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LAUREN:
‘I’ll have a
baby next
year!’
TOWIE’s Lauren Goodger talks to
Closer’s Katie Banks about her dream
man and embracing her curves
er tempestuous love life
H has kept her firmly in the
headlines since she first hit
our screens in The Only Way
Is Essex six years ago – but
when Lauren Goodger turns up to Closer’s
shoot with a beaming smile it’s clear she’s
finally found her Mr Right.
In September, reports surfaced that
30-year-old Lauren was making regular
visits to see convicted criminal Joey
Morrison – who is currently serving an
18-year prison sentence for offences
including burglary and drug dealing.
But Lauren – who will only describe
Joey as a “close friend,” despite her
Cheshire cat grin – says he’s no bad
boy and that she’s desperate to spend
Christmas Day with him in prison.
CAUSING A STIR
“He’s a beautiful person inside and out,”
beams Lauren, as she tries on a gorgeous
sequinned dress. “I’m going to visit him
over the Christmas period and I really
wanted to see him on Christmas Day
but sadly the prison is closed. I’m gutted
because I wanted to give him something
to look forward to.
“I wanted to take him a Christmas meal
with all the trimmings, but I’m not allowed
to. I’ve already sent him trainers and
tracksuits – but that’s all I can send!”
And far from being anxious about Joey’s
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background, Lauren – who
met him nine years ago, before
he was jailed – is adamant he’s
misunderstood. She adds: “It’s
really narrow-minded that people
see him as a criminal. He’s not
a bad person just because he’s
in prison. Yes, he’s not been an
angel, but people deserve a second
chance and his crimes never
involved innocent people.
“He should never have been
sent down for so long, but he’s
done half his time now and
he should be out in a couple of
months. It’s so soon, I can’t wait!
I’m going to hold a party for him,
his family and our mutual friends.”
And TOWIE star Lauren admits
that when she visits Joey in prison
she causes quite a stir. She laughs:
“People look at me and I can see
them thinking, ‘What the hell is
she doing in here?’
“Sometimes I like to dress up when
I go to see him and other times I just
wear a tracksuit and trainers – it
depends on my mood.”
FEELING BROODY
And while Lauren – whose stormy
10-year relationship with ex-fiancé Mark
Wright ended bitterly in 2011 – waits
‘I hardly drink now
to see what happens with Joey, she says
or go out clubbing’
 EXCLUSIVE

Lauren calls convict

Joey “beautiful,
inside and out”

a baby is very much

on her mind.
“I’ll have one
next year,” she says,
confidently. “I want
one right now,
really! Hopefully
I’ll have a little
girl, but if I have
a boy first, then
it’s fine because She was
in a rock
she’ll have an relation
ship wit
y
older brother. TOWIE h
co-star
Mark
“People don’t
think I can be a hands-on
mum but I’ll be doing the night feeds and
changing all the nappies. I’ve been so selfish
all my life, but I know that when I have
a baby it won’t be all about me any more.
“I’ve reached 30 and it’s really changed
me and made me think about what I want
to do with my life. I hardly drink now or
go out clubbing. I’ve always been desperate
for a baby but I wasn’t ready – now I am.
But who knows what will happen? I’m
not in a relationship.”
Then she pauses and squeals: “I’m so
excited about having a baby! There’ll be
an LG baby range and everything!”
And with her newfound joy, Lauren
– who returned to TOWIE in October –
says she’s happy for her ex Mark Wright,
who married former Corrie actress
Michelle Keegan last year.
Looking serious, she explains: “I don’t
have any bad blood. He’s got his own life
and I’ve got mine. We’re exes who were in
a huge TV show together and now that’s in
the past. It would be too weird to extend
the olive branch now. We won’t be in
contact again.”
During her stormy relationship with
Mark, he was seen on screen picking
apart her appearance, and
during one episode he even
joked: “She looks f****ng
19st, the div.”

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‘Idohave
curves and
I feel great!’
Lauren, who’s a size 12, has famously
struggled with her weight for years. She
lost an incredible 4st and dropped to a size 8
at the end of last year, after adopting a tough
exercise regime to launch her own fitness
DVD Lauren’s OMG! Workout – but she says
that with Joey she can finally embrace her
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“I do have curves – and I feel great! I’d

love to have a figure like J-Lo’s,” laughs
Lauren. “My exes have tried to put me
down in the past and that really affected me, her
Lauren says
but I feel like Joey has brought me back to size 8 fig ure was
life and really boosted my self-confidence. ain
hard to maint
He always says I look amazing and that
I’m doing really well for myself. If I don’t
go to the gym, he doesn’t make me feel smaller-framed look.
bad about it. My big bum can stay,
“When I was a size 8 I looked f****ng though – I love it!”
amazing but it was hard work and I And Lauren says
couldn’t maintain it. I want to start she’ll definitely be
training again in the new year, but I want letting her hair down
it to be on my own terms. I’m planning over the festive
to go to the gym three times a week by period, which she’ll
myself – I don’t need a personal trainer.” be spending with her
And Lauren, who had a boob job in 2014, family in Essex.
increasing her cup size from a 34D to a 34E She laughs:
and had her lip fillers removed in June to “I always wear
achieve a more natural look, says despite a dress, but I go She loves he
trolls making spiteful comments on her without high r
bigger bum
!
Instagram about her appearance, she’s not heels. I’m going to
going to let them get her down. post some drunk
“I’ve grown such a thick skin over the videos and selfies of me enjoying myself,
years to the trolls,” she says. “I’m numb dancing around and having fun. My mum,
to their hate and I never cry. When my brother and my three sisters will come
people are mean to you, it’s not about over to my house to celebrate.
you, it’s about them. They’re just unhappy. “I wasn’t really too fussed about
“My lips sometimes look ridiculous in Christmas last year, but now I’m feeling
pictures but I haven’t had the filler put on top of the world. I know this is going
back in – I don’t need it. I am considering to be my best year yet!”
a breast reduction next year, though, as ● Lauren is launching a clothing line with Coco
they are just too massive. I think they & Carter (Cocoandcarter.com) next year, and is
make me look bigger and I want that also an ambassador for PupAid (Pupaid.org)

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INSIDE SCARLETT’S
BID TO BECOME
TV’S BIGGEST STAR
● Experts claim Scarlett Moffatt is set to make millions
● She wants to emulate the success of Jordan and Vicky Pattison
● The star is considering doing a reality show with boyfriend Luke
ith witty one-
W liners and an
infectious sense
of humour, she
was the stand-out
star from Gogglebox, and this
month Scarlett Moffatt proved
her fame was on a rapid ascent
after being crowned Queen of
the Jungle on I’m A Celeb!
And insiders say Scarlett, 26, is
wasting no time in cashing in on
her newfound popularity as she
plots a TV takeover to become
one of the nation’s biggest
presenters and star in a reality
show with her boyfriend Luke
Crodden – with experts claiming
Charlotte would love
it if her boyfriend
Luke proposed
she could make millions off the
back of her jungle win.
A source says: “Scarlett is on
cloud nine. She was a homebody
but she’s always wanted to be in
the limelight. She’s determined
to make the most of her title
as Queen of the Jungle and has
started surrounding herself
with people who can help take her
to the top of the showbiz world.
She’s got lots of new people in her
PR and management team, who
are setting up many meetings.”
CAREER FOCUSED
The insider adds: “She looks up to
celebs like Katie Price and Vicky
Pattison and would love to follow
On Gogglebox
with her parents,
Betty and Mark
in their footsteps and present
shows like This Morning and
Loose Women. The opportunities
have already started pouring in.”
PR guru Mark Borkowski adds:
“I’m A Celeb! did big things for
Vicky’s career, but her back story
with Geordie Shore wasn’t exactly
clean. Scarlett is an innocent,
loveable Geordie who everyone
relates to. She’s authentic and
she’s herself, and that is rare.
“Many of the winners of these
shows maximise on their fame
for 18 months, until people
get bored of them. Scarlett is a
big talent and somewhere like
ITV will take their time with
her. It takes years to develop
the career of
someone like
Davina McCall,
Claudia Winkleman
and Emma Willis,
and there will be
a similar approach
with Scarlett.
“She’s young
and will take her
time to learn the
TV trade – possibly
presenting
Scarlett – here
with
her mum Bett
y – was
recently crow
ned
Queen of the
Jungle
something using her
personality, like a remake of
Blind Date. I can see a big food
store building their Christmas
ads around her next year. She’s
set to make millions and be one
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LOSING 3ST
The star recently shed 3st and
went from a size 16 to a 10, after
doctors advised her that she was at
risk of developing type-2 diabetes.
However, Scarlett revealed
last week that she still doesn’t
feel body confident and
admitted she was considering
spending some of her I’m
A Celeb! winnings on a boob job,
saying: “Now I’ve lost weight
 NEWS

VICKY:

‘I’ll bounce
back from
all the
negativity’
his time last year she

T was riding high after

and my t**ties are cleaning my
shoes, I’d like them lifted to
where they’re meant to be.”
A source adds: “Scarlett is so
proud of her weight loss. She
does have a hang-up over her
boobs, though. She’s told family
and friends she won’t feel totally
happy until she’s had surgery
to have them made perkier.”
In the jungle, Scarlett could
always rely on the support of
her boyfriend hairdresser Luke,
who she’s been dating since
February. And pals say they’re
already discussing marriage.
Just last week Scarlett admitted
that she’d like a wedding
inspired by Jordan’s lavish
nuptials to Peter Andre in 2005.
A friend says: “She’d love it
if Luke proposed. They’ve lived
together for a while so marriage
feels like the next natural step.”
SHOWBIZ COUPLE
Luke, who joined Scarlett on
the last series of Gogglebox,
is also said to be considering
doing a reality show with her.
A source says: “Luke
appreciates that Scarlett is
the star of their relationship
but if there was an opportunity
to work together, he’d jump
at the chance. For now,
though, they’re looking
forward to a quiet Christmas
surrounded by family.”
By Daisy McLure
launching a fitness
DVD, hosting her own
TV show and being crowned
Queen of the I’m A Celeb! jungle.
And Vicky Pattison had an
even better 2016 – where she
nabbed herself a spot on the
Loose Women panel and landed
the job of host of the I’m A
Celeb! spin-off show – Extra
Camp.
But her big moment on Extra
Camp was marred with criticism
– with viewers constantly sending
a barrage of abuse her way.
During her presenting role, the
former Geordie Shore star, 29,
was cruelly called out once
again for her “gurning,” which
fans have slated in the past, but
which Vicky claims is something
she has “always done.”
She was also trolled by
body shamers, who accused
her of editing her Instagram
selfies after unflattering
paparazzi pictures emerged.
And the final barrage of
abuse came when Vicky was
accused of ungraciously
“plonking” the crown on this year’s
winner Scarlett Moffatt’s head.
Vicky finally took to Twitter
to defend herself, posting:
“I don’t know why I bother
defending myself any more
– however one last time I
en trolled
Vicky has be
t he r “g urning”
abou
will. I adore @ScarlettMoffatt
and I’m proud of her win.
Let’s not start her incredible
reign off with this negativity!!
It’s incorrect and pathetic!!!
#LONGLIVETHEQUEEN.”
And pals say, despite her
setbacks, the feisty star –
who is set to star in a new four-
part This Morning mini series
with TOWIE star Ferne McCann
– will take her recent criticism
on the chin and just come back
stronger than ever in 2017.
A pal says: “Vicky’s a tough
girl. She takes it all in her
stride and never lets the
critics get to her. Vicky will
be back with some exciting
projects next year.”

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WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES...
This time last year, she was facing Christmas
amid a barrage of speculation that her
18-month marriage to Jean-Bernard
Fernandez-Versini was in trouble. The reports
came after Cheryl’s shrinking frame sparked
serious concern – but she hit back, calling for
“body shaming” to be made illegal.
As a judge on last year’s X Factor, an
emotional Cheryl broke down on several
occasions. But when Liam Payne performed
with One Direction at the X Factor final in
December, he was spotted cuddling
Cheryl during an ad break.
A month later, Cheryl filed for
divorce from JB – blasting claims
she’d cheated on him – and went
public with Liam in February.
Fast-forward almost a year
and Cheryl is happily loved-up
with Liam – and sporting a bump
that all but confirms her much
speculated pregnancy.
CHERYL’S
‘I’dlov
As Cheryl prepares
for her first baby,
pals say she’s hoping
boyfriend Liam Payne
will pop the question
hey’re due to
T spend their
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first Christmas
together,
which will be
a particularly special one given
the huge speculation that Cheryl
and Liam Payne are expecting
their first child together.
And insiders say that after
their whirlwind romance hit
the headlines at the start of this
year, the couple have been going
from strength to strength – with
Cheryl, whose divorce from
Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini
was finalised in October, hoping
Liam, 23, will propose soon.
A BIG CELEBRATION
A source says: “It’s not been
the easiest year, with spending
lots of time apart and Cheryl
hammering out her divorce
from JB. But they couldn’t
Her shrinking Cheryl and
frame sparked Liam were seen
concern embracing on The
last year X Factor a year ago

CHRISTMAS WISH:
ea proposalfromLiam!’
be more loved-up, and they
can’t wait to spend their first
Christmas together. She has
no idea what to expect – but
she’d love a proposal from Liam,
whether at Christmas or in
the new year. She can’t wait
to marry him.”
Speaking recently about
looking forward to the festive
season, Cheryl said: “It’s my
favourite time of year. It’s a
nostalgic thing – I’m from a big
family and Christmas was so
magical when I was a kid. Now
I live it vicariously through
my nieces and nephews. I love
watching the magic in their
little eyes.
‘Cheryl’s anxious about how
their families will get on’
“I used to look forward to
what I was going to get,” she
said. “But now I don’t need
anything. I just love the quiet
time, the family time. Being
with people, that’s what’s
important to me.”
And to make this a really
memorable Christmas, pals
tell Closer how Cheryl, 33, is
planning a huge celebration
at her north London mansion
for her and Liam’s families ahead
of the new arrival.
A source says: “This will be
the first time their families have
met, so Cheryl wants to make
it as special as possible and has
been planning it for weeks.
“While money is no object,
she’s decided against private
chefs and wants to cook herself
after having some one-on-one
lessons from Jamie Oliver.
“Cheryl’s baking Jamie’s
bread and butter Panettone
and Christmas pudding,
which she’s making booze-free
this year so she can indulge.
“And her mum, Joan, and
Liam’s mum, Karen, have
also offered to make their
signature dishes such as
Karen’s honey-glazed ham and
Joan’s famous roast potatoes.”
The source adds: “Cheryl
has booked waiters so she can
relax and enjoy the day. And
she and Liam have been going
all-out decorating the house
– splashing out £3,000 on
a 12ft Christmas tree they had
shipped over from the US, with
an additional
£2,000 worth
of lights and
decorations.”
The Call My
Name singer,
who grew up
on a tough
council estate in Newcastle, has a
notoriously colourful family. Her
older brother Andrew was jailed
for six years in 2011 for his part
in an armed robbery.
NERVOUS
But Cheryl remains
fiercely close to her family,
especially her mum Joan
and little brother Garry.
Pals say Cheryl is nervous
about how her family will get
on with the 1D star’s relatives
from Wolverhampton – which
include his parents and
sisters Nicola and Ruth, whose
wedding Cheryl and Liam
attended earlier this year.
Protective Ruth broke her
silence on Cheryl’s rumoured
pregnancy earlier this month
when she Tweeted: “Bump or
no bump, announced or not,
Cheryl – here
Joan – had a
with mum
“tough”
childhood
it’s completely up to my brother
and Cheryl what parts of there
private lives they choose to
share and when[sic].”
A source says: “Cheryl’s
anxious about how their families
will get on, but Liam has assured
her it will be fine.”
The pair are said to have
splashed out on lavish gifts for
their families, with a source
Tragic Louis’ mum loses her cancer battle
Just three weeks after posting
a heartwarming photo
with his mum, 1D star Louis
Tomlinson was being consoled,
following her tragic death
from leukaemia aged just 43.
And Cheryl, who met Louis
on The X Factor, was one of the
first to send her condolences,
Tweeting: “My heart breaks for
you. I am so sorry. My thoughts
are with you and your loved ones
at this incredibly tragic time.”
Louis had previously said that
he was one of his mum’s “best
friends” and had proudly taken
her along to a number of red
carpet events over the years.
A statement released by
the family revealed that midwife
Johannah Deakin had been
diagnosed with an aggressive
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saying: “Cheryl wanted to buy
more experience-based gifts for
her loved ones this year.”
‘BABYMOON’
The couple are also said to be
planning a romantic new year
getaway in the sun, which
they’ve joked with pals will
be their “babymoon.”
A source adds: “This will
be their first proper holiday
together and they’re looking
forward to having a bit of quality
time.
“This time last year
Cheryl was in such a low
place as her marriage to JB had
crumbled. This year she just
wants to celebrate being in
the happiest place she’s ever
been, look forward to ringing
in 2017 and finally having her
dreams come true.”
By Daisy McLure
form of the
disease earlier
this year.
Her second
husband
Dan, who
she married
in 2014, said: Louis sadly
“Johannah lost his mum
to leukaemia
was a truly
amazing mother to seven
children – Louis (24), Lottie (18),
Félicité (16), and two sets of
twins, Phoebe and Daisy (12) and
Ernest and Doris (two) – whose
individual talents and success are
testament to the principles and
beliefs she instilled in them.”
He added that she was also an
“incredibly proud grandmother”
to Freddie, Louis’ 11-month-old
son with his ex Briana Jungwirth.
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MICHELLE TELLS MARK:
‘Ifeelready to
start a family!’
After a rocky year, insiders say Michelle Keegan is considering
a baby with husband Mark Wright
hey’ve been
T through a
turbulent year
and have defiantly
fought off reports
of marriage problems.
But pals tell Closer that
Michelle Keegan has told her
husband Mark Wright she’s
hoping to start a family with him
in 2017 to mark a fresh start.
The actress, 29, has spent
large chunks of the year apart
from the reality star-turned-
radio DJ – with conflicting
work schedules, Michelle’s
US career plans and reported
rows over starting a family
fuelling rumours their 19-month
marriage was on the rocks.
BACK ON TRACK
But sources close to the pair
reveal Michelle is keen to put
their troubled year behind
Michelle’s said to be
considering raising her family in
the US, like the Beckhams did
them and start a family soon
– assuring Mark, 29, that she
won’t let work ambitions get in
the way of having a baby.
A source says: “Michelle
has been putting baby plans
on hold as her filming
schedule has been so full-on,
and she’s been keen to launch
a career in the US.
“It’s caused tension
between them, but now
Michelle is definitely
warming to the idea of being
a mum. She’s been inspired
seeing how other working
actresses juggle their careers
with motherhood and she’s
starting to feel ready to Pals say she’d Michelle is said to be
like to
launch a care
start a family. er in LA keen to have a family
“After a tough year, with Mark
she and Mark seem to be
finally getting back on track roles since leaving Coronation move would work for them both.
and are in a much better place. Street in 2014 – recently Now pals say Michelle wants to
She knows how much having returned from a trip to LA raise her baby in California and
a baby means where she reportedly lined up give her family the upbringing
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to Mark, and auditions and met with casting Victoria and David Beckham’s
thinks creating directors and film agents in her children have enjoyed.
a family unit bid to crack Hollywood. A source says: “Victoria has
will make them always been an idol of Michelle’s
even stronger A NEW LIFE IN LA and someone she’s looked up to,
as a couple.” Closer revealed how the Our Girl given she juggles her successful
Michelle actress – who’s reportedly due to fashion brand and four kids. And
– who has be spending another six months despite her hectic work schedule
landed a string filming in South Africa next year next year, Michelle’s confident
of critically – was urging Mark to carve out she and Mark will make time to
acclaimed TV a career for himself in LA so the focus on their baby plans.

“Michelle’s told Mark she
could see them bringing up
their family in the sunshine,
and having the outdoorsy life
she’s always dreamt about.
“Mark said he’d be up for it
as long as it wasn’t forever, and
joked that he’d have to get a
crash pad for his mum, who’d
no doubt want to move over, too,
if they had their kids there!”
Mark recently said he’d be
giving his wife an “amazing”
Christmas with all the
trimmings, in Essex, after
Michelle spent last year
up north with her family.
A source says: “They
try to take it in turns each
year and, while Michelle’s
disappointed she won’t
be with her family, she
knows how much it
means to Mark to be in
Essex. She wants to make
it as special as possible so
they can enjoy their last
Christmas alone before
starting a family.”
By Daisy McLure
MARK:
‘Michelle and
I would never
have a reality
TV show!’
fter facing relentless
A rumours that his
marriage was in
trouble this year,
Mark Wright reveals that he’s
looking forward to a family-
focused Christmas with wife
Michelle Keegan.
Speaking to Closer at
the Pride Of Sport Awards
earlier this month, he said:
“I was thinking the lead-up
to Christmas was going to be
quiet for me, but the diary’s
started to fill up again so I won’t
be able to wind down properly
until Christmas Eve – I can
properly relax then.
“Christmas will be spent with
the family – last year we were
up north with Michelle’s family
so this year we’re down south.
When I was younger, Christmas
used to be about presents
and drinking but now it’s just
about being with the family
and having a roast dinner.”
And despite their festive
plans, Mark admits he takes
a very laid-back approach
Mark is looking
forward to a big family
Christmas in Essex
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to presents – and isn’t much
help to his wife.
He says: “I’m told I’m a hard
person to buy a present for. It’s
not that I’m not grateful but
I just never know what I want!
I have no idea what Michelle
is getting me because I don’t
know what I want myself.”
After Michelle blew viewers
away with her performance
in series two of BBC drama
Our Girl earlier this year, Mark
has just had his first major
acting stint, appearing in two
episodes of E!’s The Royals,
which will air over Christmas.
He says he’s keen to take on
more projects, but insists that
it won’t be reality TV.
He says: “I’d never go back
to reality TV – I’m not into
that any more. Michelle and
I would never have a show.
I don’t watch TOWIE now
because not many of my
friends are in it really. My sister
left and I’m still friends with Arg
[James Argent] obviously, but
none of the other cast.”
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 KIM:

‘IhopeChri
ease our to
As she and husband Kanye West recover from
their recent ordeal, Kim Kardashian’s sparing
no expense to bring her family together
t’s been another the sake of her children – North,

I dramatic year for

the Kardashian
clan, with Kim’s
terrifying Paris
attack in October and Kanye
three, and one-year-old Saint
– and make this Christmas the
best yet by hosting all the family
at their Bel Air mansion.
A source says: “Christmas is
West’s battle with “psychiatric Kim’s favourite part of the year,
issues” rocking the family. but she knows things are going
Kanye – who made his first to be different this time after
public appearance at an art everything that’s happened. She’s
exhibition in LA a week after really worried about Kanye – she
leaving hospital – had a manic wants to do all she can to support
meltdown on stage last month, him. She hates seeing him this
thought to be triggered by sad and low and wants to try to
exhaustion and cheer him up as best she can.
dehydration, “Kanye’s making public
then cancelled appearances again and is keen
the rest of to resume normal life. He’s still
his tour. shaken by what happened but he
And to add doesn’t want to become a recluse.”
to the family’s
stress, they’ve SUPPORTING KANYE
had to endure The pal adds: “Kim had hoped
reports in the they’d have a family Christmas in
US that Kim, 36, their new home with just the kids,
wanted to divorce but right now her main priority
the rapper, 39 – is ensuring Kanye is as healthy
something her and as happy as he can be. She’s
friend Jonathan focused on keeping the festivities
Cheban quickly lively with loads of people around
denied. to boost Kanye – she’s hoping
Pals tell Closer having a big, fun Chistmas will
Kanye – wit how the star is help heal their pain.”
h newly blo
hair – recent nd
his first pub
ly attended determined to put Sources say Kris, 61, will still
lic appeara on a brave face for host her annual celeb-packed
since his m nce
eltdown
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stmascan
ugh year’
Pals say Kim and Kanye
will be hosting for the family
on Christmas Day
Christmas Eve party at her LA
mansion, before heading over
to Kim’s the next day.
ENDING ON A HIGH
And Kim is going all out to ensure
this Christmas is about family.
A pal says: “She’s hired event
planner Mindy Weiss and the
decorations will include 18-carat
gold table-top Christmas trees,
plus a 50-strong gospel choir.
They are also flying in chefs from
Paris and Florence to cook their
eight-course Christmas lunch.”
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Kim wants to end all the past
family rifts and has extended
an invitation to the entire clan,
including stepdad Caitlyn Jenner,
67, with whom the family are
said to have had a more strained
relationship lately. Caitlyn and
her stepdaughters reportedly
clashed over the summer after
the girls accused the transgender
icon of stealing their work deals.
Kim is also expecting her
brother Rob’s fiancée Blac
Chyna, 28 – who gave birth
to their first child, Dream,
last month – to join them,
as well as sister Kylie
Jenner’s boyfriend Tyga,
27, who shares four-year-
old King Cairo with Blac.
A source says: “It will
be the first time Tyga and
Blac have been together
alongside the family and
Kim is hoping they can
put aside any differences.
“The focus will be on
gifts for the children
and Kim’s said she’ll
spoil them rotten. Kim
is determined 2016 will
end on a high. She knows
she and Kanye are facing
some big challenges
in the new year – but
she wants to focus on
making Christmas as
happy as possible.”
By Daisy McLure
Scott and Kourtney with
their three children Reign,
Mason and Penelope
Kourtney:‘ScottandI
arecloserthanever’
fter recent reports
A revealed they were
making a final go
of their turbulent
romance, Kourtney Kardashian
has told friends she’s feeling
“closer than ever” to Scott Disick
as they prepare to celebrate
Christmas together.
The pair’s nine-year on/off
relationship came to a head
last year after reports surfaced
that Kourtney could no longer
cope with Scott’s boozy, party
lifestyle. And after pictures
emerged last July of Scott
cosying up to celeb stylist Chloe
Bartoli while Kourtney was
at home with their three kids,
Mason, seven, Penelope, four,
and Reign, two, she allegedly told
him it was the final straw.
A pal says: “Scott’s been making
a massive effort to show Kourtney
he’s committed to her. He’s been
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spending a lot more time with her
and the kids and wants to make
Christmas a big deal. He wants to
shower Kourtney with presents
and is buying her some expensive
jewellery. She’s so happy they
can spend the festive period as a
family and she can see how much
effort he’s making. She feels like
they’re closer than ever.”
During their split, Kourtney
was linked to Justin Bieber, 22,
and Jourdan Dunn’s ex Younes
Bendjima, 23, while Scott was
repeatedly snapped partying
with models – but now pals say
the reality stars are ready to settle
back down together.
A source says: “Kourtney
enjoyed time out to reassess what
she wants in life, but she’s realised
she and Scott belong together
and she wants to make it work.
They’ve even talked about the
prospect of having another baby.”
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POSH:
‘Cruz deservesto follow
his dreams’
As 11-year-old Cruz Beckham releases his first
single, mum Victoria is keen to make him a star
ith Victoria and
W David Beckham as
parents, it’s hardly
surprising their
offspring are already carving out
promising careers in showbiz.
While eldest son Brooklyn,
17, has shot a campaign
for luxury brand Burberry
and is releasing his own
photography book, Romeo, 14,
has wowed the fashion world
in campaigns for Burberry.
TESTING THE WATER
Now it seems younger brother
Cruz, 11, could outshine them
all after unveiling his debut
pop single If Every Day Was
Christmas – with proceeds
going to young person’s charity
Global’s Make Some Noise.
But sources say that Cruz –
who signed with Scooter Braun, some heated debates
the agent who turned Justin
Bieber into a sensation – has
caused some tension between
Posh, 42, and David, 41.
An insider reveals: “They
Brooklyn is
releasing a
photography
book
Romeo has starred in
Burberry campaigns
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Pals say Victoria is
supportive of Cruz’s
launch
into the music busin
ess
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proud of Cruz
– but ultra-protective.
David initially thought
Cruz should wait until he
was 15 to launch a music
career – but Victoria said
it would be good to test
the water to see if he likes
it and that he deserves to
follow his dreams.
“She and David had
over it – but they can see how he’ll help to guide Cruz away
passionate Cruz is about music from the pitfalls of fame.” to work closely with Scooter
and want to help give him the But the news was met with to manage Cruz. The insider
best possible start.” some criticism, with some says: “Victoria is ignoring the
The source adds: “They have Tweeting that Cruz was too criticism and shielding Cruz
grown close to young to start a pop career. from any negativity. She says
both Scooter stars like Beyoncé and Justin
and Justin, STARTING YOUNG Timberlake started out young.
and while they TV presenter Piers Morgan said “There is already talk of Cruz
know Justin last week that Cruz should “go bringing out his first album next
has been to school” instead of trying to be year and a possibility of him
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through some a pop star; and when Scooter hit performing at the MTV Awards.
dark times, back on Twitter defending Cruz, “Victoria and David will be
they insist that Piers replied: “He’s an 11-year- there every step of the way in
he’s been an old child being cynically pimped helping their kids with their
incredible role out by his famous parents.” careers – but keeping them
model to Cruz. A source says that despite the grounded at the same time.”
He’s promised backlash, Posh is determined By Daisy McLure
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The only gift some women

want this Christmas
is safety As domestic violence soars during
the festive period, Closer visits a
women’s refuge with presents and food
and speaks to families about their ordeals POSED BY MODEL

s Sarah* watches Thankfully, Sarah escaped Polly Neate, chief executive seek help. Alcohol can also

A her son Sam*

excitedly unwrap
presents and
play with his
new building blocks, she’s
overwhelmed with emotion.
Just two months ago the
mum-of-six was trapped in an
A HUGE THANKS TO: ALDI, ARGOS, SAINSBURY’S, TALKING TABLES, POUNDWORLD, DOTCOMGIFTSHOP,
the relationship with the help
of a Women’s Aid refuge.
Sadly, she’s far from alone.
Statistics show two women
a week are killed by a partner
or ex-partner in England and
Wales, and an estimated 750,000
children in Britain witness
of Women’s Aid, explains:
“Christmas can be especially
difficult for women and children
living with domestic abuse.
People are forced to spend more
exacerbate existing abuse.”
Undoubtedly, the 500
women’s refuges nationwide
are a crucial lifeline for those
fleeing domestic violence.
time together in the home and
arguments are likely to flare up TERRIFIED
over money and seeing family. To help lift their spirits during

abusive relationship and feared
she and her children would
endure another Christmas being
subjected to domestic violence.
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violence in the home every year. “Women feel they need the festive season, Closer visited
During the festive season, to keep things going for the Bromley & Croydon Women’s
police report an increase in children so they wait until Aid refuge and treated the seven
domestic violence cases. after the festive season to women and eight children living

there to a special Christmas

celebration, providing gifts,
‘AWARENESS IS KEY TO STOPPING DOMESTIC ABUSE’ decorations and food.
Director of operations Lucy
Pleass, 46, has experienced
Adele Bellis, 24, was the victim of an acid attack and people need to domestic violence first-
orchestrated by her ex-partner Anthony Riley, know the signs so hand. She was in an abusive
who was jailed for 13 years. Now she’s planning they can leave. relationship for four years and
talks at schools, educating young people about “I’ll be talking to pupils stayed in the Bromley refuge for
abusive relationships. She says: “Christmas is in schools because I 18 months with her daughter.
a tough time for women who’ve left an abusive want to drive home the She has now been working
relationship, and refuges do an amazing job of message that abuse can with the refuge for 10 years.
helping them get through it. It’s hard to break free happen to anyone. I also She says: “When women
from a violent partner and refuges are the first think it’s important to arrive here they’re often terrified
step to starting your life again. educate boys who may and have nothing – sometimes
“My ex tried to control me; he stopped me from have grown up in an abusive household and don’t they’re brought by the police or
seeing friends and even posted revenge porn know any different. Awareness is key.” from hospital. That’s why events
on social media. I used to think domestic abuse ● Adele’s book, Brave: How I Rebuilt My Life After like this party mean so much.”
was just physical, but it starts off as mental abuse Love Turned To Hate (Harper, £7.99), is out now Mum Sarah*, 33, has been
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“When we left, Cosmin was just

two. Two years on, to see him so
happy is amazing. He’s proof of
how resilient we can be.”

