Has French actress Melanie Laurent snared Sexiest Man Alive Bradley Cooper?

By Sarah Bull



Laurent were spotted on a date in Paris last night


He's one of Hollywood's most eligible bachelors after being voted the Sexiest Man Alive by America's People magazine two weeks ago.

But it looks like he may no longer be single after he was spotted out and about in Paris with French actress Melanie Laurent.

The 36-year-old actor, who is fluent in French, was spotted enjoying a romantic evening in the City of Lights with the Inglourious Basterds beauty, 28.

Something to smile about: Cooper and Laurent look pleased as they head to a waiting car


They met at the La Comédie de Champs Elysées theatre to watch the production of Job, Ou L'Errance De Juste, before retreating to his hotel for dinner.

The couple looked relaxed in each others company and stopped to chat to some fans outside the theatre before getting into a waiting car.

While Cooper looked casual in jeans and a shirt, Laurent was wrapped up for the cool autumn evening in a trench coat and woollen hat.

'I love women': Cooper insisted he was single in a recent interview


The actor been largely single since splitting from long-term girlfriend Renee Zellweger in March.

He was briefly linked to mother-of-two Jennifer Lopez in September, but whatever they had quickly fizzled out.

Meanwhile, it appears Cooper may be succumbing to a rapidly receding hairline

The actor's hair looked significantly less full than it did in thriller Limitless earlier this year, with what seemed to be a slight bald patch at the front.


Patient: Laurent waits as Cooper talks to a fan outside the theatre

Drawing attention: Cooper and Laurent's presence at the theatre was noticed by many


Cooper donned blue lens glasses with a jumper and jeans as he hit the shops on the Boulevard Saint Germain in the French capital.

However, when asked about his personal life in an interview with People earlier this month, Cooper insisted he is single.

He said: 'I'm a single 36-year-old male. I don't see myself as a ladies' man but I love women. Do you know what I'm saying?


Contrast: Cooper's hair looked significantly less full than it did in thriller Limitless earlier this year

Maturing looks: Cooper displayed his receding hairline earlier on Tuesday in Paris


'If you're a single man and you happen to be in this business, you're deemed a player. But I don't see myself as a ladies' man.'

Cooper spends a lot of time in France after spending a year there during an exchange programme as a student.


Glam: Laurent at the Los Angeles premiere of Inglourious Basterds last year



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The eyes have it: The A-list love it, but can you bear the panda look?

By Claire Coleman


Make-up aficionados might wax lyrical about nude make-up or statement lips, but for a show-stealing look this party season, the eyes have it.

And not just any eyes: we’re talking kohl-heavy, slick-lined, panda-style eyes, as favoured by Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, and her sister, Pippa.

Kate Winslet sports the look on the cover of November’s Harper’s Bazaar, and Victoria Beckham and Carol Vorderman have been going extra heavy with the eye pencil.


Smokey: Kate Middleton, left, and actress Emma Watson are big fans of the kohl-rimmed look


Starry-eyed: A-listers Sarah Jessica Parker and Victoria Beckham specialise in creating the perfect peepers

Sparkling: Dannii Minogue and Keira Knightley ensure their eyes pop by applying mascara to the lower lashes


So why are celebrities going back to black? After all, piling on the eyeliner is very much a retro look.

Panda peepers go right back to the Egyptians, but from a fashion perspective it came into its own in the Sixties when thick black lines were the perfect foil to futuristic clothes by the likes of Mary Quant.

Fast forward 50 years and this bold look was to be found on the catwalks of every fashion house for this year’s autumn/winter collections. Whether applied with Cleopatra flicks or lashings of black eyeshadow, kohl is king once more.

And yet it’s hardly the most forgiving style. In fact, applied too harshly, it can add years to even the most youthful face. Celebrity make-up artist Katie Reedman of Slap UK (which counts Sienna Miller, Twiggy and Anna Friel among its clientele) says Kate and Pippa are guilty of this.


Sultry: Bronzed beauties Penelope Cruz and Cheryl Cole accentuate their dark good looks with thick eyeliner


Model behaviour: Kate Moss and Kelly Brook both love to play up their eyes with heavy make-up


Brilliant brunettes: Liz Hurley and Carol Vorderman favour high-impact mascara and charcoal eyeshadow


‘It’s very easy to get eyeliner wrong. I think the way Pippa applies it looks too harsh and heavy. She’s a pretty girl, but the way she and her sister take the line all the way around the eye is ageing,’ she says.

