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Franco Colapinto was drafted in to replace Jack Doohan but has also struggled to perform, as Alpine mull over their driver options alongside Pierre Gasly for their Formula 1 future

Franco Colapinto was handed a five-race deal by Alpine(Image: Formula 1 via Getty Images)

Franco Colapinto is set to continue to race for Alpine beyond this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix despite reaching the end of his initial five-race spell with the team. The Argentine was promoted to a race seat after Jack Doohan failed to score a point across the first six race weekends of the season.

Colapinto has also yet to register, however, and has struggled like his predecessor. The team sits rock bottom of the constructors’ championship and all 11 points they have on the board to date in 2025 were scored by lead driver Pierre Gasly.

The second seat remains an issue, even though boss Flavio Briatore has already given his public backing to Colapinto. The colourful Italian attacked Argentine media for putting too much pressure on the 22-year-old as he hinted that he would be given more time.

Briatore also rubbished suggestions that Colapinto had only been given an initial five-race deal, claiming that it had been made up by the media. However, it was specifically stated in Alpine’s initial press release back in May, when the driver swap that saw Doohan replaced was announced.

The race in Spielberg on Sunday is the last of that initial run of five given to Colapinto. But it is not likely to be his last with Alpine, for now, set to stick with the Argentine and give him more time to display the promise that he showed in the early weeks of a nine-race stint with Williams last season.

The Race reports that Colapinto is likely to still occupy that second Alpine seat at next weekend’s British Grand Prix. He is set to continue to represent the team on a race-by-race basis, an unusual arrangement in modern Formula 1 where drivers tend to have contracts for a defined period of time.

Colapinto’s Williams stint came in the latter stages of last season. That means he has never raced in F1 on the tracks on which he has been competing with Alpine so far this year, though Silverstone will offer more familiarity as that is where he drove F1 machinery for the first time in 2024.

And he referenced that on Thursday as he strongly hinted that he expects to still be racing for Alpine there next Sunday. Colapinto said: “To be doing my first FP1 with the team and doing a good job there next to Alex [Albon] was really good for my future and probably what put me in that situation to jump in later in the year.

“It was a very important weekend, and to be able to have that comparison now in the same track I’ve been driving the Williams last year, it’s good.

“It’s a bit more knowledge, a bit more experience. It obviously comes easier as well when you already drove an F1 at that track. You don’t get that shock of speed. So, yeah, looking forward to Silverstone, too, it’s a great track, full of high-speed, and I love driving there.”

Love Island star Shaughna Phillips opens up on the rollercoaster journey which led to her second pregnancy with jailbird lover Billy Webb as she admits, the couple would ‘like more’

Shaughna opens up about being pregnant while boyfriend Billy is in prison(Image: shaughnaphillips/Instagram)

Love Island favourite Shaughna Phillips was flooded with congratulations earlier this week after she announced she’s expecting her second child. But fans may be shocked to learn that the star fell pregnant during a brief home visit from her boyfriend Billy Webb – who’s currently serving a nine-year sentence for Class A drug offences.

And although Shaughna admits she planned the pregnancy, even tracking her ovulation to boost her chances of conceiving, she says she was stunned that her baby dream came true so quickly. “It was the first time that my ovulation window coincided with Billy being home,” says Shaughna, who is four-and-a-half months pregnant. “I was like, ‘You know what? Why not? Let’s just see’. And literally, the next day, I said to Billy, ‘I think I’m pregnant.’”

Pregnant Shaughna already has daughter Lucia, 2(Image: shaughnaphillips/Instagram)

Her gut feeling was confirmed ten days later, when multiple pregnancy tests showed up positive. “I found out very, very early on,” she exclusively tells The Mirror. “I was doing maybe five tests a day. I’m not even exaggerating.”

Shaughna says Billy, who was jailed in 2023, is currently allowed out on home visits for “a few days” each month. And while she has so far been forced to raise her daughter as a single parent, the star says Billy is due for early release and should be reunited with his family in time for their new arrival. “I know the date that he’s due to be home, but I’m not saying it just because anything could happen,” she says carefully. “But hopefully he will be fully home before my baby is due.”

As Billy missed those sleepless nights and cuddles with Lucia first time round, Shaughna is looking forward to “having someone there” when the new baby arrives. “He definitely wanted another one. He didn’t get that newborn experience [with Lucia] and I think that’s what he wanted,” she says, joking that she wants Billy to “experience the newborn stage and everything it has to offer, because he does not know what is coming his way.”

Shaughna, who’s currently living with her solicitor mum while her home is being renovated, welcomed Lucia in April 2023, by which time Billy had already been taken into custody after being charged with possession with intent to supply a Class A drug.

But she remained committed to keeping the father-daughter bond intact and regularly took Lucia to visit him – despite “hating every minute” of seeing her little girl in a prison environment.

The Love Islander is excitd to have Billy home with the new baby(Image: Getty Images for SHEIN)

“I never would have chosen this life for my daughter,” she said. “I don’t think it hit me what was happening until I got into the building. I was so nervous, but it was never a question for me. I always knew I was going to take Lucia to visit her dad regardless of what was going on between us at the time.”

While Shaughna had hoped she would fall pregnant quickly, she admits she felt conflicted when she first discovered she was expecting, as she didn’t want her daughter to feel like she was “being replaced”.

“I was hoping for it, but then the second I found out, I instantly felt guilty for Lucia,” she says. “I was like, ‘Oh my God, what have I done? I don’t want you to ever think that you were being replaced or anything like that’. It literally breaks my heart when I think about it.”

The reality star, who appeared on season six of the ITV2 dating show, says her daughter “hasn’t got a clue” that her mum is pregnant, joking, “She just probably thinks I’ve had a really big dinner.”

Shaughna recently revealed she’s lost a staggering 6st over the past 14 months, but says she’s determined to be kinder to herself both during and after this pregnancy. “I signed up to a gym three weeks after I had Lucia,” she recalls. “I don’t know why I did it because I didn’t go, but I had it in my head I needed to get back into my jeans.”

