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      P Diddy’s spoiled sons wore gold crowns for star-studded sweet 16s before ‘sex assault’ & shooting ‘cover-up’ scandals 

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      THEY live in a £30m mansion, enjoy exotic holidays, drive high-end sports cars, and dream of being Hip hop stars like their famous dad..Rapper P Diddy’s sons Christian and Justin Combs are so privileged they wear gold diamond-encrusted crowns and are treated to lavish 16th birthday parties attended by celebrities like singers Nicki Minaj and Lil’ Kim.Justin Combs enjoyed a lavish 16th birthday with ‘date’ Nicki MinajCredit: GettyBut the family’s kingdom could come crashing down as all three men find themselves in legal trouble.Son Christian, 26, – known as King – faces claims of sexual assault while partying on a yacht chartered by his dad in December 2022, just days before Diddy held a star-studded New Year’s Eve party aboard the vessel, attended by the likes of rappers Joe Budden and Travis Scott.His half-brother Justin, 30,  faces allegations he and his dad covered up the shooting of a pal  in a Los Angeles recording studio in September 2022.The brothers were also briefly handcuffed and detained as part of a raid by Homeland Security agents on 54-year-old P Diddy’s Los Angeles estate in March, amid a slew of sexual assault allegations against the star, including trafficking young women.Read more P DiddyThe family have hired ex mobster John Gotti Junior’s former lawyer, Jeffrey Lichtman to investigate the ‘excessive use of force’ in the raids.Lichtman has previously represented Gotti, acting boss of the Gambino crime family in the 90s, as well as drug lord Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman, who led the international crime syndicate, the Sinaloa cartel.P Diddy’s ex, R&B singer Cassie Ventura accused him of rape and a decade-long campaign of abuse after she signed to his label, Bad Boy Records, in 2006.  Diddy, whose real name is Sean John Combs, settled the case out of court the day after Cassie filed her lawsuit.Most read in CelebrityUsher recalls seeing ‘very curious things’ at Diddy’s house when he was 14 after feds raid rapper’s propertyThe claim against Christian comes from yacht hand Grace O’Marcaigh, 27, who was hired for “a wholesome family excursion” that, she says,  turned “hedonistic”.She claims to have witnessed the Combs family party with a “constant rotation of suspected sex workers” who were taking drugs.In a lawsuit, Grace claims drinks, including hers, may have been spiked and that Christian pressured her to do tequila shots before groping her legs, breasts, bottom and private parts.There is allegedly audio recorded by music producer Rodney Jones – known as Lil Rod – in which Grace tells Christian to stop touching her legs.P Diddy with son Christian at the Met Gala in 2018Credit: GettyJustin Combs and his brother enjoy enviable lifestylesCredit: Instagram/princejdcChristian Combs, with a pal, flies on a private jetCredit: Instagram/kingcombsThe legal action was filed by attorney Tyrone Blackburn, who represents Lil Rod.Jones claims the music mogul repeatedly sexually assaulted and groomed him for sex  from September 2022 to November 2023.He also accuses Diddy, once known as Puff Daddy, and son Justin of a “massive” cover up of their involvement in a shooting.Lil Rod claims that the rapper or his son shot Justin’s friend, identified only as a 30-year-old named ‘G’, in a recording studio bathroom after a row.  It’s said G has since vanished.Jones claims he heard multiple gunshots after a “heated conversation” in the toilet before Combs and Justin walked out of the bathroom.He says he found G lying on the floor curled up, holding his stomach and bleeding out of his leg or hip area.Jones alleges that P Diddy  instructed him to tell police the rapper had nothing to do with the incident – and that G was hit by a drive-by assailant outside the building.P Diddy’s legal team have denied all the allegations against him and his sons.My dad is my best friend – he pushes me to be greaterJustin CombsLawyer Aaron Dyer said the claims against Christian were “lewd and meritless” adding: “This complaint is filled with the same kind of manufactured lies and irrelevant facts we’ve come to expect.”Lil Rod’s lawyer Tyrone Blackburn was recently criticised by a New York judge for improperly filing lawsuits in federal court in an attempt to garner “sensational headlines.”Prince Harry was horribly dragged into the case when Lil Rod claimed Diddy’s “affiliation” to the royal and other stars gave him and his associates ‘legitimacy’. There was no suggestion Prince Harry did anything wrong – or had any knowledge of wrongdoing by others.Justin’s mum, acclaimed stylist Misa Hylton, was left furious after her son was handcuffed during last month’s raid on P Diddy’s home.She shared footage on Instagram saying: “Enough is Enough!! Did Justin need several laser beams from firearms pointed at his chest?? Did Christian need a gun pointed at the back of his head while he was handcuffed?? How many times have we seen young UNARMED BLACK MEN not make it out of these types of situations alive??”Christian’s mum, model Kim Porter, died of lobar pneumonia, aged 47, in 2018, and the family faced cruel fake speculation that P Diddy was somehow behind her death – even after a coroner ruled she died of natural causes.Crown princesP Diddy’s children have led a luxury life mere mortals can only dream of.They spent their childhood’s bouncing between P Diddy’s  £30 million Beverly Hills mansion, £10.7m home in Alpine, New Jersey, and  £2.9m place in East Hampton.They drive top-end cars and fly around the world in private jets.Christian, who goes by the name King, signed up to Diddy’s record label when he turned 18.Bad Boy Records, founded by P Diddy in 1993, is one of the most successful hip-hop and R&B labels in the world, with multiple platinum and gold releases by the likes of the Notorious B.I.G, Faith Evans and Janelle Monae.Christian is also a model, securing a deal with IMG last year, and in 2018 walked for Dolce and Gabbana.He is fond of wearing crowns – as is brother Justin – and in 2018 paired a gold headpiece with a jewel-encrusted suit for the Met Gala.In 2014, Diddy threw Christian a ‘Swervin’ 16’ party at an exclusive Los Angeles nightclub where performers included Kendrick Lamar and French Montana.  The guest list included stars like Khloe Kardashian and singer Faith Evans.Justin Combs, who once co-hosted TV show The Catfish,  had an even bigger sweet 16 celebration at a New York club in 2010 where his dad arranged for Nicki Minaj to be his ‘date’.He was introduced to the crowd when red drapes lifted to reveal him sitting on a throne wearing a gold crown while dressed in a Dolce and Gabbana tux with Adidas shelltoes.The lavish affair was featured in season 9 of MTV series My Super Sweet 16 with rappers Lil’ Kim and Trey Songz in attendance.What is P Diddy accused of?P Diddy has faced a slew of claims which include:

      Cassie, Diddy’s longtime girlfriend, sued him in November 2023, claiming she endured “a cycle of abuse, violence, and sex trafficking” until their relationship ended in 2018. Diddy and Cassie settled the suit the day after it was filed.
      Diddy was hit with two more lawsuits a week later. Joi Dickerson accused Diddy of drugging and raping her and filming the attack when she was a 19-year-old college student in January 1991.
      A second accuser in a separate lawsuit claimed that Diddy and another man sexually assaulted her and a friend in 1990 or 1991 then showed up at her apartment and beat her several days later.
      Diddy was sued again in December by a woman who claimed he and two men gang-raped her in 2003 when she was 17 years old.
      In February 2024, Rodney ‘Lil Rod’ Jones, who helped produce Diddy’s most recent album, claimed that the mogul sexually harassed, drugged, and threatened him from September 2022 to November 2023 as they worked together.

      Supercars at 16P Diddy bought him a £240,000 Mercedes Benz Maybach motor, despite the fact he hadn’t passed his driving test.Last year Justin avoided jail time after being found driving under the influence in Beverly Hills.He was given three years probation after running a red light.Brother Christian drives a red Ferrari and was involved in a crash with a Tesla in 2020 but luckily escaped unharmed. Both boys have gushed about their dad.Christian credits P Diddy with his sense of style and work ethic.He said: “We’re alike in a lot of ways, especially our work ethic.  Every day you gotta keep progressing. If you get nothing done, then you’re backtracking. My dad actually helped me with waking up early, he gets on at me about that.”Justin said his dad is “always motivating me and pushing me to be greater”, adding: “It’s crazy because it’s like my dad but also my best friend at the same time. So it’s very unique and I really appreciate it.”Christian and Julian own luxury carsCredit: Instagram/kingcombsP Diddy with kids Justin, Christian, Quincy, D’Lila, Jessi and ChanceCredit: GettyJustin and Christian Combs were briefly handcuffed during the raid on P Diddy’s mansionCredit: KTTVP Diddy has seven kids with four women.He and Misa Hylton had Justin in the early 90s before he went on to have a relationship with Kim Porter.He adopted Kim’s son Quincy, 31, before they went on to have Christian and twins D’Lila Star and Jessie James in 2006.READ MORE SUN STORIESJust before the twins were born, Diddy cheated on Kim with Sarah Chapman who gave birth to Chance Combs the same year.In 2022, Diddy announced the arrival of a baby girl Love Sean Combs, who he is thought to share with a cyber security expert called Dana Tran. More

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      I was a ‘Bond Girl’ with £1k glamour model gigs – but secretly I was battling crippling £250-a-day heroin addiction

