HELLO! magazine 1759

‘We’re expecting a baby girl next March. We weren’t planning to have another child so it was a beautiful surprise’ John He celebrated his 70th birthday last week by chartering a luxury Mediterranean cruise liner for 200 of his friends and family. After decades of building up his multi-billion-pound empire, life is still a thrilling voyage of discovery for entrepreneur John Caudwell – and the philanthropist and Caudwell Children charity founder certainly doesn’t believe in doing things by halves. As he invites HELLO! for an exclusive photoshoot aboard a different boat – his 240ft superyacht Titania, which features in the fifth series of Netflix’s The Crown as a stand-in for the yacht Jonikal, on which Diana, Princess of Wales spent her last holiday, he and his partner Modesta Vzesniauskaite talk for the first…

‘Loads has happened since I was named a rising star and then Strictly came up. You guys definitely predicted it’ Only ten months ago she was tipped for the top by HELLO! when she was named one of our Rising Stars of 2022. And Molly Rainford has already more than fulfilled our prediction. The 21-year-old musician and star of CBBC comedy Nova Jones has been winning the nation’s hearts on Strictly Come Dancing, topping the leader board on the second live show after performing the quickstep with her professional dance partner Carlos Gu. “Maybe you manifested this for me,” she says, laughing, as HELLO! catches up with the duo at this exclusive photoshoot. “Loads has happened since I was named a rising star and then Strictly came up. It’s crazy. You guys definitely…

Almost four years since their winning routines saw them lift the Strictly Come Dancing Glitterball trophy (below right), Stacey Dooley and Kevin Clifton are getting used to a different kind of kicks as they count down to the birth of their first child. The pair, whose dancefloor chemistry turned to romance after they were partnered on the BBC dance contest in 2018, proudly showed off the TV presenter’s baby bump during the press night for the UK and Ireland tour of Kevin’s latest stage show, Strictly Ballroom the Musical, at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley, south-east London. Celebrating the news – as well as Kevin’s on-stage triumph – with them were other members of the Strictly family. Jowita Przystal, Nancy Xu, Janette Manrara, Aljaz Skorjanec and Kevin’s sister Joanne all posed for…

With numerous awards for her stage and screen work, Billie Piper is no slouch, but she’s not averse to loungewear – especially when it’s designed to help charity. The I Hate Suzy star (left, and second from left) is among the famous faces who’ve teamed up with fashion brand Scamp & Dude to create an item of cosy clothing for its We’ve Got Your Back charity fundraising campaign. Describing herself as a “huge fan” of the brand, Billie’s sweatshirt supports domestic abuse charity Refuge, for which she recently became an ambassador. For Line of Duty’s Vicky McClure (far left), the decision to create a T-shirt to be sold in aid of Our Dementia Choir, of which she’s chair, was “an easy yes”, she said. “I can’t wait to see people wearing…

Dame Shirley Bassey (above), who kicked things off with Diamonds are Forever and Goldfinger, said: “It was an amazing experience to open the show with two songs that have meant so much to me over the years.” Diamonds may be Forever but a killer theme tune has lasting appeal too – especially when written for the world’s most famous secret agent. To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the first James Bond film, 1962’s Dr No, charity concert The Sound of 007 was held at London’s Royal Albert Hall, featuring some of the franchise’s most memorable music. Lulu (right), who sang The Man With the Golden Gun, posted a photo taken with Dame Shirley on the night, captioning it: “Two ol’ Bond gals backstage at the RAH in London for a night to…

After playing the first black and female 007 in No Time to Die and portraying an African warrior in The Woman King, Lashana Lynch has a reputation for using her voice to bring about change But her latest role sees her using it in an altogether different way – starring as Miss Honey in the film Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical, which had its world premiere in London last week. “This is a really good opportunity for me to flex a muscle I haven’t in a long time,” said Lashana, 34, who donned a Moroccan-inspired Ashish number for the night (left). “I sang before I acted and singing and music [are] really important to me.” Also walking the red carpet was co-star Dame Emma Thompson (above right, with husband Greg Wise), who said…