So, how to get it right? Katie suggests using gel liner or a pencil rather than liquid.

‘Apply liner right inside the rim, as it gives a good strong base to the look.’

And if you’re blonde or nearing 50, swap black for grey or brown. ‘Black can be unforgiving as you get older,’ says Katie.

The flick is crucial. She suggests extending the natural curve under the eye towards the brow’s outer edge.

With practice, perfect black eyes could be achieved in time for the arrival next weekend of two stars who model the look effortlessly well — Tian Tian and Yang Guan, Edinburgh Zoo’s new giant pandas.



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Daniel Craig brands the Kardashians 'f***ing idiots' for making careers out of their private lives

By Sarah Bull


They have made millions from living their lives in the public eye thanks to their reality television shows.

But one person who is less than impressed by the Kardashian family is Daniel Craig, who launched an astonishing foul-mouthed rant at the brood, headed by Kim Kardashian, in a new interview with GQ magazine.

The James Bond star labelled the clan 'f***ing idiots' and criticised those who 'sell' themselves and then make demands about their private lives.

Rant: Daniel Craig has labelled the Kardashians 'f*****g idiots' for making a career out of their private lives


Craig, who managed to keep his marriage to Rachel Weisz under wraps in the summer, told the January edition of GQ magazine: 'I think there's a lot to be said for keeping your own counsel.

'It's not about being afraid to be public with your emotions or about who you are and what you stand for. But if you sell it off it's gone.

'You can't buy it back - you can't buy your privacy back. Ooh I want to be alone. F*** you. We've been in your living room. We were at your birth. You filmed it for us and showed us the placenta and now you want some privacy?

Screen stars: Kim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian have made millions from their reality television shows, including Keeping Up With The Kardashians and the current Kourtney And Kim Take New York


Referring to the Kardashians, Craig said: 'Look at the Kardashians, they're worth millions. I don't think they were that badly off to begin with but now look at them.

'You see that and you think "what, you mean all I have to do is behave like a f***ing idiot on television and then you'll pay me millions".

'I'm not judging it - well, I am obviously.'


Figuring it out: Craig said he is 'unsatisfied constantly' with his career and always trying to get it right

Loved up: Craig and wife Rachel Weisz managed to keep their wedding entirely secret this summer


Craig also spoke about his wedding to Weisz, and said that while they managed to keep it out of the spotlight, he doesn't feel victorious about the matter.


He said: 'We got away with it. We did it privately and I've got a lot of people to thank for that. But that was the point, we did it for private reasons.

'Because we didn't want it f*****d up, because that would be sharing a secret. And the whole point is that it was a secret. A secret is a secret in my mind.'

Refusing to go into any details about the ceremony, Craig added: 'Look, I'm in love.

I'm very happy. And that is as far as I'm prepared to go. Life is long, life goes wrong and I don't want to say something now that might be thrown back later.'

The 43-year-old, who is now working on the 23rd Bond film, Skyfall, can soon be seen in the English language remake of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.

But he says despite his lengthy and successful career, he is still not happy with how things stand.

He said: 'I'm definitely not satisfied about my career. I don't know how you can be, it's the very nature of things.

'I'm always trying to figure it out, and I'm kind of unsatisfied constantly. I always want to get it right and I don't know what the answer to it is.

'But I do know that it's out there and I do know it's worth looking for.'



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'I feel like I'm not supposed to have kids': Kim Kardashian fears her baby dreams are over as she poses in bedroom shoot

By Sarah Fitzmaurice


Girlie sleepover? While the covershoot might show Kim smiling the interview reveals she has realised she will not get what she wants in romance and believes she isn't meant to have children


She thought she had found her happy ever after, marrying Kris Humphries in the elaborate wedding day of her dreams in August.

But after just 72 days of marriage Kim Kardashian realised the relationship was over and filed for divorce.

Now, in a surprisingly frank interview with the U.S edition of Glamour magazine the 31-year-old reality star has revealed she believes her dreams of a family are unlikely to be realised.