WOMEN’S REFUGES
OFFER SUPPORT TO MUMS
AND THEIR CHILDREN
staying in the refuge for two
months and attends the party
with her teen daughter Megan*
and two sons, Tom*, seven, and
Sam*, one. She was in an abusive
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what he’s been through, and to
see him so happy with his new
Lego set is lovely.”
She admits that finding the
courage to leave her ex wasn’t
council to rehouse us.”
Refuge volunteer Simona,
43, who also attended the party,
is herself a domestic violence
survivor, having endured an
HAPPIER FUTURE
While the festive period is hard
for families living in refuges, the
support they receive means the
future is brighter. In September,
Women’s Aid successfully
opposed welfare reforms that
would have forced two thirds
of refuges to close down.
Lucy adds: “Women who
come to us have suffered so
much. We provide emotional
support, and help them gain
the confidence and life skills to
resettle safely in the community.
“Child support workers
also provide assistance to the
children, including after-school
activities and therapy. The
women here have been through a
terrifying ordeal; we want to help
them work to a happier future.”
By Miranda Knox
● For help, call 0808 2000 247 for
the Freephone 24 Hour National

relationship for four years.
NO CONFIDENCE
For Sarah and her family,
Christmas Day will be spent
in the refuge. She says: “When
we arrived, all we had were the
*NAMES HAVE BEEN CHANGED
easy. She adds: “I felt so guilty
uprooting my kids from their
friends and their school, but I
had no choice. My ex verbally
abused me, smashed up my
house and threatened to throw
acid in my face. Your confidence
abusive relationship for three
years. She gets tearful watching
her son Cosmin-Elliott, four,
play with his new toys. She says:
WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP
Domestic Violence Helpline, run in
partnership between Women’s Aid
and Refuge. This is open as normal
throughout the Christmas period

clothes we were wearing. It’s
heartbreaking not being able to
provide the children with the
Christmas they deserve.
“That’s why I’m so grateful for
the presents today. Tom suffers
from anger issues because of
becomes so shattered, you begin
to feel that behaviour is normal.
There were more fights around
Christmas time, especially
because of the financial stress.
“We’ll stay here for six
months, while we wait for the
Visit www.bcwa.org.uk/christmas-appeal-2016 to donate
directly to Bromley & Croydon Women’s Aid. £10 will buy
emergency supplies for women coming into a refuge, while
£20 will pay for bed linen for a mum and her child, and £50
pays for a night in a refuge for a family. Alternatively, you can
donate £5 to Women’s Aid by texting “FREE” to 70500.

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DESPERATE JORDAN:
‘I’menviousof
Pete’sperfectlife’
After a tough year with
hubby Kieran, Jordan can’t
help comparing her life to
ex Pete’s idyllic marriage
er ex-husband
H celebrated the birth
of his son Theo with
doctor wife Emily
MacDonagh last month, saying
he was already thinking about
“when we have the next one.”
And now pals say Jordan is
feeling envious of the seemingly
perfect marriage that Peter
Andre has settled into, in
contrast to the rocky year she’s
had with husband Kieran Hayler.
Insiders close to the exes say
that Pete’s new arrival has fuelled
mum-of-five Jordan’s desire for
another baby. The former glamour
model – real name Katie Price –
previously admitted that she was
getting broody, saying she has
“11 bedrooms I need to fill.” She
even revealed her plans to adopt,
adding that Kieran is reluctant but
that he “hasn’t got a say.”
Jordan and Kieran
survived marriage
troubles this year
Emily and Pete
recently welcomed
a baby boy
A source reveals: “It’s no
secret that Katie wants to be
a mum again, so seeing Pete
having another baby with Emily
when her home life is rocky is
hard. She always resents that
he’s held up as such a family man
and outshines her while she’s
constantly under fire.”
UNDER STRAIN
While Pete, who also has
daughter Amelia, two, with
Emily, 27 – recently moved
them all into a sprawling
£5m mansion in West Sussex,
Jordan’s year has been marred
by controversy and her nearly
four-year marriage to Kieran
is reportedly under strain.
She hit the headlines in
October when she was forced
to deny anything untoward
had happened after being seen
leaving a hotel with Geordie
Shore’s Scotty T. In the wake of
the scandal, Jordan and Kieran
jetted off on a “make-or-break”
trip to Barbados.
Then, just last month, she was
reportedly overheard shouting
that her “marriage was over” on
a boozy night out, but was quick
to refute the claims on Twitter.
Jordan was also accused of
exploiting her children earlier
this year when she set up
Instagram accounts for Junior,
11, and Princess, nine – from
her marriage to Pete – despite
the age restriction being 13. The
children are said to have lucrative
TV projects in the pipeline and
Jordan revealed they’ll both be
releasing books next year.
Meanwhile, after scooping
a regular presenting role on
Loose Women, Jordan had
seemingly rebranded herself
and toned down her formerly
OTT image. But it didn’t last
long and the surgery-obsessed
star had her 11th boob job
over the summer, then last
week revealed a drastic new
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Jordan debuted a
dramatic new look
last week
look after having semi-
permanent make-up tattooed
on her eyebrows and lips.
PERFECT SET-UP
Jordan and Pete, 43, ended their
feud at the end of last year, and
insiders now say the 38-year-old
was left disappointed when Pete
– whose manager Claire Powell
described his family set-up as
“the perfect couple with a perfect
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little family that you’d expect
to see on a Christmas card” –
rejected her invitation for them
all to spend Christmas together.
A pal says: “Katie loved the
idea of them all celebrating
together as one big family, and
was gutted when he turned it
down. She’s fed up with hearing
about how perfect Pete’s home
life with Emily is, and the truce
looks like it’s on shaky ground.”
By Daisy McLure
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 SAM:
‘We’ll all be in
matching PJs
on Xmas Eve!’
Sam Faiers opens up about being a new mum at Christmas
and her festive wish to find a diamond under the tree
he’s been refreshingly
S honest about the highs and
lows of life as a new mum,
opening her doors to the
cameras this year on her TV show The
Mummy Diaries, where she revealed the
reality of coping with sleepless nights
and late-night feeds. But Sam Faiers
isn’t using Christmas as an excuse for
lie-ins, admitting she’s still a big kid.
RAIDING THE PRESENTS
Sam, 25, says: “I’m always up early;
I love Christmas so much and I don’t
want to waste a minute of it by being
in bed. The whole family are the same;
we can’t wait to get to our presents,
either, so everything’s already been
opened by the time we’re having our
breakfast bacon sandwiches!
“I know a lot of people who go out
on Christmas Eve, but I did it once and
hated it – I don’t want to wake up with
a hangover! Billie, Mum and I have a
radition where we buy matching
airs of festive pyjamas each year
o wear on Christmas Eve – last
ear we had red stripy ones
rom M&S – and we drank a
ouple of glasses of Prosecco.”
And now Sam and property
eveloper boyfriend Paul
Paul
It will be
’s first
and Sam
st m a s with
Chri
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baby Pa Mum Sue and Billie
weren’t thrilled at
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Knightley, 27 – who she’s been with
for two years after meeting on a night
out in Essex – are looking forward to
celebrating their first Christmas with
11-month-old baby Paul. But despite
Sam admitting she’s more likely to be
found in joggers when she’s at home,
she’ll certainly be getting glammed
up for the big day.
She says: “I love dressing up. There
are always so many people at our house
by the end of the day, so it’s nice to get
dolled up. The day always ends with
everyone dancing and having a laugh in
the lounge – even last year, when I was
heavily pregnant and ready to pop!”
MOVING TO LA
Sam – who recently revealed she hopes
to film a third series of The Mummy
Diaries, despite her boyfriend coming
under fire from viewers for being “lazy”
– caused friction among her close-knit
family when she and Paul discussed
a potential move to LA. The couple
revealed they had “some business ideas
that we want to take out there” and are
thinking of moving next year.
Although they’re not engaged,
Sam was seen on the show trying on
wedding dresses and admitting she’s
desperate to have her dream beach
ceremony – and is keeping her fingers
crossed for a diamond this Christmas.
Sam says: “I can’t wait to take baby Paul
to see Santa; and as I buy baubles every
time I go abroad I have a huge collection
that makes our house look really festive!
“I’d love a necklace with a diamond
‘P’ on it. I’ve been hinting heavily over
the last few weeks so I’m hoping Paul
has been listening!”
By Matilda Stanley
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BILLIE:

‘I won’t be
painting the town
red this year!’
The pregnant star opens up about her holiday plans and
gearing up to welcome her second baby with fiancé Greg
fter confirming that the first year we’d been apart,” says

A she’s adding to her

brood and expecting
a baby boy with fiancé
Greg Shepherd, Billie Faiers is
Billie. “I’m so happy we’ll be with each
other and baby Paul and Nelly will
spend their first Christmas together.
I’d be gutted if they weren’t here.”
looking forward to spending this
festive season with her feet up. WEDDING PLANS
But despite being almost seven Billie adds: “It’s the first time Nelly
months pregnant and joking: “I’m has really understood Christmas and
not exactly going to be digging out a knows what’s going on. It’s useful
minidress and painting the town red,” as, if she’s naughty, I can say: ‘If
Christmas in Billie’s household is Father Christmas catches you doing
anything but quiet. that, that’s one present off the list!’
Although I had a disaster recently as
MUM TO THE RESCUE she found the room where I kept all
Billie says: “Christmas is such good her presents – I had to say the elves
fun in our house, we would never were coming to pick them up soon.”
just have a big dinner and slump And Billie – who’s been showing
in front of the TV. We’ll put some off her neat bump in a series of stylish
music on and have a bit of a party. outfits on Instagram – says she won’t
“For the past three years I’ve cooked be holding back when it comes to a
for about 25 people at our house, but I Christmas feast.
knew I’d be heavily pregnant this year “I’m not bothered about not being
so I told Greg I wasn’t hosting. My mum able to drink Prosecco, but I’ll make
wanted to do it anyway, so she came up for it by eating loads of Christmas
to the rescue, saying: ‘Have a year off, pudding!” she laughs. “However, I eat
’ going to need your rest!’” healthier when I’m expecting. It helps
Billie, 26 – who’s that I’m not drinking – it means no
mum to two-year- hangover trips to McDonald’s!”
old Nelly – is And despite preparing to adjust to a
amously close to return to life with a newborn, Billie –
her younger sister who quit TOWIE this year – says she’s
Sam and their bond throwing herself into arrangements
was strengthened for her and 31-year-old Greg’s big day.
when Sam also She says: “Now that the baby is due
became a mum to early next year, we’ll start planning the
on Paul in January wedding for 2018. We know we want it
with her boyfriend to be abroad. Everything is so exciting
aul Knightley. knowing that I’ll have my little family
“Last year with me.”
amantha didn’t By Deborah Fraser
She’s expecting pend Christmas ● Billie’s Christmas clothing collection
Baby Paul and Nelly
baby number with us, and it was is available at InTheStyle.com
will spend their first
two with Greg
Christmas together
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EVERY WEEK WE BRING YOU A BRILLIANT GUEST

COLUMNIST. THIS WEEK COMEDIAN RUSSELL KANE, 41,
SHARES HIS OPINIONS & HIS LIFE

‘2016 was the year of the naked celeb!’
What a year it’s been! 2016 has had highs and also
some serious lows, with dodgy politicians winning,
shocking referendums and, most importantly, the
end of Bake Off as we know it. Don’t get me wrong,
I work across all TV channels, but even I say you can’t
move Bake Off to Channel 4. They’ll try to make it
into“Baking On Benefits” or “Embarrassing Baking
Live.” It just won’t be the same.
This was also the year of the naked celebs!
Some stars began to think it was OK to pose
without clothes on their social media. Kim
Kardashian kicked off the trend with her naked
selfie, then Miley Cyrus, Emily Ratajkowski and
Lindsay Lohan followed suit. Chrissy Teigen even
got her bits out on the red carpet!
I got involved, too – I posed naked and Tweeted
Hollywood legend Bette Midler while she was
RUSSELL KANE
mocking Kim Kardashian’s selfies. Then Orlando
Bloom took it to another level and got his willy out
while paddle-boarding with Katy Perry on holiday. I
took my wife to Manchester and we hired a kayak but
I didn’t manage to talk her into letting me go naked.
For me, the year was very special as it was my first
as a parent! My daughter Mina
Kim kicked of
was born last November and this f the
naked selfie
year has been unbelievable. I’ve trend
even taken her on tour with me.
After a gig, everyone asks: “Are
you going to an after-party with
a hot tub and some b****es?”
and I’m like: “No, I’m heading Russell
home to microwave some milk posted
a joke
for my baby.” That’s the reality
response
of my showbiz life!

MY LAST MY TYPICAL XMAS DAY:

CREDIT WATCH 5 BUYS
£30 On a
Christmas jumper
OVER £100 On a bottle
of vintage Bordeaux
‘I’ll have a pint for breakfast!’
I’VE TRAINED
with Santa on wine I bought for my
MY DAUGHTER
it – I’m going to manager – I’m trying
MINA, WHO’S
wear it smugly to be his favourite!
ONE, TO
because I’m £20 On a Philip WAKE UP AT 9AM, which works
going to Larkin poetry book perfectly for me as I usually get up
Thailand on for my niece. around then on Christmas Day. And
Boxing Day! £60 On a posh because it’s the holidays, I’ll have
£5 On a 2016 roast turkey from a pint of London Pride Christmas
Christmas bauble – it’s our field&flower – it’s organic so ale and a mince pie for breakfast –
tradition to add a bauble to it probably grew up in its own Russell and his there’s something decadent about
family open presents
the tree every year. luxurious bungalow! drinking a beer before midday.
around the tree
THE FAMILY WILL THEN GATHER
AND OPEN PRESENTS IN THE LIVING ROOM, naturally eating crisps,
THIS WEEK... cheesy balls and chocolate. There’ll be my parents, my in-laws, cousins,
aunties and uncles and we’ll all be in Christmas jumpers. Then I’ll go to
I LOVE: I LOATHE: help my mum with the cooking in the kitchen, eating even more.
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Sitting with the family
at Christmas.
We eat turkey with all
the trimmings. It’s great.
Sitting with the family
at Christmas.
Although it’s lovely, it can
get a bit much somet
I’LL PUT MINA TO BED FOR HER NAP AT 2.30PM. Then we’ll sit down
for Christmas lunch. We’ll have turkey, ham and beef and every type of
vegetable – and afterwards I’ll feel more stuffed than the turkey!
AFTER WAKING UP MINA, THE AFTERNOON WILL BE SPENT
PLAYING BOARD GAMES while eating the cheese board and
drinking more alcohol. I’ll pass out in a food coma
around midnight.
● Russell continues his Right Man, Wrong
Age tour in spring 2017. See Russellkane.
co.uk. For his weekly “Kaneing” videos, visit:
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 PALS SAY:

‘Danielle’stornb
Garyandnewm
As model Danielle Bux starts dating a hotshot
US lawyer, friends say she’s struggling to move
on from ex-husband Gary Lineker
he looked cosy over having a child together.

S with American
lawyer Nate
Greenwald in LA
recently, just five
months after being pictured
arm-in-arm with her ex-husband
Gary Lineker.
And pals say Danielle Bux –
who reportedly first met Nate,
41, in April – is struggling to
move on from Gary.
Danielle, 37, and Gary, 56,
divorced in January this year after
reportedly living separate lives for
months. They stated they were
calling it quits on amicable terms
– and reports surfaced that the
split was due to disagreements
And while the Welsh model’s
divorce from Gary has been
finalised, the couple have
fuelled reunion rumours with
their continued close friendship.
REUNION RUMOURS
They were snapped arm-in-arm
strolling through London in July,
and holidayed in Ibiza later that
month. And most recently, they
were pictured at a Halloween
party together.
A source says: “Danielle’s
relationship with Nate is quite
full-on, but she’s still unsure
about it as it wasn’t that long
ago she split with Gary.
“Danielle really wants
another baby before she’s 40 –

NOV 2016 OCT 2016 JULY 2016

Danielle and Nate She and Gary attended The pair were snapped
looked cosy in Jonathan Ross’ Halloween arm in arm on a stroll in
LA recently party two months ago London in the summer
 NEWS

Steph’s due STEPH:

etween
an Nate’
but when she was with Gary,
he wasn’t sure it was the right
time for them and wasn’t sure
he wanted to be an older dad.”
When the former couple
married in September 2009,
Danielle – who has Ella, 14, from
a previous relationship – made
no secret of her desire to have
kids with Gary, saying: “We’ve
discussed it and definitely in
the future. I don’t want to leave
it too late, because I don’t want
to be an old mum, so maybe in
a couple of years.”
But nearly seven years on, the
pair split. After being pictured
looking cosy in July, Closer
reported that sources had said the
ex-England football captain was
regretting their break-up and was
open to the idea of getting back
together and even having a baby.
BABY U-TURN
However, it now seems that
Gary – who is dad to George,
24, Harry, 22, Tobias, 20, and
Angus, 18, from a previous
marriage – has made a U-turn.
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to give birth
this month
Dan and Jac clash over wedding plans
They’ve already postponed
their wedding once, and pals
say Jacqueline Jossa and Dan
Osborne are still arguing over
their big day, which is booked
for summer 2017.
‘This baby is like a
game to Jeremy’
She’s just weeks away
from her due date, but as
Stephanie Davis prepares
for the arrival of her son,
she’s reeling over taunts
from her ex, Jeremy
McConnell.
In a series of interviews
published this month,
Jeremy, 26 – who has
previously denied her
claims that he’s the father
– spoke about how he
would feel if he was the
dad, saying: “All I want is
clarification. If I find out it’s
mine I’ll be the best dad.”
But pals say the former
Hollyoaks actress, 23 – who
began seeing Jeremy on
CBB in January but split
with him in May – is fuming
he’s spoken about the
baby after ignoring her.
intense for Jac, with a big
storyline coming up. She’s
frustrated Dan’s not sorted it.”
Things came to a head three
weeks ago while the pair were
at an awards ceremony.
Now a Jeremy has
source denied bein
g
says: the father
“Steph
is furious and
hurt that after months of
reaching out to him and
being ignored, he’s decided
to talk about their baby to
the press rather than to her.
She feels like this baby is
a game to Jeremy.”
Meanwhile, Jeremy also
revealed “an ex-girlfriend”
had soiled herself on a date,
saying: “She was wearing
a white jumpsuit and the
s**t came through.” While
there was speculation he
was referring to Stephanie,
her reps denied it. A source
adds: “She wants everyone
to see the stress he’s put
her through.”
The couple
intend to marry
in summer 2017

An insider says: “Danielle and
Gary talked about having a baby,
but he said no. She still cares for
him – but right now, she’s trying
to move on.”
Friends also say that while
the former couple won’t be
spending Christmas together,
Danielle hasn’t written off
seeing Gary over New Year.
A source reveals: “Danielle
is spending a lot of time in LA
at the moment with Nate and
will be there for Christmas.
However, Gary has invited her
to join him for New Year’s Eve
this year with his boys, and
she’s considering it.”
By Lily Smith
And while EastEnders star
Jacqueline, 24, told Closer
earlier this year she’d be
handing over the planning to
Dan, 25, pals say that the
former TOWIE star has been
so busy with their daughter
Ella, 22 months, and his son
Teddy, two, from a
previous relationship,
that wedding plans have
taken a backseat.
A source says:
“They’re both stressed;
they want the perfect
wedding but it’s a
source of tension.
Work has been Dan and
engaged
An insider says: “Jac let her
hair down but Dan worried she
was going a bit wild. They
barely spoke to each other
during the evening. Everyone is
hoping that once the wedding
plans are underway things will
get better between them.”
ed
They welcom
Jacqueli Fe br ua ry
ne got Ella last
in June 2
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 DO WE SPEND TOO
MUCH AT CHRISTMAS?
The average Brit splashes out £923 on their festive celebrations, up 15% from last year. So are we
taking Yuletide spending too far? We’ve spoken to two women who celebrate in very different ways
NO BIG SPENDER EMMA:
‘I buy around 300 presents
for my family every year’
Emma Tapping starts wrapping
her Christmas presents in
August – she has to as she buys
almost 300 gifts for her family.
This year, the mum-of-three,
36, from the Isle of Man, has
bought her daughters Mia, 14,
and Ella, 10, a huge 95 presents
each. Son Tatun, two, has 65,
and her partner James Brown,
41, receives around 30.
Despite spending over £1,800
on Christmas – of which £1,500
goes on presents for her children
– Emma, who runs a holiday
cottage, and her partner, a
factory worker, earn a joint gross
income of £2,500 a month.
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SPLASHING OUT
Emma says: “For my family
and friends it’s normal to
splurge at Christmas. It’s a
huge celebration – it’s all about
presents. When I was a teen my
mum would give us up to 60
presents each.
“I spend about £300 on food
for Christmas – it’s not a time to
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hold back! The first Christmas
I spent with my partner he was
overwhelmed – he’d planned to
go to see his mum for the day
but got so swept up in our day
that he was very late!
“But I never want much
myself – the children do buy
me little things and James,
too, but I’m happy with a
couple of scented candles
and some nice bubble bath.
“This year my mum has
given me money to buy a new
TV, but I won’t get it until the
January sales.
“It never even crosses
my mind that it’s all too
commercial – when it’s all
wrapped up I just feel proud
of what I’ve achieved.
“I love watching the look on
my children’s faces as they
tear open the wrapping paper
and they’re always grateful;
they know if they weren’t they
wouldn’t get the same number
again! They start writing their
lists in August but keep on
adding to them – they
usually end up with
about 15 items on
the list and the rest
I decide on for them.
THE VALUE
OF MONEY
“The presents
range from a £2
pair of socks to
a £150 luxury Emma’s
make-up box. huge pile of
presents for
“They’ve never
her family
asked for anything
so outrageous that
I haven’t bought it – they know
there are limits.” EXCLUSIVE
And Emma is unrepentant
about her spending, insisting
her children know the value
CLOSER SURVEY
of money and that it’s about
spending time with friends
and family, too.
81% OF WOMEN
She says: “I’m not religious,
so Christmas is about family
THINK XMAS IS TOO
and being extravagant with
food and presents and what’s COMMERCIAL
wrong with that for one day?”
*Poll of 500 women conducted by OnePulse

YES SPENDTHRIFT MANDI-SUE:
‘My Christmas costs
£100 – including food!’
Stay-at-home-mum Mandi-Sue
Morgan, 44, and her IT worker
husband Gareth, 31, live in
Farnborough, Hampshire, with
their children Jerriquin, 12, Erin,
10, and Kaleb-Elijah, five.
Mandi-Sue also has four children
from a previous relationship –
Amethyst, 28, Joseph, 25, Nadine,
23, and James, 19 – and three
grandchildren to buy presents for.
Rather than splashing out on
expensive decorations, though,
Mandi-Sue proudly tells Closer
she buys a £5 tree from a dump
and her baubles cost just 5p.
TIME TOGETHER
She says: “I love Christmas – but
it’s about spending time with
family and friends, not buying
loads and getting into debt.
“We earn around £1,500 a
month after tax through Gareth’s
job. By the time we’ve paid our
essential bills, like the rent and
utilities, we’re barely left with
anything. We simply can’t afford
to splash out at Christmas.
“I’ve refused to get into debt
ever since I was forced to go on
benefits following my divorce
17 years ago. I ran up £300 on
credit cards just on basics and
had sleepless nights about it.
“We are very frugal, but
my children realise that what’s
important is us all having time
off as a family. The children write
a list in October and it can’t
change as I start looking for
deals then! They get one main
present each – something like a
second-hand computer game.
I also make hats and scarfs.
“The eldest four only get a
home-made present like an apron.
Though I did find a second-hand
slow cooker for Amethyst for
£3.50 as she’s moving house and
desperately needs it.
“I get lots of bargains. We
got our tree from a dump – it’s
decorated with discounted
baubles from Asda. We make our
own wrapping paper and cards.
“Our older children find toys
they’ve outgrown to give to their
younger siblings. My husband
and I will go to the cinema as our
Mandi-Sue w
ith
Jerriquin,
Kaleb-Elijah
and Erin
present to each other, but we
can’t afford a meal out too.
A friend is babysitting as
her present to us. YOU
NO PRESSURE SAY
“As for food, we’re not
having turkey. None of us
enjoy roasts, so instead we
have mince and potatoes and
vegetables, which are on special
offer on Christmas Eve, followed
by home-made rhubarb crumble.
“I don’t judge other people for
what they do, but it isn’t for us.
I appreciate it’s probably easier
for me as my children are home
educated so don’t get as much
peer pressure.
“But I’m glad they’re learning
that Christmas is a time to
be enjoyed with family, not
spending loads of money.”
TALKING
POINT
HOW YOU CAN
GIVE BACK
AT CHRISTMAS
● Help to brighten up
Christmas for children and
older patients who are in
hospital by sending a gift.
Visit Amazon to choose
a present: https://www.
amazon.co.uk/registry/
wishlist/3MKDF61AILVIK
● Visit www.giveasyoulive.
com, where you can shop
online and a percentage of
what you spend at certain
stores can be donated to
a charity of choice.
● Sponsor an animal as an
alternative gift for a loved one.
Visit: www.farmsanctuary.org
“It’s not all about
splashing out
on gifts at
Christmas –
my children do a
good deed such as
helping tidy our local
nature reserve.”
Annabelle, via Facebook
“It’s my favourite time of
year and I see no harm in
being extravagant.”
Deirdre, via Facebook
“Christmas should be about
spending quality time with
family.” Leanne, via Facebook
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DANIELLE:

‘Being
pregnant
will stop me
drinking’

The former WAG opens up about her first Christmas

with her fiancé Michael O’Neill and having a fourth baby
hey moved in together going really well with Michael. We’re doing

T at the end of the summer,

and now Danielle Lloyd
says she can’t wait to spend
her first Christmas with
fiancé Michael and her three sons in their
up the house at the moment and trying to
get everything in order.”

