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‘It was spectacular. I knew it was going to change our lives forever’ Ollie With thousands of candles lighting the dramatic staircase and aisle, the magical backdrop for the wedding of Made in Chelsea stars Ollie Locke and Gareth Locke looked like the dream setting of a romantic film. “It was just spectacular,” Ollie exclusively tells HELLO! . “It was so elegant, so incredibly beautiful and so special. It was very unique and very us. I love living my life as a romcom and it was exactly how we wanted it. I knew it was going to change our lives forever.” Now, as HELLO! presents their fabulous and fun wedding album, capturing every moment of their two-day celebration as they exchanged vows in the extraordinary surroundings of London’s Natural History Museum, leading fashion…

‘Ella has taken over our home — and our hearts’ Ola Since their beautiful baby daughter Ella came into their lives, James and Ola Jordan’s home has undergone a transformation. The designer marble coffee table has lost pride of place to a playpen and the sleek, minimalist decor has been overrun by toys and an abundance of pink. “Everything is about Ella, and that is how we always wanted it to be,” says adoring mum Ola. “Our home was quite stylish before she came along; now there are toys everywhere. I can’t remember the life we had without her. Ella has taken over our home – and our hearts.” It was always destined to be this way. The former Strictly Come Dancing professionals, who married in 2003, had longed to be parents and…

‘The boys thought we’d be moving into the castle now’ She captured the nation’s hearts with her warm but no-nonsense personality on I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! . But Giovanna Fletcher, crowned the first queen of the castle after beating Vernon Kay and Jordan North to win the hit ITV show, said her “surreal” victory still hasn’t sunk in – and instead feels like she has simply returned from a “nice little camping trip with some random friends”. The author and podcaster, 35, reunited with her husband Tom and their sons Buzz, six, Buddy, four, and two-year-old Max as soon as she returned from the show’s set in Gwrych Castle in North Wales. “They couldn’t wait to talk to me and tell me about it,” she said of her…

Celebrity chef Jean-Christophe Novelli has just one wish for Christmas – to spend time with his family at their beautiful Hertfordshire home. “We’ve been abroad for the last 15 years, but now we’re happy to stay where we are,” he tells HELLO! . “This is where we belong and it’s perfect. At Christmas, it is more important to be with the people you love and want to be with,” says the 59-year-old father of Jean, 12, Jacques, eight, and Valentino, four, with fiancée Michelle Kennedy. The reason for staying put has a lot to do with Valentino, who, when he was six weeks old, was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma, a rare and aggressive childhood cancer that affects the nerve cells. While he has fully recovered, late last year the family was dealt another…

VICTORIA BECKHAM IS RED-DY FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON With her Dover Street store back in business post England’s lockdown 2.0, Victoria Beckham was on red alert for a Christmas rush when she visited her London flagship wearing a dress in Santa’s favourite shade. Posting on Instagram, the fashion designer, 46, shared details of her outfit, telling her followers: “All dressed up in #VBPSS21 for a day of festive filming.” While there was a hint of Victoriana to the high-necked dress design, Victoria made certain to give a nod to Christmas fuchsia courtesy of a pair of sky-high stilettos (left). As for Christmas presents, the former Spice Girls singer has that wrapped up, too, telling viewers of TV’s Lorraine that the dress code was already sorted. “We have matching Beckham Christmas pyjamas – a little monogram,…

Standing in front of St Paul’s Cathedral in her stunning ivory wedding dress, Kate Silverton is transported back ten years to the day she and husband Mike Heron tied the knot. Their romantic winter wedding on 18 December 2010 took place as snowflakes fluttered from the skies above London, but when Kate and Mike join HELLO! to re-create their big day in celebration of their tenth anniversary, the sun is shining brightly on the Millennium Bridge over the River Thames. After losing more than two stone during lockdown, the broadcaster and journalist was delighted to discover she can once again fit into her stunning Pronovias silk and lace mikado gown, which has spent the past decade carefully wrapped in tissue paper and stored in a box. And, as she and Mike reflect on…