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As Victoria Beckham rang in the10th anniversary of her Dover Street store on Thursday she was supported by her nearest and dearest.

And stepping out to ring in the milestone, her daughter Harper looked stylish while posing for photos with her dad David.

The youngest Beckham sibling, 13, wore a chic double-breasted wool coat with a grey top and baggy jeans layered underneath.

Harper appears to be following in the mother’s fashion footsteps, with the family wearing very similar looks.

Former footballer David, 49, wrapped up warm in a stylish navy blue double-breasted coat and navy trousers.

Meanwhile, Victoria, 50, opted for a black lace bodysuit that she teamed with a chic oversized tuxedo which boasted satin lapels.

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As Victoria Beckham rang in the10th anniversary of her Dover Street store on Thursday she was supported by her nearest and dearest

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Stepping out to ring in the milestone, her daughter Harper looked stylish while posing for photos with her dad David

The fashion designer topped off her outfit with a pair of black flared trousers ad boosted her height with heels.

Sharing some photos to Instagram, David captioned the snaps: ‘Celebrating 10yrs of Victoria’s Dover Street store. Love what you’ve created with the space @roseuniake @victoriabeckham.’

During the event, the president and co-owner of Inter Miami CF appeared in his element as he popped on a pair of green Bowers & Wilkins headphones and got the party going with his DJ skills.

With plans to create a lucrative brand under the watchful eye of her ‘momager’ and possessing a surname that will open numerous doors, Harper‘s career path may soon look a lot like Kim Kardashian‘s.

The 13-year-old took her first bona fide step into the spotlight just a few weeks ago when she presented her mother with a Harper’s Bazaar Women of the Year award, even making a speech about her ‘amazing Mummy’.

‘I’m so nervous,’ she told the star-studded audience. ‘Especially as tonight’s a school night. Hopefully, this isn’t going to get me in trouble.’

At her mother’s perfume launch in New York she revealed her ambition for the future is to create an ‘amazing’ brand – just like her mother’s eponymous fashion label.

However, there are plenty of other sources of inspiration close to look up to, namely Victoria’s new friend Kim Kardashian, who the former Spice Girl has been growing closer to in recent years.

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The youngest Beckham sibling, 13, wore a chic double-breasted wool coat with a grey top and baggy jeans layered underneath

Victoria Beckham showcases new partywear collection at event

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The former footballer took to his Instagram to share a slew of snaps with his followers and in one snap he appeared in his element as he got the party going with his DJ skills

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Victoria looked nothing short of sensational as she cut a stylish figure in a black lace bodysuit with a sheer design and a plunging neckline

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The fashion designer topped off her outfit with a pair of black flared trousers ad boosted her height with heels and modelled a handbag from her collection

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Tana Ramsay (second left) and her daughter Holly (right) looked elegant as they supported family friend Victoria

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Victoria’s shop has been remodelled by interior designer Rose Uniacke (left) just in time for Christmas

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Jo Ellison (centre) wore a quirky jumper and wide legged jeans

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Vogue editor Sarah Harris joined Victoria to mark the occasion

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Vogue’s fashion editor Chioma Nnadi joined Rose and Victoria

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It comes as Victoria showed off her ‘Post Balm’ in a new Instagram video

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The fashion mogul showed off the new trio collection from her beauty range which costs £82

In a move away from her reality TV roots, Kim, 44, has carved out an impressive career as a businesswoman and is currently at the helm of billion dollar shapewear brand Skims.

It’s a level of success that Victoria is no doubt eyeing up for her youngest child, and thanks to her being friends with the Calabasas family and hiring Kim’s sister Kendall Jenner to walk for her 2023 Paris Fashion Week show, their worlds have merged.

Setting Harper up for a future in business is a canny move by Victoria, and she will be eager to shield her from the pitfalls her eldest son Brooklyn experienced while trying to find his feet. However, according to PR expert Riley Gardiner from No Strings Public Relations, Harper is in a more profitable position than Kim ever was.