Sweet dreams: Kim poses in a sleepover scene with her sisters but reveals: 'Maybe my fairy tale has a different ending than I dreamed it would'


In the January edition of the magazine Kim explained: ‘At first I was like, I want six kids. Then I went down to four, then I was down to three, and now I'm like, maybe I won't have any.’

Kim added: ‘Maybe my fairy tale has a different ending than I dreamed it would.’

The reality star, who appears on the cover of the magazine alongside her sisters Kourtney and Khloe, has an extremely negative forecast for her future, particularly when predicting her love life.

Happy New Year? Kim poses with her sisters Khloe and Kourtney for the cover shoot of the January issue of Glamour magazine, but the interview reveals her pain behind her smiles


She explained: ‘I believe in love and the dream of having a perfect relationship, but my idea of it has changed. I think I need to not live in a fairy tale like that.
I think I maybe need to just snap out of it and be a little more realistic.’

While her sister Khloe offered encouragement to the heartbroken TV star and told her: ‘I know you will get (love) again,’ Kim appeared downcast and replied: ‘What I want isn’t possible.’

Her own heartache will no doubt draw comparisons to the lives of her sisters, Khloe is happily married to husband Lamar Odom, Kourtney is getting on better than ever with her beau Scott Disick and the couple are dedicated to bringing up their adorable son Mason.


In the party mood? While Kim is pictured showing off her fabulous shape in a little black dress in a party scene her interviews shows she feels she has little to celebrate

Happy ever after: While Kim is heartbroken her sisters are happy in love with Kourtney with her beau and father of her child Scott Disick while Khloe is happily married to Lamar Odom


That leaves Kim, who is the middle daughter of Kris Jenner and the late Robert Kardashian, as the only single sister left of the trio.

Speaking about her role, the businesswoman, who has made no secret of her hope for a large family like her own said: ‘Maybe I'll just be a good aunt…At this moment in my life, I feel like maybe I'm not supposed to have kids and all that.’

While her interview might reveal her pain the pictures appear to show Kim welcoming in the New Year with plenty of hope.


Still holding on? Kim is seen with her huge engagement ring on her finger, indicating the pictures were taken before she filed for divorce on October 31

Mixing beats: Kim, Khloe and Kourtney are pictures partying around a DJ booth with Kim appearing to mix a track


Given that she is seen wearing the huge diamond engagement ring from Kris, it is likely the snaps were taken prior to her filing for divorce on October 31.

It is common for magazines to schedule different times for a photoshoot and a later date for the interview and these pictures might well bring back painful memories for Kim of happier times.

Kim is seen beaming with her sisters as the trio pose in their underwear holding a cake.

The sisters show off their famous curves in pink corsets by Playful Promises which they have teamed with black pants by Malia Mills.


What will the New Year bring? With Kim's marriage to Kris Humphries over the 2012 shoot poses the question will Kim find love next year?


Girls just want to have fun: It appears the sisters had a great time partying on the magazine shoot


In another shot Kim shows off her shape in a black Jovani dress getting into the party mood for the New Year.

She shows off her playful side taking to the DJ decks while her sisters laugh alongside her.

Kourtney looks anything but mumsy in a sexy purple Dolce and Gabbana bodysuit which she teams with a New York Hat Co. Top hat.

Khloe opts for an on-trend monochrome ensemble donning a black Sonia Rykiel sweater and a white Marc Jacobs skirt for the party.

Other scenes show the sisters enjoying a slumber party to welcome in the New Year Kim and Kourtney are wearing Enza Costa tank customized by Wildfox Couture with Kim keeping on brand with Kardashian Kollection briefs.

While Kim is clearly preoccupied with what her future may or may not hold fans of the Kardashian family were treated to their latest reality installment on Sunday with the first episode of the new Kourtney and Kim Take New York show.

Around 3.2million fans tuned in to watch the trials and tribulations and it has been revealed that Kris Humphries also tuned in to watch his relationship with Kim deteriorate on screen.

The NBA star is said to be horrified with the way he was portrayed on screen and viewers saw him passing wind near Kourtney's face and telling his wife Kim she ate too much wedding cake.

