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I never wanted to be a model

I never wanted to be a model

Published by Daniella Wilson

For a decade, the racing presenter Rosie Turner lived a life that many girls could only dream of.  At the age of 15, she was scouted on a school trip to The Clothes Show by five modelling agencies. After being signed by Storm Management, she was sent to Paris to walk for Nicolas Ghesquière, then the creative director of the Parisian fashion house Balenciaga; Rosie remembers fellow models fainting at the sight of him. Two weeks later, she was in New York shooting for the brand, before becoming a cover girl for some of the biggest magazines in the world.  “I was lucky enough to go up and shake their hands and say hello, and I got to go to the box afterwards and chat to them,” she says of meeting the King and Queen Presenting had been a dream since she was a young girl looking up to Clare Balding, so when Rosie was asked to be a fashion presenter at Ascot in 2021, she jumped at the chance. “I went to Royal Ascot …

everything you need to know from special guests, fairytale venue and royal snubs

everything you need to know from special guests, fairytale venue and royal snubs

Published by Daniella Wilson

Peter and Harriet, who have been together for two years, will be bringing together their loved ones – most of all, the daughters with whom they will form a new blended family. Peter has two girls with his former wife, Autumn Kelly, while Harriet is a mother to a teenage daughter.  With the final countdown now on, here is everything you need to know about the royal wedding of the year. A – Announcement Eight months after Peter and Harriet’s engagement was announced, an official statement confirming the couple’s wedding date was released in April.  “Mr Peter Phillips, the son of HRH The Princess Royal and Captain Mark Phillips, and Ms Harriet Sperling, daughter of the late Mr Rupert Sanders and Mrs Mary Sanders of Gloucestershire, have today announced their wedding date,” a spokesperson said.  “The summer wedding will take place at All Saints Church, Kemble, Cirencester on Saturday 6 June 2026 in a private ceremony. Both families have been informed jointly of the wedding date by invitation.” The King and Queen, and the Prince …

Why Russell T. Davies’ new 5-part suburban thriller Tip Toe is a ‘call to arms’

Why Russell T. Davies’ new 5-part suburban thriller Tip Toe is a ‘call to arms’

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 Russell T. Davies’ latest show is nearly upon us, and speaking to the cast of Tip Toe on the red carpet, HELLO! was told how the suburban thriller would be a call to arms. Fans of It’s a Sin and Years and Years can rejoice as Russell T. Davies is returning with a new drama, Tip Toe. The five-part show will be landing on Channel 4 very soon, and it follows a deadly neighbourhood feud between Leo and Clive, respectively played by Alan Cumming and David Morrissey. Teasing the show on the red carpet at BFI Southbank, Russell told HELLO!: “Tip Toe is the story of two neighbours, Leo, who is gay and single, and Clive, who’s straight and married with two sons. “Everything’s fine between them until one of them gives the other their front door key, and from that point on, it will unravel and you enter a world in which no good deed goes unpunished. The story of the rivalry and the tension between the two men is more fraught and intense, and by …

Bethenny Frankel is doing things on her own terms and reminding others there’s no ‘aging out’ of beauty

Bethenny Frankel is doing things on her own terms and reminding others there’s no ‘aging out’ of beauty

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Forget retirement, Bethenny Frankel is in her rookie era. At 55, the businesswoman and Real Housewives of New York City alum joined Sports Illustrated’s 2026 Rookie Class. It’s a moment that doesn’t feel like a new act for Bethenny, who has appeared on television and built an empire. Instead, it’s a bonus chapter. “This feels like the only act because it is completely on my terms and was supposed to be my retirement era, so everything happening now feels like a fun bonus round,” she told HELLO! over email. This stage has also brought an unexpected surprise for Bethenny. The Just B with Bethenny Frankel podcast host admitted: “I’m honestly surprised to feel more relevant than ever at an age many people consider ‘older.’” © James Macari/ Sports IllustratedSports Illustrated Swimsuit shot with Bethenny Frankel in Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico “What’s even more unexpected is how much younger audiences connect with me. It’s inspiring for me, but more importantly, I hope it’s inspiring for others to see what’s possible,” she continued. And it’s her authenticity that …

Alan Cumming on sharing the Traitors castle with Claudia Winkleman: ‘We leave notes’

Alan Cumming on sharing the Traitors castle with Claudia Winkleman: ‘We leave notes’

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Alan Cumming and Claudia Winkleman “never cross” paths at Ardross Castle, where they film the American and British versions of The Traitors, but they do leave surprises for each other, he tells HELLO! in an exclusive interview. Alan, 61, who is spending more time in his native Scotland after making an unexpected career move to run the Pitlochry Festival Theatre in the Highlands, is about to begin filming the next series of The Traitors US at the castle.  Asked whether he and Claudia offer one another tips for the show, he says that their filming does not overlap and that they only met for the first time at the BAFTA TV Awards in 2025. “But we do leave little notes for each other to say hello,” he says.  He says that he would be chary of entering the show as a contestant, not only because of the “psychological torture” that guests go through but because he would miss the comforts of the castle that only he gets. “I mean, you’d think I might have some …