FAMILY TIME IN NEW YORK

new home in Birmingham.
Danielle, 33, adds that a new sibling for
her boys – Archie, five, Harry, four, and
George, three, from her five-year marriage
to footballer Jamie O’Hara, 33 – would help
get her new year off to a great start.
She says: “Christmas is always a really
crazy and busy time. But it’s going to be so
exciting in the new house and everything is
The mum-of-three, who’s been open about Danielle says
wanting a little girl, adds: “I’d love to get fiancé Micha
el is
pregnant again so I can start off the year hands-on an
d kind
right – and it would give me an excuse to
stop drinking!
“Every single January I say I’m going to away for a holiday afterwards.
drink less or stop drinking altogether and “I’d love to take the kids to New York
every year I never stick to it. The boys would at some point – I want to go to the huge
love another sibling and keep asking me toyshop FAO Schwarz and go ice skating
when it’s going to happen – it’s so sweet.” and see all the Christmas lights.”
And the former
Her boys Archie, glamour model, BEING A NORMAL MUM
Harry and who met electrician And Danielle tells Closer that she’s
George would Michael, 29, in the completely smitten with Michael,
love a sister
gym just over a year who she says isn’t interested in her fame.
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ago, says they’d She says: “It’s just nice being a normal
love to jet off for mum, with my kids, and it’s lovely having
a festive break. a normal fiancé. He’s hands-on and so kind,
She says: “We’ll helping me with things like the school
spend Christmas at run and bathtime. He doesn’t like all the
home in Birmingham showbiz stuff, he just leaves me to it.”
but we’d love to get By Lily Smith

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JODIE:
‘It’s tough being
a single mum’ 
Model Jodie Kidd talks about life after the collapse
of her marriage and her battle against anxiety
t’s not been the easiest
I of times for Jodie Kidd
following the traumatic
breakdown of her marriage
to David Blakeley last
December after just four months.
But the model – who has Indio, five,
with Argentinian polo player Andrea
Vianini – is determined to make this
festive season magical.
Speaking about the challenges since
the split, Jodie, 38, tells Closer: “It is really
tough, especially being a single working
mum and trying to juggle being a mum with
work and doing my charity things. I’m just
really lucky I’ve got supportive colleagues;
I call them the A-team, a family who support
me and enable me to go out, work hard and
know that Indy is OK.”
And Jodie reveals she’s planning on giving
Indio the perfect Christmas this year.
She says: “Indy is such a dude, a lovely
boy. I’m going to be Mummy Claus this
year. Christmas is so different when you
have kids. I think this year, as he is five,
it’s the first time really he understands it.
He’s already written about six different
lists! Now we are going to write the letters
to Father Christmas, put the mince pies by
the chimney. I can’t wait.”
GOING MAD
In October, Jodie revealed the real reason
she abandoned her hugely successful
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modelling career in the ’90s was because she
had a secret battle with anxiety, and suffered
crippling panic attacks. At her lowest point,
she feared she was going to die.
While it’s an ongoing battle, Jodie has
found a way to manage her feelings now.
She said: “I can understand what is going
on with my body now and I can recognise
the signs, but 15 years ago I thought I was
going mad.”
The star has just returned from cycling
567 miles and climbing Mount Kilimanjaro
INTERVIEW
Jodie will spen
d the festive
season with he
r son Indio
as part of her fundraising work with
Help For Heroes, a charity that helps
to provide better facilities for British
servicemen and women who have been
injured or wounded in the line of duty.
CRIPPLING ANXIETY
She says: “Having suffered from
anxiety in the past, the charity is really
close to my heart. As a model, I didn’t
cope. It crippled me to a point where
I couldn’t leave the house. I felt like
I was dying; you think you’re having
a heart attack.”
Now Jodie, who won Celebrity
Fundraiser Of The Year last month
at the Just Giving Awards, is
focusing on preparing for the
festive season.
“We normally go away,” she
says. “But this year we are
spending Christmas at home
in the countryside. I’ll do the
cooking so I’ll be running
around a lot, but that’s the
mummy’s role so I can’t wait.
I’m going to make it the best
Christmas yet.”
By Sarah Tetteh
O Jodie is the spokesperson for
Jodie recently
the The Motor Ombudsman, climbed Mount
visit TheMotorOmbudsman.org Kilimanjaro She split from
for charity David a year ago
 INTERVIEW

OUTNUMBERED’S TYGER:

‘They’re like the

siblings I never had’
Tyger Drew-Honey on his
festive TV family reunion
elly’s favourite dysfunctional

T family The Brockmans are

back in the hit BBC comedy
Outnumbered for a one-off
special this Christmas. Since
the last episode aired three years ago, Tyger
Drew-Honey, who plays Jake, the eldest child
of grumbling dad (Hugh Dennis) and frazzled
mum Sue (Claire Skinner), also has a career
as a TV presenter making documentaries.
GROWING UP ON SCREEN
But the 20-year-old admits he has loved
resuming his role with his TV family for the
new 40-minute episode, set for Boxing Day.
Only child Tyger reveals his Outnumbered
siblings Daniel Roche, 16, who plays Ben
and Ramona Marquez, 15, who plays Karen,
are as close as family in real life.
“Daniel and Ramona are almost like the
siblings I never had,” he says. “We grew up
together and, whenever we see each other,
we just pick up where we left off. We’re all
still really tight and have a unique bond. I
felt quite protective of them. I was 11 in the
first series and Ramona was so cute when
she was little. But I can’t be a big brother to
Daniel any more – he’s bigger than me!”
Tyger admits: “I had kind of accepted
that the show may be over so it was a nice
surprise to get the call for this. The writers
say they may drop in on the family every
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The trio are all
grown up now
one girl to spit on som
cubes as a dare! Yet he was in
a relationship with brunette
Frankie Little, 21, by the
series finale.
Tyger with
But Tyger tells Closer that TV siblings
the romance ended a couple Daniel
and
of months ago. “I’m not Ramona
with Frankie any more,” in 2010
he reveals. “She’s a lovely
girl but I’ve got a new girlfriend.
We met when I was filming
Citizen Khan.”
However, he was surprised
that his Celebs Go Dating co-stars
Stephanie Pratt and Joey Essex
split after getting together on
the show. “They had lots of
chemistry,” he says. “I don’t
think it was a showmance!”
FUTURE PLANS
The actor wants to continue
filming documentaries – he
made the BBC3 series Tyger Takes

now and again in new episodes. I’d love On… – andhasjustcompleted

for that to happen.” afilm version of A Midsummer
Tyger has not had the most conventional Night’s Dream in Austria. He
upbringing himself – his parents are former hopes to spend the holidays with
porn stars Simon Honey, also known as Ben his new love in Mauritius. “I love
Dover, and Linzi Drew. They’re divorced but Christmas,” he says. “But I get
he is close to both of them. “They’ve worked more excited for people to open the
in an interesting industry but I don’t judge presents I give them, rather than
them at all for it – I’ve had a fantastic life,” the other way round. I always want
he says. “It is a pretty different family unit to people to like what I’ve bought them!”
the Brockmans – even in the sense of having By Jane Oddy
…and dad
brothers and sisters as I’m an only child.” Simon
Tyger recently starred in E4’s singles show Tyger is close Honey, both
Outnumbered, BBC1,
Celebs Go Dating and left viewers cringing to his mother adult film
Boxing Day at 10pm
at his terrible dating chat, including asking Linzi Drew… stars
 KIMBERLEY:

‘Cheryl’s used to
the madness of kids’
Kimberley Walsh tells Closer why there will be lots of reasons to celebrate
with her Girls Aloud pals when they get together this Christmas

he’s expecting her second

S baby, and Kimberley

Walsh is thrilled that some
of her former Girls Aloud
mates will be around to
help her celebrate her new arrival.
Kimberley, 34, married Justin Scott,
34, in Barbados in January after 13 years Kimberley sa
ys she’s
together, supported by her best mates glad Cheryl
has
Cheryl and Nicola Roberts. And they’ll found happin
ess
be meeting up again this Christmas,
although celebrations are likely to be
d to
low-key with Kimberley’s newborn and She’s excite
d C hr istmas
Cheryl expecting her first child with spen
ar-old
boyfriend Liam Payne. with two-ye
Bob by
Kimberley explains: “We always get
together, so the girls will probably come
over to see the new baby and have a little
catch up, which will be lovely.”
The three pals are the closest of the
girlband – relations with Sarah Harding
and Nadine Coyle remain strained,
as Kimberley has previously explained:
“They’re just very different from me. You
choose the people you want to spend time Justin and
with because they bring out the best in you.” Kimberley go
t
married in Ja
nuary
HAPPY CHERYL
Cheryl and Kimberley recently helped
Nicola celebrate her 31st birthday. And on
Kimberley’s wedding day, Cheryl revealed
how much her friend means to her, Tweeting: nephews, so she’s used to the madness of number two, but usually all my family come
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“I don’t know how I ever got so fortunate to
find, share and grow the past 14 years of my
life with such an amazing, beautiful, kind,
considerate and genuine true friend.”
Kimberley smiles when asked if she’s
pleased Cheryl, 33, is in a happy relationship
with Liam, 23, following her messy break-
up with ex-husband Jean-Bernard Versini-
Fernandez after just 18 months.
“Cheryl’s really happy,” she says. “I’m
just happy that she’s happy. And she’ll be a
brilliant mum. She has loads of nieces and
children. Both she and Nicola are naturally
good with kids. I think they’ve both always
planned to settle down and have a family.”
Kimberley’s also looking forward to the
first Christmas where her two-year-old son
Bobby will be fully aware of the festivities.
“I’m excited for him to have his first
Christmas where he might understand a
little bit and be excited about new toys,” she
says. “Last year he didn’t have a clue what
was going on. It’ll be nice to see his reaction.
“It’s going to be full-on this year with baby
round, so I’ll let them do Christmas around
me while I sit on the couch and watch. My
sister is expecting as well so it’s going to be
quite hectic.”
BACK TO WORK
She adds: “Last year I did quite a bit of the
cooking but I definitely won’t be this year.
I’ll be stuffing my face! We also play some
Christmas games in the evening, which
usually gets a bit rowdy.”
But Kimberley won’t be taking it easy for

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 INTERVIEW

NADINE:
‘Iwantalie-infor
Christmasthisyear!’

Ten years ago, Girls

Aloud were at the height
of their fame and life for Nadine will
Nadine Coyle involved celebrate
ith
travelling the world, Christmas w
so n an d A naíya
dating Hollywood stars Ja
including Jesse Metcalfe
and performing to thousands of fans.
But things couldn’t be more different for the
31-year-old star now, especially as a mum to
two-year-old Anaíya with her fiancé, former
NFL star Jason Bell. Last year she returned to
the UK following eight years in LA and says she
won’t miss her partying days or the Californian
sunshine this Christmas. Instead, like any mum
with a toddler, she’s yearning for more sleep.
Nadine tells Closer: “I really want a lie-in
for Christmas this year! I want some peace
and quiet, just to relax. For the past few years
we’ve celebrated in Ireland; I’ve never actually
done Christmas in England before.”
As a keen cook, Nadine always likes to take
long after her new arrival – she already has And will they be adding to their brood charge in the kitchen and she loves to get
plans to get back to work next year. Having again? She says: “I’m one of four so I’m creative with side dishes – from stuffing with
starred in Shrek and Elf: The Musical last year, used to big families, but now I think we’d a twist to roasted vegetables.
she wants to get back on stage. prefer to deal with one at a time!” She says: “I always cook Christmas dinner
“I have a few musical things on the By Rachel Corcoran and have the family round. I couldn’t possibly
horizon,” she reveals. “It’s all about timing O Pampers’ UNICEF campaign donates one do it without everyone coming over. I’ll have
and making it work Tetanus vaccine friends, family and people from my team;
with the children. It’s for every pack everyone is invited!”
a good job to have as a of Pampers sold But the best part of Christmas for the singer
mum – you spend all through their 1 will be the night before, when she can get
day with the kids and Pack = 1 Vaccine excited about Santa with Anaíya. She says:
then work all night but campaign. Visit “Now that I have a two-year-old, Santa has to
it’s worth it to not miss Facebook.com/ visit on Christmas Eve. So we’re putting out
out on anything.” She’s close to bandmates PampersUKIre biscuits and milk. That’s the best bit!”
Cheryl and Nicola
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 MUM OF BRAVE AMPUTEE:
‘Harmoniemakesme
so proud – she never
gives up’
Closer treated inspirational three-year-old
Harmonie Allen – who tragically lost her
limbs to meningitis – to a festive day out
meeting Santa and his reindeers
rapped up in
W
a warm fluffy
reindeer jumper,
three-year-old
Harmonie Allen
beams excitedly as she meets
Santa. But enjoying a festive
family day out is something her
parents Freya, 22, and Ross, 24,
feared would never happen.
Harmonie contracted an
aggressive strain of meningitis
aged 11 months and was given
a 10 per cent chance of survival.
INTENSIVE CARE
Her parents faced the heart-
breaking decision to have her
arms, legs and the tip of her nose
removed to stop the infection
spreading and keep her alive.
But inspirational Harmonie
has never let it hold her back.
With the help of prosthetic limbs
and bags of determination, she
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lives a life just like any toddler.
She loves swimming, has made
lots of friends and has even
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learnt to spoon-feed herself.
After going through such
a tough time, Closer wanted
to treat Harmonie to a special
Christmas, so we took her on
a festive day out to the Wild
Place Project in Bristol, to meet
Santa and her favourite animals.
Freya, who’s from Bath and is
Harmonie’s full-time carer, says:
“She loves animals. She adored
the reindeers and asked if she
could take a meerkat home. She
didn’t stop smiling all day and
even asked Santa if she could stay.
“Harmonie amazes me every
day,” adds Freya. “I’m so proud
of her. She’s so determined
and never gives up. She loves
singing and drawing. When she
lost her limbs I was devastated.
She’d taken her first steps just
a few days before and I couldn’t
imagine what life would be like
for her. But her spirit is amazing
and I’m just so grateful we
still have her with us.”
Harmonie contracted
SS SAY
FREYA AND RO
RPRISES
HARMONIE SU
THEM EVERY DA
Y
meningitis in September 2014
and was rushed to hospital
after she began convulsing.
Freya explains: “She was off-
colour and had a temperature
– our doctor thought it was a
viral infection. But one morning,
a week later, she began shaking
uncontrollably. We rushed her to
hospital and within a few hours a
rash began to appear on her nose,
then spread across her body. I
In hospital
at just 11
months old
was terrified. Doctors told us she
had meningitis and she was put
into intensive care. My world
crumbled around us. I couldn’t
bear the thought of losing her.”
SHOCK NEWS
Harmonie was in intensive care
for a month as doctors battled
to save her. Freya and Ross,
a customer service assistant,
were then told she’d have to
have her limbs amputated.
Freya recalls: “She was
suffering from septicaemia
and it was so bad they couldn’t
save her limbs. I was devastated
and couldn’t stop crying but
knew that if I didn’t agree I’d be
planning Harmonie’s funeral.
“Signing the consent form
was the hardest thing I’ve had
 EAL LIFE

‘I know she’ll cope with

whatever life throws at her’

HARMONIE ASKED SANTA IF

SHE COULD STAY WITH HIM

them uncomfortable and can November! We’ve got her lots of

SHE WAS FA
SCINATED
BY THE REIN
DEER
to do but I knew it was the only
way she was going to survive.”
After the op, Harmonie was
in hospital for three months
recovering. Freya explains:
“It was horrible seeing her in
hospital bandaged up. The
septicaemia had damaged her
body, leaving her with open
wounds and sores all over.
“One of her first words was
‘ouchy,’ which broke my heart,
but she was always so brave.
She spent her first birthday in
hospital – we all went to the
ward and sang songs for her.”
After being discharged,
Harmonie quickly adapted
to having no limbs.
Freya remembers: “Her
determination was incredible.
She had prosthetic limbs fitted
earlier this year and is learning
to spoon-feed herself using an
arm with a hook on it. She’s also
mastered cradling her crayons,
toys and food under her chin.
“Harmonie has physio
every day but doesn’t wear her
prosthetics very often at the
moment because she finds
get around more quickly by
shuffling on her bum.”
Harmonie has had
a further 10 operations over
the past two years, including
skin grafts on her stumps.
But she still attends nursery
three times a week and
has made lots of friends.
STAYING POSITIVE
Freya adds: “She’s only just
started asking me why she
doesn’t have hands. But I try
to stay positive and tell her she
doesn’t need hands as she can
do everything without them.”
Now the family are looking
forward to Christmas together.
Freya says: “Harmonie
is obsessed with Santa and
made us decorate the tree in
presents, including a princess
doll and a keyboard. Sometimes
I worry about her future and
how she’ll live independently.
If she wants surgery on her nose
when she gets older, she will
have that option – but it will
be her decision.
“In a way, I’m glad her limbs
were amputated when she was
so young, so she doesn’t know
any different. She surprises me
every day and I’m sure she’ll cope
with whatever life throws at her.
“She loves swimming and
I have dreams of her being in the
Paralympics. Losing her limbs
was heartbreaking, but I’m so
glad I’ve got my cheeky little girl
in my life. Whatever she does,
I know she’ll be amazing.”
By Poppy Danby

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 JAMIE:
‘Buddy pees on our
Christmas tree to
christen it!’
Celeb chef Jamie Oliver reveals all about the mayhem
of his festive family get-togethers – and why his
Xmas wish this year is for no more children!
nstagram posts of the Oliver
I family at Christmas suggest a
picture-perfect festive affair.
Jamie and Jools and their five
children – Daisy, 13, Poppy,
12, Petal, seven, Buddy, six, and now four-
month-old River – enjoy an idyllic time with
woodland walks or snuggled up together
in their beautiful Essex farmhouse, baking
mince pies and decorating the tree.
It’s an enviable chocolate-box version of
a life we all wish we had. But don’t be fooled,
laughs Jamie when Closer catches up with
the chef as he prepares for the big day.
Behind the scenes at the Oliver household
it’s chaos – and one of their favourite
traditions may even gross you out a little bit.
“We’ll pick our tree in the local Christmas
tree forest and take it home and generally
Buddy christens it by peeing on it!”
confesses Jamie. “It used to happen just
by luck and now it’s become a ritual.”
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TOTAL CHAOS
Once that’s over, they’ll all trim the tree
in a scene of mayhem that
invariably ends in tears.
“When we put it up, it’s one-and-
a-half hours of complete carnage
and tears and stepping on light
bulbs and plugs,” continues Jamie.
“Then finally, after a very colourful
hour or so of dressing the tree, we’ll
turn all the lights off and we turn on
the tree and then it’s all nice. We’ll
put a picture on Instagram saying:
‘Doesn’t this look lovely?’ but if you
contrast that to the chaos that went
into putting it up, it’s hilarious.”
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But not all the Olivers’ festive rituals
are set in stone. This year, for the first
time, Jamie is opting for a quiet and
cosy one at home, with just him, Jools
and the kids, instead of the usual big
bash with extended family – they’re all
Jools and
Jamie with
their brood
Poppy, Peta
Buddy, River
–
l,
invited over on Boxing Day instead. and Daisy
But it wasn’t easy breaking the
news to relatives. “It went down OK,” says
Jamie. “As per usual, a few people were a bit the pair existing on little sleep.
let down, but I’m trying to think about my Yet Jamie sees a silver lining in his
sanity. We do a lot of cooking for others in recent bout of sleep deprivation – it may
the year, but the idea of 40 people at ours at last put Jools off wanting any more
on Christmas Day felt like running a small children! Their four older kids have been
restaurant and it was just too much. born in batches of two – Poppy and Daisy
“It’s been a busy year and so we decided in 2003 and 2004, Petal and Buddy in 2009
to go easy on ourselves and go small.” and 2010. But Jamie says he absolutely
wants River to be their last child.
SLEEPLESS NIGHTS “I am not rounding this one off,” says
To call it a busy year is an understatement. Jamie firmly. “I had this conversation
Jamie has continued at his usual frantic pace yesterday with Jools. I said: ‘Listen,
of running his restaurant empire, filming enough is enough.’ So I’m glad that River
Jamie’s Super Food and this week’s Xmas has exhausted his mother. I’m hoping the
show, and putting out his second cookery blend of her being a little bit older and
book of the year – Jamie Oliver’s Christmas completely exhausted and him being a
Cookbook. bit lively and not getting into a routine
Plus Jamie – I’m hoping the pain of that doesn’t go
and Jools have away too quickly.
been coping with “Otherwise, I’m going to have to take
sleepless nights matters into my own hands. Maybe you
with a newborn can help me find someone that will do the
baby in the house. operation privately?” Jamie chuckles.
Little River
Rocket hasn’t been BABY TALK
as good a sleeper as Now that Jamie’s on the subject of babies,
the previous little it’s not long before his mate Cheryl pops
Jamie is Olivers, meaning up in conversation. They met a few years
good friends the past four ago when Cheryl asked to see Jamie
with Cheryl months have seen to discuss projects around promoting

aos
He says it’s ch
tree
dressing the
nutrition. Cheryl also showed up at
Jamie’s Food Revolution Day at Westfield
Shopping Centre in London’s Shepherd’s
Bush in May to cook for the cameras.
And after all the speculation that Cheryl
is pregnant with her 1D boyfriend, Liam
Payne, Jamie says: “I didn’t want to be rude
by texting her about it!”
He adds: “And babies are a touchy subject.
There was a time when me and Jools thought
we couldn’t have kids and so it’s delicate and
I don’t like to pry.”
In the meantime, Jamie’s gearing
up for a special family Christmas. He’s
been sharing all his favourite recipes with us
via his first-ever festive cookbook – he’s even
trying to make Brussels sprouts edible by
giving us seven different recipes to try.
BONKERS ABOUT BRUSSELS
“As a lover of Brussels sprouts I find it hard
to understand the haters,” says Jamie. “If
you just boil stuff you’re asking for trouble.
You need to parboil and then dress it. When
you cook sprouts with something like
chorizo, or do my roasted carrots, which are
caramelised, you’ve got to be nuts not to love
them. Try my recipes and you’ll have your
taste buds spanked. Merry Christmas!”
By Vicki Power
● Jamie Oliver’s Christmas Cookbook is out
now (Michael Joseph, £26). Jamie’s Ultimate
Christmas, Mon 19 Dec, 8pm, C4
INTERVIEW
jamie
on...
DRESSING AS SANTA FOR HIS KIDS
“They thought I was some kind of
dodgy geezer. I invested in something
from Amazon that was highly flammable
and slightly see-through. I looked like
a dirty old Santa.
HAVING MORE BABIES
“I’d go and [have a vasectomy]
tomorrow in secret if I wasn’t petrified
of having a brigade of trainee doctors
all taking selfies… I don’t like getting
my gems out in public.”
HIS BALANCING ACT
“I was surviving on three-and-a-half
hours sleep a night and I was exhausted
all the time. I feel completely different
now. I’ve lost weight and I make sure
I get enough sleep. I do the climbing
trees thing. It’s a bit hippy, but it gives
you your twinkle back.”
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CHARLOTTE CROSBY:
‘I’ll always
be close to
the Geordie
Shore girls’
Charlotte Crosby tells Closer about hosting
Christmas at her £1m mansion and planning
a New Year blowout with Sophie Kasaei
he’s known for her
S boozy antics and wild
partying, but since
leaving the show that
made her famous,
bagging herself a new man and finally
moving into her lavish dream home,
former Geordie Shore star Charlotte
Crosby – who admits she’s loving
finally being a “proper grown-up” – is
more excited about hosting her first
Christmas dinner than hitting the tiles.
Charlotte, who bought a £1million
mansion in Newcastle in January,
says: “We’ve always had Christmas
at my mum’s house, but everyone is
coming to mine this year. I started
buying decorations three months ago!
“I’m always working up until just
before Christmas, where I’ll have
been in a full face of make-up and
all dressed up, so as soon as I’m back
home, I’ll be in my Christmas jumper
and won’t move from in front of the
TV for days.”
TIME TO INDULGE
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And fitness-mad Charlotte – whose
two fitness DVDs have both been best-
sellers – says she won’t be counting
calories over Christmas.
Charlotte says: “You’ve got to enjoy
yourself. I love the turkey dinner
with all the trimmings and the pigs
in blankets. You have to eat selection
boxes and drink Baileys. I always
INTERVIEW
exercise as I love it, but you can eat
healthily again in January.”
Charlotte’s celebrations are a far
cry from this time last year, when
she’d briefly rekindled her romance
with on/off ex-boyfriend Gary “Gaz”
Beadle. The pair fell out months
later when she revealed she’d suffered
an ectopic pregnancy with his child,
leading her to quit Geordie Shore.
She’s since been dating model Ash
Harrison and says “Christmas is the
perfect time to be loved-up.”
GIRLS’ NIGHT OUT
But despite saying she doesn’t want
to be known for “falling around on
the floor drunk on TV any more,”
Charlotte, 26, isn’t hanging up
her dancing shoes just yet and
is planning a big New Year with
her friend and former cast-mate
Sophie Kasaei.
Charlotte says: “The Geordie Shore
girls are so close, and
we always will be.
Sophie and I usually
go to a Kisstory party,
so we’re planning the
same this year. It’s
going to be amazing.”
By Deborah Fraser
● Charlotte’s
Christmas collection Partying in
is available Newcastle with Charlotte is loved-up
at InTheStyle.com mate Sophie with new man Ash
45
 TINA MALONE:

‘I’ve ditched plans

for another baby
now I want to pose
for Playboy!’
Actress Tina Malone opens up about her first surgery-free Christmas and expanding
her brood, and reveals her quest for body perfection isn’t over yet…
he’s had a roller-coaster two Paul Chase, 34. And the former Shameless to him when he pushes me to work harder.

S years which have seen her

finally beat her body demons
and reach her target weight,
shedding a staggering
12st and undergoing eight operations –
including a facelift, tummy tuck and boob
job, and one to remove a stone of excess
skin. But Tina Malone admits she’s happier
than ever as she slips into a sparkly festive
dress, and reveals this is the first year she’ll
be able to throw herself into the festivities.
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actress – who’s also mum to Danielle, 34,
from a previous relationship – admits she’s
been feeling broody since becoming a gran
earlier this year. But despite declaring she was
planning to undergo IVF again next month,
Tina now reveals they’ve decided not to risk it.
“I’ve been desperate to have another baby
and give Flame a little brother or sister, but
we’ve decided not to try again,” she says. “Paul
needed convincing. Over the past 12 months
I’ve laughed about it, joked about it, hinted
He’s always loved me no matter if I was fat
or thin, but he’s an incredible motivation
and gives me advice on building muscle
and toning up.”
She adds: “I’ve always been extremely
driven. I live off four hours sleep a night
and am always on the move. There’s
always at least 50 things on my ‘to do’
list each day, and now I’m planning on
returning to acting next year as well.”

“This is my first skinny Christmas without about it, rowed about it and stormed out of the FESTIVE FEAST
any operations or stitches,” says Tina – who’s house over it, but Paul never backed down. Despite having a gastric band, keen cook
gone from 19st and a size 28 to 7st 8lbs and There have been tears but I’ve made my peace Tina can’t wait to get in the kitchen this
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a size 6 since having a gastric band in 2010. with it. He doesn’t want me to put my body Christmas, and spend the day with her mum,
“I’m not trying to lose weight and I can through the trauma of having another baby. I Paul and Flame. She says: “There’ll be Eggs
wear what I want. Last year I’d just finished was disappointed, but I’ve accepted it.” Benedict and Champagne for breakfast, then
surgery and was feeling bloated and not And now that the actress has come to terms a full five-course lunch. I do prawns, mackerel
very mobile. Now I have girlie nights out with not being a mum again, she’ll be kicking and salmon for a starter, then a three-meat
planned so I can dress up and celebrate my off an intensive five-days-a-week workout roast with all the trimmings, brandy pudding,
new body!” regime in January, including high-intensity then Christmas cake and a cheese board.”
workouts, Bikram yoga and training to She adds: “I’m obsessed with food, but I
PREGNANT Tina was run the London Marathon in April. can only graze and have tiny portions because
AT 50 a size 28 She says: “My dream is to run the of the gastric band. I love feeding others so
Mum-of-two before marathon next year. Who knows I’m happy to see them tuck in. I know a lot of
Tina, 53, surgery what I can build up to? No one people pile on weight at Christmas, but I don’t
shocked many believed that I could lose all that worry. I know I’ll never be fat ever again.”
when she weight, or be pregnant at 50, and Tina, who previously told Closer her size
underwent IVF I did both and have never been never hindered her sex life, says she’s now so
aged 50 and happier. I’m going to be the fittest, confident she’d say yes to Hugh Hefner!
became a mum strongest grandmother out there! She reveals: “If Playboy rang offering
to daughter £250k to do a naked shoot, of course I would
Flame, who KEEPING BUSY do it! Women should celebrate their bodies,
turns three “Paul is a personal trainer and in the and after years of having such a s**t one, it’s
this week, gym seven days a week, but we can’t time I showed off how phenomenal I look!”
with husband exercise together as I know I’ll be vile By Deborah Fraser

46
 INTERVIEW

She gave birth to

Flame aged 50

She says
Paul is
a great su
pport

Tina on...
THE MENOPAUSE
“I do think I’m starting to go through the menopause,
but bring it on! People say that it makes you feel less
of a woman, but nothing could make me feel that way.
And I’m always cold, so bring on the hot sweats.”
HER NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS
“I want to write a cookbook [Tina took part in this
year’s Celebrity MasterChef], and the next part of my
autobiography. I want to pass my driving test, take
up yoga, and go to Glastonbury for the first time.”
RENEWING HER WEDDING VOWS
“We’re planning on renewing our vows next year and
I’ve already been looking at dresses. I’ve always had
the dream of being the perfect bride, so I thought:
‘Why not do it again?’ I’m 54 in a few weeks and I’m
the youngest I’ve ever felt.”
 THE LOVE ISLAND GIRLS
OLIVIA:

‘I’m hoping
I’ll be engaged
next year’
The most loved-up stars from this year’s show reveal to
Closer how they’ll spend their first Christmas together
fter falling for each other on in Wolverhampton to my flat in

A hugely popular reality show

Love Island this summer,
Olivia Buckland and Alex
Bowen couldn’t be more
smitten as they get ready to celebrate
their first festive holiday together.
Olivia tells Closer that Alex is The One,
and is counting down the days until they jet
off to New York to see in the New Year and
celebrate her 23rd birthday just days later.
“We’ll be partying a lot this month,”
says Olivia. “We love getting dressed up
and going into town. We’ll be spending
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Essex proved to me that he was
serious about us.”
Alex, 25, has admitted he’s
started thinking of marriage,
previously saying: “Before I went on
Love Island, I didn’t even have an idea
of when I’d move out of home – now
I’ve got a girlfriend, we’re getting
a house together and I’m happy. I’m
not saying it’s going to be a year until
met
I propose because then she’ll be like: nd Alex w
Olivia a V s ho
‘Erm, it’s a year to the day and you on the IT
haven’t proposed!’”

Christmas Day in Essex with my family – And Olivia has her own ideas, saying:
it’ll be really special having him there.” “I’ve joked about an engagement and he
The pair – who it was revealed had didn’t run a mile, so I’m hoping for next year!
romped more than any other couple in the I’m excited to see what’s in store for us.”
villa – are stronger than ever and admit By Deborah Fraser
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“I’ve been cheated on before so didn’t Quizclothing.com and at QUIZ stores and
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and comes across as such a lad,” says
Olivia. “But him moving from his home
KADY:
‘Our families are spending Christmas together!’
After dating for five months, Love Island all going to spend Christmas together with us
couple Kady McDermott and Scott Thomas – they get on so well, it’s lovely.”
ve taken the next The couple fell for each other on the show in
p and introduced July, and for Scott, 28, this is his first Christmas
eir families to with a girlfriend.
ch other. “I was single for six years so I want to do
We moved into all the couples’ Christmas things – Winter
house together in Wonderland in London, ice skating, snowy
ctober,” reveals walks,” he says. “Kady wants us to make
-year-old Kady at a gingerbread house!
Foxy Bingo event. “I want to spoil her – it’s so special for me to
Scott My family and have a girlfriend at Christmas, I just can’t get
Kady and
w a it fo r ott’s family are my head around it.”
can’t
Christmas
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CARA:

‘I made Nathan choose

between a baby and a dog’
heir lives changed when they found

T love and won £50k as Love Island

champions, announcing at the
final that they were going to “get
married and have babies.” And just five months
later, Cara De La Hoyde and Nathan Massey are
taking steps towards starting their little family.
“Things are amazing between us,” says Cara,
25 – who spoke to Closer at the Kiss FM party.
“I told Nathan I wanted a dog or a baby, but he
said he’s still a kid himself so we’ve got a little
French bulldog called Sonny just in time for
Christmas. That’s the first step to having
a baby together anyway!
“People always ask when we’re getting
engaged and planning kids, but we’re
not letting anyone pressure us.”
Nathan, 24 – who is best pals with
TOWIE’s Tommy Mallet and Georgia
Kousoulou, and has appeared on
the show with Cara – says their
relationship is still notoriously fiery,
but admits he’s the one to blame for
most of the arguments.
He says: “We bicker a lot, mostly
because I’m a lazy sh*t and leave my
pants on the floor for Cara to pick up!
We’ve practically lived together since
the first day we met in the villa so it’s
only natural to have disagreements,
but I couldn’t be happier.
“We’ve had an unbelievable
year and are planning on buying
a house. We’ll be splitting
Christmas Day between our
families so I get two roast
dinners! It’s perfect.”

ave
uple h …in the shap
The co dition… e of
a d cute puppy
a new Sonny!
Christmas
is made
at home.

