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‘BRIT WANTED A ROMANTIC CHRISTMAS WEDDING!’ Britney Spears and boyfriend Sam Asghari are totally in L-O-V-E. And the couple – who packed on the PDA while cuddling courtside at a recent LA Lakers game – upped the cute factor for the singer’s 36th birthday on December 2, when personal trainer Sam showered Brit with gifts and surprised her with a candle and cupcake-filled room. Yep, dude sure is a keeper! “Couldn’t ask for a better way to kick off my birthday,” the lucky lady gushed. But NW has learnt that Sam, 23, didn’t stop there and saved his best pressie till last – a shiny new engagement ring! OMG! “He proposed on her birthday. It was his big, big gift,” an insider close to the lovebirds tells us exclusively. “Britney…

Remember when this year’s Bachie drama queen Leah Costa revealed she was in love with Sam Frost’s ex and fellow Bachie pot-stirrer David Witko, then we blinked and she was on Bachelor in Paradise getting cosy with Sam’s other ex Michael Turnbull? Well, since filming has wrapped, Leah has wasted no time picking up where she left off with “international male model” Dave, inviting him over for dinner and plastering it all over Insty – in between posting topless photos of Michael with hearts scrawled all over them! We’re still scratching our heads – and Dave and Michael probably are, too...…

‘SHE USED TO COMPLAIN ABOUT HER WEIGHT’ Chrissy Metz once dreamt of the day she’d have a steady acting job and a home that was all hers. And thanks to her role in the hit US drama This Is Us, she now has both – as well as a hoard of loyal fans and Emmy and Golden Globe nominations under her belt. But while it might look like the actress, 37, is enjoying something of a Cinderella story, her fairytale ending has actually been hard won. In an exclusive interview with NW, the actress’s stepfather and stepsister reveal the traumas of Chrissy’s childhood – which was plagued by poverty, family drama and persistent weight struggles. “I moved them all out of their mobile home and into my house,” says Chrissy’s…

The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills How could the drama-delivering ladies on The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills possibly top sandwich bags of pills, Xanax-spiked smoothies, PantyGate and Erika Girardi’s epic meltdown last season? Well, for starters, by allowing Lisa Rinna to enter the lion’s den alone! Yep, when big mouth Rinna, 54, went head-to-head with Dorit Kemsley in the finale and Kyle and Kim Richards at the reunion, she always had her BFF and the show’s resident peacemaker Eileen Davidson in her corner. Now Eileen’s left the series, so it’s Rinna gone solo! But just because she’s missing her sidekick, doesn’t mean we’ll meet a tamer Rinna. Nup, she’s back to her old tricks – and she has her sights set on Erika, 46. Expect their rivalry to reach…

Make way Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills, there’s a new queen entering the fray, and you better believe she’s ruffling feathers. Here’s the lowdown on new Housewife Teddi Jo Mellencamp Arroyave. You’ll need to be up to speed before she makes her grand entrance! SHE’S ROCK ROYALTY! Her pop is John Cougar Mellencamp – you know, the Grammy Award-winning icon who brought us ’80s hits like Cherry Bomb and Hurts So Good? Yep, him! SHE’S A FULL-ON FAMILY GIRL No, to the point that it’s almost cringey. Teddi shares an Instagram account with her California businessman hubby Edwin Arroyave. On the plus side, she has three adorbs kiddies – Isabella, Slate and Dylan. SHE’S A FITNESS FREAK! Like, for a profession. She’s a fitness accountability coach who owns a business…

I felt like a bit of a hypocrite as I signed off this week’s Best & Worst Dressed list for 2017 – at a point when my own wardrobe is at rock bottom. Like Blac Chyna’s actual rock bottom. It’s so bad and I literally have nothing new or decent to wear. See this checkered shirt in my pic (below) – I still wear that, like, four years on. I need help. And I need it now! The other day, someone even asked if I was wearing jeggings at work. SOS! So yeah, don’t turn to me for style advice, but our fashion and beauty team have pulled together the best summer buys to keep you looking your best these holidays. Enjoy! PRIVACY NOTICE: This issue of NW published by…