While it has been reported that Kris also tuned in to watch the show on Sunday a source close to the basketball star told MailOnline he knew what was coming because he had seen the show weeks ago.

The source said: 'Kris reacted like any normal newlywed husband would, when a new sister in law brings a naked yoga instructor into his home, has a screaming 2 year old outside his bedroom door, with in laws constantly fighting.'

'Any normal newly married couple would get a room down the hall, but it’s the Kourtney and Kim show with many more episodes to go, not the Kris and Kim show.'

They added: 'Kris is very excited that the lockout is over and looking forward to start playing basketball again and moving forward with his life.'



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What WILL she pack? How Royal protocol will see Kate change several times a day for first Christmas at Sandringham

By Maysa Rawi


Wardrobe dilemma: The Duchess of Cambridge will need an outfit for church, including a hat, a long dress for dinner and at least one other for lunch


Spending your first Christmas with the in-laws can be a daunting experience.

But when the occasion involves the Royal family, nerve-racking is a more fitting description.

The Duchess of Cambridge faces the ultimate wardrobe dilemma for her upcoming stay at Sandringham - where she could be expected to change outfits several times in one day.


It's no wonder Kate has been spotted shopping on the King's Road recently, probably in search of suitable pieces for her upcoming trip.

Thankfully the Duchess has a natural instinct for appropriate attire and will no doubt look near perfect for every event.

Royal etiquette expert Jean Broke-Smith told Grazia magazine that the Duchess could be expected to change outfits up to five times in a single day.

'She won't be able to wear the same outfit twice,' she said.

'Kate will need a casual outfit for breakfast, a smart outfit - and a hat - for the morning church service, a dress for lunch, a cocktail dress for early evening drinks and a full-length dress for the evening meal.


Pressure: Kate will spend the occasion wit the Royal family


'The golden rule is nothing too short, too revealing or too gaudy.'

The Palace, however, has dismissed the idea that Catherine will be required to change so many times.

Kate has been seen shopping at Zara, LK Bennett where she reportedly picked up a black sheath dress and two cashmere cardigans.

For a more high-end look, she is said to have ordered two evening dresses from Alexander McQueen - the label she chose for her wedding gown to marry Prince William.

If the heavy sartorial pace isn't enough pressure, imagine having to pick a Christmas gift for the Queen...



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Kate's new best friend: Sharing beauty tips and royal do's and don'ts, how Camilla has become Kate's mentor

By Richard Kay and Geoffrey Levy


From one Duchess to another: Camilla and Kate share a moment - and similar outfits - together on Remembrance Sunday this year


Of all the Royal Family’s hopes and expectations when Kate Middleton married Prince William, no one could have anticipated it would transform the former Mrs Camilla Parker Bowles.

Thanks to Kate, the Duchess of Cornwall’s stock has never been higher within the palace walls, especially with the Queen — who once looked upon Prince Charles’s former mistress as a potential threat to the stability of the monarchy.

Her resoundingly successful visit to the set of Strictly Come Dancing at the weekend — where she chatted animatedly to Sir Bruce Forsyth, joked with contestants and cast her glowing verdict on a rehearsal of the quick-step — was that of a woman at ease with herself who is enjoying new-found royal favour.


The reason for this heartening approval is that Camilla, 64, has taken the Duchess of Cambridge firmly under her wing. Camilla has claimed the crucial role of making sure Kate that feels ‘at home’ as a royal.

It was always clear that Kate would need help to see her through the difficult early years of life in the royal goldfish bowl — something no one gave Princess Diana, with tragic results.

William couldn’t really help very much. Indeed, he is viewed as lamentably inadequate in this area. ‘He’s not always the easiest of people, entirely understandably, given how old he was when Diana died,’ says a close family friend.

‘At the best of times, the royal men just don’t have much sensitivity when it comes to helping ease new members into the royal life. They’re not unkind — they just don’t think.’

Enter the Duchess of Cornwall, a woman who has lived more than a little. She is ‘in regular touch’ with Kate and has become her sounding board on practically everything: from how to deal with other, more prickly members of the family such as Princess Anne, to coping with photo-graphers. She told Kate that one trick is to focus on the faces of one or two cameramen she recognises in order to help her look more relaxed.