The reality star admits she’s been ‘spiralling’ about her body image(Image: Instagram)

She adds, “I’m in a different mindset now. I’ve had a lifestyle overhaul and I’m more educated when it comes to diet and exercise. That said, I’m not going to pretend I’ve not thought about putting weight back on in this pregnancy, but I’m not going to put myself under the same kind of pressure I did the first time around. There’s no greater blessing than a child and that’s far more important than worrying about my weight.”

She also admits to putting herself under unnecessary pressure after receiving hurtful comments online. “People are cruel to me regardless – whether I’m skinny, overweight, pregnant, not pregnant, single or not,” says Shauna, who has rubbished claims that her dramatic weight loss is the result of fat jabs. “So I really need to try and drown out that outside noise.”

Shaughna and Billy first met in April 2019, after they were introduced by a mutual friend. But the pair put their fledgling romance on hold after Shaughna got the call from ITV2 one month later, asking her to appear on the winter series of Love Island. “I was like, ‘I’m not giving up the opportunity for Love Island for a boy I’ve known for less than a month at this point’,” she says.

Shaughna found fame on Love Island in 2020(Image: ITV)

After Shaughna left the villa, the pair rekindled their relationship, living together until 2023, when Billy was arrested while she was seven months pregnant with Lucia.

He was sentenced to nine years in prison after he admitted conspiracy to supply 4.5kg of cocaine worth at least £360,000. Speaking about the terms of his early release, Shaughna says, “He got nine years, but he had already served one year on remand. So that comes off, and you now serve 40 per cent of your sentence.

“I think by the time he comes out, he would have done over two and a half years in prison – and he will be on tag for a year. then he’ll be on license for the rest.”

Reflecting on Billy’s crime, she says, “Obviously he’d done this thing, which I don’t condone, and he’s paid his price for it. Although we’re not married yet, I do try to live by the mantra ‘for better or for worse’ and unfortunately, this was the worst, and he has to live with that now.”

Shaughna says Billy is “excited” about having another baby, but jokes that he “doesn’t know what’s going to hit him” when she finally gives birth. He was able to join her for the tot’s 12-week scan, says Shaughna, who reveals she’ll be having her second baby by C-section.

“I had a hospital appointment recently and they said that they think I might need a C-section just because of where my placenta is,” she says. “I was planning a C-section anyway, but it looks like I might have had to have had one, regardless. So yes, this baby will be coming out of the sunroof and not any other exit.”

During his visit to the NATO summit at The Hague, Donald Trump met with King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands – and many spotted a peculiar gesture by Maxima

A senior royal has been accused of mocking Donald Trump as they made an appearance together on live TV. The US president had been attending a NATO summit in The Hague, and during his time in the Netherlands, he was invited to stay at the Huis ten Bosch Palace, one of the Dutch King Willem-Alexander’s official residences.

After his stayover at the palace, the US president joined the King and his wife Queen Maxima for a photocall, which was broadcast live on TV. Trump stood in between the royal couple for a photo and gave the thumbs up as he told the photographer: “That’s the picture we want!” The King then asked Trump: “You slept well.

Donald Trump with the Netherlands’ King Willem Alexander and Queen Maxima(Image: AP)

To which the president replied: “It was great.” A photographer then shouts: “Thank you all very much” and Trump adds: “Thank you very much”. And in an incredible moment, Maxima looks at the president before turning to the camera and making a gesture with her lips, which some have taken as her mocking him.

Trump joined world leaders including Prime Minster Keir Starmer for the NATO summit yesterday, where it was agreed more money would be put towards military spending.

However, the Dutch King and Queen aren’t the only royal couple to have an encounter with the president. Yesterday, it was reported that Trump is to make a full state visit to the UK later this year as King Charles and the US president’s busy diaries mean they are unable to meet informally first over the summer.

The Times reported that Keir Starmer has gone against the wishes of the King by bringing Mr Trump’s “bells and whistles” state visit forward to September. The newspaper said the Palace had been hoping for a more leisurely approach building towards the state visit, amid concern over Mr Trump’s threat to make Canada the US’s 51st state.

Many accused Maxima of mocking Trump

Charles, who is King of Canada, suggested in a letter personally delivered to Mr Trump by Sir Keir in the Oval Office in February that they might meet at Balmoral or Dumfries House Scotland first before the much grander state visit.

But it is understood that, although all options were explored, there were logistical challenges surrounding an informal visit, with complexities in both the King and Mr Trump’s diaries meaning a private meeting was not possible over the course of the summer months.

The diary issues come despite the King heading to Scotland for his summer break each year, and Mr Trump being expected to visit his new, second golf course in Aberdeenshire when it opens this summer.

King Charles is set to welcome Trump to the UK in September (Image: PA)

It is said that the logistical reasons why the private meeting cannot precede the state visit are understood and appreciated by all parties. Formal planning for the official state visit has now begun.

Precedent for second-term US presidents who have already made a state visit is usually tea or lunch with the monarch at Windsor Castle, as was the case for George W Bush and Barack Obama. But Mr Trump is being treated with an unprecedented second state visit for a US president, this time at Windsor.

The Times suggested Sir Keir was hoping to prioritise his attempt to curry favour with Mr Trump and capitalise on the president’s fascination with the royal family.

Asked if No 10 had overruled the King over the visit, a Downing Street spokesman said: “That’s untrue. During his visit to the White House in February the Prime Minister was delighted to extend His Majesty the King’s invite for a historic second state visit to the president and first lady and the president was pleased to accept. Of course, the Prime Minister looks forward to welcoming President Trump.”

It was over a week ago that the Princess of Wales pulled out of attending Royal Ascot – but now it has emerged that she has quietly returned to work

The Princess of Wales has quietly returned to work (Image: PA)

The Princess of Wales has quietly returned to work after pulling out of Royal Ascot. Confusion was sparked last week when it was announced that Kate, who is in remission from cancer, would not be attending the second day of the horse racing festival.

