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      Inside Hollywood superstar Zendaya’s quiet life in Britain after THAT threesome trailer sent film fans into meltdown

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      SHE has reached such a stratospheric level of fame that Zendaya is exclusively referred to by her first name only.But the Hollywood beauty is not at risk of falling into the trappings of superstardom — as she has swapped sunny California for good old Blighty.Zendaya has become one of Hollywood’s most famous women in recent yearsCredit: GettyZendaya is dating actor Tom Holland who she met on the set of 2016’s Spider-Man: HomecomingCredit: GettySince shacking up with Tom Holland in West London, Zendaya is more likely to be spotted shopping at Waitrose than at an A-list partyCredit: MJ-Pictures.comSince shacking up with British Spider-Man actor Tom Holland in South-West London, the 27-year-old is more likely to be spotted shopping at ­Waitrose than at an A-list party.Despite her scene-stealing role in Dune: Part Two — the highest-grossing film of 2024 at the worldwide box office — the actress is now said to spend her free time on guided tours of Hampton Court Palace and popping to trendy London bakery Gail’s.As if to hammer home her soft spot for England, Zendaya stepped out in a Wimbledon-themed dress at the UK premiere of her new movie, Challengers, last week.Released on April 26, she plays Tashi Donaldson, a former tennis player turned coach, who finds herself in a love triangle with The Crown’s Josh O’Connor and Tony Award-nominee Mike Faist.read more on zendayaThe trailer sent the internet into meltdown with a steamy scene of the trio getting intimate in a hotel room.A source who has worked with Zendaya says the star picks her roles carefully to avoid being typecast.Now worth an estimated £17million, the former Disney Channel star was 19 when she played MJ in the first of three Spider-Man movies alongside Tom as the superhero.The source told The Sun: “Once she signs on to a job, she gives it her all.Most read in Celebrity“On Challengers that means graphic sex scenes and some heavy and ­emotionally complex dialogue as well.“She’s earning a reputation for never ‘phoning it in’ and always giving 110 per cent, and that’s going to make her a lot richer if she keeps picking hits at the rate she has.”Zendaya stuns in futuristic fashion, Dune Part Two premiereAt the premiere, Zendaya revealed it was a “challenge” to play Tashi.She said: “She is so complex, complicated and messy, and I appreciate that about a character.“I don’t think you always love her. I don’t think you always hate her either, and that was my challenge — to make sure that she has the fragility and sensitivity as well as harshness and directness.”Zendaya added: “I don’t necessarily always play the good guy.“I like to believe I have characters that are multi-faceted and multi- dimensional in some kind of way, and I think she is the most unapologetically cruel and direct character I’ve ever played.”The starlet, whose full name is Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman, grew up in Oakland, California, with her parents Kazembe Ajamu Coleman and Claire Stoermer, both teachers.Asked why she chose to drop her last name, she said in 2016: “I just thought it was cool, like Cher or Prince.”Zendaya was 14 when she shot to fame in the Disney Channel’s Shake It Up, playing Rocky Blue.Yet she has escaped the so-called “Disney Curse,” which has seen many former stars, including Britney Spears and Demi Lovato, battle mental health issues, meltdowns and addictions.Zendaya credits her parents for instilling “core values” that helped her to avoid a “wild” phase so often associated with young stars.I have complicated feelings about kids and fame and being in the ­public eye, or being a child actorZendayaOn growing up in the public eye and becoming the family’s main breadwinner, she told Vogue: “I don’t know how much of a choice I had.“I have complicated feelings about kids and fame and being in the ­public eye, or being a child actor.“We’ve seen a lot of cases of it being detrimental. “I felt like I was thrust into a very adult position: I was becoming the breadwinner of my family very early. “There was a lot of role-reversal happening, and just kind of becoming grown, really.”It gave the teenager the courage to stand up for herself on set, bravely telling producers she would not have her first kiss on screen.Zendaya recalled: “I remember being on Shake It Up and being like, ‘I’m not gonna do this. “I’m going to kiss him on the cheek because I haven’t been kissed yet, so I don’t want that kiss to be on camera’.”And during talks for Disney’s 2015 spy series, KC Undercover, the actress — whose dad is African-American — fought for more representation on the channel, insisting producers cast black actors to play her on-screen family.She has said: “That was my first time realising that I could have a little bit of power and request things that I wanted.“It was hugely important to me that it was a black family being showcased.”Already a successful TV star in the US when she signed up to Marvel reboot Spider-Man: Homecoming in 2017, Zendaya watched boyfriend Tom catapulted to superstardom.ROMANCE UNDER WRAPSShe has said: “We were both very, very young, but my career was already kind of going, and his changed overnight.“One day you’re a kid and you’re at the pub with your friends, and then the next day you’re Spider-Man.“I definitely watched his life kind of change in front of him.”Greatest Showman star Zendaya is said to have been a positive influence on Tom over the years as he played the superhero in two more stand- alone films and Marvel’s Avengers.On the couple — who kept their romance under wraps for four years until a fan caught them kissing in Tom’s sports car in Los Angeles — our source says: “Tom’s head got a little swollen after he started having all these huge superhero hits and, ultimately, it’s been Zendaya who has brought him back down to Earth and really transformed him into a humble, grateful and mature person in the process.“They’re together all the time and extremely supportive of one another, but you can tell that it’s Zendaya who’s steering the relationship in this steady, stable direction.