‘What sets Harper apart is the network she’s plugged into—not just in the celebrity world, but also in high fashion and serious business. This gives her an advantage over Kim Kardashian, who built her empire initially through reality TV and by riding the wave of controversy,’ Riley said.

Rumours persist within the TV industry that this 17th will be the last ever series as ratings fall – and Olympic gold winners Jayne and Chris are also retiring from Dancing On Ice

Dancing On Ice head judges Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean have admitted that even they do not know if the show will end after the new series.

The ITV programme returns to screens in the New Year, teaching celebrities to skate. But rumours persist within the TV industry that this 17th will be the last ever series as ratings fall. And Olympic gold winners Jayne and Chris are also retiring from the rink.

They will skate on screen this series, then will do a final tour next year before hanging up their skates. It means Dancing On Ice would lose one of its big draws, even though the pair could stay on as coaches and judges if the programme did continue.

The pair said they would ‘love’ for Dancing On Ice to continue ( 
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Jayne and Christopher will skate on screen this series, then will do a final tour next year before hanging up their skates ( 
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Asked about the security of the show’s future, Chris said: “By the end of the series we’ll know.” Jayne, 67, said: “It’s year by year…” Chris, 66, added: “We would love the show to continue. It’s been a renaissance for us. It started 2006 so it’s almost 20 years of our life as well. We’ve been doing Dancing On Ice longer than we did as competitors.”

And Jayne agreed, saying: “We were part of it from the beginning.” Last series, one episode managed just 2.9 million viewers, a far cry from the 12 million it got at its peak. It is also now the only show Holly Willoughby, 43, hosts for ITV and she is reportedly keen to try new things.

However, show bosses still hope it can be a hit and the new contestants, who include Olympic rower Sir Steve Redgrave, 62, and Coronation Street actor Sam Aston, 31, have already got their skates on. Last week the first pictures emerged of the new ice dancers training. Towie star Dan Edgar, 34, showed off his strength as he practised a series of daring lifts with his professional partner Vanessa James Amoros.

Ferne McCann, 34, was also spotted executing a lift on the ice with her partner Brendyn Hatfield, and former footballer Anton Ferdinand, 39, appeared deep in concentration as his partner Annette Dytrt helped to correct his form. Jayne and Chris’s comments came as they promoted their swansong tour, Torvill & Dean: Our Last Dance.

Chris said: “It’s a different show from anything we’ve done before, because it’s going to be like a life story from the beginning when we met, and throughout our career, some iconic moments. We want it to be a celebration.” Jayne added: “We’ll be creating our versions of the routines that we won competitions in.”

Loose Women panellist Kéllé Bryan has been in the showbiz world for a long time. She tells us about what she’s learned in her career, and why diversity is so important to her…

Loose Women’s star Kéllé Bryan, who has had a long-standing career in showbiz, was one of the founding members of the girl band Eternal in 1992. She shared the stage with Louise Nurding (now Redknapp) and sisters Easther and Vernie Bennett. Since then, she has taken on acting roles in the BBC sitcom Me And Mrs Jones and Hollyoaks, where she played Martine Deveraux for four years, then five years ago, she joined the panel of ITV’s Loose Women.

In an exclusive and candid chat with OK!, the London-born mum to Regan, 13, and 11-year-old Kayori Rose opens up about her life as an ordained minister, the truth behind the alleged feuds on ITV’s Loose Women, and how she’s finally learned to love her body after years being told in a girlband that she was the “big girl” of the group…

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Hi Kéllé! You’ve been on Loose Women for five years now, were you ready for the spotlight that goes with a job like that?

I was probably more conscious of it being live television and thinking about what I said [in the moment], rather than the consequences of what I said. I just thought it would be, “Oh that’s what she thinks, move on.” But everything is analysed so much, they sort of comb through it quite slowly.

Audiences love to spot a feud…

Ha, yes, people will say, “You looked at her funny,” and I’m like, “No, I was actually looking off at the floor manager at that time!” I’m generally seat four so when I look away from the panel, it’s to my floor manager, not actively looking away from another panellist! I didn’t quite understand that microscopic way of analysing the show. I didn’t realise that when I started, but now I get it!