HOUSE OF CARDS RETURNS SANS KEVIN Kevin Spacey’s, er, house of cards continues to fall following numerous sexual harassment allegations against him. Last week, it was confirmed the actor, 58, had been booted from the Netflix show’s upcoming sixth season. TV bosses announced next year’s final season – which will resume filming in mid-January – will now centre on Kevin’s on-screen wife Robin Wright instead. “We are excited to bring closure to fans,” says Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos. JOHN’S KEEPING UP WITH KATY! John Mayer has admitted he’s still keeping tabs on Katy Perry – and even “checked in” for parts of her 96-hour YouTube livestream in June. The event saw Katy, 33, partake in therapy sessions, as well as rank her past lovers – with John, 40,…

We’re hailing it the rebound romance of the century! Keira Maguire and Jarrod Woodgate have finally found love on new show Bachelor in Paradise – and it turns out it’s with each other! That’s right, we’ve got our hands on exclusive pics of the pair’s red-hot pashfest on the set of The Bachelor spin-off series, and sources tell NW that Keira and Jarrod have wasted no time in making things official, with each confessing to the other that they’re in love. “They couldn’t keep their hands off one another – not even when the cameras were switched off,” says the onlooker. “They’re [definitely] the real deal.” NW’s on-set spy reveals the couple slipped away from the Mango Bay Resort to the InterContinental in Fiji for some sneaky “alone time” on…

No-one ever wants to hear about their ex moving on, so when Sam Frost discovered the man she once called the love of her life, Sasha Mielczarek, was dating new girl Tracy Schlimmer, she was shattered. “Sam had work the next morning and it looked like she didn’t wanna get out of bed,” says a source. “Her brother had to literally drive her there.” Indeed, despite confessing she’s “in love” with her hunky boyfriend Dave Bashford, Sam’s had a hard time digesting Sasha’s news. “Tracy looks an awful lot like Sammy,” says the source. “Sash and her are parading around Bondi, where they know they’ll get attention. It’s just a little unsettling.”…

She recently gushed that she never stopped loving him, but Selena Gomez’s rebooted romance with Justin Bieber has apparently hit the skids – big time. After rekindling their seven-year on-off relationship in October with a series of PDApacked dates, it seems it was all too much, too soon for Sel, 25. The singer hinted trouble was in paradise when she wrote, “I need some alone time” across a video of herself on December 5. Then, the star bizarrely made her Instagram account private for 24 hours, after blasting Billboard magazine for twisting her words in a recent article they’d written on her. The article highlighted a giant teddy bear sitting in Sel’s home. Apparently she wanted to regift it, but was reluctantly holding on to it. Fans quickly put two-and-two…

WEIGHT WOES While her fuller figure helped make her a household name – “If she lost all that weight, she couldn’t play Kate,” says Crayton – Chrissy has always had a love-hate relationship with her body. Crayton says she constantly worried about her weight growing up and even sought help from a doctor. However, “We never put any pressure on her to eat differently or workout,” he says. “It’s hereditary.” DADDY DRAMA Chrissy hasn’t seen her biological father, Mark Metz (left) for two years, but he denies ever abandoning his daughter. “She never reaches out – I’ve called her, I’ve left voicemail messages, contacted her on Facebook,” says the Navy vet, who blames Chrissy’s mother Denise for the ongoing family rift. Still, Mark’s proud of what Chrissy’s achieved. “She’s done…

ROSIE HUNTINGTON-WHITELEY “I carry just enough to give me quick and easy results. I use Tom Ford Flawless Powder/Foundation, and RMS Lip2Cheek. I always keep a Tangle Teezer brush in my bag. I’ll use some dry shampoo if I’m wearing my hair down, or I’ll scrape it back with styling gel for a sleek, structured look.” KATY PERRY “I keep a small can of Oribe’s Dry Texturising Spray with me when I’m travelling to give my hair lift and texture.” LILY ALDRIDGE “I always travel with Epsom salts because when I get somewhere after being on a plane for a long time, I can take a nice bath. I do masks in-flight – I always have those little Klorane under-eye patches that I just think are so fabulous. Usually an…