“She just hasn’t let childhood success turn her into a damaged monster in early adulthood and is very good tempered and agreeable. “People love working with her for the calmness, professionalism and integrity she brings to every project she signs up for.”It is this professionalism that led to Zendaya making history in 2020.At 24, she became the youngest recipient of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series for her role in HBO’s Euphoria.The teen drama saw Zendaya play drug addict Rue Bennett, who hits rock bottom as she goes through the painful physical and mental effects of withdrawal.The trailer for Challengers sent the internet into meltdown with a steamy scene of Zendaya and two men getting intimate in a hotel roomCredit: Warner BrothersZendaya had a scene-stealing role in box office smash Dune: Part TwoCredit: GettyTwo years later, after the release of the second series, Zendaya won another Emmy, making her the youngest two-time winner and the first black woman to win the award for lead actress in a drama series twice. In her acceptance speech, she said: “My greatest wish for Euphoria is that it could help heal people.”She has since starred as Chani in the hugely popular film versions of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi Dune novels, alongside Timothee Chalamet, Josh Brolin and Jason Momoa.The second movie, Dune: Part Two, has taken £480million at the box office since its release in March, breaking several box office records.Following its success, director Denis Villeneuve has signed up to shoot a third movie.The films have helped Zendaya’s Instagram following jump to a whopping 184million.Despite her megastar status, she remains humble — and that means doing her own grocery shop. Locals have spotted Zendaya with wet hair and wearing a casual jumper and jeans at Waitrose, in New Malden, South-West London.She lives with Tom in a £2.5million house in nearby Richmond, a few miles from Kingston-Upon-Thames, where Tom grew up.I don’t necessarily want my kids to have to deal with this fameZendayaAnd the actress has even been trying to get to grips with Cockney rhyming slang.She told us: “I love the ­British accent, but as much as Tom tries to explain it to me, I will never understand rhyming slang.“Like I understand the concept — but what do apples and pears have to do with stairs?“It’s cute when he tells me all the different phrases — but I really don’t get it.”Having remained coy about their relationship over the years, in a recent joint interview with the US and British versions of Vogue magazine, Zendaya did discuss the prospect of starting a family.She said: “I don’t necessarily want my kids to have to deal with this fame. READ MORE SUN STORIES”And what does my future look like? Am I going to be a public- facing person forever?”No doubt whatever she does next, it will be game, set and match win for the talented star.Zendaya with her mum Claire Stoermer and dad Kazembe ColemanCredit: GettyZendaya at the Greatest Showman premiere in 2019Credit: GettyZendaya in a green, sparkling dress for the Challengers premiere in Sydney, AustraliaCredit: SplashZendaya in a white gown for the Challengers’ London premiereCredit: RexZendaya attends the photocall for Challengers in Milan, ItalyCredit: Getty More

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      Huge 80s pop star admits his debut smash hit which catapulted him to instant fame is a ‘s*** song’

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      RICK Astley has admitted hit Never Gonna Give You Up is a “s* song” — but Glastonbury turned it into something magical.The singer, 58, belted out his 1987 No1 hit in front of adoring young crowds at last year’s festival.Rick Astley has admitted hit Never Gonna Give You Up is a ‘s*** song’Credit: GettyAnd he said: “Festivals – and Glastonbury particularly – have an almost magical ability to elevate s* songs.”He added: “It’s basically what happened with Never Gonna Give You Up. Suddenly you just find yourself singing along.”Rick was catapulted to instant fame with his debut single.The 58-year-old says: “My most ridiculous moment of celebrity came when I was very high up a mountain in the Italian alps and two nuns asked me to sign their bibles.READ MORE CELEB NEWS“I just thought, ‘OK, fine. I’m not sure what’s going on here but that’s just silly.’ I signed the first page, but it just made me just think, ‘OK, that’s what happens when you become like…famous’.“For three or four years I was actually properly famous, to the point of playing arenas in Tasmania.”He later quit the music business after a string of top ten hits before returning in 2016.However, he scoffs at the idea of him being a “national treasure”, saying it was “a lot of b**ks”.Most read in CelebrityHe says: “When I hear people describe me as a national treasure, I think, ‘It’s the end of my career’.”
      RICK has a new album, Are We There Yet?, and is touring the UK, headlining Latitude in July.
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      Jamie Laing makes startling confession about sex with wife Sophie Habboo and reveals they’re having marriage counselling

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      HE’S only been married to his stunning wife for a year but Radio 1’s Jamie Laing admits things have already fizzled out in the bedroom.Former Made In Chelsea co-stars Jamie and Sophie Habboo tied the knot in London and went on to have a huge ­celeb-packed bash in Marbella, Spain.Radio 1’s Jamie Laing has admitted he is average in the bedroomCredit: PALaing is married to fellow Made In Chelsea star Sophie HabbooCredit: RexBut the 35-year-old jokes that he “can’t be bothered” to perform any more.In a hilariously candid interview, he confessed: “Sophie did say I was bog standard at sex and that is probably a fair description. You get worse as you get married. You become lazy.“I used to start doing joined-up handwriting then I thought, ‘I can’t be bothered with that as it’s quicker for me to not do it joined up’, I’m a bit like that in the bedroom. I don’t give up half way but I do remember that once I rolled on top of Sophie and she said, ‘Oh, get on with it’.”But while Jamie may be letting things slide between the sheets, the presenter makes sure he doesn’t slack off in their relationship.READ MORE CELEB NEWSHe suggested the couple start seeing a marriage counsellor and they have therapy together twice a month.He explained: “I said to Sophie, ‘Look, 40 or 50 per cent of marriages end in divorce, I think it’ll be really good to do’, so we still go every other week and I think ­therapy brings self-awareness.“It opens you up and makes you more empathetic. It makes you basically not become a sociopath and it allows you to have another opinion.‘She’s my ride or die’“You’ve got to communicate ­for ever, otherwise these things boil up, and going to therapy gives us the best chance of surviving this up-and-down life we’re going to have. So twice a month we sit down for an hour, and I’ve learned lots of lessons.Most read in Celebrity“I found out that most of the time my wife is right, and that I’m very lucky to be with her, because my brain is all over the place 24/7.“It’s made me calmer, with Sophie especially, as I’m generally more volatile than her.”Inside Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo’s incredible £—a-night Honeymoon villa after disastrous journey, The couple have also learnt that it’s not just about how you get on — but how you resolve things.Jamie added: “The most important thing is to really understand why you’re fighting and to decide if it’s really important or not.“And if they are feeling so ­adamant about one thing, maybe try to see their point of view. But the biggest thing is if you’re in the wrong, say sorry, which I’m very good at.”She is the kindest, most empathetic person I’ve ever met and she does not have a bad bone in her bodyJamie and fashion designer Sophie, 30, met on the E4 reality show, cementing their love on a 2019 series trip in South Africa.He said: “We started off as best friends, then about three years into our friendship we were on holiday together and she came out in a bikini. I was like, ‘Oh my God, you’re super hot’, and I was suddenly like, ‘Oh my God, wait, you’re not just my friend’, although I don’t think it was quite as profound a moment for her.