So you’re still enjoying it?

Yes, and I’m grateful for the platform because there are very few Christian women who come from the perspective that I do on television. I think it’s an important voice to be heard, it brings more diversity to the panel.

Brenda Edwards, Charlene White, Judi Love and Kéllé made up Loose Women’s first all-Black female panel ( 
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Kéllé is thrilled to bring new perspectives to the ITV daytime show
You’re a huge advocate for diversity on the show aren’t you?

Yes, whether it’s because I’m an ordained minister, or coming from the perspective of having a chronic illness and rebuilding my life after losing sight, sound and ability to move [Kéllé was diagnosed with lupus in 2000]. There are lots of different angles that people can’t come at me for because I can say, “I’ve been there, done that.”

The hardest part is very recently having the push back for having four Black women on at the same time. It still tells me where we’re at which is why I find it profound. What are you reading and listening to that makes you think that’s an informed opinion to have? It shocks me. Yesterday there were four white ladies, no one had an issue with that!

Does being an ordained minister bring anything extra to Loose Women?

It actually came up the other day on Loose Women, and I always say, “This is me. Whether I’m on the pulpit or the panel, I’m the same person.” I don’t change who I am. My language might change slightly because I’m in a different environment.

Prior to joining Loose Women Kéllé played Martine Deveraux in Hollyoaks ( 
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LIMEPICTURES)You’ve joined the JD Williams Midlife Redefined campaign… we heard you were already familiar with the brand from the Loose Women wardrobe?

Our stylists on Loose Women use them as a brand and when I put the clothes on for the first time, I immediately realised that whoever made it, understands what women need and want! I find fashion can sometimes be youth-led and fad-led, but this is a range made for women like us, sized for us, designed for us, researched for us.

When I hit 40 my shape completely changed and I didn’t realise there was a brand that saw that in us. This whole campaign is “we see you”. We have a change of lifestyle at this age and that doesn’t mean you can only wear jeans and trainers – you can – but you can wear things that have a great cut and colour.

Kéllé picked her favourite pieces for the JDWilliams edit

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You’ve had a difficult relationship with your body at times, haven’t you?

Well I started my life at stage school at age 11 and was a dancer from two so I was always in a leotard and tights. I have the stereotypical Black girl figure, I’ve got boobs and thighs. Once puberty hit I was told, “You’re never going to be a dancer.” So I had an eating disorder from my early teens.

What happened when you joined the band?

It was the size-0 era. Again, everybody was looking at me and I was the “big girl in the group”. All the designers would bring rails of sample clothes, I’d look and think, “They’re never going to fit me.” The other girls were smaller sizes and I was a size 10 and they just didn’t have that size. I’d try to wiggle my way into stuff, to the point where I thought, “I’ve got to do something about it.” So again, I had an eating disorder. My mum was amazing and so was my GP.

I went to the doctor for something else and he asked me about my eating habits. He said he could tell my digestion wasn’t working the way it should and that I was interrupting that process. I admitted, “I’m taking laxatives,” and he was amazing and referred me to all the right people.

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How do you make sure you stay healthy nowadays, and especially setting a good example to your kids?

It’s about what I surround myself with, I try to educate my algorithm online. I’m really guarded about what I read, what I listen to, and I watch really healthy people. I surround myself with people who speak positive language. I’m quite responsible to the people around me. I have open conversations with people like my mum.

It’s about being careful about your surroundings and who you allow into your inner circle. It’s not the big things that make a difference, it’s the little incremental things that seep into your psyche and before you know it, you’ve got a certain opinion and don’t know where it came from.

Kéllé Bryan collaborated with JD Williams for their Midlife Redefined initiative and helped curate a Partywear Edit that has been styled by brand ambassador Gok Wan, and is available in sizes 8-32.

