate also fears that they are all setting a bad example to their children, too.

‘She’s also saying it’s bad for the public’s confidence in the crown, not to mention a terrible example for the children,’ we’re told.

‘She says, sometimes you have to suck things up for the greater good and right now the best thing for everyone in the family and for the Crown as a whole is for these two brothers to make peace, nearly everyone agrees on that.’

The fresh irony of the situation, we’re told, is that William is widely reported to remain furious over Harry and Meghan’s tell-alls, but mainly because of the mentions of Kate.

Just months after the release of Harry’s 2023 memoir, Spare, it was revealed that Kate was undergoing chemotherapy for an undisclosed type of cancer. And while Harry, of course, wasn’t aware, the bombshell book was widely viewed as a bridge too far in the Sussexes’ seeming vendetta against the royals.

But now Kate is in remission; the Princess is widely reported to want to move forward with a focus on family and her passions, and we’re told she wants William to follow her example.

The source says, ‘All Kate wants is peace, and she doesn’t feel that’s an unreasonable request, especially considering a lot of William’s anger stems from what was said by Harry and Meghan about her. If she’s willing to let it go and move forward, she feels that William ought to be able to follow suit.

‘She isn’t denying that Harry has changed, nor is she suggesting they all need to be best friends, but she’s very clear that things can’t go on as they have been; it’s untenable.’

Meanwhile, King Charles is also approaching 80 and continues to undergo a now-reduced regimen of cancer treatment. Even before the monarch met Harry and his grandchildren in July, it was widely reported that he wanted above all else to have peace within the family once and for all.

Now with the Sussexes likely to reunite with Charles, 77, again in the near future – especially with Christmas approaching – speculation is now increasing amongst royal observers that the King and his Heir remain at loggerheads over Harry. And we’re told this alleged unease is not going over well with Kate.

The insider adds, ‘The King has repeatedly let it be known this is what he wants. He’s not going to force William, but the assumption was that William would comply out of respect. And as everyone can see, that has not happened, which is very disappointing for Kate, too.

‘She really believed William would have the maturity to put his sick father’s wants ahead of his own stubbornness. Kate wholeheartedly believes making Charles happy should be a priority, especially at this stage of his life.’

However, William continues to appear staunchly opposed to any reconciliation with his brother, and there seems to be no evidence that any olive branches have been extended. Harry’s Diana project, too, is only likely to make things worse.

Meanwhile, Kate has always been William’s closest confidante and ally, and we’re told that she may be the only one who can get through to him – even with the risk of causing a festive bust-up.

‘William says Kate is asking him to forgive the unforgivable, and it annoys the hell out of him that she’s pushing him to do something he’s so against. He’s getting enough of that from his father,’ the source says.

‘William has put up this huge brick wall, and every time the subject comes up, he shuts down or gets angry. But the pressure is building, even his own wife isn’t willing to let this go on forever.’

Over the past five years, TV stars Lucy Mecklenburgh and Ryan Thomas have let their followers inside their Cheshire home, documenting not only the extensive renovations but also glimpses of their family life. From full bedroom makeovers to a modernised kitchen and living room – not to mention kitting it out with a gym and a sound studio – the couple have completely transformed the property since Ryan purchased it in 2021 for £675,000.

In February that year, ex-TOWIE star Lucy wrote on Instagram, ‘Here we go!!!! @ryanthomas84 bought us a new home in Cheshire without me viewing it! brave man haha! It’s just perfect! Edwardian, tons of potential. I can’t wait to get started on the renovation!!’

But now, former Coronation Street star Ryan, 42, and his fiancée, 35, have put the Edwardian property on the market for a whopping £1.25million, three years after they officially moved in. If they achieve the asking price, their home will have risen in value by £575,000 – an 85 per cent increase.

One fan speculated, ‘Earn that much money and still be in a financial crisis, obviously that’s why they’re selling it!’ with a second even questioning if they were heading for a split. 'They are going to break up,’ they wrote.

Now, a source close to the couple – who got engaged in 2019 – tells us, ‘Things haven’t been exactly easy for them lately. Like any couple, you have ups and downs, but moving house is one of the big stressors in life, and so there’s been a lot of emotion attached to it. Lucy’s family and friends are a bit baffled why they’re so eager to sell and move, as a lot of them thought that finally getting married might be a priority over moving, and a lot of them have been reaching out to Lucy to make sure that everything is OK.’

The news comes after Ryan – who shares son Roman, six, and daughter Lilah, four, with Lucy, as well as 17-year-old Scarlett with ex Tina O’Brien – opened up about falling on hard times. In 2000, the actor was thrust into the spotlight aged 16 when he landed the role of Jason Grimshaw on Coronation Street, which is said to have seen him take home around £100,000 annually during his 16 years on the soap.

But three years before quitting the cobbles, the Manchester-born star was declared bankrupt over an unpaid £40,000 tax bill, and more recently, his media firm R James Thomas was reported to have just £1 in its bank account at the end of January 2025, down from £41,361 the previous year. According to Companies House filings last year, the business also had upwards of £30,000 outstanding on a Covid Bounce Back loan.

In 2024, Ryan admitted that he didn’t have a role model growing up who educated him about finances. He said, ‘I had money from a very young age — and for a 16-year-old, I had a hell of a lot of money. So, I did have a credit card growing up, and it caused me a few problems. It’s so long ago I can’t remember how much I took my eye off the ball, but I know that I was always late paying it back, and it became a debt that I never knew existed.’

Ryan – who ‘quit’ acting in 2021 after ‘losing the bug for it’ – added that when he found fame, he would pay for him and his friends to do things together as his pals couldn’t afford to go out. ‘You make those mistakes as a youth, and you have to learn from them, but as you get older and you have children, you become more responsible,’ he said.

Meanwhile, Lucy – who was a TOWIE original from 2010 until 2013 – is believed to be worth £3million thanks to her fitness business, as well as an endless stream of beauty and fashion endorsements. Her entertainment company, Lucy Olivia, also recorded assets of £1.32million in 2025, while her fitness venture, Results Wellness Lifestyle, boasted assets of more than £600,000.

Ryan and Lucy first met in 2017 on Celebrity Island With Bear Grylls and started dating shortly after. He proposed during a romantic break to Positano on the Amalfi Coast in 2019, and while the couple have put life getting in the way down to why they haven’t tied the knot, it was reported in April that it could be because Lucy wants to remain ‘financially independent’.

A source said, ‘Lucy comes from money – her dad, Paul, is very wealthy and has an extensive property portfolio, so she and her two sisters will inherit a lot from him one day. Lucy listens to everything her father says, and she has always been very financially literate.

‘Ryan, on the other hand, has admitted to making a lot of mistakes with money and not being financially savvy in the past. As much as Lucy loves him, it wouldn’t be entirely sensible for her to legally bind her finances in with Ryan’s, which would be the case if they were man and wife.’

The couple raised eyebrows in August when Ryan revealed he and Lucy don’t share a bed. Speaking on his podcast At Home With The Thomas Bros, which he presents alongside his twin brothers Adam and Scott, 38, Ryan opened up about their unusual setup, explaining, ‘We stay in separate beds, and we have separate living rooms.’

Waterloo Road star Adam was quick to question his brother’s arrangement, branding it ‘f**ked up’ and insisting, ‘You need to stay in the same bed!’

Ryan went on, ‘[We have] two living rooms. We watch telly separately.’ The actor then joked about their different tastes, saying, ‘We don’t really like each other… She likes to watch these American TV series, and I like to watch crime.’

It’s not the first time the pair have been open about their unconventional sleeping arrangements. Last year, Lucy admitted that her fiancé could be a ‘nightmare’ when it came to sharing a bed.

During an appearance on Ryan’s podcast, she revealed, ‘Ryan snores, he sleep talks, and he whacks me in his sleep.’ Ryan responded with the quip, ‘I wasn’t asleep, darling.’

Their revelation divided fans, with some seeing the benefits of sleeping apart. One fan wrote, ‘I agree with this. In my marriage, we’ve had separate beds since we married 60 years ago and five kids later. Might be the key to our long life together.’

However, others weren’t convinced. One commented, ‘Sounds like they don’t like each other’, while another urged, ‘Ryan, make more time for Lucy, as one day you could turn around, and she will be gone.’

A video showing Hollywood actress Gillian Anderson complaining about a group of fans being ‘distracting’ has gone viral – and sparked some backlash. The Sex Education star, 58, is currently playing the lead in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in London’s West End.

The play – directed by Marianne Elliott – began its run of shows at Soho Place on 21 September, with Gillian making her debut as Martha opposite Billy Crudup as George. And while tickets have been selling out fast, it seems a small group of superfans have been attending a string of dates to catch a glimpse of Gillian.

As fans gathered outside the theatre to wait for autographs and photos with the cast, Gillian seemingly recognised the group of women, who she claimed had been taking up the front row at several performances of the Edward Albee production.

Addressing them politely, the actress said, 'You guys cannot sit in the front row, you cannot.' One of the superfans could then be heard telling her, ‘You made us cry so much.’

However, it seemed Gillian wasn’t flattered by the reaction. She went on to warn the women not to continue sitting in the front row at the theatre as it was ‘distracting’ her.

'I don't care. You cannot sit in the front row, it's so distracting,’ Gillian responded. ‘You can't come 20 times and sit in the front row. It'll drive me mad.’

The group of women – who could not be seen in the video – could then be heard replying to the star’s warning. One said, ‘I’m sorry,’ while another sympathetically told her, ‘I know’.

A second clip, taken during a different evening show at the theatre, saw Gillian question a fan who was asking for an autograph. She could be heard saying, ‘Again? You've been taking one every day.'

After the first video began circulating on social media, The X Files actress released a statement, where she clarified what had happened and what she was complaining about.

'The video doing the rounds is me talking with women I go back over 20 years with – so please don't say anything negative to or about them,’ Gillian wrote on X.

She continued, 'We're thrilled to be doing this show but for people in the front row, please be aware that in such an intimate venue we can all see you and sometimes, it can be a tad distracting! That's all. All good. On with the show and love to everyone and thank you to all of those coming.'

Fans flocked to support the actress, insisting she should be able to ‘set boundaries’ with fans. Responding on X, one person said, ‘You’re allowed to have boundaries, even with long-time fans,’ and another added, ‘I think you should be allowed to set boundaries for yourself.’

Gillian is the latest star to weigh in on the on-going discussion surrounding theatre etiquette. Last month, Cate Blanchett was forced to ask theatre-goers to put their smartphones away after the curtain call of Electra/Persona at National Theatre’s Lyttleton Theatre in London.

Cate, 57, called out people for ‘spoiling’ the show. She said, ‘There are few places on this planet where we can simply be together and be present. I understand you like filming the curtain call – and it is kind of flattering in a way – but for anyone who is filming the show, please don’t, because it spoils it for the next group of people who come in and are present with us. So thank you very much.’

She and Gillian follow in the footsteps of Wicked’s Cynthia Erivo, who brought her performance of Dracula to a halt at the Noel Coward Theatre in April, after spotting a fan recording the show from the crowd.

Footage of the moment was shared online, appearing to show Cynthia’s one-woman adaptation of the classic novel stopped as theatregoers sat in silence. A production assistant seemed to tell attendees to ‘remain seated’ before adding that the show would ‘resume shortly’ as the incident was dealt with.

And just one month after this, Rosamund Pike had to call out a theatregoer who was texting during her Inter Alia show at the National Theatre. The star, 47, returned to the stage after the curtain had fallen to address the crowd.

'Somebody was texting in this part. You know who you are. I'm not going to single you out but you know it upsets the performance. Maybe it was very important. Maybe you're a doctor and you're saving someone's life and I hope you are,’ she said.

'But we do see things. We do feel them and so when I feel that and see it it's hard,’ Rosamund added. ‘I’m trying to tell you a story and I'm feeling you and I hope you're feeling me too.'

Other stars who have voiced concerns about theatre etiquette recently include Isa Briones, who had to tell fans to stop yelling references to The Pitt while she was performing in the musical Just in Time. And there’s also Andrew Scott, Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman, who have all complained about issues with theatre audiences.

Arguably one of the most outrageous tales came from Kristin Scott Thomas, who claimed she witnessed a theatre goer eat ‘a ready meal in the front row’ at one of the performances.

Best friends share everything, right? From clothes to their deepest secrets... One thing that not all best friends share though is a partner!

Frankly, on occasions when this does happen, usually at least one person did not know about it, and it almost definitely signals the end of the friendship. Now, we all know that in Lalaland things work a little differently, and the truth is that in Hollywood, you can know your bestie's ups and downs and then literally experience their ups and downs for yourself… in the bedroom.

Yes, we’re talking about getting jiggy with the same person. No! Not at the same time... but sometimes in the same postcode. These celeb pals have dated the same person and totally compared notes. What we wouldn’t give to be in the middle of those dinner date discussions…

Gwyneth Paltrow and Jennifer Aniston

Gwyneth Paltrow has been delightfully vocal about her famous ex-lovers - calling Ben Affleck “technically excellent” in the sheets was a real high point. And what of her dear friend Jennifer Aniston’s ex-husband, Brad Pitt? She was of course almost Mrs. Pitt herself, the two having been engaged after meeting on set of 1994 film, Seven.

Disappointingly, Gwyneth declined to give a direct comparison between her A-list lovers and simply said that Pitt was a “good kisser”. She went on to reveal that meeting Brad Pitt was a love at first sight experience and that they had “major chemistry”.

Despite the over two-decade scrutiny surrounding their “love triangle” divorce, in a 2025 Vanity Fair interview, Jennifer attempted to lay some of the rumours about her feelings toward Brad to rest, saying, “I love Brad [Pitt]; I really love him. I will love him for the rest of my life. He's a fantastic man. I don't regret any of it.”

During the same interview, Jennifer addressed her friendship with Gwyneth and their shared ex, revealing that the two do discuss him. Jen said, "How can we not? We're girls".

Taylor Swift and Sophie Turner

In September 2026, rumours began to swirl in the fandom that Taylor’s latest song, ‘Patient Zero’, a song about a woman calling up her ex’s ex, was actually about Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas.

Following Joe and Sophie’s public split in September 2023, Turner and Swift were snapped in the streets of New York going to dinner together. Sophie had reached out to her good friend Taylor to ask if she knew anyone who had somewhere she could rent in NYC. Taylor was later hailed a ‘hero’ by Sophie after she immediately provided her Tribeca loft for Sophie and her two daughters.

But the most intriguing plot point? Joe Jonas is widely known as one of Taylor Swift’s famous exes, with the two dating as teenagers in 2008. It all ended in bad blood when, as described by Taylor herself on the Ellen DeGeneres show in 2019, Jonas broke up with her after a 27-second phone call.

Taylor would later pen the songs ‘Fearless’ and ‘Mr. Perfectly Fine’, reportedly about Joe. In response, the Jonas brothers released the 2009 track ‘Much Better’ which referenced Taylor’s music. Three songs and a lasting girl friendship later, everyone seems to have calmed down a bit.

Jennifer Lopez and Zoe Saldana

The two Latina powerhouses share more than just crazy talent, beauty and a firm friendship. They also share a mutual lover in actor Bradley Cooper.

It was late 2011 when photos emerged of Bradley and JLo enjoying some low-key date nights, with Mr. Cooper even hiding his head in a classic ‘we’re-in-the-same-car-but-we-don’t-want-you-to-know’ shot. Cooper was fresh off his split with Renee Zellweger, and JLo was recently divorced from singer Marc Anthony.

