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INVITING US INTO HER SEVEN-STOREY HONG KONG TOWNHOUSE, BAG DESIGNER

FIONA KOTUR

REVEALS HER MOTHER’S ROYAL CONNECTIONS AND THE RED-CARPET INSPIRATION BEHIND HER LABEL

s the designer of some of the world’s A most sought-after clutch bags, Hong Kong-based Fiona Kotur Marin often jokes

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that her creations get out more than she does. It’s not far from the truth. Her bags – sometimes embroidered, sometimes bejewelled and always gorgeous – are a redcarpet staple, and she counts the Duchess of Sussex, Princess Eugenie, Princess MetteMarit of Norway, Nicole Kidman, Renée Zellweger, Jennifer Lopez and Priyanka Chopra among her royal and A-list fans.

‘My husband said: “There might be an opportunity in Hong Kong.” “Great,” I said. “It will be an adventure”’

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She clearly has a unique talent for design that extends to her home, as is evident when she invites us into her light-filled seven-storey townhouse in Hong Kong – two buildings she revamped to make one house in an energetic and up-and-coming part of the vibrant city.

“This was originally two houses divided into small apartments. We bought them in 2011,” Fiona explains. Now it’s been cleverly transformed into a stylish family home where she’s raising her four lively sons, Rex, James, George and Wyatt. And while

Fiona poses by the fire in her home, which has seven floors and an 8,600sq ft extension and is based in the heart of Hong Kong (left)

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there’s nothing delicate or precious about the robust terrazzo floors, sleek tile work or midcentury modern and pop art furniture, it’s all softened by rich Moroccan carpets and judicious use of fabrics such as lush velvets. The pièce de résistance? A spectacular view of the Hong Kong skyline from the rooftop terrace.

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FASHION IN THE FAMILY Fiona grew up in an arty, fashion-savvy household in New York. Her British mother is Sheila Camera Kotur, a painter, fashion illustrator and interior decorator based in Manhattan, who worked for Christian Dior and designed for the Queen and Princess Anne in the 1960s. Her sister Alexandra, meanwhile, is a fashion journalist, international tastemaker, former style director of US Vogue and creative director at Town & Country magazine.

“My mother is the most stylish woman I know.

Nobody knows how to mix things like she does.

She can combine a classic Chanel piece with some audacious accessory and, on her, it just works. You have to be confident, you have to dare to be yourself,” says Fiona, who credits her passion for accessories to her talented mum’s almost ceremonial way of taking care of her shoes, jewellery and bags.

“My mother designed for [British fabric maker and fashion house] Horrockses and, one day, the Queen wrote to the company saying she wanted to meet her. Princess Anne was aware of my mother’s designs for a younger generation like hers. I guess she couldn’t find dresses she liked and that’s how it all started.

“Later, she went on to design for the Queen herself for her more informal outings. She still has fond memories of them both. They had great mutual respect for each other. She still has all the newspaper clippings from those days, and she’ll say to me: ‘Look, here I am in the royal box at the Olympics in 1962, the year I designed

‘You have to be confident, you have to dare to be yourself’

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‘My mother went on to design for the Queen herself for her more informal outings’

the British Olympic uniforms… and look, here’s Elizabeth Taylor!’ And then one day she decided to set up her own company and she went to New York, met my father and stayed.

“When my sister and I were little, she illustrated fashion magazines and later she turned her hand to interior design, which is what she still does now. She has a few, very select clients.”

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A BRILLIANT CAREER After graduating from Wellesley College in Massachusetts with a triple major in art history, studio art and English, Fiona set out in her intrepid mother’s footsteps, initially working her way through the ranks at companies such as Estée Lauder and Swarovski in London.

“Then, one day I realised I just had to get back to New York. After 14 job interviews, Ralph Lauren finally hired me to work in the accessories division. We were a wonderful team and together we designed the first Ricky – the iconic house bag named after Ralph’s wife. I still have the prototype. After that, the president of Gap hired me to work on the creation of Old Navy.”

But it wasn’t all work and no play and, while marriage was far from her thoughts, events took a happy turn when she was invited to a Christmas party organised by some friends of the family – and there met her future husband, financier Todd Marin.

“The host happened to be Todd’s former

The decor combines inspiration from art deco and chinoiserie (far left) with contemporary style.

A part-covered terrace (below) forms a green oasis in the heart of the city

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Formerly two houses divided into apartments, Fiona’s home now has spaces ranging from the utilitarian gym (below) to cosy bedrooms (right) and a dramatic geometric bathroom (top right)

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boss and he wanted to cheer him up a bit, because he was working too hard. He made sure my sister and I came to the party. And I saw him and I thought to myself: ‘Mmm!’ And then I heard him laugh at some anecdote that my father was telling him about me and I thought: ‘And he has a sense of humour.’

“That very night he invited me to dinner. We had sushi. And the rest is history.”

But it was a history that was destined to unfold a world away, in distant Hong Kong. It was 2002 when a new chapter opened for Fiona, her nowhusband Todd and their two young boys.

“Todd was working at JP Morgan. Rex, our eldest, was just one year old while James was a newborn baby. We’d just bought a house and I had a good position at Old Navy. Then one afternoon, Todd said out of the blue: ‘There might be an opportunity for me in Hong Kong.’ “‘Great,’ I replied. ‘It will be an adventure.

Let’s try it for two years.’ The conversation lasted exactly one minute and the next day Todd said: ‘Remember that chat we had about Hong Kong?

Well, the job’s mine.’ And that was 18 years ago.”

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INFLUENTIAL FRIENDS But even as she and her family were settling into life in Asia, New York continued to beckon. It was 2003 and her friend Tory Burch asked her for help launching her firm – now a global fashion and lifestyle brand. They’d worked together at Ralph Lauren and Fiona was thrilled to come on board as a founding partner.

‘It’s really hard to launch a brand but it’s arder still to maintain the momentum’

Fiona with some of her jewel-like clutch bags and equally eye-catching shoes Star quality: Famous names sporting Kotur clutches on the red carpet and to royal events include (left, from left) Renée Zellweger, Jennifer Lopez and Scarlett Johansson; and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway (right, with her husband Crown Prince Haakon at the 2013 wedding of Princess Madeleine of Sweden). Fiona founded her business in 2004 having spotted a gap in the market. “ T h e re w e re n ’t really any great e v e n i n g c l u t c h e s , ” she says

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“Tory’s perfect for her brand. She’s always had such a clear vision. She doesn’t waste time. She was already known in certain circles in New York for her style and charitable work. She understands public relations, the magazines adored her and she agreed to be the face of her own brand. Which is very difficult and not everyone is up to the task.”

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ACCIDENTAL DISCOVERY Those were exciting days as Fiona rolled up her sleeves to get the start-up on a firm footing. She used her contacts in factories, knocked on all the right doors and, more importantly, got them to open. Today the Tory Burch brand is worth billions of dollars.

“I admire and respect Tory. She’s really smart. It’s really hard to launch a brand but it’s harder still to maintain the momentum. But I was living in Hong Kong and it was becoming impossible for me to be coming and going all the time. And that was when I started my own label – which came about by accident.”

While sourcing materials for Tory, she’d stumbled across a warehouse of brocade remnants, vintage treasures crying out to see the light of day – or at least the bright lights of celebrity events. Fiona launched the Kotur brand with a range of limited-edition, numbered vintage brocade clutches to benefit Operation Smile. New York’s

CLOTHES: FIONA KOTUR. VALENTINO. ACCESSORIES: FIONA KOTUR. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS: GETTY IMAGES. REX FEATURES

Fiona with twins George and Wyatt and eldest son Rex. She wanted a home in the centre of Hong Kong so her children could be immersed in the local culture and learn to speak Mandarin

Bergdorf Goodman and London’s Browns took notice, as did a slew of glossy fashion mags. “It was 2004 and there weren’t really any great evening clutches on the market.”

Interest from fashion’s biggest names poured in and collaborations followed with Carolina Herrera, Swarovski and J Crew. From the Golden Globes to the Met Gala, stars from Adele to Jennifer Lopez and Renée Zellweger proudly sported their Kotur clutches. And hot on their heels came Fiona’s line in shoes, including femme-fatale gold-leaf snakeskin sandals and sleek suede boots.

These days, Fiona remains busy as both a designer and busy mum. So what’s next? Rex, 18, is about to go to university, while James, 17, is studying at a private school in California. Football-mad twins George and Wyatt, 12, are now getting old enough to fend for themselves – so it’s back to the workshop for Fiona.

“I am now designing home accessories and also I’m working on an idea for mobile phones that I’m really excited about,” she says – and, as she smiles, one can’t help imagining that she’ll be fielding calls from her H celebrity fans any day now.

INTERVIEW: VICTORIA DE ALCAHUD PHOTOS: CESAR VILLORIA MAKE-UP: MEGUMI SEKINE HAIR: VIVIAN NG

13 Symmetric bunks and desks and pet pooch Charlie - in one of the property’s bedrooms

FAMOUS FACES CHILL OUT ON THE SKI SLOPES

Showbusiness met snow business as a host of stars swapped the red carpet for white slopes over the winter break. Gwyneth Paltrow, Mariah Carey, Clint Eastwood, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tamara Ecclestone were among those chilling out in snowy settings such as Colorado’s glitzy Aspen ski resort and the Swiss Alps. hello! takes a look at some of the celebrities in peak condition who were ringing in the new decade in white-hot style

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Dressed top to toe in pink skiwear, Sophia “Fifi” Ecclestone-Rutland took time out from carving up the slopes in the Swiss ski resort of Gstaad to pose for a selfie with her mum Tamara. Capturing a piste of the action, the businesswoman smiled as she cosied up to her five-year-old daughter during their time in “our happy place”. After having such an ice time in Switzerland, Tamara, Fifi and dad Jay Rutland then headed to sun-soaked Dubai for New Year’s Eve.

MARIAH CAREY All Mariah wanted for Christmas was to be with family and friends in Aspen. The singer spent the big day in the glamorous resort with dancer boyfriend Bryan Tanaka, her eightyear-old twins Moroccan and Monroe (above, with their mum) and their father Nick Cannon, who is Mariah’s ex-husband. “Sliding into 2020”, she wrote on Instagram.

CLINT EASTWOOD AND ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER “Name a more iconic duo. I’ll wait,” wrote Terminator star Arnold, sharing a photo of himself and fellow film legend Clint in pole position on the slopes. The photo of the two men, surrounded by spectacular mountain scenery in an unidentified resort, caused a frenzy, with more than 18,700 fans commenting on the Instagram post.

PHOTOS: ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER. GOFF PHOTOS. GWYNETH PALTROW. MARIAH CAREY. MATRIX PICTURES

GWYNETH PALTROW AND BRAD FALCHUK ctress Gwyneth also loped off for some ski ction in Aspen over the estive season. The fun nowballed as the Goop ounder was not only with usband Brad (above and eft, with Gwyneth), but lso her children Apple, 15, nd 13-year-old Moses, l u s t h e i r f a t h e r, h e r oldplay frontman exusband Chris Martin, nd his partner Dakota ohnson. Sending a essage on Instagram rom the “Faltrows”, the vengers: Endgame star wished fans “love and contentment and peace and wholeness”.

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James and Alizée relax on the white sands of St Barts after seeing in 2020 together and enjoy a dip in the warm waters (below left)

PREPARING TO WALK UP THE AISLE

JAMES MIDDLETON AND FIANCEE ALIZEE SIZZLE IN ST BARTS AHEAD OF WEDDING

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PHOTOS: BACKGRID. GOFF PHOTOS. MEGA

xcitement is building for James Middleton and Alizée Thévenet’s upcoming wedding, with Prince George and Princess Charlotte likely to steal the nation’s hearts once again by taking on bridesmaid and pageboy duties. And this time they may be joined by little brother Prince Louis.

The loved-up pair are staying in shape for their big day and it is their clear their romance is going swimmingly as they enjoyed a getaway in St Barts. As they had last year, the c rang in the New Year with James’s parents Carole and Michael and his sister Pippa and her husband James Matthews on the Caribbean island.

In a recent interview James revealed that Alizée is feeling “happy and excited” about their upcoming nuptials.

It is expected that the couple, who announced their engagement in October, will tie the knot in 2020.

PUPPY LOVE While their wedding will be attended by senior royals including James’s sister the Duchess of Cambridge and her husband the Duke, the groom-to-be intends to keep the event “as private as possible”.

“I’ve had enough of big weddings,” he said in another interview recently.

He has also revealed that his beloved dogs will play a key role in the ceremony, which is only fitting as the couple, wh live together in London’s Battersea, me in 2018 when Alizée stopped to pet hi black cocker spaniel Ella.

James’s dogs have also played a “vita

role” in helping him through his lengthy battle with depression.

While he keeps active and stays fit, James has been vocal about devoting as much time and effort to his mental health.

“Every day I look after my mental health as much as I do my physical health,” he has H said on Instagram.

REPORT: EMILY HORAN

It is expected that the couple will tie the knot in 2020

James and Alizée take a stroll hand in hand. Among those the pair were on holiday with were James’s sister Pippa (far left) and mum Carole (left, with Pippa and Alizée)

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SOA I G PT S

Whether to ring in the New Year or escape the winter blues, these stars have headed to glamorous, sun-soaked locations around the world, with many sharing their adventures on social media. Here,, HELLO! takes a look inside the holiday albums of the A-list…

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ALESSANDRA AMBROSIO

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Model Alessandra saw in the new year in her home country of Brazil. Spotted strolling along a beach in Florianópolis in a bikini from her own label, Gal Floripa, w h i c h s h e accessorised with shades and an array of necklaces and bracelets, the 3 8 - y e a r- o l d – o n holiday with her daughter Anja, 11, and son Noah, seven, and her new Italian fashion designer beau Nicolò Oddi – made the beach her catwalk.

ANTHONY JOSHUA Looking fighting fit as he took to the golden sands of Barbados, boxer Anthony seemed to be enjoying a knockout start to 2020. And no wonder: the 30-year-old reclaimed multiple world heavyweight titles in December after his points victory over Andy Ruiz Jr in Saudi Arabia, and it’s been estimated that the feat has earnt him as much as £60m. Not a bad end-of-year bonus.

MYLEENE KLASS Myleene’s magical Maldives break continued last week, with the star keeping her Instagram followers up to date with her family’s every move. Spending quality time in the Indian Ocean paradise with her partner Simon Motson and their five-month-old son Apollo – who was introduced to the world in the pages of hello! – and her daughters Hero and Ava, from a previous relationship, the 41-year-old radio host was counting her blessings. “I still cannot believe I have Apollo in my arms and this is what my family now looks like,” she wrote.

JAMIE REDKNAPP

ROCHELLE HUMES They became engaged in the Maldives eight years ago, and Rochelle and her husband Marvin marked the anniversary with another trip to the dreamy destination.

“Faces with a few more lines, a lot more wine and deffo less hair,” Rochelle, 30, joked on Instagram before revealing that her skin and hair care brand My Little Coco will launch next month.