Sam Thompson reveals chaotic moment he accidentally breached royal protocol with King Charles

Sam Thompson reveals chaotic moment he accidentally breached royal protocol with King Charles

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“I’m incredibly lucky,” Sam Thompson says, “to do a job that I adore.” While he started out in reality television, joining his sister Louise in Made in Chelsea, it was his victory in I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! in 2023 that cemented his popularity, leading him to become the multi-hyphenate presenter, podcast host, radio DJ and all-round lovable personality that he is today. Yet while Sam’s labrador-like enthusiasm and enduring friendship with fellow podcaster Pete Wicks have won him many fans, he has also become known as an advocate for people diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). After years of suspecting that he was showing signs of the condition, it was diagnosed in the Channel 4 show Sam Thompson: Is This ADHD? in 2023. Sam is incredibly close with his sister Louise, who has been supporting through her recent health struggles Now he wants to inspire young children by sharing how to cope with the same diagnosis, and has written a new book full of tips and tricks. “It’s not all sunshine and …

MobLand star Lisa Dwan marries Paul Henninger in star-studded wedding

MobLand star Lisa Dwan marries Paul Henninger in star-studded wedding

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Hand in hand with her new husband, Lisa Dwan makes a beautiful bride in a breathtaking Vivienne Westwood dress.  Enjoying their first few moments as a married couple, she and Paul Henninger look blissfully happy after tying the knot in a low-key ceremony with family and close friends at its heart. © Danny CravenMobLand star Lisa Dwan marries Paul Henninger However, it’s a scene that Lisa, 48, never thought would happen. Content with her job as an actress and as an academic at Princeton University – a combination that took her frequently between London and the US – she had always felt that marriage and motherhood weren’t in her future.  Until she met Paul. Six years after falling in love, the couple – who have a four-year-old daughter, Luna; Paul has a daughter, Lola, 21, from a previous relationship – celebrated their love with a showstopping wedding in central London. “I never thought any of this would happen to me,” Top Boy star Lisa tells HELLO!. “We are a mad, happy family and I never …

Inside Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson’s ‘fractured’ relationship 30 years after their divorce

Inside Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson’s ‘fractured’ relationship 30 years after their divorce

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The former Duke and Duchess of York lived under the same roof, went on holiday together and had nothing but good things to say about each other. “He’s still my handsome prince; he’ll always be my handsome prince. It’s lovely that we are such a family and that the story has a happy ending all the time,” Sarah once said. Now, as they mark 30 years since their divorce, which was finalised on 30 May 1996, their relationship is in a very different place. Living apart for the first time in 18 years, they haven’t seen each other for months. Since they were forced to move out of Royal Lodge, the 30-room mansion on the Windsor Estate that they shared until earlier this year, Andrew has been exiled to the modest Marsh Farm on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk.  © Popperfoto via Getty ImagesSarah said she and Andrew were ‘the happiest divorced couple in the world’ Last week, it emerged that Andrew, who was arrested on his 66th birthday in February on suspicion of misconduct …

Tamara Beckwith on creating a new chapter with ‘responsible’ daughter Violet

Tamara Beckwith on creating a new chapter with ‘responsible’ daughter Violet

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Tamara Beckwith Veroni joins HELLO! for an exclusive interview and photoshoot with her lookalike daughter Violet as she prepares to open her charity’s garden at this week’s Chelsea Flower Show. Not only does Violet – who goes by the nickname ViVi – bear a striking resemblance to her mother, but they also share the same fun-loving nature, which is evident as they playfully pose for the camera. “I have never been serious, ever,” admits Tamara, who is a campaigner for women’s health. “To me, life is about fun. I mean, if you put me in McDonald’s, or a DIY shop, I’d have a great time. Being serious is hard work. I don’t really enjoy it.” Tamara Beckwith says life is about fun Teenage mum  At 17, Violet is the same age Tamara was when she had her eldest daughter, Anouska – something Violet finds difficult to comprehend. “Can you imagine?” she says. Violet’s life is certainly different to that of a teenage Tamara, who left school to have her baby and later juggled single motherhood …

Kylie Minogue breaks silence on ex Michael Hutchence and navigating her cancer battle

Kylie Minogue breaks silence on ex Michael Hutchence and navigating her cancer battle

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Kylie Minogue is as much an honorary national treasure as she is an enigma. Despite spending four decades in the spotlight, the ‘Princess of Pop’ has kept her private world largely behind a velvet curtain – until now. With a highly anticipated, three-part Netflix documentary out this week, one that is set to pull back the lens on her extraordinary life, Kylie is finally ready to tell her story.  Yet when HELLO! meets the “five foot and a whisper” superstar at a suite in Soho’s Ham Yard Hotel, dressed in full glam, of course, she is playfully apprehensive about its imminent release. “It’s not out in the wild yet,” she says, “so I’ve yet to see what the result is out there.” © Courtesy of NetflixKylie Minogue in her new Netflix documentary, Kylie “It” is a fascinating and celebratory retrospective. From her breakout success as Charlene on Neighbours in the late 1980s to her evolution into a global pop icon with more than 80 million records sold, the documentary spans the full, vibrant gamut of Kylie’s …