The Royal men, including Prince William and Prince Charles, don't have much sensitivity when it comes to easing new members into royal life, according to a close family friend

Advice: Camilla has also been offering matronly guidance to Princess Beatrice, left, and Princess Eugenie, right, the daughters of the Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, centre

Quietly, Camilla is creating a senior role for herself by also proffering matronly advice to Prince Andrew’s daughters Beatrice and Eugenie. ‘Believe me, we hope the lesson of Diana has been well and truly learned,’ says the friend.

Camilla, of course, had a private, ringside view of the totally avoidable tragedy of Diana’s unhappiness.

So for Diana’s friends, at least, it is a bitter irony that the fabled ‘third person’ in the Princess’s marriage should apparently be setting out to make herself indispensable to the popular young woman who would have been Diana’s daughter-in-law.

They see it — unfairly, perhaps — as the strategic move to take control of an older and more experienced woman from a family that has been close to the royals for generations.

But Camilla’s expanding sphere of influence is something that seems to have started to take shape before William and Kate’s marriage in April.

Many believe that her influence was stamped on the guest list, which excluded long- standing friends of Diana who had known William since he was a child, such as Rosa Monckton and Lady Annabel Goldsmith.

Several weeks before the ceremony, Camilla and her daughter, Laura, enjoyed a girlie lunch with Kate and her sister Pippa at Koffman’s, the Berkeley hotel restaurant in London’s Knightsbridge.

One word in particular reached the ears of fellow diners during their animated conversation — ‘advice’.

On the day of the wedding, Camilla arranged for Kate to have her nails done by her own favourite manicurist, Marina Sandoval, from the Jo Hansford hair salon in Mayfair. She also gave Kate a highly personal wedding gift — a gold charm-style bracelet with a small disc engraved with hers and Catherine’s cyphers.

Each is a large ‘C’ under a coronet, though Camilla’s is surrounded by a circle. What makes the gift so significant? Camilla has a similar bracelet of her own that she rarely takes off.

‘Camilla’s exceptional warmth has really touched Catherine,’ says one of Kate’s friends.

At the weekend it also emerged that Camilla has introduced Kate to beauty therapist Deborah Mitchell, who specialises in a £165-a-time bee sting facial — hailed as the ‘non-surgical facelift’ and an organic alternative to Botox.

Former beauty queen Deborah is said to have been treating the Duchess of Cornwall for six years and to have been giving Kate tips on her complexion since the wedding.

In other ways, too, there is a growing closeness between the two women.

On Remembrance Sunday earlier this month, Camilla was chatting and exchanging warm smiles with Kate on the Foreign Office balcony overlooking the Cenotaph. Lip-readers claimed the 29-year-old Duchess of Cambridge wondered out loud ‘if William will be nervous’.

The other area about which she has been talking to Camilla is which charities to support.

One idea is for Kate to help a specific charity intensively for a limited time of one or two years during special appeals. This could be more beneficial than if she spread herself thinly over dozens of good causes. Obviously, she is in high demand.

These charities include those helping young people and military veterans as well as those in areas such as conservation and art therapy.

But perhaps Camilla’s greatest help so far in smoothing Kate’s path as a fledgling royal is the change she has brought about in Prince Charles.

Though he adores Kate, he is the one figure who has found it difficult to adjust to her arrival in the Royal Family, mainly because of all the uncomfortable memories thrown up by constant comparisons between her and Diana.

Camilla, pictured right next to the Queen and Carole Middleton, played a vital role in supporting Kate during the Royal Wedding earlier this year


‘At one stage he was almost tearing his hair out at the endless references to Diana and what she was like, because it always led to talk of his own shortcomings,’ says an aide. ‘It went on for months, and he has only recently calmed down.’

It was Camilla who soothed him, in the same reassuring way that she has been handling Charles’s glooms and fretfulness for 30 years. But now comes a new challenge.

After the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee next year, the Prince of Wales will have to put up with Kate becoming chatelaine of Kensington Palace, the place everyone associates with Diana and her unhappy marriage — and with the powerful memory of the lake of flowers created by a mourning public after her death.