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      TO the outside world Vicki Rebecca lived a glamorous £1,000-a-day life and had even appeared in a James Bond film.But away from the cameras, the Abderdeen-born glamour model battled a crippling, decade-long heroin addiction that nearly cost her life. Glamour model Vicki Rebecca would land gigs as a Marilyn Monroe lookalike that paid up to £1,000 per dayCredit: FacebookAt the same time, she was using heroin and over the years her addiction grew increasingly worseCredit: SuppliedNow 67, Vicki shares her inspiring recovery story in her memoir Naked TruthCredit: FacebookBetween high-paying jobs throughout her twenties, Vicki would lock herself away in her flat to scoff McDonald’s burgers and watch films while shooting up multiple times a day.The addiction also left her needing to sneak away to the toilets while on photoshoots and movie sets to take drugs – including while appearing as a nude model for the opening sequence of the 1979 Bond film Moonraker, which starred the late Sir Roger Moore. Vicki’s turning point came after a spiritual experience at 29, which led to her leaving London to get clean and eventually retraining as a psychotherapist. Now In her brave memoir, Naked Truth: Diary of a Glamour Model, the 67-year-old recounts her journey from seedy photobooths in Soho to high-paying gigs before quitting fame to overcome her addiction.READ MORE ON SHOWBIZShe tells The Sun: “I was a ‘functional’ heroin addict, I was managing my life until the habit got worse and worse and all I wanted to do was sit in my joggers and eat McDonald’s. “I would wake up in the morning looking awful with bags under my eyes and track marks, and not a great complexion, then on went the make-up so I could go to a shoot. “I was living two different lives: Marilyn Monroe and a junkie, my life was crazy and a paradox.“I’d appeared in a James Bond film and was impersonating Marilyn Monroe, the most beautiful and gorgeous Hollywood star the world had ever seen.Most read in Celebrity“But at the same time I was an addict and during shoots, I would be racing to toilets to jack up.”Vick was introduced to heroin by a friend one year before filming Moonraker – and recalls being one of two naked models, whose silhouettes featured in the film. Sick racist fans threaten to boycott next James Bond movie if Aaron Taylor Johnson becomes 007Then 22, she was required to jump around on a trampoline to create the acrobatic poses needed by the film’s director.She recalls: “I was jumping up and down on a trampoline so that it looked like I was tumbling through the air. “I was completely naked apart from a g-string with a bit of make-up. There was minimal staff on set so it wasn’t like the crew was standing around gawping.  “In another scene, which wasn’t used in the film, I had to jump off 18ft scaffolding into the arms of the actor who played Jaws, Richard Kiel. “He was a giant of a man with hands that were literally the size of a bunch of bananas and he had to catch me. I tried that shot a few times, too many for my liking.”Vicki’s silhouette was used for the opening sequence of the James Bond film MoonrakerCredit: MGMThe late Sir Roger Moore starred as 007 in the 1979 hitCredit: RexWatch our exclusive chat with Vicki Rebecca at the top of the articleVicki shot one scene with Richard Kiel, who played Jaws (right), but it didn’t make it into the final filmCredit: Kobal Collection – ShutterstockVicki believes she would have used drugs during the 10-day shoot at Pinewood Studios for Bond, which paid around £1,800, and between takes recalls “a lot of waiting around, drinking tea and eating bacon rolls”. She adds: “I felt really proud to appear in the James Bond film, even if my part was a blink and you’ll miss it kind of moment. It really impresses people even now.” Vicki’s other big moments included appearing on The Sun’s Page 3 and in the 1979 film The B***, which starred Joan Collins. She also had numerous high-paid jobs as a Marilyn Monroe lookalike – after being convinced to go for a test shoot when a photographer noticed her similarities to the Hollywood icon.GETTING HELP:
      If you think that you have a drug addiction then please contact your GP.
      You can also visit FRANK for honest information about drugs and to find local treatment services.
      If you are having trouble finding the right help, call the FRANK drugs helpline on 03001236600
      Or click here to visit the NHS website for more advice and support

      It would help her to land jobs that paid up to £1,000 per day and fly overseas to open nightclubs – as well as to feature in a sketch in The Two Ronnies TV show.She says: “It was incredible really. I recreated a lot of the Marilyn shots you might imagine, like the one where her skirt pops up while standing above a Subway grate. “We did that for Philips Lady Shaver and another similar one for Kodak. Then I was lying on a bed for a furniture company and did about everything else you could imagine.“I ended up jetting off all over the world and sometimes was met off the planes with bunches of flowers. I opened supermarkets and nightclubs including one in Reykjavik, Iceland. It was really crazy.” But the jobs weren’t always so elegant – when Vicki moved to London in her late teens, she stumbled across an advert for ‘Glamour models’ but the job turned out to be “pretty sleazy”.Vicki was a glamour model and even appeared on The Sun’s Page 3Credit: SuppliedShe gained lucrative modelling gigs including ones that allowed her to travel to Germany and IcelandCredit: FacebookShe recalls: “I remember thinking, ‘Oh, I’ll be posing in lingerie adverts or underwear cataologues’.”But it ended up being this pretty sleazy ‘come up and photograph us’ booth.”As a junkie, there were just two types of day – the ones when I had heroin and would be lying in bed shooting up and the ones when I didn’t and was hunting for moreYears later, while portraying Marilyn, her heroin addiction was worsening with her spending up to £250 a day on the drug as it took over her life.She says: “People became aware of my addiction, I used to be late to shoots and would disappear to the toilets for far too long. “In one shoot, I remember lying on a big heart-shaped bed for a calendar and the first assistant yelled ‘cut’. He could see my track marks from using and I was sent to make-up.“No one would say anything to me, they wanted me to finish the shoot because a lot of money had been invested in that day or half a day of work.” Vicki’s highest paying work was as a Marilyn Monroe lookalikeCredit: FacebookShe posed as the Hollywood icon while hiding her addiction to heroinCredit: SuppliedIn her personal life, Vicki became increasingly reclusive and she details the struggles of her addiction.“As a junkie, there were just two types of day,” she says. “The ones when I had heroin and would be lying in bed shooting up and the ones when I didn’t and was hunting for more.“I’m definitely not blaming my modeling career for my addiction, it was a path. I was a bit of a rebel in the Seventies and I experimented with drugs.”During this time, Vicki says her family were “suspicious” but she “lied to them, like all addicts do” and was able to “put on a good show” while visiting them in Scotland. I don’t look back at my life and feel sad. There was a lot of love and laughter, but there was also darkness, sexual violence, addiction and other disturbing thingsVickiShe attempted to wean herself off the drug multiple times using Methadone and had attempted going cold turkey but it “was absolutely insufferable”.During one fateful moment in 1985, she recalls walking around a building site while battling suicidal thoughts when she heard a voice in her head say: “You can be reborn.”She recalled: “It felt like an external voice, it was so strong and felt like a body, mind and soul feeling. It was extraordinary and wouldn’t be the first time I would hear it. “I didn’t stop using in that minute but it helped to lead me to a point where I could stop using. It was almost like a lifeline. It saved my life.”In 1987, Vicki left London and returned to Aberdeen to get clean after asking for help from her family. She says: “I got to a place where I felt I had no more choice but to move back home, I knew I couldn’t do it in London because it was too easy to access drugs and it was high quality. Vicki used Methadone for the last time in 1990Credit: FacebookShe now works as a psychotherapist helping othersCredit: Facebook“I knew going back to Aberdeen I’d have a better chance of making it.” Vicki discovered meditation and alternative therapies that helped her to battle the addiction and within three years, she used methadone for the last time. She initially studied to be a lawyer and later became a psychotherapist, specialising in neurolinguistic programming (NLP) and hypnotherapy. Now 33 years in recovery and 25 years as a therapist, she uses her lived experience and training to help others. Vicki hopes her brutally honest book Naked Truth – which became an international bestseller on Amazon on the day it launched – will help others and insists: “If I can do it, anyone can.”She says: “I don’t look back at my life and feel sad. There was a lot of love and laughter, but there was also darkness, sexual violence, addiction and other disturbing things. “Writing the book was a real eye-opener, it made me realised I have really lived a life between all of that and I’ve changed so much over the years.READ MORE SUN STORIES“I don’t pull any punches and that’s the kind of honest society needs. It’s authentic and raw, that’s what I think is inspirational.”Find out more about Vicki Rebecca’s work and her book here. Timeline of James Bond actorsOver the years there have been seven actors who have played 007.
      The first ever James Bond film was in 1962, and this is who has played the lead role over the years:

      Sean Connery – The late star was the first ever actor to play Bond, and reprised the role for seven movies.
      George Lazenby – The star only played Bond once, but was the youngest actor to ever play the spy.
      Roger Moore – The late movie star spent 12 years making seven films in the famous franchise.
      Timothy Dalton – The smooth actor took over from Roger Moore and appeared in The Living Daylights and Licence to Kill.
      Pierce Brosnan – The handsome star played Bond for four movies from 1995 to 2002.
      Daniel Craig – The British star was the first blonde James Bond and the sixth actor to win the role in 2005. More