GABBY:
‘You have to
work at a
marriage’
Gabby Logan tells Closer about her home life,
keeping fit and seeing Gary Lineker in his pants!
he’s barely off our TV
S screens as part of the BBC’s
sports presenting team,
and Gabby Logan’s home
life with former rugby star
Kenny Logan is just as sports-mad. But she
tells Closer their bond is as strong as ever
after 15 years together.
Gabby, 43, says: “I’m more in love with
Kenny [44] now than the day I met him. I
massively respect and admire him. I know
you can never start taking each other for
granted… although that doesn’t mean he
can’t be an annoying twerp! But you have
to put work into a marriage.”
Gabby has always been honest about
her struggle to become a mum, having
conceived her twins, Reuben and Lois, now
11, through IVF. And she tells us she feels
lucky with their little unit and can’t wait to
spend the festive season together.
FESTIVE ANTICS
Gabby adds: “We have a big family
Christmas. My sister will be there with
her six-year-old daughter, and Kenny’s
ordered a Santa outfit and is going to
run through the woods near our house
so she can spot him. We even ordered a
sledge on eBay!
“Kenny’s great at presents, but I’m not.
He’ll drop these hints but I just don’t hear
them! One year I was so busy, I wrapped
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up a pair of my own skinny jeans and gave
them to him by mistake. My mum bought
Kenny a unicycle after he complained that
she’d bought him a dressing gown five
years in a row!”
It’ll mark the end of a busy year for
Gabby, who is back on our screens next
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week presenting BBC Sports Personality
Of The Year, alongside Gary Lineker and
Clare Balding. She’s good friends with
Gary and admits she was impressed that
he followed through with his promise
to present Match Of The Day in his
underwear when his former football club
Leicester won the Premier League.
Gabby says: “Fair play to him for putting
in the work and making sure he was beach-
body ready!”
TRAINING SESSIONS
And the former gymnast dedicates plenty
of time to working out herself.
Gabby adds: “I enjoy exercise and
feel better at everything after if I do it.
I train four or five times a week and try
to do yoga every day. I don’t spend time
thinking about my appearance but I do
look after my skin and body. I just try to
smile as much as I can and enjoy life.”
By Jane Oddy
● Gabby is one of the hosts of BBC
Sports Personality Of The Year
2016, Sun 18 Dec, 6.40pm, BBC1
Husband
Kenny with
their twins Lois
and Reuben
Gary
presented
Match Of
The Day in
his undies
 LOUISE:
‘We want
baby number
three ater
Strictly!’
Former popstar Louise Redknapp
reckons shaping up on the
dance show may make it easier
to conceive now she’s 42
he admitted that
S competing in Strictly
Come Dancing has been
the ultimate confidence
boost after feeling “left
behind” as her children start to grow
up and need her less. And for Louise
Redknapp, she not only became one of
the show’s favourites to win early on,
but taking part in Strictly has also had
a huge impact on her home life too,
with the former singer admitting that
a baby might now be on the cards!
FEELING BROODY
Mum-of-two Louise, who has sons
Charley, 12, and Beau, eight, with
retired footballer husband Jamie,
previously revealed: “Just when I was
signing up to Strictly, Jamie went to me:
‘Do you think we should go for just one
more? Should we try for a girl?’ I was
like: ‘What? Right now? Honestly, the
one chance I’ve got to lose a few pounds
and now you think it’s a good idea?’”
But after saying the gruelling exercise
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regime has done wonders to tone up her
size 10 figure, she’s the first to admit that
being in “Strictly shape” might make it
easier than ever for her to conceive.
The star has been refreshingly
honest in the past about her battle with
endometriosis – a condition that can
cause infertility – and her four-year
struggle to get pregnant with her first
son, Charley. She says she was taken
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years, Ja m ie, an d so
18
ns
au
Charley and Be
by surprise when baby number two
was conceived after just four weeks
of trying. She is cautiously optimistic
about the future, saying previously:
“I’m not getting any younger, so we’ll
see what happens.”
MARRIAGE SECRET
Despite Louise, 42, declaring that she’s
“not as body-confident as when I was
20,” she swears by Pilates, and goes to
a Boxfit class with her good pal and
Saturdays singer Frankie Bridge, saying
she likes to live a healthy, balanced life
with her sports-mad family.
Louise and Jamie, 43, have one
of the most enduring marriages in
showbiz. They were introduced at
a Take That concert through their
mutual friend Robbie Williams when
she was just 19 and a singer in the
girlband Eternal.
They tied the knot in 1998,
and the couple now live in their
multimillion-pound mansion in
Oxshott, Surrey, with their kids,
and dogs Rudi and Corky. And the
star’s secret to her long relationship
with Jamie – who she calls her
“best mate as well as my husband”
– is surprisingly simple.
“I love a good scream and shout
every now and again,” she’s said.
“I don’t know a married couple
who don’t argue!”
By Deborah Fraser
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LEN GOODMAN:
‘I’ll stay in touch with
the Strictly judges’
He’s been head of the judging panel
since Strictly started 12 years ago, but
sensationally announced that this would be
his final series. And now Len Goodman says
he’s bowing out on one of the best years
yet: “It’s always sad to leave something you
love, but it’s been a wonderful series.”
Len, 72 – who also spent a decade working
on American series Dancing With The
Stars where he judged A-listers such as
Kim Kardashian and Mel B – says it’s hard
to pick a Strictly highlight. He reveals: “My
standouts aren’t the best dancers. It’s Russell
Grant being fired out of a cannon, Ann
Widdecombe stomping around and
Ed Balls winning round the public.”
And despite dancers Brendan Cole and
Anton Du Beke both rumoured as possible
replacements, Len points out that “no one
had heard of most of us judges” when the
show first started, and wouldn’t rule out the
show’s producers signing up an unknown.
The ex-ballroom dance champion will
be back for the show’s Christmas special
– which this year features past contestants
including Frankie Bridge and Gethin
Jones – but tells Closer he’s looking forward
to a festive break.
He reveals: “Normally I’d be at home in
Kent, but this year my wife Sue is taking
me away for a surprise! I’m hoping she’ll
blindfold me at the airport so I won’t know
where I am until I land. I love a traditional
Christmas with a roast and all the trimmings,
though, so we’re doing that the week before
with my son, his wife and my 18-month-old
granddaughter Alice.”
But it won’t be the last Len sees of
fellow judges Craig Revel-Horwood, Bruno
Tonioli and Darcey Bussell. He says: “We’ll
all stay in touch, and I love Strictly so I’ll be
turning up to watch. I’ll be running across
the floor to give Craig a smack and make
sure he’s behaving!”
● The album Len Goodman’s Crooners
& Swooners is out now

JUDGE RINDER:

‘I’ll still be part of Oksana’s life’

He wasn’t the most conventional of Now Robert, 38, says he has another BFF
performers in Strictly Come Dancing, but he in Oksana, 28. “I definitely feel there is a
stole viewers’ hearts with his camp routines connection between us – I hope to be part
and crazy facial expressions. of Oksana’s life for a long time,” he says.
And Judge Robert Rinder admits that he “Hopefully I’ll see her over Christmas but she
has found a lifelong friend in his Ukrainian lives in LA so maybe she’ll be back there.”
dance partner Oksana Platero, and is hoping Robert loves the festive season, saying:
they will meet up over the festive season. “The best bit is being able to give gifts!”
The TV judge – who is married to barrister But he reveals his most recent present
Seth Cummings – is best friends with wasn’t a great success. “I wanted to thank
Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch, Oksana for all her hard work with me,” he
40. The actor officiated at Robert’s says. “So I treated her to designer shoes.
wedding in Ibiza three years ago and When she wore them for the first time at
revealed he’d been an awards ceremony, she showed up for
following his pal’s rehearsals the next day with two massive
Strictly progress, blisters on her feet. They were probably
adding: “I had Louboutins – I let her choose them because
no idea he could I was working. Then she couldn’t walk. Talk
dance like that. To about a present backfiring!”
see a dear friend This year, the star won’t be spending
do something so Christmas Day in the UK – he’s off to South
unexpectedly Africa! He says: “One of our closest friends is
brilliant like marrying a South African and the ceremony
rt ha s a ne w that fills me is in Cape Town so we’re going there for
Robe
tly
BFF in his Stric with pride.” Christmas. I’m really excited!”
partner Oksana
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‘Designer dress?
I spend Christmas
in a cheesy onesie!’
Socialite Tamara Ecclestone tells Closer’s Katie Banks how
husband Jay refuses to wear the Christmas jumpers she
buys him and why she’s not ready for baby No2
e admit Tamara’s life is one
W
we fantasise about on a daily
basis: a mutimillion-pound
London mansion, a jet-set
lifestyle and a designer
wardrobe, which fills a fair few rooms,
so we just couldn’t wait to find out how
she plans to celebrate Christmas.
But as bubbly Tamara opens the
door to her huge opulent home, she’s
dressed down in jeans and a vest top and
is surprisingly down to earth. And she
assures us that when the Ecclestone family
get together at Christmas, they really
do celebrate just like everyone else.
“People think I’ll be tottering around
in a bodycon dress,” giggles Tamara, who
has two-year-old daughter Sophia with
her husband Jay Rutland and six pedigree
pooches: bulldogs Valentine and Buddha,
Duke the Chihuahua, Lady the spaniel,
Button the Pomeranian and Teddy the
Maltipoo. “But I spend most of the day in
my pyjamas – I don’t even brush my hair!”
SENTIMENTAL GIFTS
Tamara adds: “Before Christmas, I go on
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Amazon and buy the family lots of matching
onesies and Christmas jumpers – the cheesier
the better! I got Jay one with a big reindeer
in silly glasses, but he’s refusing to wear it!
“On Christmas Day, we usually eat way
too much and end up falling asleep on the sofa
watching TV. We’re planning to watch The
Queen’s Christmas Message, then my favourite
movies: The Holiday and Love Actually.”
And despite being from one of the world’s
richest families after her dad Bernie, 86,
accumulated around £2.5billion from Formula
One, she says they don’t spend thousands
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Tamara re
veals she
and Jay d
on’t spen
thousand t
s on lavis
gifts for S h
ophia
on lavish gifts for each other.
Tamara, 32, who has raised more than
£2m for Great Ormond Street by auctioning
her designer clothes on her eBay site
mas
Tamara Gives Back, says: “There’s nothing It’s a Christ
an d o u ts ide
I can buy my parents that they don’t already Wonderl h o me
have, so we stick to giving sentimental Tamara’s
presents from the heart. I like making
my family collages with photos of Sophia.
“The best present I have ever received was during the interview, says: “Since having
last year. Jay gave me a DVD filled with video Sophia, my life has completely turned around
clips of the past year of our lives together. It for the better. I wouldn’t swap it for the world.
was so cute – he gave it to me on Christmas I don’t miss anything at all about my old life.
Eve and I just sat there bawling my eyes out. “There can be a lot of fake behaviour
I don’t think I can watch it again!” and hangers-on but, with Sophia, I have pure,
unaffected love. She doesn’t want anything
A DEVOTED MUM else from me. I don’t have a nanny – being
And despite rubbing shoulders with a hands-on mum is something I love. I hardly
international royalty and A-list celebs, even drink any more. I have friends over to
Tamara jokes she has now become my house if I want to catch up with anyone.”
a “recluse” and is more than happy to turn Tamara experienced an even darker side
her back on the showbiz party scene. of wealth when her beloved dad Bernie was
The socialite, who’s caused a stir with her violently beaten and mugged for £200k
breastfeeding selfies and happily feeds Sophia worth of jewellery outside his London office

in 2010, and in July this year his mother-in-
law was abducted from her San Paulo home
in Brazil and held hostage for a reported
£28m ransom demand. She was freed
unharmed without any ransom paid.
And the heiress – whose sister Petra, 27,
had her Chelsea mansion firebombed by two
hooded men in April – says reading about
Kim Kardashian’s gunpoint robbery in Paris
in October is just another reminder that
they have to be extra vigilant.
“I was horrified by Kim’s robbery” says
Tamara. “I’ve had first-hand experience
of that happening with my family and
it’s really frightening. I met her years
ago in Monaco when we were both
having our make-up done backstage at
the Grand Prix and she was such a sweet
girl. I feel sad she had to go through that
ordeal. I’m grateful I always have security
in my home. It’s a real priority because
I always want my loved ones to be safe.”
Now Tamara’s looking forward to having
a fun family Christmas, but she admits she’s
not planning another baby just yet.
“I’m still breastfeeding Sophia, check
out my saggy boobs!” she laughs. “I don’t
feel ready for another baby at the moment
because I want to give her all my attention.
Maybe when she goes off to school. She’s
so excited about Christmas, it’s really cute.”
FAMILY TIME
Tamara adds: “She’s obsessed with Frozen
and I’ve been frantically shopping to find
her something that she doesn’t already have!
“Sophia can’t wait to leave out the mince
pie and carrot for Santa and Rudolph…
I know my dad will have to creep down
and eat them in the middle of the night!”
● Find the Tamara Gives Back Ebay store
at www.ebay.co.uk/usr/tamaragivesback
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Tamara’s
world
THE PERSON I WOULD
TURN TO IN A CRISIS IS… My
dad [Bernie]. He’s very calm,
cool and collected, even
when under tremendous
pressure. He just doesn’t get
flustered or emotional and
always gives great advice.
THE SONG THAT MAKES ME HAPPY IS…
Lionel Richie’s All Night Long. I was lucky to
have him play at my wedding three years ago
and he played the piano for our first dance.
THE LAST TIME I CRIED WAS… Probably
today! I cry all the time because I’m happy
and really content. Sophia can do the
tiniest thing like hug me or say something
funny and it will set me off.
MY LIFE MANTRA IS… [laughs] “Don’t get
mad, get even.” I’m definitely no pushover.
 LISA:
‘It’s my irst Xma
a size 12 and my
with saggy skin!
After dropping an incredible nine dress sizes and more than 10st, Lisa Riley is planning
surgery to remove her excess skin, and reveals how her life has completely changed
ver the past three years Lisa
O Riley has undergone a total
transformation, quitting
alcohol and overhauling her
diet and fitness regime.
Now the star has revealed that this
Christmas will be her first as a size 12,
and will also be her last with excess skin,
as she’s planned life-changing surgery to
remove it in the new year.
Speaking to Closer, Lisa says: “I’ve already
bought a size 12 dress for Christmas. It’s just
the way that I’m going, the weight keeps
dropping off. People ask: ‘Are you going to
stop?’ But it’s not a diet, I’ve completely
changed my life.”
While Lisa, 40, is thrilled with her new
shape, her incredible achievement has
left her with excess skin and she’s looking
forward to having it removed in January.
She explains: “The weight loss has meant
I have a lot of sagging skin. At the moment
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ed
She was partner
rictly
with Robin on St
Come Dancing
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I can fold my stomach into my stockings and
my least favourite body part is the roll under
my bra strap. No amount of rowing is going
to get rid of that!
“With the surgery, it’s a case of the
caterpillar becoming the butterfly. I’m going
to be a completely different person. But
I’ve got to be patient. When I see pictures
of how far I’ve come, that feeling overrides
‘I’m not on a diet, I’ve just
changed the way I live’
everything. I did it the slow, healthy way.”
And the Loose Women panellist is quick
to dismiss rumours of a gastric band.
“No I didn’t have one,” she says firmly,
putting her shrinking frame down to a
gluten-free diet, exercise and being teetotal.
She adds that her new pins are her
favourite body part, adding: “I’ve worked
hard for these legs, they’re super-toned.
One person recently compared my legs to
Serena Williams’ and it made my day.”
FALLING IN LOVE
But despite her drastic transformation,
Lisa says she doesn’t feel any more body
confident than before.
“One thing I’ve never struggled with
is confidence,” she says. “I’m always going
to be this person, I’m always going to
have this personality, whatever size I am,
that’s not going to change.”
In 2012, Lisa competed in Strictly Come
Dancing with professional dancer Robin
Windsor and he recently let the cat out of
the bag that Lisa’s weight loss was also down
to her falling in love.
SECRET ROMANCE
But after suffering a string of failed
relationships, Lisa, who is notoriously
private, remains coy: “I have a wonderful
partner, but I want to keep
that just for me.”
Lisa does concede that at her
biggest, she struggled to find
clothing, revealing she had to
purchase special items from
America to fit her size 30 frame.
“If I had a function it was
a nightmare,” she says. “I’d have to factor
in time for the shipping, and returning
things was difficult.”
So when she was approached by Ideal
World to collaborate on a clothing line,
Lisa says she knew she wanted to appeal
to everyone.
She says: “My ‘Just Be You’ range starts
from a size 8 and goes up to a size 26, as I
wanted to include everyone. I know how
hard it is to dress when you’re bigger. I also
wanted it to be reasonably priced.”
With the festive season just around the
corner Lisa is performing in pantomime,
meaning she only has Christmas Day off
work. “I’ll be spending it with my family
having a three-course meal,” she says.
“I’ll eat the same as everyone else, I just
won’t have red wine. I’ll eat chocolate,
too – a little won’t hurt me.”
Is she ever tempted by booze, though?
“No, never,” Lisa says. “When I look at a
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as as
last
’ Lisa in 2012 before
her dramatic
weight loss

bottle of wine, I think of the old, size 30 me

and I just don’t want it. My reflection is my
motivation. Seeing how far I’ve come and
now people will be wearing my clothes –
it’s an incredible feeling.”
By Sarah Fitzmaurice
● Lisa’s clothing range Just Be You is available
on Ideal World

lisa on...
ROMANCE “You have all the TOWIE girls to talk about their relationships.
But I don’t want to, I never have.”
HER TYPICAL DAILY DIET “I usually have gluten-free porridge, coffee and
orange juice. For lunch I’ll have soup and oat cakes and then for dinner I’ll have
salmon salad with lots of onion.”
WORKING OUT “If I can’t get to a class, a typical workout could be 100 sit-ups,
100 push-ups and 100 knees-to-chest moves.”
HER FUTURE PLANS “After my surgery in January, I’ll be promoting
Three Girls, my new BBC three-part drama, it’s an incredible cast so I’m
really excited about that.”

‘Mynine-month-old
triplets are the best
Christmas present ever’
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55-YEAR-OLD GRAN:
Sharon Cutts, Britain’s oldest mum of triplets, is loving every moment of motherhood,
and can’t wait to celebrate the festivities with her babies…
hen the news
broke that
W 55-year-old gran
Sharon Cutts
had become
Britain’s oldest mum of triplets
– conceived by IVF costing £27k
– she was branded selfish
and irresponsible.
But Sharon, who has five
grandchildren, and her toyboy
lover, Stuart Reynolds, 41, are
determined to prove their critics
wrong. Far from putting a strain
on their five-year relationship,
they insist they’re happier than
ever and Sharon claims she’s
a better mum to babies Ryan,
Mason and Lily, than she
was to her four older kids –
Emma, 26, Samuel, 23, Charles,
22, and Amy, 19 – from a
previous relationship.
Sharon says: “This will be the
best Christmas with our three
little ones. We don’t have much
money as we’re still paying off
our IVF debts, but that won’t
stop us having fun.
“As an older mum I realise
how precious this time is – I’m
more patient and enjoy my time
with my babies. It’s so sweet
watching them laugh at each
other and develop.
“And Christmas Day will
probably be more restful than
other days – as all my family will
be there to help with the triplets!”
PREGNANCY STRESS
The couple from Boston,
Lincolnshire, made headlines
when Sharon gave birth in March
this year to triplets via C-section at
Nottingham University Hospital.
NHS nurse Sharon had been
SHARON HAD A
CAESAREAN
trying to conceive
since falling for
factory worker
Stuart on a dating
website in 2011.
The couple had
already endured two
failed rounds of IVF
costing £22,000,
when they paid £5,000
to fly to Cyprus to go
through a third round.
T) LILY, RYAN
Forced to use donor (LEFT TO RIGH
VE THEIR
eggs as Sharon had AND MASON HA
already been through ALITIES
OWN PERSON
the menopause,
specialists created
embryos using Stuart’s sperm during the Caesarean delivery, so
and implanted four. Within had to stay in hospital to recover
weeks, the pair discovered for a week before she and the
they were having triplets. triplets could go home.
Sharon remembers: “We
were in complete shock and NAPPY PATROL
I did worry about whether I’d She says: “They slept a lot in the
be able to cope – but we were first few days so we spent hours
excited too. My children were just staring at them and feeling
worried about my health but lucky. But once we were home,
delighted otherwise.” the hard work started. It was a
Sharon was bedbound for the constant cycle of two hourly-
last 11 weeks of her pregnancy feeds, mostly by bottle as my
due to unexplained bleeds, and milk didn’t come in properly,
lost two and a half litres of blood and nearly 40 nappy changes a

THE COUPLE HA
VE TO
DO NEARLY 40
NAPPY
CHANGES A DA
Y
day, costing around £100
a week. They never seemed to
sleep at the same time either, so
one of us was always awake and
looking after them.”
Now Sharon and Stuart take it
in turns with feeds and changes.
“It’s only in the past few
weeks that we’ve had any
normality back in our lives and
I’ve been able to go to the gym
again,” she says. “I was a size 10
before I got pregnant, and now
SHARON AND STUART
SPENT £27K TO
MAKE THEIR FAMILY
DREAM COME TRUE
I’m a 14. I don’t weigh myself
so I don’t know much I put on.”
Once the story became
public, the couple also had
to contend with trolls, who
contacted them via Facebook,
email and shockingly even
posted letters through their
door, accusing them of being
selfish, irresponsible and
a drain on the NHS.
Sharon, who’s returning
to full-time work soon, says:
“I’d really never thought it was
controversial. It was just about
me and Stu wanting a family.
“We work hard and I’m very
fit and healthy, no one would
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think I was 55. My great-granny
lived to 100, and my granny
was 90 when she died – so I’m
confident I’ll see my babies grow
up and get married.”
Sharon enjoys the attention
she gets when she takes the
triplets out, although she’s had
a few awkward moments.
She remembers: “The worst
one was when I was out with my
daughter Amy and the triplets.
One woman thought they were
Amy’s and I was their gran. But
we all ended up laughing.”
GROWING UP FAST
Sharon can’t disguise her pride
in her babies. “Ryan is big, but
scared of his own shadow,”she
says. “He’s such a softie. Mason
is inquisitive and excitable and
Lily laughs at everything. We
call her our clown. Seeing how
different they are is a joy and if
they’re lying together they reach
out and find each other’s hands.”
Sharon’s family can’t wait to
spend the festive season with
them – including most of her
grown-up children and her
five grandchildren.
Sharon says: “The triplets
will have a little stocking each
and Stu’s mum has bought
them Christmas jumpers. I’ll
cook a turkey and they will have
theirs pureed. I usually feed
them by sitting in the middle and
putting their three high chairs
round me and holding one
big bowl and spooning it into
them in turns. Then we’ll have
Christmas pudding and watch
a film and I might doze off, as
there will be other people to
look after the triplets, who
are all on the move now.
“I can’t say it isn’t tiring, but
that’s not my age, it’s having
triplets! Lily occasionally does
a long stint sleeping in the night,
but the boys are both still up a
few times. All of them sleeping
through would be the perfect
present. I know Stuart would
love his Christmas gift to be
more children – but I have to
say, this is quite enough for me!”
By Emma Pensford and
Mel Fallowfield
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CAN YOU GUESS THE
CELEBRITY CHRISTMAS TREE?
The stars have spared no expense on their finest festive firs this year, so we’ve
rounded up the most outrageous examples along with some cunning clues…

A B C

Essex-mas has come early for this Loud, brash and in your face,
super slimmer, so let’s hope she this lavishly OTT tree is as
allows herself to indulge in a few outrageous as the American
chocolate decorations. reality TV star who adorned it.

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grandest of baubles. This FRANKIE BETHENNY
towering tree definitely has ESSEX FRANKEL
the royal seal of approval.

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HAYES ROONEY

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but living in Chelsea, this rather
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refined festive pine looks as We’d really love to spend Christmas in New York, but there’s MCCUTCHEON QUEEN
posh as its owner. absolutely nothing Real about this Housewife’s tree.

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and preened for this TOWIE
favourite’s super-sparkly tree.
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E) JODIE MARSH
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D) JESS WRIGHT
C) COCO AUSTIN
demise, we’re positive that this watching this Northern lass, her
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B) FRANKIE ESSEX
former soap actress will enjoy ex-housemates would still nominate A) COLEEN ROONEY
a Tiff-free Christmas. her for having the best tree. FELSTEAD

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 X FACTOR CHATS
With his idol
Britney Spears
MATT: ‘I’llstayintouchwithNicole!’
They’ve become close while working on The
X Factor, and now the show’s over, contestant
Matt Terry says he’s counting on keeping in
touch with mentor Nicole Scherzinger.
The former waiter says: “We will definitely
stay in touch. We’re like the same person – we
have the same ideas and values. I’m so used
to her and I don’t think we’d fall out of touch.
I’d love to do a duet with Nicole one day –
I think we’d sound really good together.”
Matt – who auditioned for the show to ease
Matt says he his heartbreak after he was dumped by his
wants to duet girlfriend of three years in May – has had no
with Nicole! shortage of female attention, admitting he’s
RYLAN:
‘I had
time
Britn
Rylan Clark-Neal tells Closer
about dancing for Britney
Spears and how he loves
impressing Simon Cowell
fter a hectic year which saw
A him become host of The Xtra
Factor, Rylan Clark-Neal admits
he’s looking forward to some
downtime at home in Essex.
He tells Closer: “It’ll be Christmas round
mine. A big dinner and lots of aggravation!
And I’ll be cooking – don’t forget I’m a Celebrity
MasterChef finalist! I love Christmas but I’m
also desperate to get away and hit a beach.”
Rylan shot to fame on The X Factor in 2012
and then hosted Channel 5’s Big Brother’s
Bit On The Side. This year he’s been busy
co-presenting The Xtra Factor Live with
Matt Edmondson.
And his career hit an all-time high in
October when two of his Spice Girl heroines
Geri Horner and Emma Bunton presented
him with the TV Personality Of The Year
had marriage proposals and saucy pictures
sent to him on social media. However, he says
that right now his love life is taking a back seat.
He reveals: “I’m very much single at the
moment. I’m so busy with everything – I’ll be
focusing on my music.”
And despite his popularity, the 23-year-old,
from London, is adamant he’ll stay grounded.
He adds: “I don’t think I’ll ever get used to
fame. But I don’t think it’ll change me – I’d
consider myself the most normal guy ever.
“Our family Christmas will be the same as
ever – back to Mum and Dad’s and sleeping on
the sofa bed with my dog. That’s what I love.”
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Award at the Attitude Awards 2016.
“I couldn’t believe I’d won so I was really
happy!” he smiles. “I’ve met all the Spice
Girls now apart from Posh. I’ve still not met
Vicky B. One day our paths will cross!”
However, as a regular on ITV’s This
Morning, Rylan, 28, recently interviewed his
pop idol Britney Spears and even performed
some dance moves for her. “I had a great
time with her. We got on really well,” he says.
Meanwhile, he is still close to his former
X Factor mentor Nicole Scherzinger and
fellow contestants James Arthur and
Jahméne Douglas. Rylan adds: “When James
performed on the show recently, it was
the first time we’d all been together with
Nicole for three years! We’re having a nice
little Scherzy boys reunion.
“Simon has been really supportive of Matt
and I,” confides Rylan. “We’ve had free reign
and we’ve been loving it.”
His love life, too, couldn’t be happier.
The presenter married ex-policeman Dan
Neal, 36, in Essex last November. The star-
studded affair included celeb guests Jordan,
Eamonn Holmes, Ruth Langsford and Matt
and Emma Willis.
Rylan says: “We’re really happy – married
life is great! Kids will be on our agenda. I’ve
just got to get a few things out of the way
first, then we’d love to have children.”
e is one of the UK’s best-
loved TV personalities and
makes our Saturday nights
with his good-guy nature
and refreshing normality.
But Dermot O’Leary’s role as host
of The X Factor, which always finishes
mid-December, means festive shopping
is put on the back burner.
He says: “I’m always seriously busy
right up until Christmas, with The X
Factor final. I’d say I’m more of a last-
minute guy, but I do get it done.”
However, Dermot’s boss Simon Cowell
manages to get his gift-buying finished
early, and Dermot, who married TV and
film producer Dee Koppang in 2012,
reveals Simon is generous with presents.
“He gave some of us Christmas
presents on the eve of the semi-final,”
Dermot says. “One year, he got us a load
of vouchers from Harrods. In the middle
of them was a Botox voucher! What was
he trying to suggest?”
The Essex-born Irish presenter has
been the face of The X Factor since
2007, with a year-long hiatus last year
when Olly Murs and Caroline Flack
took over. After a poor reception,
Simon asked Dermot to return and he
says he’s loving his job more than ever
Dermot says: “I’ve had a year off
and feel a lot more energised now. It’s
nice that the public wanted me back Dermot says
– I feel like I’m trusted. There’s been Simon’s gene
rous
a really good vibe this year.” with his gift
s
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In July, the pair presented This Morning
and were such a hit, they’re back on the
sofa soon. He says:“We’ll be doing the show
again. We’re just like Ruth and Eamonn. We
row all the time but we love each other!”
By Jane Oddy
And while he meets global
superstars each week on the show,
Dermot, 43, says he still gets starstruck
and that his dream Christmas present
would be a signed photo of his idol
Bruce Springsteen, who he met at an
event earlier this year.
sees him mingling with A-listers, Dermot
is escaping the Christmas chaos and
heading back to his family’s roots in
Ireland for some quality time and
a well-earned break.
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“It was the one time I was speechless
in front of a celebrity,” he says. “I just
couldn’t speak, I was sweating – it was
amazing. I made him laugh too, which
will be a highlight for me forever.
“I’d absolutely love a framed and
signed Born To Run album – that’s top
Rylan and Dan of my Christmas list.”
presented Despite his high-profile job, which
This Morning
He says: “My parents are moving back
to Ireland, so we’re going to have a nice
Irish Christmas. We’ll do Mass, of course,
and then go for a big long walk and eat
late. Lots of alcohol and lots of food.
“When I go to my parents’ house,
I become a child again and I’m
the laziest person on the planet –
I just lie on the sofa all day.”