It came after her name originally appeared on the official list of those taking part in a carriage procession alongside her husband Prince William as well as the King and Queen. When it was confirmed that she would not be attending, sources said she is still trying to find the right balance following her cancer diagnosis and subsequent chemotherapy treatment.

William and Kate held a meeting with Melinda French Gates(Image: AP)

And although she has not appeared in public since then, it has emerged that she has carried out an engagement behind closed doors. According to the Court Circular, the record of official royal engagements, she and William met with philanthropist Melinda French Gates, the former wife of Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates, at Windsor Castle yesterday.

Ms French Gates is the owner of Pivotal Ventures, a company that aims to promote female power and influence and also is the co-founder of the Gates Foundation. No photos from the meeting have been released.

The meeting came after William had held an investiture ceremony yesterday where among those receiving their awards were the former England manager Sir Gareth Southgate, who picked up his knighthood.

It comes after a royal source reiterated that Kensington Palace has consistently stressed the need for ‘flexibility’ around the Princess of Wales ‘ public engagements.

They added that the princess completed three engagements in the week leading up to Royal Ascot, attending the new V&A East Storeroom exhibition space in London, the King’s official birthday celebrations at Trooping the Colour and Garter Day in Windsor.

William awards former England manager Sir Gareth Southgate his knighthood (Image: PA)

It is not clear when the princess took the decision not to join the royals at the races, but fans had been hoping to see Kate as William was one of the figures awarding prizes during the second day of the meeting.

She was named among the guests joining King Charles and Queen Camilla in the traditional carriage procession, but a revised list was quickly issued after Kensington Palace confirmed she would not be attending.

Kate announced in January she was now in remission and focussed on healing, while the King is still undergoing weekly treatment for the disease. Before she made her first public appearance after her diagnosis at Trooping the Colour last year, she revealed how she was “taking each day as it comes”.

Speaking at the time, she said: “As anyone going through chemotherapy will know, there are good days and bad days. I am learning how to be patient, especially with uncertainty.”

In September when her chemotherapy treatment ended, Kate described in an emotional video message how the previous nine months had been “incredibly tough for us as a family” and “doing what I can to stay cancer-free is now my focus”. William later said in a separate interview that 2024 had been a ‘brutal’ year.

The princess’ measured return to royal duties was welcomed by Queen Elizabeth II’s former communications secretary Ailsa Anderson. Speaking before Kate’s withdrawal from Royal Ascot, she told People magazine: “She’s being sensible, listening to what her body is telling her and easing back into public life.”

EastEnders have confirmed that Karen Henthorn is reprising her role as Nigel’s wife Julie Bates this summer – 27 years after she originally left the BBC soap

Karen Henthorn is reprising her role as Julie Bates(Image: BBC)

Karen Henthorn is set to reprise her role as Julie Bates this summer, EastEnders have confirmed. Julie was last seen on the Square in 1997, and is set to return as her husband Nigel Bates’ (Paul Bradley) dementia worsens.

When Nigel returned late last year, he told everyone he had separated from Julie. Later, he admitted that he didn’t want to become a burden to his wife, as he decided to leave to deal with his dementia alone. Viewers have seen Phil Mitchell looking after his friend, however, things have taken a heartbreaking turn as he struggles to cope with Nigel’s deteriorating condition alone.

As Kat saw Phil struggling earlier this week, she told him he needed to call his wife Julie. Although Phil was initially reluctant to go against Nigel’s wishes, it looks like Kat may have persuaded him, as Julie’s return has now been confirmed.

Karen has already started filming alongside Paul(Image: BBC)

It’s been 27 years since Karen last filmed on set – when Julie and Nigel moved to Scotland to start a new life together.

She says it’s been “delightful” to reunite with Paul Bradley. “It’s very surreal to be back in Albert Square after 27 years and working with the delightful Paul Bradley again – it’s scary how fast the time has gone!” she said.

“Julie has got some awful surprises ahead of her after the initial relief she feels to discover Nigel is still alive. It’s been great to film with Paul and Steve (McFadden), who are such lovely actors, as Julie discovers Nigel’s dementia diagnosis and why he chose to hide it from her.”

Speaking on Julie’s return to the Square, Executive Producer Ben Wadey said: “We are delighted to have Karen Henthorn returning to reprise her role as Julie, who arrives looking for Nigel.

Karen will be making her return to the Square after 27 years away(Image: BBC)

“Julie hasn’t seen Nigel in almost two years and is unaware of his diagnosis and reasons for leaving, so her arrival will pose questions for the pair of them.”

Despite last being seen on the Square almost three decades ago, Julie’s voice was heard earlier this year, as Nigel listened to a voice mail from his wife. Julie’s voice could be heard saying: “Nigel, it’s Julie again. I don’t know if you got my last message or…

“Listen, Nigel, I promise I’m not cross, whatever reason you walked out and disappeared, I just really need to know if you’re alright mate.”

It’s not yet been confirmed when exactly Julie will appear onscreen, but as Karen has started filming, fans can expect to see her in the coming weeks.

How will Nigel react to her return?

EXCLUSIVE: David and Victoria Beckham’s eldest son Brooklyn has reached out to his family for the first time in months amid rumours of an ongoing feud

Brooklyn Beckham has reached out for the first time to his family on social media in a heartfelt gesture.

The eldest son of David and Victoria Beckham posted a moving message to his grandma, Sandra. He said: “Happy birthday nanny xx love you so much.” He posted it alongside two love hearts.

It’s thought to be the first time he has publicly acknowledged his family with whom he is at the centre of a bitter feud.

But insiders still believe there is no way he will bury the hatchet with his parents. A source said: “At present it feels like there is too much to overcome.”

Brooklyn Beckham has reached out for the first time to his family on social media in a heartfelt gesture (
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It comes as the Mirror revealed last month how their eldest son was in London at the same time as his dad, but kept his visit a secret.

