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Churchill painting sells for record £1.8m
A painting by Sir Winston Churchill - The Goldfish Pool at Chartwell - fetched the record price for a work of art by the former prime minister at a sale of pieces belonging to his late daughter Lady Mary Soames at Sotheby’s last night. More than 4000 people flocked to the auction to preview the collection.
Mel B’s husband breaks silence over abuse claims
Mel B’s husband Stephen Belafonte spoke for the first time about the rows with his wife and vowed to win her back yesterday. Belafonte, 39, has denied hitting or cheating on The X Factor judge, and said ‘I love my wife. I’d take a bullet for her’. Mel, 39, appeared on The X Factor final without her wedding ring on, which the film producer believes is because her ‘fingers swelled up’.
Young’s ex wife ‘hunts’ for tycoon’s ‘hidden fortune’
Michelle Young, the former wife of Scot Young who fell to his death last week, is seeking ‘a fresh pair of eyes’ to search for the bankrupt property tycoon’s fortune, which she believes he hid from her during their high profile divorce. A High Court judge has given Young, 50, the right to ‘apply for a creditors’ meeting to press for the appointment of new bankruptcy trustees to carry out the search’.
Calvin Harris named new face of Emporio Armani
The Scottish DJ was announced as the new face of luxury clothing brand Emporio Armani yesterday, saying of the appointment ‘I feel an affinity to the brand ethos and have been a long time admirer of their designs’. Rita Ora’s ex boyfriend has also recently been named the world’s richest DJ, earning nearly £40m last year.
David Cameron’s ‘Ibiza rave for Sam at Chequers’
The PM’s country residence had ‘never seen anything like’ David and Samantha Cameron’s Christmas party last week, which doubled-up as a belated 40th birthday party for the PM’s wife. Harry Enfield, Helena Bonham Carter, Karen Millen and Jeremy Clarkson were among the 200 guests at the ‘Ibiza-style rave’, with DJ Sarah HB on the decks (‘who has admitted to taking drugs’).
Eau de Britney outsells designer names
Scents by celebrities including Britney Sears, Cheryl FernandezVersini and Beyoncé, are outselling established fragrance names like Hugo Boss and Gucci it emerged yesterday, with retailer Superdrug saying Spears’s scent outsells DKNY three to one, and Hugo Boss by two to one.
Navratilova weds beauty queen
Tennis player Martina Navratilova has married former Miss USSR Julia Lemigova. The 58 year old proposed on camera at last summer’s US Open after eight years together. 42 year old Russian Lemigova has two daughters from a previous relationship.
Madonna fears insider is helping hacker get pictures
Madonna has become ‘paranoid’ after it emerged her computer and phones have been hacked for ‘more than a decade’. The singer fears someone from her team is collaborating with the thief, who has been accessing personal pictures and unreleased music, to ‘damage her’.
Jolie ‘adds extra security’ amid hacking leaks
Following leaked Sony emails, in which exec Amy Pascal and producer Scott Rudin described Angelina Jolie as a ‘minimally talented spoiled brat’, the star is said to have ‘ramped up internet security’ to protect her children. Jolie, who admits she’s ‘old-school’ when it comes to technology, told People magazine ‘It’s a scary new world’.
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Duke of Cambridge: Kate’s hair’s a ‘nightmare’
The Duke of Cambridge has joked about his wife Kate’s hair, calling it a ‘nightmare’ to style. Prince William made the comments to a trainee hairdresser when he visited a group of young homeless people as part of a mentoring session at Centrepoint’s health and wellbeing centre in Soho.