For advice and helplines about eating disorders, see beateatingdisorders.org.uk

Social media star GK Barry is in the I’m A Celebrity camp with her Loose Women co-star Jane Moore, yet the pair haven’t appeared to spend much time together as her pal reveals why

GK Barry’s best friend has weighed in on her appearing to keep her distance from Loose Women star Jane Moore.

The pair, who both star on the ITV daytime panel show, are in the I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! camp together. Despite being colleagues on the outside world, viewers have seen minimal interactions between the pair while in the Australian jungle. Jane, who also works as a journalist, started on Loose Women back in 1999.

She has been on and off the show ever since, while social media star GK – real name Grace Keeling – joined the panel this year. GK’s best pal and former Gogglebox star Joe Baggs has revealed the reason the pair may not seem so close to viewers. Speaking to the Mirror, Joe said: “I think that where they obviously know each other, they’re probably putting that energy into getting to know other people who they don’t know. To be fair, that normally happens in there.”

GK’s best friend Joe has spilled on how she is doing ( 
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The social media star is competing in I’m A Celebrity ( 
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“I’m sure we will see, as people start to get voted out, the connections getting closer as well,” he told us. Joe, who has released his own cocktail set called Moist, admitted he was hoping for more from GK and Jane. The social media star told us: “I was hoping for a few more Loose Women chats. When they come up with those topics and then they start to debate them, I need a few of those in the camp.”

However, Joe is impressed with GK’s unlikely connection with Reverend Richard Coles. The vicar entered the camp late, but quickly found a bond with GK as they’ve discussed everything from their sexuality to religion and even a royal family confession. Joe admitted he didn’t see their friendship coming as he said: “It is such an unlikely pairing. I really didn’t see that coming.

“ I was thinking when she when in, it was going to be Coleen Rooney [she would be close to] like a mother daughter relationship 100 percent or Maura [Higgins]. I think it’s so funny and the conversations and the vibe they’ve got going is so good. I want them have a tribal show or something together. Something after I’m a Celeb with those two would be amazing.”

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ITV/REX/Shutterstock)Joe admitted he hopes the pair stay in touch on the outside world and said they will definitely get him on their podcast. The TikTok star also thought there would be more tension in camp than there has been but has a prediction why. Joe said: “I just think it all depends on who gets voted for those trials, because then once they get hungrier and hungrier that’s when the arguments start to happen.

“They’ve had like a really solid week with the trials, so that I think that’s why I’ve been getting on. It also depends on if anything political is going to be brought up because there’s not really been too many conversations that are that divisive yet. Obviously Jane, with the comments with Barry about the sexism stuff was a bit snappy. It will be interesting to see if anything follows on from that.”

Joe’s Moist cocktails, inspired by his Googlebox star mum, can be ordered here.

Oti Mabuse had fans saying the same thing after she opened up about her marriage in a rare admission during the latest episode of ITV’s I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!

Oti Mabuse sparked a huge reaction as she shared a bombshell about her marriage.

During Sunday night’s episode of ITV’s I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! each campmate had the opportunity to win a letter from their loved ones. The celebrities were tasked with identifying a hidden word from their loved one, which was mouthed by another campmate.

The celebrities had to enter the Bush Telegraph to mouth the phrases, with their fellow campmates being given just two minutes to win their letter. But Dancing On Ice star Oti was somewhat perplexed when she was tasked with identifying “aero island”. Speaking to her fellow campers, she admitted she had no idea what the word meant.

However, just moments later, she exclaimed: “It was where we got married!” Fans of the ITV programme have since taken to X, formerly known as Twitter to share their views – with many being left in fits of laughter. “Oti forgetting where she got married is so funny #imaceleb,” said one.

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A second went on to pen: “Not Oti forgetting where she got married. Looks like the jungle’s messing with her memory! #imaceleb.” Meanwhile, a third typed: “Oti forgetting where she got married, glad they all got their letters #imaceleb,” alongside a string of laughing emojis.

“Oti forgetting where she got married is literal queen type behaviour and typical Oti at her finest #imaceleb,” laughed another. A fourth fan echoed: “These passwords are more entertaining than the actual letters from home. Oti forgetting where she got married and finding out Wayne proposed to Coleen in a petrol station.”