“I think for her it was, ‘Why is my friend staring at me?’”The pair host the Newlyweds ­podcast together — where they take a warts-and-all approach to discussing their relationship.And it is clear Jamie still dotes on Sophie.He gushes: “She is the kindest, most empathetic person I’ve ever met and she does not have a bad bone in her body.“We tease and make fun of each other but there’s also a huge amount of respect. And the best thing about being married is that you’re part of a tribe. She’s my ride or die and being married to her has also stopped me window shopping.“Before, if you’re in a relationship, you can very easily go ‘You’re p***ing me off today. You know what? I’m done here’. But when you’re married, it’s very much like you’re a team.”Jamie also leans on his best friend Spencer Matthews, 35, for support.The former lothario married Vogue Williams, 38, in 2018 and the pair now have three children.Jamie said: “Spencer is the greatest dad and husband. Him and Vogue are amazing. They’re incredible.“The fact they’ve got three kids and they’re doing all the stuff they’re doing and working so hard, I mean, it’s crazy. They said to us, ‘Just make sure you love each other all the time’. That’s great advice, as it’s really important to separate the ­hectic madness of life and spend quality time with one another.”The pair got married in 2023Credit: GettyJamie and his co-host Vick Hope, middle, took over Radio 1’s Drivetime Show last monthCredit: James Watkins/BBCLike his former Made In Chelsea partner in crime, Jamie hopes to have his own family one day soon.He jokes: “I want so many kids that at Christmas I could create a sleigh and attach them all to it and go, ‘Mush’, and they can drag me down the garden.“If I have a son, I’m going to name him Blaze Laing, so he’ll sound like a porn star or a race car driver.“I said to Sophie, ‘If we have kids, what do you want them to have of mine?’ and she said, ‘Just your personality. That’s it’.“And I said, ‘Not my looks, my eyes?’ and she said, ‘Nope, nothing. Just your personality’.”Jamie and his co-host Vick Hope, 34, took over Radio 1’s Drivetime Show last month.And Jamie, who competed in Strictly in 2019, insists that Sophie is not worried about him working so closely with gorgeous Vick.He said: “I did Strictly Come Dancing and there were no issues there.So I think being with Vick is fine. And even if I did have an inkling towards Vick, I don’t think I’m her type.”And Vick’s superstar DJ husband, Calvin Harris, 40, clearly thinks there is nothing to worry about.Therapy opens you up and makes you more empathetic. It makes you basically not become a sociopath and it allows you to have another opinionJamieJamie admitted: “Calvin saw a picture of me at the Brits and Vick went, ‘Oh, that’s Jamie, my co-host’, and Calvin went, ‘Oh I know him, but who is that standing next to him?’ and Vick went, ‘That’s his wife’, and Calvin said, ‘Oh, I thought he was gay’.”As the great-great grandson of 1st Baronet Sir Alexander Grant, who created the McVitie’s biscuit empire, Jamie has received a backlash for being “too posh” for Radio 1.But he said: “There’s a real problem with the class system in the UK. If my only hurdle that I have to jump over is that I’m posh, then I think I’m doing OK. I am posh and if people like that, great. If they don’t like that, I can’t do anything about it.”And it turns out there are plenty who enjoy listening to him, as last month Jamie launched his new celebrity interview podcast Great Company, chatting with stars including singer Paloma Faith, TV’s Jay Blades, comic Jo Brand and magician Dynamo.He said: “As a kid I used to do chat shows with teddy bears. I feel pretty blessed, pretty lucky and pretty happy. What I’ve realised is that happiness comes from the people you connect with.“I’m very lucky, my family are alive, they’re healthy and well, I have a beautiful wife and great friends.”
      Great Company, with Jamie Laing, is ­available now on all podcast providers.
      Jamie has interviewed many celebs including singer Paloma Faith, TV’s Jay Blades, comic Jo Brand and magician DynamoCredit: GettyGreat Company, with Jamie Laing, is ­available now on all podcast providers More

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      Inside Victoria Beckham’s posh 50th birthday bash with surprisingly ‘casual’ theme, A-list pals and ex of pop superstar

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      SHE burst on to the pop scene 28 years ago as one fifth of the all-singing, all-dancing Spice Girls.On Wednesday, Victoria Beckham turns 50 — no longer, perhaps, a “Girl” — but indisputably one of the most successful and influential women on the planet.Victoria Beckham will soon turn 50Credit: GC ImagesPosh will share her birthday with hubby David Beckham and other starsCredit: GettyThe big day itself will be celebrated with family — husband David and the couple’s four kids, Brooklyn, 25, Romeo, 21, Cruz, 19, and Harper, 12 — at their sprawling Cotswolds estate.And next Saturday she has hired an exclusive central London private member’s restaurant, where she will be joined by a tight-knit group of 40 friends and colleagues.Alas, any photographers clamouring around outside hoping for a glimpse of a Spice Girls reunion may be sorely disappointed — only a “couple” of Posh Spice’s old bandmates are expected to attend.There is no theme, besides “smart-casual”, and Victoria — ever the astute businesswoman — will be clad head to toe in her own designs fresh from her autumn/winter ’24 collection.READ MORE ON THE BECKHAMSChampagne, tequila and a selection of fine wines including her favourite Chateau Mouton Rothschild, a snip at £3,000, will be on hand.Last night a source said: “For someone as starry and well-connected as Victoria Beckham, you might expect a suitably extravagant 50th birthday party.But the reality is, at this stage of her life she has nothing to prove and is never happier than when she is surrounded by her close family and friends.“She’s having two bashes, one on the day itself, a small intimate private dinner with family, and then a sit-down dinner with around 40 guests.Most read in Celebrity“Which, for a girl from Goff’s Oak, Herts, is suitably Posh.I was the UK’s top Posh lookalike‘She’s never been fitter’“She’ll be presented with a huge cake after dinner and that’s about as extravagant as it’ll get. David will make a funny but touching speech and there will be photos of Victoria through the decades — all flattering — dotted around.“It’s going to be a really special night, and she is super excited.”Guests expected to attend include Gordon and Tana Ramsay, Eva Longoria, Emma Bunton, Mel C and J-Lo’s singer ex Marc Anthony.David’s best mate Dave Gardner will be there, and her trusty hairdresser, Ken Paves, will be tasked with delivering the “glam”.An Italian chef will feed the 40 — expect Dover sole and steamed broccoli to feature — beneath the high-ceilinged, chandelier-heavy interiors.Her personal trainer, Bobby Rich, will not only be there but he is likely to have trained the fitness fanatic in the morning, ahead of the big day.The club is beloved of the great and good of high society and the location testament to just how far Victoria has come.A host of former PM’s are members and it’s a regular haunt of superstar actors, singers and even some royals.There is also a cigar room, should Posh fancy one after dinner.Fifty is something to be celebrated, this year will mark a real turning point in her professional life tooVictoria’s palWhile she may now be “super excited” for the big bash, that is not to say — like the majority of women — she hasn’t struggled internally with turning 50.A pal adds: “Obviously Victoria is human. No one dreams of hitting the big 5-0, and certainly she’s had to come to terms with this milestone.