‘GAMBLE’S A USER’ “When Gamble [Breaux] first joined Real Housewives, I was contacted by a mutual friend who asked if I could please look after her. I took her under my wing, but the friendship wasn’t reciprocated. Now when my father passed, I was hoping it would be an opportunity for her to reach out but she didn’t. It really just highlighted the fact that the way she’d been talking about me – and treating me – was not a mistake and that she was definitely in that headspace... When she sent me flowers at dinner, it spooked me a bit, really. I thought dead flowers in a black coffin was quite morose and morbid and very insensitive of her given what had just happened. Now, whether or not she…

You do, like, eight thwacks one way, eight the other, eight up, eight down,” confesses Daisy Ridley. It’s her second time playing heroine Rey in the Star Wars franchise, and she’s describing how to slay with a lightsaber – something she had plenty of practise with in The Force Awakens. “They’re really heavy,” she says. “Three, four, five kilos?” Yep, despite all the martial arts training she completed to take on this role, Daisy says they’re not as easy to swing around as they seem... “The weight’s very unevenly distributed!” she chuckles. Daisy, 25, has loads to say when we quiz her on lightsabers, but when it comes to deets on The Last Jedi, well, not so much... What we know is that we’ll discover more about who Rey is…

Going up? Because the last time Beyonce and Jay-Z were snapped in an elevator their relationship was going down! Yep, back in 2014 following the Met Gala, the rapper got into a scuffle with Bey’s sister Solange, who was caught on CCTV kicking and clawing at Jay over his now-confirmed cheating ways. But fast-forward three years and it’s all positive vibes and elevator music as they step out to celebrate his 48th birthday on December 4. Phew!…

It’s the end of Kim’s giant peach as we know it, but we’ll always have the memes and the memories... ‘SHE WANTS A LITTLE APPLE BUM LIKE KOURT’S’ Breaking news: Kim Kardashian is kissing goodbye her world-famous butt – just don’t tell her hubby Kanye West! With the star showing off her slimmest body yet while out in LA earlier this month – we seriously can’t deal with her rig! – we’re told she’s decided that her big badonk no longer suits her ever-shrinking frame. So, she’s decided to, er, shrink it too! “Kim’s having a major body crisis,” says NW’s Kardash konfidante, adding that the poster girl for sexy curves has been down in the dumps since her dimpled derriere was caught in all its glory while she…

Aww! Looks like Keira and Jarrod just scored a double date card with Soph and her man Stu Laundy, as the former Bachelorette tells NW she’s thrilled about her ex finding The One. “I’ve heard about them [being together],” she told us at the AACTA Awards on December 6. “Good on them – it’s awesome [they’re in love].” However, they’ll have to plan that double date quick as Soph’s gearing up to head to Spain to take up the hosting duties on Love Island Australia. “I can’t wait. I’m super excited,” she says of her two-month gig. “Stu won’t be with me the whole time, but he’ll definitely visit.”…

Are you ready for it? You better be – ’cause Taylor Swift is up the duff! Yep, after being in hiding for the most part of a year, the singer was boasting quite the bump when she returned to the stage at the Jingle Ball in LA on December 1, her first public performance in more than 10 months. And multiple insiders confirm that it wasn’t the result of a food baby, but rather an actual one – and that’s the real reason Tay’s been so low-key lately. Oh-Em-Geee! “I think she’s almost four months along,” reveals our exclusive source, who shares a few friends in common with Tay’s babydaddy Joe Alwyn. “We’re led to believe it was a welcome surprise for both of them.” Indeed, just a few years…

1 DOES JON OWN ANY UNDIES? Jon Hamm once again had the NW-ettes on wang watch last week, after he bulged out on the set of his new movie Good Omens. Wham bam, thank you, Hamm! Uh-huh, the actor’s impressive, er, ham sausage was front and centre as he filmed scenes in London’s Battersea Park, with one onlooker claiming, “You couldn’t not notice it!” Of course, going commando has long been Jon’s thing. From memory, he’s been snapped freeballing on at least 13 occasions! But don’t tell him you’ve been sneaking a peek... “When people feel the freedom to create Tumblr accounts about my c*ck, I feel like that wasn’t part of the deal... But whatever,” Jon, 46, once said. “I guess it’s better than being called out for the…