Coleen Rooney was chosen to read Oti’s letter from her husband, Marius, which read: “First of all, our baby is fine. We have had the best time watching how beautiful and kind you are and how you spread that positive South African energy with this amazing group of people.

“Even if I didn’t think it was possible, I realised that I love you even more now, because of the woman and extraordinary mother you’re becoming.” Marius continued: “When you laugh we laugh, when you cry, we cry and when you eat cockroaches we eat the best food we can get, just to balance it out! Limitless love Little Oti and Marius.”

Oti’s husband Marius sent her an emotional letter from home ( 
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Marius previously told the Mirror that he was left emotional after seeing Oti cry in the jungle. Oti admitted last month that the I’m a Celeb experience had taken a toll on her, saying that she found it “exhausting” and missed her usual support systems. “You know they say you have a dip, and I don’t think I’ve had one until now,” she said. “You don’t have your normal support you know, you don’t have your spiritual support, you don’t have your emotional support…I was just like, “‘Wow, ok none of my family’s around.’”

With Oti visibly upset, the other campmates tried to lift her spirits. “Your jungle family’s here, though,” said Tulisa. Later in the Bush Telegraph interview, she added: “I just have to remind myself why I’m here, I just have to push and dig deep. I’m here for my daughter and I have to be strong. It’s just exhausting sometimes to be strong.”

Asked if he was looking forward to seeing Oti, he said: “Oh my god you can’t imagine. And this one (points to baby) can’t wait.” Of caring for their child, whose name has not been revealed, he said: “It’s been so nice, I love it. We didn’t get out of the plane as she was too sleepy. She is the best baby ever.” Asked if she could win, he said: “That’s a very difficult question.”

But he said that Oti had been talking for a long time about taking part on the show. He said: “We were discussing this for a few years and she always said she would love to do it.” Marius, who arrived with Oti’s mum Dudu, said he was fine looking after their baby solo. He added: “I teach kids and we have a dance studio and I have the best help here (points to Oti’s mum).”

Asked if she has had enough airtime so far on the show, he added: “I think she has enough. I think it’s all about the whole group and the challenges. I think it’s fine.”

Strictly Come Dancing aired its Musicals Week results show this evening, with a surprising exit on the cards for one pairing

Strictly Come Dancing aired a shock dance-off this evening following Musicals Week.

Tonight, the BBC show saw Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe face off against Tasha Ghouri and Aljaž Škorjanec in the dance-off. Both pairs performed their routines once again, with Montell and Johannes dancing their Rumba to I’m Here from the musical The Color Purple whilst Tasha and Aljaž performed their Argentine Tango to Ex-Wives from Six.

The judges were then asked to give their verdicts on who they wanted to save, with Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke all choosing to save Tasha and Aljaž, meaning they were through.

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Head judge Shirley Ballas didn’t need to vote but she agreed that she would have decided to save Tasha and Aljaž. It therefore meant an exit for Montell and Johannes, with the Gladiators star making an emotional admission as she exited.

Speaking about Johannes, she said: “He has been amazing. Strictly has touched me in ways I never knew possible. I’m an Olympian and a Gladiator, but I have honestly struggled with confidence my whole life and being on the show, with the beautiful crew, the judges, the cast has just been such an honour. I have to say thank you to you [Johannes] because I really have found a friend and a brother in this man. I mean it from the bottom of my heart, I hope he’s in my life forever, because we have something very special.”

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On tonight’s results show, there was an incredible performance from The Schuyler Sisters from the musical Hamilton whilst the Strictly professionals danced to As If We Never Said Goodbye from Sunset Boulevard.

*Strictly Come Dancing’s semi-final will air next Saturday at 6.30pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! fans have voted Dean McCullough to be the second person sent home from the camp just days after Jane Moore was brutally sent packing

The second person has been sent home from the I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! camp.

