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‘I got away from everything to find out what really matters to me — and that’s my family and my writing’ As the daughter of Dame Joan Collins and Anthony Newley, she grew up surrounded by stardom and the dazzling world of Hollywood royalty. But when Tara Newley opens the doors to her beautiful country home for this exclusive interview and photoshoot, she tells HELLO! that it wasn’t the bright lights of London or Los Angeles that brought her love and happiness, but a gentler pace of life in a Somerset village. “Stepping away from the limelight and having time to quietly contemplate in the countryside was the best thing I could have done,” she says. “After being around these incredibly twinkly, fabulous people, it took me a while to establish who I…

‘This guy has stolen my heart… we’re in a love bubble’ In a tiny white hat and swaddled in a blanket covered in cartoon milk bottles, the newborn son of Marvin and Rochelle Humes made his long-awaited debut last week. The beautiful baby boy, named Blake Hampton Humes, is a brother for the couple’s daughters Alaia-Mai, seven, and three-year-old Valentina – and he’s already doted on by his parents, who gaze at him adoringly in these heart-warming images taken in hospital following his birth on 9 October. “On Friday morning at 8.44am our boy arrived to flip the switch on 2020,” 31-year-old This Morning presenter Rochelle wrote on Instagram, sharing these family photos, including one of her former JLS star husband, 35, tenderly placing Blake in his cot. “I didn’t think I’d ever fall…

The show is only just starting but Strictly Come Dancing’s Jason Bell is already a winner in his daughter’s eyes. Sharing the moment he told six-year-old Anaíya he would be on this year’s series, the former American football player tells HELLO! : “I was trying to keep it calm, sitting next to her on the couch at home. I was waiting for the response. She looked at me then started this big smile. I knew then that this is going to be something special.” It is Anaíya, his child with former Girls Aloud star Nadine Coyle, who inspired him to take part. She was too young to watch the National Football League (NFL) star play so, now retired from the game, Jason, 42, wanted to take on something that he knew she…

‘If you look at all the years, the young ones do better’ Preparing to sizzle on the dancefloor, each of Strictly Come Dancing’s class of 2020 has now met their talented teacher. It’s always part of the show’s magic to see how the celebrities and professional dancers hit it off as friendships flourish and footwork is fine-tuned. At HELLO! , we can’t wait to see actress Caroline Quentin whisked around the dancefloor with her new leading man Johannes Radebe (left) and pro dancer Katya Jones (far right) make show history with Olympic boxer Nicola Adams as the first same-sex pairing. There’s also sure to be plenty of laughter as reigning champion Oti Mabuse puts comedian Bill Bailey through his paces. One couple who know only too well what’s in store are HELLO! columnists and…

‘Our marriage is strong. Thank you’ With their arms around one another, actor Dominic West and his wife Catherine FitzGerald delivered a show of unity last week as they posed for photographs outside their home in Chippenham, Wiltshire. The couple kissed for the cameras, intent on showing the world that their marriage was in good shape despite the publication of pictures showing Les Misérables actor Dominic enjoying time with actress Lily James on a visit to Rome. Catherine carried a note written by her husband and signed by both, which she left at the boundary of their property for the waiting media. “Our marriage is strong and we’re very much together. Thank you,” it read. Lily – whose latest film, Rebecca , is out now – and Dominic will soon be seen together on…

Set in one of our most stylish eras and starring Lily James, the new film adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s compelling 1938 novel Rebecca has been hotly anticipated. It’s not only Lily’s powerful performance in the leading role that delivers, but also the timelessly elegant costumes that add to the romance and drama. “It’s an iconic story, a psychological thriller and so evocative,” says the film’s costume designer Julian Day, a Bafta Awards nominee who has been acclaimed for his work on the biopics Bohemian Rhapsody and Rocketman. A bonus was having a perfect leading lady to dress, he adds. “Lily is amazing. She’s like a chameleon. I’ve never seen anyone put on clothes and inhabit them so well and really show them off to their best.” Made by Netflix and directed by Ben…