Earlier this month, it was announced that William and Kate would be moving into the late Princess Margaret’s old apartment there in 2013. Prince Harry is also due to move there, taking over the cottage that William and Kate currently use as their London base.

But with a bitter irony that dismays Diana’s ever-loyal friends, Camilla is likely to be the key influence on young housewife Kate. Setting up home in this vast apartment of 21 rooms on four floors will need the guidance and advice of a woman with experience of that very different life as a royal.

First home: Kate and William will move into Kensington Palace, west London, where she will be waited on by a string of servants


Kate’s biggest challenge will be giving up her idyllic days of normal married life at their farmhouse in Anglesey, where William is based as an RAF air-sea rescue helicopter pilot. (In February, after Kate’s 30th birthday, he leaves for the Falklands on a six-week posting).

Camilla has already warned Kate that at Kensington Palace she and William will require a minimum staff of a butler, a housekeeper, a ladies’ dresser, a valet, a cook, chauffeur and several other workers.

Unlike Diana, an Earl’s daughter who had grown up with servants, Kate is still uncomfortable having staff pirouetting around her. But she knows that, on moving into Kensington Palace, she will have to accept the inevitable.

Camilla has also advised her that a personal dresser is vital if she is to perform the royal role the public expect of her.

As for choosing the staff, the Duchess of Cornwall — mature, knowledgeable, reassuring, and the chatelaine these past six years of Clarence House, Highgrove and Birkhall — will be there to help.

If ever the former Mrs Camilla Parker Bowles dreamed of playing a crucial role at the centre of the Royal Family, this is it.



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'It's not something I regret': Guy Ritchie opens up about his 'soap opera' marriage to Madonna

By Laura Schreffler


No regrets: Guy Ritchie tells Details magazine he doesn't regret his marriage to Madonna


Being the Material Girl's husband may not have been easy for Guy Ritchie, but he doesn't regret his relationship with Madonna.

After three years of virtual silence, the 43-year-old director has finally opened up about his marriage to the Queen of Pop.

'I enjoyed my first marriage. It's definitely not something I regret,' Ritchie says in the new issue of Details magazine.


Although he clarifies that he experience was worthwhile because two of his children, biological son Rocco, 11, and adopted son David, 6, came out of it, he isn't entirely convincing.

'The experience was ultimately very positive. I love the kids that came out of it, and I could see no other route to take. But you move on, don't you?'

He expands on why his marriage to the 53-year-old singer didn't work out.

An experience: The Sherlock Holmes director says that his marriage to the Material Girl was a 'soap opera'


'I stepped into a soap opera, and I lived in it for quite a long time. I'll probably be more eloquent on it ten years from now,' he says.

At the end of the day, the Sherlock Holmes director says he learned a lot from Madonna.

'When you end up with a lot of the things you set out to chase and find that you've stumbled into all sorts of hollow victories, then you become deeply philosophical,' he said.

No regrets for a reason: Ritchie says that sons Rocco and David Banda (not pictured) were worth the pain


He added: 'I'm quite happy that that experience was accelerated for me. I'm glad I made money, in other words. And I'm glad I got married.'

He wed the superstar in a lavish 2000 ceremony at Skibo Castle in Scotland.

They announced their split in October of 2008; the divorce was finalised in January 2009.

The two have since moved on with other partners and each has a new child.

Moving on: The Sherlock Holmes director has a son with model girlfriend Jacqui Ainsley


The director and his new model girlfriend, Jacqui Ainsley, welcomed a baby boy in September.

Madonna is seeing toyboy Brahim Zaibat, who, at 24, is less than half her age.

Since splitting from her second husband - she was previously married to Sean Penn - Madonna adopted daughter Mercy James from Malawi in June 2009.

She is also the mother of 15-year-old Lourdes Leon, her daughter with Cuban personal trainer Carlos Leon.


Madonna's new man: The singer is dating 24-year-old Brahim Zaibat



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Family joins hospital vigil at George Michael's bedside as he battles pneumonia

By Ben Todd and Tom Kelly



George Michael’s family are today at the stricken star’s hospital bedside in Vienna.

The singer, who is suffering from severe pneumonia, has been joined by his 75-year-old father Kyriacos Panayiotou – known as Jack Panos – as well as sisters Melanie, 49 and Yioda, 53.