During Sunday night’s episode, hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly announced that Dean McCullough was the second person to leave the Australian jungle. The vote was between him and Irish boxer Barry McGuigan – who only just won 10 stars for the camp during his ‘impossible’ trial.

Immediately after being voted out, Dean said: “I’m going home, I’m going home, I need my underwear, I’ll see you later! I’m going home!” Speaking to Ant and Dec in the studio following the eviction, he said: “Boys, it’s absolutely nuts. I still can’t believe I’m here.” When Ant and Dec pointed out he didn’t look disappointed to be voted out, he said: “Not at all, I have really soaked up this whole experience. All the trials.”

The hosts then brought up the fact Dean yelled out ‘ I’m A celebrity, get me out of here!’ multiple times to get out of trials. Ant admitted he was harsh with the radio star, with Dean yelling out: “You were so harsh!” However, the hosts claimed it was simply ‘tough love’ to get Dean to finish the tasks as they thought they were “do-able”.

It comes just days after Loose Women’s Jane Moore was sent packing as the first evictee. Earlier this week, Jane was chosen as the first person to leave the Australian jungle after taking part in gruelling trials and eating measly meals of beans and rice.

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Jane spoke to Ant and Dec following her departure, describing her stint in the jungle as “such a weird and magical experience”.

When asked if she was disappointed to be first out, she responded: “No more washing up – yes!” She also stated that: “Hard work doesn’t get rewarded.” During her stint in the jungle, Jane came under fire after she accused Barry McGuigan and Danny Jones of being “sexist” and “ageist” over a camp chore.

Reflecting, she said: “I collected the logs, I built the fire, I emptied the dunny, because my partner was Dean, who was on trials all the time. So I did it all on my own, put out the rubbish. I had three jobs. I worked like a dog, and then they gave me the washing up, which is a really tough job to go three times a day all the way to the bottom of the creek, lugging everything. I wasn’t pleased about that, to be honest. I said to Danny when he walked out: ‘don’t give me cleaning’.”

She added that she “can’t wait to get rid of the washing up,” adding: “I’m never washing up again, ever. Yeah, it’s been hard work down there this year.” She also shared her thoughts on who should win the show. Picking Melvin Odoom and Coleen Rooney, she said: “I think Melvin is an absolute slogger. He’s very quiet. He doesn’t push himself forward. Colleen is another one. So they keep everything going. They’re not flamboyant but they’re solid.”

Under fire MasterChef host Gregg Wallace issued a video response to allegations against him of inappropriate work behaviour – only to cause fresh fury against him

Gregg Wallace took to social media on Sunday to defend himself against accusations of inappropriate work behaviour – but sparked a furious backlash in response.

The 60-year-old TV cooking judge has come under fire in the past week over his alleged behaviour while working on his BBC shows. Gregg, who has hosted MasterChef since 2005, has already denied all the allegations against him through his representatives, but took actions into his own hands on Sunday morning.

Turning to Instagram, the cooking expert took aim at those making accusations against him and suggested he has had no complaints over the past 20 years of working on screens. He described his accusers as “a handful of middle class women of a certain age” and also claimed female contestants on MasterChef had made sexual comments of their own.

His rebuttal has sparked a furious backlash from other social media users – with many slamming him for his tone deaf response to the crisis. Former MP Anna Soubry was among those to pan the star for his comments, writing on X: “‘It’s yer ‘ormones luv’ Gregg 2gs Wallace proving he’s not an odious misogynist.”

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Elsewhere, Location, Location, Location presenter Kirstie Allsopp has furiously hit out at Gregg. She also addressed her own experience with him which left her feeling “embarrassed.” In a post on X, she said: “Within 1hr of meeting Gregg Wallace he told me of a sex act that he & his partner at the time enjoyed ‘every morning’, she’d just left the room, we were filming a pilot. Did he get off on how embarrassed I was? It was totally unprofessional.” She ended the post by saying: “I’m a #MiddleClassWomanOfaCertainAge.”

Former Scottish Conservative leader, Dame Ruth Davidson has also hit out at Gregg. In a post on X, she commented: “I mean, this is going to be taught in future years as a stellar example of how **not** to do defensive comms. My God.”