A picture uploaded to Instagram showed Brooklyn sipping a pint in a pub, with bottles of his own-brand hot sauce on the table in front of him.

Innocuous enough to outsiders – but friends of the Beckhams recognised the distinctive light fittings and stark green walls in the background. One pal says: “The picture was taken in London’s Wigmore pub, which is part of the Langham Hotel where the Beckhams have sometimes stayed.

“The fact that Brooklyn was in the country and failed to see any of his family was heartbreaking. And not only that, but here he was posting about it.”

Brooklyn has reportedly fallen out with his family (
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Brooklyn, 26, and his wife Nicola Peltz, 30, had flown to London for a joint photoshoot with Italian luxury fashion brand Moncler, which took place less than two miles from the Beckham family home in Holland Park.

Dad David, 50, was not far away – he was pictured with the King at the Chelsea Flower show that day – just three miles from the Wigmore.

A pal reveals: “Brooklyn had kept the visit quiet from not only his mum and dad but his siblings and extended family. It was terribly sad that he had flown thousands of miles to London and hadn’t engaged at all. It would have been very easy to meet up.”

Another Instagram post, made on May 16, showed Brooklyn with Nicola’s late grandmother to mark the anniversary of her death. He captioned it: “I miss you and will love you forever.”

Brooklyn Beckham and wife Nicola Peltz have moved to California (
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A friend said: “Brooklyn’s heart is of course in the right place…but it hasn’t gone unnoticed how all the while he is posting about Nicola’s family he is silent about his own, including his own grandfather whose birthday it was last week.”

To acquaintances of the family, the blame for what they believe are “performative” social media posts lies with heiress Nicola.

They list concerns that she is somehow orchestrating her husband’s social media activity, which they claim is out of character, and that she is responsible for “isolating” Brooklyn from his friends and family.

The couple have reportedly cut Brooklyn’s family out (
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A pal says: “She is creating conflict where there is none and divides are springing up left, right and centre.”

But a source close to the couple has hit back at suggestions Nicola is “controlling” her husband – and insists Brooklyn is very much his own man.

They reveal: “She is not isolating him at all. He is free to do what he wants and he loves his wife and they are happy together. They are each other’s family.”

Made in Chelsea stars Jamie Laing and his wife Sophie Habboo, who tied the knot in April 2023, have been updating fans on Sophie’s pregnancy since the star conceived

Sophie Habboo and Jamie Laing seemingly poked fun at Meghan Markle and Prince Harry(Image: Jamie Laing/Instagram)

Buckingham Palace has been lauded for the “best response ever” to Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo’s controversial video in which they seem to mock Meghan Markle.

Sophie, who is pregnant, appears to twerk in the clip Jamie posted on Instagram to mixed reaction yesterday. Many on social media suggested the couple, who got married in April 2023, were trying to recreate Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s incredible “twerking” video shot moments before the Duchess of Sussex gave birth in hospital.

Within minutes of Jamie uploading his footage, purportedly shot inside Buckingham Palace, the official Instagram account “theroyalfamily” replied: “We see you” with a pair of eyes and a wink emojis. The King’s Trust also entered the conversation in the spirit of the occasion, saying: ‘All of our attendees are very well behaved’ with the same look and a laughing emoji.

Responding to theroyalfamily’s post, one Jamie fan wrote: “best response ever! This really made me laugh.” Another said: “Brilliant,” tagging the account to their reply.

However, some Instagram users aimed fire at Jamie, who now hosts a show on BBC Radio One, calling the dig “disrespectful”. The 36-year-old star, who was in Made in Chelsea from 2011 to 2020, is seen dancing alongside Sophie in what appears to be Buckingham Palace. His moves appear to replicate those briefly seen by Prince Harry in Meghan’s clip, which became public earlier this month.

The words “The Royal Baby has arrived” are written overlay to the clip, liked by more than 50,000 people on Instagram. Yet one viewer on there replied: “Disrespectful,” to which she got seven likes. Another Instagram user shared: “Diabolical behaviour.” A third critic posted: “Quite disappointing. I like you guys normally.”

Other celebs posted replies too. Kerry Villers, who is a social media influencer, said: “I feel like you can see Jamie’s excitement to become a dad in his face and it’s pure joy.” TV presenter and former member of The Saturdays, Rochelle Humes, shared her own experience trying to sneak a photo in Buckingham Palace. The mum of three wrote: “The speed that this happened is genuinely impressive. I just about got mine in focus for a sneaky pic.”

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry in a new video shared by the duchess

Meghan divided opinion by sharing the video this month(Image: meghan/Instagram)

Sophie, who was in Made in Chelsea from 2017 to 2022, smiles playfully in the clip as she dances alongside her husband. The pair, stood on the red-carpeted gliding staircase, are flanked by portraits of members of the royal family in the video. Royal aides seemingly found the funny side, although it would have breached protocol.

Proof that no offence was taken, a palace aide told the Daily Mail: “I’m sure it was done in a spirit of fun, and of course aligned to Jamie’s wonderful support for The King’s Trust Awards – even if it’s not something we would greatly encourage every guest to attempt.”

Jamie had attended a reception at Buckingham Palace yesterday alongside the likes of George and Amal Clooney to highlight The King’s Trust’s annual awards for some of the charity’s greatest success stories.

Katie Price and Peter Andre’s daughter Princess Andre modelled beachwear at Ibiza Fashion Festival 2025, which was hosted by TV presenter Jenny Powell, earlier this month

Princess Andre was among the models at a fashion festival abroad earlier this month(Image: Aisha Bonet/Celebrity Media)

Model Princess Andre made her runway debut at an event abroad recently as she continues to pursue opportunities in the fashion industry. The teenager took part in this year’s Ibiza Fashion Festival, where she graced the catwalk.

Princess, 17, was among those who helped open the festival at Bibo Park in Ibiza on June 12. The event, which was hosted by presenter Jenny Powell, is described as an independent sustainable fashion show on the island off the coast of Spain.