While their romance didn’t last that long, after Bradley and Zoe Saldana met filming and starred together in 2012 movie The Words, the two began an IRL relationship. Zoe confessed that they shared an intense on-screen chemistry, but the couple parted ways in January 2013.

Lasting far longer, however, is the relationship between Zoe and Jennifer, who continue to be good friends and are regularly pictured together at events.

Courteney Cox and Jennifer Aniston

Perhaps the ultimate man-share happened between the two Friends alums Courteney and Jen. Their long-standing love for one another played out on screen and IRL, and Courteney even made Jennifer godmother to her only daughter Coco Arquette. But while they shared the screen for years, you might be interested to know they also counted a shared lover - Counting Crows frontman, Adam Duritz.

In 1995, after meeting at Hollywood hotspot The Viper Room when the Crows were playing, Jennifer and Duritz enjoyed a fling. Duritz later recalled the romance, saying, "She was really nice, really funny, really pretty, those were pretty good requirements for me, and also she liked me. It didn't last very long, but she's a nice girl."

The meeting had actually been a set up by their mutual friends. “When I met Jennifer Aniston, my friends lied to me and her friends lied to her. They told us we both were really into each other,” At the time they dated he wasn’t even aware of her work on Friends and said because he was so busy when the show aired, he had never watched it!

However, just a year later in 1996, Jen’s BFF Courteney Cox appeared in the band's video for ‘A Long December’. “Courteney was probably my longest relationship, but I don’t know whether we were really together for a lot of it,” he remembered.

“We were very, very different people. And there were moments that were absolutely wonderful together and there were moments where it was really hard. We just weren’t on the same wavelength.”

While the “Duritz Years” as we’re pretty sure Jen and Courteney call them didn’t last, the ladies' friendship did – and thank goodness!

Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez

Sharing more than their Disney alumni status, Selena and Miley's life-long friendship has weathered more than the heady highs and lows of fame. Both Selena and Miley both shared a Jonas brother! Yes, step forward teenage Nick Jonas, who dated a teenage Miley back in 2006. Miley would later say that the two were genuinely in love and remained close even after parting ways.

Roll on to 2008 and picture the scene - Selena Gomez, then girlfriend of Nick Jonas, on a double date with her other BFF Taylor Swift, who is dating Nick’s brother Joe Jonas. Yes, even these list entries are dating each other's men. WILD.

So, neither of the Jonas bros had the staying power of these two ladies, who are not only behind-closed-doors supportive but also out-in-the-world supportive of each other.

When the singers released singles on the same day in 2023, they boosted each other on Instagram, sharing an old clip from their appearance in Hannah Montana together. With a neat reference to both their song titles, Selena captioned it: "@mileycyrus and I both have a SINGLE SOON and we are releasing on the same day. We have been friends since we USED TO BE YOUNG.”

Cameron Diaz, JLo and Kate Hudson

Ok, ok, listen, there aren't many people that A-Rod hasn’t dated, and let’s face it, most of them are gorgeous A-listers. One of them was the absolute sweetheart that is BFFs with every Hollywood woman, Cameron Diaz. So, when Cameron’s friend Kate Hudson started dating Alex in 2009, she knew her bud would be fine when she shacked up with him just a year later in 2010.

A year went by, and Cameron parted ways with A-Rod, but her pal JLo took him in. They enjoyed an engagement until he turned out to be a bit of a bad boy (who knew?) and she ran back to the arms of Ben Affleck. Yes, we all know how that turned out, and maybe she spoke to her friend Gwyneth Paltrow about that, because obviously, she was also engaged to Ben Affleck, but notably did not marry him.

Confused? So are we. BUT, the most important thing to remember here is that while the fellas have fallen to the wayside, ALL these women have remained friends. Girls before guys, right?

Drew Barrymore and Kristen Wiig

The Strokes drummer Fabrizio Moretti and Drew Barrymore were once famously kicked out of the theatre after having sex in the toilets. The toilet being one of the many places that girlfriends like to go together, no doubt Drew has also shared a toilet trip with her good friend, Kristen Wiig -although we’re pretty sure they were not kicked out.

The two actresses affirmed their friendship after working together on the film Whip It in 2009. No doubt when discussing past lovers Drew mentioned to Kristen something about that cute drummer she dated from 2002 to 2007. It’s no wonder then that in 2011, Kristen also started dating Fabrizio – and at the time Drew said their relationship wasn’t surprising to her.

"It seems fitting that they would find each other," she told Allure magazine "I was like, 'Right, of course, that makes perfect sense.'" The boyfriend sharing did nothing to dampen their friendship, and while Kristen's romance with the drummer ended in 2013, she has remained firm friends with Drew, appearing on her talk show in 2021.

As the face – and body – of her own underwear brand, Sydney Sweeney is no stranger to showing off her figure. And proving she’s her very own best advert, the Hollywood actress has been modelling items from Syrn’s newest collection, titled Send Nudes.

Posing in a flesh-coloured bra – the Meet Me Halfway smooth cup plunge – and knickers, Sydney introduces the new range before telling fans, ‘I always felt like nude bras were kind of boring so I wanted to make something super cute and playful and girly.’ She then zooms into her cleavage, saying, ‘This is the Plunge. Super cute, right?’

As expected, fans were full of praise for the 29-year-old star and her sex appeal, with one saying, ‘She is a gorgeous woman with a body to die for. And very smart [to] capitalize on her assets,’ while another remarked, ‘You definitely know the assignment?’ while another commented, ‘No one listened to a word you said.’

But Sydney showed it’s not all about work and no play as she shared some new photos with her boyfriend Scooter Braun from their recent holiday to Lake Powell, Arizona – which included a snap of her bursting out in a red one-piece swimsuit. Very Baywatch indeed. One follower remarked, ‘Reminded me of Pamala Anderson from Baywatch in the first slide.’

The reel also included the couple on a boat and of her wakeboarding and water skiing, along with several snaps of Sydney dancing, hiking and hanging out with friends. ‘When your man takes you to the moon,’ she captioned the pics.

Sydney’s latest campaign for Syrn comes after her provocative ad for sports trading app Novig was a success, raising the company’s value to $2 billion – four times higher than its earlier $500 million valuation. The controversial and raunchy campaign, which launched last month, featured the star naked, with only balls and sports equipment to protect her modesty as she sat on a basketball hoop while spinning a ball on her finger, lay on a pool table and straddled a locker room bench.

While the ad caused backlash, sparking fury amongst female Olympic athletes who accused it of sexualising women in sport, it sent the internet into overdrive gaining 911k ‘likes’ and 18.8k comments within its first day. ‘You broke Instagram,’ one said, as another remarked, ‘Greatest ad ever.’ Sydney, who’s also a strategic partner and is one of Novig’s backers as well as the face of the brand, said the cheeky ‘Just Sports’ campaign is just a ‘very simple and playful idea’ aimed to ‘really bring the concept of “just sports” to life’.

Meanwhile, it’s been reported that the Euphoria star has become the most Googled actors in 2026, beating A-list hunks Jacob Elordi and Pedro Pascal, who are in second and third place respectively. Sydney is the biggest internet draw, attracting a whopping 12 million Google searches a month, almost a third more than Wuthering Heights star Jacob with 4.3 million monthly searches and Pedro with four million searches a month. Rounding out the top five of most searched celebrities are Brad Pitt and Spider-Man star Sadie Sink.

She’s been accused of building a mega brand off the back of having ‘the best tits in Hollywood’ – a nickname given to her by her grandmother following her racy scenes in HBO’s Euphoria, the teen drama that has made her a household name. So much so we’re told that this latest flurry of flaunting has even led to some of Sydney’s close pals begging her to ‘step into her power’ as a sought-after actress and put her boobs away!

‘For many of her close pals it’s sad to see how reliant she is on being known for her big boobs,’ a source says. ‘She’s actually a talented actress who’s making big moves behind the scenes too, but instead of stepping into her power and owning it, she’s still acting like she’s some no-name Only Fans girl who can only get noticed for her body.

‘No one is saying she shouldn’t dress sexy or play up her assets, they just think she’s selling herself short.’

The insider says that with her career booming, her friends are becoming increasingly ‘frustrated’ by Sydney as she continues to live up to the ‘blonde pin-up’ stereotype, even accusing her of relishing in the ‘shock value’.

They tell us, ‘It’s reached the point where even people who adore her are rolling their eyes. Her friends don’t understand why she wants to keep reinforcing this image that she's all about shock value and cleavage.

‘It’s frustrating because she doesn’t need it anymore. She’s already famous, she’s already booked and busy, but she keeps boxing herself into this very narrow stereotype. What’s even more annoying is that she complains about it, people always objectifying her, like she’s totally oblivious to the way she’s feeding into it.’

With a net worth estimated at a cool $40-50 million, which is likely to grow in the next year, Sydney – who is dating former talent manager Scooter, 45 – has already proved that her assets are incredibly lucrative.

‘She asks, “Is it really my fault that I have a decent figure and want to flaunt it from time to time?” It’s not as though her celebrity peers haven’t done the same with their bodies in the past and to this present day, after all,’ the insider says. ‘Just look at J.Lo, who made her name for having this voluptuous, curvy physique, Elle MacPherson, Kim Kardashian, Halle Berry, the list is absolutely endless. Sydney’s stance on this is that she’s simply making the most of her assets.

‘The next challenge for Sydney is to build on her acting work and strive to be taken seriously for her craft and not just her sex symbol status,’ the source says. ‘At the end of the day she’s made her point and doesn’t need to keep banging the drum about her cleavage. She’s better than that!’

Sydney’s plate is looking busy on that front with a number of exciting film roles coming up – she’s set to star in the new Sleepy Hollow film opposite Off Campus heartthrob Belmont Cameli, the Housemaid sequel The Housemaid’s Secret, sci-fi blockbuster Gundam and tragicomedy The Custom Of The Country alongside Leo Woodall.

Sarah Ferguson may be insisting that she has no plans to write a memoir, but behind Palace walls there are reportedly growing fears over what could happen if the former Duchess of York ever changed her mind.

After months away from the spotlight, Sarah, 66, is now back in Britain and is said to be attempting to rebuild her life following a turbulent period that has seen her become increasingly distanced from the Royal Family.

And while reports last week claimed she was ‘just days away’ from signing a seven-figure autobiography deal, a spokesperson for Sarah swiftly rejected the claims, saying, ‘She is not writing a personal memoir’.

Yet the speculation has reportedly presented the Palace with an uncomfortable reminder: Sarah has spent decades at the heart of the Royal Family, and there is potentially a huge amount she could reveal.

Indeed, the timing of the claims has been particularly striking, coming just days after the publication of Earl Spencer’s Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, which has already caused considerable controversy with its deeply personal revelations about Princess Diana, King Charles and the aftermath of her death.

And according to one source, the book has given Sarah a glimpse of the potential power she could wield if she ever decided to tell her own story.

‘No one knew this book from Charles Spencer was coming until the last minute so it’s taken Sarah by surprise, although for her it’s been a very good surprise because it’s got the King and everyone else within the Firm completely on the ropes,’ the insider says.

‘It's a good reminder of the sort of chaos someone can cause with a tell-all like this. And, considering how close Sarah has been to the family over the past five decades, odds are she could do a lot more damage to the King’s legacy than Earl Spencer has.’

For now, there doesn’t seem to be an imminent book deal on the table. But with Sarah’s financial circumstances reportedly a concern and her relationship with the Royal Family still uncertain, sources claim the prospect could remain an option in the future.

Sarah returned to Britain in August after reportedly spending eight months largely out of sight, during which time she was photographed just once, at a chalet in the Swiss mountains.

Since then, we’ve been told that the former Duchess is hoping to return to London and ‘salvage some sort of life for herself’ after months of battling one crisis after another.

Her future within royal circles, however, remains complicated.

Sarah and her former husband, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, lost their royal titles and were evicted from Royal Lodge last year, while their daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, remain members of the wider royal family.

And that leaves Sarah in an unusual position: still closely connected to the Firm through her daughters, but increasingly separated from the institution she was once such a prominent part of.

According to one insider, that may explain why Sarah is currently holding back from any memoir deal.

‘Sure, she’s loudly denying any talk about signing a deal of her own, but that’s very much a part of her strategy. She wants the King and the rest of the family to know that this is a choice that is ultimately up to her,’ the source says.

‘Sarah is holding off on a book deal for now because she’s convinced there’s still a place for her within the royal family. She figures that by showing loyalty or at least keeping her mouth shut it’s only fair that they cut her a break and at least help her with a path back towards respectability or at the very least a place to live – just like they did with Andrew.

‘If this doesn’t happen then she’s still got the tell-all up her sleeve, plus other money making ops like reality shows or reinventing herself on social media using her former royal status as the springboard. So she continues to put out these feelers and messages, essentially imploring William and Charles to throw her a bone and pointing out that she doesn’t want to go against the family if she can help it.’

Money is reportedly another significant factor. There has been speculation for months about Sarah’s finances, with her lengthy stay at a £2000-a-night wellness resort in the Swiss Alps unlikely to have helped matters.

And we’re told financial pressure could eventually make a lucrative publishing deal difficult to resist.

The Palace, meanwhile, has made no public statement about Sarah’s situation. But senior royals are understood to have increasingly distanced themselves from the Yorks.

Prince William has reportedly taken a particularly hard line over his uncle, having been said to support removing Andrew’s titles long before King Charles eventually took action.

That stance has reportedly extended to Sarah, with one source claiming William sees her attempts to find a route back into royal circles as calculated.

‘For William it’s all so calculated and proof that Sarah is a scheming wretch who mustn’t be allowed to darken their doors ever again,’ the source says.

But the same source claims the King may take a more pragmatic view, particularly at a time when the wider Royal Family is already dealing with multiple difficult situations.

‘Charles tends to agree but it’s not that simple. The family is in such a vulnerable state right now, especially with the Charles Spencer fiasco. They don’t need any more enemies, so Sarah may yet get some type of compromise on that basis.’

And so, we’re told, Sarah could potentially find herself negotiating for something other than a place within the royal fold.

If she cannot secure a route back into the family, an alternative financial arrangement could reportedly be considered – something that would provide her with support without requiring the Palace to publicly welcome her back.

‘The offers are on the table and she’s made sure they know that if they want to keep her from going down that route, they are going to need to take care of her and cover her expenses,’ the insider says.

‘She’s not asking for some huge payout, and she insists she isn’t out to blackmail them, she says she simply wants them to show her a little mercy. Fact is, she’s in a terrible financial mess, she needs help and she’s not going to stop asking for it.’

Meanwhile, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie are reportedly concerned about their mother’s continued attempts to repair her position and are said to fear that any further confrontation with the Palace could ultimately have consequences for them too.

‘Beatrice and Eugenie hate being caught in the middle of all this. They’re convinced it’ll wind up backfiring on the whole family including them and are begging her to let this redemption quest go,’ the source tells us.

‘They’re very worried that this is only going to make things worse, but Sarah doesn’t see it that way. She says she could easily go off and make a fortune trading on all the family secrets she knows and instead she’s showing restraint, she thinks that ought to count for something.’

Talk about rubbing salt into the wound. Just when Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were presumably hoping their return to Britain might put them back on the map, along comes Tom Cruise to remind them exactly what they’re missing.