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He made his name as a top footballer, but Jamie couldn’t resist showing off a different range of ball skills on the beach in Miami. On a New Year break with his sons C h a r l e y, 1 5 , a n d Beau, 11, from his marriage to pop star Louise Redknapp, t h e 4 6 - y e a r- o l d showed off his skills in a pair of shorts that matched the aquamarine sea.

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AMANDA HOLDEN “Reflecting on a bloody fab year!!” radio presenter and TV star Amanda captioned this stunning picture, uploading it to Instagram to usher in the start of 2020. Alongside a composite image of friends and family she wrote: “I never forget how lucky I am to have such love and true friends surrounding me.

Thank-you for your positivity and support!! Here’s to an even bigger 2020!” Amanda, 48, was holidaying in the Maldives with her husband Chris and their daughters Lexi and Hollie.

WIN NNIE HARRLOW

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She spentt New Year’s Eve at a Jonas Brothers concert in Miami, bu ut there were s of having no signs e night when had a late the model took to the beach the following day. Looking freshfaced and photoready in a tan bikini, a Christian Dior necklace and a Chanel bag, 25-yearold Winnie looked every inch the fashionista as she strutted her stuff in the sunshine state.

LEONARDO DiCAPRIO Hollywood star Leonardo, 45, evoked memories of his hit film The Beach over New Year. The Oscar winner looked to be having the time of his life with his girlfriend, 22-year-old Camila Morrone, capturing every moment of their romantic paddle on the beach on St Barts with a Go-Pro camera, which he held aloft as his love of two years draped her arms around his shoulders. The fledgling actress recently spoke out about the couple’s age gap, saying: “There’s so many relationships in Hollywood – and in the history of the world – where people have large age gaps. I just think anyone should be able to date who they want to date.”

DUA LIPA AND ANWAR HADID

REPORT: ALEXANDRA WILBY. PHOTOS: AMANDA HOLDEN. BACKGRID. MEGA. MYLEENE KLASS. ROCHELLE HUMES. SPLASH NEWS

Pop star Dua, 24, was a ray of sunshine in a yellow towel and leopardprint bikini as she and her model boyfriend Anwar, 20 – the little brother of models Bella and Gigi – showed their romance is hotting up. The high-profile couple have been inseparable since they began dating in June, and their New Year break in Miami was no exception as they were spotted sharing One Kiss and getting amorous by the pool.

BELLA HADID It was all sun, sand and sea for Bella, who chose the celebrity hotspot of St Barts for a winter break. The catwalk star, 23, was on holiday with her pals Fai Khadra and Luka Sabbat, and spent time jetskiing and sunning herself in a barely there bikini. “Wow …. can’t be more thankful for this life and friends intertwined … unbelievable,” she wrote on Instagram.

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW AND PHOTOS

K CKSTART NG TH N W D CADE N ST

CATHERINE TYLDESLEY

S JO NED BY HUSBAND TOM AND SON A F E AS SHE TE S HOW ‘STR CTLY’ HAS MADE H R OV HER BODY AGAIN very year, Catherine Tyldesley E makes the same New Year’s resolution: “To be happier and healthier than the one before.”

This time, however, the bar is set significantly higher than usual, coming as it does on the heels of the 36-year-old actress’s stint on Strictly Come Dancing, which she credits for helping her overcome a tough bout of low self-esteem.

“I was lacking in confidence and I didn’t feel comfortable in my own skin. Thatt’s not a nice feeling,” Catherine tells us, kicking off her heels durin ng a family holiday with fitness train ner turned photographer Pitfield, 33, and husband Tom T their fourr-year-old son Alfie at Dubai’s Lee Royal Méridien Beach pa.

Resort & Sp “Strictlyy showed me how to learn body again,” she adds. “I to love my b more confident in became much m myself and more grateful for what I can achieve. It’s made me want to push mysellf even more physically.” oliday is a chance for This ho Catherine to recharge her efore hitting the road for batteries be me Dancing: The Live Tour Strictly Com uary, in which she’ll be on 16 Janu reunited with w professional dance hannes Radebe, who has partner Joh ne of her closest friends. become on to imagine how the “I can’t begin b contestantss feel who go all the way to the final.. They must be absolutely exhausted,,” she says. “All in all, I ng for ten weeks and by was dancin the time I went I was exhausted. I so needed this time out.”

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Proud mum Catherine enjoys some quality time with husband Tom Pitfield and their adorable four-yearold son Alfie

BACK TOGETHER AGAIN Dubai also allowed Catherine to make up for the time she spent apart from her young son during her time on the BBC hit show.

“I’d really missed Alfie,” she says.

“Tom had been coming down at weekends but I was desperate for some time with Alfie. I wouldn’t let him go. It got to the point where he was like: ‘Mummy, put me down.

I can walk.’”

Catherine’s joy in being in Dubai is clear – it was here she and Tom spent their honeymoon after their 2016 wedding.

“We fell in love with it then and it has been a family go-to ever since,” she tells us. “Alfie didn’t come on honeymoon with us, but he’s making up for it now. They do everything on such a grand scale in Dubai. It’s magical for children.”

The hello! team is also s p e l l b o u n d a t C a t h e r i n e ’s impressive kick as she poses for our exclusive photoshoot. “I’m hypermobile so I’ve always

‘Strictly made me more confident in myself. It has made me want to push myself even more’

Catherine shows off her Strictly Come Dancing high kicks during a holiday in Dubai. “I’m hypermobile so I’ve always been a bit like spaghetti,” she says

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‘I miss my dancer’s diet — I felt I could eat what I wanted.

I ate so much’

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been a bit like spaghetti – and now I’ve started dancing, I’m using that more to my advantage, that’s for sure,” she says.

It’s hard to believe that, this time last year, the former Coronation Street and Scarborough star was suffering from debilitating back problems that prevented her hitting the gym as often as she wanted.

“I hadn’t been able to train as much as usual so I felt out of shape,” she says. “Mentally and physically that really affected me.

“My core has improved a lot as I had to use it all the time when dancing and it’s helped my posture.

A couple of problems I was having

The family walk hand in hand at the water’s edge, happy to be back together after Catherine’s run on Strictly with dance partner Johannes

my body felt like it needed a complete refuel and recharge.

“Then, about two weeks later, my jeans started to feel a bit tight. My body had got so used to eating all the time, but of course I wasn’t dancing for 12 hours a day – so I thought: ‘Right, I need to rein this in.’

“I don’t weigh myself as I don’t see it as great for my mental health, but I gauge it by my jeans,” she adds.

“If my jeans feel a bit snug, then I think: ‘Time to up my game a little bit,’ and for me, that’s the most sensible way to do it.”

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with my back have improved massively thanks to the ballroom hold. Everything that my physio had been trying to get me to do for months we were implementing when we were dancing.

“Strictly has changed the way I will train forever.”

However, Catherine has had to bid farewell to the amount of food she ate to keep up her energy levels during the long hours in the studio.

“I miss my dancer’s diet as I felt like I could eat what I wanted,” she says. “I ate so much – probably more than I have in a long time.

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pefully announcing a big new acting role in e spring.

“Another six weeks dancing with that man is ing to be so much fun,” she says. “I’ve been nning through our routines to keep them fresh my mind.”

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HIS MOTHER’S FOOTSTEPS hile the tour will keep her away from Alfie, it on’t be for too long.

“The longest is for two weeks,” she says. “But I ust admit, Alfie handles things very well. It’s all e has ever known – Mummy’s an actress and ometimes I have to work away. But then I can ometimes have a stretch of, say, four weeks when ’m home with him all the time, so how lucky is hat? When does anyone ever get that amount f time?

“He’s very grown up about it and he’s brilliant hen I have to read my lines. He does all the ccents with me.

“He’s very theatrical. I was never going to push

him down that road, but it just shines out of him,” she adds, proudly.

As for the future, more children could be on the cards. “We would love to – at least one more,” she says. “Absolutely, when the time feels right.”

After the soaring heat of Dubai, Catherine saw in the new decade back in the UK, celebrating with friends and their children.

“We all rented a cottage in Snowdonia and went for winter walks and enjoyed big pots of curries and chillies,” she tells us. “We’d been talking about doing it for some time and we really wanted to make it happen. At midnight, we were outside around the firepit, roasting marshmallows and sipping champagne. It was perfect.”

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‘We’d love to have more children, at least one more.

Absolutely, when the time feels right’

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WELCOMING 2020

CELEBRITIES GET ALONG FAMOUSLY AS THEY RING IN THE NEW YEAR

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Elizabeth Hurley is footloose and fancy free as she parties in purple; Colin Firth and estranged wife Livia reunite to see in the new year with friends (above right); and the Beckhams gather for a Peaky Blinder of a celebration capped off with fireworks (below)

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new decade is certainly worth celebrating and famous faces were keen to share their New Year’s Eve fun with fans and followers on social media. For The Royals star Elizabeth Hurley that meant dressing in regal purple and adding a blonde wig at a party with friends.

Also trading fabulous frocks for fancy dress was Michelle Keegan, who along with husband Mark Wright hosted a themed celebration for family and friends at a gastro pub in Essex. Posting photos including a

shot of the pair dressed as Marilyn Manson and Marilyn Monroe, Mark said: “1 helluva fancy dress NYE bash”.

Counting down Down Under, Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall said goodbye to 2019 in Sydney, watching the city’s famous Harbour Bridge fireworks at a house party with actor Rebel Wilson. “What a fun gang to celebrate with,” the Pitch Perfect star wrote alongside photos on Instagram.

Seeing out the decade with a bang, the Beckhams made it a night to remember in the Cotswolds. David photo of himself and Victoria surrounded by their children, while Brooklyn shared images of the pyrotechnics.

However, there were no fireworks – just plenty of good wishes – from recently eparated couple Colin nd Livia Firth, who got ogether with pals on he big night.

Over in the US, Sir od Stewart took it all ing down at a party ith wife Penny ancaster and six of his ight children, plus one andchild, while Eva ongoria Bastón added me sparkle to Los abos with her sequin ess and flute of fizz.

Engaged couple lando Bloom and Katy rry raised glasses of a ferent kind to 2020, h a bespectacled post the pair on Instagram. hen you’re in bed ore midnight is when know you’re starting new year right,” Katy ped in the caption.

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Sir Rod Stewart starts the year surrounded by loved ones and (left) Rebel Wilson parties with Zara and Mike Tindall, while Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan wish everyone a very Marilyn new year (below left)

Love is all around: Sir Paul McCartney and daughter Stella hug in the new year (above); Nicole Kidman kiss-starts the celebrations with husband Keith Urban (above right). Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom make a spectacle of themselves (right); Eva Longoria Bastรณn gets sparkling (far right)

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he Material Girl added some extra layers when Madonna arrived at JFK airport in New York to fly to the Maldives for a family break.

Trading her Madame X eye patch for some rose-tinted shades, the singer was almost unrecognisable while making her way through to departures (left).

But although she may have been g o i n g u n d e r c o v e r, M a d o n n a certainly wasn’t travelling light – with an X-cess of baggage on the family’s groaning luggage trolleys (above).

Still keeping things under her hat even as she swam in the Indian Ocean (right), the 61-year-old was joined on the trip by five of her six children – Lourdes, David, Mercy and twin daughters Estere and Stella – as well as her latest love, dancer Ahlamalik Williams, 25. Posting snaps and

video clips on Instagram, she tagged them “#fun” and “#healing”.

And in a New Year message, she told fans she planned to continue Causing a Commotion. “Here’s to another decade of dreams and Evolution,” she wrote.

LEONA LEWIS

AND NEW HUSBAND BET ON A WINNING START TO 2020 IN VEGAS

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t was her first New Year’s Eve since embarking on married life, so where better for singer Leona Lewis to spend it than in Las Vegas?

Standing beside her dancer/ choreographer/creative director husband Dennis Jauch, the Bleeding Love star said she was “so proud”to support her man in his latest venture.

The newlyweds welcomed 2020 at what was the opening nigh of Dennis’s show in th 1920s-themed Mayfai Supper Club in th exclusive Bellagio Hotel where the odds on having a wonderful night were high. Upping the fashion ante, Leona bet on purple, sparkling in figurehugging sequins by Mugler (left).

Sharing photos on Instagram, the 34-yearold said of the New Year bash: “I got to ring it in with my husband by my side at the opening night of his INCREDIBLE new production… WOW… what a way to take us into the new roaring 20s!”

With the show’s first night and their wedding taking place in the past six months, 2019 was quite a year for the

couple, who tied the knot in July after eight years together. “It was just the most beautiful day, full of love,” Leona told hello! as she exclusively shared her fairytale nuptials in Italy with us (below).

Last year also saw the former The X Factor winner join forces with Simon Cowell as a guest judge on spin-off series X Factor: The Band.

OLLY MURS

ALL ON TRACK WITH HIS NEW No. 1

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fter a period of single life, Olly Murs can now say his Heart Skips a Beat once more – thanks to new girlfriend Amelia Tank.

The singer treated fans to a glimpse of the pair’s enviable chemistry when he shared a photo on Instagram (right).

In a New Year message to his 2.8m followers, he described 2019 as “a very positive year”, having toured with album You Know I Know, coached his act Molly to victory on The Voice UK and “met an amazing woman in the process” – adding: “2020 I’m ready for ya!”

Olly got together with Amelia – a competitive bodybuilder who combines lifting weights with a career in finance – after exchanging messages on social media. The pair spent part of Christmas together, which was a bit of a novelty for the hard-working pop star. “ I h a v e n ’t h a d a girlfriend for four years at Christmas,” Olly said recently. “It’s been a bit lonely. This is new for m e . Yo u ’ r e a l w a y s looking for something and then it comes along and you’re like: ‘Wow! This is what it’s supposed to feel like.’”

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t looks like 2020 is already a very happy new year for Natalia Vodianova and Antoine Arnault, who confirmed their engagement via Instagram on 31 December.

The model and philanthropist posted a selfie with Antoine (above left) wearing a dazzling pear-cut diamond sparkler on her ring finger. “This year has been beautiful and memorable.

2020 here we come,” she wrote.

“Can’t wait to celebrate next year with our loved ones.”

It will be a second trip down the aisle for Natalia (above, at a

Swiss charity gala in aid of her Naked Heart Foundation last June). She was previously married to Briton Justin Portman, with whom she has three children.

The catwalk queen, who set up her charity to build play parks for disadvantaged children in her native Russia, got together with Antoine – the son of luxury goods billionaire Bernard – in 2011. Nine years on and a further two children later, the flame of their romance shows no sign of burning out. “It’s about how you fit together,” she once said.

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW AND PHOTOS

AT HOME WITH ER NEW FIANCE BEN, NEWS PRESENTER

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REVEA S THEIR NGAGEMEN AND PREGNANCY JOY AS HEY LOOK ORWARD TO A BUMPER YEAR partner Ben Richardson. Vases of fresh flowers are arranged around the twofloor apartment, books fill the shelves and photos of the happy couple are dotted about. And displayed above the fi l fireplace, congratulations cards hint at the doublle joy that is filling the pair’s lives. For h hello! can reveal that not only are they en ngaged to be married, they are also expeccting their first child.

“Our feet haven’t touched the ground yet, we are very excited,” Ben tells hello!.