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      Where Lock, Stock cast are now…‘sham marriage’ row & Only Fools role to child star who quit fame to become estate agent

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      GUY Ritchie’s series The Gentlemen is proving a huge hit with viewers, and some have dubbed it the best thing Netflix has ever shown.The writer and director – who was married to Madonna for eight years, until 2008, and is now wed to Jacqui Ainsley – has been heaped with praise for the comedy-drama, a spin-off of his hit 2019 film.The film kickstarted Vinnie’s film careerVinnie has found love with Emma FordCredit: Discovery +Set in the same world of drugs, crime and deceit, the Netflix series stars Theo James, Kaya Scodelario and Ray Winstone as well as Vinnie Jones, who appeared in Ritchie’s first two hit films, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch.This week, it was revealed the 59-year-old has found love again – five years after the tragic death of his beloved wife Tanya.The former football hardman has fallen for personal assistant Emma Ford, while filming his new TV show Vinnie Jones in the Country. Lock, Stock – released in 1998 – centres on a cocky young card sharp who ends up owing a gangster £500,000 after a rigged game of three card brag.Read more in FeaturesMade for just £1million it grossed £20 million in the box office, launching the career of Guy Ritchie, as well as sending Vinnie and co-star Jason Statham to Hollywood,So what happened to the rest of the cast of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels?Vinnie Jones – Big ChrisFormer football player Vinnie shot to fame after signing for Wimbledon, but quickly became infamous for his aggressive behaviour both on and off the pitch.The 59-year-old was convicted of assault and criminal damage after drunkenly beating up a neighbour in 1997, the following year he bit a journalist’s nose down to the bone and was given community service in 2003 after assaulting a passenger on a plane.Most read in CelebrityIn 1998 Guy Ritchie cast him as Big Chris, a role which would cement his place as a favourite to play Hollywood hardmen.The star was wed to his childhood sweetheart Tanya, having met her at the age of 12 growing up in Watford.Vinnie Jones explains his upcoming role on Netflix drama The GentlemenBut after 25 years of marriage, Vinnie was left heartbroken when Tanya, 53, died in 2019 after a six-year battle with cancer. The couple shared two children, Kaley, 37, and Aaron, 33.Today Vinnie is 11 years sober after battling alcohol demons and has starred in almost 100 movies.This week The Sun reported how he has been offered a lucrative deal to play gangster Danny Driscoll in Only Fools and Horses on the West End.When he’s not working, Vinnie is busy renovating his farm as seen on Amazon series Vinnie Jones in the Country, and has found love again with his PA Emma Ford.Jason Statham – BaconJason is now our biggest Hollywood exportJason is engaged to model Rosie Huntington-WhiteleyCredit: GettyDerbyshire-born Jason, 56, practiced martial arts and was a talented footballer and diver, even representing Britain in the Commonwealth Games in 1990.Shortly afterwards he was signed as a sportwear model, and went on to front campaigns for Levi, French Connection and Tommy Hilfiger. But he still worked on a market stall with his dad to make ends meet.He was introduced to Guy Ritchie, who happened to be looking for a market-seller type to star in Lock, Stock as a street-wise con artist, sealing his own career as a gritty, toughguy in a string of big budget movies.Jason had starring roles in dozens of box-office hits, from the Italian Job in 2003 to the Fast and Furious franchise and its spin-off Hobbs and Shaw as well playing the lead in The Beekeeper this year.Now Hollywood’s highest earning Brit, Jason pulled in a whopping £32million last year.The 56-year-old movie hardman came seventh in a rich list of acting stars recently published by Forbes, tying with Oscar-winner Leonardo DiCaprio and beating Ben Affleck and Denzel Washington.Jason was engaged to model Kelly Brook, who he dated from 1998-2004.In 2010 he met Victoria’s Secrets model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, six years later they got engaged, and the couple now have two children.Peter McNicholl – Little ChrisPeter McNicholl was a child actorPeter played Vinnie’s character Big Chris’s nine-year-old son, and while his dad constantly warned his mates to ‘mind your language’, his gobby suited kid dropped a few swear words himself.Although the film triumphed at the box office, Peter was not allowed to attend the premiere because of its 18 certificate.Peter, now 34, went on to land a few more roles, including the role of a friend to the child in About A Boy alongside Hugh Grant.His experience led to him attending the prestigious Sylvia Young Theatre School but he quit acting to become an estate agent.Producers of the film offered him £6,000 or a cut of sales, and he followed his agent’s advice and took the £6k. He later admitted if he’d taken the cut, it could have been £50,000, but he said: “It was never about the money.”Nick Moran – EddieNick went on to a prolific screen careerAnother of Lock, Stock’s breakout acts was Nick, who grew up on an east London Council estate with three younger brothers, a hairdresser mum and mechanic dad.He has since starred in countless films and TV shows, including playing the part of Scabior in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows parts one and two, a role in CSI: Miami and Mr Selfridge.Despite reportedly earning fees of £2,250 a day, at the peak of his career, he was left penniless after bad investments and running up huge bar bills and had to borrow money against his home to pay tax bills.  In 2017, he admitted he was “living hand to mouth” in his London home.Most recently Nick, 54, was reunited with Jason Flemyng in a movie called Firecracker, the story of how a heist goes wrong and a trio find themselves fighting for their lives.Nick was married to Helen of Troy actress Sienna Guillory for three years until 1997, he went on to date Denise Van Outen, before marrying Harley Street dentist Jasmine Duran in 2015.In 2015, in the run up to his wedding to Jasmine, who is half- Iranian, he was summoned before local council officers for a personal grilling amid suggestions that he was entering into in a sham marriage.He later said the which he said “was a shock, like something out of the film Green Card” and added: “‘We thought we might have to show them photographs of us in the social pages of Tatler to prove that it was a genuine relationship.”When he’s not acting or directing Nick’s fronting his own Frank Sinatra tribute band or working towards raising awareness of Alzheima’s.Jason Flemyng – TomJason Flemyng starred in Lock, Stock and SnatchJason starred in Snatch, alongside Brad Pitt, and went on to appear in Vaughn’s flicks Layer Cake, alongside Brad Pitt, Kick Ass and X-Men: First Class.He later appeared in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, again with Pitt, and dozens of other high-profile movies and TV series, including Deep Rising and From Hell, with Johnny Depp.Born in Putney and raised by a single mum, he grew up with a love of acting and later in his career joined the Royal Shakespeare Society.He’s an advocate of speaking about mental health and a patron of The Samaritans, sharing in one interview that he’d had friends who died from suicide.Jason dated Game of Thrones star Lena Heady for nine years, until 2003, after meeting on the set of The Jungle Book.The 57-year-old is now married to Elly Fairman and the couple have 12-year-old twins Noah and Cassius.Dexter Fletcher – SoapDexter ended up as a successful directorNow 58, Dexter was a child actor who starred in children’s comedy drama Press Gang and played the role of Baby Face in classic movie Bugsy Malone in 1976, which also starred Jodie Foster.After Lock Stock he also appeared in Murder Most Horrid with Dawn French and Vaughn’s Layer Cake.Not to be typecast, Dexter also appeared in a Midsummer Night’s Dream and in opera, including a production at Sadler’s Wells.Steven Spielberg’s Band of Brother’s bought more success to the English actor, before he began directing movies, including the Elton John biopic Rocketman.North Londoner Dexter married Lithuanian film and theatre director Dalia Ibelhautait in 1997 with Alan Rickman his best man.Steven Mackintosh – WinstonStephen is a familiar face on our TV screensUnlike most of his Lock Stock co-stars, Steven was bought up in the countryside, near Cambridge.Like many of them, Steven was also propelled into the realms of Hollywood and theatrical stardom after appearing in Lock, Stock.The 56-year-old is perhaps now best known for his portrayal of Andreas Tanis in the horror movies Underworld: Revolution and Underworld: Rise of the Lycans.Acting and narrating, his other work includes a villain role in ITVX’s flagship programme The Confessions of Frannie Langton, the male lead in Toni Collette’s Wanderlust, and playing a conniving adoptive father in Kiri.He was most recently seen in ITV crime thriller Payback.Steven met his wife Lisa Jacobs in 1989 when they appeared on stage together, and the couple have two grown up children, Martha and Blythe.Suzy Ratner – GloriaSuzy in the movie and posing with Joan Collins as a showbiz bashAs one of few women in the movie, Suzy played the perpetually stoned Gloria, as well as starring in a short film called The Booth, but went on to become a big name in production in both Los Angeles and the UK.As well as producing Selling Sunset she also made a name for herself producing The Only Way Is Essex and Selling Orange County.The 53-year old’s producing credits also include Gok’s Fashion Fix, Am I Normal? and Very British Problems.Suzy’s is the daughter of the jewellery magnate Gerald Ratner, who gained notoriety after making a speech which labelled his products ‘cr**’ and caused his own company’s downfall. He is now 73 and making business speeches for up to £3,000.Vas Blackwood – Rory BreakerVas is the cousin of EastEnders star Richard BlackwoodVasta Roy Blackwood, 61, is the cousin of former EastEnder Richard Blackwood, and has enjoyed a varied career in acting, writing, and even advertising Toffee Crisp chocolate bars.He shot to fame as Lenny Henry’s sidekick Winston Churchill in The Lenny Henry Show in 1987 and as David Sinclair in Casualty.Vas remained a regular on the small screen, but often in smaller roles than his counterparts, as well as fronting a TV advert for Tesco.His most recent work is an indie film alongside Tamsin Outhwaite, playing a criminal who steals cars to order and whose enemies kidnap his daughter.Vas became the step-cousin of supermodel Naomi Campbell in the 1980s when his uncle Cliff, Richard’s dad, married her mother, Valerie, before later divorcing.Jake Abraham – DeanJake Abraham, with co-star Victor McGuire in the movieCredit: AlamyJake played Dean, one of two bungling Scousers who try to get rich dealing in guns, which became one of the most memorable roles of the film.The actor was already experienced when he appeared in Lock Stock, having appeared in Red Dwarf, and in extra parts in other smaller movies and treading the boards in theatre.After the success of playing Dean, he also landed work on The 51st State starring Samuel L Jackson and in The Parole Officer with Steve Coogan.But last July he revealed he had prostate cancer and had only months to live.He said: “I found out really late down the line and there’s nothing they can do for me. I’ve just got to wait for the day.”READ MORE SUN STORIESTheatre director Bill Elms paid tribute to Jake who died in October last year, at the age of 56.He said: “He was a wonderful actor, a great company member and was much loved by so many in the industry. He will be sadly missed. I have many fond memories of Jake, he was always so upbeat and fun to be around.” More