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HELEN:

‘The ideaof
childbirth
terrifies me!’
Call The Midwife’s Helen George chats about filming
the show in South Africa and why she’d love to adopt
f Helen George gets We all do it and I think the show is

I her way, we might

see Call The Midwife’s
Trixie Franklin becoming
a doctor before too long.
Helen, 32, who filmed the Christmas
special in South Africa has big ambitions
for Trixie. She says: “On paper, she’s the
token blonde who loves lipstick, but
then she’ll be in a Caesarean scene. She’s
interested in surgery, so I’d like her to train
as a doctor as the medical stuff is riveting.”
Despite delivering numerous babies on
screen, Helen, who has been dating her
co-star Jack Ashton since April, is fearful
about going through childbirth in real life.
“I’m terrified about having children!”
she reveals. “I know all the things that
can go wrong – you only remember the
horror stories from your friends. I think
I’d elect for a Caesarean, although it is
major surgery. Perhaps even adoption?
I’m not joking – I would love to adopt.”
WOMEN’S ISSUES
Filming the story of a mission hospital
in crisis in South Africa’s Eastern Cape
province gave Helen a fascinating taste
of life in another country. “It’s been
magical working somewhere so beautiful,”
she adds. “However, we were in a
township for a few days, which was tough
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doing a lot for that side of feminism.”
This time last year, Helen wowed
audiences on Strictly with her dance
partner Aljaz Skorjanec. But the relentless
training took its toll. She reveals: “I was
sad to go, but I was tired and didn’t want to
learn more dances! I hated doing the paso
– I’d be in rehearsals screaming at Aljaz.
It was a fantastic experience, though.”
LIVING IN THE MOMENT
As Call The Midwife enters the sixties,
Helen is embracing the era’s fashions. She
laughs: “Trixie has an extensive wardrobe
and the designers indulge me!”
And while she relishes her role in
the popular drama, Helen doesn’t take
anything for granted, adding: “Call
The Midwife didn’t transform our lives
suddenly in the same way X Factor does.
You think it’s a big deal and you’re going
to become famous but we’re not getting
Hollywood movie offers. You never
know when it’s going to end or if you can
meet the mortgage next month. This
may never happen again in my lifetime!”
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● Call The Midwife, Christmas Day, BBC1

as things haven’t seemed to have changed

much. It’s a hard life for that community.”
Helen is proud of the show’s reputation
for highlighting women’s issues. She says:
“I’ve never seen a prolapsed uterus on a
prime-time TV drama before, but female
taboo issues are now being talked about.
Off-screen, women take tampons out of With
their bag and hide them in their hands boyfriend Helen – here with her co-stars –
before going to the loo in a restaurant. and co-star is embracing the fame she’s found
Jack from being in the show
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 CELEB RELATIONSHIPS
ANGELINA:
‘I’llgive the
kids the best
Xmasever’
They’ve been going through a painful divorce,
but pals say Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are
determined to have an amazing Christmas
t’s been nearly four
I months since Brad
Pitt and Angelina
Jolie’s explosive split
made headlines across the world,
with the 41-year-old actress filing
for divorce in September after
more than 10 years together.
However, the separation soon
turned sour with disputes over
how to raise their six children,
Maddox, 15, Pax, 13, Zahara, 11,
Shiloh, 10, and eight-year-old
twins Vivienne and Knox.
Angelina continues to have sole
custody of the children, with Brad,
52, being allowed
regular visits.
Now insiders
reveal the family
‘She’s planning a pop-up
won’t spend the
holidays together
– instead choosing
fairground and lots of gifts’
to do their own thing
in the childrens’ best interests.
A source says: “Despite Ange’s
plea to Brad for a ‘holiday truce’
over Thanksgiving, pals say Brad
has rejected her idea to spend
the day all together. Instead, he’s
planning a lavish Christmas for
the kids, which will include all
the traditions they’ve grown up
with. He wants to ensure they
have as normal a time as possible.
“While they’re set to be with
Angelina in Malibu, California
on Christmas Day, Brad has the
children on Christmas Eve and
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has invited his entire family
to jet in from Missouri
– including his parents, his
siblings, Doug and Julie,
Brad is said to be
and their children.” spending Chris
tmas
Speaking previously th e ch ildren
Eve with
about Christmas in the
Jolie-Pitt household,
Angelina said that she prefers
not to overindulge her children,
revealing: “We try our best not especially for the day. She’s
to spoil them so we try to be also having a pop-up fairground
very balanced and calculating to installed at their rented home,
not go too far. We want them to along with a top magician
appreciate what they have and be to perform for the kids. Despite
grateful for it. They won’t whine having a strict policy not to
spoil them, Angelina
is said to be splashing
out on gifts this year
to make up for the
past few months.”
In the wake of the
split, Brad has been
linked to a number of
about things they want. And they high-profile stars, including his
won’t want more. We try to raise Allied co-star Marion Cotillard,
them with those values in mind.” as well as Kate Hudson and
However, following a turbulent Margot Robbie – something
year, sources say it’s likely the he has fiercely denied.
Oscar-winning actress will make According to friends, Brad
an exception this Christmas. plans to spend the festive season
A source says: “Angelina’s with celebrity friends, who have
friends have revealed that she’s rallied round since his marriage
going all-out to give the children breakdown – including spending
the best Christmas ever. She’s time with pals George and Amal
planning a lavish lunch cooked Clooney in Mexico, alongside
by French chefs, who worked Cindy Crawford and Rande Pals say Courteney is
at their French estate, Chateau Gerber and their children. keen to impress Johnny’s
Miraral. She’s flown them in By Daisy McLure family over Christmas
 JEN & JUSTIN:

‘We need some

time alone!’
After spending much of the
past few months apart due to
work commitments, Jennifer
Aniston and Justin Theroux
are looking forward to some
much-needed quality time
over Christmas.
The actress, 47, and her
husband of 16 months have
been forced to live apart
over the past six months,
with Justin spending long
periods in Berlin filming
his new film Mute.
Being in a long-distance
relationship is nothing new
for the pair, who even put
their wedding plans on
hold due to their hectic
Angelina – here with
work schedules, before
(l-r) Maddox, Vivienne,
finally tying the knot in
Zahara, and Knox –
is going all out a secret ceremony in
August last year.
Justin, 45, recently
COURTENEY: gushed about married
life with Jen, admitting it’s

‘Johnny and I will have had a “calming effect” and

the pair claim to keep their
relationship strong by
Jen and Justin are
planning an intimate
Christmas in Mexico

a transatlantic Christmas!’
They rekindled their romance
in March following a brief split
in December last year, when the
rocker’s extended family,
including his family priest,
who insiders say is set to marry
FaceTiming and texting.
Now, after an enforced
absence, pals say the couple
are counting down the days
until their romantic Christmas.
A source says: “They’re
my dad to my stepmum’s
in Jersey. Then I’d go to my
grandmother’s in Pennsylvania
and see all the Greeks.
I travelled a lot of ground
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couple reportedly argued over
where to live. But Courteney Cox
and Johnny McDaid’s jet-set
lifestyle isn’t showing any signs
of stopping, with pals revealing
the pair are planning to have
a “transatlantic” Christmas.
A source says: “They’re set to
spend Christmas Eve and Day
with Johnny’s family in Ireland,
before jetting back to LA for
celebrations with Courteney’s
daughter Coco and ex-husband
David Arquette, plus his wife
Christina and their son Charlie.”
Courteney, 52, is due to meet
the 40-year-old Snow Patrol
the pair. And friends have
revealed she’s keen to make
a good impression as she has
splashed out over £100k on
gifts for his family.
After a second Christmas in LA,
the pair will then fly to Mexico. A
source says: “They’re joining pals,
including Jen and Justin for New
Year, and Courteney has revealed
she intends to do a wedding
recce for their 2017 nuptials.
She is considering having two
weddings – one in Ireland, one
in Mexico – for their respective
families and friends, including her
mum, who’s unable to travel.”
planning to make a visit to
Justin’s family in Washington
before Christmas, followed
by an early celebration with
Jen’s dad and stepmum in
LA, before jetting to their
favourite haunt in Mexico as
Jen insists they need some
alone time.”
The intimate affair is a far
cry from the busy festivities
that Jen is used to. Speaking
about Christmas in the past,
she revealed: “I’d wake
up, spend Christmas with
my mum, then I’d go with
and I looked forward to it.”
However, the couple
aren’t planning to spend the
whole of the festive period
completely alone.
A source adds: “Jen has
booked a string of bonding
activities to do together
and Justin has arranged
a day on a private yacht
before their close pals join
them after a week to bring
in the new year together.
Jen’s planning a big private
party, which will include a
£40,000 fireworks display.”

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‘ISPENDMOREON
MY DOGS THAN
MY BOYFRIEND
ATCHRISTMAS!’ Victoria Jose has splashed out £1,250 on an incredible
88 presents for her pampered pooches
he still lives at home
S with her mum and
dad, but rather
than saving to buy a
house, animal lover Victoria Jose
splashes her wages on her dogs!
The 26-year-old healthcare
assistant spoils Labrador Harvey
and bichon frisé Lola with gifts
all year round – spending up to
£200 a month on treats and toys.
But Christmas time is even
more special for the pooches –
Victoria has already bought them
a staggering 88 gifts ranging
from cuddly toys to personalised
stockings totalling £1,250.
Victoria, who lives with her
parents and three siblings in
Newcastle, says: “I know I spend
a lot on my dogs, but it’s worth it.
I love seeing their faces light up
when they open their presents
on Christmas Day.”
Her boyfriend of three years,
paint sprayer Jack Cassidy, 26
– who lives at home and has
a Shih Tzu called Rufus – will
also be joining Victoria and her
dogs for Christmas. And she
says he knows there are four
in their relationship.
“I’ve known Jack since
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childhood and he thinks I’m
crazy,” she says. “But he knows
my pets come first and I’d always
choose them over him.”
In June 2012, her family
adopted Harvey from a farmer
LOLA AND H
when he was just SPOILT LAST
nine weeks old.
“I fell in love
with him instantly
– he was so cute,”
says Victoria. “I’d
find myself buying
blankets, toys and
treats for him. For
his first Christmas,
I spent about £600
on everything from
a paddling pool
to a personalised
cushion. You could
barely move for gifts.
“My parents said I
should save my money
but they weren’t angry, they
just let me get on with it.”
TONS OF TREATS
And since Victoria adopted Lola
in June 2014, the festive period
has become an even bigger event.
“I ask them what they want
for Christmas,” she says. “I know
JACK KNOWS HE
COMES SECOND TO
VICTORIA’S DOGS
VICTORIA HAS BEEN
STOCKPILING GIFTS
FOR HER PETS SINCE
SEPTEMBER
E
ARVEY WER
AS
CHR ISTM
ey cant answer but I know the
kind of things they like. Lola likes
anything pink, so princess toys
are perfect, whereas Harvey’s
favourite is his Lion King Simba
teddy. He takes it everywhere
and uses it as a pillow. I even send
letters to Santa for them and they
have doggy advent calendars.”
Victoria adds: “I started buying
their pressies in September and
had everything wrapped before
December. They’re always
sniffing near the tree because they
know the presents are for them!
“On Christmas Eve, I put them
to bed early and tell them Santa is
coming. But I’m always excited so
I wake them up at 4am so we can
open their presents. I let the dogs
open their gifts first – they can do
it with just their paws and teeth.”
E L LIFE
This year, Victoria has bought
Lola and Harvey squeaky toys
and their own zoo made up of
dozens of cuddly animals.
After opening their gifts, the
doggy duo will be wrapped up
in festive jumpers and hats for
a winter walk, before tucking
into a turkey dinner and dog-
friendly Christmas puddings.
NO SACRIFICES
“I’ve never had to sacrifice
anything to pay for my
dogs’ treats – it just comes
out of my wage,” adds
Victoria. “And my boyfriend can’t
complain as I’ve spent £1,000 on
him. I don’t have many outgoing
bills as I live at home, so I’ve got
cash to spend on my dogs.”
As a result, Victoria has spent
£10,000 over the past four years,
including taking her pets to a
salon every two months and
birthday parties at £400 a time.
“Harvey and Lola are family
and I think they should be
treated equally to humans,” says
Victoria. “Jack and I never argue
about the dogs. I sometimes
think he wishes he got as much
attention but he’s a dog lover, too.
“Lola and Harvey are like my
children. Even if I have my own
kids one day, they will always be
my first babies.”
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TERRI SEYMOUR:
‘It’d be good for
Simon to have
a girl next!’
Terri Seymour tells Closer
she wouldn’t be surprised if
ex Simon Cowell welcomes
another baby soon
s a key fixture in Simon
A Cowell’s harem of exes, along
with singer Sinitta and make-
up artist Mezhgan Hussainy,
Terri Seymour has remained
close to the X Factor boss since they split in
2008 after six years together.
And, in an exclusive interview with Closer,
TV presenter Terri reveals the pair are so
friendly, she is planning to spend Christmas
with 57-year-old Simon, his girlfriend Lauren
Silverman, 39, and their son Eric, two.
LOVED-UP KIDS
Terri, 42 – who is mum to 21-month-old
Coco with her partner of five years, model
Clark Mallon, 27 – tells Closer: “We’re
going to be with Simon, Lauren and Eric for
Christmas and I can’t wait to all be together.”
And while she’s scant on the details, saying:
“It will be somewhere there’s sunshine so I
should imagine we’ll be this [the US] side of
the Atlantic,” in an exclusive interview with
Closer (see p88), Sinitta reveals she and her
two children will be heading to Barbados to
join the Cowells’ festivities.
Despite Terri and Simon’s split, reportedly
due to the music mogul’s apparent reluctance
to settle down, it seems their offspring could
have more luck as Terri tells Closer how
Simon’s already planning their wedding.
“Eric and Coco are madly in love with each
other and Simon’s convinced they’re going to
get married,” she laughs. “Eric calls Coco his
girlfriend but they’re having a long-distance
relationship. It’s funny as they’re apart so often
as Eric spends so much time in the UK, but
he’s very loyal. Coco on the other hand isn’t so
loyal and has another little boyfriend called
Simon and
Terri dated
for six years
Henry, so Eric had better get
back in the picture as Henry’s
moving in there!”
And it seems Eric and Coco’s
relationship isn’t the only one
that has blossomed, as Terri
describes former New York
socialite Lauren as her BFF.
She says: “Lauren’s a really good
friend and we’ve become very close. She’s one
of my best friends. We speak all the time.“
“MIRACLE BABY”
Ex-model Terri looked elegant as she
showed off her trim size 6-8 figure at last
month’s Hollywood Bag Ladies Luncheon
at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in LA. She was
being honoured for her work as the brand
ambassador for Lupus LA, a charity working
to find a cure for the auto-immune disorder,
which Terri has suffered from since her 20s.
Despite being in remission for the past
19 years, Terri described Coco as her
“miracle baby“ after doctors warned her
that she’d be unlikely to conceive due to
the disease, which thankfully lay dormant
throughout her pregnancy.
INTERVIEW
Simon’s son
Eric calls Terri’s Terri and her
daughter Coco family will
his “girlfriend” be spending
Christmas with
Simon’s brood
Terri, who was said to have received a
£6million parting gift from Simon following
their split, has carved out a presenting
career in LA where she’s now based.
And while the British-born star stays
tight-lipped on her plans to extend her own
family, she reveals how Simon and Lauren
could be gearing up for baby number two.
She says: “Having Eric has completely
changed Simon. He’s an amazing dad,
PHOTOS: GETTY IMAGES, INSTAGRAM
very hands-on and absolutely adores Eric.
I wouldn’t be surprised if he has another
one soon. I think it would be good for him
to have a little girl and for Eric to have a
playmate. He has Coco, but it’s not the same
as having a sibling. I’d say watch this space.”
By Rebecca Twomey
● For info on Lupus LA, visit www.lupusla.org
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alert
THEOUTFITSTHATGOT
EVERYBODYTALKINGTHISWEEK
Paris Hilton, 2002 Kendall Jenner, 2016
WHO
WORE IT
BEST?
STYLE
ParisHilton,vs CRUSH!
KendallJenner,
Dazzling on her 21st birthday,
Kendall Jenner looked
amazing in a custom-designed RETRO GLAMOUR
£7k LaBourjoisie dress with
Swarovski crystals. She Alexa Chung, 33
Instagrammed a photo with She’s known for her unique
the caption: “Vintage Paris sense of style and Alexa
Hilton Vibes. 21 21” – and, we Chung did not disappoint at
admit, it's very similar to the the British Fashion Awards,
dress Paris, now 35, wore on wowing in this oriental-
her 21st, with a choker too. inspired Prada two-piece.
The embellished detail and
VERDICT
fluffy fringing made her
Paris wore it first, so she has
stand out from the crowd,
to take the crown! We’d love
while her plain court shoes
Kendall to pull off some more
let the outfit do the talking.
vintage Paris looks, though…

DARE TO WINTER A MODEL CHECK

BARE WINNER LOOK IT OUT

PHOTOS: REX/SHUTTERSTOCK, XPOSURE, GETTY IMAGES

Nicole Fearne Gigi Hadid, 21 Kelly

Scherzinger, 38 Cotton, 35 Gigi looks
sensational in this
Rowland, 35
The singer If anyone can We’ve been
ensured jaws colour clash sculpted silver known to pop
dropped as red and pink Atelier Versace out to the shops
WORDS: ROXANNE RIDGE

she donned this and top it off jumpsuit with in all sorts, and
cut-out catsuit with sequinned neck detail. The it seems Kelly
with a cape and trousers and sleek topknot – complete with a
115,000 Swarovski lace-up shoes, and sheer make- flannel dress and
crystals. Well, Fearne can. We up finish the Velcro trainers – is
if you’ve got it… envy her style. outfit perfectly. with us on this!
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THE BEACH
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FOR XMAS’
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WHO, WHAT, WEAR

This week’s most wanted on the high street, on celebs and on our style radar

IN THE NEWS £55

FESTIVE FASHION FOR

EVERY OCCASION
Whether you’re a party princess in need £38
of a pretty frock, or a low-key lady on the
hunt for an uber-cool piece to take you
from daytime to playtime, we guarantee
you’ll find what you’re looking for in
Dorothy Perkins’ latest collection. This
stellar range ticks all the festive style boxes
with just the right amount of razzle dazzle
to keep you feeling extra special in the lead
up to Christmas and New Year’s Eve, while
still being wearable into 2017. Closer’s style
desk have all fallen head over (non) heels £45
for the embellished sneakers, and the
star-print bomber will transform a simple
outfit into a cocktail hour hero. And with
prices starting at just £20, you’ll feel like
Christmas has come early!
£40

TOP £26
SKIRT £38
£22 £25

i want what she’s got

JUST LANDED
MAC’S MAGICAL NUTCRACKER
SWEET COLLECTION
Leap into the whimsical world of
enchanting ballet The Nutcracker with
MAC’s new limited-edition range of sugar-
coated beauty treats inspired by the
show. The collection includes a host
ASOS £50 of eye, lip and cheek products, perfect for
MISS
SELFRIDGE £49 adding magic to your make-up collection!
PHOTOS; PHOTOSHOT, FLYNET, XPOSURE, REX/SHUTTERSTOCK

RIVER
TOPSHOP ISLAND £65
ALL BITS
ASOS £38 LONDON £50
LEIGH-ANNE PINNOCK
COMPILED BY ELEANOR STENNETT

£16
FEARNE COTTON

LUCY WATSON

CHLOE LEWIS

£17
SAM FAIERS

£17.50

Stockists All Bits London www.allbitslondon.com, ASOS www.asos.

com, Dorothy Perkins, www.dorothyperkins.com, MAC www.
maccosmetics. co.uk, Miss Selfridge www.missselfridge.com, River
Island www.riverisland.com, Topshop www.topshop.com

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 his looks and feels \
as if it’s designer
 it’s my favourite
dress of the shoot.’

MODERN
ELEGANCE
Ex-Made In Chelsea Star Ashley James,
proves less is most definitely more, with
pared-back sophisticated party looks that
ooze grown-up, old-school glamour
PHOTOGRAHER: RITCHIE BRAINS
STYLING: KAT BRYNE
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LUXURY RED
DRESS
JANE NORMAN £45
CHOKER
JANE NORMAN £10

FAR LEFT
FLOATY FLORALS
DRESS ASOS £90
LEFT
RETRO SWING
DRESS ARCHIVE
BY ALEXA FOR
M&S £49.50
SHOES BOOHOO £32

his gown feels

so sophisticated
and cool with minimal
accessories.’

LEFT
STATEMENT
SEQUINS
DRESS JANE
NORMAN £100
SHOES AS BEFORE
LEFT
PRETTY PINNY
DRESS
TOPSHOP £65

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 RIGHT VERY £28
LOVELY LACE
TOP HOUSE
OF CB £49
SKIRT MISSGUIDED
£30
EARRINGS
(JUST SEEN)
ZARA £29.99

FAR RIGHT
WIDE-LEG
WONDER
BLOUSE ARCHIVE
BY ALEXA
FOR M&S £35
TROUSERS M&S £49
EARRINGS
AS BEFORE

“I’d team this silky pair

with a pussybow blouse
Neutral peachy for a look that’ll take you
tones always look seamlessly from desk
to dance floor.”
classy with pale skin.

EGO £34.99

RIGHT
VELVET
CRUSH
ON LOCATION AT 10STRAIGHTSTREET.COM. THANKS TO INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL MALTA (MALTA.INTERCONTINENTAL.COM) AND EASYJET
STYLE ASSISTANT: REBECCA RHYS-EVANS. PRODUCTION: ALICE TELLARINI. HAIR & MAKE-UP: ANNA JONES USING MELVITA AND MAC. SHOT

DRESS ZARA
£29.99 “This Perspex pair of
SHOES BOOHOO £32 dancing shoes will
BRACELET
CLAIRE’S instantly give last year’s
ACCESSORIES £10 LBD a fresh new spin.”

RIGHT
SATIN SLIP
DRESS MISS
SELFRIDGE £45
EARRINGS AS BEFORE 1 Apply a shine-free
BRACELET AS BEFORE foundation, blending
SHOES BOOHOO £32
outwards with a sponge
for a smooth look.
FAR RIGHT
COLOUR POP
2 Swirl on a soft,
DRESS JANE golden bronzer on
NORMAN £49.99 to cheek apples and
BLOUSE NEXT £24 sweep up to temples.
EARRINGS ASOS £8
3 Use a small brush
Stockists ASOS www. to apply a soft, brown
asos.com, Boohoo, www.
boohoo.com, Claire’s powder over eyelids,
Accessories www.claires.
co.uk, Ego www.ego.co.uk,
up to the socket
House Of CB www.
houseofcb.com, Little
crease, then trace your
Mistress Jane Norman waterline with a soft
www.janenorman.co.uk,
MandM Direct www. bronze kohl pencil.
mandmdirect.com, M&S
www.marksandspencer.
com, Missguided www.
4 Fill in brows with
missguided.co.uk, Miss
Selfridge www.miss
a fine pencil before
selfridge.com, New look sweeping on two coats
www.newlook.com, Next
www.next.co.uk, River of lengthening mascara.
Island www.riverisland.
com, Topshop www.
topshop.com, Very
5 Finish with a peachy
www.very.co.uk, Zara nude lip colour.
www.zara.com

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ASHLEY’S UNDER £50 PARTY PICKS

Step away from the OTT sparkle with these pared-back pieces, which are all under
£50. Ashley James says sexiness is all about understated sophistication
CLAIRE’S, £12 “If in doubt , go for metallics! “A classic camel coat will
The cleverly placed knot give your outfit an extra
at the front of this figure- level of glamour and will be
hugging skirt will flatter the perfect party throwover.”
the tummy.”

“Simple and timeless – opt

for oversized yet neutral LITTLE MISTRESS £40
jewels that will work with
JANE NORMAN £35
everything in your wardrobe.”

RIVER ISLAND £35

VILA AT MANDM
DIRECT £17.99

GLAMOROUS AT
MANDM DIRECT £12.99
“A sequined clutch “This velvet, lace-trimmed
“Sheer is having a major fashion moment. will make the ideal dress will work nicely at a
This ruffled number is one of my finishing touch to even fancy do. It’s just the right side
favourite ways to work the trend.” the simplest of dresses.” of sexy sophistication.”

Take a break from high-shine shimmer and sparkle and go for

the nearly nude minimal chic with a palette of warm nudes and matte neutrals

1 MISS SPORTY
2
INSTAGLOW BRONZER
ROSIE FOR AUTOGRAPH
LIPSTICK IN NUDE
IN SUNKISSED MINK £14
BLONDE £2.99

PUR WAKE UP BROW

MAC EYE SHADOW IN PENCIL IN
SOFT BROWN £13 EXPRESSO £14

CLINIQUE STAY MATTE

OIL-FREE MAKE UP
IN LINEN £20

3 LOTTIE LONDON PERFECTLY

4 STILA HUGE LASHES
MASCARA IN BLACK £18

PRECISE SMALL EYE BRUSH

£4.99
CHARLOTTE TILBURY ROCK ‘N’ KOHL
PENCIL IN BARBARELLA BROWN £19
5
Stockists Autograph www.marksandspencer.com, Charlotte Tilbury www.houseoffraser.co.uk, Clinique www.feelunique.com, Lottie
www.asos.com, MAC www.maccosmetics.co.uk, Miss Sporty www.superdrug.com, PUR www.marksandspencer.com, Stila www.stila.co.uk
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The team at heat magazine have come together
to bring you the ultimate guide to surviving
Christmas. Listen along as we tell you the best TV
to watch, soaps to get stuck into and films to cosy up
to over this festive period. Plus, we grill Louis Walsh
on his perfect festive dinner guests, and our fave
celebs tell us what they’ll be up to on the big day.
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MY CINDERELLA
MOMENT...
TV star Lucy Mecklenburgh talks us
“Clutch bags look great
but are small, so you
have to limit what you
pack in them! I always
have my Barry M
through her top red-carpet experience Flawless Matte Powder,
a mini hairbrush and
WHERE: BAFTA TV AWARDS a pot of Vaseline to
WHEN: MAY 2016 keep my lips hydrated
and glossy.”
“The dress was by a Middle East-based designer called
Bambah (£1,995). I visit Dubai quite a lot, so I knew the
CLAIRE’S ROSE
brand and I have worn some of their gowns before. I first
GOLD MINI £4.50
saw the dress online and fell in love with it. When my BARRY M FLAWLESS
stylist showed me a selection of dresses for the awards, MATTE FINISH
I spotted it – it was such coincidence. I tried it on and (this POWDER £5.99
rarely happens), but it fitted perfectly. It was big, though
– I definitely tripped a few people up with my train!”

“I love a statement clutch. VASELINE LIP

This one was Amishi THERAPY LULU
(£169). All my GUINNESS £2
jewellery was
“My favourite fragrance is Chanel
from Carat.”
Mademoiselle, so if there is
any room in my bag I take a
“For me, this
small bottle, but it’s rare
was the ultimate
to squeeze that in!”
dress – I felt
like a princess. It
had a low back, but
a high neck and such
an elegant cut. I tied
my hair up in a classic
bun to show the back
off. I absolutely loved
the colour as well.”
CHANEL MADEMOISELLE
FROM £49.50 FOR 35ML

From TOWIE star to boutique owner and fitness aficionado,

Lucy’s fashion evolution over the years Lucy’s style has grown alongside her career
PHOTOS: GOFF PHOTOS, REX/SHUTTERSTOCK, SNAPPERS

JAN 2011 SEP 2012 JUNE 2013 OCT 2014 NOV 2015 JAN 2016 FEB 2016
This fitted Forever The star turned heads This pink satin suit A long-sleeved Looking demure in a Elegant and stylish, Lucy’s super-toned
Unique white frock in this curve-hugging, was a bold choice! Kenzo dress with Jean-Pierre Braganza Lucy’s a great abs look great in
shows off both the underwear-inspired We loved the Prada zip detail marked a camel coat, matching model for her Lucy’s a bandeau top and
TOWIE style of 2011 dress – perfect for bag and chunky sophisticated style pencil skirt and Folli Boutique Fergie chic De Masi wide-
and Lucy’s fab figure. the Lingerie Awards! YSL ring, though… switch for Lucy. Follie handbag. black dress (£150). leg white trousers.

Stockists Amishi www.amishi.london, Bambah www.bambah.com, Barry M www.barrym.co.uk, Carat www.caratlondon.com, Chanel www.feelunique.
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THE BEAUTY EDIT Our acting deputy style editor Matilda

has the tips, tricks and product news
to keep you looking gorgeous

trade
secrets…
You probably already have a kabuki brush in your
kit for blush or face powder but did you know this
short-bristled tool can work wonders when it
comes to hair styling too? If you suffer from
frizz or flyaways around your parting, try
misting the ends of an old brush with a
natural-hold hairspray. Sweep it gently over
your roots in a downwards motion to add a
hint of hold to fight fluff, without weighing
down your locks. You can also use it to add
texture and a cool “undone look” to an updo.
Put your tresses up in a halo braid or a bun
AMBER HEARD

then swish the brush over to gently tease

and loosen strands to give you texture
without pulling apart
your plait.
WILKO KABUKI
BRUSH £3 how AMBER
gets her party-
This week we tried perfect pout
ON TRIAL
POWDER-
highlighters, priced
from £6.99-£11.99.
Here are our top three…

QUICK FIX
RIMMEL 1000 KISSES LIP LINER
IN RED DYNAMITE £2.99

2
SOFT SHINE
This baked powder
swirled on easily to
instantly brighten and
lift the cheeks while
the iridescent shade
This creamy stick meant
applying was a doddle
as we could focus the
golden shimmer exactly
where we wanted it.
The colour blended in
NYX STUDIO
FINISHING
POWDER £8

ROSIE FOR AUTOGRAPH

gave us a shimmery nicely and lasted all day. LIPSTICK IN SUPER
look without heavy MODEL KISS £14
colour or sparkle.

BOURJOIS SCULPT 3 We love a strong lip colour, but during party

season we often find half of it gets left on
a prosecco glass! Give your pout staying

1
LIGHT STROBING power like Amber Heard with some simple
HIGHLIGHTER £11.99 MAYBELLINE MASTER tips and tricks. The night before the party,
STROBING STICK £6.99
exfoliate your lips with a gentle scrub to
ALL-OVER make sure any dry skin is buffed away.
GLOW Always line your lips with a pencil first to
A light liquid shine, this add shape and to stop colour bleed, before
can be dotted over
NEW LOOK GLOW BAKED sweeping on your scarlet hue. Blot with a
PHOTOS: REX/SHUTTERSTOCK

blusher for an instant

HIGHLIGHTER POWDER £7.99 tissue to remove excess, then reapply and
boost. We tried mixing
blot again. Use your little finger to lightly
a pea-sized amount
in with our usual press a translucent face powder over the top.
foundation for a subtle It’ll seal in your colour and give it extra hold
all-over sheen,too. so you’ll be party-perfect all night long!

Stockists Bourjois www.bourjois.co.uk, Maybelline www.maybelline.com, New Look www.newlook.com, NYX www.
superdrug.com, Rimmel available nationwide, Rosie For Autograph www.marksandspencer.com, Wilko www.wilko.com
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This lilac lovely comes with a handbag- Missed out on sleep due to too much Glam crackers filled with everything you and
sized bottle of classic fragrance and a lip partying? Make your slumber count with your gal pals need for a pamper sesh. Makes
gloss with the matching scent – perfect for these pillow sprays and roll-on stress for a more special surprise than a paper hat
your clutch on NYE. GHOST DEEP NIGHT EDT £8 reliever. THIS WORKS £11 and a cheesy joke! SANCTUARY SPA £10 FOR 4

LITTLE
Enjoy some fizz without the hangover
and go for Prosecco-themed bath
salts and a matching bubbly lip balm.
And relaaaax….! BATH HOUSE £10
BEAUTIES
Get festive and look fabulous with the best beauty baubles
and mini must-haves for your wishlist – from just £5

Get those legs This star has organic A calorie-free candy cane
dance-floor ready and wild rose beauty balm that swaps sugar for
your lips poised for to cleanse, moisturise shimmer! The three
mistletoe moments or act as a hydrating gorgeous one-coat nail
with this hydrating, face mask. A pick-me- polishes will ensure you
fruity body butter up for winter skin. have perfectly painted
and balm set. NEAL’S YARD pinkies right through to
THE BODY SHOP £8 £12.50 2017. NAILS INC £19

MULTI-USE
MARVEL!

This lip colour Guarantee a Blossom-scented, this

and sparkly nail streak-free, gorgeous set of bath goodies
polish duo will make glow in minutes with and hand cream will
a chic stocking filler this party-prep give Mum an excuse to
for your beauty- cracker, which have some “me time”
obsessed sister contains a tube after all the hard work
this Christmas. of instant tanning over the family lunch.
SEVENTEEN £6 lotion. ST TROPEZ £5 L’OCCITANE £10
COMPILED BY MATILDA STANLEY.