It was previously announced that 10 designers would have their work showcased at Ibiza Fashion Festival this year. They follow in the footsteps of swimwear brand Naia Beach, co-founded by Tess Daly, which headlined last year.

Princess – who is the youngest Katie Price’s two children with Peter Andre – is said to have opened the festival two weeks ago. She represented the beachwear brand Greta, which has a flagship store in the Dominican Republic, at the event.

Photos from the occasion show Princess modelled an outfit from a collection by the brand. She’s seen wearing a blue bikini top and a coordinated pair of trousers whilst on the catwalk at the venue.

Princess Andre was among the models at Ibiza Fashion Festival 2025 earlier this month(Image: Aisha Bonet/Celebrity Media)

Princess’ first runway appearance comes after she made her modelling debut for PrettyLittleThing last year after having collaborated with the fashion retailer previously. There had been speculation prior that a deal between Princess and the brand could be worth a four-figure fee.

Earlier this year, she teased that she would “love” to have her own makeup range. Her mother Katie, 47, has given her name to makeup lines over the years, including her having once collaborated with the brand Revolution Beauty.

Princess has expressed hope in becoming “very successful” and once teased that she would like to be a millionaire in the near future. She told the Sun last year that she wants to “achieve so many things” and be her “own person”.

She added: “I just know I want to be very successful.” The outlet reported that she went on to address speculation that she will be a millionaire by the age of 20. She’s quoted as saying: “That sounds amazing. My goal is definitely up there.”

The teenager, pictured with her mother Katie Price, has pursued opportunities in the fashion industry in recent years(Image: Getty Images)

Princess opened up about her ambitions in an interview with OK! magazine recently ahead of her 18th birthday this weekend. She shared that she’s inspired by Kylie Jenner, 27, and Molly-Mae Hague, 26, who have their own brands.

She added: “The goal is to follow these women in creating a really successful business and brand. That’s really the biggest thing I’m looking forward to in adulthood.”

Princess continued: “The fact that I won’t be a child any more opens up more opportunities. When you’re older, more brands want to work with you. It’s scary, because being 18 means I’ll have a lot more of my own responsibilities, but I’m really focused on building as much as I can for my future in the right way, with the right people around me.”

Katie Price and Peter Andre’s daughter Princess Andre modelled beachwear at Ibiza Fashion Festival 2025, which was hosted by TV presenter Jenny Powell, earlier this month

Princess Andre was among the models at a fashion festival abroad earlier this month(Image: Aisha Bonet/Celebrity Media)

Model Princess Andre made her runway debut at an event abroad recently as she continues to pursue opportunities in the fashion industry. The teenager took part in this year’s Ibiza Fashion Festival, where she graced the catwalk.

Princess, 17, was among those who helped open the festival at Bibo Park in Ibiza on June 12. The event, which was hosted by presenter Jenny Powell, is described as an independent sustainable fashion show on the island off the coast of Spain.

It was previously announced that 10 designers would have their work showcased at Ibiza Fashion Festival this year. They follow in the footsteps of swimwear brand Naia Beach, co-founded by Tess Daly, which headlined last year.

Princess – who is the youngest Katie Price’s two children with Peter Andre – is said to have opened the festival two weeks ago. She represented the beachwear brand Greta, which has a flagship store in the Dominican Republic, at the event.

Photos from the occasion show Princess modelled an outfit from a collection by the brand. She’s seen wearing a blue bikini top and a coordinated pair of trousers whilst on the catwalk at the venue.

Princess Andre was among the models at Ibiza Fashion Festival 2025 earlier this month(Image: Aisha Bonet/Celebrity Media)

Princess’ first runway appearance comes after she made her modelling debut for PrettyLittleThing last year after having collaborated with the fashion retailer previously. There had been speculation prior that a deal between Princess and the brand could be worth a four-figure fee.

Earlier this year, she teased that she would “love” to have her own makeup range. Her mother Katie, 47, has given her name to makeup lines over the years, including her having once collaborated with the brand Revolution Beauty.

Princess has expressed hope in becoming “very successful” and once teased that she would like to be a millionaire in the near future. She told the Sun last year that she wants to “achieve so many things” and be her “own person”.

She added: “I just know I want to be very successful.” The outlet reported that she went on to address speculation that she will be a millionaire by the age of 20. She’s quoted as saying: “That sounds amazing. My goal is definitely up there.”

The teenager, pictured with her mother Katie Price, has pursued opportunities in the fashion industry in recent years(Image: Getty Images)

Princess opened up about her ambitions in an interview with OK! magazine recently ahead of her 18th birthday this weekend. She shared that she’s inspired by Kylie Jenner, 27, and Molly-Mae Hague, 26, who have their own brands.

She added: “The goal is to follow these women in creating a really successful business and brand. That’s really the biggest thing I’m looking forward to in adulthood.”

Princess continued: “The fact that I won’t be a child any more opens up more opportunities. When you’re older, more brands want to work with you. It’s scary, because being 18 means I’ll have a lot more of my own responsibilities, but I’m really focused on building as much as I can for my future in the right way, with the right people around me.”

Big spread of awards across 134 programmes with Stacey Solomon and Danny Dyer both up for first time Bafta gongs

Nominations for the Bafta TV Awards (and Bafta TV Craft Awards) are dominated by four hit shows this year. Baby Reindeer tops the list with a total of eight nominations, followed by Mr Bates Vs the Post Office, Rivals and Slow Horses – which have six apiece. But with 134 shows in total among the nominees, having a big number is still no guarantee of a gong – as the stars and makers of The Crown discovered last year when they were nominated for eight awards but came away empty-handed on the night.

In the performance awards, Baby Reindeer is among the contenders in the limited drama category while Richard Gadd is nominated for best actor along with Jessica Gunning and Nava Mau for best supporting actress. Slow Horses sees Gary Oldman up for best actor along with Christopher Chung and Jonathan Pryce battling each other – and many more – for best supporting actor.