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      Signs ‘humbled Stormzy will propose to Maya Jama’ after years of pain – as he forks out on £45k bags & 5* romantic trips

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      LOVE is said to be better the second time around – and that certainly seems to be the case for Stormzy and Maya Jama. Since reuniting in October – four years on from their 2019 break-up – the rapper has splashed a fortune on the Love Island host, 29, and appears to be her biggest cheerleader online. Stormzy and Maya made their first public appearance together since reconciling at the British Fashion Awards in NovemberCredit: RexThe rapper treated his other half to a spa day because she was feeling ‘down’Credit: instagram/@mayajamaThe beautiful bouquet had a sweet note that read ‘I pray you smile a little bit more today x’Credit: instagram/@mayajamaThis week, Maya revealed Stormzy booked a spa day for her and a pal because she was “feeling down”. On arrival, she was greeted with a beautiful bouquet with a note that read: “I pray you smile a little bit more today, X.”It’s one of many touching gestures from the “humbled” Own It rapper, 30, who previously described losing her as “probably the biggest loss a man can have”.As the romance cranks up a notch, relationship expert Jo Hemmings predicts it could be a sign that a proposal is on the cards.She tells The Sun: “Back together after a four-year split, it seems that this Stormzy truly appreciates his wonderful girlfriend.READ MORE ON SHOWBIZ“He’s showering her with lavish gifts, but more importantly he is thoughtful and considerate these days, even treating Maya to a spa day when she was feeling down.”He knows he’s seriously lucky to get a second chance with her – and there’s no let up on the effort he’s putting in with being thoughtful, considerate and putting her needs before his. “As well as lavish gifts and generous, complimentary posts on Instagram, this feels like ‘proposal prep’ to me. “He’s taking his time, there’s no need to rush into it – he wants her to be as sure as him – but the romantic direction of travel is definitely pointing to making that ultimate commitment.”Most read in CelebrityHere we look back at Stormzy and Maya’s romance and how since reuniting the rapper, he has been the ‘perfect boyfriend’. ‘Couple goals’Maya and Stormzy were both fledgling stars when they met back in 2014 at an event in London, but the future Love Island host later admitted: “If I’m really honest, I knew I fancied him from the start.”Bugzy Malone reignites bitter feud with Stormzy as he takes a swipe at Maya Jama on new trackIt was a big year for them both, with her cast as the presenter for MTV’s The Wrap Up and him gaining notoriety on the UK music scene.  After what Maya described as “a childish phase” where she dropped “obvious hints” about liking him and then “taking it back” they started dating a year later. Fans branded them “couple goals” and they quickly became one of showbiz’s hottest powerful pairing – but to them, it was “just a normal relationship”.Maya told Shopping With Keith Lemon: “I always said it was like a normal relationship but people wanted to look at it more and talk about it more.”During their four-year romance, Stormzy celebrated his beau in the lyrics of his songs including 2016 hit Birthday Girl and she appeared in the music video for his hit Big For Your Boots a year later.’I was a boy’Maya and Stormzy celebrating his 25th birthday in 2018Credit: Getty – ContributorBut by 2019, the romance ended and Maya moved out of the south west London pad they shared amid claims Stormzy was unfaithful. It was alleged that he cheated on the star with friend Jorja Smith, which he denied but admitted to being “disrespectful” to his beau in candid interviews. Stormzy told GQ: “It showed me that I was a boy and I do not want to go any further as a boy. I’ve seen how that manifests in other people and I don’t want to be like that.”Also on the BBC show Louis Theroux Interviews…, the rapper admitted he “didn’t do what a man should do, fully appreciate love and care for his woman”.I would love to be the man who she needs, I would love to do all the things that make this work. I want to marry her, I want to have her children.StormzyHe added: “You make a mistake and you lose someone you loved, someone you cared for, someone who is special to you.”Jo says that “fame crept up on the both of them” but Stormzy’s admission that he behaved badly set him on a path to growing up and winning back Maya’s heart.She explains: “While he denies that he was unfaithful he did admit to Louis Theroux that his behaviour could have been better and that he made mistakes. “By owning those errors of judgement, he claimed it ‘was probably the biggest catalyst for [his] growth as a man.’ He also said he didn’t want to ever feel like that again.”During an interview with Charlamagne Tha God, Stormzy hinted at his hope for a second chance. He said: “I would love to be the man who she needs, I would love to do all the things that make this work. I want to marry her, I want to have her children.”While Stormzy worked on himself, Maya had moved on with NBA star Ben Simmons in 2021 and got engaged – but a year later, the pair had broken up. 5* getawayRumours about the couple’s reunion spread when they shared snaps from a holiday in Greece last AugustCredit: mayajama/InstagramStormzy reportedly paid £2,700 a night to stay at a plush 5* hotelCredit: Tiktok – @stormzyThe Love Island star and Stormzy were later seen holding hands in publicCredit: InstagramRumours of a reunion began to swirl in August last year, when Maya watched Stormzy headline at All Points East festival and that same month they jetted off on a luxury holiday.They were spotted hand-in-hand in Greece while staying at a plush £2,700 a night Peloponnese villa, at the Amanzoe resort.There they were said to be “waited on hand and foot” at the fancy hotel, which boasts a personal chef and butler, as well as a pool with a terrace and the use of speedboats. She means the world to him and he wants her to be treated like a queenA source close to the coupleA source told The Sun: “He chartered a private jet to Greece then they flew into the resort by helicopter. It’s all very romantic.“She means the world to him and he wants her to be treated like a queen.”Fans were thrilled by the hope of them reconciling and later, it was claimed that Stormzy’s mum, Abigail Owuo, played a key role in getting them back together. A pal told The Sun: “Stormzy is really open about wanting to settle down and have kids one day and he knows Maya is ‘The One’.“Stormzy is really close to his mum Abigail who has always been Maya’s biggest fan. Abigail wants the best for her son and motivated him to make amends with Maya.”#1 fanStormzy mum Abigail was described as Maya’s ‘biggest fan’ and hoped they would get back togetherCredit: MegaStormzy picked her up from the airport with sweet handmade signsCredit: instagramThere they were seen staring lovingly into each other’s eyes at the British Fashion AwardsCredit: InstagramBy October, Maya confirmed they were an item when she shared a snap of Stormzy picking her up from the airport after filming Love Island Games, in Fiji. The rapper was seen holding two handmade signs, one read “Maya Jama #1 fan” and another had a sketch of her in the red dress she wore for her Dolce and Gabanna campaign.“You are so cute! Thanks! Put it down now… I’m shy,” she said during the Instagram video. The following month they attended the British Fashion Awards, which Maya hosted, and the couple were seen staring adoringly into each other’s eyes backstage.Jo says: “There was always a hope that they could reconcile… and since they got back together, their relationship has gone from strength to strength, with lots of smitten posts and PDA’s when out and about together.”Lavish dates followed, with Stormzy picking Maya up in his £350,000 Rolls Royce for a trip out to Winter Wonderland and the duo taking a trip to Los Angeles.Valentine’s Day gesturesStormzy and Maya celebrated Valentine’s Day with a romantic mealCredit: InstagramShe was seen in a taxi with the rapper later on in the eveningCredit: InstagramThe Birkin bag Stormzy bought Maya for Valentine’s Day is believed to have cost £45kCredit: InstagramSince then it appears the rapper has continued to pull out all the stops.On Valentine’s Day, he splashed out £45,000 on a Hermès Birkin handbag – named after the actress Jane Birkin. Some rare and limited editions sell for more than £200,000.   “Never seen anything so stunningggg,” Maya gushed in a caption, sharing a photo of the nude-coloured bag. They were also seen cuddling in a taxi after enjoying a romantic meal with two heart-shaped desserts. It was topped off by a sweet Valentine’s Day challenge on TikTok, where the couple answered ‘Who’s more likely to’ questions about their romance.In the clip, Stormzy was revealed to be more likely to apologise first and for the question “Who’s more romantic?” they both pointed to him without hesitation. Jo adds: “Stormzy is not just flashing the cash with Maya – though what girlfriend wouldn’t be thrilled with a much-coveted Hérmes bag and a smart Roller to pick her up.“He’s been so lovely with her, from sharing a cute ‘couples challenge’ on TikTok for Valentine’s Day, to being kind and generous with his compliments to her and showing her just how she now means to him.”Stormzy was revealed to be ‘the ‘more romantic’ in a Valentine’s Day challengeCredit: @TikTok/StormzyHe flew out to South Africa to celebrate Maya’s presenting the final episode of Love Island All StarsCredit: InstagramLater that month, while filming Love Island, Maya shared sweet and supportive messages her other half sent her on WhatsApp. After she shared two mirror selfies, Stormzy responded: “Yeah brazy (sic), sexy and classy simultaneously. World class.” Maya posted a screenshot of their conversation online along with the words “show outfit approved”. Stormzy also flew out to Franschhoek, in South Africa, where she was filming, to support her and spend time together after the Love Island: All Stars final.“Someone had a good night last night, woo!” Maya said in an Instagram video while enjoying a cute date with her other half. Earlier this week, Maya revealed Stormzy had booked the spa day, where she enjoyed an ice facial and sauna session.“So lovely and now I feel like a zen ball of fluff ready for the week,” Maya wrote in an online post.Jo believes the romantic and sweet gestures by Stormzy “all point to him making the ultimate commitment”.She adds: “He’s really put the effort in to prove that he has matured and changed to finally become that man who is worthy of her. “Now he’s shown his commitment, will we see a proposal coming next for the couple that (we knew) were always meant to be?” More