The Hollywood legend caused quite the stir last week when he joined Prince William and Princess Kate on the red carpet for the London premiere of his new film, Digger. Looking every inch the old friends, Tom, 64, was pictured chatting happily with the Waleses before taking Kate’s arm and leading her down the steps into the screening.

And if that wasn’t enough to get tongues wagging, the Top Gun star then appeared to all-but confess to having a soft spot for Kate, 44, praising her ‘great sense of humour’, describing her as ‘very intelligent’ and declaring her dress ‘stunning’.

He then added, ‘William did well. Will, way to go. Smart choice. I’ve got to give it to William, smart choice.’

Cue one very awkward situation for Harry and Meghan, who we’re told were watching the whole Hollywood love-in from their new base in the Cotswolds.

An insider says, ‘They are both convinced that William and Kate made an extra big show of their friendship with Tom Cruise to try and upset them, and it worked. They would love to have Tom kissing up to them the way he does with William and Kate.

‘It’s no secret they had very high hopes of being a part of the Hollywood in-crowd when they moved to America and that just hasn’t happened. Instead, they’ve gone back to England with their tails between their legs and they’re now having to watch William and Kate parading around on the red carpet like a couple of Hollywood stars - the irony is infuriating.’

Of course, this isn’t some brand-new friendship between William and the Mission: Impossible star. Tom has crossed paths with the Prince several times, including at a gala in February 2024, when he received personal thanks from William after donating millions to the London Air Ambulance Service, while he has also attended the Queen’s Jubilee and King Charles’ Coronation celebrations.

In fact, Tom has previously described himself as King Charles’ ‘wingman’, suggesting his royal connections run considerably deeper than a single red-carpet appearance. But according to the source, it’s the increasingly starry nature of William’s social circle that is really getting under the Sussexes’ skin.

William has cultivated relationships with a string of big names through his Earthshot Prize environmental initiative, with celebrities including Cate Blanchett, Stella McCartney, Gisele Bundchen and Robert Irwin showing their support for the project.

‘William has been on this huge push to gather as many big Hollywood stars as he can for his charity and if you ask Harry and Meghan, that’s his way of trying to one-up them because he thinks it somehow proves he’s better,’ we’re told.

‘They’re also very paranoid about what William and Kate are saying about them to all of these stars. In some ways that’s even more upsetting because they feel like William and Kate are running a smear campaign against them and its working.’

And there’s another reason this latest snub may sting: the Sussexes have already experienced the spectacular collapse of one very high-profile celebrity friendship.

Step forward David and Victoria Beckham. Once considered part of the Sussexes’ inner circle, the couple were among the famous faces invited to Harry and Meghan’s 2018 wedding, while Meghan and Victoria were also believed to have struck up a friendship.

Meghan famously wore designs from Victoria’s fashion label during some of her most important royal appearances, including her 2017 engagement announcement. But within months, things had reportedly turned sour.

In 2018, David, 51, was said to have been left ‘furious’ after reportedly receiving a call from Harry, 42, who allegedly accused Victoria of leaking stories about Meghan to the media. The Beckhams have never publicly spoken about the alleged confrontation.

There were later suggestions that Meghan, 45, attempted to extend an olive branch by wearing a Victoria Beckham design during her 2024 visit to Colombia. But if that was intended as a peace offering, it apparently failed to revive the friendship.

The contrast with the Beckhams’ relationship with William and Kate has since become increasingly difficult for the Sussexes to ignore. David was awarded a knighthood by King Charles as part of his birthday honours list last year and is now regularly seen alongside the Waleses, which we’re told Harry and Meghan see as evidence of something more calculated.

The source says, ‘They’re absolutely convinced William has played a part in turning Victoria and David Beckham against them. Both Harry and Meghan insist that they have no idea what went wrong between them and the Beckhams. They say they’ve tried so many times to get to the bottom of it and mend fences, but every attempt has been shut down or ignored completely.

‘Instead, David and Victoria are practically a part of William and Kate’s inner circle these days so of course Harry and Meghan are going to see that as proof that they’ve pressured the Beckhams into taking side and they can’t help but worry that the same thing is happening with Tom and anyone else William gets close to.’

For Harry, there is also a sense of déjà vu. When he and Meghan moved to California in 2020, their new life among Hollywood A-listers quickly became one of the most talked-about aspects of their departure from royal life, but the source claims Harry now feels William is receiving the celebrity welcome that he and Meghan were mocked for seeking.

‘It may sound paranoid, but Harry says he knows his brother well enough to know exactly how petty and manipulative he can be so he’s not that surprised that this is happening,’ the source says.

‘He’s also not surprised by the huge double standard when it comes to how William and Kate’s big Hollywood push is being perceived, versus the reaction he and Meghan get for the same sort of thing.

‘They’ve been mocked endlessly for being ‘too Hollywood,’ yet William can cozy up to Tom Cruise and every other huge star he can find and somehow that’s perfectly acceptable, it’s such a double standard.’

But if Harry is irritated, we’re told the latest development has landed particularly badly with Meghan. Having grown up in Los Angeles and spent years working as an actress on Suits before meeting Harry, Hollywood was very much part of Meghan’s professional world long before she became a Duchess.

The source says, ‘For Meghan it’s especially hard to take because Hollywood is her world and she’s still got a lot of dreams she would like to make happen when it comes to her career. Having to watch Kate, who she is constantly being compared to, walk the red carpet on the arm of one of the biggest movie stars in the world is triggering a lot of jealousy.

‘William and Kate insist that this is just business as usual. They’ve been going to premieres and mixing with movie stars for years, so in their view, the fact that Harry and Meghan can somehow take this personally just goes to show how self-centered they are.’

If you are a living, breathing human being, it goes without saying that at one point in your life you may have daydreamed about how wonderful it would be to bump into your fave celebrity. Picture the scene, you’re just out dealing with your daily business, you grab a coffee only to bump into, let’s for argument's sake say, Harry Styles.

Your eyes meet and Harry looks  at you in a way that tells signals he’s fallen instantly in love with you and also lets you know that you are about to have the greatest night of your life. You know what? He’ll probably write a song about you.

Seems far-fetched, doesn’t it? Well, it isn’t, because in this crazy world we live in sometimes fans do meet celebs and they get it on. Sometimes they get it on so much that they get married and live happily ever after. Don’t believe us? Enjoy the evidence…

Harry Styles

It was during an appearance on the Ellen show that Mr. Styles coyly admitted he had slept with fans. But while he didn’t elaborate any further, in 2015 he said that he stopped being ashamed of his behaviour and the stress of “kiss and tells” saying, "I'm a 26-year-old man who's single; it's like, yes, I have sex". In 2013 rumours swirled that Harry was seriously dating fan Alexis Allen (after she held up a sign at his concert) and that he had flown her to one of his other concerts - neither party ever confirmed or denied the story.

And then came the ultimate dream, Harry Styles went on a blind date with student Townes Adair Jones. Now we can’t confirm if she was a fan but let’s be honest, this is Harry Styles we’re talking about. The meeting made such an impression on Harry that he wrote a song about her, YES, HE WROTE A SONG ABOUT HER.

The song ‘Carolina’ from his self-titled debut album features the lyrics, “Townes, better swim before you drown”, While Harry said that Townes didn’t know the song was about her initially, her own dad recognised the lyrics. But then why she didn’t immediately call him up and say, “Yes, I’ll marry you” is frankly beyond us. As far as we've been told, it might’ve just been a date but we’ll remind you that HE WROTE A SONG ABOUT HER.

Justin Bieber

In November 2013 Justin Bieber made no official comment after Brazilian fan Tatiana Neves posted a photo of him wrapped in a blanket in bed. She then turned the camera on herself before blowing a sleeping Justin a kiss. Within weeks the viral clip had gained tens of millions of views and Beliebers all over the globe finally believed that they had the potential to bag Bieber for themselves.

Tatiana later discussed the night saying that she had spent the night with Justin but initially had only sent the clip to a friend. Then came British fan, model Laura Carter, who in 2015 publicly claimed to have had a threesome with Justin at a London hotel. Laura says Justin picked her out of a nightclub dance floor before she was whisked off to a swanky hotel where a game of truth or dare turned wild.  Laura said, “Any other time I’d have been like, ‘Hang on a minute,’ but it was Justin Bieber. I’d fancied him forever.”

She continued, “I was taken to this huge room which had been kitted out with a massive sound system and there was booze everywhere,” Laura explained, “There were four boys and a group of 10 girls, all really glamorous. The party was in full swing and Justin was showing off his dance moves. I wanted to take a selfie to show all my friends but security took my phone at the door and put it in a bucket.”

Joe Jonas

Joe Jonas has admitted on multiple occasions that he has dated and hooked up with fans, even lamenting that sometimes fans would come backstage and prefer one of his brothers to him. Still, that doesn’t mean that he hasn’t seen his fair share of fan action.

In 2013, Joe revealed that he had taken a fan to the cinema and that they made out the entire time. The pair were going at it so much that they missed the film entirely. Recalling the encounter, he said, “We just made out the entire time. I don’t even remember what the movie was about.”.

When discussing his fan romances with Vulture magazine her said, “Yes, I’ve dated fans. I can’t say that I’ve never put a foot in that world; there were times when I definitely took advantage of the opportunities I had.”

Drake

Canadian rapper Drake has claimed that while he’s not one to discuss his romantic life, he has hooked up with fans while touring. But we would suggest that if he really wanted to remain tight-lipped then maybe he shouldn’t have penned his 2021 song titled ‘Fucking Fans’.

The lyrics, "You said I was fucking up when I was out here fucking fans, damn, and it made you look crazy / Made you seem, made you feel, it was crazy / While you sit in the house, I be out and you stay worried about me,” apparently refer to the committed relationship he ruined with his sexy antics.

He had previously revealed to talk show host Ellen in 2016 that he had hooked up with fans during a game of, ‘Never have I ever’. During the segment where Drake held up the ‘I have’ sign in response to being asked if he had hooked up with a fan he then said, "What is a fan? Like, someone that just enjoys your, like..."

Yes Drake, someone who likes you naked.

John Mayer

There aren’t many ladies in Hollywood that John Mayer hasn’t dated so it’s any wonder that he managed to find time to hook-up with his fans at all. Still, he says that all his fan encounters were thankfully before the days of widespread camera phones and that he doesn’t sleep with his fans anymore – and that intimate flings were a thing of the past.

But in 2008 he admitted,  “I might have hooked up with people, but as soon as I hooked up, they weren’t fans anymore… The answer is, yes, I have. But not in a really long time.” Former flame Jennifer Aniston will be pleased to know.

Robbie Williams

Robbie has never been backwards about coming forward with his sexual conquests, once jokingly claiming to have slept with 2 of the 5 Spice Girls. The artist has said, "I am the only man who can say he's been in Take That and at least two members of the Spice Girls." He also added, "I haven't slept with that many women, it's just that I've slept with 40 women a week."

While performing in Hyde Park he recounted the experience of sleeping with his fans in his younger days saying, "I looked at the front row and thought, 'I've slept with her, I've slept with her, I've slept with her...' But then I looked further back and realized I couldn't possibly have slept with all of you." Robbie also revealed on Graham Norton’s talk show that in that he’d once received a sexual act from a fan who snuck into his hotel room!

Isaac Hanson

Talk about love at first sight! Isaac Hanson spotted his future wife in a crowd at one of Hanson’s concerts and swiftly asked his tour manager not to let the mysterious woman leave saying, ‘Hey, that girl — I got to meet that girl.’

The year was 2003 and Isaac was so desperate to meet the woman with whom he thought he had an instant connection. Speaking of how love struck he was, Isaac revealed that during the concert he “sang the entirety of the show” toward her. Fast forward to 2006 when Isaac married his woman in the crowd, Nicole Dufresne!

They now share a blissful family life with their three children. But that’s not all! Taylor and Zac also met their fan first wives during a 2002 Hanson performance at a Macy’s in Georgia. It’s a fan trilogy… Mmmmmmbop indeed!

Prince William is said to be bracing himself for another turbulent chapter in the family feud with his brother Prince Harry and Meghan, because while the Sussexes are said to be hoping to establish a new life in the British countryside, William is reportedly counting on a very different outcome.

Just weeks after leaving their Montecito home for the UK, Harry, 42, and Meghan, 45, are said to be weighing up their long-term future as they search for a property in the Cotswolds, with a reported budget of £12 million.

But their plans could hinge on the outcome of Harry’s long-running security battle, with the couple awaiting a review that will determine whether they qualify for automatic police protection from the Metropolitan Police, funded by the UK taxpayer.

The issue has followed Harry for years, but reports over the weekend suggested the Sussexes had been telling friends they could consider returning to America if the decision does not go their way. The Daily Mail’s Richard Eden described the alleged suggestion as ‘akin to blackmail’, particularly amid reports that King Charles is keen to spend more time with his grandchildren, Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five.

However, while the King is said to be keen to maintain a relationship with Harry and his family, William is reportedly taking a very different stance. According to one source, the Prince of Wales has no intention of becoming involved in the security dispute and is hoping those making the decisions will stand firm.

The insider says, ‘William doesn’t believe they’ll even last another six months. He’s counting on them giving up and moving back to America as soon as they realise they can’t just bulldoze their way into getting everything they want.

‘He’s staying out of this security battle because he knows anything he does will be used against him by Harry, so he’s giving that a wide berth and counting on the powers that be to do the right thing.'

And while William is said to be keeping his distance from the dispute, we’re told he has a blunt five-word warning about the Sussexes’ future: ‘They can't leave soon enough’.

The reported sentiment comes as hopes of reconciliation between the brothers appear increasingly distant. Harry’s return to British soil had offered the possibility of a fresh start, but his continuing relationship with his uncle, Earl Spencer, is said to have added another layer of tension.

The Earl recently revealed in an interview that Harry had been ‘fine’ about the release of his memoir, which contains deeply personal claims about King Charles and the aftermath of Diana’s death.

Meanwhile, The Telegraph reported at the weekend that Harry and Meghan are working on their own film about Diana, which is due to be released next year, marking the 30th anniversary of her death.

William has yet to comment publicly on either development. However, royal author Tom Sykes has written on his The Royalist Substack that the Prince appears ‘dismayed’ by his brother’s actions to close confidantes, although not surprised by them.

It is understood that William’s frustration extends beyond Harry’s latest projects. While the King is reportedly keen to rebuild his relationship with his youngest son, we’re told William finds it difficult to understand why their father remains so willing to forgive the Sussexes.

‘It’s very hard for William to watch his father being so soft on them. He truly cannot understand why Charles is giving them so much latitude after everything that’s happened,’ the source says.

‘He just has to accept that there’s no changing the King’s mind, which is incredibly aggravating. He thinks Harry is being so blatantly disrespectful by cosying up to Charles Spencer right when he’s putting out this dreadful book, and then of course he is going off on his own to do this Diana documentary.'

They add, ‘The fact his brother is trying so hard to work his way back into the King’s world and at the same time he’s making a big show of his alliance with their traitorous uncle completely baffles William.’

For a family that has long adhered to the late Queen’s mantra of ‘Never complain, never explain’, the latest developments present another difficult balancing act. And while the Palace has largely remained silent, William is reportedly determined not to let his brother’s return dictate his own approach.

Harry’s homecoming has also yet to translate into the kind of public enthusiasm the Sussexes may have hoped for, according to the source. Meghan, meanwhile, has made only a handful of reported public appearances since arriving in Britain.

These include a visit to the exclusive Soho Farmhouse, a pub meeting with her former Montecito neighbours Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi, and time spent with her American friend Kelly Zajfen, who shared photographs from her trip on social media.

