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‘I have spent a lot of my life trying to please everyone around me. I had to learn the hard way to become my own person’ Surrounded by open countryside and its own lush green gardens, Olympian Victoria Pendleton’s Oxfordshire home is the perfect haven for someone who loves the great outdoors. As she exclusively invites HELLO! to the stunning house, the two-time gold medallist, who celebrated her 40th birthday on 24 September, reveals she has used the months since lockdown to have “a good sort out”. “It gave me time to try to Marie Kondo my life: Does this bring me joy and if not, get rid of it,’” says Victoria, quoting the lifestyle organisation expert. “I had a big clear-out and now everything feels really tidy and organised.” It’s not just on…

‘It’s by far the toughest thing I’ve ever done, but the most rewarding’ Fleur Having endured the jungle in I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! , Fleur East is no stranger to the rigours of reality TV. But Don’t Rock the Boat proved to be the singer’s toughest challenge yet. “It made the jungle feel like a holiday,” she tells HELLO! of taking on a 500-mile nautical adventure for the ITV show, which sees two teams of six celebrities try to row the length of Britain. While Fleur knew what to expect when it came to entering the Australian Outback, she had no clue what lay in store at sea. “If someone had listed an A-Z of what we were going to go through, I don’t think any of us would’ve done…

‘I didn’t allow myself to think about the adoration of Diana, otherwise I couldn’t have done it’Amy Roberts She is the character we’ve all been waiting for. Bringing glamour and emotional complexity to the storylines that have gripped the nation, Lady Diana Spencer finally joins The Crown . Newcomer Emma Corrin makes her debut as the future Princess of Wales, joining well-established stars including Olivia Colman as the Queen, Tobias Menzies as the Duke of Edinburgh, Helena Bonham Carter as Princess Margaret and Josh O’Connor as the Prince of Wales. Set against the political turbulence of the 1980s, the fourth in Netflix’s hit series also introduces another key character: Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, played by Gillian Anderson. One of the main storylines is the early courtship of Prince Charles and Diana, their fairytale wedding…

‘A play can entertain us for an evening or enrich the soul forever’ The Duchess of Cornwall Long regarded as one of the most prestigious events in the British showbiz calendar, the world-renowned Olivier Awards are a glitzy fixture of awards season in a normal year. But, of course, this is no normal year, and the low-key 2020 ceremony was arguably the most important in the event’s 44-year history. As the coronavirus pandemic continues to devastate the industry, with most theatres dark and many working in them fearing for the future, those honoured used their platforms to spread messages of hope and positivity. As Best Actress in a Musical winner Miriam-Teak Lee said, the event might not have been “the awards show as we know it, but that doesn’t make it any less…

VOGUE WILLIAMS HOLIDAY FUN WITH HER LITTLE RAY OF SUNSHINE Trading screen time for sunscreen, TV presenter Vogue Williams gave three-month-old daughter Gigi a taste of beach life on a family trip to St Barts – although the little girl seemed far from impressed. While Vogue was clearly enjoying life in the sun, her baby daughter decided to swap her photo opportunity for 40 winks (left). Mother and daughter were on the Caribbean island with the rest of their family – dad Spencer Matthews and two-year-old Theo – staying at the luxurious Eden Rock resort, which is owned by Spencer’s parents David and Jane. And while Gigi made sure to get in her naps, Vogue, 35, wasn’t snoozing when the tot woke up, capturing a happy moment (right) for fans on Instagram. “So many…

‘The pregnancy came as a bit of a surprise but it’s so unbelievably exciting’ Victoria Actress Victoria Ekanoye is looking forward to taking on the most special role of her life as she announces exclusively in HELLO! that she and her partner Jonny Lomas are expecting their first child. Cradling her baby bump, the 38-year-old former Coronation Street star says: “We thought we would try next year. So when this pregnancy came along we were like: It’s happening!’ It did come as a bit of a surprise, but it’s so unbelievably exciting,” says Victoria, who is six months pregnant and due to give birth in January. The couple decided to wait until now to announce their happy baby news partly due to Victoria suffering with sickle cell anaemia and also because, as she…