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      The Gentlemen’s Kaya Scodelario spent night on the street at 4 & was troubled teen before making £1.2m as Hollywood star

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      SHE’S the star of Guy Ritchie’s Netflix series The Gentlemen and has a Hollywood hit list which includes Maze Runner and Pirates Of The Caribbean 5.But Kaya Scodelario – who first found fame in Skins at 14 – was forced to sleep on the streets when she was just four and has fought her way up from a poverty-stricken childhood to become a screen star, commanding up to £1.2million a movie.Kaya with co-star Theo James in the Netflix hitCredit: RexKaya says her mum struggled but was ‘my inspiration’She starred with Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean 5Credit: ©Walt Disney Studios / Supplied by LMKThe 31-year-old has also overcome a sexual assault at 12, troubled teen years which saw her leave home at 16 and, most recently, a split from husband Ben Walker, the father of her two children, after an eight year marriage.But the plucky star – who plays drug queen Susie Glass in the action-packed Netflix series – says acting was a lifelong dream and “the only thing I was ever good at.”She sees success as a way of paying back her mum, Brazilian-born Katia, for the sacrifices she made while raising her daughter alone,“I want to give a life back to her as she gave her whole life up for me,” she has said.READ MORE IN FEATURES“She had to play the role of mother and father at the same time, and she did it to perfection. I managed to find a way through because of her. My mother is my biggest inspiration.”Hard childhoodKatia split from Kaya’s dad, Roger Humphrey, when she was just one and, three years later,  she left East Sussex to move to London, taking her four-year-old daughter with her.Homeless, the pair were forced to sleep on the streets for their first night before being given a council flat in north London, where Katia struggled to make ends meet, working several jobs and battling depression.“Mum built a life for me in a difficult place, at a difficult time,” she said in 2017.Most read in Celebrity“When I was growing up, we didn’t have much money. What was important in my house was to have food on the table, be happy and have our family.”Kaya also struggled with dyslexia and describes herself as “painfully shy child, very insecure, very anxious”Vinnie Jones explains his upcoming role on Netflix drama The GentlemenShe told Hollywood Reporter:  “I was really bullied as a young child, and I changed schools a couple of times. But, I always had this dream that I wanted to act. It was the only thing I was ever brave enough to put my hand up and put myself forward for.“Growing up in England, being very working class and having an immigrant single mother, I didn’t think that people like me could do things like that. “I knew I’d never be able to afford to go to drama school or have any coaching. So, I kind of accepted that it wasn’t going to happen at the very mature age of 14, which is quite depressing.”The star had a tough upbringingCredit: InstagramKaya at the premiere of the The GentlemenCredit: RexKaya runs a drugs empire in the Netflix hitSexual assaultKaya was estranged from dad Roger until 2010, a year before his death, and left home at 16 after relations with her mum became strained, although they are now close.“She raised me alone and she suffered depression most of her life,” she has said. “It can be very dark, very difficult, especially as a teenager. It put a lot of pressure on our relationship.“I wanted to help but I was 16 and probably not saying the right thing.”My best friend’s boyfriend was stabbed in Stoke Newington a couple of months before I got offered the roleKaya ScodelarioAs well as her difficult homelife, Kaya was a victim of a sexual assault, when she was 12 – causing a rift with her Brazilian ‘family members’.In 2018, as the #MeToo movement began to gain momentum, she revealed the “horrific” assault in order to help other abused children to speak out earlier.“It’s taken me 13 years to say #MeToo,” she wrote on Twitter, adding her alleged attacker is “still protected by ‘family members’ in Brazil. They’ve told lies to papers to try to silence me.”She added that others who had spoke out gave her the courage to do the same and told Harper’s Bazaar: “I remember thinking that if I was 12 years old and I had this horrific thing happen to me but I saw a woman I admired speaking up about it, it would have made me feel less guilty. “It would have inspired me to think, ‘This won’t hold me back, this is something that has happened but I am not a victim.’”So I thought if I can do that for one person then I owe it to my 12-year-old self.”Age lieKaya’s life changed overnight when she landed the role of Effy in the gritty teen drama Skins, at the age of 14.She later revealed she almost lost out on the part after a lying about her age backfired – because they thought she was too old.After being told about the open auditions for the show, she dropped by on the way home from school to see who was lining up, but didn’t actually go in.She was approached by producer Bryan Elsley after he spotted her sitting across the road. “For some reason, he came over and asked me if I wanted to audition. I said, “Yes,” but I knew I was too young because I was told you had to be 16 and up,” she said. “So I lied and said that I was 16 and a half, and he let me audition. Then they called back and said that I was too old so I admitted that I lied about my age. “Luckily, they gave me the opportunity. I happened to be in the right place at the right time.”Kaya was cast at 14Credit: Channel 4Kaya (centre) played Effy and dated Jack O’Connell (centre left) who played CookCredit: HandoutShe starred alongside Billie Piper in True LoveCredit: BEffy became one of the longest running characters, from 2007 to 2012, and had hard hitting storylines – which included sex scenes and teen drinking – which Kaya said reflected the life she had known growing up on a council estate.She said: “My best friend’s boyfriend was stabbed in Stoke Newington a couple of months before I got offered the role.“I know kids who live like this.”She also experimented with drink and drugs growing up, although her mum was strict and insisted she was home by 8pm every night, because “she didn’t want me to get pregnant like all the people around me.”“My mum’s quite open-minded. She’s Brazilian and I think that helps. I always knew about sex, about drugs, about religion,” she adds.“I did go through a phase of smoking weed but I told her about it and she convinced me to stop. I never smoked it again.“She’s even made me promise never to do a nude scene. That’s my excuse, producers!”Kaya’s stint in Skins also led to a role in the BBC drama True Love, in 2012, where she played a schoolgirl seduced by a female teacher, played by Billie Piper, with whom she shared a kiss.Famous first loveStarring as lovers in the Skins led to an offscreen romance with Jack O’Connell, who she called her “first love.”“We were so young and at the same time both becoming famous,” she said.“I was completely in love with him. If he’d told me to jump off a bridge, I would have.”Jack – who has since starred in Unbroken and Ferrari – “broke my heart” and she says she “spent a whole week in my room crying” after their split in 2009.She went on to date Shameless star Elliot Tittensor for five years, and supported him when he was arrested after an incident in 2010. The actor drove at an 18-year-old who was following Kaya, knocking him down and causing brain damage and was later fined £750 for driving without insurance.The pair broke up in 2014 but, after the injured man launched  a civil suit for damages, she gave evidence on Elliot’s behalf via video link from Australia – where she was filming Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. Kaya dated Shameless star Elliot for five yearsCredit: GettyKaya and ex-husband Ben met in 2014Credit: GC ImagesThe former couple have two children together, now aged seven and twoCredit: InstagramIt was also in Australia that Kaya met actor Benjamin Walker, her co-star in The King’s Daughter, in 2014. Benjamin, then 31, had just divorced Meryl Streep’s daughter Mamie Gummer and quickly fell for the then 22-year-old BritHe proposed after just six months – when he presented her with a Cartier love bracelet for Christmas then realised he “wanted to buy me an engagement ring” – and they got married at New York City Town Hall in 2015.I was completely in love with him. If he’d told me to jump off a bridge, I would haveThe Maze Runner star told ELLE Magazine: “I never had any family heirlooms, nothing that was ever passed down to me and so when I met my husband and we were falling in love, he bought me a Cartier Love bracelet for our first Christmas together.”Kaya added: “He says that it was then that he realised that he actually wanted to buy me an engagement ring, so he sort of weirdly proposed with a Love bangle.”The couple have two children, aged seven and two, who they keep out of the limelight and sadly, in February, they announced their split, saying they had made “the joint decision to end their marriage but continue to co-parent lovingly whilst remaining the best of friends.”Hollywood hit From her Skins launchpad, Kaya landed the role of Cathy in Andrea Arnold’s Wuthering Heights before playing Teresa in Maze Runner series, from 2013. She went on to star opposite Johnny Depp in the fifth Pirates movie, in 2017, taking home a reported salary of £1.2m.But she says her latest role, as drug baron Susie in The Gentlemen, is her coming of age. READ MORE SUN STORIES“She’s the first actual woman I’ve played. It’s been a long line of teenagers and young adults,” she told the LA Times. “It was really f***ing cool to play someone who was already there, who is at the top of their game, who is confident and who is unapologetic.”Seems the Skins star is all grown up – and owning her future.Ray Winstone stars as Susie’s dad in The GentlemenCredit: Christopher Rafael/Netflix More