Now, we’re told William believes a return to California is not simply a possibility but an increasingly likely outcome. The source claims he is already treating the Sussexes’ eventual departure as a question of timing rather than a matter of whether it will happen at all.

The insider says, ‘William doesn’t see how the UK is sustainable for them long term, especially with Meghan facing so much backlash all the time, and he’s very quick to point that out anytime someone suggests they might dig in and make this move permanent.

‘He doesn’t doubt that Harry would prefer they stay in the UK for good. He knows he’s been homesick the past six years but ultimately it’s going to be Meghan who has the final say and William says he doesn’t see her sticking it out longer than a few months. He’s just waiting for the inevitable news that they’re heading back to America.’

For now, William is said to be determined to keep his distance, with little appetite for any attempt by Harry and Meghan to repair relations.
We’re told the Prince has no intention of accepting an olive branch from the couple, believing that too much has happened for a reconciliation to be possible at this stage.

The source says, ‘As far as he’s concerned nothing is forgiven and it’s not likely it ever will be, because he doesn’t see them changing their ways. In his view, they are just as self-serving and manipulative as they’ve always been. He maintains Harry is proving yet again that he’s completely disloyal and should be exiled.’

Yet while William may feel strongly about his brother’s future within the Royal Family, the King’s position could leave him facing an uncomfortable dilemma. Charles is reportedly keen to preserve his relationship with Harry and his grandchildren, while also navigating his responsibilities as monarch.

That could put father and son on opposing sides of an increasingly delicate family dispute, with William said to be conscious that challenging the King too openly could damage their own relationship.

‘Ultimately it [Harry and Meghan’s future in the UK] is up to the King and he’s simply not yet willing to drop the hammer. William is having to walk a fine line or risk getting in his father’s bad books, himself, but he’s not letting this go,’ the source says.

‘He intends to do whatever it takes to stop them from weaselling their way back into some sort of insane half-in half-out arrangement. He’s very clear that they will not get away with that on his watch. He intends to make things as difficult for them as he can because the sooner they leave, the better.’

Everything she touches usually turns to gold– but Taylor Swift is facing a surprisingly negative reaction to her new music. Last month, the singer released a new version of The Life Of A Showgirl, subtitled The Encore, featuring four bonus tracks, which were panned by both critics and fans.

While some praised the new music, which included a new song, Patient Zero, featuring a video starring BFF Dakota Johnson, many usually loyal Swifties branded them ‘terrible’ and declared that they were ‘disappointed’.

Now, insiders tell heat the negativity has hit Taylor hard. ‘She’s extremely sensitive to criticism. Taylor’s songs are like her babies, so when people don’t like them, she takes it very personally. She’s had critics say nasty things about her music before, but never fans – so this has been very tough for her,’ says a source.

Taylor, 36, has been one of music’s most successful stars for nearly 20 years. From her sold-out Eras tour to record-breaking album sales, she’s enjoyed near universal acclaim, rarely putting a foot wrong. She is also the only artist to have won an Album of the Year Grammy four times, and has received the most MTV VMAs in history, with a total of 33 trophies. Her albums and singles regularly top the charts, with her fans loyally supporting every release, which makes it all the more surprising that her new music failed to make as much of an impact as she was expecting.

We’re told, ‘Everyone in her life is telling Taylor to ignore the negativity and focus on the positive reactions, because there have been plenty, but that’s not easy, especially for someone who’s used to so much praise – she’s struggling to adjust to this new reality. It wouldn’t surprise anyone if she decided to take a big step back. She’s definitely at risk of becoming overexposed.’

Criticism of The Encore included a review from The Atlantic that read, ‘Her lyrics, usually laden with double and triple meanings, invite little extended analysis. It also mocked her abilities, saying, ‘Sometimes she raps like a funky uncle delivering a wedding toast.’ The Telegraph described the deluxe re-release as ‘derivative’ and ‘flat’, before adding, ‘[We] don’t know one Swift fan who wouldn’t rather have been treated to a picture of her wedding dress than new music.’

It’s true that music hasn’t been at the forefront of Swifties’ minds in recent months, with details of Taylor’s highly publicised wedding to Travis Kelce being the focus of their energies, thanks to the couple refraining from sharing photos of the big day.

Taylor met NFL star Travis, 36, back in 2023. The couple announced their engagement two years later, before going on to say ‘I do’ in a star-studded ceremony at New York’s Madison Square Gardens, which took place in July in front of more than 1,000 guests, including A-listers such as Tom Hanks and Selena Gomez.

It marked a major turning point for Taylor, who has endured her fair share of heartbreak over the years. Her dating history includes stars such as Joe Alwyn, Harry Styles and Calvin Harris, and she’s rarely managed to keep her love life out of the spotlight. But meeting Travis changed everything, and we’re told he’s determined to support his wife after the recent bout of criticism.

Our insider says, ‘Travis knows Taylor well enough to see when she’s getting too caught up in what people are saying, and he’s great at pulling her out of that spiral. He keeps reminding her she can’t please everyone, and she doesn’t need to prove herself to anyone at this point.’

The source adds, ‘Travis is proving that she made the right choice in marrying him, because he always seems to know exactly how to make her feel better.’

Like many women her age, Victoria Beckham is all too familiar with the effects of the menopause. And she’s not the only Spice Girl feeling the heat, with former bandmate Mel B previously revealing all five women are experiencing the midlife shift. But Posh is embracing life in her fifties with her trademark poise, and it seems she doesn’t quite see what all the fuss is about when it comes to the menopause – as sources tell heat she’s feeling sexier than ever.

‘Vic has confided that, despite all the scary stories around menopause, she currently feels she’s blossoming,’ says an insider. ‘She feels sexier than ever, and David can’t keep his hands off her. She reminds him every day that while some women struggle, she has embraced the next chapter.’

The source continues, ‘Unlike some celebs, she’s choosing not to shout about it and instead to keep it closer to home. She has also adapted her approach to managing her bad days. She likes to think that she makes the menopause look good, that she’s inspiring other women and that it’s not all doom and gloom. She feels like she’s looking better than ever, her skin is under control for the first time in her life, and she feels in control and sexy. Victoria doesn’t only exercise her body, she exercises her mind too, learning something new every day.’

The fashion mogul, 52, is even trying some more unconventional ways to sail through this chapter of her life. We’re told, ‘She’s all about using bio-hacks to manage the symptoms. She firmly believes the space you live in affects your wellbeing from the inside out, so she likes to have crystals in every room. And then there’s tequila – she reckons it supports bone density, something both [best friend] Eva Longoria and Cindy Crawford also believe.’ Hmmm, not sure the doctors would agree with them on that one…

Mum-of-four Victoria – who took Paris Fashion Week by storm with her latest runway show – has continued to juggle her fashion and beauty empire, while also keeping on top of managing her mental and physical health. ‘Vic also believes you are what you eat, so she’s sticking rigorously to her tried-and-tested diet of steamed veg, salad and grilled fish,’ we’re told. ‘She also kicks-starts her day with apple cider and hot lemon. She’s convinced this is the fountain of youth and electrolytes. She never leaves home without them.’

And it seems VB’s feel-good era is extending to her marriage, with husband David, 51, still the smitten spouse after 27 years, recently gifting his wife a lavish bouquet of flowers. Victoria proudly shared the romantic gesture online, writing, ‘I love you.’

Our source says, ‘Like many women her age, Vic worries about losing her looks, vitality and sex appeal – and with her network of girlfriends being some of the world’s most beautiful women, it’s understandable why she would be concerned. But Vic says that’s the opposite of what’s occurred in the bedroom department. There’s more of a spark than ever, and she’s convinced her regime is working.’

With David still obsessed with his wife all these years later, it seems Posh’s hard work is paying off – and our source says her efforts may even be reversing her biological age.

We’re told, ‘When she went for her recent health MOT, they told her medical age was 40 – cutting 12 years off her actual age. ‘She really is in great shape and turning back the clock.’

The Celebrity Traitors made its triumphant return last week, reminding us why celebs at war, chaos in a castle and Claudia Winkleman in tweed are a must-watch combo.

But while Claudia delights in striking paranoia and second-guessing into the hearts of her contestants, we’re told the beloved presenter has secretly been feeling her own fear and panic behind the scenes.

According to insiders, the 54-year-old doesn’t take her job lightly, and pours every ounce of herself into the show’s success. But with last year’s celebrity outing being such a ratings juggernaut – and even picking up a BAFTA for the year’s Most Memorable TV Moment – she’s been quietly feeling under pressure to deliver another smash-hit. Add to that the fact she quit her own chat show earlier this year because of nerves, and it’s no surprise that – like her chosen Traitors – Claudia’s been putting on a bit of an act herself.

‘Claudia might look completely in control when the cameras are rolling, but Celebrity Traitors terrifies her,’ says an insider close to the TV host, who ushered a massive roll-call of famous faces into Ardross Castle last week, including Richard E. Grant, Ross Kemp and Leigh-Anne Pinnock. ‘The nerves during filming were on another level this season because she knew just how much expectation was riding on it. People see her as this incredibly confident broadcaster, but she’s always been open about her nerves. With Celebrity Traitors, that anxiety really kicks in. She knew the cast was huge, the expectations were enormous, and everyone was waiting to see whether it would live up to the hype. The bigger the show has become, the more Claudia feels that pressure.’

There’s no denying that Claudia is standing front and centre of a massive operation. With an all-star cast of 21 celebrities, and the viewing public chomping at the bit to see allegiances crumble and sparks fly, the heat is on. She rarely lets her cool factor slip when the cameras are rolling, but – as our source explains – it does take a whole lot out of her. What’s more, when this series started filming in May, it was only weeks after she finished filming the first, and last, season of The Claudia Winkleman Show. Despite her welcoming big-name guests and having primetime Friday night billing, the chat show received mixed reviews earlier this year. But while the BBC was reportedly eager to give her another season, it was Claudia who pulled the plug. Announcing the news in July, she said that she was ‘incredibly grateful’ for the opportunity, but had realised she was ‘just too nervous to enjoy it’. The TV queen added, ‘Maybe one day I will give it another try, but for now, I already have the best jobs in the world and absolutely love the shows I’m doing.’

Considering the timing of her chat show – and her subsequent decision to call it quits – it’s no surprise those nerves accompanied Claudia onto the Celebrity Traitors set. We’re told the experience has given her a dilemma over the kind of work she wants to take on moving forward, and what she is willing to put her nerves on the line for. But there’s no suggestion that Claudia would ever quit The Traitors nor its celebrity variant. It’s been her baby ever since the series launched in 2022, and she revels in her role as the overlord of proceedings. But, as our insider explains, this current outing wasn’t easy to film.

‘Claudia had already reached a point in her career where she’d started questioning whether she wanted to keep putting herself through that level of stress,’ we’re told. ‘Then along comes arguably the most high-pressure version of Traitors yet again. It was exhilarating for her, but terrifying, too.’

Still, ever the show woman, she didn’t let that mask slip once – giving the star cast a serious run for their money. ‘She can be incredibly anxious before a big recording and then completely transform the second the cameras start,’ we’re told. ‘Once she put the cloak on, Claudia was Claudia.’

Getting fit and healthy doesn't have to be a chore - not when there's a whole heap of the best gym classes in London to try. From quirky dance workouts and kick-boxing, to holistic Cannabliss classes and barre, see our pick of workouts that'll leave you feeling great.

The TV Choice Awards 2027 are officially here, and it’s time to crown your fave shows and stars. With 18 exciting categories in the mix, you can vote for everything from drama to comedy, soaps to talent shows. But let’s be real… nothing gets people talking quite like Reality TV. We know you’ve got opinions!

Will you be backing Love Island (yes, we watched both the main series and All Stars), or was Made in Chelsea your ultimate binge-watch? Maybe The Traitors had you second-guessing everyone, or perhaps Virgin Island gave you all the awkward-lol moments you needed.

And of course, there’s the jungle juggernaut - I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!. It already holds a record-breaking 19 wins for Best Reality Show, finally being beaten by The Traitors, last year. But could this be the year something else grabs the crown? Maybe you've loved keeping up with the chaos in At Home with the Furys? With big names like The Only Way Is Essex, Big Brother, Race Across The World, also nominated and streaming hits like Love Is Blind: UK and Clarkson's Farm, the line-up is stacked.

So… will you be faithful to last year's Winner The Traitors, or will you banish them in favour of a new contender? Time to get voting!

Not just a reality fan? Don’t worry – there’s loads more to vote on. Categories include Best Drama Series, Best Comedy Show, Best Daytime Show, Best Soap, and even Favourite Channel/Streaming Service. Basically, if you watched it (and talked about it non-stop), it’s probably on the list.

Voting closes at midnight on Tuesday 20th October 2026. The winners will be revealed at a star-studded London bash on Monday 8th February 2027. And yes - everyone who votes goes into a prize draw to win tickets to the event, plus a swish London hotel stay.

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TOYBOY’S EX BLASTS SHIRLEY: ‘YOU STOLE MY MAN!’

Shirley Ballas has been making headlines of late – but not for her Strictly judging. As her new romance with 36-year-old Giuseppe Nonnis heats up, the drama has taken a fresh turn as his ex-fiancée Dasha Chesnokova has now spoken out on their relationship.

The dancer, 38, who was engaged to Giuseppe for four years before their split in August, has claimed she confided in Shirley, 66, after their romance hit the rocks. ‘Shirley was my mentor for nearly two decades, and I introduced her to Giuseppe,’ Dasha told The Sun. ‘It would be like your mum taking your boyfriend. She knew how much we loved each other, so to be with him romantically would be the ultimate betrayal.’

But despite the furore, sources tell heat that 66-year-old Shirley isn’t fazed. ‘Her relationship with Giuseppe is raising a lot of eyebrows, but his ex coming out of the woodwork hasn’t made any difference to her feelings for him,’ says an insider. ‘She doesn’t care what other people are saying – if anything, it just makes her even more determined to do what she wants.’

The sources continue, ‘She feels she’s looking better than ever – she’s in great shape, and she and G have fantastic chemistry. She’s falling head over heels for him. She doesn’t care about the age difference and couldn’t care less about what his ex thinks – she feels she’s just looking for attention.’

Shirley has been married twice before, first to ballroom star Sammy Stopford, then to US dancer Corky Ballas, with whom she shares a son, Mark. Her most recent relationship was with stage performer Danny Taylor, who is 12 years her junior, but she called off their engagement in 2024.

Shirley and Italian dancer Giuseppe’s romance blossomed after the pair hit it off at the Blackpool Dance Festival earlier this year. And despite the headlines, we’re told she has no intention of letting the noise come between them.

‘Shirley doesn’t care what anyone – certainly not what his ex-girlfriend – says. Giuseppe has helped her move on from Danny and put a spring back in her step. She likes him, and she’s determined not to let any of the negativity come between them.’

THIRD TIME LUCKY FOR MAYA AND STORMZY?

Maya Jama has fuelled speculation that she and ex-boyfriend Stormzy could be rekindling their roller-coaster romance.

The Love Island presenter, 32, split with rapper Stormzy, 33, at the end of 2024, putting an end to their decade-long on-off relationship. The pair had been one of showbiz’s most popular couples, having gotten together in 2014 before splitting in 2019. In 2023, the couple reunited, much to the delight of fans, before leaving them devastated again 11 months on when they announced they’d split for the second time.

