HELLO! magazine

‘There’s a very good ambience and the house brings you a great sense of peace’ Irache Villada Mikkelsen is a fixture in the most select Marbella circles so, fittingly, her home here is a spectacular villa with stunning views in the heart of the Marbella Golf Country Club. Thanks to the tranquillity and privacy it offers, this luxurious resort, attached to the well-known Marbella Club hotel, has become a hub for high society on the Costa del Sol, with residents hosting a whirl of lunches, dinners and private parties. Of course, it’s many years since Marbella won its reputation as the most glamorous of tourist destinations, but it still boasts the qualities that won it that title. Famous and wealthy people from around the world flock here. ‘The colours and materials are harmonious.…

It is regarded as the most glamorous event on the Formula 1 calendar, and this year’s Monaco Grand Prix didn’t disappoint, with genuine royalty mixing with the rulers of the pop and movie worlds on the streets of Monte Carlo. Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco were among the guests, alongside their eight-year-old twins Prince Jacques and Princess Gabrielle, as well as Albert’s niece Charlotte Casiraghi with husband Dimitri Rassam, and nephew Pierre Casiraghi with wife Beatrice Borromeo. Modelling a new, darker hairstyle, Charlene looked chic in a dress from Akris as she handed the runner-up prize to Aston Martin’s Spanish racer Fernando Alonso. Her husband, meanwhile, presented the winner’s trophy to Dutch driver Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing. FULL-ON FESTIVITIES One member of the British royal family attending was Zara Tindall,…

Geri Horner cut a dazzling figure last week as she posed on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival alongside Orlando Bloom. The singer, songwriter, actress and author, dressed in her trademark white, was there to add another feather to her cap after reinventing herself again – this time as a Hollywood star. The former Spice Girl was with her co-stars on the French Riviera to promote forthcoming movie Gran Turismo, which has been given an early thumbs-up from critics and is predicted to become a summer blockbuster. For Geri, 50, it is a first serious acting role and could thrust her back into the international spotlight, just as she publishes a new children’s book. FROM THE HEART “It’s a really great story,” Geri says of the film. “It’s inspiring; it’s real.…

‘We have a framed photo of the moment we met, because he asked me for a selfie’ Tennis ace Garbiñe Muguruza won the second of her Grand Slam titles at Wimbledon in 2017, earning a place in the tennis history books with a magnificent victory over five-time champion Venus Williams, a year after triumphing at Roland Garros in the French Open. But in an exclusive interview with HELLO!’s sister publication, ¡HOLA!, the Spanish-Venezuelan star tells how it was at the US Open that she won the greatest prize of all, after a chance meeting in New York. Concentrating hard on her career, she was resigned to being single. Then, on a stifling August day in 2021, Garbiñe stepped out of her hotel for a breath of fresh air when love crossed her path…

There were Sticky Fingers all round when Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood and his wife Sally celebrated their twin daughters’ seventh birthday with a double helping of cake (left). Sharing photos of Alice and Gracie’s big day on Instagram, Sally, 45, said: “My heart could burst… What an adventure so far.” Celebrating at the family’s London home, the twins were treated to party hats and a birthday cake each. Sally’s carousel also showed them posing in the garden with a helium “7” balloon. Posting the same shots, Ronnie wrote: “Happy birthday to my beautiful Gemini girls, Gracie Jane and Alice Rose – 7 years old today!” No strangers to the spotlight, the duo made their public debut in an exclusive photoshoot in HELLO! in 2016 (above right). Unable to hide his delight, Ronnie,…

Devoted fans are nothing new at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, the home of Scottish rugby union. But they don’t usually turn up wearing feather boas, cowboy hats and sequins. That was the case when Harry Styles (left and above) brought his Love on Tour show to the Scottish capital – and proved he doesn’t just make records, he breaks them, too. With ticket sales of more than 65,000, the second of Harry’s two concerts at Murrayfield became the largest stadium show in Scotland’s history, surpassing the previous record – set by Harry’s former band One Direction in 2014. Little wonder that he told the crowd: “I’m floating up here.” As usual, the singer had no trouble getting fans on side, at one point leading the audience in a chant of “no Scotland,…