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      From Page 3 legend’s naked gardening to star who accidentally IRONED his penis – celebs who need no excuse to strip off

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      WHEN it comes to relaxing at home, some celebs really do like to let it all hang out.Legendary actor Bill Nighy became the latest star to speak about their nude antics this week, revealing he likes to dance around in his bedroom after taking his clothes off.Heidi Klum relaxing in the nude while on a sofa in her homeCredit: InstagramDirrty singer Christina Aguilera liked to spend weekends without clothes onCredit: InstagramThe singer poses naked in the bath with bottle of Jay Z’s £200 Ace of Spades champagneCredit: xtina/InstagramThe 74-year-old, whose Love Actually rockstar character famously stripped off for a performance in the 2003 film, described it as “one of the greatest pleasures of living alone”.From cooking a roast to daredevil ironing, we reveal the other celebrities who love getting their kits off behind closed doors. Christina AguileraSinger Christina Aguilera has never been shy when it comes to stripping off – and famously ‘broke the internet’ with topless snaps in 2021.Previously, she revealed that to keep things hot and spicy during her six-year marriage to Jordan Bratman – which ended in 2011 – they would spend weekends in the buff.  READ MORE ON SHOWBIZ“We claim ourselves to be the coziest couple ever,” the 43-year-old told The Ellen DeGeneres Show. “We have something called ‘naked Sundays’. You have to keep marriage alive, spice it up. We do everything naked. We cook naked.”Amanda HoldenAmanda Holden, 53, regularly stuns fans with her now-infamous nude birthday snaps on Instagram – but that’s not the only time she likes to strip off.She joked about being the new “Naked Chef” because she has cooked a full roast dinner with nothing on. Most read in CelebrityAmanda Holden joked about becoming the ‘Naked Chef’Credit: Christian VermaakAmanda said: “I was quite literally the Naked Chef.”I got out of the shower, realised I was running late to get everything on the table so I didn’t bother to get dressed. Princess Xenia Florence Gabriela Sophie Iris of Saxony has become the first royal to pose naked“I just raced downstairs, got the potatoes on, the meat in the oven and my veggie option. It definitely made it more interesting.” She said “no one noticed” or batted an eyelid because it was so normal for her to be “walking around with no clothes on in our house”.Kourtney KardashianKourtney Kardashian enjoys washing up without clothes onCredit: InstagramKourtney Kardashian, 44, revealed she liked to make the most of having the house to herself while her kids and step-children were away. “This morning I did all the dishes completely butt naked… not one thing on,” she said in an episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians. Sometimes I walk in the shower and she’s like ‘Mum, please put some clothes on!’Denise van Outen“Cause at home we have six kids and we don’t… you know, we sleep with clothes on.”Later in an interview with GQ, she said she was “very comfortable” in her own skin and added: “I like to be naked in my house and I think it is important to show positive images of our body.”Denise van OutenDenise van Outen has had ‘heart to heart chats’ with her daughter while nakedCredit: News Group Newspapers LtdFormer Big Breakfast star Denise van Outen revealed she walks around naked in front of her daughter Betsy because “there’s only the two of us in the house and I’ve always done it”.The 49-year-old told Steph’s Packed Lunch that growing up in a family where “everybody was hiding everything” inspired her and she wanted her daughter to feel confident and see “imperfections” as “just normal”.She added: “I’ve got scars and things from operations. We chat about it just to see that there are imperfections and things to accept about your body. I think it’s important.”I’m not prudish. I am naked a lot to be honestAbbey ClancyDespite having good intentions, Denise admitted her daughter wasn’t best pleased by the decision.She said: “Sometimes I walk in the shower and she’s like ‘Mum, please put some clothes on!’ but I don’t know when the cut-off point would be, she’s 13 now, but I just do.”However, the star believed it helped to break down barriers and allowed them to have “some real heart-to-heart chats” because they were in the buff.Denise added: “She’ll come in and sit on the toilet when I’m having a shower and we’ll have a chat.”Bradley CooperBradley Cooper admitted to having chats with his daughter while sitting on the looCredit: 20th Century StudiosBizarrely Bradley Cooper revealed he often talks to his daughter while sitting naked on the loo – but clarified it was mainly due to his house’s unusual layout.On The Armchair Expert podcast, the Maestro star, 49, said: “In my bedroom, the bathtub and toilet and bed are all in the same room. It’s 24/7, dude.“There are no doors. The stairs go up and it’s all one floor… We talk while I’m on the toilet and she’s in the bathtub, that’s the go-to.”He believed being comfortable naked around six-year-old Lea de Seine – whom he co-parents with Russian model Irina Shayk – was due to often being in the buff around his dad. Abbey ClancyAbbey Clancy insists she’s ‘naked a lot’ and is ‘not prudish’Credit: InstagramDespite that, Peter Crouch revealed his model wife laughs when he strips offCredit: BBCMuch like Amanda, she has cooked in the buff beforeCredit: XposureFormer glamour model Abbey Clancy, 38, revealed she was “naked a lot” in their home – much to the delight of husband Peter Crouch. She blurted it out on The Therapy Crouch podcast, when a producer suggested “doing something random naked” could help to spice up relationships.All I’m going to say gentleman is never iron naked, because I quite literally managed to iron my penisJeremy KyleAt first, Abbey stated: “I don’t know how I feel about the naked thing.” But Peter, 43, chimed in: “You’ve done that before, you cooked a dinner once.”She then added: “I’m not prudish. I am naked a lot to be honest.” Unfortunately for Peter, he revealed Abbey “just laughs at me” whenever he strips off, which she said was due to his unusual “naked mannerisms”.Jennifer AnistonJennifer Aniston enjoys bingeing TV in the nudeCredit: ©Universal StudiosThe Friends star has also bared all in commercialsCredit: SplashDuring a quick-fire question and answer session on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Jennifer Aniston revealed she is partial to watching TV in the buff. The Freinds star, 55, was asked: “Besides making love, showering, or swimming, what is something you’ve enjoyed doing naked?” After ‘fessing up, Ellen probed: “You watch TV naked?” To which, she replied: “Is that weird? I mean at night, you get into bed and you watch TV!”Ellen said she expected Jennifer to say “sunbathing or something like that” only for her to admit she does “that too”.Jeremy KyleTalkTV star Jeremy Kyle spoke about a naked ironing mishapCredit: Dan CharityWhile many celebrities swear by doing house chores in the buff, TalkTV star Jeremy Kyle has a word of warning. The 58-year-old said: “About seven years ago one dark Tuesday morning in my house, before I left to go to the studio, I needed to iron a shirt.I thought I’d just wind my mum up and I ran down and I went ‘ooooh! Look at me! Look at me!Kelly Brook“All I’m going to say gentleman is never iron naked, because I quite literally managed to iron my penis.”Jeremy’s admission followed celebrity chef Gino D’Acampo stating he had never cooked naked because it could “be dangerous with the flame and oil… and you can get the wrong sausage on the BBQ”.Kelly BrookKelly Brook says she is an ‘exhibitionist at home’Credit: INSTAGRAM/KELLY BROOKKelly Brook is no stranger to wearing expensive designer gear but it appears the model actually prefers being completely naked. “I’ll just walk around naked with a feather boa,” she told Metro. “I look in the mirror naked, I love myself and then I put on clothes and I’m like, well, that doesn’t show me at my best.“I always say I look better naked anyway. I just think the clothes are letting me down and that’s not my fault. That’s the fault of designers, they’re not cutting it right.”Kelly, 44, said she had “always [been] a bit of an exhibitionist at home”, which she believed was due to her parents being prudish.On her Heart Drive radio show, she explained: “I was only a teenager, I was definitely too old to be running around the house naked.”I knew that. So I thought I’d just wind my mum up and I ran down and I went ‘ooooh! Look at me! Look at me!’”The Page 3 legend even does her gardening naked” to make sure she gets an even tan, according to one report, and had previously admitted she enjoys sunbathing while baring it all.Robbie WilliamsRobbie Williams is no stranger to whipping his kit offCredit: XposureBut the singer surprised fans when he did an interview in the buffCredit: HeartRobbie Williams, 50, said he always “enjoyed nakedness” and was “a bit of a naturist at heart”.And he certainly proved his credentials during a Zoom interview on Heart radio while promoting 2022 album XXV.During the video chat, the singer could be seen lying in bed and when quizzed “are you naked?”, cheekily replied: “Yeah, I’ll show you.”Through laughter, Robbie added: “I think that people need to be more authentic when they do interviews and be more relaxed.”Heidi KlumHeidi Klum admits she is ‘super comfortable’ being naked despite it embarrassing her kidsCredit: Instagram/heidiklumUlrika Jonsson went completely naked for a garden snap back in 2021Credit: InstagramSupermodel Heidi Klum, 50, regularly strips off in her Bel Air mansion because she feels “super comfortable” despite it irritating her teen kids – Leni, Henry, John, and Lou.She told People: “My kids are like, ‘Mom, I have a friend coming over’ and I’m like, ‘Have I ever been naked in the backyard when a friend was coming over?’“As soon as someone is coming, I put my top on. But if no one is there, sun’s out, bum’s out.” Similarly, Sun columnist Ulrika Jonsson, 56, has posed nude several times – including once in her garden for a charity calendar and for sunbathing sessions – despite it winding up her kids. READ MORE SUN STORIESDefiantly, she told us: “I don’t give a f*** about them. This is my life… yes there are probably times when they’re unhappy but they don’t voice it anymore.“Sometimes, they go ‘oh cringe’ but that’s the role of the parent to embarrass the children.”Billy Nighy reveals he likes ‘dancing naked’ and described it as ‘one of the greatest pleasures of living alone’Credit: GettyHis character Billy Mack stripped off for a performance in the 2003 film Love ActuallyCredit: Universal Pictures More