Sky Neews host Sarah-Jane, who is 16 weeks p pregnant, says: “It’s going to be ear yet.” our best ye The cou uple, who got engaged just days hristmas, have been dating for before Ch the past 16 months and were first ed by mutual friend Autumn introduce Phillips --– the wife of the Queen’s grandson Peter Phillips – at a fundraising party helld by Formula 1 presenter nkham in August 2018.

Natalie Pin who affectionately calls his Ben, w fiancée S-JJ, says: “Peter couldn’t make it so Autumn asked me if I would be her plus-one. On the way to meet her, I saw S-J in the street and recognised her, so I asked Auttumn if she knew the girl from Sky New ws. And she said she did – g that she was single. Autumn adding ntroduced us at the party.” then in The pair p didn’t have much time to chat at the fundraiser, however, so Ben secured d Sarah-Jane’s number from Autumn n and the two struck up a conversaation via text message. As both were awaay for work a great deal – Ben is a busin ness owner who works in propertty marketing – it was a while before theey arranged their first date, at a central Lo ondon restaurant called Hide.

Sarah-Jaane – who took over as anchor of Sunrisee on Sky News after Eamonn Holmes left and waas the programme’s first female presenter – says: “It’s a really fancy place but I was overwhelmed. It was a tasting menu with several courses, so we were being interrrupted every five seconds.”

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“It’s going to be our best year yet,” Sarah-Jane tells HELLO!

FALLING IN LOVE eing convinced the date was a Despite be failure, Ben tells hello! that he immediateely fell in love, welling up as he describes feeling lovestruck “at the very beginnin g”. Sarah-Jane soon felt the same wayy and the couple decided to make a go o of their budding romance. mmitted to seeing each other “We com more as w we wanted to know if it was going anywhere. Six weeks after we first met, Ben booked a weekend away at a el and when we got there all the fancy hote nice room ms had been taken and we were glamping. In the rain! And I thought: ‘In for a pen nny, in for a pound, this will make us or break us.’ So we just holed up at the bar,, drinking and chatting. I think I felll in love then because it

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‘I met Ben and thought he was completely the person I wanted to have children with.

It was an absolute no-brainer’

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Light refreshment: Ben and Sarah-Jane share a kiss and a cuppa. Close friends in the know have sent congratulations on their happy news (below)

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was just such good fun.” Meeting Teddy, Ben’s six-year-old son from a previous relationship, also cemented Sarah-Jane’s feelings. “I really knew I was in love when I was introduced to Teddy and I saw how Ben is with him. They have got such a special bond, they are best mates; Ben is such a great dad and Teddy is such an incredible kid.”

Teddy, too, was instantly taken with the new woman in his dad’s life. After first meeting SarahJane during a big group outing to Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park over Christmas 2018, they hit it off immediately. “I had never been in a position where I was about to meet a boyfriend’s child so I wanted to be very careful about it. But as Teddy left, he whispered in my ear: ‘I love you more than Lego.’”

Ben adds: “He fell in love with her quicker than I did. Instantly.”

Four months later, the couple moved into their first home together, in south-east London, and soon Ben’s thoughts turned to marriage. He began looking into engagement rings, settling on a stunning sapphire central stone on a gold band.

But before Ben could pop the question, the couple learnt that Sarah-Jane was pregnant and expecting their first child at the end of June 2020.

‘We are going to have the baby first, then figure the wedding out’

They had discussed having children early on in their relationship, a topic which Ben says came about organically. “Because I had Teddy the conversation was already open earlier than it would have been. We both knew we were in the same boat in terms of wanting another child.”

For her part, Sarah-Jane knew that she wanted Ben to be the father of her children. “I have been very open in the past about not wanting to have children on my own; I only wanted to have them with someone, but I had not met that person. It wasn’t until I met Ben that I thought he was completely the person I want to have children with. It was an absolute no-brainer.”

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BABY STEPS Due to their ages – Sarah-Jane is 41 and Ben is 40 – they gave themselves a year to try for a baby. But they conceived immediately, finding out the happy news after taking a test at home at the end of October. Keen to wait for a healthy 12-week scan before they told Teddy, they gave him a very special gift when he joined them on Boxing Day. “We opened all his Christmas presents and the last was a ‘big brother’ T-shirt,” Ben says.

Sarah-Jane remembers: “Teddy said: ‘I

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As her career blooms, the TV presenter is yet to decide how much maternity leave she will take. “I love my job and I think I’d miss it, but everyone says a baby becomes your new little world”

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Ben proposed before Christmas with a sapphire ring (above) he had sourced from Sri Lanka via a friend. Sarah attends a cancer fundraiser (below) with Autumn Phillips and TV’s Lucy Verasamy and Kirsty Gallacher on the night they met, after being introduced by Autumn

can’t believe I am going to be a big brother!’

He is really excited.”

Ben had also decided to pop the question just before Christmas, planning an intimate dinner date at Berners Tavern, the London restaurant where he had first spied Sarah-Jane on the night they met.

But his fiancée-to-be threw a few obstacles in his way: first she needed to drop off presents for her godson – Natalie Pinkham’s son Wilf – and attend TV presenter Piers Morgan’s Christmas party on the way to dinner.

“Because I knew this was going to happen, I was a little bit on edge when we got to Piers’s party,” Ben recalls. “I just wanted to be proposing and I was in this room with Gary Lineker, James Blunt and Holly Willoughby… it was very surreal.”

Eventually they drove to the restaurant, with Ben persuading an unwitting Sarah-Jane to park the car near the very place they first met.

“I asked for a selfie, which is very unlike me, but that was my excuse to get her on the spot.

She attempted to walk off but I called her back and she turned round and there I was in the street, holding the ring box – and everyone was looking at me.”

Sarah-Jane adds: “As I turned round, he was opening the box and I thought: ‘What is he doing down there?’ Then I finally twigged. I just burst into tears and so did he.”

WEDDING PLANS The wedding will take place after their baby is born. “We are going to have the baby first, then figure the wedding out,” says Sarah-Jane. “Our friends who have had babies have told us not to rush because you don’t know how you will feel about everything once the baby comes.”

For now, they are concentrating on the pregnancy and sharing their happy news with friends; Autumn was “thrilled and over the moon” to hear of their double joy. And having so far avoided morning sickness and cravings, Sarah-Jane recently told her bosses at Sky News, who were “brilliant”.

“They said it would be another addition to the Sky family and were really excited. I am still figuring out when I’m going to leave” – SarahJane also has her own weekday show on Sky, The Sarah-Jane Mee Show – “but I will probably go at the start of June, have at least six months off and maybe go back in the new year. I love my job and I think I’d miss it, but everyone says: ‘You say that now; once the baby comes, that’s your new little world.’”

Truly, the couple couldn’t be happier.

“There was a point when I thought this was never going to happen,” Sarah-Jane tells hello!. “I was quite happy doing what I was doing – I have got an amazing job, an amazing set of friends and I thought: ‘If this is my lot, I am happy with it.’ And Ben tells me he felt the same.

“But there is no one else I would rather spend time with. It’s so nice to rush home from work because you want to get home to see someone, and I have never felt that.

It’s amazing. We are best friends… and H everything else.”

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‘I wanted to propose but we were in a room with Gary Lineker, James Blunt and Holly Willoughby.

It was very surreal’ Ben

‘There is no one I’d rather spend time with. I have never felt that’ Sarah-Jane

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DAYS A ROUND-UP OF NEWS REPORTS

e of Sweden has broken her leg in a skiing accident.

The incident took place during a winter holiday in the Alps with her parents, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel, and three-year-old brother Prince Oscar.

In a statement, the Swedish royal court said: “The court can confirm that Princess Estelle has suffered a fracture of the limb in connection with skiing. She is in plaster and otherwise well.”

The accident meant Victoria had to miss the funeral of her good friend Ari Behn, the ex-husband of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway, who died on Christmas Day.

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REBEKAH AND JAMIE VARDY ‘Over the moon’ at new daughter Rebekah Vardy says she is “ecstatic” after welcoming her fifth child, a baby girl with husband Jamie Vardy.

Speaking to hello!, the 37-year-old I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! star said: “I was so happy to be able to have Jamie at my side for the birth of our beautiful daughter.

“I’m ecstatic that we have another little girl in our family.”

Leicester City striker Jamie, 32, announced the news on social media, writing: “Over the moon to let you know our beautiful little girl has arrived. Becky and baby are both

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Story of the Week Bushfire horror moves Aussie star Naomi Naomi Watts has joined p e o p l e around the w o r l d expressing shock at the devastating bushfires in Australia.

Posting on Instagram, the 51-year-old actress, who was born in Britain but raised in Australia, shared video of a recent trip to Byron Bay, in New South Wales, to highlight the impact the “upsetting and worrying” wildfires were having on both humans and wildlife.

“This was my last eve in Byron,” she wrote. “The fires

have been truly horrendous. It’s so upsetting and worrying. So much wildlife already lost. And still much of the summer ahead.

My heart goes out to those who’ve lost loved ones and homes. Big gratitude to the brave firemen who literally haven’t stopped during the holidays!!”

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge also released a tweet directing followers in Australia to help and information about the fires and saying: “As the devastating fires continue our thoughts remain with those impacted and those working heroically to fight them.”

At least 19 people have died in the bushfires since October and more than 100,000 people have been told to leave their homes.

doing well and we are all totally in love with the newest member of our team.”

This is the couple’s third child, joining Sofia, five, and two-year-old Finlay, as well as Rebekah’s daughter Megan, 14, and son Taylor, nine.

CAMERON DIAZ Baby joy for Hollywood actress Charlie’s Angels star Cameron Diaz says she is “blessed and grateful” after welcoming a baby girl with her husband of five years, musician Benji Madden.

Announcing the surprise birth, the 47-year-old star revealed on Instagram: “Happy New Year from the Maddens!

“We are so happy, blessed and grateful to begin this new decade by announcing the birth of our daughter, Raddix Madden. She has instantly captured our hearts and completed our family.

“While we are overjoyed to share this news, we also feel a strong instinct to protect our little one’s privacy. So we won’t be posting pictures or sharing any more details, other than the fact that she is really really cute!!

Some would even say RAD:)”

‘Hey @bumble, is being me exclusionary? Don’t shut me out of the hive’ Sharon Stone (left), banned from a dating app after doubts about her identity

‘It was very emotional. The whole crew came round and gathered outside. Everybody was hugging each other. I tried to make a speech and couldn’t get it out’ Daniel Craig was shaken and stirred after filming his last scenes as James Bond

‘I want to focus on me and everything I can do in my life

HILARY DUFF Ties the knot with singer love Actress Hilary Duff has married singer Matthew Koma after three years together.

The couple, both 32, were joined by family and friends as they tied the knot in an intimate ceremony at their Beverly Hills home, officiated by Superbad star Christopher Mintz-Plasse.

Hilary wore a bespoke Jenny Packham gown, with the designer also creating a dress for the couple’s oneyear-old daughter Banks to wear.

MISHA NONOO Meghan’s friend expecting first child The Duchess of Sussex’s good friend Misha Nonoo is expecting her first child, less than four months after marrying US oil tycoon Mikey Hess.

The 33-yearold designer shared her news with friends on Instagram, posting a photo

and come back to America and start filming again’ After a rocky few years, actress Lindsay Lohan is ready for her comeback

‘When we first met, he said we would pull the poison out of each other and we really do. It’s exhausting, but we hold each other accountable’ Singer Katy Perry says fiancé Orlando Bloom is helping her Rise

‘I stopped wishing for the future and I started loving life for what it is today

of the couple in Mexico, where Mikey, also 33, proposed.

“Back where it all began, but this time with baby on board,” she is said to have written.

Misha and Mikey tied the knot last September in a star-studded ceremony in Rome attended by both Meghan and the Duke.

MICHELLE WILLIAMS Double delight for film star Actress Michelle Williams is engaged to Hamilton director Thomas Kail, 42, and is expecting their first child, eight months after her previous marriage ended.

While it is unclear how long the couple have been an item, they both worked together on the award-winning series Fosse/Verdon, which was shot between November 2018 and last March.

It has been reported they were set up together by Michelle’s 14-year-old daughter Matilda, from her relationship with actor Heath Ledger.

Michelle, 39, split from indie musician Phil Elverum last April, after less than a year of marriage.

‘GAVIN AND STACEY’ Millions tune in for Christmas show The Gavin and Stacey Christmas special was the most-watched scripted TV show of the last decade, new audience figures show.

More than 17.1 million viewers tuned in to see the return of James Corden and Ruth Jones (together above), who wrote and starred in the one-off episode, which saw the cast reunited after nearly ten years off screen.

Gavin and Stacey came ninth in the top ten most-watched programmes of the decade, with The X Factor final of 2010 being the only other nonsporting event to appear in the list.

The top two places were taken by the 2012 London Olympics’ opening and closing ceremonies.

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because “today is a gift, that’s why they call it the present”’ She didn’t win Game of Thrones, but Maisie Williams is winning in life

‘Do I think of myself as beautiful? No, absolutely not. But I make the best of what I have’ Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham doesn’t Wannabe anything but herself

‘Insects, especially crickets and mealworms, are already used in flours’ To save the world, Prue Leith is quite happy to bake with unusual ingredients

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THE WORLD SAYS HELLO TO 2020 The new decade began with a big bang as fireworks lit up the skies around the world at the start of 2020. Sydney, Australia, was one of the first big cities to ring in the new year with a spectacular display in front of the iconic Harbour Bridge.

Back in the UK, more than 100,000 revellers gathered in the capital by the London Eye on the Thames as fireworks provided a breath-taking visual spectacle to a soundtrack including songs by Stormzy and Bastille.

Across the pond in New York’s Times Square, thousands of revellers were showered with confetti at the stroke of midnight.

Meanwhile, celebrations in Paris saw a series of illuminations projected onto the Arc de Triomphe in the French capital and a typically lavish display of fireworks.

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HOLLYWOOD SCENE A-LIST LIFE ON AND OFF THE BIG SCREEN

Cynthia Erivo with fellow winners Renée Zellweger and Laura Dern.

Jennifer Lopez (below right), in a silver embellished jumpsuit for the afterparty, posed for photos with actor Jamie Foxx and her fiancé Alex Rodriguez. Antonio Banderas (below, with Salma Hayek) picked up the International Star Actor Award

Charlize Theron, wearing Dior, poses with her International Star Actress Award for her role in Bombshell, in 42 which she stars alongside Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie

A-listers got this year’s awards season off to a stylish start at the Palm Springs International Film Festival Gala. Florals appeared to be the name of the game, with Jennifer Lopez stealing the show in a sweeping Richard Quinn gown featuring pale-pink blooms.

And it was a triumphant evening for the actress and singer, who won the coveted Spotlight Actress Award for her role in Hustlers. In an emotional speech, she urged all the talented women in the audience to support one another. And she delivered a word of advice.

“Remember no is not an answer. It’s an opportunity,” she said.

The gala is the jewel in the crown of the 12-day festival, which screens more than 200 films from more than 60 countries.

Charlize Theron picked up the International Star Actress Award for her role in Bombshell, and Britain’s Cynthia Erivo won the Breakthrough Performance Award for her portrayal of American political activist Harriet Tubman in Harriet.