His former boyfriend, art dealer Kenny Goss, is also due to join the group in the Austrian capital.

A close friend told the Mail: ‘His whole family are with him. They are very close-knit.

‘George is just such a lucky man in that sense. He’s so adored.’

The 48-year-old star’s boyfriend, hair stylist Fadi Fawaz, has kept a bedside vigil since the singer fell ill on Monday last week.

Mr Fawaz, 38, appeared tired and drawn as he left the hospital during the weekend.

He was accompanied by two women, believed to be Michael’s sisters, one of whom held her head in her hands waiting in the lobby at the AKH hospital.

A hospital spokesman yesterday declined to comment on the singer’s condition.


Hour of need: The singer with his father, Kyriacos Panayiotou, who is at the hospital along with the star's sisters


Speaking of 53-year-old Goss, Michael’s partner for 13 years until 2009, the friend continued: ‘Kenny of course is very concerned. He has been in touch every day. They will always be the best of friends.’

The AKH is Europe’s largest hospital with 1,600 doctors, including world experts in pneumonia who are treating Michael in the intensive care unit using a Triadyne Proventa bed, designed for critical cases.

Michael fell ill last week hours before he was due on stage in the city, and on Friday cancelled the rest of his Symphonica tour.


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Proud Kate and brave William reunite at sophisticated Palace party after his daring sea rescue

By Emma Reynolds


Media darlings: The reunited couple chatted happily with assembled guests from TV, radio and the Press


After his dramatic rescue of two shipwrecked soldiers over the weekend, Prince William embraced the chance to socialise with a radiant Kate at a glamorous Buckingham Palace event.

The Duchess of Cambridge dazzled in an emerald green dress as she attended the party with her valiant husband, who was recovering from his daring exploits piloting a search and rescue helicopter in Anglesey.

The couple mingled with notable figures from the media along with Royals including the Queen, Prince Philip, Prince Charles and Camilla.


Kate's wedding dress designer Sarah Burton was meanwhile being named designer of the year at the British Fashion Awards.

The Duchess of Cambridge herself was nominated for the British Style Award, but it was won by TV presenter and fashion icon Alexa Chung for the second year in a row.

Guests at the royal bash included Radio One presenter Fearne Cotton, broadcaster Andrew Marr, and This Morning host Phillip Schofield.

Fearne wore a black skirt, bright red blouse and matching nail polish to meet the Queen, who was dressed in a mint green jacket, olive skirt and black gloves.

Her Majesty had amusingly renamed the palace's East Gallery - where the event was held - the Tweet Suite.

How do you do? The Queen and Prince Philip greet radio presenter Fearne Cotton at the sophisticated event


The 350 visitors were encouraged to post online messages about the sophisticated soiree, which comes ahead of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee next year.

It is the first gathering of its kind since the monarch staged a similar night in 2002, the year of her Golden Jubilee.

She conversed cheerfully with editors and bloggers during the glittering evening, as well as foreign media and regional journalists from across the UK.

The opulent East Gallery boasts displays about the Queen's Golden and Silver Jubilees and Queen Victoria's 1897 Diamond Jubilee.

The Queen and her state guests normally process through the gallery to the Ballroom for the State Banquet normally held on the first day of a visit.

It is covered with sumptuous carpet and features beautiful golden wall decorations, ornate candlesticks and carefully crafted vases.



Insiders: The monarch and her husband chat to political commentator Andrew Marr and other members of the media at the gathering



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Victoria Beckham goes for Gothic glamour in a backless gown while angelic Kelly Brook shines in white at British Fashion Awards

By Sarah Bull


From one extreme to the other: While Victoria Beckham opted for a black gown for the British Fashion Awards, Kelly Brook looked angelic in a pretty white number


She usually manages to upstage every fashion wannabe within her vicinity when she steps out in her own designs.

But tonight Victoria Beckham had to pull out all the stops as she rubbed shoulders with the hottest young fashionistas at the annual British Fashion Awards.

And the 37-year-old star, who took home the Designer Brand prize at the ceremony, certainly commanded attention as she arrived for the ceremony wearing a Gothic black gown.