“But nowadays it’s not the big deal it was once upon a time, just look at Jennifer Lopez, 54, Jennifer Aniston, 55, and Naomi Campbell, 53.“Victoria has never been fitter in her life and looks incredible thanks to weekly facials and a skin regime to rival anyone. She is also as fiercely ambitious as always and has more incredibly exciting work lined up than ever before.“Fifty is something to be celebrated, this year will mark a real turning point in her professional life too.”Certainly she’s not slowing down in her sixth decade.According to pals, her milestone birthday year will see Victoria busier than ever, taking on more projects and working gruelling 14-hour days.Her eponymous fashion brand — which, for 13 long years made a loss year after year — is now turning over a healthy profit.Revenue is up 50 per cent and, thanks to canny marketing — she films her own content from her bedroom, thus saving hundreds of thousands on advertising and PR — has limited overheads.Latest financial accounts showed she netted £200,000 over the course of 2022, which is set to double by this time next year.Her signature £30 Satin Kajal eyeliner from her beauty brand, which comes in 16 colours, has been hailed as the “perfect piece of make-up” by fans.Her inspired make-up tutorials have become a hit on TikTok, opening up her label to an entirely new generation.Actress Eva Longoria is one of many celebs linked to the eventCredit: GettyVictoria’s party guests may also include Emma Bunton and Mel CCredit: InstagramShe may be turning 50, but Gen Z worship her perfectly kohled eyes.A source added: “This year will be huge for Victoria Beckham Inc. She wants to take the House of Victoria Beckham to the next level, with her fragrance line joining that of fashion and beauty.“Her online beauty brand is struggling to keep up with demand and that is only going to increase this year. Her clutch handbag — worn on the hand — has inspired a raft of copy-cats from other designers and every A-lister in town is clamouring to be seen on a red carpet in a VB frock.“Her work ethic has always been ferocious and she is loving being a businesswoman.”Of course, on a personal level, Victoria’s stock has never been higher either.For years, and after the Spice Girls broke up, she was derogatorily dismissed as a Wag.A social media iconAnd while former England captain David was seen as the poster boy of Team Beckham, for years it was Victoria who was quietly keeping their gravy train going.Despite her success, she has always been quite shy when it comes to publicity.While David was happy to plug his brands, and was seen by millions as the “approachable” one of the duo, last year’s Netflix documentary on the ex-footballer showed VB in a whole new light and won her a fresh fanbase.Her witticisms and self-deprecating turn of phrase have made her something of a social media icon.And a meme of her insisting she was working class, only for David to poke his head through the door and demand she reveal what car she was driven to school in — a Rolls-Royce — quickly went viral.Now she is in talks to feature in a documentary of her own.It is sure to be a global smash.This summer will also mark the couple’s 25-year wedding anniversary— and they have never seemed happier, or more (sickeningly) in love.Talk of the couple renewing their vows have been dismissed, but another big bash could well be on the cards this summer.’Living her best life’This year is also the 30th anniversary of the Spice Girls — and despite relentless Mel B’s best efforts, a formal reunion with all five women seems unlikely.They will, however, do something “low key” later this year.A friend adds: “Victoria will always be a Spice Girl, and is incredibly proud of the group’s history. They have a WhatsApp group where ideas for one-off performances are bandied around and, for Victoria, it’s a case of ‘never say never’.“But for now, she’s focusing on her own work, and in the words of Gen Z, living her best life.READ MORE SUN STORIES“Fifty promises to be the most exciting year yet — and there’s a lot for fans to get excited about that will get unveiled in the coming weeks and months.”Until then, let’s all raise a toast to Mrs Beckham and her half-century.Gordon Ramsay is rumoured to have an inviteCredit: PATrusty hairdresser Ken Paves will be in attendanceCredit: Getty Images – GettyDavid’s best mate Dave Gardner will be thereCredit: GettyJ-Lo’s singer ex Marc Anthony is expected to attendCredit: Getty Images – GettyPosh’s personal trainer, Bobby Rich, will not only be there but he is likely to have trained the fitness fanatic in the morningCredit: Instagram/mrbobbyrich More

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      I spoke to Amy Winehouse on night she died… she only needed to take one more step to be happy, says close pal Dale Davis

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      ONLY a handful of people knew the real Amy Jade Winehouse. One of them was Dale Davis.Seventeen years her senior, he became Amy’s band leader and confidante during her years in the bright glare of fame.Amy Winehouse’s musical director and friend Dale Davis speaks about how the troubled star was just ‘one step away from happiness’ – but it was too difficultCredit: Camera PressDale, with Amy, reveals how he spoke on the phone with the tragic star just before she went to bed for the final timeCredit: suppliedAmy, with Dale on bass, performing at the 2007 Brit AwardsCredit: GettyDale witnessed euphoric highs as the feisty, vivacious singer from a North London Jewish family took her stellar talent from local jazz clubs to the world stage.He saw crashing lows as her fateful relationship with Blake Fielder-Civil descended into drink and drug-fuelled calamity.He spoke to her hours before she died in 2011, aged just 27, telling her she was “the best”.And today Dale serves as keeper of the flame by running The Amy Winehouse Band, which tours the world to preserve her “important legacy”.READ MORE ON AMY WINEHOUSEWith the Amy biopic, Back To Black, starring Marisa Abela and Jack O’Connell, in cinemas this week, I’m catching up with the amiable bassist.As the film fiercely divides critics, perhaps it takes someone like Dale Davis to take us to the heart of Amy Winehouse.“For a long time I was her favourite person to go anywhere with and then I was second after Blake,” he affirms.“After they split up, I was back to being her favourite person.”Most read in ShowbizHe was the friend she liked to have a laugh with and spin a few records. He also provided her with a shoulder to cry on.They met in 2003 when Amy — still only 19 and a couple months off releasing debut album Frank — auditioned him for her live band.Amy Winehouse’s husband Blake Fielder-Civil admits responsibility for introducing her to heroin “I didn’t get the job at first because she fancied the bass player who went in before me,” says Dale.