The annual event is thought be a strong indicator of who might win at the Oscars in February.

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AWARDS SEASON SWINGS INTO ACTION

Jennifer graces the red carpet in a Richard Quinn floral gown, which she accessorised with a pink Tyler Ellis clutch and pink Casadei heels. She later picked up the Spotlight Actress Award (above left)

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Prince George has inherited his father’s love of football – here in high spirits at Villa Park as he joins his parents at his first Premier League game

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KICKS OFF A NEW CAMPAIGN TO LOOK AFTER MENTAL HEALTH

44 Alex Scott (above left) and Frank Lampard (above right) are on side with the Heads Up video campaign urging people to think about their mental health

he Duke of Cambridge has teamed up with football stars, including former England defender and Strictly Come Dancing star Alex Scott, for a ground-breaking mental health initiative.

For the first time, all 32 FA Cup Third Round matches kicked off one minute later than scheduled after a powerful new film narrated

by Prince William – urging people to take a minute to think about their well-being – was played in stadiums.

The short film was also broadcast to those watching at home on TV. “Our ambition is to start the largest ever conversation on mental d to ensure there is a lasting mental health legacy for the game in this country,” says William in the film, which also features football stars such as Chelsea manager Frank Lampard and England internationals Harry Maguire, Dele Alli and Jordan Pickford.

The short video is a ol l a b o ra t i on b etw een ublic Health England’s very Mind Matters and the eads Up campaign, which the brainchild of the Royal oundation’s Heads ogether initiative and the ootball Association, of hich William is president.

“Over the course of the xt five months, Heads Up ill use one of the most werful, unifying forces in r society – football – to e message that we all have

mental health, just as we all have physical health,” says the Duke.

The Heads Up campaign will also be at the heart of the FA Cup Final on 23 May, when BBC1 will air A Royal Road To Wembley: Tackling Mental Health. The documentary follows William as he discusses issues surrounding male mental health with footballers and fans.

“In life, as in football, we all go through highs and lows,” says William in the new video. “Every Mind Matters and Heads Up will show you the simple steps you can take to look after your mental health – helping to boost your mood, improve your sleep and feel ready for life’s ups and downs.”

LIFE GOALS An avid football fan and Aston Villa supporter, William’s passion for the beautiful game has been rubbing off on his children.

In October, William and his wife the Duchess took Prince George, six, and four-year-old Princess Charlotte to Villa’s Birmingham stadium to attend their first Premier League match. And in December, the father of three was delighted to bring home football-themed gifts for his little ones after a visit to West Bromwich Albion’s training ground as part of the Heads Up campaign.

“That will go down extremely well,” said the Duke at the time. “[George] isn’t convinced yet [about supporting Aston Villa]… I try H not to be too biased.”

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‘Our ambition is to start the largest ever conversation on mental health and to ensure a lasting legacy’

On the ball: The Duke and the Duchess show their skills on last year’s trip to Northern Ireland. The royal couple regularly team up to urge people to talk about mental health as part of their Heads Together crusade

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WITH ALL EYES ON ADORABLE ARCHIE

THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF SUSSEX THEIR INSPIRING PLANS FOR THE NEW YEAR

The Duchess of Sussex, photographed in Johannesburg during the couple’s tour of Africa last autumn, took the sweet photo (right), with which she and Prince Harry have 46 wished their Instagram followers a happy 2020. After their festive break, they are gearing up for a busy year

The charming shot of proud dad Harry and Archie was viewed more than 3.9 million times

Pictured Pi t d against i t the Canadian scenery, Harry ho olds his son Archie, who wears a pair of mini Ugg boots g given to the royal parents-to--be (below right) by Australia an GovernorGeneral Sir Peterr Cosgrove in Sydney during th heir 2018 Pacific tour

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Duchess have welcomed 2020 full of excitement for the year ahead.

Prince Harryy and Meghan, who have been in C Canada during a sixweek break frrom royal duties, shared a new photo of baby son Archie on Insttagram to celebrate New Year’s Dayy.

Proud daad Harry is seen cradling hiss little boy against a stunning baackdrop of sea and mountains in the image taken

by Megh an over the US Thanksgiviing holiday.

The po st read: “Wishing

you all a very Happy New Year and thanking you all for your continued support! We’ve loved meeting so many of you from around the world and can’t wait to meet many more of you next year. We hope 2020 brings each of you health and continued happiness.”

The number of followers of the @SussexRoyal account broke through the 10 million mark as the charming shot – part of a year in review compilation – was viewed more than 3.9 million times.

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‘We’ve loved meeting so many of you and can’t wait to meet more of you next year’ Harry and Meghan countries in Archie’s outfit. As well as a cute jacket by British brand Boden, the little boy wears a tiny pair of Ugg boots given to his parents in Sydney by Australian Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove just hours after they announced Meghan’s pregnancy in October 2018.

And his grey Cocobear merino wool hat, made by the New Zealand social enterprise Make Give Live, was given to the royal couple days later by a well-wisher who thought they would appreciate the brand’s focus on tackling isolation and mental health problems.

Meghan, 38, has since ordered the woolly hat in the next two sizes. It will be made by the project’s community knitting groups, which have been inundated with requests for hats like Archie’s.

“The orders are just flying in like crazy,” says Claire Conza, who co-founded the company three years ago – showing how the Sussexes’ pulling power is as strong as ever. Boden also reported that the Sprout dog cord jacket worn by Archie had sold out. hello! has been given permission to reproduce some of the amazing images the royal couple have shared on their @SussexRoyal account over the past year, which have helped them to amass such a huge and loyal following.

As well as shining a light on important global issues, the couple have shared pictures of key moments in their lives, including Archie’s first meeting with his great-grandmother the Queen.

Harry and Meghan launched their Instagram account last April with several photos, including this snap of the couple meeting crowds on a walkabout in Sussex

BIG YEAR AHEAD The images also give a hint of what is to come from the Duke and Duchess over the coming months. They have a huge year ahead as they launch their Sussex Royal Foundation and are hoping to make an impact both in the UK and across the globe. hello! understands Harry and Meghan have been meeting with potential backers on both sides of the Atlantic with a view to raising millions for their charity projects.

They have also met Meghan’s former publicist at communications agency Sunshine Sachs,

The royal couple’s photo compilation of 2019 includes Archie’s christening and (left) the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh pictured meeting the newborn for the first time with Meghan’s mum Doria Ragland

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To celebrate Archie’s first birthday in May, they may take him to watch his first Invictus Games

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Keleigh Thomas Morgan, who is based in Los Angeles and is helping to establish the US arm of their foundation.

It already has four directors besides the Duke and Duchess, including the broadcaster Kirsty Young, banker Steven Cooper, business leader Karen Blackett and entrepreneur and philanthropist Stefan Allesch-Taylor.

And ahead of 2020 an application to trademark the name Sussex Royal was published by the UK Intellectual Property Office.

The application will prevent others using the name on more than 100 goods and services and is the same trademark cover sought by The Royal Foundation in 2012 when the Duchess of Cambridge joined her husband the Duke and Prince Harry as a principal patron.

Harry and Meghan will also be looking forward to celebrating Archie’s first birthday on 6 May; they may even take him to watch his first Invictus Games, when the tournament for wounded, injured and sick veterans takes place in The Hague in the Netherlands that month.

The Duke is also continuing to work on a documentary series on mental health with Oprah Winfrey; the US TV host is a close friend of the couple and attended their wedding in May 2018.

And as president and vice president of the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust, Harry and the Duchess are likely to be involved in events around this year’s Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Rwanda – a country to which Meghan made a charity visit with World Vision in 2016.

Harry, as Commonwealth Youth Ambassador, is likely to attend the June summit, where his father the Prince of Wales – the future head of the organisation – will represent the Queen.

Royal sources have previously revealed how the royal couple were considering spending longer living and working abroad, and the Duke has made no secret of his desire to spend more time in Africa.

But he appeared to rule out a move to Cape Town in an interview with ITV’s Tom Bradby in October.

Other memories of last year shared by the couple include their appearance at a baseball game in London to promote the Invictus Games (above), and Harry’s visit to a de-mining site in Angola (below) during their tour of Africa. The couple frequently highlight inspirational causes on Instagram, including WellChild, whose awards they attended last year and in 2018 (below left)

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“I don’t know where we could live in Africa at the moment,” he said. “We’ve just come from Cape Town. That would be an amazing place to be able to base ourselves.

But with all the problems going on there… I don’t see how we’d be able to make as big a difference as we want to.”

But Harry added: “The rest of our lives, our life’s work will be predominantly focused on Africa, on conservation.

“There are 19 Commonwealth countries across this continent so there’s a lot to be done, but there’s also huge potential.”

Introducing baby Archie to Archbishop Desmond Tutu was a highlight in Cape Town last September.

“Archie loved meeting you” the couple posted

A FRESH START After a year which saw both Harry and Meghan speak about their struggle with life in the spotlight, they are clearly determined to get things off to a positive start, announcing on New Year’s Day that their @SussexRoyal Instagram will promote a different inspirational account each month this year.

“For 2020 we will be continuing our tradition of highlighting accounts that inspire, and that remind us of all the good that is happening in the world,” they said.

January’s pick is the Good News Movement, which the Duke and Duchess explain, “celebrates acts of kindness and good news in our global community”.

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espite keeping a low profile during their break in Canada h their son Archie, the Duke and chess of Sussex stepped in to offer couple their help during a New ar’s Day hike last week.

During their stay on Vancouver land (below right), the royals were alking in Horth Hill Regional Park ith friends including Meghan’s rmer Suits co-star Abigail Spencer, lus two dogs, when they surprised he pair by offering to take their hoto (left).

Speaking to CTV News, Asymina antorowicz and her boyfriend Iliya Pavlovic said they were using a selfie stick when a woman from a group offered to photograph them. They didn’t realise who she

was at first, but when Asymina recognised Abigail standing nearby, it clicked that she was talking to Meghan.

“I froze up. I actually couldn’t believe who it was. Then I looked over to the side and that’s when I realised Prince Harry was standing there,” says Asymina, a producer for CTV News.

“I kept looking back and forth like: ‘Is this actually happening?’ The only

thing I could think to say [was]: ‘There’s only so much that selfie sticks can do.’ She laughed and responded with something like: ‘We’ll have to do better,’ and then Harry said: ‘No pressure.’”

The royal couple were said to have been “super friendly” during the encounter, taking three photos before leaving with their friends.

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Charmed by the vibrancy they encountered on their tour to South Africa, Harry and Meghan posted this snap to wish the Rainbow Nation a happy Heritage Day in September

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FAMILY FIRST

CROWNED THE HARDEST WORKING ROYAL

THE PRINCE OF WALES

HOW CHARLES IS SHAPING THE FUTURE FACE OF THE MONARCHY e has been King-in-waiting since his H birth in 1948 but the new decade has seen the Prince of Wales crowned the

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MOVING FORWARD Royal sources have been quick to dismiss talk of a regency following speculation that Charles could step up when the Queen turns 95 next year – the age at which the Duke of Edinburgh announced his retirement from public life.

Despite this, it is clear the Prince is increasingly shaping the future of the monarchy in his vision.

His wish for a more streamlined royal family could be seen during the walk to church on Christmas Day, when William and George were by his side, along with the Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Charlotte, four.

“The monarchy is the Queen, Charles, Camilla, William, Kate and then George coming along in the fullness of time,” says royal biographer Penny Junor.

“The monarchy has long been criticised for being top heavy and too expensive,” she adds. “I think this is the opportunity in this transitional time, not that we are quite there yet, to restate what monarchy is all about.

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In step with his sister the Princess Royal to attend church in Sandringham last month, the Prince of Wales gives grandson Prince George advice on the best way to mix a Christmas pudding (above)

royal family’s hardest-working member.

At the age of 71, Prince Charles notched up an impressive 521 official engagements at home and abroad in 2019 and his hectic schedule looks set to continue as he takes on more responsibility from his mother the Queen.

And Her Majesty couldn’t have looked happier as she joined Charles and the next two generations of monarchs – the Duke of Cambridge, 37, and his six-year-old son Prince George – for an official photo.

Released to mark the start of the 2020s, the family portrait was taken in the Throne Room at Buckingham Palace before Christmas.

It shows the Queen smiling broadly as she stands alongside Prince William and George, who wears tartan trousers and a piped piqué Rachel Riley shirt. Proud Charles, meanwhile, rests a loving hand on his grandson’s shoulder.

Taken by Ranald Mackechnie, the photo, which comes hot on the heels of an image of the sovereign and the three future Kings making a Christmas pudding

together, shows that at the start of 2020, the family is firmly focused on the future.

The Queen couldn’t have looked happier as she joined the next three monarchs

Prince Charles poses proudly with his mother the Queen, son the Duke of Cambridge and George for an official portrait to mark the start of the decade

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ROYAL DUTIES FIRST After greeting Swansea youngsters with high-fives in July, Charles makes his first visit to the Solomon Islands, posing for a photo with delighted dancers at the Lawson Tama Stadium in Honiara (below) during the final stop of his autumn tour, during which he thrilled the crowds by speaking Pidgin English. The Prince meets Dublin & Wicklow mountain rescue e members (below right) in May’s trip to Ireland

NO TIME TO STOP As well as this, Charles has been showing the many facets to his public and private life.

Last year saw him carrying out his official duties, greeting people from all walks of life and in all circumstances, from disaster to celebration; meeting the stars who support his many charitable ventures; dressed in uniform for occasions of state and maintaining

his links with the armed forces; as a family man with his wife the Duchess of Cornwall, his children and grandchildren; and showing his fun side, often while with a glass in hand or meeting curious animals on overseas tours.

“He’s a busy man,” a royal source tells hello!. “Between overseas travel, Remembrance events, state openings and representing the Queen in a number of her events and patronages, he’s doing a huge amount, as the number of engagements bears out.”

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“I think if it is seen to be run by people who are all well respected, hard-working, good people, then that is nothing but a plus.”

‘He really does seem to relish the job and doesn’t stop. He just keeps on going’ Penny Junor

The Duke of Rothesay, as he’s known north of the border, is relaxed and happy on a visit to Dumfries House in Ayrshire

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‘He’s got a real appetite for doing what he can to make a difference’ incredibly hard, all so tirelessly and so enthusiastically”, adding: “He really does seem to relish the job and he doesn’t stop for lunch or coffee breaks. He just keeps on going.

“When he’s abroad, he crams every last possible minute of every day with engagements and with seeing and learning as much as he can.

He’s just an extraordinary man who has got a real appetite for knowledge and doing what he can to make a difference.”

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HOME AND AWAY Last year, Charles marked his 50th anniversary as both the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cornwall and spent time in both areas. He travelled throughout the UK, visiting Scotland, Northern Ireland, Cumbria and Yorkshire, where he showed his support for people affected by November’s flooding.

The year was also one of the Prince’s busiest years for overseas trips – he visited 15 countries and one British overseas territory – and 2020 will almost certainly be as demanding.