Addressing the split in a joint statement, they said, ‘We fell madly in love in 2014, broke up in 2019, and then spent five years manoeuvring life apart. We decided to try for the final time in August 2023. However, we recently decided to call it quits.’

But now Maya has reignited speculation that their supposedly dead-and-buried romance could be back on, after eagle-eyed fans noticed she had re-followed her rapper ex on Instagram. She appeared to fan the flames even further by sharing a video of herself singing along to one of Stormzy’s 2019 hits. The move comes five months after Maya split from Manchester City footballer Rúben Dias, shortly before heading up to Scotland to film the latest series of Celebrity Traitors.

Following a frenzy of speculation, Maya denied the reunion rumours, insisting she was just ‘appreciating the song’, leaving fans scratching their heads. Come on, give it another try, guys!

Nearly two months after their much-heralded UK return, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s comeback hasn’t quite lived up to expectations. And now, with little sign of any royal reunion and financial pressures piling up, we’re told Harry is finding it difficult – and it’s taking a toll on his marriage.

‘Getting Meghan to agree to this move was just the first battle. Now, Harry has to prove that it was the right decision for their family, which means a whole lot of hard work,’ an insider tells heat. ‘He was adamant relocating would allow him to bring in more money, so he’s running from one event to the next. At the same time, he’s working all his contacts to find actual paid opportunities, and not just for himself; he wants to open doors for Meghan, too, as he promised her he would.

‘The hardest part is how much time they’re having to spend apart. It makes sense on paper, but it’s much easier said than done. They’re hardly seeing each other– Harry is out late schmoozing and Meghan’s in bed well before midnight, so she can be up early for the children’s school run and then straight into work mode. Plus, he has the constant headache of trying to navigate the situation with his family, which has been even harder than he anticipated.’

King Charles is not believed to have met with the Sussexes since their brief visit to Highgrove in July. On top of that, a rather savage letter was released on behalf of the King to clarify that Harry and Meghan were ‘no longer working members of the royal family’, but ‘private citizens with commercial and charitable interests.’

Prince William is also said to remain ‘furious’ with his brother, and there have been questions about how much Harry knew about his uncle Earl Spencer’s controversial book about Princess Diana. The new memoir painted a very negative portrait of the King, so while Harry had hoped moving back to the UK would help to repair relations with the royal family, the divide appears to be greater than ever.

Meanwhile, Meghan has not yet appeared alongside her husband at any public engagements and has so far remained ensconced at their home in the Cotswolds, while she continues to work on her lifestyle brand As Ever and settles Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five, into their new school.

It’s a marked difference from when Meghan last lived in the UK, when she was never far from Harry’s side. This time it’s a very different story, one in which we’re told she refuses to be cast as a ‘Stepford wife’.

Our insider says, ‘Meghan’s focused on the kids and her brand, she’s not interested in following Harry around like some lapdog. Her view is that they should take a divide-and-conquer approach, and Harry agrees, but it does mean a lot more pressure on his shoulders and zero time to himself. The moment he’s free from work, he’s rushing home to give Meghan a break from parenting duties.’

As well as carrying out multiple public engagements in the UK, Harry has already flown to New York and Canada in the last month. We’re told, ‘The poor guy hardly had time to unpack his bags in England before he was back on a plane to New York to start hustling. He believes in what he’s doing, so in that sense it’s very gratifying, but it’s still exhausting. If the bills weren’t piling up, there’s no way he’d have such a packed schedule.’

And with the couple increasingly leading separate lives, our source adds that they’re questioning whether the move was a big mistake. ‘They had all these romantic plans for what they wanted to do in England, and so far it’s been nothing but work,’ says our insider. ‘There’s hardly enough time in their calendars for a full night’s sleep, let alone dates. They both say they’ve accepted this is how it needs to be for now, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy living such separate lives; it’s bound to take a toll.’

But, for now, our insider says Harry has accepted the ‘challenge’ of making their return a success – even if it leaves him ‘exhausted’. We’re told, ‘The responsibility to sort things financially rests on his shoulders. That was the deal he and Meghan made when she agreed to this move, and he’s determined to live up to his side of things. As hard as it is to be taking all this on, he wants to prove to Meghan and his family that he can do this.’

Unfortunately, Meghan isn’t quite so optimistic. We’re told, ‘It’s no secret Meghan agreed to this move to make Harry happy, but it’s already turning out to be way harder than she anticipated. She’s very homesick – she misses her mum, her friends, the beach. If she could go back tomorrow, she would, but that’s not in the cards. She’s focused on settling the kids in, and she does want to support Harry while he sorts everything out with his family.’

The insider adds, ‘There’s just an overwhelming amount on her plate right now – she’s really feeling the pressure.’

He spent nearly a decade shaking his hips on Strictly Come Dancing, finding fame – and love – in the process. But Gorka Márquez burst our ballroom bubble earlier this year, after announcing in April that he was leaving the BBC’s flagship show, citing scheduling conflicts with his role as a judge on the Spanish version. So, now that it’s officially Strictly season for the next three months, is the former pro feeling the FOMO?

‘No, I don’t feel emotional,’ Gorka exclusively tells heat, as he reflects on his new role as a Strictly home viewer. ‘I did it for 10 years, and it was incredible and amazing. I may not be taking part this year, but I’m still going to be watching and supporting, because it’s part of my life. And the kids love it.’

He adds that taking a step back last year and only performing in group numbers cushioned the blow. And, with a highly-prized seat on the judging panel on Spain’s Bailando Con Las Estrellas (aka Dancing With The Stars), he’s still getting his ballroom fix.

That said, the 36-year-old isn’t just sitting on the sidelines and holding up paddle boards. This Christmas, he’ll be fronting his own festive dance show, Xmas On The Dancefloor, before regrouping with some of his Strictly pals, including Aljaž Škorjanec and Carlos Gu, to take their popular dance show Here Come The Boys on the road. But above all that, he’s prioritising spending quality time with the family – a luxury that’s been a long time coming.

‘It’s nice to have more time together with the children and with Gemma [Atkinson, his fiancée], instead of, “Hi, I’m going to work” or, “Hi, I’m going to the show” like passing ships,’ he says.

With the family based in Greater Manchester, Strictly season has always been a juggling act for Gorka, who commuted to London for training and filming during his time on the show, and also flies to Spain weekly for BCLE. It’s ironic that the show wound up keeping him and Gemma, 41, apart for periods of time, considering it’s the very reason they’re together.

The pair met back in 2017, when actress and presenter Gemma was competing on the 15th season of Strictly. And although they weren’t partners on the show, glittery sparks were soon flying across the dance floor. The rest, as they say, is history.

They now share two children, daughter Mia, seven, and three-year-old son Thiago, and keep their millions of followers entertained on social media with glimpses of their chaotic-but-fun life. The couple, who got engaged on Valentine’s Day in 2021, also present their own podcast, Lost In Translation, which lifts the lid on their ‘perfectly imperfect relationship’. According to Gorka, doing the pod is a dream gig as it allows him to spend big chunks of time with Gemma – and also gives him the opportunity to air his grievances with her to the public.

‘It’s going so well,’ he reveals. ‘We really enjoy doing it – we get to spend time together and share what’s going on in our lives. Sometimes, at home, I’m going to say something to her, and I go, “You know what? I’m not going to say it now – I’m going to take a picture, and then I’ll bring it up on the podcast.” She goes, “No I didn’t do that,” and I’m like, “Gemma, I have proof!”’

For a pair who love to take the mickey out of each other, the podcast seems like the perfect vehicle. ‘Sometimes, you’re like, “Oh God, this is so embarrassing”, but it’s fine – it’s just banter,’ Gorka adds. ‘We might even joke by overreacting to make it even more dramatic. But it’s good fun. We just like to be ourselves.’

Now that Gorka’s able to spend more time at home, he’s looking forward to extra date nights, which usually involve cooking something homemade and watching a movie on the sofa – followed by an early morning walk with the kids and the family’s Goldendoodle puppy, Benji.

But the big question is, with that extra slice of free time, will he and Gemma finally say ‘I do’? ‘Maybe,’ he teases. ‘Just keep waiting and we’ll see.’

Fans were delighted when Cheryl announced her big TV comeback as a coach on The Voice UK. And with filming now underway, whispers of a new romance have been swirling, with the pop star enjoying some ‘flirty banter’ with her fellow coach, rapper Aitch.

‘It’s early days, but there’s definitely a spark between them,’ a source tells heat. ‘In many ways, this is exactly why Cheryl wanted to get out there and work again. She wants to meet new people outside of her circle, which is usually hard for her, as she doesn’t exactly feel like she can go on dating apps. She had high hopes that she would make new friends, but with Aitch, it feels like a lot more than that.’

The Voice will mark Cheryl’s big return to TV after six years away, with the star joining close friend Will.i.am and Destiny’s Child singer Kelly Rowland as a coach. The singer, 43, had taken a step back in order to raise her son Bear, nine, which turned to heartbreak in 2024 after her ex Liam Payne – Bear’s father – tragically passed away aged just 31, after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina.

Prior to her two-year relationship with former One Direction star Liam, Cheryl was married twice, most famously to footballer Ashley Cole. The marriage lasted four years, but the pair split in 2010 due to Ashley’s infidelity. Cheryl went on to wed French restaurateur Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini, but they split less than two years later. Now, we’re told, Cheryl – who has been single for eight years – has been getting to know 26-year-old Aitch. ‘It’s very early days and Cheryl is being coy about exactly what is going on, but she hasn’t felt this way in years,’ says our insider. ‘This is what she’s been really craving – a bit of excitement and attention from someone.’

It’s also been seven years since Girls Aloud star Cheryl released new music. While her early solo hits included No1 smashes such as Fight For This Love, her last single, 2019’s Let You, marked her lowest-ever chart position at no 57. And now, our insider says that her bond with Aitch has got her considering a return to the studio.

We’re told, ‘They have a lot of things in common, especially when it comes to music, which is everything to Cheryl. She’s feeling inspired and wants to start writing songs again – she’s really keen to collaborate with Aitch. They’re both really happy to have found each other and are excited about where the journey is going to take them.

She’s worked hard to cement herself in Hollywood as one of our most successful exports – even landing a starry role in a Taylor Swift music video last year. But British actress Jodie Turner-Smith is now fighting to stop her name being dragged through the mud, thanks to a bombshell lawsuit filed against her and her brother.

In allegations filed by three unidentified women, Jodie’s brother, Richard Mark Anthony Smith, is accused of a raft of drugs and sexual-related offences – including coercion, sexual battery, drug dealing and sexual misconduct. Meanwhile, Jodie’s been accused of not only knowing about her brother’s drugs operation and sexual misconduct, but funding his illicit activity and providing him with vehicles, money and other resources, and using cocaine with him.

Obviously, Jodie, who lives in Los Angeles, wasted no time in denying all allegations and slamming the accusers – calling the lawsuit ‘fictional’ and ‘meritless’. But according to insiders, that hasn’t stopped the fear and stress from setting in.

After all, not only does this threaten her successful showbiz career, but – more importantly – it could have a bigger impact on her co-parenting agreement with ex-husband Joshua Jackson. The pair had previously been at war over financial issues and custody of their daughter, Juno, six, but finally made peace last year. But now that this lawsuit is rearing its ugly head, we’re told Jodie’s worried that Josh could use it as leverage when it comes to their arrangements, and drag them both back into another very ugly dispute.

‘Jodie is beside herself over this,’ says an insider close to the 40-year-old actress, who previously starred in films including Queen & Slim and Tron: Ares, and played Anne Boleyn in the eponymous Channel 5 series. ‘She’s doing her best to continue on with life as normal, and is telling everyone that this is all a bunch of BS so there’s no reason to worry, but of course she’s worried – especially because this could potentially be used against her by Joshua. They do have a custody agreement in place, but things between them are so toxic that they had to hire a private judge, so this really has the potential for major repercussions if Joshua decides to make this an issue, which he could very well do.’

Crucially, this is a civil lawsuit that’s been brought against Jodie and her brother – no criminal charges have been lodged. But the allegations against them both are pretty damaging. According to three Jane Does, who have chosen to keep their anonymity, Richard pressured them to use drugs and engage in various, nonconsensual sexual activities. They’re also accusing him of drug dealing, false imprisonment, coercion, sexual battery and sexual misconduct, and say he told them on several different occasions that his famous sister not only knew about his illicit activities, but helped him by paying his expenses. She is being specifically sues for property-related negligence, negligence per se [meaning she broke a safety law], child endangerment, and aiding and abetting.

While neither Jodie, nor Richard, have personally commented on the matter, her representative did immediately fire back at the accusations and claimed that all three Jane Does were actually one person, saying, ‘This is a fictional lawsuit filed by someone who has been harassing Jodie while hiding behind the name Jane Doe. The claims are not true. This is an abuse of the legal system, allowing someone to make up facts and file meritless legal documents.’

Still, however baseless the claims may potentially be, the fact that they’re out there is damaging enough – especially when it comes to Jodie’s tenuous co-parenting relationship with Joshua, 48. The former couple met in 2018 and married a year later, before welcoming their daughter, Juno, in 2020. They split in 2023, and – while the break-up initially seemed amicable – things turned sour last year, after Jodie filed legal documents claiming she hadn’t received a penny in neither spousal nor child support, accusing Joshua of ‘reneging’ on his promise to support her and Juno. They later reached a formal divorce settlement in May last year.

However, things then turned ugly again, after Joshua filed a motion for an emergency custody order modification, claiming Jodie had enrolled their daughter in a new school without his consent. A custody trial was set for October 2025, but the former couple finally managed to settle their differences out of court. Since then, it’s been fairly smooth sailing – but now that concerns are being raised about Jodie, it’s more than likely that Joshua will have some strong thoughts on the matter.

Indeed, soon after this new lawsuit was filed against Jodie and Richard, the plaintiffs’ lawyer, Nissan Thomas, claimed that Joshua had already raised concerns about Richard in the past – apparently expressing his outrage after Jodie allegedly allowed Richard to pick Juno up from school, despite claims that Richard does not have a driver’s licence. Joshua himself hasn’t spoken about the lawsuit – but his name is being used by the accusers, which is only adding to Jodie’s outrage and upset. As our source explains, she’s holding onto the fact that she and Joshua are on much better terms now, hoping that this alone will help them navigate this challenge together, rather than it tearing them apart again.

 We’re told, ‘Jodie is very clear that this is nothing but an attempt to harass her and her brother. She’s got his back 100 per cent and says the facts will exonerate them both – she’s very confident in that. As contentious as things have been with Joshua, right now, they are in a fairly calm place so the hope is that he won’t see this as an opportunity to try and change anything in their custody agreement. She’s worked so hard to have a good co-parenting relationship with him, the last thing she needs right now is for that to be thrown into chaos too.

‘All she really cares about right now is keeping things as normal as possible for her daughter. She doesn’t want this to impact her in any way, and that means she’s got to stay strong herself and not let the noise of this take over their lives. It’s a very heavy situation and not something anyone would have ever imagined she would get dragged into, but she’s handling it the best she can.’

It's time to dig out a black outfit and prepare to pay your respects to a much-loved old friend.

That's right folks, the dating app is apparently deceased. RIP swipe right; fly high swipe left and rest easy swipe up. It was fun while it lasted. (Well, mostly. Apart from the small matter of never once introducing us to a normal human being - instead serving up an endless parade of misfits and catfish).