David Tennant is nominated for best actor thanks to his turn in Rivals along with Katherine Parkinson as best supporting actress. And Toby Jones will also contest in the best actor category for his role as the campaigning Alan Bates, along with Monica Dolan as leading actress for her performance as Jo Hamilton in the ITV hit. She is also nominated in the supporting actress category for her performance in BBC1’s Sherwood.

David Tennant is up for a Bafta for his role as nasty Tony Baddingham, along with Katherine Parkinson as Lizzie Vereker ( 
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First time nominees this year also include Danny Dyer for My Bigstuff and Stacey Solomon who is up for TWO for Sort Your Life Out – one for the programme and the other sees her up against Claudia Winkleman (Traitors), Graham Norton and Ant and Dec (Saturday Night Takeaway) for the entertainment performance gong.

Drama series this year is a stand-off between Blue Lights, Supacell, Sherwood and Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light. Female performance in a comedy sees a tough contest between Gavin and Stacey’s Ruth Jones, Alma’s Not Normal’s Sophie Willan, plus Big Mood’s Nicola Coughlan, among others, and best comedy is between Alma’s Not Normal, Brassic, G’Wed and Ludwig. Coronation Street has made it back into the best soap category, which also features Casualty and EastEnders – but no Emmerdale this year after the soap withdrew when a writer admitted assaulting his girlfriend, soon after the soap had won praise for its handling of a domestic violence storyline.

Christopher Chung and Gary Oldman are both nominated for a Bafta for their roles in Apple TV’s Slow Horses ( 
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NOMINATIONS IN FULL:

DAYTIME:CLIVE MYRIE’S CARIBBEAN ADVENTURE Des Henderson, Emma Parkins, Ed Stobart, Jane Magowan, Denis Minihan – Alleycats TV / BBC Two

MORNING LIVE Production Team – BBC Studios / BBC One

RICHARD OSMAN’S HOUSE OF GAMES Tamara Gilder, Breid McLoone, John Smith, Anna Blakemore, Abby Brakewell, Tom Banks – Remarkable TV / BBC Two

DRAMA SERIES :BLUE LIGHTS Stephen Wright, Louise Gallagher, Declan Lawn, Adam Patterson, Jack Casey, Amanda Black – Two Cities Television, Gallagher Films / BBC One

SHERWOOD James Graham, Clio Barnard, Juliette Howell, Tessa Ross, Harriet Spencer, Kate Ogborn – House Productions / BBC One

SUPACELL Rapman, Mouktar Mohammed, Steve Searle, Joanna Crow – Netflix, New Wave Agency, It’s A Rap / Netflix

WOLF HALL: THE MIRROR AND THE LIGHT Peter Kosminsky, Noëlette Buckley, Susanne Simpson, Peter Straughan, Lisa Osborne, Colin Callender – Playground Entertainment, Company Pictures / BBC One

ENTERTAINMENT: THE 1% CLUB Dean Nabarro, Andy Auerbach, Richard van’t Riet, Clare Barton, Hennie Clough – Magnum Media / ITV1

MICHAEL MCINTYRE’S BIG SHOW Production Team – Hungry McBear / BBC One

TASKMASTER Andy Devonshire, Andy Cartwright, James Taylor, Alex Horne, Jon Thoday – Avalon UK / Channel 4

WOULD I LIE TO YOU? Peter Holmes, Rachel Ablett, Barbara Wiltshire, Jake Graham, Zoe Waterman, Charlotte Bracey-Curant – Zeppotron / BBC One

ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMANCE: ANTHONY MCPARTLIN, DECLAN DONNELLY Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway – Lifted Entertainment, Mitre Studios / ITV1

CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN The Traitors – Studio Lambert / BBC One

GRAHAM NORTON The Graham Norton Show – So Television / BBC One

JOE LYCETT Late Night Lycett – Rumpus Media, My Options Were Limited / Channel 4

ROMESH RANGANATHAN, ROB BECKETT Rob & Romesh Vs – CPL Productions / Sky Max

STACEY SOLOMON Sort Your Life Out – Optomen / BBC One

Mr Bates Vs the Post Office came away with a total of six nominations from Bafta, including nods for leading actors Toby Jones and Monica Dolan
FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY : ANJANA VASAN We Are Lady Parts – Working Title Television / Channel 4

KATE O’FLYNN Everyone Else Burns – Jax Media, Imagine Entertainment, Universal International Studios / Channel 4

LOLLY ADEFOPE The Franchise – Neal Street Productions, Dundee Productions, HBO / Sky Comedy

NICOLA COUGHLAN Big Mood – Dancing Ledge Productions / Channel 4

RUTH JONES Gavin & Stacey: The Finale – Fulwell Entertainment, Tidy Productions, Baby Cow Productions / BBC One

SOPHIE WILLAN Alma’s Not Normal – Expectation / BBC Two

INTERNATIONAL: AFTER THE PARTY Helen Bowden, Dianne Taylor, Robyn Malcolm, Peter Salmon, Liz DiFiore, Jason Stephens – Lingo Pictures, Luminous Beast / Channel 4

COLIN FROM ACCOUNTS Production Team – CBS Studios, Easy Tiger Productions / BBC Two

SAY NOTHING Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Joshua Zetumer, Patrick Keefe, Monica Levinson, Michael Lennox – FX Productions, Color Force / Disney+

SHŌGUN Justin Marks, Rachel Kondo, Michaela Clavell, Jonathan van Tulleken, Eriko Miyagawa, Hiroyuki Sanada – FX Productions / Disney+

TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY Production Team – Peligrosa, Neon Black, Anonymous Content, Parliament of Owls, Passenger, HBO / Sky Atlantic

YOU ARE NOT ALONE: FIGHTING THE WOLFPACK Almudena Carracedo, Robert Bahar, Katie Bryer, Samuel R. Santana – Lucernam Films / Netflix