As well as the usual routine of spring p g and autumn tours, later this month he will

The Prince meets Spice Girl Geri Horner and her husband Christian in February, and in April chats (above) to father and son David and Brooklyn Beckham

Daniel Craig joins Charles on the set of the new James Bond film in Pinewood Studios, while the Prince 56 channels the 007 look to meet Amal and George Clooney in London (top)

SHOWING HIS MILITARY PRIDE Charles dons his Admiral of the Fleet naval dress to escort the Queen to the Sta ate Opening of Parliament in October and his Field Marshal uniform to present medals to the 1st Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles in July (below), accessorised with a Nepalese garland (right)

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undertake his first official programme of engagements in Israel. He will attend the World Holocaust Forum as it commemorates the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland, which his wife the Duchess of Cornwall will visit a few days later. He will also carry out engagements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. hello! understands that more overseas trips are in the pipeline. Perhaps most significantly, in June, Charles will travel to Rwanda for the biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, the first since he was endorsed by the Queen in 2018 to succeed her as head of the 53-nation body.

“He’s passionate about the Commonwealth, as his mother is,” Penny says.

FUN-LOVING PRINCE Charles and Camilla enjoy a refreshin ng mojito during last March March’s s historic trip to Cuba (ab bove), while the n ture-loving Prince gets up close to tthe wildlife in St na nes (left) and Vincent and the Grenadin has a giggle with Peter the blue iguana in the Ca ayman Islands (below) at the end of their Caribbean tou ur

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MAKING A DIFFERENCE Meanwhile, continuing to take up much of his time are Charles’s own passions, which include supporting young people and improving the built environment.

And adding to the work of his Prince’s Foundation is a major new project looking at how the economy can operate in favour of people and the planet while contributing to growth and prosperity.

Backed by the World Economic Forum, the Sustainable Markets Council was launched in September and will feature heavily in Charles’s workload in 2020.

2020 This year should also see The Prince’s Trust hit its t arget of helping one million yo ung people since its launch in n 1976.

Famo ous faces lining up to work with the charity last year includ ded George and Amal Cloon ey, Lionel Richie, Sir Tom Jon nes and Geri Horner.

Charles’s workload included oments of A-list glamour extra mo as he visited Pinewood Studios to meet Bo nd stars Daniel Craig, Ralph Fien nnes, Naomie Harris and Lashana Lyncch.

He also ch hatted to David and Brooklyn Beckh ham at the launch of Sir David Attenb borough’s Our Planet documentary se eries in April.

Having his wiffe Camilla by his side is a huge boost as hee carries out his gruelling work schedule.

Whether sampling mojitos in Cuba, hugging a fan in Barbados or getting up close to Peter t he blue iguana in the Cayman Islandss, she helps the Prince enjoy plenty of lig ghter moments. ugely important,” says “Camilla is hu Penny, author off The Duchess: The Untold milla. “I think we would Storyy about Cam not be seeing g Charles as we see him today withou ut her. She has given him con nfidence and happiness an nd that is what we see in alll his activity today.

“He is really thriving.

He’s loving what he does – he’s no longer lonely. Now ot somebody who makes he’s go h by his side, he can have him laugh fun. And she makes him feel good about him mself. I think she’s H absolutely the making of him.”

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‘Camilla is hugely important. She has given him confidence and happiness’

WITH HIS LOVED ONES

Charles outside the Castle of Mey, once home to his beloved grandmother the Queen Mother, and (below) leads his mother and close family, including the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, into a reception at Buckingham Palace to mark the 50th anniversary of his investiture as the Prince of Wales

The Duchess of Cornwall joins her husband for Wales Week, during which the couple carried out more than 20 engagements

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ROM MILESTONE BIRTHDAYS TO WORLDWIDE CELEBRATIONS

THE ROYAL CALENDAR OF 2020

ELLO! PRESENTS THE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE YEAR AHEAD anniversary in August. Meanwhile, there will be a big birthday bash when the Princess Royal turns 70 in August, with the Queen honouring her daughter’s tireless service to the crown.

Princess Elizabeth celebrates VE With the spectre of Day in 1945 with her family the Jeffrey Epstein George VI, Queen Elizabeth and affair still looming Princess Margaret and Prime Minister Winston Churchill large, the Duke of York’s 60th birthday next month is likely to be a more low-key affair. However, Prince Andrew is expected to carry out an important role this year – he’ll be father of the bride when his elder daughter Princess Beatrice marries businessman Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi. The wedding may be a more modest occasion than that of his younger daughter Princess Eugenie, who married at Windsor Castle in October 2018.

Here, hello! looks ahead to some of the significant royal events due to take place in 2020…

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This year will be one of public and private celebrations for the royal family. Top of the agenda is the threeday celebration across the UK to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day, with a packed programme featuring street parties, flypasts and buglers playing from the top of the U K ’s f o u r h i g h e s t peaks – Slieve Donard, Ben Nevis, Snowdon and Scafell Pike – to mark the end in Europe of the Second World War. The Queen, no doubt, will relive fond memories of what she calls “one of the most memorable nights of my life”, when she and her sister Princess Margaret left Buckingham Palace and celebrated with the crowds after the end of 60 hostilities was declared on 8 May 1945.

The Prince of Wales will also be remembering a happy day – he and the Duchess of Cornwall mark their 15th wedding

‘This year will bring back fond memories of what the Queen called “one of the most memorable nights of my life’’’

The Queen marks the 70th anniversary of VE Day in 2015 (above). Her Majesty will also head up the 75th celebrations this year. Other senior royals – such as the Prince of Wales, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their children Prince George and Princess Charlotte (together, above left, on their way to church at Christmas) – also have plenty to look forward to in the coming 12 months

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Kate celebrates her 38th birthday this 62 week, followed a few days later by the Countess of Wessex (right), who turns 55

ROBERT JOBSON, author of Charles: Our Future King I believe 2020 will be a big, ore positive year for the en and the royals. The ily will come together to brate the Princess Royal’s birthday in August, as wedding of Princess Beatrice to well as the w businessman Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi. ding will see the Duke of York The wedd visible as fatther of the bride, but I can’t see ng a public royal role with the him playin Epstein scan ndal still hanging over him.

The Que een will continue to carry out her duties, butt the Prince of Wales will take on the bulk o of major overseas visits on her behalf, including having a central role at the Common wealth Heads of Government n Rwanda. He will probably tour Meeting in another Affrican country, too.

I belieeve the Duke and Duchess of Cambrid ge’s position will continue to evolve, with them resembling more of a new-look Charles and Diana in their hugely ul early days on the world stage, successfu becoming g a major force in the UK’s softpower dipllomacy.

The Duk ke and Duchess of Sussex will push their own agenda and charity continue to p work through h their new Sussex Foundation. I would expectt them to spend more time in the be make an official visit to Can US and mayb I would no ot be all surprised if there were or two pregn nancies, too, perhaps from Pri Eugenie an nd her husband Jack Brooks and possiblyy even another from star coupl Harry and M Meghan.

The Duchess of Cambridge’s birthday – 9 January Kate turns 38 at the start of another big year for her and her family, including her brother James Middleton’s wedding to Alizée Thévenet.

The Countess of Wessex’s birthday – 20 January Sophie will celebrate her 55th birthday with her husband the Earl and their children Lady Louise Windsor, 16, and Viscount Severn, 12.

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Bafta Film Awards – 2 February As president of Bafta, the Duke of Cambridge is expected to be at the starstudded evening next month.

Royal watchers will be hoping Kate will be by Prince William’s side once more – she has attended every year since 2017.

Winter casts its spell over Windsor Castle (above), while the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge heat up the Bafta red carpet in London last year (right). Fans hope for a repeat performance this year

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Spring celebrations include Easter services for the Queen and her family, including (from left) Autumn Phillips, the Duke of Sussex, Zara and Mike Tindall, Kate and William and the Duke of York. There will also be flypasts (below) for VE Day celebrations

Easter Sunday – 12 April Every year the royal family gather in Windsor to mark Easter at St George’s Chapel.

The Queen’s birthday – 21 April In a year that sees her mark 68 years as monarch, the Queen will celebrate her 94th birthday in her usual quiet fashion – although traditional artillery salutes will make enough noise instead.

Prince Louis’s birthday – 23 April Two days after his great-grandmother’s birthday, William and Kate’s youngest child turns two…

Princess Charlotte’s birthday – 2 May … and his big sister Charlotte has her own celebration for her fifth birthday soon after…

Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor’s y – 6 May y birthday … while the Duke and Duchess of Su ussex’s son turns one the following week.

VE Day 75 – 8-10 May Beginning 75 years to the day after th he guns fel silent at the end of fighting in Europe, the Quee Prince Louis (right) turns two in April, a few days before sister Charlotte (left) marks her fifth birthday and only two weeks before Harry and Meghan’s little boy Archie (next right, with his parents) turns one

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and senior members of her family will be at the forefront in the UK as three days of events across the world commemorate the historic moment.

Her Majesty will lead members of the armed forces and the tens of thousands of people taking part in a host of activities over a special bank holiday weekend (the Spring Bank Holiday has been moved from a Monday to Friday 8 May to mark VE Day), from services of commemoration to thousands of pipers playing Battle’s O’er.

Events include pubs across the UK asking their customers to raise a glass at 3pm on 8 May, while bells in cathedrals, churches and other locations will sound at 7pm in a joyful Ringing Out For Peace.

Invictus Games – 9-16 May Prince Harry will once again be centre stage when the Invictus Games, which he established, takes place at The Hague, The Netherlands. The event has a special place in his heart - as it it where he first stepped out with Meghan when the event was held in Toronto in 2017.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle – as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were then – make their first public appearance together at the Toronto Invictus Games in 2017

international showjumping, dressage, driving and endurance displays, the show is one of the Queen’s favourite events of the year and she’s often accompanied by members of her family. Last year saw Harry by her side – the new dad stepping out a few days after the birth of Archie – as well as her husband the Duke of Edinburgh, who regularly competed in the event’s International Driving Grand Prix. The Queen herself won the Pony and Dogcart class at the first show in 1943 and is said not to have a missed a year since.

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Polo Season – May-September William and Harry grew up playing this highoctane sport and the Queen has been a regular at polo games since the 1950s. This year’s must-see will be the Cartier Queen’s Cup Tournament at the Guards Polo Club in Windsor Great Park, which takes place from 19 May to 14 June. The younger generation is also taking to the sport – last year, Meghan took baby Archie on his first outing to cheer on his dad as he went head to head with William in a charity game at Billingbear Polo Club in Wokingham. Kate, meanwhile, had her hands full chasing after toddler Louis and his siblings George and Charlotte.

INGRID SEWARD, editor in chief of Majesty magazine 020 is a decade year for the oyals – the Duke of York is n February and his sister the ncess Royal celebrates her h birthday in August. he Queen enjoys organising decade celebrations for her family, in spite of her advanced years, and I am sure Princess Anne and Prince Andrew will share a celebration at Windsor Castle. This also solves the tricky situation of Andrew being too visible during the ongoing saga with the Jeffrey Epstein case, which I feel will run and run during 2020.

However, the wedding of Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi is unlikely to be a low-

profile event, whatever the situation, as the York family don’t do things that way. I suspect it will still be at St George’s Chapel in Windsor in the spring or early summer, after the 75th anniversary of VE Day in May. Royal watchers will also be loooking forward to the Sussexes returning to the royal fold revitalised after their extended break.

I also predict Meghan will announce she is expecting her second child. Once her family is complete – the Duke has said they intend to have two children – she and Harry can concentrate all their energies on their favourite causes.

The health of the Duke of Edinburgh will a large part in how 2020 is formed. No expects a 98-year-old man to live forever, bu would be nice if he were to make it through to 100th year, which starts in June, when h celebrates his 99th birthday.

The Dukes of Cambridge and Sussex battle it out on the polo pitch, while the Queen says hello to a pony at the Royal Windsor Horse Show (left)

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Louis makes his Trooping the Colour debut (above, in his father the Duke of Cambridge’s arms) with the royal family on the balcony at Buckingham Palace Euro 2020 – 12 June-12 July As president of the Football Association, the Duke of Cambridge will have a visible role at the European Championships, especially as the final will take place at Wembley Stadium in London.

England and Wales have already qualified, while Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland are in March’s play-offs. Matches will be taking place across Europe, with some in London, Glasgow and Dublin.

Don’t be surprised to see William cheering on the players along with children George and Charlotte, who were both spotted in the crowd with their father supporting Aston Villa against Norwich City last year.

The royals process at Royal Ascot and (above) Kate watches as Prince William shows off his footy skills at the National Football Museum in Manchester

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Trooping the Colour – 13 June The Queen’s annual birthday parade always has a good royal turn-out, with Prince Louis making his debut last June. Royal fans were also delighted to see Meghan return to the spotlight a few weeks after she’d given birth to Archie.

A colourful display of military pageantry, the parade features more than 1,400 soldiers, 200 horses and 400 musicians, and is followed by an RAF flypast that the family traditionally gathers to watch from the Buckingham Palace balcony.

Royal Ascot – 16-20 June Seldom happier than when in the company of her beloved horses, the Queen is in her element watching the racing at Ascot. Last year she was seen laughing and smiling broadly as she awarded jockey Frankie Dettori with the Gold Cup. Always a wonderful opportunity to see the royal family out and about in all their finery, Ascot’s greatest moment is undoubtedly Ladies’ Day, which this year takes place on 18 June.

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Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2020 – 22-27 June Two years after he was endorsed as the next head of the Commonwealth, Prince Charles will represent the Queen at the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Kigali, Rwanda.

He is likely to be joined by other members of the royal family for the six-day gathering of Commonwealth leaders.

Kate beams in powderblue Elie Saab at the first day of Royal Ascot last year, a highlight in the horse-loving family’s calendar

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Prince George’s birthday – 22 July The spotlight falls on the Cambridges’ eldest child as he celebrates his seventh birthday.

After holding a football-themed party for his big day last year and with the Euros still very much in mind, the beautiful game will surely feature in the fun again.

Meghan cheers on her good friend Serena Williams from the royal box at Wimbledon last year and chats to Kate as they watch the ladies’ singles final (below)

Tokyo 2020: Olympic Games and Paralympic Games – JulySeptember As an Olympian and president of the British Olympic Association, Princess Anne is likely to attend this year’s Games, which take place 24 July9 August; she attended the Rio de Janeiro event in 2016.

There may be a family connection for Anne, too. Her daughter Zara Tindall, who won a silver at the 2012 London Olympics as part of the British Equestrian team, hasn’t ruled out competing in Tokyo, though she said recently that it depended on her horse: “Whether he’s going to be quite ready to go to the next Olympics, I’m not sure.”

Meanwhile, Prince Edward, royal patron of the British Paralympic Association, will be in Japan a few weeks later to cheer on Team GB in the Paralympics, which run H 25 August to 6 September.

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George shows off his love of the beautiful game in an England shirt in his birthday photo last year

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The Championships, Wimbledon – 29 June-12 July A long-time tennis fan and patron of the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club, Kate is a regular spectator in the royal box, last year attending games including the ladies’ singles final, when she was joined by her sister-in-law Meghan and her sister Pippa Middleton.