Stockists Bath House www.notonthehighstreet.com, Ghost www.theperfumeshop.com, L’Occitane www.loccitane.com, Nails Inc
www.marks and spencer.com, Neal’s Yard www.nealsyardremedies.com, Sanctuary www.sanctuary.com, Seventeen www.boots.
com, St Tropez www.lookfantastic.com, The Body Shop www.thebodyshop.co.uk, This Works www.thisworks.com CLOSERONLINE.CO.UK 87
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‘SIMON USED TO BUY

ME LOUBOUTINS – NOW
I GET A GIFT CARD’
’80s pop star Sinitta talks spending Christmas with the Cowells and hosting
parties at her London home, where she lives with her children and poodle Scarlett
This Christmas, my children [Magdalena, “Before I go away, I’ll host festive drinks for gift card. I’ll send him a picture of what I bought
11, and Zac, 10], and I have been invited to friends. I’ll decorate the apartment in classic as a thank you! I’ll be getting him the new Star
Barbados with Simon [Cowell], Lauren gold and silver decorations and matchy- Wars Battle Quads drone, which can fly 35mph,
[Silverman] and Eric. We’ll spend Christmas matchy pieces. We have high ceilings so we while I’ll get Lauren some Louboutin make-up.
Day building sandcastles on the beach, put up a huge tree last year. This year, we have I’m gifting two-year-old Eric a karaoke machine
watching Santa arrive on a jet ski, then we’ll two – one for Magdalena and one for Zac! – we love singing carols together. His dad might
have a traditional lunch. Anybody who saw “I’ve already treated myself to an amazing sign us if we create a Christmas mash-up! My
Celebrity MasterChef will know I’m not the pair of shiny, six-inch Giuseppe Zanotti heels all-time favourite gift was when my adoption
best cook so we usually get a chef in. It’s the (£505). I haven’t worn them yet, but I know that of Magdalena and Zac finally went through in
one day I don’t worry about what I’m eating something amazing is going to happen in those 2007. The process took a long time and, when
– I’m vegetarian and I’ll load up on carbs, heels! Simon treated me to a pair of Louboutins they legally became my children, it was a week
Yorkshire puddings, roasties and lots of cake! one year, but these days he gives me a Harrods before Christmas. It was perfect timing.”

FIT FOR
THE BEACH
“I’m definitely
packing this top for
Barbados. It’s by a
Budapest brand called
Sugarbird and it was
to promote Disney’s
new movie, Moana. It’s
great that my friend
Nicole Scherzinger
has a voice role in it.”

CLASSIC PIECES
“Describing my style in
three words, I’d say eclectic, A DARING DRESS
understated and avant-garde! “I had a dress fitting with a designer named
I love experimenting and Philippe from Brazil. He started sketching on
rewearing my older clothes and, a mock-up in calico and I loved it so much
when it comes to accessories, I wanted it exactly how it was! I wore it to a
I buy them in classic colours RuPaul’s Drag Race party, drank a little too much
and shapes like this Prada bag Champagne, felt fabulous swishing it around,
(£1,500) so they last for years.” only to find I was actually flashing my pants!”

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CL
EXCLUOSER
S I V E!

SO GRATEFUL
“I had a huge health scare
earlier this year – I actually
thought it might be breast
cancer. I had to have some
surgery. Luckily, I got the all-
clear and it was such a relief.
I went to the London Lifestyle
Awards a week later in this
Lipsy animal-print dress
so it reminds me of all the
relief, the happiness and how
grateful I was for being there.”

COLOUR POP
“This corset is by
Court Royal – the
same company that
used to make them
for the royal family. VINTAGE STYLE
The jewels are by “Instead of going shopping, I look through
Bulgari and these fashion magazines and nine times out of 10
Manolo heels are one I have something very similar, but maybe it’s
of my favourite pairs from 10 years ago – or longer! I often find my
I love the colour.” vintage items are better quality than newer
purchases as well, so I’m sort of shopping
GOING FOR GOLD in my own closet, which is great fun.”
“I always choose metallic
decorations for the house.”
ON THE COUCH
“I love snuggling up on
the sofa in this velvety
onesie. It’s from Amy Childs’
collection. She gave it to
me as a gift when we were
filming together on The DAZZLING
Jump and it’s so comfy.” “This sequin
Pinko top and
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GLAZED PARSNIPS ● 1kg of carrots
● 5tbsp of rapeseed oil
& CARROTS ● 2tbsp of clear, runny honey
● 4tsp of sesame seeds
SERVES 8 ● 1tsp of black onion seeds
● Salt and pepper
METHOD
1. Peel the parsnips and cut
them into quarters and peel
the carrots lengthways.
2. Place them into a large pan
of boiling salted water and
WHAT DO YOU EAT ON
CHRISTMAS DAY?
I’ll do the cooking and my wife
Fern [Britton] will lay the table,
that way we don’t get in each
other’s way. We’re turkey people
in our house, although the kids
simmer for 5 mins until the
vegetables are tender.
3. Drain using a colander
and allow to cool and dry
for at least 5 mins.
4. Place the veg in a serving
dish. In a different bowl,
carefully mix the rapeseed oil,
honey, sesame seeds, black
onion seeds and salt and
pepper until evenly combined.
5. Pour over veg and serve.
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tend to eat the bits around it – so
the stuffing and potatoes mainly!
WHAT’S YOUR TOP TIP FOR
LEFTOVERS?
I make a leftover pie. Chop it all
up, thicken the gravy, put pastry
on top and pop it in the oven.
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tomato ketchup lemon juice. Add Tabasco
MULLED WINE ● 3tbsp lemon juice and Worcestershire
● A few drops of Tabasco sauce and season with
COCONUT SNO ● 2tbsp Worcestershire salt and pepper.
W BALLS sauce 2. Wash the prawns and
● Salt and pepper lettuce leaves thoroughly,
● 300g of peeled and then split the prawns
cooked prawns into the leaves. Spoon
● 4 whole lettuce the dressing over the
gem hearts leaves and sprinkle
● Pinch of cayenne cayenne pepper on top.
pepper 3. Serve on a platter.

WHERE WILL YOU at mine on Christmas Day.

SPEND CHRISTMAS?
Usually it’s in Newcastle,
but this year we’re having
it in Cheshire with my
husband Lincoln, my two
boys and my ex-husband
Tim and his wife. It’s nice
because the kids don’t
miss out that way. We’re
going out for dinner on
Christmas Eve then lunch
WHAT DO YOU EAT ON
CHRISTMAS DAY?
We’ll have bacon sarnies in
the morning and then Tim
and Lincoln will make a
roast ham with crackling.
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● 100g Bertolli ● 200g pancetta
With Butter slices
spread ● 500ml stock
● Handful of sage ● 200ml white wine
leaves, finely ● 300ml
chopped pomegranate juice
● 1 free-range FOR THE SAUCE:
organic turkey, ● 2 oranges, peeled
approx 3kg & roughly chopped
● Salt and pepper ● 200ml
● 2 oranges, peeled pomegranate juice
& pith removed but ● 1tbsp plain flour
left whole ● Seeds of 1
● 2 celery stalks pomegranate

GENNARO CONTALDO’S TURKEY
HOW DO YOU USUALLY
SPEND CHRISTMAS DAY?
At my home in Norfolk with
family and friends.
WHAT DO YOU TYPICALLY
EAT ON THE DAY?
We like to start with lots of
different antipasti, followed
by homemade tortellini. The
main course has to be turkey.
WHAT’S YOUR TOP TIP FOR
LEFTOVERS?
Leftovers are great, especially
when served on Boxing Day.
I serve the turkey slices cold
in a salad dish with rocket
leaves, preserved veg and a
drizzle of balsamic vinegar.
METHOD
1. Preheat the oven to 220°C. Combine butter
and sage to make a paste. Gently open up the
skin of the breast and rub in salt and pepper and
some of the sage butter. In the cavity, rub salt
and pepper and place 2 whole oranges inside.
2. Place pancetta over the turkey. Pour in the
stock and wine and cover with foil. Put in the
oven for 1hr 30 mins, basting occasionally.
3. Remove foil and pour in the pomegranate
juice. Cover again and return to the oven for
another hour. About 30 minutes before the
end of cooking time, remove the foil.
4. Remove the turkey, then take out the oranges
from the cavity and chop. Place the tin with
all the juices on the hob over a medium heat.
Add the orange pieces, pomegranate juice
and flour and whisk well. Strain and pour into
a pan. Add the seeds, heat through, and serve
with the turkey. ● This recipe has been created
by Gennaro, courtesy of Bertolli With Butter

● 1 x 280g jar of roasted salmon fillet, skinned MARY BERRY’S

mixed peppers in oil
● 25g butter
● 225g fresh spinach
● Salt and pepper
● 1 x 375g puff pastry
● 2 x 700g pieces
● 1 egg, beaten
FOR THE SAUCE:
SALMON EN CROUTE
● 300ml double cream
● Juice of 1/2 lemon
● 2tbsp green pesto
● 2tbsp chopped basil

METHOD on top so that it mirrors the

1. Preheat the oven
to 220°C. Drain the
peppers and cut into thick
strips. Melt the butter in a
large pan, then add
the spinach and cook until
wilted. Add salt and pepper
and drain excess moisture.
2. Preheat a baking tray in
the oven. Thinly roll half of
the pastry to 8x5in on non-
stick paper. Place one fillet
of salmon on the centre
of the pastry and put the
peppers and spinach on
top. Season the second
side of salmon and place
one underneath. Brush the
edges with beaten egg.
3. Roll out the remaining
pastry so that it is slightly
larger than the bottom
layer. Lift over the salmon
and seal the edges.
4. Re-roll the remaining SERVES 12
trimmings and cut out
WHAT’S YOUR TOP TIP FOR CHRISTMAS LUNCH?
stars. Place the stars on top
If you have lumpy gravy, use a hard-blender to
and brush with beaten egg.
destroy all the lumps. And if it seems a bit tasteless,
Place on to the baking tray
add a dash of Worcestershire sauce.
and bake for 30-40 mins.
DO YOU WORRY ABOUT OVERINDULGING?
5. To make the sauce, heat
I try to be careful with treats over Christmas as
the cream then add the
I don’t want to have to cut down in January!
lemon juice and pesto. Add
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SERVES 8
NADIA SAWALHA’S ● 1 large or 2 small
BRAISED CELERY bunches of celery
● 300ml vegetable stock
WHERE WILL YOU ● 50g butter
SPEND CHRISTMAS? ● 1tbsp flour
I’ll be at mine with my ● 1tsp of Bovril beef
two girls, my husband extract; vegetarians
and my mother-in-law. can use Marmite
I’ve just had my kitchen ● A slosh of brandy
redone so it will be a or whisky
real treat for us. ● Freshly ground
DO YOU WORRY black pepper and salt
ABOUT OVERINDULGING?
I’ve had my battles with my weight but
METHOD
I don’t believe in banning anything!
● Nadia wears incontinence brand
1. Cut celery into equal-sized
pieces – about 5cm long.
Depend. Visit www.depend.co.uk Bring to the boil in the stock
and simmer for 15 mins.
2. Drain the celery and
SERVES 4-6 reserve the stock.
3. Melt butter in a dish and
lightly brown the flour.
Keep stirring until you
smell a nutty aroma.
4. Stir in the stock from
earlier and add the beef
extract, brandy and celery.
5. Cover with foil and place
in a preheated oven for 30
mins. Season and serve.
CLAIRE SWEENEY’S
ROAST POTATOES
● 3tbsp goose fat
● 2kg Maris Piper
potatoes
● 2tbsp honey
METHOD
1. Add goose fat to
a roasting tin and pop in a
pre-heated oven for 10 mins.
2. Wash and peel potatoes
and cut into large chunks.
Parboil for 10 mins, then
drain and toss in a colander
HOW DO YOU USUALLY
SPEND CHRISTMAS DAY?
I’ll be with my two-year-old son
Jaxon, my mum and a good pal
of mine. It’s the first Christmas
without my dad as he passed
away on Christmas Day last
year, so I’ve decided to take
everyone out for lunch this year.
DO YOU EVER WORRY
ABOUT OVERINDULGING?
Never on Christmas Day. I look
forward to a proper Christmas
dinner with all the trimmings –
and a dessert!
MAKES 30
JB’SCOCKTAIL
SAUSAGES
HOW DO YOU SPEND XMAS DAY?
At my farm in Kent with my wife Chloe
and our respective families.
WHAT DO YOU EAT?
Christmas lunch is incomplete without
one of our farm-reared turkeys!
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for JB on ITV’s
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FOOD
to roughen the edges.
3. Carefully place the
potatoes on to the roasting
tin and cook for an hour,
until the potatoes are
golden-brown and crunchy.
4. When there are 15 mins
remaining, pour the honey
over the potatoes and give
the roasting tin a good
shake so that the potatoes
are evenly coated.
HAVE YOU EVER
HAD A CHRISTMAS
COOKING DISASTER?
I was on a cruise over Christmas
once with my mum and dad
and the bakery counter caught
fire! We spent a while on the top
deck wearing life jackets and
my dad was given a Santa hat
to wear as protective headgear!
Safe to say, we didn’t have any
bread rolls on Christmas Day!
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● 1tbsp sunflower oil
● 30 cocktail
sausages
● 11/2tbsp clear
honey
● 11/2tbsp
Dijon mustard
METHOD
1. Preheat the oven to
200°C. Pour oil into a
roasting tin and heat
in the oven for 4 mins.
2. Place the sausages
inside the tin and give
them a shake to ensure
they are evenly coated.
Cook for 20 mins.
3. Mix the honey and
mustard in a small
bowl and pour over
the sausages. Cook
for a further 5 mins.
4. Ensure both sides
are cooked through
and serve.
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KAREN DANCZUK’S
MULLED WINE
● 1x75cl bottle of ● 2 cinnamon
dry red wine sticks
● 2 oranges, ● 1tsp of allspice
peeled, halved ● 2 star anise
and deseeded ● 10 cloves
● 4tbsp sugar ● 1 bay leaf

METHOD actually tastes sweet.

1. Pour the wine into a
pan on medium heat.
2. Squeeze the juice
from the oranges
into the wine, add
the sugar and stir.
3. Add the cinnamon
sticks, allspice, star
anise, cloves and
bay leaf. Add more
sugar if needed – but
not so much that it
4. Keep stirring
to avoid boiling,
otherwise the alcohol
is burnt. Allow the
spices to infuse.
5. Heat until almost
boiling before taking
off the stove.
6. Set aside to let
the flavours blend
before straining into
a jug. Serve warm.
SERVES 6
WHO DO YOU SPEND
CHRISTMAS DAY WITH?
At home in Rochdale with my two
boys, my boyfriend David and
my two godmothers. I’ll invite my
ex-husband for the boys’ sake.
WHAT DO YOU EAT ON THE DAY?
I do all the prep on Christmas
Eve and pull out all the stops.
We’ll have turkey, stuffing, pigs
in blankets, veg, roast spuds and
mash, and ham and beef too. For
dessert I serve Christmas pudding
and sticky toffee pudding.
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WHAT DO YOU EAT ON CHRISTMAS DAY?
Everything and anything! I’m a big foodie ● 2tsp melted
so I’ll have a full roast with all the trimmings. coconut oil
DO YOU WORRY ABOUT OVERINDULGING? ● 130g unsweetened
Not at Christmas. I love the festive season and shredded
I like to enjoy it guilt-free, plus I can get back coconut
into eating well in January. ● 3tbsp raw honey
WHERE WILL YOU BE SPENDING IT THIS YEAR?
In London, with my family. We’re going to visit METHOD
a few pubs in the morning, then we’ll take a long walk after dinner 1. Place the melted
and finish off the day with a few cheeky cocktails. coconut oil in a food
● Enjoy a guilt-free Christmas at My.resultswithlucy.com processor with half of
the shredded coconut.
2. Process until the oil
MAKES 12 and coconut are mixed
(it doesn’t have to be
completely smooth).
3. Add the honey, coconut
milk, vanilla, cinnamon,
and process until well
combined. Remove 2tbsp
of the shredded coconut
from the remaining
amount and put to the
● 2tbsp unsweetened
coconut milk
● 1/2tsp pure vanilla
extract
● 1/2tsp ground
cinnamon
side. Add the rest of the
shredded coconut to the
food processor and pulse
until just combined.
4. Shape the mixture
into 12 (1in) balls
and coat with the
remaining 2tbsp of
shredded coconut.
5. Refrigerate for at
least an hour and up
to five days. These can
be eaten cold, straight
from the fridge, or
bring them to room
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into delicious, healthy dishes
t’s a classic scene:
I Christmas is done
and dusted and
now you’ve got
a kitchen full of leftover food.
After all the indulgence of
the season, the last thing you
want to see when you open
the fridge door is yet more
turkey, sprouts, potatoes,
cranberries and stuffing – but
what to do with it all? Well,
you can turn your leftovers
into power-packed lunches
or mains that serve up a boost
of vitamins and minerals.
“Traditional Christmas
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the healthiest meats you can
choose – it’s lean, high in
protein and full of nutrients.
“Winter veggies are also low
in calories, filling and bursting
with vitamins, minerals and
fibre. Even stuffing contains
healthy herbs, spices and fibre.
Festive snacks like satsumas
are rich in vitamin C, and nuts
such as walnuts and Brazil nuts
are packed with good fats.”
Here’s how to use up your
leftovers, the healthy way…
BODY Laura Whitmore
SECRETS We reveal the 31-year-old TV presenter’s
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THE MOVES
Three things have Laura feeling
fit all day: yoga, running and
dancing. She practises Bikram
yoga most mornings at a north
London studio, and has built
up her running over the past
year. Following on from her
stint on Strictly, Laura is now
a regular at the Frame dance
studio in London. “There’s
something euphoric about
dancing – it just makes you
feel good,” she says.
BOXING DAY SOUP
This warming veggie soup is easy
to digest after a day of rich food.
Sauté 1 chopped onion in olive
oil, then add 1ltr vegetable stock,
1/
2tsp turmeric and grated ginger.
Add 2 chopped potatoes and 2
chopped sticks of celery. Simmer
until soft. Add chopped leftover
sprouts, carrots, parsnips etc.
Heat up and blend until smooth.
This is a great way to get at least
two of your five-a-day.
BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
A leftovers classic. To make,
heat olive oil in a pan, then add
crushed roast potatoes, sprouts,
cabbage, peas, parsnips and
carrots. Sprinkle with chilli flakes.
Cook gently until heated through
and turning brown. The high veg
content makes this a healthy
dish packed with vitamins,
minerals and fibre. You can also
add turkey for extra protein,
zinc and iron. Serve with salad.
THE FOODS
The Irish presenter isn’t keen
on meat, preferring to eat fish
and raw veg instead. Breakfast
is porridge with blueberries,
while lunch is avocado
and salmon and
dinner is mackerel She’s a big
fan of yoga
with greens. She
admits: “I can’t
stop eating kale.
I’ve always been
a weirdo about
vegetables!”
LIVE WELL
TURKEY SANDWICH
Fill two slices of rye bread with
sliced turkey, trimmed bacon,
a small amount of stuffing
and cranberry sauce. Or, for a
lighter snack, fill rye bread with
shredded turkey and sliced
avocado, then sprinkle with chilli
flakes and pepper. Turkey is lean
and protein-rich and contains
zinc, vitamin B6 and tryptophan
– an amino acid needed to make
mood-lifting chemical serotonin.
SPICY CURRY
Heat 1tbsp olive oil in a pan.
Add 1 chopped onion, 2
chopped garlic cloves, grated
fresh ginger, 1/2tsp chilli powder,
8 cardamom pods, 1tsp cumin,
1tsp turmeric, 1tsp garam masala
and 1tsp ground coriander and
cook for 2 mins. Stir in potatoes,
parsnips etc with 1/3ltr chicken or
veg stock. Simmer for 15 mins
then serve with brown rice.
Spices speed up the metabolism.
THE GAME-CHANGER
Being so in love with the
mental benefits of running
means Laura carries her
trainers everywhere she goes,
so there is never an excuse for
not exercising.
She also
doesn’t drink
alcohol very
often, and says:
“I’ve always got
water with me,
wherever I go.”
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Fridge “We always have boxes

of Quality Street all
around the house.”

raider
This Morning’s Ruth Langsford tells
us what’s in her fridge
Where do you do your
festive food shopping?
It’s a real mix between the “I love lashings of pickle
supermarket, local butcher in my turkey sandwiches
and the farm shop. How much on Boxing Day.”
does it cost? Too much!
I’ll be around lots of
family, so it will be
Christmas lunch for 12.
What do you eat on
Christmas Day?
Breakfast is scrambled “We serve gammon ham as well
eggs with smoked as turkey on Christmas Day.”
salmon with a glass
of Buck’s Fizz! For
lunch, we tend to have
a traditional roast turkey “We always stock up on
with all the trimmings and a few extra bottles of cider
dinner time is a help-yourself and wine for guests.”
buffet of cold turkey, pork
pies, pâté, cheeses and pickles
with a sherry trifle for pudding
if anyone can squeeze it in! In
terms of nibbles, I like to have INSIDE
lots of crisps around, especially RUTH’S FRIDGE
prawn cocktail-flavoured ● Eggs
ones, and salted peanuts, too. ● Pork pies
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What are your favourite ● Brussels pâté

● Chocolates
sweet treats?
and truffles
You can’t go wrong with some Quality ● Stilton
Street chocolates and Lindt red balls ● Cheddar
[Lindor Milk Truffles]! ● Mince pies
● Pickle
What’s your favourite
● Smoked salmon
festive tipple?
● Roast chicken
I do love a sherry at Christmas. I don’t
drink it at any other time of year.
slices
● King prawns VERDICT
● This Morning, weekdays, 10.30am, ITV1 ● Cocktail sausages
wrapped in bacon NUTRITIONIST SALLY WISBEY
● Gammon SAYS: “Ruth starts with a high-
What seasonal recipes inspire you? ● Chicken stock protein breakfast, which is great
I often follow Delia’s cranberry sauce ● Figs for energy. A traditional turkey
recipe. It’s so easy to make and tastes ● Grapes
dinner is indulgent, but it includes nutrient-
so much better than any shop-bought ● Satsumas
● Cauliflower
rich veggies like carrots and Brussels sprouts.
one. Also, my mum’s tried-and-tested
● Broccoli Turkey is also high in an amino acid that can
red cabbage recipe, which is delicious!
● Brussels sprouts make us feel relaxed. Ruth shouldn’t worry
Your Boxing Day hangover cure? ● Carrots about sherry or chocolates while relaxing over
Turkey sandwiches and more crisps! ● Cider Christmas but, as ever, moderation is key.”
Your Christmas leftovers recipe? ● Cranberry juice
I love making Christmas turkey soup, ● Red wine FRIDGE HEALTH RATING 7/10
nothing smells quite like it – gorgeous! ● Buck’s Fizz WWW.SALLYWISBEYNUTRITION.CO.UK, @WIZZNUTRITION
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 DODGE THESE HOLIDAY
HEALTH HAZARDS!
Nobody’s Christmas should be spoiled by illness
or accidents. Here’s Dr C’s guide to staying safe
ach year, more than 80,000 just food that can burn: cinnamon-scented

E people need hospital treatment

over the festive period for
injuries, plus there are spikes in
things like food poisoning. Gen up on these
candles, overexcited kids, mountains of
wrapping paper and grandma in her highly
flammable acrylic Christmas jumper are
a risky mix. Horrible but true: you are 50%

TOP TWEET common Christmas health hazards for a

I have an appointment to
get my ears syringed in two
weeks. Any tips while I wait?
DR CHRISTIAN: Use almond or
olive oil drops from the pharmacy.
Apply a few drops 2-4 times daily
and always before bed.
IN THE NEWS...
‘SCURVY CASES
REAPPEAR’
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happy, healthy, accident-free holiday.
DON’T UNDERCOOK
YOUR TURKEY
Before it even gets near the oven, don’t wash
a raw turkey – it will splash bacteria all over
your kitchen. Make sure you defrost it
properly and don’t undercook it. If you get
any of those things wrong, you could end up
with bacterial gastroenteritis, which gives you
cramps, diarrhoea, a fever and sometimes
mucus or blood in your poo. It can last for a
week and may leave you with post-infectious
IBS for months. Defrost frozen birds fully so no
ice crystals are left inside. Only defrost it in the
more likely to die in a house fire at Christmas
than any other time, so check your smoke
alarms are working, too.
WATCH OUT FOR
CHOKING RISKS
There are choking hazards everywhere at
Christmas, particularly for young children –
from decorations to cracker prizes. It’s a bit of
a bore, but keep clearing up after yourselves,
and check gifts are age-appropriate before
letting children play with them. It’s not just
kids; adults could choke at the dinner table
too. If they do, and you can see the object,
remove it – but don’t keep poking away at it
or you may force it further down. For anyone

The disease, historically associated fridge in its packaging. A typical 11kg turkey aged a year or over lean them forward,
with sailors on long voyages, will take two days to thaw. Cook until none support their weight and give five back blows.
and caused by lack of vitamin C, of the meat is pink and the juices run clear. If that doesn’t work, stand behind them,
has been found in about a dozen with your arms under theirs and around their
patients in Sydney. AVOID BURNS upper abdomen. Clench your fist and put
The Christmas kitchen is full of bubbling it between their tummy button and ribs.
IN MY OPINION... pans and trays of hot fat, so burns can easily Grasp your fist with your other hand and
happen. Keep the kitchen free of guests pull sharply inwards and upwards up to five
People who and take your time – people can wait an times. For babies, check www.sja.org.uk.
are diagnosed extra 10 minutes for lunch! If you do burn or
with scurvy scald yourself, run the skin under cold water MIND YOUR STEP
often either for 20 minutes and remove any clothing or Accidental falls go up by 16% for women and
eat barely any jewellery that’s touching. Seek help if it’s 21% for men in December. Whether it’s ice or
fruit or veg, or bigger than the size of your hand, if it’s deep stray baubles, there are plenty of ways you
eat some but or if it’s on your face or genitals. But it’s not can sprain or twist your ankle. If you do come
it’s overcooked
to such an
extent that the
nutrients are ‘I thought I was going to die’
lost. When it
comes to vitamins in veggies, tinned Socialite Tara Palmer-Tomkinson,
or frozen are just as good – but don’t 44, on her brain tumour scare
boil them to oblivion. While recent “I went to the doctors to talk about my blood MY
stats reveal cases of scurvy in the test results when I got back from skiing and HEALTH
UK have risen due to poor diets, the was told I had a brain tumour. I was really
numbers are still very low. frightened and started thinking I was going
to die. I actually feel very lucky; my growth was
non-malignant but it affected the production
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a cropper, think PRICE: protect, rest, ice,

compression, elevation. So by protection,
make sure it doesn’t get knocked, and rest it.
Wrap ice in a towel and place it on the injury
until swelling goes down, then raise it higher
than heart level and wrap it in an elasticated
bandage to minimise swelling. If it’s seriously
swollen, it will need to be seen. If the swelling
is going down, just rest it and take an anti-
inflammatory, like ibuprofen. If you’re unsure
whether to go to hospital, call 111 for advice.

TAKE CARE WITH SCISSORS

Cuts are common at Christmas – people
often cut themselves with scissors when
wrapping, or knives when opening presents.
Put pressure on a small cut and elevate
until it’s stopped bleeding. Then clean it
with water and cover with a plaster or
cotton wool and gauze. If it won’t stop
bleeding, or something has gone in deep,
leave it there and call 999.

BATTLE THE BULGE!

Let’s face it, the most likely hazards for most
of us are heartburn, indigestion or wind! Try
not to eat too close to bedtime because
when you lie down, acid is pushed back up
your oesophagus. Pace yourself by putting
down your knife and fork between mouthfuls
and keep drinking water through the day so
everything is flowing through the digestive
system. Go for a walk after lunch to get things
moving, and if you’re still struggling, take
antacids or sip a ginger or peppermint tea.

closer’s kit for surviving christmas…

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‘I fear I’ve passed
on my addictions
to my daughter’
After admitting deep regret over her 350 cosmetic procedures, former glamour model Alicia
Douvall opens up about the impact she fears her surgery has had on daughter Georgia
he’s notorious for her
S addiction to plastic surgery,
having undergone a shocking
number of procedures –
including 16 boob jobs,
seven nose jobs, 11 eyelifts, three facelifts
and bum implants – in a bid to transform
herself into a real-life Barbie doll.
And Alicia Douvall, who had the first of 350
cosmetic ops aged just 17, candidly admits that
her quest for perfection, which has cost her
over £1.5m, nearly destroyed her relationship
with her eldest daughter, Georgia.
Alicia, 37 – who is also mum to four-
year-old Papaya – tells Closer: “Georgia
and I never had a conventional mum and
daughter relationship. She grew up very
quickly and by the age of 10 she’d help empty
my blood-filled drains from my operations,
dress my scars and monitor my medication
so I didn’t overdose on painkillers.
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Alicia looked battered and
bruised in 2013 after having
her facial implants removed
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“I hugely regret that Georgia didn’t have
her dad around and never had a proper
family unit. She grew up thinking she wasn’t
going to have a mum for long because I was
always in and out of hospital.”
ADDICTIVE PERSONALITY
Georgia, 21, admits that watching her mum
recover from countless procedures robbed
her of her childhood. She explains: “Mum
and I are close now because she’s finally
stopped having surgery. But it was hard
watching her as I was growing up. I spent
school holidays at surgery appointments,
completely bored. I also remember – I was
in boarding school at the time – crying on
the phone to Mum when she was in rehab,
begging her to stop. When she had her
first facelift, it was quite a shock, and I was
worried I wouldn’t recognise her.”
But while Georgia is adamant she’ll never
With her daughters
Georgia and Papaya
succumb to the surgeon’s knife, Alicia now
fears Georgia is showing signs of the same
addictive personality.
She explains: “I’m worried about Georgia;
she isn’t like most girls her age. She doesn’t
have normal eating habits and sometimes
spends up to four hours in the gym each day.
“It started when she was 10 and she
insisted on taking her own bread and milk
to school, but now she’s cut out so many
foods from her diet. I worry that this is the
aftermath of my own addiction,” she adds.
But despite concerns from her mum,
size 6-8 Georgia insists she doesn’t have a
problem. She says: “Mum’s always saying
I go to the gym a lot. I’ll go twice a day if
I can, but not to lose weight, it’s a good
stress buster and it gives me energy.
“I want to be an ambassador for our
family business [Douvall’s Skincare]
and show what you can achieve naturally,
without surgery.
“I do feel I have to exercise every
day, and if I don’t I’ll do more sessions
that week to compensate or eat really
healthily so I don’t ruin my hard
work. I can see how it could turn into
an addiction but I hope it doesn’t
because I know my limits.”
STRICT DIET
However, 5ft 1 Georgia – who refuses
to eat dairy, wheat, carbs and meat –
agrees her diet is restrictive. She admits:
“I weigh some parts of my meals, like
grains, so I can calculate how much I
have to work off in the gym. I start the
day with green smoothies and I have to
drink two litres of water with cucumber
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EMMA KENNY:

‘Georgia has developed

an extreme mindset,
like her mother’s’
“I’m a little worried that Georgia
is showing signs of orthorexia
[an obsession with healthy
eating]. She is restricting some
food groups, monitoring her
food intake and seems to be
punishing herself for not doing
enough exercise. When you
start to restrict elements of your
life, that’s when patterns can
become obsessive. While Alicia may have
turned her back on surgery, she has suffered
with an extreme mindset for a long period
of time and Georgia has been exposed to
this all her life. Consequently, she may have
inherited these traits. While she may not
be physically altering herself, like her mum
has, Georgia seems fixated on perfecting
her body in another way. Therapy may
help steer her mind away from placing too
much importance on her body image.”

every day. For Christmas, the only things on

my list are gym gear and vegan treats.”
And Georgia, who studied drama at
university and dreams of being an actress,
adds: “My ideal day is going to Whole Foods
or Planet Organic – I feel like a kid in a toy
shop and can easily spend around £40-50.
“I refuse birthday cake at parties and when
my friends get together in fast food restaurants,
I’ll meet them after they’ve eaten. I know
it can look insulting, but if I give in I’ll have
a full-on diet and gym day the day after.”