Another user on X mocked Gregg for his Instagram Stories videos, writing: “Gregg Wallace explaining how he is totally innocent and it’s all the fault of ‘middle-class women’.” While another blasted the star’s press team for failing to intervene, writing: “Who advised Gregg Wallace to say complaints were coming from women ‘of a certain age’?!?! Has he really got no idea of how that would sound?!”

Kirstie Allsopp hit out at Gregg on social mediaAnother referenced the fact that Sir Rod Stewart this week slammed Gregg for reportedly reducing his wife, Penny Lancaster, to tears while she was a contestant on MasterChef in 2021. The X user wrote: “Will somebody please shut Gregg Wallace up. I always knew what a vulgar and brash man he is but his latest broadside at a handful of women of a certain age making allegations really does take the biscuit. Rod Stewart got it absolutely right.”

And another typed: “I don’t think Gregg Wallace’s defence of “At the end of the day, the women who made these allegations about me are miserable old cows” is going to win him any sympathy.” And another, without mincing their words, wrote: “I bet Gregg Wallace thinks that he’s done a good job of rebutting the allegations against him. All he’s done is show what a misogynistic p**ck he is.”

In his Instagram Stories videos, Gregg said: “I’ve been doing MasterChef for 20 years. Amateur, Celebrity and Professional MasterChef. And in that time, I have worked with over 4,000 contestants of all different ages, all different backgrounds, all walks of life. And apparently now, I’m reading in the paper, there’s been 13 complaints in that time. In the newspaper I can see the complaints coming from a handful of middle class women of a certain age, just from Celebrity MasterChef. This isn’t right.”

He continued in a second video: “In 20 years of television, can you imagine how many women, female contestants, on MasterChef have made sexual remarks or sexual innuendo. Can you imagine?”

And in a further video message to fans, he commented: “This is important to me. Twenty years of doing Celebrity MasterChef, Amateur, Professional, Eat Well For Less, Inside the Factory… Do you know how many staff, all different sorts of staff, can you imagine the people I’ve worked with? Do you know how many staff complained about me in that time? … Absolutely none. Zero. Seriously.”

Labour MP Diane Abbott has warned Gregg Wallace that ‘the world has moved on’ after he defended himself against accusations of abuse by arguing it was ‘middle class women of a certain age’ complaining about him

Diane Abbott has shared her thoughts on the scandal that is currently engulfing BBC MasterChef star Gregg Wallace.

TV cookery expert Gregg, 60, has been embroiled in scandal in recent days after a number of people stepped forward to claim he had used inappropriate sexual language on the set of his BBC show. While subsequent allegations have emerged to suggest he has groped women and used racist terminology – allegations the star himself has furiously denied.

Attempting to confront the allegations on Sunday, Gregg released a string of videos via Instagram Stories in which he argued those making claims against him were “a handful of middle class women of a certain age”. Appearing on the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg – which was hosted by Victoria Derbyshire, Labour MP Diane, 71, lashed back at Gregg for his comments.

She remarked: “It’s not a crime to be a middle class woman over a certain age, I would say. Gregg doesn’t get it. The world has moved on. Back in the day he could touch up women and harass women —” Host Victoria, 56, then interjected to state: “Well, there’s no suggestion that he’s done that. Absolutely no suggestion he has done that at all.”

Diane Abbott made her thoughts about Gregg Wallace crystal clear on the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg ( 
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Pressing on, Diane said: “Back in the day he could harass women, and it was about power, really. Women weren’t in a position to say anything or do anything. He just doesn’t understand the world has moved on.” And then reiterating her fact, Victoria stated: “And just to repeat, through his lawyers, he has said ‘It is entirely false that he engages in behaviour of a sexual harassing nature.’”

Diane is not the only figure from the world of politics to react to Gregg’s blunt rebuff of the accusations made against him. Former MP Anna Soubry was among those to pan the star for his comments, writing on X: “‘It’s yer ‘ormones luv’ Gregg 2gs Wallace proving he’s not an odious misogynist.”