Stacey Solomon is nominated for TWO awards – for her BBC show Sort Your Life Out and also for her role as presenter in the entertainment performance category ( 
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BBC/Optomen Television Ltd)LEADING ACTOR: DAVID TENNANT Rivals – Happy Prince, ITV Studios / Disney+

GARY OLDMAN Slow Horses – See-Saw Films / Apple TV+

LENNIE JAMES Mr Loverman – Fable Pictures / BBC One

MARTIN FREEMAN The Responder – Dancing Ledge Productions / BBC One

RICHARD GADD Baby Reindeer – Clerkenwell Films / Netflix

TOBY JONES Mr Bates vs The Post Office – ITV Studios, Little Gem / ITV1

LEADING ACTRESS: ANNA MAXWELL MARTIN Until I Kill You – World Productions / ITV1

BILLIE PIPER Scoop – The Lighthouse Film and Television, Voltage TV / Netflix

LOLA PETTICREW Say Nothing – FX Productions, Color Force / Disney+

MARISA ABELA Industry – Bad Wolf, HBO / BBC One

MONICA DOLAN Mr Bates vs The Post Office – ITV Studios, Little Gem / ITV1

SHARON D CLARKE Mr Loverman – Fable Pictures / BBC One

LIMITED DRAMA : BABY REINDEER Richard Gadd, Weronika Tofilska, Petra Fried, Matt Jarvis, Ed Macdonald, Matthew Mulot – Clerkenwell Films / Netflix

LOST BOYS AND FAIRIES Rebekah Wray-Rogers, Jessica Brown Meek, Libby Durdy, Daf James, James Kent, Adam Knopf – Duck Soup Films / BBC One

MR BATES vs THE POST OFFICE Patrick Spence, James Strong, Gwyneth Hughes, Chris Clough, Natasha Bondy, Joe Williams – ITV Studios, Little Gem / ITV1

ONE DAY Nicole Taylor, Molly Manners, Roanna Benn, Jude Liknaitzky, David Nicholls, Nige Watson – Drama Republic, Universal International Studios, Focus Features / Netflix

SUPPORTING ACTOR: ARIYON BAKARE Mr Loverman – Fable Pictures / BBC One

CHRISTOPHER CHUNG Slow Horses – See-Saw Films / Apple TV+

DAMIAN LEWIS Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light – Playground Entertainment, Company Pictures / BBC One

JONATHAN PRYCE Slow Horses – See-Saw Films / Apple TV+

MCKINLEY BELCHER III Eric – SISTER, Little Chick / Netflix

SONNY WALKER The Gathering – World Productions / Channel 4

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: JESSICA GUNNING Baby Reindeer – Clerkenwell Films / Netflix

KATHERINE PARKINSON Rivals – Happy Prince, ITV Studios / Disney+

MAXINE PEAKE Say Nothing – FX Productions, Color Force / Disney+

MONICA DOLAN Sherwood – House Productions / BBC One

NAVA MAU Baby Reindeer – Clerkenwell Films / Netflix

SUE JOHNSTON Truelove – Clerkenwell Films / Channel 4

FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT: IN VOGUE: THE 90s Liesel Evans, Jonathan Smith, Hugo MacGregor, Vikki Miller, Charlotte Permutt, Matthew Hill – RAW, Vogue Studios / Disney+

RACE ACROSS THE WORLD Production Team – Studio Lambert / BBC One

ROB AND RYLAN’S GRAND TOUR Rob Rinder, Rylan Clark, Lana Salah, Simon Draper, Gwyn Jones, Joseph Fell – Rex, Zinc Media / BBC Two

SORT YOUR LIFE OUT Production Team –Optomen / BBC One

FACTUAL SERIES : AMERICAN NIGHTMARE Bernadette Higgins, Fiona Stourton, Rebecca North, Alasdair Bayne, Anton Short, Felicity Morris – RAW / Netflix

FREDDIE FLINTOFF’S FIELD OF DREAMS ON TOUR Andrew MacKenzie-Betty, Naomi Templeton, Annie Hughes, Anna Strickland, Peter Benn, Drew Hill – South Shore Productions / BBC One

THE PUSH: MURDER ON THE CLIFF Anna Hall, Josephine Besbrode, Luke Rothery, Tom Whitaker, Kate Reid, Josh Carpenter – Candour Productions / Channel 4

TO CATCH A COPPER Hugo Pettitt, Ashley Francis-Roy, Bruce Fletcher, Peter Beard, Colette Hodges, Martin Thompson – Story Films / Channel 4

MALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY: BILAL HASNA Extraordinary – Sid Gentle Films / Disney+

DANNY DYER Mr Bigstuff – Sky Studios, Water & Power Productions / Sky Comedy

DYLAN THOMAS-SMITH G’Wed – Golden Path Productions / ITV2

NABHAAN RIZWAN Kaos – SISTER / Netflix

OLIVER SAVELL Changing Ends – Baby Cow Productions / ITV1

PHIL DUNNING Smoggie Queens – Hat Trick Productions / BBC Three

Danny Dyer also finds himself in the running for the first time for Sky comedy Mr Bigstuff, about a pair of estranged brothers
REALITY: DRAGONS’ DEN Production Team – BBC Studios Factual Entertainment Productions / BBC One

THE JURY: MURDER TRIAL Production Team – ScreenDog Productions / Channel 4

LOVE IS BLIND UK Production Team – CPL Productions / Netflix

THE TRAITORS Production Team – Studio Lambert / BBC One

SCRIPTED COMEDY: ALMA’S NOT NORMAL Sophie Willan, Andrew Chaplin, Gill Isles, Nerys Evans – Expectation / BBC Two

BRASSIC David Livingstone, Danny Brocklehurst, Ben Gregor, Joseph Gilgun, Jim Poyser – Calamity Films / Sky Max

G’WED Danny Kenny, Mario Stylianides, Akaash Meeda, Penny Davies – Golden Path Productions / ITV2