OBSESSIVE HABITS
Worryingly, Alicia admits that Georgia
would rather skip a meal than eat food
she deems unhealthy. Alicia explains:
“It’s frustrating because I have to buy food
from different shops to stock up on things
Georgia will eat. I’ll make dishes like
macaroni cheese and, nine times out of 10,
she won’t eat it. She’s very disciplined and
if she chooses not to eat something, she’s
happy to starve – and that’s the problem.”
In the past, Alicia has been open about her
battle with anorexia aged 12, and there are
elements of Georgia’s lifestyle that frighten
her. She adds: “She’ll do a detox where she’ll
just live off apples for five days. Of course I
worry she’s losing weight and making herself
ill – and I do think she has an addiction.”

‘Georgia’s a stronger
person than me’
The concerned mum has even tried to take
matters into her own hands to avoid Georgia’s
obsessive habits spiralling out of control.
“A few months ago I phoned her gym
anonymously,” says Alicia. “I told them to
keep an eye on her and I was hoping she’d
get banned. When she found out, she wasn’t
happy with me.”
RELATIONSHIP REGRETS
Meanwhile, Alicia, who claims to have
had flings with Simon Cowell, Calum Best
and Dean Gaffney, recently revealed to
Closer that she was in a happy relationship
with someone new – and says she regrets
some of her past relationships.
She says: “No mother intends to bring
10 different men into their children’s
lives. Humans are such complex creatures
– it wasn’t an intentional thing and I do
regret it. Georgia didn’t have anyone she
could trust and love, but she has her head
screwed on when it comes to boys. She
doesn’t drink either and is a sensible girl.”
And Georgia – who once jokingly revealed
she’d nickname her mum’s boyfriends
“Skipper” because they “always end up
skipping off” – says: “It was difficult having
different men come in and out of my
childhood. I always thought, ‘What’s this
one going to do?’ or, “Will this relationship
last?’ It would have been nice to have had a
strong male role model growing up. It’s got
to the point where you’ve just got to laugh
now. If Mum tries to comment on anything
I do, I respond with: ‘OK, which boyfriend
is it this week?’ I hope that for Papaya’s sake,
Mum’s new guy will stick around.”
Both Georgia and Alicia admit they often
fear for Papaya’s future. Georgia tells us: “I do
worry about Papaya because she’s quite fiery
Alicia admits
she tried to get
Georgia banned
from her gym
INTERVIEW
and has an addictive personality. I think I’ll
always be an extra support for her and I’ll be
there to pick her up when she needs it.”
Alicia adds: “I can already see that Papaya
is similar to me – she’s a very fiery character.
She’s addicted to sport, but we’re steering
her in the right direction and showing her
that it can be transferred into a talent.”
UNDER PRESSURE
Meanwhile, the former model admits
she feels pressure to make sure Georgia’s
addictive personality doesn’t follow the
same path as hers. “I feel under pressure
every day to make sure Georgia doesn’t
make the same mistakes as me. Therapy has
helped me hugely and I’ve already thought
about it for Papaya,” says Alicia.
She adds: “Growing up, Georgia was
always the mother figure, but we’ve finally
reached a place where things have become
more equal between us.
“I do worry about her addictions but she’s
a stronger person than me, and an amazing
girl who pulled me back from the brink.
No one intends to mess up their kids’ lives.
I’m doing the best I can, and they say good
people never come from easy parenting.”
By Neeru Sharma
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 MONEY

TV’s Sarah Willingham reveals how to

take control of your finances & make
the most of your cash

‘I’m barely making a living’

Tessa Skola, 56, from Cornwall, has irregular,
low-paid work and struggles to cover her bills
“I’m a self-
employed
yoga teacher,
housekeeper
and caretaker
and I do extra
work for TV.
I work as hard
as I can but
last year I only
managed to earn £10,000.
“I‘ve paid off my mortgage,
but I can barely cover my living
costs. I’m careful with electricity
and water and I rarely socialise
or shop. I love my house and
don’t want to sell or move.
“Housekeeping in the holiday
season is my only regular work.
I make £5 a week caretaking
for two holiday cottages, so I’m
certain of £40 a month. I can
earn £60 per clean, too. I’m also
on call for emergencies at the
cottages, which can make it
difficult to take on other work.
“I give private yoga classes
and charge between £20 to £40
for two hours – right now I only
have one a week at £30. I also
work as an extra and can earn
£80-£250, but it’s irregular and
MONTHLY INCOME: £130-800
EXPENSES:
Utilities: £170
travel often erodes my earnings.
Council tax: £96 money
“I’m getting into credit card
Mobile phone:
Petrol:
£21
£100 saving
debt with £4k on one at 0% until
next year and £4k on another at
Groceries:
Socialising:
£120
£50 tips
19.9%. I don’t have a pension or Clothes (charity shop): £10
savings, either. I really need to Beauty products: £50
Credit cards: £50
get my finances in order.”
Yoga insurance £20 XMAS BARGAINS!
Car tax £17.75 In a blind taste test,
SARAH’S 3-POINT PLAN Landline and internet: £40 Iceland won Britain’s
1) Sort debt and pension Tessa TV licence £12 best mince pie. At £1.50
is lucky to be mortgage-free but Parking space: £25 for a pack of six, they’re
she should consolidate credit a bargain! Their Luxury
card debts into a personal loan. TOTAL: £781.75
12-month Matured
A rate of 3-3.5% would be good – Christmas Pudding at £6
try Sainsbury’s or TSB. It’s never will attract more clients for was runner-up, pipped by
too late to start saving for guaranteed income – ask people M&S at double the price.
retirement, but Tessa needs to to pay up front. Any extra money They also won best turkey
be realistic. First she should should be put into savings. with the Luxury British
establish what her likely state 3)Shop smart Tessa should cut Whole Brined Turkey with
pension entitlement will be by down her beauty spend, and also Orange and Thyme Butter.
completing the Pension Service get the mySupermarket app. It
form BR19 on www.gov.uk. compares supermarkets to find FREEZE OUT WASTE
She has no mortgage so her the best deals. Tessa can create Check your home
property could provide her a shopping list to find her basket insurance has freezer
with a lump sum if she for the cheapest price. Even cover. More than a third
downsizes in retirement, too. saving 50p a week adds up to of claims happen over
2) Make money If Tessa has £260 a year for the pension pot! the festive period and
a spare room, she could rent to research from Confused.
a full-time lodger or via Airbnb. Visit Sarah’s consumer website:
com says the average
She could tutor drama part-time www.letssavemoney.com freezer contains almost
And follow her on Twitter at: £200 worth of food.
and advertise on Facebook or
@sarahwillers
Gumtree. A regular yoga class

Baywatch legend David Hasselhoff,

MY LIFE IN CASH 64, talks us through his money history

MY POCKET MONEY WAS… I can’t
remember! But I bought a lot of
Beatles and Rolling Stones records with it.
MY FIRST JOB WAS…
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I’d spent that amount of money, then I drove it
around like crazy!
THE MOST EXPENSIVE THING I OWN IS…
My cars. I have a Mercedes-Benz 190SL from 1960,

Moving lawns for $5 a time.
WITH MY FIRST ‘PROPER’ PAY CHEQUE I
BOUGHT… A Porsche sports car for £46,000.
MY BIGGEST IMPULSE PURCHASE WAS…
That Porsche. For two weeks I was so upset that
a new BMW Alpina and a 1965 Ford Mustang.
ARE YOU A SPENDER OR A SAVER?
A spender – see above!
● David is in panto as Captain Hook in Peter Pan in
Cardiff until 8 Jan, www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk

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 ADVICE
Our therapist & TV psychologist Emma Kenny
is here to make sense of your emotional issues

YOU CAN BEAT

FESTIVE STRESS
hristmas Day

C can be a melting
pot of stress and
disagreements,
‘me
myself
along with raised expectations
that end up falling flat. But it and I’
doesn’t have to be this way!
There’s a great deal you can
do to make the festive holiday
a fun occasion. It’s all about
diffusing difficult scenarios
rather that escalating them.
Here’s my guide…

HOW TO ENJOY YOUR DAY

● AVOID AWKWARD DINNERS Everyone in
my family has a different dietary requirement,
from vegan to gluten-free. Message your
menu to everyone who is coming so there
are no surprises. If someone is particularly
awkward, ask them to bring their own food.
● DISTRACT RABBLE-ROUSERS We all have
a family member who enjoys a bit of conflict.
Sit these characters near to you or an ally
who can keep them off dodgy subjects. Give
them duties to keep them distracted, and
limit the amount of wine they consume – pour
it, rather than leaving it on the table.
● BE GRACIOUS Don’t spend hours selecting
a perfect gift for an auntie who never thanks
you; grab her a voucher. If someone is rude
about a gift, have some quick comebacks
ready to diffuse the situation; if they say they
already have the exact item you have bought
them, simply suggest they list it on eBay in
PRESENTER CHERRY
the New Year.
HEALEY, 36, TAKES
● DON’T SWEAT THE FOOD If you burn your
OUR QUIZ…
turkey to a cinder and serve it up with cold
veg and lumpy gravy, take heart; people don’t
What are you scared of?
reflect on the food, they focus on the fun they
Anything happening to
had. Admit it’s gone wrong and salvage what
my kids, Coco [seven]
you can. As the host, if you mess up and are
and Edward [three].
OK with it, others will be too.
When’s the last time you
● KEEP THE CHILDREN HAPPY Children love
said “I love you”?
Christmas and usually consume masses of
To Coco this morning as
sugar, which won’t lead to a relaxed evening.
I dropped her off at school.
Get every adult to agree a 30-minute play
If you were an animal, what
period with the younger family members so
would you be and why?
that everyone gets the best out of the day.
A cat; they’re like royalty.
What’s your worst habit?
I tell people if they have

MY GIFT TO YOU FOR 2017! something in their teeth

– it’s mean not to! I always
have TePe EasyPicks on me
As we draw to the end of 2016, I would like to offer every reader so I don’t end up on telly
a present; it won’t cost any money, but it will enhance your life with spinach in my teeth!
and lead to a happier you! Every day, I want you to write a note Who was your first kiss?
to yourself, reminding you of your worth and something positive A guy called Tom after
that has happened that day. It may be that you felt you did a a date at the cinema.
great job at work, or you enjoyed a particularly loving hug from Describe yourself in three
your child. Whatever has made you smile, or taught you a lesson, words...
note it down and pop it in a glass jar or bowl. Keep doing this
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Energetic, caring, ridiculous.

for 365 days. At the end of the year, take a few hours to read the How do you cope with
messages. I promise that it will be a gift that grants you a new conflict?
perspective on the fantastic woman you are. Let people know how you
feel – honesty is best.
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uz le Every number in the grid stands for a different letter. We’ve given you the
word LOG to get you started. Fill in all the 1s, 2s and 3s and you’ll be able to
start guessing other letters. All 26 letters of the alphabet appear at least once.
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THROUGH THE KEYHOLE
NOSY PARKERS REJOICE XMAS EVE, 10.30PM, ITV
Keith and his brigade of nosy parkers return with this festive special, asking: “Who
‘habitates’ in a house like this?” He tells us: “We’ve got some ace houses this series,”
but we can’t reveal whose pads he got the keys to without giving the game away, bah.
Kelly Brook, Shayne Ward and Johnny Vegas join him on the Christmassy panel.
THE GRAHAM
NORTON SHOW
SHERLOCK ’N’ STUFF
FRI 23 DEC,
10.35PM, BBC1
Alan Carr (see right)
may have Gary Barlow
et al sipping his sherry,
but we all know Norton
is the king of chat and
here he is with his annual
festive show, hanging
out with the likes of
Dame Helen Mirren and
Bond girl Naomie Harris,
plus Martin Freeman and
Will Smith. Anyone for
a mince pie?
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EDUCATING JOEY ESSEX:
WHAT ARE YOU SLEIGHING?
JOEY AT SANTA SCHOOL
THU 22 DEC, 9PM, ITV2
That title is pretty inspired, and in this show
we see Joey Essex donning a red hat and
white fluffy beard to spend time at Santa
School – which has to be the best Yuletide
treat ever. He also gets to go to Lapland
to meet the big man himself. Plus there’s a
visit to his local church, and the school he
used to go to (er, we’re not sure they did
the greatest of jobs...) as Joey attempts
to learn about the story of Christmas.
NEW
SERIES
STRICTLY FINAL/
STRICTLY XMAS
A TOE-TAPPING TREAT
SAT 17 DEC, 6.40PM, BBC1/XMAS
DAY, 6.45PM, BBC1
ALAN CARR’S 12 STARS OF After 13 glitter-packed weeks, we finally
get to see which of the three remaining
CHRISTMAS/CHATTY MAN celebs will lift the prestigious glitterball
trophy. Luckily for Strictly fanatics,
ALAN: SPOILING US
there’s more dance action on Christmas
MON-FRI 19-23 DEC, 10/11.05PM / XMAS
Day as an all-star line-up of six former
DAY, 10.30PM, C4
Alan Carr is almost as all over the place as competitors – including Frankie Bridge
and Ainsley Harriott – battle it out. It’ll be
David Walliams this Yuletide – first with his new
bittersweet as the mighty Len Goodman
quiz show where celebs try to win gifts for the
bows out of the show after a spectacular
studio audience. Meanwhile, his annual Chatty
12 years, so watch his special show on
Man on Xmas Day is MEGA, with the hosts of
Fri 23 Dec to relive his finest judging
soon-to-be-aired BBC series Let It Shine –
moments. We love you, Len.
Dannii Minogue and Martin Kemp – whoop!
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GRANTCHESTER
CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
FINAL HEAVENLY DRAMA
XMAS EVE, 9PM, ITV
James Norton and Robson
Green’s on-screen Christmas isn’t
looking too jolly as vicar Sidney
ALSO WATCH:
and copper Geordie investigate

THE APPRENTICE You’re Hired,

BBC1 – on
straight after
the case of a dead bridegroom.
Let’s hope they solve it in time
GLAD IT’S NOT US this.
for Sidney’s festive sermon.
SUN 18 DEC, 9PM, BBC1
The Apprentice final always throws us – it being
shifted to a Sunday instead of the usual Thursday night slot. A few
THE WITNESS FOR THE
old faces return and it’s a bad start for one finalist (dithering issues)
when they have to make a TV advert (brill) and create a company fit
PROSECUTION
KIM’S BUMPED OFF
for Lord Sugar. Straight afterwards, Rhod Gilbert is on hand to high-
five the winner and give the runner-up a big fat hug. Aww.
BOXING DAY / TUE 27 DEC,
9PM, BBC1
Kim Cattrall is fab in this glam, two-
part, 1920s-set Agatha Christie
DAVID WALLIAMS CELEBRATES DAME cracker – and though she meets
a sticky end early on, she hangs
SHIRLEY BASSEY around for the flashbacks. Turn to
p130 for our chat with Kim herself.
SHIRLS LOVIN’
XMAS EVE, 9PM, BBC1
David Walliams must have been on MAIGRET’S DEAD MAN
everyone’s Christmas list this year FRENCH COP RETURNS
because he is everywhere. This one-
XMAS DAY, 9PM, ITV
off sees a load of showbiz-types Occupying the slot normally
back-slapping Dame Shirley ALSO WATCH: home to Downton Abbey (RIP!),
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Bassey’s greatness ahead Blankety Blank, Rowan Atkinson is back in this

of her 80th birthday in Jan.
“We need to fit a 60-year
career in 60 minutes!”
gushes David – her lifelong
fan and pal. They’ll be singing
as well, but of course.
Xmas Eve, 6.30pm, (brilliant) feature-length film, as
ITV – revamp of a the top cop tracks a jittery fellow
classic, with David who may be connected to vicious
Walliams as host. attacks on three farmhouses...

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THE WORLD’S MOST EXPENSIVE TOYS

LAST MINUTE ‘BARGAINS’ THU 22 DEC, 9PM, C4
Well this will make us feel a whole lot better about splashing the
cash! Meet the lucky child getting a rocking horse covered in over
ALSO WATCH:
8,000 Swarovski crystals (whyyy?) and the parents
Strictly Len
who spend 25 grand on a dolls house. Still thinking
Goodman, Fri 23
about that last-minute stocking filler? How about
Dec, 7pm, BBC1
a kiddy electric car? It’s a snip at £30,000…
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tv picks
drama
LAST TANGO
IN HALIFAX
JUST LOVELY MON/TUE, 19/20 DEC, 9PM, BBC1
We’re back in Yorkshire for a completely wonderful two-part Christmas special of
this heart-warming drama with Sarah Lancashire, Nicola Walker, Derek Jacobi and
Anne Reid. It’s hard to take Derek seriously if you’ve ever seen Vicious, but never
mind as they are all just fab – and we’re sure no other drama would have a character
using the word “nitwit” (Celia, of course). It’s all change, as Caroline decides to take
on a new job, and there’s drama in store for Gillian and Robbie...
NEW
SERIES
DELICIOUS
NOT CHRISTMASSY, BUT FAB
FRI 30 DEC, 9PM, SKY 1
Set in beautiful Cornwall, this new series stars
Dawn French as chef Gina and Emilia Fox as
Sam, the “other – younger – woman,” hitched
to Gina’s ex (keep up!). Some top smashing-
up-of-car action is ahead once Sam finds out
her man (Iain Glen) has been doing the dirty.
(Prepare for Dawn’s bedroom scenes!)
MIDSOMER MURDERS
BACK WITH NEW BOY
SUN 18 DEC, 8PM, ITV
We’re in Little Auburn for a brand-new ep ahead
of the upcoming series of Midsomer in Jan – not
at all festive but it does bring in a new sergeant
for Barnaby; the not unattractive DS Winter. It’s
all about the 1940s, as the action centres around
a village untouched since WWII. Things kick
off with a chap being mowed down by an army
tank; a taste of some random deaths to come.
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MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR
WED 28 DEC, 9PM, BBC1
The curly-haired, crime-solving geek Creek
(Alan Davies) returns, and this time he’s being
pursued by a psychopathic killer. Yikes! So
wife Polly (Sarah Alexander) is not impressed
when Jonathan decides to get involved with
a haunted-house mystery. Help is at hand,
though, when Reverend Wendell – played by
the brilliant Warwick Davis – pops round to
perform an exorcism. The Rev’s a big fan of both
Mr Creek and cracking impossible puzzles, so
it should be a match made in heaven – or is it?
BIRDS OF A
FEATHER
GIRLS JUST WANT TO
HAVE FUN
XMAS EVE, 8PM, ITV
The three Birds end up in all kinds
of trouble – no surprises there!
– when they head to Morocco in
search of Tracey’s son Travis, who’s
gone missing. As well as getting
kidnapped, Dorien, Tracey and
Sharon find themselves stranded in
the desert – and one of them ends up
riding a camel. But then again, the
Chigwell ladies do manage to bump
into Vince, played by silver fox Martin
Kemp, so it’s not all bad.
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DOCTOR WHO
ALIEN ACTION XMAS DAY, 5.45PM, BBC1
Anyone who’s enjoyed a festive tipple or three by now may find
this new Doctor Who – confusing at the best of times – a tad
befuddling. But it’s now as traditional as turkey and trimmings,
and the festive spesh sees the great Doc dealing with some brain-
swapping aliens. More booze, anyone?

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Off

CALL THE MIDWIFE

BABY LOVE XMAS DAY, 8PM, ITV
The Christmas Day edition of our favourite nuns-and-
nurses drama sees the residents of Nonnatus House
decamping to a hospital in the remote South African
bush. There they have to deal with a dwindling water
supply and no electricity – as well as delivering a few
babies, of course. And with this being Call The Midwife,
you’ll need your (holly-patterned) tissues at the ready…
THE GREAT CHRISTMAS BAKE OFF
FESTIVE BAKES
XMAS DAY, 4.45PM, BBC1 / BOXING DAY, 7PM, BBC1
On twice (oh yes), Paul, Mary, Mel and Sue reunite – and they’re
joined by bakers from previous series! On Xmas Day, Mary-Anne,
Ali, Cathryn and Norman attempt to impress with their festive
bakes, while Boxing Day has Chetna, Howard, Jamie M and Janet.
And Howard is still cringing over “custardgate…” Let’s bake!

Comedy

MICHAEL
NEW
SERIES
MCINTYRE’S
BIG SHOW
STILL OPEN ALL HOURS
COMEDY CONVENIENCE STORE-Y
RUDE PHOTOS ALERT
SAT 17 DEC, 8.55PM, BBC1/XMAS EVE,
7.25PM, BBC1
The 17 Dec episode is the one we’ve been waiting
BOXING DAY, 8.30PM, BBC1
The residents of Doncaster aren’t feeling the for – when Jamie Oliver is the “Send To All” star,
Christmas spirit, so Kath (Sally Lindsay) is doing and Michael has already revealed there were some
her best to rally them. Meanwhile Granville – the “very private photos” on his phone, oh my. On
mighty David Jason – and Gastric (Tim Healy) find Xmas Eve, Catherine Tate and Aled
themselves doing a spot of marriage-guidance Jones pop by – plus David Brent
counselling, which doesn’t go too well... – aka Ricky Gervais. Ho, ho, ho!

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JAMIE’S
ULTIMATE
CHRISTMAS
PUKKA TUCKER
MON 19 DEC, 8PM, C4
Bish bash bosh! Jamie’s
tackling his festive feast
by sorting out what he
calls the three foundations
of Christmas dinner – that’s
turkey, gravy and roast potatoes,
apparently. What, no Brussels
sprouts? Oh, hold on – he’s doing
them with chorizo and chestnuts.
Proper lovely-jubbly grub…
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Factual
WATCH:
Jamie And
Jimmy’s Friday
Night Feast, Fri
30 Dec, 8pm, C4
Reality
LIP SYNC BATTLE UK XMAS SPECIAL
MICS AT THE READY
TUE 20 DEC, 10.35PM, CHANNEL 5
Ahead of a brand-new series in January, Mel B and
Professor Green are reunited for this Christmassy
special, where two celebs go head to head in
the ultimate lip-syncing battle. And the stars
in question? Shane Richie and Jessie Wallace!
What’s good enough for the Queen Vic… This
should be VERY entertaining.
IN BED WITH JAMIE AT CHRISTMAS
HOW CAN THEY RESIST?
BOXING DAY, 10PM, E4
MIC’s Jamie Laing has certainly got an enviable
gig here. Ripped off from The Big Breakfast it
may be, but he’s working his “loveable charm”
on guests including Pamela Anderson (!) and
Charlotte Crosby – in bed. The Made In Chelsea
Christmas Party is on just before this at 9pm.
That’s our evening telly sorted, then.
FINAL
WEEK
MASTERCHEF: THE
PROFESSIONALS
WINNER REVEALED (WHOOP!)
TUE-THU 20-22 DEC, 8PM, BBC2
48 top chefs have been whittled down to four,
and there’s no burning the beans on toast over
the next three (exceedingly tense) nights…
Tuesday sees something scary called “The Chef’s
Table” happening, while on Wednesday the final
three are in Oslo (nice!). Then, for the final blow-
out on Thursday, it’s a three-course dinner that
awaits them – and it has to be ah-maz-ing…
BIG FAT QUIZ OF
THE YEAR 2016
QUIZZY RASCALS
BOXING DAY, 9PM, C4
Quizmaster Jimmy Carr is joined
by a gaggle of celebs including
Mel Giedroyc, Richard Ayoade,
Romesh Ranganathan, David
Mitchell, Sarah Millican, Jon Snow
and Charles Dance. 2016 has been a
strange and eventful year, so expect
irreverent questions on everything
from that orange bloke who won
the US election to the naming of
Boaty McBoatface. As usual there’ll
be surprise guests popping up
throughout the show and a star-
studded cast of question-setters.
 Family Favourites

OUTNUMBERED

IT'S ALL ABOUT FAHMLEE BOXING DAY, 10PM, BBC1

PAUL O’GRADY’S The original cast reunite for a seasonal spesh of the sharply written comedy
about Pete and Sue Brockman and their pesky kids Jake, Ben and Karen. The
FAVOURITE FAIRY TALES children might be all grown-up now (well, kind of), but they’re still as gobby and
argumentative – and as fun to watch – as ever. Perfect Boxing Day viewing.
CINDERELLA AND THINGS
TUE 20 DEC, 9PM, ITV
Miraculously, there are no dogs
involved in this festive one-off where
Paul O’Grady jollies off to Germany
to look into the origins of everyone’s
favourite fairy tales – starting with
classic Cinderella.
It’s a very ALSO WATCH:
interesting Paul O’Grady: For
and amusing The Love Of Dogs
watch. Read
our chat with
At Christmas, REVOLTING RHYMES THE LAST DRAGONSLAYER
Xmas Day, ROALD DAHL STORIES BOXING DAY / THRONES-STYLE FANTASY
the great man 6.45pm, ITV
on page 132.
TUE 27 DEC, 6.30PM, BBC1 XMAS DAY, 5.45PM, SKY 1
Kids (and grown-ups!) will love this brilliant This feature-length TV drama is set in a
animation – based on the Roald Dahl book world where “magic exists in a weakened
and voiced by a whole bunch of A-listers form,” with the story focusing on 15-year-
like David Walliams, Rob Brydon, Dominic old Jennifer Strange – who runs an
West, Gemma Chan… (the list goes on). employment agency for magicians and
It’s the perfect post-Big Day watch, when finds out the last dragon is being hunted.
you might be feeling a little bit too rotund It’s a perfect fantasy epic for Xmas Day,
to actually move. with Ricky Tomlinson among the cast.

WE’RE GOING ON
A BEAR HUNT
WONDERFUL ANIMATION ALSO WATCH:
XMAS EVE, 7.30PM, C4 The Snowman/The
Olivia Colman voices Snowman And The
the mum in this lovely Snowdog, Xmas
animation (from The Eve, 4.45/5.15pm,
C4
ALSO WATCH: Snowman people). Park
Charlie Brooker’s the kids in front of it while
2016 Wipe, Thu you tend to the sprouts
29 Dec, 9pm, and they’ll be glued to the antics of Dad and
BBC2 Grandma (Pam Ferris) who one day go on an
exciting adventure in search of bears...

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movies! FESTIVE FILMS ON
THE SMALL SCREEN

Did you
know?
Idina Menzel
performed Let
It Go in the film,
but Demi Lovato
sang it in the
closing credits
and in the chart-

ETHEL & ERNEST

topping single
version.

NEW BRIGGS! WED 28 DEC, 7.30PM, BBC1

Raymond Briggs, who’s made a bit of a name for
himself when it comes to all things Christmas (by
creating The Snowman and all), is back with a
new animation that pushes
the levels of sweetness to
the max. This time, Ethel
& Ernest tells the story of
his own parents in ’20s
London as the country
gears up for some dark ALSO WATCH:
FROZEN
LET IT GOOOO! XMAS DAY, 3.10PM, BBC1
Can you get a Christmas Day family film that’s any more Christmassy than this?
times ahead. Look out GREATEST EVER It’s OK, you don’t have to answer because the answer is a big, fat no! Before all
for voices from Jim CHRISTMAS MOVIES, the turkey and the trimmings, it’s time for THE global hit from 2013. As if you
Broadbent, Brenda XMAS EVE, 10PM / didn't know, Frozen has a bit of everything: fairy-tale princesses, handsome
Blethyn, Pam Ferris GREATEST 80S MOVIES, princes, sorcery, adventure and luuurve. All together now: “Let it gooo!”
and June Brown. TUE 27 DEC, 11.05PM,
CHANNEL 5

LOVE ACTUALLY HOME ALONE

LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED CLASSIC COMEDY JAPES
XMAS DAY, 11PM, ITV XMAS DAY, 6PM, C4
Richard ‘Four Weddings’ Curtis This classic Crimbo caper

THE HOBBIT: THE gathers together an all-star cast

(we’re talking seriously massive,
sees the McCallister family
accidentally leave their son Kevin
at home when they go away for

DESOLATIONOFSMAUG
from Keira Knightley and Colin
Firth to the late Alan Rickman) the festive season (oops!). His
for nine tales of luuurve (some fun is interrupted by two pesky
THERE BE DRAGONS! FRI 23 DEC,8PM,ITV sweet, some sad). Our favourite burglars who
The second in Peter Jackson’s prequel trilogy sees hairy- is the story with Hugh Grant’s think they’re on
footed hobbit Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) and his gang hoity-toity Prime Minister falling to an easy mark,
of dwarves and elves continue their quest to slay Smaug the for Downing Street tea lady but they haven’t
dragon and find the loot in the Lonely Mountain. Easy peasy! Martine McCutcheon. Swoon! reckoned on Kev!
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movies!
MORE HARRY FUN ON ITV:
● Chamber Of Secrets, Xmas Day
● Prisoner Of Azkaban, Boxing Day
● Goblet Of Fire, Tue 27
● Order Of The Phoenix, Wed 28
● The Half-Blood Prince, Thu 29
● Deathly Hallows Pt 1, Fri 30
● Deathly Hallows Pt 2,
New Year’s Eve
HARRY POTTER AND THE
PHILOSOPHER’SSTONE
BACK TO THE BEGINNING XMAS EVE, 1.30PM, ITV
Stand by for some serious HP action on ITV over the festive period.
For this Christmas Eve treat, we go right back to the start when
Potter, Weasley and Granger arrive at Hogwarts for the very first
time. They all look so young – bless!
SANTA CLAUS:
THE MOVIE
FEEL THE MAGIC
SUN 18 DEC, 4.45PM, ITV
The late Dudley Moore and John
Lithgow star in this tale of the
man with the big white beard.
The fun begins when one of his
elves leaves the North Pole and
heads to New York, where he
meets a toy tycoon who wants
to take over Christmas. Oh no!
DIRTY DANCING
TIME OF MY LIFE
TUE 27 DEC, 9PM, CHANNEL 5
Aw, Baby and Johnny... the
ultimate screen romance. We’re
swooning just thinking about it,
not to mention the songs, the
groovy moves and that lift. DD
doesn’t need an introduction,
so sit back and luxuriate in The
Swayze, Jennifer Grey and nobody
putting Baby in the corner.
FESTIVE FILMS ON
THE SMALL SCREEN
IT’S A
WONDERFUL LIFE
THE GREATEST XMAS MOVIE
XMAS DAY, 2.20PM, C4
James Stewart plays George
Bailey in arguably the greatest
festive movie of all time. When
lovely George falls on hard times
and tries to take his own life, an
angel called Clarence swoops
down and shows him what the
town would be like if he hadn’t
existed. Tissues at the ready
– it’s still a tear-jerker today.
ARTHUR
FAMILY FAVOURITE
CHRISTMAS
SAT 17 DEC, 5.40PM, C4
Hugh Laurie, James McAvoy and Eva
Longoria are among the voice talent
in this festive winter-warmer, which
tells the story of Santa and how he
manages to deliver all his presents
on Christmas Eve. All goes smoothly
every year, except for this one –
when he forgets to deliver a little
girl’s much-wanted
pink bike. Santa’s
bungling youngest
son Arthur takes
it upon himself to
deliver the gift.
But things
don’t quite
go to
plan…
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Hannah Wright

ANDREA MCLEAN:

‘I bonded
with my man
watching Elf’
Loose Woman Andrea talks festive love
with her man Nick Feeney...
hristmas doesn’t 47, met businessman Nick on a Christmas list this year? A new

C truly begin for

Andrea McLean
until she’s watched
festive film Elf – ideally with
her other half, Nick, who she’s
been with for two years.
“We’re a proper couple
now,” she smiles. “The other
day I got a text from Nick
saying: ‘If you’re in M&S, I need
socks.’ Nadia (Loose Women
co-presenter Nadia Sawalha)
rang and she was like: ‘Babe,
you’ve arrived. You’re officially
a couple now!’”
After two divorces, Andrea,
Christmas
in Andrea’s
house starts
with Elf
blind date. She adds: “One of
the things we bonded over was
our love for the film Elf, and an
Elf DVD was the first thing we
bought for each other. We’ve
been known to watch it in July,
we love it that much…”
Andrea and Nick – who live
together in Surrey with her
children Finlay, 15, and Amy,
10, from her two previous
marriages – will be hosting
Christmas this year. But
Andrea – who confesses she is
always “chomping at the bit”
to get the festive celebrations
underway – will be steering
clear of the kitchen. She
laughs: “I am beyond rubbish
at putting the Christmas
dinner together. I’m good at
making the table look nice, and
pouring the drinks. I can’t cook
– Nick does it all and I give him
words of encouragement…”
So what’s on Andrea’s
dressing gown – as the TV
presenter needs to take it easy
following a hysterectomy two
months ago. She adds: “I’m
getting better and I’m easing
myself back into work. Loose
Women is a very festive place
to be! It’s brilliant because
everyone’s daft. We’re doing
a Loose Women panto and it’s
going to be brilliant.”
New Year’s resolutions aren’t
something Andrea bothers
with, but she does have a great
plan for 2017. “I think we need
to introduce a twinkly festival
in January and February for
when it’s grey and dreary,”
she laughs. “We could start
a Loose Women campaign
to make it ‘Fry-up January’
instead of ‘Dry January.’”
Sounds good to us!
● Loose Women’s Cinderella
Xmas panto is on Fri 23 Dec,
12.30pm, ITV

CAR SHARE RETURN!