A recent poll conducted in the USA revealed that two-thirds of singles have abandoned the apps entirely, and a whopping 80% said they think meeting a partner IRL is 'cute and cool'. Great news for your local bar and coffee shop owner, we'd say!

But hang on a minute - it might not be all over yet for the dating app! Is there still a glimmer of hope for the die-hard daters who haven't given up - those brave souls still swiping away in the firm belief that their perfect match is somewhere out there in the digital wilderness, just waiting to be found?

If the latest dating trend catches on, there's a very real possibility that the apps could make a serious comeback. And here's the best bit - this is a trend we can absolutely get on board with, because it requires VERY little effort. In fact, the less effort the better!

Say hello to the brilliant world of Goblintimacy! (Yes, we know exactly what you're thinking, but we're talking goblin not gobblin' — two very different things, so kindly get your mind out of the gutter!)

It takes its inspiration from the slang term 'goblin mode', which has been kicking around for years and describes a gloriously lazy lifestyle of lounging in pyjamas, raiding the fridge at will and cheerfully ignoring all social expectations. It really came into its own post-Covid, when goblin mode became the go-to response for anyone refusing to re-engage with the demands of normal life - choosing instead to stay firmly planted on the sofa with a laptop, a phone and an industrial-sized bag of Doritos. Sounds ideal!

Goblintimacy takes that same laid-back energy and applies it to dating, with just enough sophistication thrown in to make it work on the romantic circuit.

So what's the deal? Well, first things first, Goblintimacy is a zero BS zone. Ditch any idea of presenting a polished, highlight-reel version of yourself. This is the polar opposite of catfishing, so bin the fancy filters, forget the photoshop and absolutely do not swipe a supermodel's photo for your profile pic.

This trend is all about showing up as the most unfiltered version of yourself. And that goes way beyond just your photos.

To really embrace this trend, you need to strip your profile right back to basics. The bare facts, nothing more! And if you actually land a date, you have to show up exactly as advertised. No performance, no pretending!

Dating coach Amy Chan, author of 'Unsingle: How to Date Smarter and Create Love that Lasts', puts it perfectly: "Goblintimacy is the dating cousin of 'goblin mode'. It's a rebellion against showing up on dates performing a curated version of who you think someone wants and, instead, showing up as your real, authentic, actual self − quirks, flaws and imperfections included."

Sure, laying it all bare from day one feels like a risk. But that's entirely the point, according to dating experts. No more drawn-out weeks and months of trying to figure each other out. You dive straight in as your genuine self and suddenly there's no guesswork involved. Make it to date two and you can be pretty confident something real is happening - because you've been REAL from the start!

And yes, this applies to how you look too. Now, we're not suggesting you rock up unwashed and dishevelled, that's a hard no! But equally, you don't need to spend half the day in front of the mirror. A quick freshen up and you're good. On the wardrobe front, just grab something you'd happily throw on to meet an old mate. This isn't a fashion show - you're enough, exactly as you are!

That said, there are boundaries. Oversharing on a first date is a slippery slope. Your date is a potential love interest, not a counsellor. Unloading every piece of emotional baggage before the first drink arrives is unlikely to end well for either of you.

And while we're on the subject, being real doesn't mean being blunt. A little tact goes a long way. If you're naturally quiet or introverted, you'll still need to make some effort to engage. Sitting there in silence with your arms crossed whilst muttering 'take me or leave me' doesn't really cut it.

Think of it more as a chance to be quietly honest about what matters to you. Let the conversation flow naturally but stay true to yourself along the way.

Say your date casually mentions they were dancing until 3am last Tuesday. If that sounds like your worst nightmare, it's absolutely fine to say so. Doesn't have to be a dealbreaker. Or maybe they gush about their close-knit family who they see every weekend. If your own family situation is a little more... complicated this might actually be the perfect moment to mention it. No judgement - just honesty!

Because here's the thing about Goblintimacy - it's not about being picture-perfect or socially polished. It's about showing up as YOU. Chaotic, unfiltered, wonderfully imperfect you. And honestly? That's more than enough.

Just please, for everyone's sake, leave the pyjamas at home!

Video didn’t kill this radio star. And that’s probably thanks to Sara Cox’s warm, witty and down-to-earth character, as she continues to brighten our mornings.

In her 30-year career, Bolton-born Sara has come a long way from her rural roots. After landing her big TV break co-hosting Channel 4’s late-night 1990s hit The Girlie Show, she soon found her natural home behind the mic – but reveals there was one rather crucial moment that could have changed the course of her career entirely. ‘If my mum hadn’t lent me the three quid for the train from Bolton into Manchester, I wouldn’t have made that casting because I was skint,’ she says.

And now, in a career full of standout moments, Sara, 51, – who has been married to advertising exec Ben Cyzer since 2013 – has taken the reins of the Radio 2 Breakfast Show. Here, she takes us back to the early days of her career, admits what her three children – Lola, 22, Isaac, 18, and Renee, 16 – really make of their mum’s radio fame, and reveals why she’s still struggling to convince husband Ben that their future belongs on a farm…

How do you look back on your dazzling career now?

I used to say, ‘I can’t believe my luck’, but what I say more in recent years is that I’ve worked really hard. When I do a live radio show, I’m never halfhearted. I’m constantly trying to evolve as a broadcaster. I’m a frustrated perfectionist because nothing’s ever perfect, but I want my breakfast show to be perfect. But to any woman who’s turning 50, just know the best is yet to come. I’m loving my career more than ever before.

Did you ever imagine that you’d still be doing this so many years later?

Well, it’s been 30 years of a career that was a real sliding doors moment. I came home early from South Korea [where she was working as a model] and it was the casting for The Girlie Show a few days later. So, if I hadn’t have come home, I would have missed that casting. And if my mum hadn’t lent me that three quid for the train from Bolton into Manchester, I still wouldn’t have made that casting. So, there’s all these little moments where it’s quite freaky when I think about it too much.

Who’s your favourite guest you’ve had on your breakfast show and why?

We’ve had some great people on. I mean, look, we started off with Tom Hanks. So, I had to stop just doing a sort of jaw drop face at him and being like, ‘Oh my days, it’s Tom Hanks!’ Then there’s the ones that get you your points from your teenage daughter, like Olivia Rodrigo. She was awesome and I absolutely love her. And Matt Damon was brilliant. I think he had a bit of jet lag, but he was a nice mixture of not quite knowing whether he was delirious, but happy. If you make someone that you really admire laugh, then it’s just the best feeling in the world. And Matt Damon thought I was pretty funny, I think!

Are your kids amazed by your fun radio job?

I’m the one who’s really thirsty for praise and always tipping them off if we might be getting a certain guest on, and trying to impress them. I feel like they think it’s pretty cool when I interview Hugh Jackman or whoever. But in the house, I’m not remotely cool. But they’re brilliant kids, to be fair. It’s not that cliché where they think I’m massively cringe. They’re super-loving and might occasionally think I’m cool, which is good enough for me.

What’s one thing that you miss about the old days of broadcasting?

I think it’s important to embrace new technology, for instance, if people get contacted by their energy supplier about switching out all the smart meter hardware for the new kit, then it’s important to make that appointment. Technology is brilliant, but sometimes I can get a little bit misty eyed about the days where we didn’t have cameras in the studio. But that’s because I’m having to put on mascara, hold my belly in and make sure that I’m dressed like I’ve not slept in a skip. But having said that, thanks to all the cameras, I have got footage of Hugh Jackman laughing at my jokes. So, you know, swings and roundabouts!

You’ve always spoken fondly about your childhood on the farm. Do you ever find yourself missing that slower pace of life?

Oh, yeah, about eight times a day! Although having said that, I’ve lived in London now for 30 years, so I do really love London. I feel a bit of a Londoner. But for sure, I do love it if we get to go out to the countryside where you can see the horizon. You can just take that big, deep breath and feel your shoulders drop. I’m really lucky that my horse Nelly is 28 minutes away, door to stable door. So, I can get out on Nelly and that is the only time I really leave technology behind. It’s just me and my horse and the skyline and that seems to reset my brain.

Would you ever move out of London and get your own farm one day?

That is part of the dream, but I did marry a lovely man from north London, who I can’t see firing up a tractor anytime soon, but yeah, one day it’s definitely the dream!

What would you say the key is to being happily married?

I think it is just as long as you make each other laugh. Obviously, I’m hilarious, and Ben is nearly as hilarious as me.

What does a typical family weekend look like for you when you’re not working?

I love being up and at ’em! My circadian rhythm is fully set to breakfast now. So, I’ll usually be wide awake at sort of five-ish, go on a big dog walk on the heath with the three dogs, then stop off at a slightly overpriced green grocers in Hampstead and treat myself to a bunch of flowers.

You raised an incredible amount of money for Children In Need in your Great Northern Marathon Challenge….

It was £11.7million! There is a lot out there that says £10million and I’m always like, ‘No, the final total was 11.7’. Yeah, mega, very generous people.

That’s such a massive achievement. Would you ever do something like that again?

It was a real once-in-a-lifetime thing to do, and we helped thousands of children with that money, and my radio show listeners were so generous. I had a huge team around supporting me along the way, but I really had to grind out those miles each day. So, I’m quite happy to hand over the reins this November for the next person. It was a life-changing, wonderful few days that hurt quite a lot!

You’ve also done Celebrity Gogglebox. Are there any other shows that you’d like to tick off your list?

Well, I do Gogglebox with my best friend Clare [Hamilton], who I do the Teen Commandments podcast with, which is unreal as I’ve always ridden solo when it comes to my work. I’ve never had a Dec to my Ant. So, it would have to be something that I’d have to bring my Teen Commandments bezzie with me on if I was going to do more reality TV really. Or maybe I’d send her to the jungle on my behalf!

What about The Traitors?

Oh, Traitors would be a lot of fun, we are huge fans of the show. But otherwise, I’m just quite happy watching these kinds of shows. And I don’t want to drop this in here, but I did win Bake Off For Stand Up To Cancer with my Jeremy Vine cake.

And Strictly is back…

It’s a big deal, this big refresh and three new presenters – I’ve whipped myself up into a frenzy. I think it is really exciting and I love all three of them. Emma especially has done loads of live TV. That really is her happy place and she’s brilliant at it.

Have you given Emma, Josh and Johannes any advice?

The thing is, when you’re doing telly, if you go to work and you’re a brain surgeon, it’s life or death. If you go to work and it’s on the radio or on telly, it’s just entertainment. Hopefully, you know, nobody’s going to die. They are a really good team and they’re going to look after each other.

What’s something people would be surprised to know about you?

I was born with dislocated hips. I was fine, though. I was just strapped into these sort of ’70s dungaree-type things to keep my hips in place. I got loads of fuss, so I was quite happy. My four older siblings, apparently, were all gathered round as I came home from hospital. It was like, ‘Sarah was a special baby.’ But that makes me quite happy. Maybe that’s what set off my lifetime quest to get fuss and attention from people. It started right there at birth.

Where do you see yourself in five years?

Oh, I’m hoping to Tony Blackburn it! I still want to be on the radio. It’s my first love.

With a world champion boxer dad, a bestselling author mum, and an eight-year-old sister who’s already got a brand deal, Venezuela Fury was never going to be a stay-at-home wife. And now, it’s emerged that Tyson and Paris’ eldest child, who got married earlier this year, is planning to launch her own beauty brand – just days after celebrating her 17th birthday.

The No Tomorrow x Venezuela Fury range, which is expected to debut next year, will feature make-up and skincare, as well as fake tan and false eyelashes. It comes after her younger sister Valencia’s beauty collaboration with Superdrug in the summer. And after they both quit I’m A Celeb’s new spin-off The Wild Frontier, we’re told that Venezuela’s boxer husband Noah Price, 19, is putting his full support behind his wife’s new venture.

‘Venezuela is building her very own empire and Noah is happy to let her take the lead – it’s a very modern gypsy marriage,’ an insider says. ‘She’s focused on taking over the world with her brand, she wants to be seen on a global scale. She’s not scared of treading on any toes, either – she’s got the determination of a bulldozer.’

Of course, someone whose toes she could be treading on is her uncle Tommy’s fiancée Molly-Mae Hague, who has made a reported £20million since leaving the Love Island villa with similar ventures. The insider says, ‘Venezuela is a natural born leader and accepts that she’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but that’s where she has the advantage over others. She’s realistic and knows that hard work is hard. Her new brand will see her go head-to-head with Molly-Mae and young influencers like Princess Andre.’

But, we’re told, Molly-Mae, 27, is not fazed by the competition and is even willing to help Venezuela out. Our insider says, ‘Venezuela’s got a lot of help on hand – Molly-Mae included. She really wants to help her niece become the beauty influencer of her generation.’

Since becoming one of the breakout stars of the Netflix series At Home With The Furys, Venezuela has enjoyed new-found fame, which she plans to cash in on. The source continues, ‘Venezuela has just turned 17, so it’s a huge achievement to be launching her own business and she’s so excited. She has a top team behind her, but the ideas are all hers. She wants to make her family proud. Having Molly-Mae and her mum as inspirations is a huge boost, too.’

And nobody is happier for the teen than 36-year-old Paris – who’s the face of Eternal Collagen – with our source saying she hopes they can team up one day. ‘Paris is so proud of Venezuela. If the deals keep rolling in, a mother-and-daughter collaboration could be on the cards, although Paris has no intention of stealing her daughter’s thunder.’

After two years of heartbreak and bitterness, there has finally been a breakthrough in Billi Mucklow and Andy Carroll’s divorce battle. The estranged couple have sold their six-bedroom mansion – and heat is told the timing couldn’t be better for Billi, who has been left living a nightmare amid the painful breakdown of their marriage.

‘This is proving to be the divorce from hell,’ a source tells heat. ‘Thankfully, the end is in sight and Billi is elated to be in a situation where she can finally close this awful chapter of her life.’

Andy and former TOWIE star Billi, 37, were engaged for eight years when their big day was thrown into chaos after the former England striker was caught in bed with two women on his Dubai stag do in May 2022. Despite the scandal, they still tied the knot weeks later. But their turbulent marriage only lasted two years, with the couple – who share children Arlo,11, Wolf, eight, and Marvel Mae, six – filing for divorce in 2024. Just weeks later, Andy – who is also dad to Emilie Rose,17, and Lucas,15, from a previous relationship – had moved on with celebrity stylist Lou Teasdale, in a move that left Billi blindsided.

Now, having finally sold their vast Essex estate – after slashing £1million off the eye-watering £8.5million asking price – Andy appears to have rubbed salt into the wounds with claims made in his recent autobiography. The footballer, 37, pulled no punches when reflecting on their marriage, branding it a ‘car crash’ and admitting, ‘[The relationship] was on its last legs before we tied the knot.’ He also spoke about moving abroad to play for French teams Amiens and Bordeaux, saying he missed the children, ‘But I wasn’t missing [Billi].’

Our source continues, ‘Billi is really hurt. She feels so disappointed by what Andy chose to share in his book. The whole break-up and divorce has been hell for Billi. She just wants it be finalised, so she can move on. Having Andy dredging up their past again is humiliating – not to mention heartbreaking.’

But, despite her hurt at Andy’s recent admissions, Billi – who has continued to be a devoted step-parent to his eldest children following their split – has no intention of hitting back at her ex. ‘She’s intentionally kept a dignified silence on the matter,’ the source says. ‘Billi does not want to badmouth the father of her children. She knows things can live forever online and that the kids and their friends at school will have access to it should they look on the internet. She does not want a war of words playing out publicly and has no intention of writing a low-rent book and cashing in on the details of their marriage and divorce.’