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Sagittarius NOV 23 – DEC 21 Lunar activity will ensure you’re at your best when surrounded by life’s waifs and strays. Troubled souls could do with a typical archer’s generosity and good cheer this time of year. Make time for less vulnerable sorts in your midst, too – as everyone deserves some of your sparkle. Capricorn DEC 22 – JAN 20 Your controlling tendencies need to be curtailed, and the ever-forceful Saturn’s not helping much on that front at present. With luck, someone might have the courage to tell you you’re being too bossy for your own good. Listen up when it comes to a close sibling or admired colleague. Aquarius JAN 21 – FEB 19 Craving solitude may seem perverse before Christmas, but the Moon’s influence means you might…

THE CHARGE The Suits actress and now soon-to-be princess has been accused of playing fiancé Prince Harry to become a royal. GINA’S VERDICT “There are probably a lot of women who would love that lifestyle, but she’s already got the profile. She already knows the work that goes into being known, losing her personal identity, losing her privacy... She would know the job and effort that is in that and it’s not fun. So I think she’d be authentic in this relationship.” Watch Gina Liano on The Real Housewives Of Melbourne 8.30pm Wednesdays on Arena…

NICK’S LOOKING FOR LURVE… AGAIN! Stay indoors, people – Nick Viall, 37, is on the rebound. After breaking off his engagement with Vanessa Grimaldi, 30, just three months ago, the former Bachelor (and two-time Bachelorette runner-up) says he’s ready to move on. “I’m out there, we’ll see what happens,” he says of hitting the dating scene. No time to waste, hey Nicko? MEET FREDRIK’S TWINS Fredrik Eklund, his hubby Derek Kaplan and twins Fredrik Jr and Milla make four! The Million Dollar Listing New York star became a first-time father via surrogate late last month, describing the birth as “the happiest day of his life”. “I still cry often... just looking at them, feeding them, kissing them. They’re so perfect,” he wrote on Insta. YO’S GOT A NEW SHOW! She’s…

Tonight Liz & Nicole will be serving breasts WHERE Claridges, London WHAT Is it just us, or does your pay cheque totally disappear come December?! Well, seems it’s just as hard times for Liz Hurley and Nicole Scherzinger, who look like they’ve turned to waitressing on the side to earn some extra Christmas cash. The pair put their best assets on display as they serve up something, er, mouth-watering at the Brilliant Is Beautiful Gala in London. Don’t forget your aprons, ladies! R-Patz checks out the new uniforms WHERE Madison Square Garden, New York WHAT Something catch your eye, R-Patz? Newly single Robert Pattinson obviously finds something a little more interesting to watch than the New York Knicks at this recent basketball game. The Twilight hunk is caught getting pretty…

A royally scary encounter A noblewoman in the UK is convinced she’s being haunted by the ghost of Princess Diana! This blue blood is telling her royal friends about the spooky visits, and she’s particularly scared because she apparently crossed Diana before her death. Sounds like some grudges, er, Di hard! Prayers go answered This male celeb believes in a higher power and prays, er, religiously. But he’s not alone in his prayers – he claims that Jesus talks back to him! While he can’t see Jesus, he insists he’s in the same room and can hear his voice, which apparently sounds like George Clooney! OK, then... Fear of flying This singer who gained fame through a reality talent show is so scared of flying it’s starting to affect her…

“I’d have to wear a dress and a crown.” We’re not sure if Sam Smith wants to sing at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding or upstage the bride... “She said ‘I’ve arranged for someone else to take over because you’re really bad at DJing.’” Alexa Chung says Kate Moss once booted her from the decks, as she didn’t rate her skills. “We couldn’t catch a plane due to weather, so drove thirteen hours then blew a tire which has given me crazy diarrhea.” TMI, but now we know why Sia almost missed her December 2 gig in Sydney!…

NOT FUR US Fluffy rolls might look adorbs on a Shar Pei pooch, but this look is definitely more cute canine than couture! DESIGNER DOC Emergency on the red carpet! While Hailey still, um, scrubs up well, her medical makeover needs urgent attention... STAT! WEED WOES Turns out the grass isn’t always greener, especially when it looks like seaweed! Soz, babe! IT’S A WRAP! Christmas comes early for Hailey in this, er, gift that keeps on giving. Pass us the sticky tape and the gift tags!…