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      Sharing clothes, bikini shoots and filming THAT racy film scene – inside Damian Hurley and mum Liz’s close relationship

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      MOST children would find watching a sex scene with their parents a cringe-worthy experience that leaves them longing to hide behind sofa cushions. But Damian Hurley has gone one better – and directed his world-famous mum Elizabeth engaging in racy lesbian sex scenes for his debut film, Strictly Confidential. Damian Hurley and his mother Liz have an incredibly close relationshipCredit: Instagram/@damianhurley1The 21-year-old has directed her raunchy scenes in the film Strictly ConfidentialCredit: BackGridDamian claims to have a ‘telepathic’ bond with his mumCredit: AlamyThe flick, which is out in cinemas this month, sees the 58-year-old snogging and being pawed at by her 20-something lover, played by Pear Chirava. Far from finding the saucy scenes uncomfortable to direct, 21-year-old Damian told The Times: “I hate to say that it felt totally normal. I don’t know what that says about us.”He revealed there were no intimacy coordinators on set because “everyone was very comfortable” and he was chuffed that his mum took on such a raunchy role.“I don’t think she has ever been cast in a sexier part at this point in her career,” Damian added.READ MORE ON SHOWBIZThe admission surprised many but it’s far from the first time the mother-son duo’s incredibly close relationship has come under the spotlight. Back in 2018, Liz shocked fans when it was revealed that her son took ‘sexy’ pictures of her in a bikini for her Instagram account when he was just 15 years old.She hit back at critics, who felt it was inappropriate, insisting he’s “really good at it” and put her at ease while taking the saucy snaps.“When we’re on holiday together, sure he’ll take some pictures,” Liz said while appearing on Watch What Happens Live After Show.Most read in Celebrity“And you know, he’s got a really good eye and he’s studying photography and it’s ridiculous.”Liz praised her son again this year, telling The Telegraph that being photographed by him made her feel more comfortable. Elizabeth Hurley, 58, strips off for steamy same-sex love scene in new movie – directed by her SONShe said: “Who likes being photographed in bikinis? No one, even when you’re 22 and fabulous… but it’s relaxing knowing someone’s behind the camera who looks out for me.”Damian, who called it “just business”, believes the pair working together in this way is only unusual to those who have not grown up in the public gaze.“I was speaking to a lot of my friends who are also second-generation of parents in the industry,” says Damian, who counts Brooklyn Beckham, Kate Moss’s daughter Lila and Jude Law’s daughter Iris among his pals.Damian’s shadow has been spotted in several bikini photos shared by mum LizCredit: InstagramLiz and Damian are said to be more ‘like siblings’ than mum and sonCredit: INSTAGRAM“They say exactly the same thing, that things to outsiders that may seem totally strange and extraordinary, for us we’ll just have grown up with in everyday life.”‘Like siblings’Life has rarely been normal for Damian, who followed in his mother’s footsteps and bagged his first modelling job at the age of 15.During one of those early gigs, he worked with “old family friend” Naomi Campbell.When he made his first short film, he persuaded his godfather Hugh Grant to star – in a bald skull cap.And growing up around A-list pals like the Beckhams and his other godfather, Sir Elton John, was just the way it was.Mum filled the role of 800 parents at the same timeDamian HurleyDirector and Model”Our parents love to say that Brooklyn Beckham and I were caught raiding and trying on our godfather Elton John’s sunglasses when we were extremely young,” he has said.As a teenager, Damian benefitted from his mum’s fame, starring alongside her in three episodes of the 2015 US soap drama, The Royals. Throughout that time, they remained incredibly close and often shared gushing posts online celebrating each other’s successes.Recently, the director described Liz as his “partner in crime” and in interviews has said they are more “like siblings”.Liz turned down £1.8m in child support payments from Damian’s fatherCredit: PA:Press AssociationDamian with celebrity godfather Sir Elton JohnCredit: Instagram/@damianhurley1He’s grown up in the spotlight and became close with many of his mum’s famous palsCredit: InstagramFamily tragediesDamian attributes their closeness to the difficulties they have faced together including challenges with his father Steve Bing – who initially denied being his paternity and was absent for much of his son’s life.“Mum filled the role of 800 parents at the same time. We are so close. Sometimes like siblings,” Damian said.Businessman Steve, who died from suicide in 2020, dated Liz for a year until 2001 but when she became pregnant, he suggested she had been unfaithful.Later, he offered a staggering £1.8million in child support payments – £100,000 per month – after a DNA test proved he was the father but Liz refused to accept the money. When he died, the pair were said to be devastated that Damian was cut out of the will, but the tragedy brought them closer.  A year after Bing’s death Damian opened up about his grief, saying: “A year ago today, my mother and I received some devastating news. I didn’t realise at the time quite how much it would affect me.I steal leather [her] trousers all the time when we’re the same size. Jackets are always great. Any big, oversized blazers she steals in a heartbeatDamian Hurley”The last year has been bloody hard – for everyone on the planet- and I think acknowledging that is vital. It’s not weak to struggle. “In fact, to get through to the other side is immensely strong.”The model, who revealed he had met his father several times before his death, had previously praised father figures including celebrity godfathers Hugh and Sir Elton for helping to raise him.Damian was also haunted by the loss of Liz’s former fiancé, the late cricketer Shane Warne, who died from a sudden heart attack at the age of 52 while visiting Thailand in 2022. The couple were together between 2010 and 2013, and the sportsman and Damian became very close during that time.”He was a father figure to me for most of my formative years and was truly one the best men I’ve ever known,” Damian said.American businessman and film producer Steve Bing was Damian’s fatherDamian said Shane Warne, Liz’s late fiancé, was ‘one of the best men I’ve ever known’Credit: InstagramHe said Shane’s passing was “unequivocally a tragedy”. Recalling how he felt, he added: “There was no confusion or anger. It was just grief and horrific.”Meanwhile, it was “a very different process” when his biological father died two years earlier with Damian admitting there was “immense grief, a lot of regret, anger [and] sadness”.Speaking of Liz’s support during those difficult times, he said: “My mum has been a phenomenal constant for my entire life, but really in the past few years. I can’t put it into words.”’Relationship cautiousness’Damian was linked to Millie Griffiths, an artist and former school friend, after being photographed together in Portofino, Italy, in 2022.However, he kept quiet about the romance – never addressing nor confirming speculation that they were an item.The model revealed his mum was always “very, very, very cautious” about introducing him to lovers until the relationships were serious.The mum and son starred alongside each other in US soap The RoyalsCredit: E!Damian revealed they often borrow each other’s clothes tooCredit: GettyAnd it seems Damian is the same, telling The Times that he has started seeing someone new but the mystery individual has yet to be introduced to his mum.He said: “If I like them she probably will too. God I hope so.”’Extremely alike’Having both worked in fashion, the mother and son have a lot in common and Damian recently admitted they borrow each other’s clothing.He said: “I steal leather [her] trousers all the time when we’re the same size. Jackets are always great. Any big, oversized blazers she steals in a heartbeat.” The 21-year-old says they are “extraordinarily alike” in general and “apart from having the same face, we are really, really in tune”.Their bond was further strengthened while working together on Damian’s directorial debut Strictly Confidential. After writing the script during lockdown, he realised the main character – a “glamorous, glorious woman” – had to be played by his mother.It led Damian to cash in on a promise Liz made to him when he was eight years old.Liz told Access Hollywood: “As a young kid he was making short movies the whole time, bullying me, friends, family to be in his baby films.“He always said, ‘If I ever get to make a real film will you be in it?’ I said, ‘Absolutely, your first film I will definitely be in’.”Of course, for all I knew he could have ended up being a physicist or something but he didn’t he stayed in the business and he called me on it. Liz found comfort in knowing her son was directing her saucy scenes because it made her feel ‘safe and looked after’Credit: InstagramIn Strictly Confidential, Liz’s character is seduced by a young social media influencerCredit: BackGrid“He said, ‘You know that script that I’ve been writing in my bedroom during lockdown, I can make it Mum,’ so of course I was in it.”Damian says filming over 18 days in the Caribbean was “terrifying” – claiming he lost 20lbs through stress – but thankfully he had his mother there for support.Similarly, Liz found comfort in knowing that he son was at the helm while directing her in scenes many would find uncomfortable. She said: “The things that his script needed me to do weren’t necessarily things I’d done in movies many times before.READ MORE SUN STORIES“But having him there meant that I felt safe and looked after, and I knew, in the production and in the post, he’d look after me.“So actually it’s kind of liberating to work with your family, I may do it again.” More