Former reality star Billi waved goodbye to TOWIE 13 years ago, after quitting the popular series to focus on opening her own yoga studio in Essex. Since her messy split, Billi – who is the daughter of successful businessman Stephen Mucklow, who has an estimated business network of around £18million – has been keeping busy with motherhood, frequently posting pictures of all five children.

Our source says that while the divorce drama has proven to be difficult for Billi, she is looking towards the future. ‘Billi is not what some people may consider a “typical WAG”. She is a successful businesswomen in her own right and has always had her own thing going on,’ says the insider. ‘She earned her own money prior to marriage and will carry on earning her own money afterwards.’

The source adds, ‘She is also from a very privileged family, so can never be accused of being a gold digger.’

With a new gig as Strictly Come Dancing’s co-host cementing her status as one of the UK’s biggest and most-loved presenters, Emma Willis should be on cloud nine.

But just a few weeks into her journey, the star is feeling anything but triumphant, after being forced to confront secrets from her so-called ‘wild’ past.

According to insiders, Emma has had ‘a bit of a wobble’ about her debut on the BBC show, alongside co-hosts Johannes Radebe and Josh Widdicombe, after a newspaper painted a less-than-flattering picture of her former ‘party animal’ antics, including a secret ‘romantic rendezvous’ with Robbie Williams after necking shots at the 2005 MTV EMAs in Lisbon, Portugal.

According to our sources, the 50-year-old is feeling blindsided, having worked tirelessly to forge her image as a devoted wife and mother and to become the face of family-friendly TV. We’re told she fears that any risqué behaviour dragged up not only threatens her pristine reputation, but will also have a knock-on effect on her marriage to musician Matt Willis and their three children Isabelle, 17, Ace, 14, and Trixie, 10. She and the Busted rocker have faced their fair share of ups and downs, amid his battles with drink and drugs.

‘Emma knew when she signed up for Strictly that it was never going to be smooth sailing,’ says an insider close to the presenter. ‘She understood what she was getting herself into, but these supposedly “naughty” details being brought to light really caught her off-guard. The whole Robbie thing was a blast from her past, and quite upsetting, as the timing of when they crossed paths was just before she met Matt. It felt like a really nasty dig, as though she had done something wrong, and it made her realise there are some people out to get her.’

Under the headline, ‘The men loved her’, the article described Emma as being an attention-seeking ‘super-cool girl who would party, party, party’ in her twenties. The report said she and Robbie had ‘flirted outrageously’ before enjoying their secret dalliance.

Our source says that Emma feels the whole exposé was vindictive. One of her most critically praised projects has been the documentary series Emma Willis: Delivering Babies, in which she was seen training to be a midwife. Not only did the show earn her a legion of new fans, it also allowed her to open up about her own journey as a mum-of-three. So, to have her wholesome image threatened – and at such a critical time in her career – is a tough pill to swallow.

On top of all this stress, Emma is also under pressure to make a success of Strictly. Despite winning praise for her own hosting efforts, co-hosts Josh and Johannes have received non-stop backlash. As the most experienced presenter of the three, our source says Emma knows it’s up to her to iron out their kinks and endear them to viewers.

Last week, she appeared to hit back at the critics with a pointed post on Instagram, sharing behind-the-scenes snaps alongside the quote, ‘You’ll get judged either way, so may as well pick the fun option.’

Our insider adds, ‘Emma is doing her best to anchor the show and for that, she needs to be laser-focused. All she can do is to get on with the job and give it her best effort. But despite this, people are trying to dredge up ghosts from her past and see if she has any skeletons in her closet. She can’t help feeling like it’s a personal attack.

Making his much-anticipated return to the UK spotlight, a suited and booted Prince Harry hit the red carpet at one of London’s most prestigious buildings – The Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich – to attend The Invictus Spirit Awards.

And the outing was everything you would want from a royal return and more, with The Irish Guards in all of their military finery being photographed with Harry, alongside their mascot, Seamus – a majestic Irish Wolfhound – who clearly didn’t want to be left out of this momentous occasion.

However, there was one person who seemingly did want to miss out on the special event – Harry’s wife, Meghan Markle, who was noticeably absent from her husband’s side as he made his return to the spotlight last month to promote his beloved charity.

Given that the Sussexes are renowned for their PDAs, her decision not to accompany Harry on one of the biggest evenings in his philanthropic calendar left everyone asking the same question: Where on earth is she?

Yes, a source close to Meghan, 45, confirmed that she was at home with their children – Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five – but now we’re told of another reason for the Duchess’ nonappearance… and it certainly isn’t what we had been expecting.

An insider says, ‘Meghan was advised a while ago to be less accessible because it creates more interest, so that’s the strategy she’s leaning into. She is deliberately biding her time and staying out of sight intentionally, but she’s also got plenty of things keeping her busy.

‘Between unpacking, getting the kids settled into their new routine and keeping her brand and all her other projects moving, she’s going from morning until late at night.

‘When she does start stepping out more, the hope is that she’ll have built up enough anticipation that people will be excited to see her, rather than having her everywhere right away and the public getting sick of her.’

Hoping that absence will make the heart grow fonder when it comes to her relationship with the British public maybe a stretch, given that even after six years of living in California, her critics aren’t exactly radiating warmth towards Meghan.

But her father-in-law King Charles didn’t reportedly nickname her ‘Tungsten’ (after the metal with the strongest melting point) for nothing, and we’re told Meghan ‘refuses just to roll over’ and accept that she won’t win over the hearts of the nation once more.

‘Meghan is very competitive, she loves taking on a challenge and she’s coming back to the U.K. with the mindset that she can turn things around and win people over,’ the source says.

‘She’s heard all the predictions that she’ll never be welcomed in England again, but she’s refusing to just roll over and accept that as the truth. There was a time when all the hostility she’s facing across the pond would have taken her down but she’s stronger than she was six years ago and she’s insisting that she’s ready to stand up and fight back.’

Meanwhile, Harry, 42, has been practically flinging himself in front of the cameras at every given opportunity, travelling around the UK before heading to Canada and New York in what can only be described as a one-man publicity tour.

And the source says he’s now encouraging Meghan to do the same; further tempting her with the prospect that, given time, she could even overshadow Princess Kate – the Royal Family’s ultimate golden girl.

‘Harry understands why she wants to wait, but he’s convinced she’s worrying for nothing, that once she gets out there she’ll get a fantastic reception and could easily generate the same kind of excitement Kate does,’ we’re told.

‘And make no mistake that is the goal. Meghan knows she and Kate are always going to be compared and she wants to prove she can make just as much of an impact, if not more. The first time around she wasn’t prepared for the constant comparisons, but this time she knows what to expect, she’s ready.’

Of course there is no doubt that since her relationship with Harry went public back in 2017, Meghan has continued to be consistently compared to Kate, 44, who she last came face to face with at the late Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in September 2022.

But when it came to the British public, Meghan had been widely adored until after her and Harry’s 2018 nuptials, when allegations surrounding her ‘diva’ behaviour and alleged treatment of palace staff began to emerge.

Of course, the most famous head-to-head was the now-infamous ‘bridesmaid dress gate’, when Meghan was accused of making Kate cry over insisting that Princess Charlotte wear an ill-fitting bridesmaid dress.

During her 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey, Meghan said she had been so affected by the reported clash that she set the record straight, telling Oprah it had been the other way around, with Harry later insisting in his memoir, Spare, that he had picked Meghan up from ‘the floor’ in tears over Kate’s insistence that the dress be changed last minute and that the flower girls wear tights.

Now, six years on from Megxit and the source says Meghan is convinced she can turn things around and that being non-working royals could actually work to her advantage in enabling her to work on projects she’s genuinely passionate about.

‘She’s very aware that Kate has the advantage but she’s still convinced she can give her a run for her money, the insider says.

‘The fact that she’s not working within the Palace system this time around means she gets to do things entirely on her own terms so she can decide where she goes, who she works with and which causes she wants to support and she says that’s going to allow people to see a very different side of her.

They add, ‘She plans to start small and only go where she knows she’ll be comfortable and welcomed. She’s going to test the waters, see what gets the best response and build from there. If something works, she’ll do more of it. If it doesn’t, she can pull back and recalibrate without making a huge spectacle of it.

So, when will we see her? So far, Meghan has been spotted at the exclusive Soho Farmhouse and at an Oxfordshire pub with her old pals, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi, who also live in the area that she and Harry are believed to be house-hunting in.

Then last week, Meghan’s long-term pal, Kelly Zajfen, posted a carousel of snaps from her families’ visit to see the Sussexes in the UK, during which she and Meghan enjoyed a pub lunch of fish, chips and mushy peas at a local country pub.

But the source says that she is unlikely to follow Harry’s lead and make a big statement, and is instead carefully considering her options until she finds an event or occasion which feels just right for her own return to the public eye.

We’re told, ‘This isn’t a situation that can be changed overnight and every appearance has to be considered so carefully - she’s playing the long game.

‘But Meghan loves proving people wrong and she genuinely believes that once people start seeing her out there doing good things a lot of the negativity will die down.

‘Harry is cheering her on every step of the way in this, he’s so proud of her strength and determination and he would love nothing more than to see the British public embrace her the way they have Kate.’

She’s renowned for her catchy pop songs and emotionally honest lyrics, with fans across the globe lapping up every record she releases – and immediately selling out every tour date she announces.

But while everything Taylor Swift touches usually turns to gold, her latest music didn’t follow suit. Four surprise songs – Patient Zero, Pink Clouding, Babylon, and Cleveland! - were released as part of The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore, the deluxe version of hit 2025 album, The Life of a Showgirl.

The original broke records by selling over four million copies in one week and every track wound up on the Billboard Hot 100 – but the bonus edition didn’t manage to emulate this success. The four songs were immediately panned by critics upon their release last month.

A review from Page Six described the bonus tracks as Taylor’s ‘low’, adding, ‘The songs arguably gave the album even more of an identity crisis.’ And The Atlantic didn’t hold back with their review, saying, ‘Her lyrics, usually laden with double and triple meanings, invite little extended analysis. Sometimes she raps like a funky uncle delivering a wedding toast.’

And The Encore didn’t earn a standing ovation from fans either. One Swiftie wrote online, ‘Does she know it’s ok to keep songs in the vault?’ and another said, ‘Sometimes you listen to a song and thank god you have free will and never have to hear it again.’

And now insiders tell heat that the unexpected criticism has hit Taylor hard. ‘Taylor is extremely sensitive to criticism. These songs are like her babies so when people tear them apart, she can’t help but take it very personally. She’s used to knocking it out of the park, so having people say she’s lost her touch or that this isn’t her best work is obviously going to be very tough,’ a source says.

Few pop stars have managed to reach the level of success Taylor has since bursting onto the music scene in 2006 with her self-titled debut album. In the last decade alone, she’s released seven albums, all of which have broken records, won awards and broken records.

Among her major achievements, Taylor, 36, is the only artist in history to win Album of the Year at the Grammy Awards four times and has the most MTV VMA wins in history, with a total of 33 trophies after this year’s awards. And The Eras Tour was the first concert tour in history to amass more than $1 billion, making the singer the highest-grossing live music artist ever.

And despite The Encore being universally snubbed by critics and fans, the bonus tracks helped Taylor generate the highest number of daily streams for any female artist in 2026.

But all these achievements haven’t softened the blow of being criticised for Taylor, according to sources.

‘It won’t surprise anyone if she decides to take a big step back after this, it’s certainly what most image consultants would recommend because she’s definitely at risk of being overexposed,’ a source says.

‘Everyone in her life is telling her to ignore the negativity and focus on all the positive reactions to this new music because there are plenty. But that’s not an easy task, especially not for someone that’s used to so much praise and approval, she’s struggling to recalibrate.’

The one thing that’s stung the most for the Blank Space singer is fans branding her greedy for releasing so many versions of her albums. She has become known for her clever marketing strategy, which sees her release multiple variants of the same album to maximise sales while capitalising on her fans’ collectability.

Their desire to collect all of the items in the album drop – usually featuring things like limited edition vinyl LPs and cassettes – helps to boost album sales immeasurably. But this has led to accusations of greed from diehard Swifties – and Taylor has been left hurt by these claims, according to insiders.

‘It’s not just her music that people are criticising. There’s this whole narrative that’s taken hold about her being greedy because she’s put out so many versions of this album and that's hitting her nearly just as hard,’ a source says.

One person who is making sure Taylor gets all the support she needs behind-the-scenes is her new husband, Travis Kelce. The NFL star, 36, married Taylor in July in a star-studded ceremony at Madison Square Garden, attended by A-listers like Selena Gomez and Gigi Hadid.

The nuptials came after years of heartache for Taylor, whose dating history has been well chronicled in her music and in the press. High-profile romances with stars like Joe Jonas, Harry Styles and Calvin Harris have landed her in the headlines over the years and she’s never shied away from being open about her break-ups.

But in 2023, she met Travis – who plays for Kansas City Chiefs – and he swept her off her feet. Fast-forward to August 2025, and the pair announced their engagement before tying the knot less than a year later. And as they continue to bask in their newlywed bubble, Travis has been on-hand to console his pop star wife after the criticism she’s faced as of late.

An insider adds, ‘Travis knows her well enough to see when she’s getting too caught up in what people are saying, and he’s great at pulling her out of that spiral. He keeps reminding her that she can’t please everyone and she certainly doesn’t need to prove herself at this point.

‘Travis is really going above and beyond to help her get through this. He’s definitely proving that she made the right choice in marrying him because he always seems to know exactly what to say and do to make her feel better.’

With ever increasing attention on the monarchy, Earl Spencer’s candid new book about his late sister, Diana Spencer, has landed at an especially fraught moment for the Royal Family. And with William first in line to the throne, insiders say nobody is absorbing the strain quite like he is.

While he appeared upbeat at the Digger premiere last month — where the future King and his wife, Kate Middleton, were spotted sharing laughs with the film’s star, Tom Cruise — it’s claimed that off-camera the mood is very different. Behind the scenes, there are reportedly frayed nerves and tears, with the Princess of Wales feeling that the ongoing scandals are tearing William apart.

‘William is a man on the edge right now. You can practically see the stress vibrating off of him and he’s breaking down. It’s terrible,’ an insider says. ‘He’s worried about his father, he’s worried about the future of the monarchy, and he’s worried about what his brother Harry is going to do next.

‘He’s seeing this alliance that Harry has formed with their uncle and it’s got him incensed. He feels that his brother is using Earl Spencer to drive the knife into their long-running feud. But Charles won’t do anything – he’s too afraid of the Sussexes’ wrath.’

In his memoir, Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, which came out last week, Earl Spencer claimed that the then-Prince Charles sounded ‘giddily elated’ like a ‘lottery winner’ after Diana’s untimely death in August 1997. He also alleged Charles told him, ‘We’ll forget her soon enough’ during a heated call about whether her sons — then aged 15 and 12 — should walk in the funeral procession behind their mother’s coffin.

Charles Spencer also said his nephews, William, 44, and Harry, 42, knew about the claims contained in the book, stating, ‘This will not be a surprise to them.’

The newest wave of explosive allegations arrives only weeks after William’s estranged brother Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, made their shock return to the UK amid Charles’ continuing cancer battle – something that has reportedly left Kate feeling deeply concerned for William. And sources say she's begging him to stay focused on the most important thing.