“But he was too expensive and only did one show so they called me. I’ve always dubbed myself the uglier, cheaper version.”‘She loved you hard’He continues: “I started working with Amy in August 2003, and it was fairly intense for the first 18 months, especially because we were promoting Frank.”So, what were Dale’s impressions of the budding star?“When we first met, she didn’t say much because she was quite an awkward character,” he replies.“But when I started working with her, you could see the love in her.“If she liked you, she really liked you. If she loved you, she loved you hard. She was a warm, beautiful, generous person who made me feel special right from the off.”A year after joining the live band, Dale took on extra responsibility as musical director and remained a steadying presence “until the end”.“Me and Amy got on so well — my role was a natural progression,” he says. “We looked out for each other. I always made sure I had her back and I knew she had mine.“While being in the public eye appeared very stressful, I enjoyed being with her.“Obviously, it all ended sadly but it was an honour to be a part of Amy’s world and I would never change it.”Dale estimates that they played around 170 shows together, the last being a desperate performance by the clearly troubled singer at an outdoor venue in Serbia’s capital Belgrade in June 2011. “That final one was my most difficult night on stage,” he says. “It was all a bit of a shock.I talked to her at 11.30pm, three hours before she went to bed for the last time, and she was on good formAmy’s pal Dale Davis“To this day, I can’t believe we played for an hour and 20 minutes.“I think we knew by then that it was the end in terms of Amy singing those songs. She’d got bored with them after five or six years.”Dale says that prior to Belgrade, there were “lots of cancellations even though we were always ready”.“It was a funny thing with Amy because I thought she only needed to take one step to be happy — but that step was too difficult.“She was never far from being OK in my opinion.” Amy and Dale’s final conversation took place by phone six weeks after that disastrous show, on the night before she died at her Camden townhouse.Clearly finding the memory painful, he recalls: “I talked to her at 11.30pm, three hours before she went to bed for the last time, and she was on good form.“Amy said, ‘Dale, I’ve just been watching myself on YouTube and I can sing, can’t I?’.“I replied, ‘Of course you can sing! You’re the best . . . you know’.“I’m glad she went to bed with that thought. She needed to appreciate she could sing because she was very humble.“Even at her level, a person can never see it in themselves. “They probably think, ‘Is the adulation real or not?’.“But to me, Amy is the first star of the millennium.” When the devastating news of her death broke that summer evening of July 23, sending shockwaves around the world, it was hard for Dale to comprehend.“I was out with her two nights beforehand,” he says. “And she used to ring my house regularly around that time to speak to my wife (now ex-wife) and son.“However, she did tell my ex that she didn’t think she’d see 28.”Dale likens Amy to another iconic singer who died at 27: “There’s an element of Kurt Cobain in her.“They both had very short careers but were massively impactful. My idol is actually Jimi Hendrix — he had a four-year career and that was it.“There’s a certain mystery when they don’t get a chance to grow old. When they’re young, they chuck this massive spirit in the air and you don’t see flaws so much.”Dale first became aware of Amy’s extraordinary talent when he was sent a tape of the singer in advance of his 2003 audition.“It included Stronger Than Me, Take The Box and I Heard Love Is Blind,” he says, referring to the Ivor Novello award-winning opening track and two further songs from Frank.“The lyrics to Stronger Than Me made me think, ‘OK, there’s a lot of humour in there but it’s also a bit cringe because it’s so powerful’.“I remember meeting the guy the song is about, Chris (Taylor, an ex of Amy’s), years later and he was so nice.“As you can imagine, she was very creative with her thoughts and could express herself in a way that touched everyone.”Dale also recalls that her team “had issues” with their uncompromising singer in July 2004. “They sat down with me at breakfast and said, ‘We’re having problems with Amy’.“I said, ‘Look, don’t worry about her, she’s fine. She’s a punk. She’s rebellious’.“For a tiny person, that spirit came out in waves. Her courage and her heart made her so big.”So what was it like touring with such a mercurial artist?Dale says: “She always created a great atmosphere. There would be a lot of jokes and laughter backstage.“On stage, I’d stand behind her and hear incredible performances.“She would improvise night after night, trying out new things and pushing her own boundaries. She was one of those rare people who could hear something and instinctively turn it into music.”Dale is also full of admiration for Amy’s other attributes.“People didn’t always see it but she was very bright and her observational humour was incredible.“She’d see something funny long before anyone else. She was also a very spiritual person and had more insight than most people are blessed with.”You could see there were problems with Amy but she didn’t want to talk about them. She just wanted to know how you wereDale DavisOf course, Dale also began to witness Amy’s struggles.We know drink and hard drugs severely compromised her but he has further explanation of her physical fragility.“This is the sad part of Amy’s story,” he says. “I think the bulimia and lack of sleep killed her.“When you get tired, which happens when you’re on the road, the nerves and demons start to come out.”Dale remembers people starting to question Amy’s confidence but he maintains: “She still showed her passion and courage and made everything look easy.”He accepts that her “private life went off track” and that “when she needed to be on it, as she was getting bigger and bigger, the distractions were there”.That said, Dale insists: “When someone gives that much, they never get back as much.“You could see there were problems with Amy but she didn’t want to talk about them. She just wanted to know how you were.”Though Frank was well-received, her second and final studio album, the all-conquering Back To Black, cemented her legendary status.Songs such as Rehab, Tears Dry On Their Own and Love Is A Losing Game charted with searing honesty her battles with alcohol and her rollercoaster relationship with Blake.‘Genuine nerves’Dale agrees that its success piled pressure on Amy and says: “I never got a chance to tell Amy this and I wish I had . . . “I wanted to let her know that she didn’t have to write another Back To Black. She didn’t need to.”One of the last things Amy ever did was sing a duet with her hero, Tony Bennett, on the jazz standard Body And Soul.Dale says: “I spoke to her five days before she went to do the session and she said, ‘Dale, I’m nervous’, and I said, ‘You’ll be fine’.“She needed that little push to get it done.“It was genuine nerves because she was singing with her idol and little did we know she was coming to the end of her career.“When you listen to the performance, it’s stunning and so natural.“There was no real obvious technique behind Amy. She was naturally gifted.”I ask Dale what he believes would have happened had she lived.READ MORE SUN STORIES“Amy would have been singing her whole life,” he answers. “She told me she wouldn’t mind being an actress and she would have been amazing at that, too.”And what about her legacy? “In a hundred years, people will still be playing Rehab,” he decides.Dale saw crashing lows as Amy’s fateful relationship with Blake Fielder-Civil descended into drink and drug-fuelled calamityCredit: AP:Associated PressAmy and Blake, as they are portrayed in the new biopicCredit: PA More