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      Steamiest sex scene secrets from sticky thongs to bum ‘makeovers’ and boob prank that left Ryan Reynolds stunned

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      ON screen, sex scenes are about giving the viewers what they want – sizzling chemistry and believable passion, all designed to get fans hot under the collar. However, often behind the camera, it’s a totally different story. What goes on behind the scenes is very different to what viewers see on screen… Pictured, Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar Jones during the filming of Normal PeopleCredit: BBCActors like Leonardo DiCaprio and Margot Robbie, pictured here in film The Wolf of Wall Street, are pros when it comes to keeping it professionalCredit: Supplied by LMKNetflix’s period drama Bridgerton was renowned for its extremely steamy sex scenesCredit: NetflixThankfully there are some age-old – and quite frankly bizarre – trade secrets and tricks actors use to get through being quite so up-close and personal with their co-stars. Here, the stars reveal what really goes on behind the (sex) scenes, from flesh-coloured modesty pouches to getting ‘hammered’.Practice makes perfect When Netflix series Bridgerton came out all viewers could talk about were the sex scenes – of which there were plenty. In the first series, it was the chemistry between lead actors Phoebe Dynevor, who played Daphne Basset, and Regé-Jean Page, who played husband Duke of Hastings Simon Bassett, which really attracted attention.READ MORE FEATURESSpeaking to Glamour, Phoebe said: “We did the intimate scenes like stunts — we blocked them out, so you have yoga balls in between you and all sorts of things that never make you feel exposed in any way. “You always feel safe. I’d rehearse with Regé so much that we both knew what we were doing. It felt very practical.” Speaking on The Late Show, Rege also revealed: “Phoebe and I had horrendous coffee breath the whole way through!“We made a pact early on. Most read in Celebrity”It’s one of the things that you do – you approach other actors and say, ‘Hey, the scene is after lunch. What are our rules? Are we no onions? Are we no garlic? Do we have to get the coffee in early?’”And then we both were like, ‘Actually, I really like coffee, so I don’t mind that on you.’ Thank God! So we had a coffee safe space the whole way through that show.”Most controversial sex scenes after THAT Jenna Ortega & Martin Freeman romp… including stars who ‘had real sex on film’Bum makeoversActor Jonathan Bailey was also involved in his fair share of sex scenes playing Anthony Bridgerton in the same series – and viewers were actually introduced to his derriere first. He previously joked: “Who wouldn’t want to play a character whose bottom you get to know before the face?” Jonathan Bailey also starred in Netflix period drama Bridgerton, as AnthonyCredit: NetflixJonathan Bailey’s bum got a ‘makeover’ to add some sexy ‘shine’Credit: ITVSpeaking about keeping it professional, the actor added: “Doing any sex scenes felt really empowered and the women felt really safe, which as a man is important, and in turn you feel really safe.”But there is a moment when they say ‘can we lower the britches’ and when I lowered them they were like ‘can we call in make-up?’ And that’s when you go (grimaces) but luckily it was just to shine the botty.”In an interview with Radio Times, the actor said times had changed for the better, saying: “It’s amazing how that whole industry has just come on, even in a year. “There are new tricks to the trade – little cushions – and it’s amazing what you can do with a half-inflated netball.”If there are two people doing a sex scene, the rule is they must have three barriers separating them and there are certain acts where a half-inflated netball can allow for movement without having to connect physically. “It’s pretty silly really and we have some hilarious moments, but it makes it less awkward.”Roll with itAn exercise ball was recruited for one sex scene Kate Winslet was in after she’d injured her ankleCredit: Film CompanyA netball isn’t the only helpful bit of sporting equipment that can be used to aid a sex scene, either. For Kate Winslet, a “little exercise ball” was used to aid a scene in 2005 film Romance and Cigarettes. After spraining her ankle, Director John Turturro said his solution to avoid making the injury worse was to: “Put Kate on a little ball, a little exercise ball.”I had two prop guys to hold her and I realised they may start laughing, so I said, ‘Put something in your mouth because I don’t want you laughing’.”Getting ‘hammered’ Jennifer Lawrence admitted she was extremely nervous before her sex scene with Chris Pratt in 2016 film PassengersCredit: Columbia PicturesIf all else fails, plenty of celebs have admitted to giving themselves a little ‘Dutch courage’ before any particularly intimate scenes.For example, Jennifer Lawrence said before she got down to business on camera in the 2016 film Passengers with co-star Chris Pratt she felt “guilty” as he was married to Anna Faris at the time. She says: “I was like, ‘Oh, I’m gonna get hammered for the sex scene cause it’s stressful and scary.”That led to more anxiety when I got home because I was like, ‘What have I done? I don’t know’.”Speaking about the experience, Chris added: “I’ve done a simulated sex scene before, so it was less weird for me, but for Jen it was the first time she’d ever done anything like that. So [the director] said: ‘Do you want to have a glass of wine?’ Because just like in real life it takes the edge off a bit. “If that’s what it takes to get comfortable, why not?”Margot Robbie was ‘very, very nervous’ ahead of intimate scenes with DiCaprio in 2013 flick The Wolf of Wall StreetCredit: ParamountBarbie star Margot Robbie adopted for the same strategy before filming scenes with Leonardo DiCaprio in 2013 flick The Wolf of Wall Street – although she opted for something a little stronger,She said: “I’m not going to lie, I had a couple of shots of tequila before that scene because I was nervous… very, very nervous.”I did three shots of tequila at like nine in the morning, right before doing it.” Flesh-coloured bags & ‘sticky’ thongsFifty Shades of Grey, starring Jamie Dornan, was absolutely packed with sex scenesCredit: Scope FeaturesOf course, Fifty Shades stars Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson had more than their fair share of sex scenes, so they’re very much experts in the field. Jamie previously told GQ: “Your dignity is intact as much as it’s all tucked away in a little flesh-coloured bag…”As a guy you put all your essentials in a little bag and you tie it up like a little bag of grapes and it’s tucked away. It’s quite a peculiar thing to do every day.”Speaking to Marie Claire, Dakota added: “I had these sort of strapless thongs that had glue on them. Dakota Johnson has revealed she would wear ‘sticky’ strapless thongs to preserve her modestyCredit: TNI Press”It’s not glue, but it’s sticky. They’re, like, basically if it were a nipple pastie, but underwear. “But it’s only sticky at the top, it’s not sticky the whole way. It would also come off because the adhesive would wear out, so then they would superglue it to my body so that it wouldn’t fall off. “And I would wear two of them.” Smiley face nipple covers A lot of stars will also inject some much needed comedy into their up-close and personal encounters. Olivia Wilde opted to add some humour to her romantic scenes with funny man Ryan ReynoldsCredit: .For example, Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds admitted being surprised by a prank his co-star Olivia Wilde pulled in 2011 film, The Change-Up. He told The Tonight Show: “I take her top off and the bra off, and she has those pasties on…”But she’s drawn these adorable little smiley faces on them.“At some point in the scene she takes my hands and puts them on her breasts… Palms a little sweaty… I don’t know what’s happening. … “I take my hands away and I look down at my hands and there’s two frickin’ smiley faces on them and I have no idea what to do.”Speaking more generally about sex scenes, Olivia previously told Fox News: “People imagine it’s this really glamorous and sexy thing, but I always laugh because in reality there are 50 people in the room. READ MORE SUN STORIES”You are stopping and starting. “There is someone yelling, like, ‘Can you move your hand, can you just put your shoulder down, OK, good, more, more!’.” A lot of work goes into creating the illusion of ‘sexy’, while ensuring the stars are able to remain professional at all timesCredit: Alamy More