LUDWIG Mark Brotherhood, Robert McKillop, David Mitchell, Kenton Allen, Kathryn O’Connor, Georgie Fallon – Big Talk Studios, That Mitchell & Webb Company / BBC One

SOAP : CASUALTY Production Team – BBC Studios / BBC One

CORONATION STREET Production Team – ITV Studios / ITV1

EASTENDERS Production Team – BBC Studios / BBC One

LIVE EVENT COVERAGE: D-DAY 80: TRIBUTE TO THE FALLEN Production Team –BBC Studios / BBC One

GLASTONBURY 2024 Production Team – BBC Studios Music Productions / BBC Two

LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS Production Team – Livewire Pictures / BBC Two

NEWS COVERAGE: BBC BREAKFAST: POST OFFICE SPECIAL Production Team – BBC News / BBC One

CHANNEL 4 NEWS: INSIDE SEDNAYA – THE FALL OF ASSAD Production Team – Channel 4 News / Channel 4

CHANNEL 4 NEWS: UNDERCOVER INSIDE REFORM’S CAMPAIGN Production Team – Channel 4 News / Channel 4

SHORT FORM: BROWN BRIT Jay Stephen, Ralph Briscoe – The Romantix / Channel 4

PEAKED John Addis, Ada Player, Bron Waugh – Boffola Pictures / Channel 4

QUIET LIFE Production Team – Open Mike Productions / BBC Three

SPUD Siobhán McSweeney, Pippa Brown, Leah Draws – Lookout Point TV / BBC Three

SINGLE DOCUMENTARY : HELL JUMPER Paddy Wivell, Adriana Timco, Colin Barr, Rupert Houseman, Jane Nicholson, Clancie John-Pierre – Expectation/ BBC Two

TELL THEM YOU LOVE ME Production Team – Mindhouse Productions / Sky Documentaries

UKRAINE: ENEMY IN THE WOODS Jamie Roberts, Kate Spankie, Jonathan Smith, Claire Walker, Stanislav Strilets – Hoyo Films / BBC Two

UNDERCOVER: EXPOSING THE FAR RIGHT Production Team – Marking Inc, Tigerlily Productions / Channel 4

SPECIALIST FACTUAL : ATOMIC PEOPLE Benedict Sanderson, Megumi Inman, Morgan Matthews, Otto Burnham – Minnow Films / BBC Two

BILLY & MOLLY: AN OTTER LOVE STORY Production Team – Silverback Films / National Geographic

CHILDREN OF THE CULT Maroesja Perizonius, Alice McShane, Victoria Hollingsworth, David Modell, Ella Newton, Ben Ferguson – DM Productions / ITV1

MINERS’ STRIKE 1984: THE BATTLE FOR BRITAIN Tom Barrow, Christian Collerton, Zora Kuettner, Neil Crombie, Joe Evans, Miriam Walsh – Swan Films / Channel 4

SPORTS COVERAGE: EURO 2024 Production Team – BBC Sport / BBC One

PARIS 2024 OLYMPICS Production Team – BBC Sport / BBC One

WIMBLEDON 2024 Production Team – BBC Sport, Wimbledon Broadcast Services / BBC One

CHILDREN’S: NON-SCRIPTED: BOOSNOO! Production Team – Visionality, Mackinnon & Saunders / Sky Kids

DISABILITY AND ME (FYI INVESTIGATES) Matt Peacock, Marshall Corwin – Fresh Start Media / Sky Kids

OPERATION OUCH! Production Team – Maverick TV / CBBC

REU & HARPER’S WONDER WORLD Andy Mundy-Castle, Emine Yalchin – Doc Hearts / Channel 5

CHILDREN’S: SCRIPTED: CBEEBIES AS YOU LIKE IT AT SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE Production Team –BBC Studios Kids & Family / CBeebies

HORRIBLE HISTORIES Production Team – Lion Television / CBBC

READY EDDIE GO! James Murphy, Joseph Morpurgo, Justin Lowings – Hocus Pocus Studio / Sky Kids

TWEEDY & FLUFF Corrinne Averiss, Chris Randall, Martin Tapley – Second Home Studios, Stitchy Feet / Channel 5

CURRENT AFFAIRS: LIFE AND DEATH IN GAZA (STORYVILLE) Natasha Cox, Lara El Gibaly, Haya Al Badarneh, Sarah Keeling, Simon Cox, Mustafa Khalili – BBC World Service, BBC Eye / BBC Two

MATERNITY: BROKEN TRUST (EXPOSURE) Laura Warner, Becky Southworth, Tom Keeling, Emma Lysaght, Lewis Albrow, Martin Kayser-Landwehr – Pulse Films / ITV1

STATE OF RAGE Marcel Mettelsiefen, Ahisha Ghafoor, Stephen Ellis, Ismail Hussam Banighorra, Aviya Shar-Yashuv, Mayte Carrasco – Duskwater Films / Channel 4

UKRAINE’S WAR: THE OTHER SIDE (EXPOSURE) Sean Langan, Leslie Knott, Matt Scholes – Sean Langan, Tiger Nest Films / ITV1

P&O CRUISES MEMORABLE MOMENT AWARD (voted for by the public)

BRIDGERTON “THE” carriage scene where Colin admits his true feelings for Penelope – Shondaland / Netflix

GAVIN & STACEY: THE FINALE Smithy’s Wedding: Mick Stands Up – Fulwell Entertainment, Tidy Productions, Baby Cow Productions / BBC One

MR BATES VS THE POST OFFICE Jo Hamilton phones the Horizon helpline – ITV Studios, Little Gem / ITV1

RIVALS Rupert Campbell-Black and Sarah Stratton are caught in a game of naked tennis – Happy Prince, ITV Studios / Disney+

STRICTLY COME DANCING Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell Waltz to ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ – BBC Studios / BBC One

TRAITORS “Paul isn’t my son… but Ross is!” – Studio Lambert / BBC One