Her son Prince George is a keen player who last year had a knockabout with his hero Roger Federer. The Swiss player visited the Middletons’ family home in Bucklebury, Berkshire, to coach the youngster, saying his technique was “already good”. Roger also attended the wedding of Pippa to James Matthews in May 2017.

Zara is hoping to take part in the 2020 Olympic Games which this year is taking place in Japan. Tokyo’s New National Stadium (above) will host the opening and closing ceremonies. The royal won silver in London 2012 (right), when mum Princess Anne presented her with a silver medal (below)

ANDREW MORTON, author of Meghan: A Hollywood Princess and Diana, Her True Story This has the otential to be a y-turvy year for the royal family, e lly the Duke and Duchess of Suss Meghan will b n August, so expect an announcement about baby number two. As she worked virtually to the due date with Archie, she and Prince Harry w i l l be em braci ng th eir role as international ambassadors for the Commonwealth.

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall celebrating their 15th – crystal – wedding anniversary will be a big highlight of the year, as will the three days in May when the nation celebrates the 75th anniversary of the ending of the Second World War in Europe. There will be street parties and flypasts.

For the Queen, it will bring back fond

memories of what she called “one of the most memorable nights” of her life.

When Winston Churchill declared the end of hostilities in May 1945, the then Princess Elizabeth and her sister Princess Margaret were given permission to leave Buckingham Palace and join the happy throng outside the wrought-iron gates.

They danced with strangers, joined conga lines and took part in sing-songs, returning to the palace in the early hours.

A family celebration will be for the 70th birthday of the Princess Royal, whose hard work and unfussy style has earnt wide respect. Princess Anne’s years of dedication, particularly on behalf of Save the Children, are a reminder of the notion of service and sacrifice at the heart of the modern monarchy.

Finally, you just can’t keep the Princess of Wales out of the picture. Not only will series four of The Crown depict courtship and wedding of the Princ Wales and Lady Diana Spencer, Diana: The Musical opens on Broadwa March. Like the royal family, this on will run and run.

Tennis star Andy Murray flies the flag for Team GB at the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW AND PHOTOS

CELEBRATING HER 50th BIRTHDAY THIS YEAR

MELANIE SYKES ON STAYING HEALTHY WITH HOT YOGA AND MEDITATION AND HER PRIDE IN HER TEENAGE SONS

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his year is set to be a big one for T Melanie Sykes. Not only will the TV presenter be making a welcome

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PICTURE OF HEALTH Looking toned and in better shape than ever, Melanie, who shot to fame as the Northern lass in the Boddingtons beer adverts in the 1990s before forging a successful presenting career, is an inspiration for a generation herself, although she takes a more pragmatic view of her physical fitness.

“My big focus is staying healthy for my kids. I have a son with autism, and I have to stay healthy for him, and stay healthy for my eldest,” she says of her sons Roman, 17, and Valentino, 15, with her first husband, actor Daniel Caltagirone.

“I don’t look in the mirror and think: ‘Wow!’” she insists. “I look in the mirror and see my 49-yearold face. I’m just like everybody

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return to the small screen but, in August, she will be celebrating turning 50.

Not a big fan of parties – “especially if I’m centre of attention” – she plans to head off to somewhere beautiful for her special day, “so I can wake up feeling happy and positive”.

And there are lots of positives to growing older, she believes.

“I know what I want and what I don’t want, and I’m not scared to say it,” says the former model, who will be welcoming in 2020 by hosting the third TV series of The Great Pottery Throw Down.

“It’s about speaking a truth. In your 20s and 30s you’d go: ‘Oh, I’ll do that,’ even if you didn’t want to do it. Whereas now, I don’t feel obliged to do anything I don’t really want to.”

The fact that 50 is the new 40 helps.

“There are a lot more women who are very visible now at this age

– people who are happy doing what they’re doing, still enjoying their job, and still celebrating the beauty that they are,” she says, citing as examples Demi Moore and Jennifer Aniston.

‘I’ve put a lot of work into finding what makes me happy and keeps me in a happy place’

Melanie puts her feet up before making a welcome return to the small screen this week, on More 4’s The Great Pottery Throw Down. “It’s been amazing,” says Melanie (above left), who will celebrate her 50th birthday in August

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else. I have an amazing make-up artist and whenever she works with me, I feel good. If I’ve got a really wellfitted dress on and I’m going out, I feel good. I’m healthy and I’m grateful for that.”

She practises hot yoga, visits the gym twice a week, meditates daily, doesn’t eat dairy and hasn’t drunk alcohol for the past two and a half years.

“It’s really bad for you. Plus, I’m not the sort of person who can have just one glass and leave it – like most people can’t, if they’re honest with themselves. There are no downsides to not drinking. None.”

PRIVATE MATTERS While she is open and honest on most subjects, one topic not up for discussion is her love life.

“I don’t talk about it out of respect for my kids, and it’s nobody’s business,” she says brusquely of the decision she made six years ago.

Married twice – her second marriage, to Jack Cockings in 2013, lasted just seven months – Melanie has also been romantically linked to singer Olly Murs, German professional golfer Martin Kaymer and, last year, to actor, writer and comedian Steve Coogan.

How does she feel about the public speculation over her personal life, given she so fiercely protects her privacy?

“I find it irritating as usually it’s a load of bulls**t.”

She is never, however, tempted to put people right.

“I just don’t see the point in rectifying wrongs because in my life with my friends and family, everybody knows exactly what goes on with me.

So people who don’t know me, who read [stories] and believe them, how can I care about that?

“I have a private life that nobody knows about, and that’s great, and that’s because I don’t talk about it and I’m not out there in places where I know there’s going to be photographers.”

Is she happy?

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‘I don’t look in the mirror and think: “Wow!” I’m just like everybody else’

‘I know what I want and what I don’t want, and I’m not scared to say it’ a happy place. I’ve found that, for sure.”

A big part of what makes her happy is parenting her boys who, despite being teenagers, have not so far caused her any adolescent grief.

“I don’t have any dramas. They’re respectful, good company and I’m proud of them. I’m really open about things. I’ve said: ‘There’s nothing that can shock me or make me angry. Just be honest and never lie to me.’

“I tell them if they need me, just ask and years down the line don’t go telling a therapist that I wasn’t available, because I am!”

A WAITING GAME Early last year Melanie, who made her presenting debut on Channel 4’s The Big Breakfast, decided not to take on any more presenting work.

“I didn’t get offered anything that I could do or wanted to do so, in January, I said: ‘I’m not even going to think about it any more.’”

Instead, she launched online magazine Frank for women aged 40plus and enjoyed discovering new skills including writing, editing and designing pages. She was then approached by a producer with whom she had worked previously to host the latest ten-part series of The Great Pottery Throw Down, which has moved to More 4 from BBC2, in which 12 potters are set different challenges each week by two judges.

“It sounded like a very non-toxic environment, with nice people and something I might want to do. And it was. It’s been amazing,” she says.

Melanie spent two and a half months filming the series in Stoke, travelling up and down the motorway, living in a “pottery bubble”.

Made by the same production company behind The Great British Bake Off, it feeds into the nation’s obsession with arts, crafts and cookery. What does she think is behind this fixation?

“It’s a rage against being on our screens all the time, and getting back to basics. Quite a few of our contestants came to pottery through stress, and th hat’s because when you’re making something, you’re in the moment m and mindful, so it’s a good th herapy.”

Along with her and her co-host Alan Carr’s regular stints o on BBC Radio 2 (they will be sitting g in for Paul O’Grady on Sunday afte ernoons m ffrom this weekend), there’s much for M Melanie to look forward to in 2020.

“I’ve been happy and healthy and the kids seem the same,” sh he says.

“So hopefully it will be more H o of the same.”

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GOLD STARS

FA ULOUS AT FIFTY

Superstars of the catwalk, screen and music worlds are among the women celebrating landmark golden birthdays this year. Still hitting career peaks and looking fit and glamorous, it’s hard to believe these women aren’t two decades younger – but along with their beauty they exude a self-confidence born of maturity

NAOMI CAMPBELL For supermodel Naomi, age is just a number. “I’m looking forward to turning 50,” she said last year. As for the celebration in May, she says: “I don’t know what I’ll do. I’m in two minds. I don’t know if I want to be planning my own birthday. It actually sounds cool to say I am going to be 50. Nobody believes me.” Naomi credits her regular self-care regime for her youthful looks: “I take care of myself, eat well, try to balance what I put in my body I stay away from sugar and body, drink lots off water.” The Londonborn star i s also keen to help mentor the new crop of catwalk queens, including Adut Akech and wford’s daughter Kaia Cindy Craw Gerber. “The ey are my babies,” she said last November.

CLAUDIA SCHIFFER

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Claudia rocks Versace as she collects a Bambi Fashion Icon 74 award in 2017 and (above left) joins Donatella Versace and Naomi Campbell on the catwalk at Milan Fashion Week the same year

Every bit as striking now as in her supermodel heyday, Claudia, whose 50th is in August, says she exfoliates two to three times a week and enjoys “long walks with the dogs, tennis, yoga or Pilates”. No doubt the country air helps, too – she l i v e s w i t h f i l m d i re c t o r husband Matthew Vaughn and their three children Caspar, Clementine and Cosima in a grade I-listed Tudor home in Suffolk with dogs, cats, sheep and pigs.

And for those of us hoping for a sprinkling of Claudia magic on our beauty regimes, she also runs her own cosmetics line.

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Naomi combines style and philanthropy last September on the Fashion for Relief catwalk, and (left) is moved to be named Fashion Icon at the Fashion Awards in London in December

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QUEEN RANIA

Queen Rania with King Abdullah II and their children 76 (inset top right) and visiting a school (above right)

Despite being one of the world’s most influential women, Queen Rania of Jordan has modest plans for her special day. “I’ve never really been big on birthdays,” she exclusively told HELLO! last year.

“Growing up, my birthday fell during summer holidays, when all my schoolfriends were on vacation, so I rarely got to have birthday parties.” If she has one this year, husband King Abdullah II and their c h i l d re n C ro w n P r i n c e Hussein, Prince Hashem and Princesses Salma and Iman will be top of the guest list. “Having my birthday in August now means a greater chance to have all my children back home and what b e tter way to spend the day?” Meanwhile there is no sign of her slowing down in her humanitarian work, including on education and f o r S y r i a n re f u g e e s . “ I t breaks my heart to see that often, many view refugees with a degree of hostility,” she said.

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TAMARA BECKWITH Tamara, who turns 50 in April, is s loving being “Glam-ma” to 17-montth-old Luna – her daughter Anouska’s s first child. “She’s going to call me No onna, the Italian name for grandmot her,” birth.

Tamara told HELLO! after Luna’s b Married to Italian business man Giorgio Veroni, Tamara also dote es on their children Violet, ten, and V Vero, five. The former It girl ended 2019 on a high, collaborating on a new han ndbag range for luxury brand Misela a.

Mariah performs at the amFAR Gala in Cannes last year and (left) brings her twins Moroccan and Monroe to a Miami party in 2017

MARIAH CAREY 1970, meaning the star will be 50 this year.

Mariah isn’t short of accomplishments in her life so far – this month she became the first artist to top the US charts in four separate decades – and she welcomed twins Moroccan and Monroe with then husband Nick Cannon in 2011. “It’s unconditional love and I never thought I was going to have kids.”

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S Singing superstar Mariah admits she tends tto “round down” her age, so there is some debate as to how old she is. “I don’t count years, but I definitely rebuke them,” she has said. “I have anniversaries, not birthdays, because I celebrate life, darling.”

However, her mother Patricia once told Oprah Winfrey her daughter was born in

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Now retired from running, Dame Kelly is devoting her energies to supporting the disadvantaged (below, at the BGC Charity Day)

RACHEL WEISZ

Rachel with her Bafta for

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and (right) out with husband Daniel Craig and their daughter in New York

She has a sparklin Hollywood career, is a mu to two young children an is married to James Bon (well… Daniel Craig), s there’s plenty for Rachel t celebrate when she mark a new decade in March The Oscar-winning actres looks far younger than he years and it seems there’s a secret ingredient to her youthful complexion, according to her aesthetician Joanna Vargas. “I tell my clients l i k e R a c h e l We i s z t o include avocado every day as part of a salad, or throw a half an avocado into their morning smoothie,” Joanna says.

“Avocado supplies the skin with healthy fats and phytonutrients to hydrate from the inside out and brings back your glow.”

DAME KELLY HOLMES She’ll be keeping a close eye on the sporting action at the Tokyo Olympics this summer, but there’s another big date in the 2020 diary for Dame Kelly Holmes: her 50th birthday in April. Since retiring from running, the gold-medal-winning Olympian has dedicated her life to mentoring and charity work, speaking out about mental health issues. “I’ve been to the lowest point and to the highest point and everything in between,” she said last year. “It shows we can go through life and have struggles and still actually achieve. If that is empowering for other people, that would be really nice.”

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With a new film in the can and another in pre-production, the Kill Bill star isn’t resting on her laurels

UMA THURMAN She takes milk baths to maintain her smooth skin and spritzes her face with mineral water – “It gives you a dewy glow, I swear by it” – so no wonder actress Uma looks fabulous at nearly 50. Her birthday is at the end of April and with a new film in the can and another in pre-production, as well as plenty of humanitarian work on the go, the Kill Bill star isn’t resting on her laurels. Uma’s work ethic also seems to have rubbed off on her daughter Maya Hawke, who starred in the third series of Netflix hit Stranger Things and also has several H new projects in the pipeline.

Uma receives a career award at the Italian David di Donatello film awards in 2019, two months after attending Paris Fashion Week (above left) with Maya, her daughter with ex-husband Ethan Hawke

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Soho’s iconic Raymond Revuebar in the late 1970s. Owner Paul Raymond (bottom, with a copy of his soft-porn magazine King in 1964 surrounded by bunny girls) amassed a large portfolio of properties in the area, whose famous thoroughfares include Old Compton Street and Frith Street (below)

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW AND PHOTOS

‘KING OF SOHO’ PAUL RAYMOND’S GRANDDAUGHTER

FAWN JAMES

SHARES HER VISION FOR THE ONCE NOTORIOUS DISTRICT AFTER OVERHAUL FOR FAMED THEATRE awn James doesn’t appear to fit F the mould of a hard-nosed property magnate. Heavily pregnant

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A LIFE LESS ORDINARY Fawn and India Rose’s mother Debbie was Paul’s daughter. She died from a heroin overdose when Fawn was just six years old. Fawn

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when she meets hello! (she gave birth to her second child shortly after our photoshoot in December), she has a warm smile, unassuming manner and an interest in artistic projects that aren’t entirely dictated by profit – including the Boulevard theatre, which she recently opened in London’s Soho. It is the first phase of her master plan for the capital’s once most notorious district.

“It is a male-dominated industry, the property industry,” she says as we sit in the Boulevard’s state-of-the-art auditorium. “I think it’s great that we can be seen as equal.”

F a w n ’s g r a n d f a t h e r P a u l Raymond was the king of Soho strip clubs and the soft-porn magazine trade for more than 40 years. Fawn, 33, was appointed a director of his company – Soho Estates, one of the UK’s largest family-owned property companies – in 2004 when she was just 18, and inherited 80% of the empire, now worth around £1bn, along with her younger half-sister India Rose when he died in 2008.