And there was a deluge of furious comments from others who felt Gregg’s video posts were tone deaf. One X user wrote: “Gregg Wallace explaining how he is totally innocent and it’s all the fault of ‘middle-class women’.” While another blasted the star’s press team for failing to intervene, writing: “Who advised Gregg Wallace to say complaints were coming from women ‘of a certain age’?!?! Has he really got no idea of how that would sound?!”

In his Instagram Stories video address to fans, Gregg said: “I’ve been doing MasterChef for 20 years. Amateur, Celebrity and Professional MasterChef. And in that time, I have worked with over 4,000 contestants of all different ages, all different backgrounds, all walks of life. And apparently now, I’m reading in the paper, there’s been 13 complaints in that time. In the newspaper I can see the complaints coming from a handful of middle class women of a certain age, just from Celebrity MasterChef. This isn’t right.”

He added: “In 20 years of television, can you imagine how many women, female contestants, on MasterChef have made sexual remarks or sexual innuendo. Can you imagine?”

Queen Camilla has earned her sister-in-law Princess Anne’s admiration and respect over the years and shares ‘secrets’ with the senior royal, according to former BBC royal expert Jennie Bond.

Queen Camilla has garnered the “admiration” of sister-in-law Princess Anne and has shared ‘secrets’ with the royal, according to a Royal expert. Former BBC Royal correspondent Jennie Bond has claimed that Camilla, who joined the Royal Family officially in 2005 after marrying King Charles, Anne’s brother, has noticeably made strides in forming strong bonds within the Royal circle, reports OK!.

Jennie explained: “Yes I think Camilla has earned her sister-in-law’s admiration, just as she has won the respect of many people in the country. This was an unusual moment for both women, and I think it showed their mutual respect. Camilla and Anne have known each other for a very long time.”

Camilla married Charles in 2005 and has earned the respect of the royal circle ( 
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She elaborated on the “history” the two women share and how they will exchange “secrets” through mutual trust. Jennie added: “You have to remember that Camilla was married to Andrew Parker Bowles, who was once a boyfriend of the princess. They share a lot of history and probably a lot of secrets.”

The former BBC Royal correspondent pointed out that it might have been “tricky” for Anne to see Camilla assume the role of Queen following the death of her mother, Queen Elizabeth II.

However, Anne recognises the “tremendous support” Camilla provides to her brother Charles. “It may have been quite tricky for both of them to adjust to the new situation with Camilla becoming the senior royal and, indeed, taking on the role of Anne’s beloved mother,” the expert stated.

“But I think Anne has seen what a tremendous support Camilla is to Charles: the King is certainly lucky to have two strong women either side of him, supporting him in his work and caring deeply about his welfare.”

She recently received an Honorary Doctorate of Literature
While Camilla has won over many of the Royals, Jennie notes that she’s yet to win favour with stepson Prince Harry. She concluded: “It’s not easy being a second wife, a stepmother, a step grandmother, or a commoner stepping into the royal goldfish bowl. Camilla has done it all and, for almost all the family, with the exception of Harry and Meghan, she is loved or at least well-liked and has become a key player in the institution of monarchy.”

Recently celebrating a unique moment, Her Majesty was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Literature on 20 November, an accolade that her sister-in-law, Princess Anne, had the delight of presenting at the University of London.

In what was a comparatively infrequent joint appearance, the senior royals posed for official photographs, with Camilla receiving the prestigious honour. Holding the role of Chancellor of the University of London, Princess Anne, aged 72, directed the ceremony at the Senate House venue in Bloomsbury. Commanding the stage, she summoned Camilla, age 77, to inscribe her signature in a significant book and accept her doctorate, subsequently joining together for a photo session.

Camilla, throughout her Royal engagements, has fervently advocated for literacy and literary work, supporting numerous related charities and even establishing her own reading initiative, The Queen’s Reading Room.

The occasion spotlighted not only Camilla’s passion for literature but also her increasingly warm rapport with Anne.