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      From Kate & Lila Moss to the Klums, the celeb mum & daughter rich list as they cash in with deals, adverts & photoshoots

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      THEY say “keep it in the family” – and Kate Moss and her daughter are certainly doing that. The supermodel has joined forces with Lila Grace, 21, to front a campaign for Fendi’s £4,000 Peekaboo bag.Kate Moss has joined forces with Lila Grace to front a campaign for Fendi’s £4,000 Peekaboo bagCredit: FendiDespite Kate turning 50 in January, the pair could pass for sisters in the snaps. Lila has been following in her mum’s footsteps by carving out a career on the catwalk, and they are now estimated to be worth around £49million.Yet Kate and Lila are not the only mother-daughter duo cashing in on their connection.Emma Pietras takes a look at the stars making money with their mini-me.read more on kate mossKate and Lila MossWorth: £49mKATE’S daughter with ex-boyfriend and Dazed magazine founder Jefferson Hack first graced the cover of a magazine at just 13.The supermodel, who is worth £45million, told Vogue Italia in 2016: “Lila thinks it’s funny that we’re working together, and she really shows me up in front of everyone.”She signed Lila to her Kate Moss Agency at 15, leading her to become the face of Marc Jacobs Beauty in 2018. Most read in CelebrityLila, 21, joined her mum on the catwalk at Milan Fashion Week in 2021 and is now worth £4.2million. They are partnering in a Fendi handbag campaign.Kate Moss’ lookalike daughter Lila mimics mum in see-through dress at Fashion AwardsCatherine Zeta Jones and Carys Zeta DouglasWorth: £118mCatherine Zeta Jones and daughter CarysCredit: Getty – ContributorWITH Hollywood actors Catherine Zeta Jones and Michael Douglas, 79, as parents, Carys was destined for the spotlight.In her early teens the model and fledgling actress joined her mum, who is worth £118million, on the front row at New York Fashion Week and on the cover of Town & Country. Carys told the magazine in 2018: “I feel I need to constantly prove myself, that I am not just my parents’ daughter.”Now 20, she is worth around £400,000, having also posed with Catherine, 54, for Vanity Fair Spain in 2019 and Fendi in 2022.Mel B and Phoenix ChiWorth: £4.7mMel B’s daugther Phoenix Chi is forging a career in musicWITH a pop star mum and dancer dad, it is perhaps unsurprising that Phoenix Chi, 25, is forging a career in music. The DJ daughter of Spice Girl Mel B and first husband Jimmy Gulzar is also a model.In 2021 Phoenix was the face of George at Asda and, last year, Mel joined her daughter in a campaign for lingerie brand Pour Moi.Mel, 48, estimated to be worth £4.7million, has said: “I’m incredibly proud of her.”If Phoenix keeps landing big-name deals and gigs, she could become a millionaire herself.Heidi and Leni KlumWorth: £129mHedi Klum models for underwear brand Intimissimi with daughter LeniCredit: IntimissimiTHE daughter of supermodel Heidi was 16 when she joined her mum on the cover of Vogue Germany.Leni, 19, worth £3.2million – who is the daughter of Italian businessman Flavio Briatore, but was adopted by Heidi’s then-partner, singer Seal – said: “That’s insane that I did that as my first job, and Mum was with me.”They have since posed together for Vogue and fronted campaigns for underwear brand Intimissimi. Heidi, 50, who hosts Germany’s Next Top Model and is worth around £126million, has said: “I’m very proud of my daughter.”Christie Brinkley and Sailor Brinkley CookWorth: £80mChristie Brinkley and daughter Sailor Brinkley CookCredit: GettySUPERMODEL Christie and her lookalike daughter first posed together for Bella NYC magazine in 2013, when Sailor was 15. That same year the mother-daughter duo were signed by modelling agency IMG.Sailor, 25 – the daughter of Christie’s fourth husband, architect Peter Cook – also posed with her mum for Sports Illustrated mag in 2017, describing the experience as “liberating”.Christie, 70, who has a £78.8million fortune, and Sailor, estimated to be worth £1.5million, high-fived when they walked the runway for Elie Tahari at New York Fashion Week in 2019.Rachel Hunter and Renee StewartWorth: £54mRachel Hunter and daughter Renee Stewart, whose dad is rocker Rod StewartCredit: 2014 Franziska KrugRACHEL was just 16 when she started modelling and she later moved into acting, which boosted her wealth to around £53million.Trained dancer Renee – Rachel’s daughter with her rockstar ex-husband Rod Stewart – first modelled with her mum in 2010, for a Pantene Shampoo ad. Rachel, 54, said at the time: “It took some time talking Renee into it.”Once Pantene incorporated her dance and stuff it worked so well.”Renee, 31, has since modelled for Fendi and Dolce & Gabbana and runs meditation and yoga retreats, making her a millionaire.Cindy Crawford and Kaia GerberWorth: £180mCindy Crawford and daughter Kaia, who made her modelling debut aged ten for Young VersaceCredit: GettyKAIA won the genetic lottery with models Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber for parents. She made her modelling debut aged ten for Young Versace and, in 2018, the mother-daughter duo shared the runway at Milan Fashion Week. Kaia, 22, also joined Cindy as an ambassador for Swiss watchmaker Omega.Cindy, 58, who is worth £177.3million, has said of her working relationship with Kaia: “It feels like I get to work with a really good friend.”READ MORE SUN STORIESKaia, worth £2.3million, has been the face of Chanel and campaigns including Miu Miu, Karl Lagerfeld and Alexander Wang. More

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      I don’t care who it offends – blondes DO have more fun. Stars from Sydney Sweeney to Beyonce prove we’re back on top