While she is unclear about the number of properties the company owns – “My grandfather was always quite vague about it all” – she has a very clear vision for this patch of London, which once served as its red-light district.

Her plans include a £40m redevelopment of Walker’s Court, the site of former strip club and Soho institution the Raymond Revuebar, which helped earn Paul Raymond his reputation as a porn baron.

How does she feel about the title associated with her grandfather?

“It is slightly strange as you never think of your grandfather in that kind of way. He was a family man and we’d just muck about at home. But he was a businessman at heart and did a very good job at judging the market and knowing what people wanted. I don’t have an issue with it.

“I’m not ashamed of where our family has come from, or where the wealth has come from. There were strip clubs, like the Revuebar, but he thought of it as performance art, celebrating the female body, rather than trying to exploit anyone.”

Is there nothing about it that jars with her?

She takes a long pause. “No. No one was forced to do anything. This was a choice, a celebration. It was giving a woman a platform to showcase beauty and that’s how he saw it. I don’t see anything wrong with that.”

‘I wish I’d asked my grandfather more questions.

I hear he had to keep the Kray twins on side’

Fawn James, the eldest granddaughter of Soho porn baron Paul Raymond, has inherited much of his fortune and all of his passion for the once notorious London district, which she is now helping to transform

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‘I wanted to bring an original piece of our portfolio back as an ode to my grandfather’

The stalls of the new Boulevard theatre can rotate 360 degrees, and the balcony 270 degrees, making it an extremely versatile space. Fawn (below, overlooking Soho’s Walker’s Court) hopes it will be a welcome addition to “one of the most creative square miles” in the world

was then brought up by her stepfather John James – managing director of Soho Estates and whom she calls Dad – and her stepmother Jilly in Surrey, away from the bright lights of the city.

“I wish I’d asked my grandfather more questions, or that he’d told me more stories,” says Fawn. “I hear stories from other people about how he had to keep the Kray twins on side – they’d go into the Revuebar along with all the gangsters. But I’d love to know more.

“I never saw the businessman, I only saw the family man, and he was hilarious, soft and cuddly with us. He was a joker, a wonderful, wonderful person and always wanted to be around my sister and me. I loved growing up around him.”

Paul wanted Fawn to be involved in the company.

“He never said: ‘You have to work there,’ and I wasn’t going to,” says Fawn, who studied social anthropology at the University of St Andrews before dabbling in acting, taking classes at Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute in the US. “Or at least I didn’t plan to be as involved as I am now.”

She eventually decided to give up her dream of acting and work for the company instead. Her husband Nick Lawson, whom she met in 2007 while travelling in Thailand, also works for the family firm, as an investment and development surveyor.

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LABOUR OF LOVE The revamped Boulevard theatre, which began as a sister venue to the Raymond

‘My grandfather started as a mindreader on Clacton Pier, so theatre was in his bones’

Fawn takes pride in the new Boulevard theatre, whose bar and restaurant will help fund the in-house productions. It is a fitting homage to her theatreloving grandfather Paul Raymond (left, with his daughter Debbie and Fawn in 1988)

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Fawn enjoys a mocktail in Boulevard’s bar (above). She and her sister India Rose (together, left) inherited 80% of their grandfather’s fortune in 2008, and the theatre marks the first exciting stage of her Soho revamp of what people want Soho to be like, and a lot of people saying: ‘Oh you’re sanitising Soho.’ But things are a lot more accessible online and with a bit more anonymity,” says Fawn, referring to the sex industry that once flourished in the area. “And if people aren’t going to certain venues or shops, how can that business thrive?

“Soho is constantly evolving and changing. Years ago it was a place full of tailors and music shops, and now it’s the restaurant and film postproduction industry. But there’s still an edge to it.”

MATRIARCHY IN THE MAKING Fawn’s vision for Soho is “to keep the majority of people happy and keep moving with the times”. But for now she is taking a temporary step back to “enjoy and savour my new baby daughter” as well as her twoyear-old daughter.

With the company held partly in trust for the next generation, the future is definitely female.

“I’d like my children to do what they want to do, and I’m not going to force them into it. But I’d like them to understand where it’s all come from, and to honour that. My sister has a little girl now, too, so we’re keeping it within the girls H of the family.”

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Revuebar and in the 1980s hosted the Comic Strip group of comedians – Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders and Alexei Sayle – has been a tenyear labour of love.

“I really want to champion the creative arts in Soho,” says Fawn. “It’s a small theatre space, and theatres traditionally don’t make money, but we’re in a lucky position to be able to give something back. We’re not doing it all for the community, but we have so much stuff around Soho.”

It’s also a fitting homage to her heritage.

“I wanted to bring an original piece of our portfolio back as an ode to my grandfather. He started as a mind-reader on Clacton Pier, so theatre was in his bones, in his genes.”

The redevelopment is part of a plan to keep creative industries, particularly post-production in film, in the area. Soho Estates is currently transforming a block of properties it purchased in 2012 on London’s Charing Cross Road into a 13-storey building, including four basement levels, comprising flats, shops, restaurants and offices. US entertainment company Warner Brothers was one of the first companies to sign up as tenants.

There has been criticism over the years that property developers including Soho Estates are stripping Soho, known historically for its sleaze, of its character.

“There are a lot of romantic ideals

‘My sister has a little girl now, too, so we’re keeping it within the girls of the family’

Fawn in the Boulevard bar. Since our shoot she has given birth to a second daughter, who may or may not become part of the family firm one day: “I’d like my children to do what they want to do”

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US model Martha Hunt kept her outfit low-key in New York recently in a Michael Kors suit, Thakoon shirt, Common Projects Achilles trainers and a Celine bag. Attending an exhibition as part of the This is Pain initiative, Martha let the message speak loud and clear: to improve the lives of those suffering with chronic pain and end the stigma around it. Diagnosed with scoliosis aged five, the 30-year-old has said: “My chronic pain feels like my body is betraying me and it’s against my own will.” Meditation and creative hobbies help Martha cope.

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THE PERFECT A

personal trainer, author and podcaster, Alice Liveing is one of the UK’s biggest voices in health and fitness.

The 26-year-old Instagram star, from Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, shot to fame after sharing motivational workouts and healthy meal plans on the social media platform. She now has more than 635,000 followers, has trained celebrities such as Killing Eve star Jodie Comer and TV presenter Maya Jama, written three best-selling recipe books and just launched her third activewear collection with Primark.

Here, Alice tells us more about the range, her workout tips and how to conquer gym fear…

Alice, this is your third activewear collection for Primark…

“I feel so excited, it’s definitely progressed and I’ve had a lot more creative control with this collection. There are recycled fabrics and some recycled water bottles, so it’s really great that we’ve been able to look into sustainability.”

‘Even for me, when I get new gym wear, I’m like: “I want to go to the gym!”

An outfit you’re confident in is the perfect motivation’

What’s your favourite piece to wear from the new range?

“The grey and lighter grey animal-print set. I love a highwaisted gym legging – they’re really supportive while still offering great movement.

“Getting a new outfit that you feel really confident in is the perfect gym motivation. Even for me, when I get new gym wear, I’m like: ‘I want to go to the gym!’”

What encouragement can you give anyone nervous about wanting to join a gym or class?

“I think people always focus on going hell for leather in January, maybe going to the gym five times a week without having that long-term sustainability. It’s something I’m trying to get people to be mindful of – that health is for life and not just for January.

“Start slow and start small – like once or twice a week – and build up. Also find something you enjoy – you’ll stick to it so much better. Try different things, go to classes, maybe go with a friend and try and find something that you feel you’re really getting the most out of and that makes you feel positive about you and your body.”

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You’re open about mental health on Instagram and about changing your attitude to food and exercise – for instance your struggles with yo-yo dieting. Have your experiences helped others?

“All my highs and lows have been played out publicly online; the flipside is it’s amazing that so many people can relate to my experiences.

Even to this day, I get messages. I can look back and see that restricting what I was eating, or working out that much wasn’t the healthiest way to achieve things. I think being honest and transparent will hopefully help others.”

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Personal trainer and Instagram star Alice Liveing on getting fit in the new year and working out in style

How do you cope if your posts receive any negative comments?

“Catch me on a good day and I’d say it really doesn’t phase me. Then there are other times when you’re having a bad day that, no matter how many positive comments there are, that one negative one will just make you feel terrible about yourself. There have been many times when I’ve been in tears.

“I do now have really strict rules.

There are some things I’ll tolerate, such as constructive criticism done in an appropriate way, but if someone is just being genuinely nasty then I block and remove them as I don’t need that negativity.

“Previously, I’d spend days thinking about something someone had said and losing sleep over it and I just thought: ‘Why am I giving power to people that have too much time on their hands to write nasty stuff about me?’

“The other thing – and this is really tricky – is to try not to bite because when someone trolls you, they want a reaction.

“It can really hurt and I think we could all do with practising a bit more kindness, especially online.”

(Far left) Zebra crop top, £6, and zebra leggings, £12, both Alice Liveing x Primark; trainers, £12 (Left) Crop top, £8, and leggings, £12, both Alice Liveing x Primark; trainers, £12

INTERVIEW: RACHEL STORY & ALEX LIGHT. PHOTOS: PRIMARK

What is your exercise routine?

“I weight-train four times a week.

Each session is different and focuses on four key movement patterns: push movements; pull movements; hiphinge movements, and knee flexion.

Those sessions together make up a full body workout.

“I start off with ten minutes on the treadmill to raise my heart rate and body temperature and ten minutes of mobility work – dynamic warm-up exercises to improve flexibility and increase my range of motion – before moving on to the weights.”

Do you prioritise weight training over cardiovascular exercise?

“In my opinion, weight training is key. It’s the best way to improve joint health and movement quality, as well as adding strength.

“It also strengthens the body for anything else you want to apply it to – I have clients who love running and do marathons and after adding strength to their bodies with weight training, see benefits. It also bulletproofs your body against injury.

“It’s important to note, too, that weight training doesn’t have to mean lifting really heavy weights. It can even be body weight resistance, working against the resistance of your own body.”

What kind of exercises do you recommend for an at-home workout?

“I recommend sticking to squats, lunges and push-ups with some conditioning work such

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as burpees or squat jumps thrown in to get the heart rate up.

“You can buy many at-home pieces of equipment, but I suggest starting with resistance bands and kettlebells.

“I regularly post fitness workout ideas on my Instagram page so you can head there to see a full library.”

What does your diet look like? Do you follow a specific way of eating?

“I try to listen to my body and decide – for example, to have a carb-heavy meal because I’ve worked out a lot one day, or have fish another day because I feel like it.

“I take probiotic drink Symprove daily to maintain my gut health and supplement my vitamin D between October and March.”

How do you maintain your mental health?

“Exercise gives me headspace and allows me to decompress. Meditation for me is a long walk.”

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FASHION EDITOR “My workout wardrobe needs to combine fashion with function.

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FRESHER FACE We all age differently and aesthetic experts are rebooting their non-surgical skincare approaches with bespoke treatment plans. From sculpting to plumping, give your regime a boost…

Emsculpt and radio frequency are long-lasting, especially if you commit to a healthy lifestyle. n COST: CoolSculpting, £800 per treatment area. Emsculpt, £3,000 for a course of four treatments. Radio frequency, from £400 per treatment area. n WHERE: Mallucci London; visit mallucci-london.com.

THE NECK PLUMPER

The neck is notoriously tricky to treat but one of the first places to age.

“The skin on your neck is thinner. There is very little fatty tissue, so the architecture of the neck is much more vulnerable to ageing,” says Dr David Jack, who has created the Morphilo, which combines two treatments: Morpheus8 and Profhilo. Morpheus8 is a device that uses micro-needles to adminster tiny pinpricks 4mm into the skin. It then delivers radio frequency The team at aesthetic clinic Mallucci London to kickstart the deeper layers of the skin into has seen a 60% increase in non-invasive body healing by boosting levels treatments. They combine of collagen and elastin.

CoolSculpting, Emsculpt ‘Any short, sharp shock David follows this with and radio frequency the hydrating Profhilo, procedures to trim, tone we can administer to injections of plumping and tighten. our skin will wake up the and smoothing hyaluronic “CoolSculpting removes acid. Most patients need excess fat, and Emsculpt damaged cells that have one Morpheus8 session a tones and refines the begun to switch off’ month for two to three muscles beneath. When months, with two sessions radio frequency is added, of Profhilo two weeks after the first and second this represents the absolute gold standard. It is Morpheus8 treatments. the final surface touch, tightening skin and restoring sheen,” says cosmetic surgeon and n PAIN LEVEL: Not the most comfortable. the clinic’s founder, Patrick Mallucci.

You can opt for a local anaesthetic, topically CoolSculpting involves freezing fat cells, or injected. which the body then processes and eliminates. n DOWNTIME: A little redness and pin marks Emsculpt uses high-intensity electromagnetic that quickly subside. energy to stimulate 20,000 contractions of the n LASTS: Around 3-5 years. muscles in 30 minutes to firm and tighten. n COST: Around £3,800.

Radio frequency “helps to remodel the n WHERE: Dr David Jack; visit drdavidjack.com. collagen, the scaffolding of good skin, to give it structure so it is strong, tight and healthy”, says senior aesthetic practitioner Kully Doug. n PAIN LEVEL: Very little. You get some brief pain when the CoolSculpting attachment is Have you ever thought you need Botox or removed and a little inflammation for should get filler? Well, Dr Mayoni Gooneratne 30 minutes after the radio frequency procedure. wants us to approach ageing more holistically.

“It’s time to not think about our faces in n DOWNTIME: CoolSculpting takes a week to such a one-dimensional way,” she says. settle. You may want to wear Spanx to support “Our faces age in different ways and at the area, but you can carry on with life as usual. different rates, so after a consultation with me, n LASTS: CoolSculpting is permanent.

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we will create a targeted journey plan for you.”

Depending on your skin’s needs, Mayoni will combine brightening peels, collagenstimulating radio frequency, mesotherapy to feed the skin with antioxidants, hyaluronic acid, vitamins and minerals, as well as LED light therapy and even Botox or filler. n PAIN LEVEL: Each treatment differs but there is very little pain. n DOWNTIME: It varies. You might get a little redness with radio frequency and some pin pricks from mesotherapy – both will ease within a few hours. n LASTS: 3-6 months depending on the treatment. n COST: Consultation, £60. From £1,000 for a bespoke package. n WHERE: Dr Mayoni; visit drmayoni.co.uk.

THE POWER JAW In 2020 a greater number of women will be looking to achieve a more defined face shape.

Aesthetic surgeon and international beauty lecturer Dr Jonquille Chantrey notes that “the jawline was one of the most requested tweakments at my clinic in 2019 and is set to become even more popular as women seek to emulate the likes of Angelina Jolie”.

Jonquille uses a cannula (a narrow tube) and needle to administer Juvéderm Volux, a filler designed to restore volume to the lower face. The treatment is attracting both younger and older women and men.

