HELLO! magazine 1693

‘Portugal has been a blessing for us and the children. It’s a magnificent place with lovely people, amazing landscapes and the best possible quality of life’ As she gazes out over the rows of vines on her historic wine estate, Miryam Abascal Valdenebro can see an elegant rosé in the making. But that’s not all. Before her eyes is living proof that – if lovingly nurtured – dreams, like vines, take root and grow. It’s four years since the Andalusian aristocrat and her husband, Nicholas von Bruemmer, came to live in Casal Santa María on the south-western tip of Portugal. Financier Nicholas inherited the estate from his grandfather, Baron Bodo von Bruemmer, an extraordinary man who suddenly, at the age of 96, set about creating a vineyard here, devoting himself to it right…

‘It will be so humbling to feel we are bringing love and escapism to audiences again’ The stage is set, the curtain is going up and audiences around the country are ready to be dazzled by the best of British theatre. As they prepare for showtime, the glamorous leading ladies of five iconic productions have gathered for this exclusive hello! photoshoot. With UK theatres now finally able to open their doors safely with social distancing measures in place, no one is more excited than the talented actors and dancers who call the stage their home. There’s a buzz of delight in the air as Singin’ in the Rain’s Faye Tozer, Phantom of the Opera’s Lucy St Louis and Pretty Woman’s Aimie Atkinson join Aisha Jawando, who is about to step into Tina Turner’s…

‘The climb was challenging on many levels, but so rewarding’ At 3am on Saturday 19 June, the mountains of the Lake District came alive with the blazing blue light of more than 2,000 flares as Penny Lancaster joined her policing family to honour fallen officers. As HELLO! ’s exclusive photos show, it was the experience of a lifetime for the model and TV personality, who recently joined the City of London Police as a special constable. And Penny is still full of emotion as she tells us about climbing a mountain for Light the Lakes, the spectacular annual fundraising event that has so far raised over £30,000 for the Care of Police Survivors (COPS) charity. “It was a magical experience. When we reached the top, it felt like we were on another planet,…

BROOKE SHIELDS JOINS HER DAUGHTERS TO CHECK OUT THE BEACH IN STYLE Why stick with two-pieces when you can have three? Brooke Shields turned a mother-daughter beach day into her very own costume party by co-ordinating with her teenage girls Rowan, 18, and Grier, 15 (above and below). Posing for photos in Southampton, New York, the trio showed that they share not just a love of gingham swimwear, but a healthy body confidence, too. Posting one image on Instagram, Brooke added the caption “soaking it all in”. The actor, 56, who found fame aged just 15, recently revealed how her girls had encouraged her to celebrate her shape. “I was never skinny,” she said in an interview. “My daughters say I’m curvy. I watch them celebrate it. I’m learning from them and they always…

The arrival of baby son Wolfie at the beginning of June sparked off a spectacular month for Binky Felstead and she has spent the past few weeks enjoying “a lovely little bubble” as a mum of two. “I am feeling very happy and content,” the former Made in Chelsea star tells HELLO! in her first interview since the birth of Wulfric “Wolfie” Alexander Fredrik Darnton, who joins big sister India and “over-the-moon” new dad Max Fredrik Darnton at the family home in south-west London. “I feel like I have had a proper baby bubble and I don’t want it to burst,” she says, sharing these exclusive photographs taken in her son’s idyllic nursery. “I’m pretty exhausted, I have to say. Very tired, but content.” ‘I was pretty tired and out of it on…

‘I cannot tell you how thrilled I am to be stepping into Bruno’s brogues’ He’s the longest-serving professional on Strictly Come Dancing – but this series Anton du Beke will be hanging up his dance shoes and joining the judging panel instead. The 54-year-old entertainer, who has competed every year since the show began in 2004, partnering celebrities including Judy Murray and Ann Widdecombe, will be taking long-serving judge Bruno Tonioli’s seat while he is busy on the panel of Dancing with the Stars in the US. And after acting as a temporary judge for two episodes last year, Anton couldn’t be happier to be joining Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and head judge Shirley Ballas full time. “I cannot tell you how thrilled I am to be stepping into Bruno’s brogues,” he said.…