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      THE following words come with a trigger warning. Fasten your seatbelts, my woke friends, because I’m here to remind you that it is in fact true: Blondes have more fun.Stupendous Sydney Sweeney shows that the classic blonde look is back – and it’s here to stayCredit: GettyThe White Lotus star Sydney poses in a pic uploaded to InstagramCredit: Instagram / Sydney SweeneyI know, it does rather fly in the face of all this modern-day jiggery wokery to even suggest such a thing.How very dare I? I’m sure it’s highly unfashionable. It’s positively archaic. And probably even offensive to some.Because in these politically correct times in which we live, it’s been great to see that we have finally come to accept that women come in all different shapes, shades, colours and sizes, so to suggest that only the fair-haired variety are capable of having a great time is insulting.It’s a slogan that’s been nigh-on banned and one that, I suspect, might only be whispered in hushed breaths in quiet corners of secret blonde members’ clubs.READ MORE ULRIKA JONSSONPlucky courageBut after The White Lotus actress Sydney Sweeney practically blew up the internet with her performance on US TV chat show Saturday Night Live, proving she has zero qualms about hypnotising the world with her ample assets, paired with her platinum tresses and enviable sexiness, it could just be that the tide is turning on Generation Woke.She showed there was no shame in being blonde. Beyonce has long been a fan of the blonde lookCredit: Cécred / PAAnd Kim Kardashian has also been trying it outCredit: Instagram / Kim Kardashian / @alaninutritionPop star Sabrina Carpenter is also fully embracing the retro blonde lookCredit: Jack Bridgland Studio / SkimsAnd she was utterly unapologetic about using what God gave her — and the world loves her for it.Even her family know the value of her incredible look. Most read in CelebrityIn a recent interview, she told how her grandparents had complimented her curves after seeing her on the big screen.Or as Sydney, 26, put it: “They said I have the best t*ts in Hollywood.”Sydney Sweeney looks incredible in plunging pink gown as she joins an unrecognisable Emma Corrin in VeniceCoupled with the recent Barbie movie — which turned what used to be an idealised, sexualised and objectified version of what we were told a woman should look like into a whole new feminist movement — Sydney might just be making being blonde into something we can once again be proud of.Pop star Sabrina Carpenter is fully embracing the sexy, retro blonde look, where being platinum and wearing tight clothing is no longer a crime against fashion or taste. It’s a sign of pride and plucky courage.Let’s face it, even Beyonce and Kim Kardashian have adopted the blonde bombshell look — clear proof that there really is only so much fun you can have being brunette without at least giving blonde a go.I speak as a blonde, of course. I wasn’t around when the slogan was created in the 1950s to advertise a certain hair dye brand with the question, “Is it true that blondes have more fun?”, creating tension between blondes and brunettes and establishing a hair colour hierarchy.The suggestion was definitely that blondes did have more fun and were more desirable. And the most famous blonde of all time, Marilyn Monroe, embodied everything you could imagine that would be fun and ample and flirtatious and alluring.She has never been replicated. We all want to have that Marilyn factor, and if it means dyeing our hair blonde, then that’s what we’ll do.Marilyn Monroe was one of the most famous blondes of all timeCredit: GettyFrench ‘sex kitten’ Brigitte Bardot also helped set the standard for the lookCredit: Kobal / Rex FeaturesLove Islander Molly Smith has been flying the flag for peroxide pride in more recent timesCredit: Instagram / mollysmith19Soon after Marilyn set the standard for blonde perfection, into the spotlight stepped French “sex kitten” Brigitte Bardot — another brunette who saw the light in terms of hair colour, changing her shade for a 1956 Italian film and sticking with it. She was followed in the Eighties and Nineties by blonde Hollywood sex symbol Heather Graham — Austin Powers’s love interest Felicity Shagwell — and Baywatch swimsuit icon Pamela Anderson.In more recent times, Love Islander Molly Smith has been flying the flag for peroxide pride.I have to confess, I didn’t at all get why it should be true that blondes have more fun. I came from Sweden, where (without exaggeration), virtually every single woman is blonde.And some of them looked quite miserable at times. As a blonde you were nothing special. You weren’t the exception. You were the rule.Until I came to the UK, that is. That’s when I stood out like a Belisha beacon. I definitely got a lot of attention. And by the time I found fame as a weather presenter at 21, I’d grown a decent pair of knockers, too. So I really was the whole package.Sun writer Ulrika back in 1993Credit: Scope FeaturesUlrika explains that she’s no bimbo – but that blondes really do have more funCredit: Olivia West – The SunAnd it turns out there is even scientific fact to back it all up. In 2008, research at Nottingham Trent Uni found that blonde women feel more attractive, are more daring, have higher levels of self-confidence and are even likely to be more adventurous in the bedroom.We also know that gentlemen prefer blondes. So all this points towards 1,000 reasons why being blonde is something to be proud of.However, over the past decade or so, it hasn’t entirely been the case.Of course, it’s quite right that we should have diversity and inclusivity in our vision and images of women.Not all females are Barbie dolls with tiny waists, big bazookas and long, blonde hair.I always felt like a reluctant blonde, because I always felt the proximity of the words blonde and stupid was a bit too close for comfortUlrika JonssonI love that we see older women on billboards and those with wide waists and thighs that could crush a walnut.But it may just have been at the exclusion of the good old-fashioned blonde.She’s been sidelined a bit, I fear, and people have delighted in reminding us that blondes are often dumb, too.Maybe that’s why I always felt like a reluctant blonde, because I always felt the proximity of the words blonde and stupid was a bit too close for comfort.The assumption was that you couldn’t possibly be blonde and clever. In short, we were bimbos.Thanks in part to Sydney Sweeney, who is Making Blonde Great Again — and others on whose shoulders and highlights she stands — it’s OK to be loud and proud about being blonde. Think what you like, but there is no way you could accuse Beyonce of being dumb just ’cos she’s blonde.And for me, the greatest of them all — greater even than Monroe — who has blown everyone else out of the water over the years with her songwriting, comedic and acting talent and business acumen is the wondrous Dolly Parton.Despite being a pocket rocket at only 4ft 11in, she has ensured she has never been overlooked because she is so unequivocally unashamed of being blonde and colourful. The wondrous Dolly Parton has kept her image going for decades, and it’s become part of her identityCredit: Rex FeaturesAnd while her feet may never have seen daylight due to her huge breasts, she has never changed her image, as being blonde is her identity.And Dolly has the ultimate answer to the snide comments: “I’m not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I’m not dumb . . . and I also know that I’m not blonde.”READ MORE SUN STORIESShe is my hero. She has always paved her own road and never deviated from her blonde persona.So I’ll hold my blonde head up damn high and recall Dolly’s words loudly and proudly: “You’d be surprised how much it costs to look this cheap.”Pamela Anderson was one of the most famous blondes of the NinetiesCredit: Rex Features More

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      Angelina Jolie’s daughter Shiloh ‘wants to move in with Brad Pitt’ as insiders wonder: will toxic battle ever end?