“You may have a young patient who is looking for really sleek definition, so with those patients I use a smaller deposit of product. In a patient who may be older, in their 40s and upwards, I would inject further back in order to lift the jaw, rather than into the jowl, which can make it look heavier,” says Jonquille. n PAIN LEVEL: Juvéderm Volux contains an anaesthetic. Jonquille also applies a topical anaesthetic and uses smaller cannulas and needles to minimise any pain. n DOWNTIME: There could be a little bruising, which can be covered with make-up, and a little swelling. Both go down within days. n LASTS: 18-24 months. n COST: From £900. n WHERE: Dr Jonquille Chantrey Expert Aesthetics; visit jonquille.co.uk.

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“Skin ageing is not really age-related – it’s 87% sun damage-related. And most of this is the sun we are exposed to before the age of 16,” says Dr Mayoni. “Our skin cells begin to switch off and the resultant damaged cells don’t work properly. We start to see pigmentation, fine wrinkles, dull and dry lacklustre skin. Any short, sharp shock we can administer to our skin will wake those cells up.”

Here, we take a look at the latest “tweakments” on offer…

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Don’t let tiredness and stress sabotage your new year wellbeing programme, says Louise Parker When a client is starting a new series of behavioural changes, I ask them what challenges they think they will face.

Age, hormones and a bruised faith in themselves are often their main concerns – and all these challenges we can work around. I rarely hear clients talk about sleep or stress, but when you’re tired, you care less.

Nothing fuels my procrastination more than only getting six hours’ sleep. we’re running on empty it’s ‘Make sleep a When a totally normal human response priority and to pull back our efforts, conserve energy and comfort ourselves. you’ll feel as At Louise Parker, we study clients’ results and analyse why if someone some achieve their goals faster. has flicked a The biggest factor is sleep, which why my advice this week can be switch on your isdone lying on your back and not at a rainy boot camp. motivation I think we’ve all got so used to a and hope’ low level of sleep deprivation and anxiety that we’ve almost forgotten how it feels to feel well. But if you make sleep a priority, I promise you’ll feel as if someone has flicked a switch on your motivation and hope.

When we sleep soundly, our bodies manage our hormones the way they should do and healthy hormones are the foundation of everything working tickety-boo.

Ghrelin is the “hunger hormone”, the one that tells your body when you need to eat.

When we’re tired, we end up with too much ghrelin in our bodies and feel hungry.

That’s why we eat leftover fish fingers even if we don’t like them.

As for stress, having soaring levels of cortisol in our body makes it harder for our insulin to work properly. Together, these play havoc with mood, motivation and blood sugar regulation – all of which we want balanced to make a lifestyle transformation easier.

This new year, don’t let something as free and fabulous as sleep stand between you and your goals. Start with the time you need to wake up and work back eight hours so you know when you need to go to sleep. Then plan your evening so you hit the hay in time.

Be realistic and allow for some Netflix or screen time if you’re going to do it anyway, but make sure you plan the time to really unwind. We’ve had a digital detox as part of our Louise Parker Method for as long as I can remember because it works.

At 9pm, my phone goes on to airplane mode because it’s time to slow down. I love a hot bath with magnesium salts and lavender and as my body temperature cools, I naturally feel more sleepy. Add comfy bedding, sleepwear and a great book and you’ll feel pampered and primed for great quality sleep.

If you can, think: “Routine.” It’s far better to go to bed and wake up at the same time every day, than just focus on the hours of sleep you’re getting. Your inner clock will be better regulated and this will help solidify routine – and routines really do help formulate lasting habits.

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FUEL FOR SCHOOL The new year – and the start of a new school term – is the perfect time to shake up what your family eats. Leading children’s cookery author and food expert Annabel Karmel starts with lunchboxes…

SALMON, TOMATO & CHEESE TORTILLA MUFFINS Makes 4 Preparation time 10 minutes Cooking time 18-20 minutes

INGREDIENTS • 4 mini tortilla wraps • 1 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for greasing • 75g/3oz salmon fillet, skinned and sliced into small cubes

• 4 spring onions, trimmed and sliced • 1 tomato, deseeded and diced • 25g/1oz mature Cheddar, grated • Salt and freshly ground black pepper • 1 egg, beaten • 75ml/3fl oz double cream 1. Preheat the oven to 180°C,

350°F, Gas 4. Lightly grease 4 of the holes in a 6-hole deep muffin tin with olive oil.

2. Place the tortilla wraps on a board. Cut out 4 x 13cm/5¼indiameter rounds and line the greased holes of the tin with them, making sure you push the wraps into the corners of the holes.

3. Divide the salmon, spring

onions, tomato and cheese between the wraps and lightly season.

4. Beat the egg and cream together and pour equally over the mixture in the wraps. Transfer to the preheated oven and bake for 18-20 minutes, until lightly golden on top and the mixture is cooked in the centre.

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“Add this quick, easy and nutritious muffin recipe – with a tortilla twist – to your repertoire.”

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SPANISH TORTILLA WITH HAM, POTATO & CHEESE “A simple lunch or mid-week dinner suitable for the whole family. Plus, it’s equally delicious hot or cold, so ideal as leftovers the next day.”

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INGREDIENTS • 8 baby new potatoes • 2 tbsp olive oil • 1 onion, peeled and sliced • 1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed • 4 large eggs • 2 tbsp milk

• 25g/1oz Parmesan cheese, grated • 1 tomato, deseeded and sliced into strips • 50g/2oz ham, chopped • 2 tbsp fresh basil, chopped • Salt and freshly ground black pepper.

1. Cook the potatoes in lightly

salted boiling water for 10-15 minutes, until tender. Drain, cool and cut into slices.

2. Heat a small omelette pan

with a metal handle. Add 1 tbsp olive oil then the onions and cook for 5 minutes, until soft.

Add the garlic and potato slices and fry for 2-3 minutes.

3. Beat the eggs and milk together in a bowl. Add the potato mixure, the Parmesan, tomato, ham and basil. Lightly season and stir together.

4. Preheat the grill.

5. Wipe the omelette pan clean

with kitchen towel and heat the remaining 1 tbsp of oil. Add the egg mixture and cook for about 5 minutes, until the mixture has set around the edges and underneath. Transfer the pan to the preheated grill and cook for 5-10 minutes, until the middle of the tortilla has set and is lightly golden in colour.

6. Remove from the grill and leave to cool slightly before slicing into wedges.

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Serves 2 Preparation time 15 minutes Cooking time 25-35 minutes

GRANOLA BARS WITH CRANBERRIES, COCONUT & FLAXSEEDS Makes 12 bars Preparation time 10 minutes Cooking time 35-40 minutes “These super-fuelled granola bars are loaded with lots of health benefits. With potassium, fibre, vitamins and essential fatty acids, they make the ultimate on-the-go snack or lunchbox filler.”

• 50g/2oz sunflower seeds • 50g/2oz dried cranberries • 50g/2oz raisins • 25g/1oz desiccated coconut • A pinch of salt 1. Preheat the oven to 160°C,

INGREDIENTS • 100g/4oz butter • 100g/4oz dark brown sugar • 4 tbsp honey or maple syrup • 175g/6oz porridge oats • 25g/1oz flaxseeds

‘With potassium, fibre, vitamins and essential fatty acids, these make the ultimate on-the-go snack or lunchbox filler’

300°F, Gas 2. Line a 20cm/8in square cake tin with non-stick baking paper.

2. Melt the butter, sugar and honey or maple syrup together in a pan over a low heat until

runny. Add the remaining ingredients and stir until well coated and combined.

3. Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and level the surface. Transfer to the preheated oven and bake for 30-35 minutes, until lightly golden and firm in the middle.

4. Remove from the oven and leave to cool for 10 minutes before slicing into 12 bars.

CHILD’S PLAY Annabel Karmel’s lunchbox fillers will give your child an energy boost for the school day. And if you need a helping hand come home time, her frozen ready meals for toddlers and older children are low in salt and a tasty way towards getting their five-a-day. Available at Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Ocado.

For more information, visit annabelkarmel.com.

CULTURE

JASON MANFORD

FUNNY GAMES From stand-up to TV comedy, the star has been making Britain laugh for 20 years, but getting his kids to see the funny side is no joke

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e is one of Britain’s best-loved comics, but Jason Manford’s “dad jokes” are not such a big hit with his children. “My kids are my toughest critics. Whenever I tell them a joke, my daughters roll their eyes at me and say: ‘I can’t believe people pay you for this,’” he tells hello! in this exclusive interview.

The stand-up comic, presenter, actor and singer has four daughters including twins and one son, all aged between five and ten – and his brood give Jason plenty of material for his stage routines. Although, to save red faces, he won’t say which child has provided which moment of comedy.

“I did stand-up at Latitude festival last year and my wife [Lucy], ex-wife [Catherine] and all my children came.

The kids saw me do an hour of stand-up for the first time and they’re in some of the stories. Afterwards they were all like: ‘Was that me, dad?’” he laughs. “I tell them: ‘If you like your nice house and nice holidays, you better keep doing funny things.’”

With his children’s teenage years not that far round the corner, Jason doesn’t expect his source material to dry up any time soon.

“They’re so competitive ‘My kids are so competitive that when we play musical that when we play musical chairs, I have to film it with chairs, I have to film it my phone and use the slowfunction to prove with my phone and use the motion who sat down last,” he says.

But Jason thinks it is slow-motion function to important that children prove who sat down last’ understand the concept of winning and losing. “I’m not one of those parents who says it doesn’t matter if you win or lose, because it does matter. I don’t let the kids win at anything, especially board games.”

Jason will explore the idea in First & Last, a new BBC1 Saturday night prime-time gameshow he is hosting that has

DON’T MISS THIS WEEK… TELEVISION WHITE HOUSE FARM Based on real events in August 1985, this six-part drama centres on the notorious White House Farm murders in Essex, in which five members of the same family were killed. Police think it is a murdersuicide by the daughter, Sheila, but suspicion then falls on her brother, Jeremy Bamber. Stars Freddie Fox and Stephen Graham with Cressida Bonas (right).

Starts on ITV on 8 January at 9pm.

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Curtain call: Jason on stage with his castmates in touring spoof musical whodunnnit Curtains (above). The clued-up comedy stalwart is also game for a laugh as the host of BBC1 Saturday night prime-time gameshow First & Last (below left)

one simple rule: don’t come first or last in five play-along-athome games. “It celebrates being average, which most of us are,” says Jason. “And I’m the perfect host because I’m always middle of the road – I rarely win anything.”

Though Jason’s two-decade-long career has been anything but average. Taking his first tentative steps in stand-up in 1999, Jason has gone on to enjoy sell-out tours, release his own Top Ten album, win celebrity TV talent contest Born to Shine, write an autobiography and present a Sunday morning show on Absolute Radio.

He is now touring the country with Curtains, a revival of the Tony Award-winning send-up of backstage murder mysteries. Jason stars as Detective and musical theatre fan Frank Cioffi, alongside seasoned theatre star Carley Stenson and former Strictly Come Dancing champion Oré Oduba.

“It’s been incredible to get to play a detective – I love detective stuff like Murder, She Wrote and Columbo. It feels like everything has fallen into place,” he says of starring in the show, which is in London’s West End until 11 January before continuing a nationwide tour until April.

STRIKING A CHORD

The role also gives Jason a chance to showcase his singing talent, something the 38-year-old has been honing from an early age. “When I was growing up, singing was what my family did. I’ve always been surrounded by music. It wasn’t a surprise to my family when I could sing, did an album or did musicals,” Jason says, adding with a laugh: “But it still seems to surprise everyone else.”

He has come a long way since he got his big break at the age of 17 while collecting glasses at Manchester’s Buzz Comedy Club. He stepped in when a performer didn’t arrive for an evening set and the rest is history.

Some may see that as a stroke of luck, but Jason has other ideas. “I don’t believe in fate. A lot of people in this business talk about luck, but I’ve always found that the harder I work, the luckier I get,” he says.

As a man of many talents, Jason’s career has multiple strands, but stand-up comedy will always be closest to his heart. “It’s what I’ve been doing the longest and the thing I’m the best at. No one tells me what to do and I don’t have to worry about Ofcom or TV guidelines. It’s just me.”

In the future, Jason would love to do more “heartwarming sitcoms” like Scarborough, the BBC series in which he starred alongside Catherine Tyldesley last year. But with so much on at the moment, his new year wish is for a holiday. “My next career goal is a week off,” he laughs.

INTERVIEW: EMILY HORAN

First & Last is on BBC1 on Saturdays at 8.15pm. For venues and tickets for Curtains, visit curtainsmusical.com.

EVENT CIRQUE DU SOLEIL The world-renowned acrobatic sensation celebrates 30 years since it first came to the UK with a dazzling show of spellbinding visuals and awe-inspiring acrobatics at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Luzia: A Waking Dream of Mexico runs from 12 January to 1 March promising a striking and surreal journey through traditional and modern Mexican culture.

To book, visit cirquedusoleil.com/luzia.

BOOK NOW THE WEDDING SINGER Strictly Come Dancing star Kevin Clifton stars as rock star wannabe Robbie Hart who, after being jilted at the altar, makes every wedding as disastrous as his own. Set in 1985, with music by Tony-nominated Matthew Sklar (of Elf the Musical fame) it promises to be an unforgettable show.

At Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, London, from 30 January-1 March 2020.

Visit troubadourtheatres.com/wembley-park.

FILM 1917 Two First World War soldiers must cross into enemy territory to deliver a message that could save 1,600 of their comrades – including one of their brothers.

It’s a race against time. Will they make it? Colin Firth, Andrew Scott, Richard Madden and Mark Strong lead an all-star cast in an epic tale directed by Oscar-winner Sam Mendes.

In UK cinemas from 10 January.

BOOK THE DILEMMA Adam has terrible news for his wife Livia, but it’s her 40th birthday and there is a party planned. Best-selling author BA Paris (Behind Closed Doors, Bring Me Back) returns with this heart-breaking novel that explores what happens in the space between receiving and sharing bad news. Compelling and full of suspense.

Out this week, published by HQ.

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INDULGE

After a morning on the slopes, retreat to Valsana’s sleek spa to thaw out.

There’s an enticing bill of treatments to revive weary limbs, and the rose crystal lymphatic facial, featuring a medley of masks and acupressure massage techniques, brings cheekbones out of hibernation.

Along with a yoga studio and an all-singing, all-dancing gym, there’s an indoor pool with views of the spectacular mountains.

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At one end of the Schanfigg valley, Arosa’s sheltered position means raging winds are kept at bay, and the surrounding mountains (2) WHAT are home to an abundance of wildlife, from nimble-footed chamois to majestic golden eagles. Along with a terrific mix of wellgroomed blues and reds, there are some gnarlier black runs to keep thrill-seeking skiers and boarders guessing, and the Urdenfürggli slopes at Lenzerheide are but a Cashmere luxe cable car ride away.

i Rooms at Valsan na begin at CHF 420 (about £330) on a B&B basis, ba ased on two sharing; visit valsana.ch/en. EasyJet flies from London Gatwick Ga atwick to Zurich from £17.99 one way; visit easyjet.com. Catch the train from Zurich to Arosa; visit sbb.ch to book.

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