The insider says, ‘Kate is begging William to follow his father’s lead and keep the peace. She says they can’t get caught up in this ugly mess, they need to stay focused on protecting the Crown and remaining dignified representatives.’

The source adds that the mum-of-three, 45, has even leaned into spiritual techniques in a bid to help William handle the pressure.

‘She’s trying to do everything she can to help William calm down. She’s got him listening to guided meditations and doing breathing exercises with her. She’s even trying to get him to do yoga, anything to relax a little.’

The insider continues, ‘It’s a wonder how Kate is coping with this – it’s an awful lot for her as well. There have been tears but, as always, she’s putting her own stress to the side and focusing on what needs to be done. Right now her priority is William because he’s in such a terrible state and there’s no end in sight.’

The insider says that Harry’s ‘close alliance’ with their uncle is ‘only making things that much more upsetting for William’.

‘William believes very strongly in keeping a tight lid on family affairs, so having his uncle dragging his father through the mud like this is his worst nightmare. Not to mention, it’s putting the monarchy in a terrible light at a time when the King is still sick and the whole institution is already under enormous pressure.’

Asked about his family’s return to Britain, Harry recently told reporters that it had been ‘eventful’ but his family are ‘happy’. Their children, Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five, changed schools after only two days amid safety concerns, as the dispute over their security continues to rumble on.

It was also reported last week that Harry and Meghan are in talks to work on a documentary about Diana to mark the 30th anniversary of her death next year, potentially for Netflix, which they had an estimated $60 million deal with. And insiders say the idea of that — combined with the book fallout — has been acutely painful for William, who previously shared his own memories of his mother alongside Harry in the 2017 documentary Diana, Our Mother: Her Life And Legacy.

‘It’s harrowing for William to have all this horrible stuff about his mother in the headlines again,’ the insider says. ‘He’s spent years trying to put the painful memories to the side. He doesn’t like going over old ground, much less having it aired publicly.

‘At this stage there isn’t much William can do, and Kate has been trying to remind him of that. Her stance is that there’s no point dwelling on things he simply can’t control. Her advice is to stay busy, focus on the work in front of them and trust that eventually this will pass.’

They add, ‘Kate is also taking on as much of the emotional load as she can herself. It sounds clichéd, but she really is the glue holding everything together right now. William is leaning on her enormously and so is Charles.’

It’s been a week since the release of Charles, the Earl Spencer’s bombshell memoir, Swan Song: My Sister, Diana, and the furore surrounding the book shows no signs of slowing down.

With explosive claims about the aftermath of Princess Diana’s death and her relationship with King Charles, the book has shone a new light on one of the darkest chapters in the history of the Royal Family.

Days after its release, Charles’ alleged behaviour in the hours following Diana’s tragic death in 1997 hit headlines globally. In one chapter, the Earl recalls a chilling remark he says was made to him by Charles who, full of ‘contempt’ for his ex-wife’s popularity, allegedly fumed, ‘Rest assured, we’ll forget her soon enough!’

The Earl also depicts Charles as cold and cruel in the wake of his sister’s death, going as far as to describe him as ‘giddily elated’ and comparing his emotions to that of a ‘lottery winner’

The Palace furiously hit back with a statement which read, ‘While we do not comment on books as a matter of principle, His Majesty is mindful that the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgment and colour memory in ways others do not recognise, even many years after such a loss.’

Then, just days after this statement was made, the attention of the public and press seemed to pivot to the Earl’s claims that Diana had split from Charles because, as allegedly said in her own words, ‘My husband is in love with his valet’.

The valet was not named in the book but unsubstantiated rumours have circulated since back in the nineties about a close friendship between Charles and a former aide.

At the time, the claims first came from another valet who struggled with depression and alcoholism and were denied by the Palace, without any details disclosed. The late valet George Smith previously alleged to have witnessed an incident involving a senior royal and palace staff member.

Now a source claims the King, 77, remains ‘enraged’ and ‘on edge’ following the book’s release – leading to a tense atmosphere behind Palace walls, especially for Queen Camilla.

An insider says, ‘All the King can talk about right now is this book and everything it’s dredged up. He’s enraged and can’t believe that there was nothing that could be done to stop this.

‘The worst part is that he’s now having to worry about who will come after him next, and what they might say; it’s left him totally on edge. He can’t sleep, he’s hardly eating, and he’s so short tempered, which is making him very hard to live with.

‘Camilla is trying to be sympathetic but she doesn’t have a whole lot of patience because she’s going through her own turmoil with all of this, she feels attacked, too. The whole atmosphere is very toxic.’

And while Charles’ reputation may have taken the biggest blow, the book's portrayal of Camilla, 79, has been far from flattering. She is only mentioned in passing in some sections, but the Earl makes it clear that he believes the Queen was at the heart of the breakdown of Charles and Diana’s marriage.

Among the Earl’s recollections is an alleged conversation between Diana and a friend on the eve of her wedding, during which he claims she told her confidante that while Charles was ‘very happy to marry her’, he was not actually in love with her.

Elsewhere, Spencer recalls allegations that Charles had a secret ‘rendezvous’ on the royal train in 1980, just weeks before his wedding to Diana. He writes, ‘As it was not Diana, then who was the blonde? After her marriage took the direction it did, Diana became convinced that she must have been Camilla Parker-Bowles.’

However, we’re told that with so much on his own plate, Camilla fears Charles is ‘so wrapped up in his own misery’ that he has failed to notice that she has been dragged into the whole scandal, too.

‘Earl Spencer doesn’t directly take jabs at Camilla in his book, but he certainly alludes to her involvement in his sister’s divorce. The reality is that Camilla was the other woman so with everybody dissecting Charles and Diana's marriage, there’s simply no way she isn’t going to be in the conversation,’ the source says.

‘It’s very difficult for Camilla to have everyone talking about her this way again, she’s worked so hard to distance herself from this narrative, she’s horrified that it’s back in the headlines.

‘She’s complaining that he’s so wrapped up in his own misery that he’s forgetting that she’s getting dragged through the mud as well. In her view, as her husband he should be looking after her right now.’

Of course, the timing of the book is terrible. Not only does the King continue to receive cancer treatment, but he also continues to navigate Prince Harry’s UK return, as well as rumours of a fractious relationship with Prince William and the investigation of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who was arrested in February under suspicion of misconduct in public office. He has denied any wrongdoing.

The source says, ‘Every day there seems to be a new drama with Harry, he’s got Andrew’s mess with Epstein and the potential for legal proceedings still looming and now Sarah Ferguson is back in the scene threatening her own tell-all, it’s no wonder he’s at his wit's end. It’s just one crisis after another.’

However, the source warns there could be ‘no end in sight’ to the stress following reports that the making of a three-part documentary, titled Diana Unheard, is already underway after the production company secured hours of intimate recordings made by Diana.

The recordings, made by the Princess during the breakdown of her marriage to Charles, are reported to contain details about the King, as well as Queen Camilla and even Andrew.

Now the source confirms, ‘Unfortunately, there is no end in sight because this has opened the floodgates, it seems like every day there’s some old dreadful story from the past being recycled, all thanks to Lord Spencer and his horrible book full of what they both insist are poisonous lies.

‘Normally Camilla is the person who can snap him out of a bad mood and get him to calm down, but she hasn’t got the patience for it right now. Charles is short-tempered at the best of times and he’s even worse under this kind of pressure and she’s not exactly the type to pull punches when she’s upset, they’re both miserable at the moment.’

It’s been ten years since they split yet more than a decade on, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have yet to come to a resolution over all their assets. Nearly two years after reaching a divorce settlement, there’s still one point of contention between them – the battle over their $164 million award-winning French winery and vineyard.

The former husband and wife, who were married for two years, remain locked in a public legal fight – referred to as War of the Rosé – over Chateau Miraval. The 1,200-acre estate and winery in Correns, south of France that they bought together for around 25 million Euros (£20.9 million) in 2008 was also their wedding venue in August 2014. But when their marriage and relationship broke down two years later, the appeal of jointly owning a vineyard was lost too.

Angelina, 51, sold her share to spirits manufacturer Stoli Vodka owned by Russian oligarch Yuri Shefler. She said that she ‘informed Pitt in writing’ before doing so, saying she had reached a ‘painful decision, with a heavy heart’ of the sale in January 2021. But Brad, 62, claimed that she never gave him the opportunity to buy her out, following their agreement not to sell their stakes in the venue without the permission of the other.

He started legal proceedings in France and California to sue her in February 2022, with his lawyers saying that the move had intended to cause ‘gratuitous harm’ to Brad, who had ‘poured money and sweat equity into the wine business’ as it was his passion project.

‘She sold her interest with the knowledge and intention that Shefler and his affiliates would seek to control the business to which Pitt had devoted himself and to undermine Pitt's investment in Miraval,’ his lawsuit claimed.

Four months later, the actor accused his ex of purposely trying to sabotage the business, only for Angelina to respond with her own counterclaim, alleging Brad of waging a ‘vindictive war’ against her and asking for $250 million in damages. The case looked close to approaching trial when Brad won two legal victories in 2024, leading him to become the largest shareholder in Miraval with 50% of the estate.

However, in October 2025, his lawyers filed a claim in the California case demanding Angelina hand over private emails. She refused, citing attorney-client privilege and LA Superior Court found in favour of Angelina the following May, only for Brad requesting for more documents in July. This time, he wanted to look at ‘upfront fees for film roles, brand sponsorships or other professional services’ from 2017 through to 2021 that she earned in the lead-up to her selling her portion of Miraval which is argued to undermine her claim that she sold the estate for ‘financial independence’.

Ahead of their court date on 6 October, Angelina – who met Brad in 2004 on the set of Mr And Mrs Smith while he was married to Jennifer Aniston – is arguing that she already agreed to share her financial records from 2020 and 2021 and that anything more would invade her right to privacy and isn’t relevant to the Miraval purchase.

All this drama comes after Angelina – who is mum to Maddox, 24, Pax, 22, Zahara, 21, Shiloh, 20, and 18-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne amid Brad’s estrangement from them – sold her LA home for $24.75 million as she prepares to move abroad to Cambodia to start afresh. It comes as Zahara becomes their third child to officially drop Pitt from her surname, after a court approved her to be known as Zahara Marley Jolie.

And after ten years of court battles, we’re told that Brad, who’s now dating jewellery designer Ines de Ramon, is done with it.

‘The word within Brad’s camp and the people he listens closest to is that 2026 needs to be the year that Brad finally wraps up all this legal fighting with Angelina,’ an insider says. ‘Ten years of fighting is long enough, and nobody caught up in this mess is getting any younger. The point is, no matter how much time and money Brad has ploughed into the fight, this has to stop at some point in the next twelve months. Both sides have made their points, and it’s time to find a compromise and put this whole thing to bed, no matter how uncomfortable that may be in the short term.’

They add, ‘Brad and Angelina’s reputations have both been damaged by this conflict, and it’s also distracted them from the tasks that got them both rich in the first place, which is making hit movies.’

Angelina too has had enough, with reports that she’s looking for a truce. Last November, emails that had been allegedly sent from the Maleficent star to her manager detail her fears over falling ill over the stress caused by the on-going trial. In one exchange, she writes, ‘I honestly feel I am getting sick from worry.’

We’re told that Brad has also struggled and is ‘exhausted’ that their legal battle is still rumbling on.

The source says, ‘Brad has never wanted to look like he’s trying to play the victim so it’s not something he talks very openly but he essentially lost his family in this so it's been absolutely devastating and anyone who knows him knows what a toll this has taken.

‘He’s had so many sleepless nights; he's exhausted and sick of the endless legal meetings that have been going on forever and cost an absolute fortune. In a lot of ways it feels like this battle has defined the last decade of his life.

‘He’s in his sixties now, he’s in love again, and he wants to enjoy this chapter without constantly worrying about his next legal move,’ the source says.

‘But he’s also hoping that if he and Angelina can settle their legal battle it will open the door to repairing things with his kids. He hates that they’re caught in the middle of this. And, regardless of all the pain Angelina has inflicted on him, he takes no pleasure in hearing that she’s under so much strain from all of this.’

In the good old days, there were only a few things to be found on the bedside table of the average couple.

A lamp; a good book; a glass of water - and if you were really high class, one of those fancy teasmade things that managed to wake you up by loudly producing a very weak and frankly undrinkable lukewarm tea of coffee.

But we live in the now, and bedside tables these days look very different. There’ll be a charger unit with at least half a dozen cables sprouting out of it. Phones, tablets, smartwatches will be stacked in a haphazard pile. There might still be a glass of water there, but heaven help you if that spills onto the charger. BOOM!

Sadly, the arrival of tech into the bedroom has had several unwanted side effects. Our sleep has suffered thanks to all those distractions, making us grumpy the next day and thereby creating relationship angst and tension with our loved ones.

This is backed up by research from the National Sleep Foundation which found in a poll that on average, couples were using phones less than an hour before lights out at least five nights a week. Blue light emitted by screens is responsible for the disruption in sleep quality leading to bad mood states.

But there’s another side to having a phone on hand in the bedroom which is really causing issues for couples when it comes to intimacy.

It’s a term known as ‘Phubbing’ – which is when someone feels they have been snubbed by a partner who is more interested in looking at their phone than focusing attention on them.

It’s literally like bringing a third person into the bedroom – just not in a fun way! If your partner is busily phubbing next to you in bed, you’ll end up feeling rejected, dismissed and belittled. Not exactly a recipe for sexy time, huh?

It can then turn into a vicious cycle, as seeing your partner on their phone is likely to have you reaching for yours for in retaliation. Now this is a really bad scenario. A couple lying in bed mindlessly scrolling and paying absolutely no attention to each other.

Of course, it’s not just in the bedroom that phubbing causes issues. It can happen anywhere and everywhere, and often does. But experts point out that it has the most devastating effects in our bedrooms, which is why they suggest a tech ban there.

Therapist Tracy Ross says that it’s understandable why people would reach for their phone at the end of a busy day - but it’s an urge that must be tackled. She says, ‘Many of the couples I work with complain that their partner is constantly on their phone, distracted, and that it’s hard to get their attention.

‘While the need to unwind at the end of the day is completely understandable, it’s hard to deny the damage it can do to a relationship. It’s basically decreasing the chances of intimacy and affection.’

Ok, ok – so phubbing in the bedroom is a no-no. What can you do about it, especially if you have a partner who is literally welded to their phone at bedtime.

The obvious answer would be to have a talk about it. Open up about how you’d love it if you could spend more time focussed on each other, and while we all have incredibly busy lives these days, the bedroom feels like a natural place where it could happen.

Then suggest that you maybe leave phones outside of the bedroom. Or if that seems too much too soon, what about putting phones face down on airplane mode?

If all this is met with panic, then perhaps go for a slightly more nuanced way to bring you together. Suggest that you cuddle up and scroll together. The natural place to be scrolling here would be sexy things, right? Who knew but there are actually apps for this – try Coral, or Blueheart – or just search for sex and love apps on your phone.

Of course, there’s always actual porn if you feel you can broach that with your partner, though it’s a sometimes tricky subject and it won’t always go down well if you say something like ‘I’m sick of watching you constantly scrolling through textiles on Pinterest - let's log onto Pprnhub!’

It might just be easier to come to some kind of agreement that tech is best left outside the bedroom. Even if it doesn’t spark fireworks between the sheets, your sleep schedule will improve no end. And who knows, all that newfound energy might end up sparking something sexy after all!