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      ANGELINA JOLIE was all smiles when she stepped out with her mini-me daughter Vivienne this week but, behind the scenes, her grip on the Jolie-Pitt brood is beginning to wane.The six children have been living with Angelina, 48, in her £20million Los Angeles mansion following her bitter break up from ex-husband Brad Pitt, 60.Angelina Jolie is all smiles as she steps out with daughter VivienneCredit: TheImageDirect.comBut daughter Shiloh reportedly wants to move in with dad Brad PittCredit: BackGridIt is the latest incident in a very toxic Brangelina breakupCredit: GettyBut insiders now claim Shiloh wants to move into her dad’s £6million mansion in Los Feliz, California, when she turns 18 next month.The revelation will be a huge blow to Angelina, in the drawn-out toxic battle between the exes since their split in 2016, which is one of the worst celebrity break-ups Hollywood has ever seen.It has left showbiz observers wondering if it will ever end.Especially after Brad recently branded her a ‘hypocrite’ during a bitter legal battle over their French vineyard The Chateau Miraval estate, which produces an award-winning sparkling rosé, following Ange’s sale of her $64million (£50 million) share to Russian oligarch Yuri Shefler in 2021.READ MORE ON BRANGELINA SPLIT‘Unconscionable NDA’Brad previously slammed her decision to sell her half, saying she was forcing him to partner up with “a stranger”.Despite its commercial value, Miraval holds sentimental value for the Bullet Train actor.One major legal battle involves French vineyard The Chateau MiravalCredit: XposureAnge sold it to Russian oligarch Yuri Shefler, far left, back in 2021Credit: Rex FeaturesBrad Pitt claims he was ‘bullied & threatened’ by Russian tycoon in $350 million vineyard battle against Angelina Jolie“Pitt and Jolie purchased the château as a home to share with their children and the vineyard as a family business,” his lawyer said.“They agreed they would never sell their respective interests in Miraval without the other’s consent.”Most read in CelebrityJust days ago, the bitter row hit the head-lines again after sources close to Brad blasted Angelina for filing explosive court documents.Angelina’s lawyers said: “While Pitt’s history of physical abuse of Jolie started well before the family’s September 2016 plane trip from France to Los Angeles, this flight marked the first time he turned his physical abuse on the children as well.“Jolie then immediately left him.”During that notorious flight, Angelina sensationally claimed Brad grabbed her by the head and shook her before striking two of their children when they tried to intervene. Brad was even accused of pouring beer and red wine over them.Now Angelina is claiming that she walked out of earlier talks to sell her stake of the winery to Brad for $54million (£43million) because he had tried to coerce her into signing an “unconscionable” non-disclosure agreement in an attempt to “control her”.But Brad’s camp hit back, alleging that she routinely enforced similar confidentiality agreements on her own staff.His legal team filed a motion at LA Superior Court on Friday asking Angelina to disclose other NDAs she entered into with third parties, which could undermine her defence. The NDA Jolie was asked to sign is a standard business contract designed to protect the asset being sold, in this case her stake in Chateau MiravalInsider close to Brad PittThey argued that Angelina’s objection to the NDA was merely a smokescreen to “rationalise” her betrayal of him.“This case isn’t about what took place on a plane in 2016,” an insider close to Brad said.“It’s about whether they had an agreement not to sell their interests in the winery and family home without the other’s consent.“That’s what Brad and his team are focused on, and so far the legal momentum has been on their side.“The NDA Jolie was asked to sign is a standard business contract designed to protect the asset being sold, in this case her stake in Chateau Miraval.“It’s unclear why she finds this so unconscionable when her own lawyers suggested a mutually binding gagging clause as part of their divorce just a few months later.”But Angelina’s legal team claim they possess evidence regarding “Pitt’s pattern of physical abuse within the family and his exertion of control over Jolie,” alleging that the kids are still suffering “significant and ongoing post-traumatic stress”.Lawyers representing the Tomb Raider actress cite a “pattern of abuse, manipulation, and concealment” and claim she has damning “testimony, emails, photographs, and other evidence” that, they argue, will unravel Brad’s argument if the case proceeds.The court documents characterise the actor’s denials of physical abuse as “gaslighting” and claim he exercised “coercive” financial control over her throughout their winery dispute.Brad has consistently refuted all allegations of physical abuse and faced no charges following an FBI investigation into the incident aboard the flight.The pair met in 2004 on the set of Mr And Mrs Smith, while Brad was still married to Friends star Jennifer Aniston.When Brad and Jen filed for divorce, he quickly moved on to a romance with Jolie, fanning the flames he’d cheated on Jen.While Brad emerged from the scandal relatively unscathed, Angelina was seen as temptress who stole Brad.They dated for ten years before they tied the knot at the Miraval estate in 2014 — six years after purchasing it.Angelina wore an Atelier Versace dress embroidered with dozens of designs from her children’s drawings for her wedding to Brad.Brad and Angelina as Hollywood’s golden couple back in 2009Credit: GettyAngelina with kids Maddox, Vivienne, Knox, Shiloh and ZaharaCredit: GettyBut, less than two years later, Hollywood’s once golden couple filed for divorce.In April 2019, a judge awarded Brad 50/50 custody of their six children Maddox, 22, Pax, 20, Zahara, 19, Shiloh, 17, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 15, during their acrimonious divorce. A decision that reportedly enraged the actress.“She will never forgive him,” a source close to Angelina said at the time. “She maintains it’s far from over and still believes that justice will prevail.”Angelina has told of how her children ‘saved’ her.“I was 26 when I became a mother,” she said. “My entire life changed. Having children saved me — and taught me to be in this world differently. “I think, recently, I would’ve gone under in a much darker way had I not wanted to live for them.”During the aftermath of the divorce, Angelina reportedly sold her share of the winery to Shefler – a Russian business empire owns the Stolichnaya vodka brand.According to Brad’s lawyers, this decision violated an agreement between the former spouses that Angelina would give Brad the opportunity of first refusal.Having children saved me — and taught me to be in this world differentlyAngelina JolieBrad’s lawyer, John Berlinski, argued in recently filed legal documents, seen by The U.S. Sun, that any non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) Angelina had imposed on other parties would provide insight into the validity of her reasons for withdrawing from negotiations to sell her stake in Chateau Miraval to Brad.“The scope, terms, and subject matter covered by the NDAs that Jolie has signed or asked a third party to sign are probative of whether Jolie truly withdrew from the negotiations with Pitt because of the NDA he requested, as she asserts,” Berlinski wrote.“By way of example only, if Jolie has required others to sign NDAs that were at least as broad as the one she claims was so ‘unconscionable’ here, it would severely undermine her claimed excuse for terminating negotiations with Pitt and covertly negotiating with Stoli.“Nor is the existence of these documents speculative.READ MORE SUN STORIES“Jolie adamantly refuses to produce the many other NDAs that she signed or requested from others during the relevant time period, along with related documents, presumably because she knows they will severely undermine her defenses.”While we don’t know the outcome of the court case yet, the Brangelina bullet train doesn’t show any signs of slowing down. 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