While Victoria opted for dark and brooding for the British Fashion Awards, model Kelly Brook went for the opposite end of the spectrum in an angelic one-shouldered white dress, which featured a sexy thigh-high split.

The 32-year-old star teamed the dress with a pretty gold belt and a pair of animal-print heels as she posed for photographers.

Before the event, Kelly admitted she was feeling a little weary, tweeting: 'Back to London British Fashion Awards tonight! #tired'


Glamorous: The gown featured a low back and showed off Victoria's slender figure

Winner: Victoria with her prize after taking home the Designer Brand award


Meanwhile, mother-of-four Victoria paired her dress with a scraped back bun, and kept her make-up simple with a smoky eye and nude lips.

The simple design featured a high neck, low back and long train, leaving Victoria's shoes hidden from sight.

And there was no sign of any baby weight as Victoria, who gave birth to little Harper in July, posed for photographers at the highly-anticipated event.

Flashing the flesh: Kelly teamed the pretty dress with a pair of animal-print heels and a gold belt


It has been a busy few days for the former Spice Girl, who jetted in from Los Angeles yesterday with baby daughter Harper.

But there was no signs of jetlag as Victoria smouldered for the cameras at the event.

Posing up with famous friends including Kate Moss and Marc Jacobs, Victoria was undoubtedly delighted that her designs were recognised at such a prestigious event.


Full-length glamour: Abbey Crouch and Poppy Delevigne both opted for sweeping gowns

Where's your baby weight gone? Abbey looked slender as she posed for photographers outside the awards


Her husband David, meanwhile, is in Jakarta with his football team LA Galaxy where they will be playing an exhibition game on November 30 against an Indonesian all-star team as part of their Asia Tour.

Another WAG showing off her post-baby figure was Abbey Crouch, who wore a form-fitting suede studded dress for the occasion.

Also at the awards, held at London's exclusive Savoy Hotel, were fashion stars including Marc Jacobs and Annie Lennox's daughter Tali, who shone in a pretty gold gown.


Hoping to catch something? Kate Moss arrived for the ceremony wearing an unusual netted dress

Fashion pack: Victoria posed up with Marc Jacobs and Kate Moss inside the event


Alexa Chung wore a cute silver and white Christopher Kane number, while Poppy Delevigne opted for a dramatic paisley-printed number.

Trendsetter Olivia Palermo went for a ruffled knitted dress as models Georgia May Jagger and Amber Le Bon displayed their slim figures in detailed dresses.

Meanwhile, Oscar-winning actor Colin Firth decided to make the event a date night by attending with his wife Livia, who looked stunning in a gorgeous emerald-green silk dress.


Trend setters: Olivia Palermo and Alexa Chung wore typically eye-catching outfits at The Savoy

Fashion's hottest young stars: Georgia May Jagger, Amber Le Bon and Tali Lennox shone at the awards


The pair, who married in 1997, looked more in love than ever as they posed for photographers at the event.

Firth, who took home the coveted Best Actor prize for his role in last year's hit movie The King's Speech, has spoken frequently about his love for his wife, and credited her support for his success.

Accepting his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame earlier this year, Firth said at the ceremony: 'When I look down there at that star, it's her name I see.'


Keeping it simple: Samantha Cameron and Amanda Wakeley both wore black outfits as they posed on the blue carpet

Date night: Oscar-winning actor Colin Firth attended with his stunning wife, Livia Giuggioli


Not everybody got it right at the prestigious awards ceremony, however.

Stella McCartney, who usually looks effortlessly chic at such events, missed the mark in an unflattering jumpsuit while Daphne Guinness went for another Lady Gaga-esque outfit in a geometric black dress.

However, despite her fashion faux pas, Stella took home the Red Carpet Award at the event, while the main winner at the evening was named as Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen.


Missing the fashion mark: Stella McCartney and Daphne Guinness left a lot to be desired in their outfits

Posing up: Stella, who won the Red Carpet Award, posed for photographers with friend Kate Hudson


Burton shot to fame when she was revealed as the designer of the Duchess of Cambridge's wedding dress earlier this year.

Meanwhile, Alexa Chung took home the British Style Award, voted for by the public, for the second year in a row.


Here come the boys: Designer Henry Holland, who appeared to have forgotten his socks, and James Long at the awards





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