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‘I absolutely adore it here. From day one I was welcomed with open arms by wonderful people’ Her career as an international supermodel has seen her fly around the world to exotic locations. But Sophie Anderton has never been happier than she is now, living in Ireland’s Co. Wicklow, where she spends her time exploring the 1,400 acres of mountainsides and woodland that are part of spectacular Glendalough House. It is here that Sophie lives with her fiancé of over a year, Count Kaz Balinski-Jundzill, spending her days hiking, horse riding, running and practising yoga and meditation while squeezing in the odd modelling shoot. A WHOLE NEW LANDSCAPE Looking happy, healthy and totally at ease in her breathtaking new surroundings as she takes in the sweeping landscape, Sophie tells HELLO! in an exclusive interview –…

With glistening white sands and rolling surf as a backdrop, these celebrities have seen in the start of 2021 in the most gorgeous surroundings. Spending time in her native Brazil, supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio was showing perfect style with the beach as her catwalk, ahead of her 40th birthday this year. Others seeking out hot spots for the new year included 35-year-old model Chrissy Teigen, aboard a yacht in the Caribbean with husband John Legend and their children, Luna, four, and two year-old Miles. Meanwhile in the Turks and Caicos islands, Nicole Scherzinger, 42, was celebrating “new chapters, new firsts, new starts” with 35-year-old boyfriend Thom Evans. Love was all around, too, for 36-year-old Brazilian model Izabel Goulart, looking brighter than the St Barts sun in an orange string bikini and enjoying the heat…

Wrapped up against the winter chill in the pop-up igloo in her garden, Denise Van Outen sips hot chocolate with her ten-year-old daughter Betsy and her two most important men of the moment: her boyfriend Eddie Boxshall and her Dancing on Ice partner Matt Evers, who has been living with the star in a Covid “bubble” ahead of the new series this Sunday. And as the seemingly fearless presenter and actress prepares to skate across our TV screens, she invites HELLO! into her sumptuous Essex home to reveal how it feels to be dancing on ice for the first time in her life – and that she and 46-year-old oil broker Eddie may soon be gliding up the aisle. “There’s been no official proposal yet, but we talk about getting married a…

KATE GARRAWAY ‘LOVELY MOMENT’ AS FAMILY IS REUNITED Less than a month after being named Inspiration of the Year in HELLO! ’s Star Women Awards, TV presenter Kate Garraway started 2021 on a characteristically positive note. Speaking on Good Morning Britain , the 53-year-old star – who we honoured for the strength and tenacity she’s shown during her husband Derek Draper’s battle with Covid-19 – shared the highlight of her festive break: her children Darcey, 14, and Billy, 11, visiting their father in hospital. Calling it “a lovely moment”, she said: “[It] is the first time they’ve been able to do that, so that was amazing. I’m very grateful to have had that opportunity.” Kate’s husband of 15 years remains in a critical condition after being admitted to hospital in March with Covid-19. Christmas…

Much-loved actress Dame Barbara Windsor was laid to rest last week, with the Carry On star’s husband Scott Mitchell leading mourners including her former EastEnders co-star Ross Kemp, TV’s Christopher Biggins and comedy duo Matt Lucas and David Walliams at Golders Green Crematorium in London. Flowers reflected the life of the screen favourite, who died last month at the age of 83 after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2014; a series of red-and-white arrangements spelt out the words Babs, The Dame and Saucy. The private ceremony began with Frank Sinatra’s song Sunny Side of the Street, followed by the hymn Jerusalem. Ross, who played Barbara’s on-screen son Grant Mitchell in the BBC soap, gave a moving eulogy, saying: “The public loved her, she loved them back and they loved her even more…

SAIRA KHAN TV personality announces Loose Women exit Presenter Saira Khan has announced she will be leaving Loose Women after five years on the ITV show. Saira, 50, who will not be back for a farewell episode, said she had reflected on her future over lockdown. “It has certainly made me assess my priorities, values and how I want to move forward with my life,” she said. “So I start this new year by saying goodbye to Loose Women . I’ve decided to give up my seat to another woman who will benefit from the platform as I did.” Her departure follows that of Andrea McLean in December. • Actress Jodie Whittaker, 38, could leave Doctor Who at the end of the next series, according to reports. She was the first woman to take on…