Peter Kay returns to our screens this Yule with his Comedy Shuffle
(Xmas Eve, BBC1) and the secret is out: a three-minute clip from the
new series of Car Share will be included, hurrah. It’s sure to keep fans
happy until a new series starts next year, when John (Peter Kay) and
Kayleigh (Sian Gibson) get back into the Fiat 500 for more banter…
● Peter Kay’s Christmas Comedy Shuffle, Xmas Eve, 10.05pm, BBC1

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KIM CATTRALL:
‘I’msohappytobe60
– I really like myself’ Sex And The City star Kim plays a murder victim in ’20s drama The Witness For
The Prosecution, on BBC1 this Boxing Day. The glam actress talks finding contentment…
ou play the glam Emily
Y French – what’s she like?
Emily is lonely and bored.
She’s a woman of a
certain age starting to feel
invisible, until she meets a young man and
offers him £5 a week to be her companion.
It was fun to inhabit the ’20s – with flapper
dresses and feathers in my hair!
She meets a sticky end, though?
Yes, and I spent a lot of time sprawled on
a rug, face down with blood oozing from
my head. Emily is still very prominent,
however; there are a lot of flashbacks.
You filmed it in Liverpool, where you were
born – did that make it extra special?
It was an added delight for me! I also turned
60 while we were filming so it was the
cream on top to be with family and friends.
I’ve got aunties there and multiple cousins;
I’ve been coming back at least two or
three times a year and I now have favourite
restaurants. There’s never a dull moment!
How does it feel to be 60?
The greatest feeling for me is that I’ve
survived, and a lot of the things I set out
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to do in my life I’ve been able to put a tick
beside. I like myself, I really do – and it’s a
great feeling. On the day itself, the cast and
crew sang Happy Birthday and gave me a
magnum of Champagne. It was a wonderful
send-off for a new decade; I was so happy.
You star in and exec produce black
comedy Sensitive Skin – on Sky Arts and
Netflix – playing a wife stuck in a crisis…
Sensitive Skin has been so important to me;
TV
Q&A
I feel like I’m starting something new in my cooking. I had a dinner party at home the
60s. I’ve done two seasons and I’ve learnt a
tremendous amount. It’s been exciting and
it’s lovely to still be working as an actress
when the parts are fewer and harder to get.
I’ve survived – I’m going to keep going.
other night and made a wonderful meal
with two friends – it was just lovely and
we don’t do enough of that.
Do you have any burning desires for 2017?
I’d like to get better at kayaking. I bought
Do you feel more confident with age? a place in the Pacific Northwest and I have
I think it’s more about caring less what the kayaks there. I really love it because
other people think. I didn’t have kids, I’m there’s nothing but trees and birds, otters,
not married [in the past, Kim has been sea lions and eagles. It’s beautiful. I won’t
married three times – her last marriage to be making any New Year’s resolutions –
jazz bassist Mark Levinson ended in 2004]. or if I do they won’t be lasting very long!
Some people would say: “Gosh, you must By Hannah Wright
be very lonely,” but I’m happy with the ● The Witness For The Prosecution, Boxing
decisions I’ve made. I didn’t anticipate not Day, 9pm, BBC1
having children but it just happened
that way. Instead I’ve surrounded
myself with others who’ve made
similar decisions and we’ve
created our own community.
How are you spending Christmas?
I’m going to be in the Pacific
Northwest of Vancouver Island,
with my friends and family. I’ll be
cooking, going for bike rides and just
kicking back. I like to watch Christmas
movies like Alastair Sim’s Scrooge, and
I tune into the Queen’s Speech. We just
have a typical Cattrall Christmas.
What’s on your Christmas list?
Absolutely nothing, which is new for me!
We’re going to cook ham, goose and
turkey and when we watch The Witness
For The Prosecution we’ll probably have
either Chinese takeaway or Indian food.
Christmas is all about the eating and the Kim dons a flapper
dress for the Agatha
Christie murder myste
ry
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with closer’s tv editor
Hannah Wright

PAUL O’GRADY:

‘Ican’tbear
watching myself!’
Popular presenter Paul is on our screens no less than twice over the festive period, b
admits catching a glimpse of himself on the box drives him crackers
aul O’Grady and friends will all be watching, and wrote them down

P shudders: “I never
watch myself. Oh
God, I couldn’t
bear it! I’d see all
my mannerisms and affectations.
Like when I’m doing my Love Of
Dogs show and I’m talking to the
vet at Battersea, it’s: ‘Hiya Shaun!’
And I think, ‘Oh my God, shut up!’
Now if you watch you’ll see me
going: ‘Hello Shaun,’ and: ‘Are
you OK, Shaun?’ But slowly it’s
gone back to: ‘Hiya!’ My family
but I won’t!”
His first show going out over
Christmas – Paul O’Grady’s
Favourite Fairy Tales – sees the
star travel to Germany to explore
the locations that inspired some
of the most famous stories.
“The original tales were far
scarier, because they were
written for adults,” Paul explains.
“They were oral folklore tales
and the Brothers Grimm got
hold of them
and made them a bit more
palatable for children.”
Paul inevitably adds
his own inimitable twist
to the stories, appearing
as a wolf, a witch and
a wicked stepmother
along the way. After years
of starring in Christmas
pantos, he should be used
to dressing up by now, ng lipstick – you look at
but he insists he’s not. your butty and there’s a big
“I can’t stand it! Seriously,” he red mark on it – it’s vile!”
laughs. “I didn’t mind dressing In addition, there’s a heart-
up as the wolf, but when it came rending Christmas special of

Paul fills us in on all to the stepmother, I thought,

‘Oh no!’ at the idea of putting
all the slap on. I don’t like
For The Love Of Dogs. And while
we can rest assured that Paul
is doing everything possible

things festive… wearing make-up and I can’t

bear lipstick. I don’t know
ow women eat a sandwich
to give the animals the perfect
Yuletide present of a new home,
he admits it can be hard to switch

What’s the worst Christmas present Fairy tales come to life in

you’ve ever received? Paul’s Christmas special
“Murphy (Paul’s former partner and
manager), when he was alive, was the
worst giver of Christmas presents. Paul with his dear frie
nd,
One year I got a bin and I didn’t speak the late Cilla Black
to him all day. Another time I got a
suitcase on wheels and another time a set of carving kniv
Did you and [close pal and the late, great] Cilla Black always
have a festive get-together?
“Always. We’d either go for a meal or I’d pick her up at her flat and
we’d go out clubbing. I miss her terribly and think of her a lot.”
What’s your Christmas tipple?
“I don’t like mixing food and booze. Even in a restaurant I’ll just
have water. But if I’m going to the pub it’s different. On Christmas
Day I’ll have a glass of Champagne, then get crippling indigestion!”
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ff after filming.
“I go home and worry
what’s going to happen,”
e explains. “It’s really BAKE OFF:
ovely when they go off to
good home, but I can’t
witch off about the ones
till there. I start thinking,
Have I got room for that
og?’ But I’ve got five for
oodness’ sake – and three of
hem came from Battersea.”
Paul, 61, will be spending
Christmas Day with family
nd friends at his house
n Kent, but while millions
of us will be making
esolutions to start a fitness
egime in the New Year,
fter a Christmas of over- For our
ndulgence, Paul says he GBBO Pick
won’t be one of them.

“I used to have an
lectric Power Plate but
gave that up,” he says.
You’d be standing on it
while it vibrated really
quickly and if you forgot
and straightened your
knees, all your fillings
would rattle in your head. I went
on YouTube to see some Power
Plate exercises and I propped the
iPad on the machine. I switched
the machine on and the iPad
went flying! It was a nightmare!”
By Sue Crawford
● Paul O’Grady’s Favourite Fairy
Tales, Tue 20 Dec, 9pm, ITV &
Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of
Dogs At Christmas, Xmas Day,
6.45pm, ITV
AFESTIVESLICE
Eight returning GBBO contestants celebrate all things Christmas with Paul Hollywood,
Mary Berry, Mel and Sue in a double helping of Bake Off specials...
ou always have to film the
Y GBBO Xmas special in summer,
after the “real” series ends.
What’s that like?
MARY BERRY: Filming a Christmas show in the
middle of summer is always strange, particularly
as it was such a lovely day. But the tent was
festively decorated, and we had a wonderful
Salvation Army band playing carols, which
made us all feel very Christmassy.
PAUL HOLLYWOOD: I loved filming the
Christmas episodes as it’s like having two
Christmases – a Bake Off one in the summer
and then the traditional one with the family
at Christmas.
Are you into Christmas?
M: I love Christmas and look forward to the whole
family getting together. It’s all about being with
your loved ones and is a time for celebration,
family, laughter – and good food of course! We
all get together at our house and it’s wonderful.
P: This Christmas we’re planning to go skiing, but
I’ll be taking one of Mary’s cakes with me for sure!
What goes on at yours on Christmas Day?
M: I never feel that I’m doing all the work as the
family love to congregate in the kitchen and
all help out. We open a bottle of Champagne
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as we’re cooking lunch, then afterwards
I always have lots of young clearer-uppers
to help tidy away.
P: We always have stockings to open, and
the table is laden with hats and crackers. It’s
compulsory to wear a paper hat and read out
the bad jokes before lunch.
What do you eat?
M: A tradition we keep in the family is to
have a fish pie big enough for everyone on
Christmas Eve, so I’ll be doing that again. I think
it’s rather lovely to keep up family traditions at
this time of year.
P: I enjoy a Boxing Day treat of “Leftover Pie,”
literally using the leftovers from the Christmas
lunch. You fill the pastry with the turkey, apricots,
stuffing and sausage – and it can be either eaten
hot with gravy or cold with pickles and chutneys.
What can we expect from the two Christmas
GBBO specials?
The bakers were on great form and the standard
is incredibly high. I think on a second return to
the tent they really wanted to make everything
be a bit more special than before. It was another
chance for them and they didn’t waste it.
● The Great British Bake Off, Xmas Day/Boxing Day,
4.45 / 7pm, BBC1

He couldn’t resist
dressing up as an elf...
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this week’s top stories
Spotlight!
EMMERDALE
The Thomas family face a tough Xmas as Ashley’s mental health
worsens and he ends up yelling at Laurel when he thinks she’s
been playing away with Marlon. Tue 20 Dec is a heart-wrenching
standalone episode seen from Ashley’s eyes, giving an insight into

MISTLETOE
someone living with dementia. Meanwhile, everyone’s worried
about Moira – who’s hitting the booze. Events take a dramatic turn
when she takes the van out – still drunk – and accidentally mows
down Pete. Awks, as five minutes earlier she was enjoying a fumble

FOR MARIA… with him – but it’s Cain who covers for her when the cops show up.

CORONATION STREET
Aww! Isn’t this what Christmas is all about? Smooching couples
under the mistletoe, feeling the festive love? Unfortunately, this
pair – Aidan and Maria – aren’t actually together, and Maria is facing
Christmas behind bars, of course. Regardless, the festive season
is full of the will he/won’t he tell Eva thing, and despite handsome
newbie Adam sniffing about, it’s Aidan Maria wants in her stocking
this year. Elsewhere, Mary’s “secret son” bombshell sees Jude
showing up on the Street – and Mary DIF FICULT TIMES
FOR ASHLEY
facing a tough decision. There’s the
Moira finds so
annual Platt fisticuffs (Nick vs Peter) me
comfort with
and a shock for Leanne when sis Pete
Toyah shows up. On Fri 30 Dec, Anna
Nick and Peter
collapses and falls down the stairs
come to blows
when only little Jack is home…
NATALIE J ROBB:

‘MOIRA IS NUMB’ Can Moria

and Cain wor
through their
k
issues?
Why has Moira turned to booze?
Everywhere she looks she sees Holly and she s trying to
forget and numb her feelings. It’s all still too raw for her
Ryan and Does she realise what she’s doing when she
kisses Pete?
Mercedes
HOLLYOAKS I think the influence of alcohol plays a huge
kiss
part, but she also feels lost and lonely.
Have the traumatic storylines of late taken

CURTAINS FOR CAMERON? their toll on you?

Yes! I have a stye on my eye that’s
still hanging around because of all
Yuletide is traditionally a season of high drama and this year is no the emotional scenes, long hours
different with killer Cameron still on the loose – and, oh look, it’s his and crying. But you need to tell
wedding day! Unfortunately, he’s not too impressed when he finds the story properly and that means
out Zack has been booked as the stripper on Leela’s hen do and he putting your all into it.
gives him an unseasonal whack. Elsewhere, it’s time for Sienna and
Warren to dispose of Nico’s ashes – an excursion fraught with angst
when they happen upon a makeshift cross etched with “Sienna
Blake RIP 3 January 2017,” eek! In other news, Ryan and Mercedes
realise they have Christmas chemistry and share a smooch. Uh-oh… FOLLOW OUR LIVE
TWEETS OVER AT es have
Moira’s scen
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MAX IS The cast of

A Christmas
Carol

HOME FOR
CHRISTMAS hristmas Day was never going

C to be a quiet affair in Walford.

And sure enough, while most of
The play forces Louise
and Shakil to kiss IN OTHER
the Albert Square crew are busy
shovelling turkey down their throats, there’s
a rat-a-tat-tat at the Brannings’ door. Like the
YULE-RELATED
Ghost Of Christmas Past himself, in walks Max
(gasp!) – last seen doing time for Lucy Beale’s
murder (and later making a reappearance
NEWS…
OLee panics about money when
when it was finally revealed it was Bobby Whitney invites the whole family
Beale whodunit). The legendary Lothario over for Christmas dins.
has a lot of catching up to do – revenge
is sweet and all that – and it might OIt’s the end of an era as Dot and
Abi prepare for her retirement
be time for Ian to properly hit that
bash at the laundrette.
sherry... Elsewhere, larfs are provided
by the Walford Players, preparing OThere’s more trouble for Bex
(nervously) to “wow” (ahem) everyone and Shakil when he has to kiss
with their version of A Christmas Carol Louise in the play.
(the scary one at the back is Kush). It’s a sell-
out, but is anybody going to break a leg? And OSharon is desperate to give Phil
the perfect Christmas (this one
will it be any good? At the Carters’, Linda
could be his last after all, wah!)
gets some devastating news (ie a get-out Everyone tries to cheer up
clause for Kellie Bright to go off and have a Phil (good luck with that) O Patrick invites Derek over for
baby in real life), and Whitney is fed up with his turkey dinner – which doesn’t
Lee being a miserable old Scrooge so turns to go down well with Denise.
Ronnie and
Mick for help. Will a heart-to-heart on the roof Roxy reminisce
O It’s Ronnie’s hen
of The Vic (what’s good enough for Santa...) at Ronnie’s
do (on Thu 27 Dec),
end up with Lee ’fessing up about his job? Or hen do
and her sister
will it all get a lot worse for the poor kid – who Roxy drops
we’re told will reach “breaking point” just a bombshell.
before New Year’s Eve hits? Oh my!

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The feel-good
film of the
year
fter experiencing a personal
A tragedy, ad exec Howard
(played by Will Smith)
decides to write letters to three
abstract elements: time, love and death.
Lost in grief, he is a shade of the man
he once was – until three enigmatic
characters representing the elements
(Helen Mirren, Keira Knightley and
Jacob Latimore) enter his life.
As Howard slowly allows himself to
be guided by these forces – and who
wouldn’t want Dame Mirren as their
life guru? – he starts to learn to live again.
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Kate stars as Claire Wilson,
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some regrets of her own…
EDWARD NORTON
Whit Yardsham is the man who had
everything, but as he loses his best
friend Howard to depression, the
rest of his world begins to fall apart.
Directed by David Frankel (of The
Devil Wears Prada fame) and with a
great cast behind it –including Edward
Norton, Kate Winslet, Michael Pena and
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Spotlight!
EASTENDERS’ TILLY KEEPER:

‘It’sweird that I’ll be

on Xmas telly!’
We talk EastEnders Christmas with actress Tilly Keeper, 19,
who’s embroiled in the “Will Phil get a new liver?” plot…
hat’s Christmas like going: “OMG,
you’re Lucy Tilly plays

W
in Albert Square?
I’ve been feeling festive
since October because we
film the scenes then! Starting
so early has really got me in the mood.
This year has been a tough one for the
Mitchells, with Phil battling cirrhosis of the
liver – what were those scenes like to film?
It’s been very intense on set but I’ve enjoyed
showing a more vulnerable, emotional side
to Louise. I’ve been doing a lot of crying, and
when my mum was watching the episode
where I was upset in the kitchen with Tish
(Letitia Dean, who plays Sharon), she said:
“That’s actually how you cry!” I said:
“Yeah – I am actually crying!”
What’s happening with the
Mitchells this Yuletide?
Well, certain individuals are worried that
this is Phil’s last Christmas so want to
spend most of their time together – but
there’s a lot of tension. There might be
a bit of festive cheer as well though,
you’ve got to take the bad with the good!
You’re 19 and this is your first major acting
job – you must be pinching yourself?
All the time! It sounds cringe but I really
love being in EastEnders. It’s like all my
dreams have come true, and everyone is so
lovely and we all get along so well. As we
speak, Jasmine [Armfield, who plays Bex
Fowler] is texting me – and Harry [Reid, Ben
Mitchell] and Jamie [Borthwick, Jay Brown]
PHOTOS: REX/SHUTTERSTOCK
Beale…” Louise Mitche
ll
Are you a
Christmassy person?
I love Christmas, especially Christmas
jumpers. On Christmas Eve my family
go to see a show and then the day
itself is low-key. We will be watching
EastEnders this year and I’m so
excited! It’s such an iconic show –
even [singer] Adele watches it
on Christmas Day! How weird
that I will actually be in it…
JAKE WOOD:
‘My time off was amazing’
With Jake Wood, 44, making a dramatic return to the
quare this Xmas, we catch up after his restful year off…
arlier this year we saw you slip engrossed myself
E Ian Beale a death threat letter.
What has Max been up to since?
Well, he got out of prison and
in family life. I knew
I was going back
so there was no
Jake is
he’s changed! You’ll have to wait and see… pressure. I felt very
Why did you decide to take time off? lucky but I love the back as
womaniser
I did nine years of EastEnders straight and show and I want to
Max

are like my big brothers in real life.
Do you get a lot of attention when you’re out?
Not so much, because I play a 15-year-old and
in real life I’m 19 so when I go out I wear make-
up and dresses that 19-year-old girls might
wear. If there’s a large group of us people
might come over, but I usually get people
the schedules are demanding! I have a young
family [Max is dad to Buster, eight, and Amber,
11], and I’d just done Strictly too. I was
exhausted and wanted to give Max a break.
How did you spend your year at home?
I had an amazing time with my family, just
being a dad. I did every school run and
be here long term.
What are you doing for Christmas?
It will just be a family Christmas at home
with the children – though I need to shop!
What is Christmas like at EastEnders?
The Square looks great when it’s all lit up.
It gets you excited for the real thing.

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 Saturday 17 December
BBC1
6am Breakfast. 10.0 Saturday Kitchen
6am Live. 11.30 James Martin – Home
Comforts At Christmas. 12.0 Football
Focus. 1.0 BBC News. 1.15 Sports
Personality 2016: The Contenders. 2.15
Bargain Hunt. 3.15 Escape To The
Country. 4.0 Final Score. 5.30 BBC
News. 5.40 BBC Regional News;
Weather. 5.50 Pointless Celebrities.
6pm
✱ 6.40 Strictly Come
Dancing Tess Daly and
7 pm Claudia Winkleman host the
live grand final, which sees the
couples perform three
routines each. Plus, music by
Emeli Sandé. Last in the series.
(S)
8pm
✱ 8.55 Michael McIntyre’s
9pm Big
Show With Jack
Whitehall, Sting, Ricky Gervais
and Jamie Oliver. (S)
10pm 9.55 BBC News (S)
10.15 The National Lottery
Live (S)
10.25 Match Of The Day
Highlights of the latest
matches. (S)
11pm
11.45 The NFL Show. 12.15 FILM: Old
School (2003) ★★★ 1.50 BBC News.
REGIONAL VARIATIONS
● STV As Main ITV except: 3.45pm
STV News. 12.55 Teleshopping. 2.55
The Jeremy Kyle Show. 3.50 ITV
Nightscreen. 5.0 Teleshopping.
● BBC1 N Ireland As BBC1 except:
5pm Final Score From Northern
Ireland.
● BBC1 Scotland As BBC1 except:
4pm Sportscene.
● BBC2 N Ireland As BBC2 except:
3pm Weather Watchers With Barra
Best. 3.15 FILM: A Christmas Star
SATE L L IT E I DI G I TA L I C A B LE LIST INGS
W ITV2
5pm Doctor Who. 6.20 FILM: First
Knight (1995) ★★★ Adventure,
starring Richard Gere, Sean Connery
and Julia Ormond. 9.0 Jonathan
Creek. Feature-length Christmas
special from 2001, starring Alan Davies
and Julia Sawalha. 11.40 FILM: The 6th
Day (2000) ★★★ 2.10am Code
Black. 3.0 Home Shopping.
MTV
6pm Teen Mom UK. 7.0 Teen Mom UK.
8.0 Teen Mom UK. 9.0 Geordie Shore.
Marnie promises to stay away from the
boys. 10.0 Geordie Shore. Gary
becomes jealous. 11.0 Geordie Shore.
12midnight Geordie Shore. 1.0 OMG!
My Mum’s Hotter Than Me! 2.0 OMG!
Body Freaks: Make Me A Perfect 10.
3.0 Teleshopping.
BBC2
6.50am FILM: Holiday Affair (1949)
★★★★ 8.15 FILM: The Bishop’s Wife
(1947) ★★★★ 10.0 This Farming Life.
11.0 This Farming Life. 12.0 Wild
Japan. 1.0 Wild Japan. 2.0 Wild Japan.
3.0 FILM: The Odd Life Of Timothy
Green (2012) ★★ 4.35 FILM: Nativity
2: Danger In The Manger! (2012) ★★
6.25 Dad’s Army (b/w) (S) (R)
(bw)
6.55 Operation Snow Tiger
Part two of two. Liz Bonnin
searches for a tiger. (S) (R)
7.55 Walt Disney – Part Two
Documentary exploring the
life, career and legacy of Walt
Disney. (S)
8.55 FILM: A Christmas
Carol (2009) ★★ A Victorian
miser is visited by a series of
ghosts on Christmas Eve who
try to make him change his
ways. Motion-capture
animated fantasy, starring Jim
Carrey and Gary Oldman. (S)
10.25 QI XL Extended
episode, with guests Miles
Jupp, Deirdre O’Kane and Phill
Jupitus. (S)
11.10 Porridge. 11.50 The Making Of
Young Men. 12.20 Balletboyz – Young
Men. 1.20 FILM: Chances Are (1989)
★★★ 3.05 This Is BBC Two.
(2015) ★★★ 10.25 The Blame Game
Best Bits. 10.55 Late Licence.
● BBC2 Wales As BBC2 except:
6.25pm Coastal Path.
5.50pm FILM: Snow Dogs (2002)
★★★ 7.0 You’ve Been Framed! At
Christmas. A crop of festive bloopers.
8.0 Scorpion. 9.0 FILM: A Very Harold
& Kumar Christmas (2011) ★★★
10.50 Family Guy. 11.20 Family Guy.
11.45 Family Guy. 12.15am Mom. 12.40
American Dad! 1.10 FILM: Bring It On
(2000) ★★★ 3.0 Teleshopping.
TLC
6pm Say Yes To The Dress Canada. 7.0
Cake Boss. 8.0 Toddlers & Tiaras. 9.0
Undressed. 9.30 Undressed. 10.0 Sex
Sent Me To The ER. 11.0 Dating Naked.
12midnight Devious Maids. 1.0
Mistresses. 2.0 Heartbeat. 3.0 Say Yes
To The Dress: Atlanta. 3.30 Say Yes To
The Dress: Atlanta. 4.0 Say Yes To The
Dress: Atlanta.
ITV
6am CITV. 7.25 Scrambled! 9.25 ITV
News. 9.30 FILM: Carry On Follow
That Camel (1967) ★★★ 11.20 Judge
Rinder. 12.25 ITV News; Weather. 12.35
This Time Next Year. 1.35 FILM: Mr
Magorium’s Wonder Emporium
(2007) ★★ 3.20 Thunderbirds Are
Go. 3.45 ITV News London. 4.0 ITV
News; Weather. 4.15 FILM: The Lord Of
The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring
(2001) ★★★★★
7.30 FILM: The Hobbit: An
Unexpected Journey (2012)
★★★★ Unassuming hobbit
Bilbo Baggins is recruited to
join a band of dwarves on a
quest to reclaim their lost
homeland. Fantasy adventure,
with Martin Freeman and Ian
McKellen. (S)
10.40 ITV News; Weather (S)
10.55 FILM: Private
Benjamin (1980) ★★★ A
society widow enlists in the
army in the hope of finding a
new direction, but comes into
conflict with her tough
commanding officer. Comedy,
with Goldie Hawn and Armand
Assante. (S)
12.55 Jackpot247. 3.0 ITV
Nightscreen.
7.30pm The Hobbit, ITV
E4
6pm The Big Bang Theory. 6.30 The
Big Bang Theory. 7.0 The Big Bang
Theory. 7.30 The Big Bang Theory. 8.0
The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 The Big
Bang Theory. 9.0 FILM: The Twilight
Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (2011)
★★ 11.20 Gogglebox. 12.20am
Gogglebox. 1.25 Rude Tube. 2.30 The
Inbetweeners. 3.0 The Inbetweeners.
SKY1
6pm The Flash. 7.0 The Simpsons.
7.30 The Simpsons. 8.0 The Simpsons.
8.30 Star Wars: Rogue One Special.
9.0 FILM: Wedding Crashers (2005)
★★★ 11.20 A League Of Their Own.
12.20am Karl Pilkington: The Moaning
Of Life. 1.20 Arrow. 2.10 Stan Lee’s
Lucky Man. 3.10 Nothing To Declare.
3.40 Nothing To Declare.
✱ CLOSER PICKS
C4
6.10am Three Peaks Yacht Race. 7.05
Everybody Loves Raymond. 7.30
Everybody Loves Raymond. 8.0
Frasier. 8.30 Frasier. 9.0 The Morning
Line. 10.0 The Big Bang Theory. 10.25
The Big Bang Theory. 10.50 The
Simpsons. 11.15 The Simpsons. 11.45
FILM: The Dog Who Saved The
Holidays (2012) ★★★ 1.30 Channel 4
Racing. 4.05 The Simpsons. 4.35 The
Simpsons. 5.05 Ice Age: A Mammoth
Christmas. ✱ 5.40 FILM: Arthur
Christmas (2011) ★★★★ Animated
comedy, with the voices of James
McAvoy and Jim Broadbent.
7.30 News (S)
8.0 Tree Of The Year With
Ardal O’Hanlon The actor
visits some of the UK’s most
remarkable trees. (S)
9.0 It Was Alright In The
1970s Programmes that
flirted with danger. (S)
10.0 FILM: Escape Plan
(2013) ★★★ A security expert
is incarcerated after being
duped and tries to break out
with the help of a fellow
convict. Thriller, with Sylvester
Stallone and Arnold
Schwarzenegger. (S)
12.15 FILM: The Guest (2014) ★★★★
2.0 Bear’s Wild Weekend With
Jonathan Ross. 2.50 The Last Leg.
3.45 Hollyoaks.
6.40pm Strictly, BBC1
ITVBE
6pm Dinner Date. 7.0 Christmas
Dinner Date. 8.0 Dinner Date. 9.0
Dinner Date. Stephanie from Leeds
picks three blind dates from five
potential partners. 10.0 Bring It! Miss D
prepares the Baby Dancing Dolls to
take centre stage. 11.0 Marriage Boot
Camp: Bridezillas. 12.30am
Jerseylicious. 12.55 Teleshopping.
SKY ATLANTIC
6pm Blue Bloods. 7.0 Blue Bloods. 8.0
David Attenborough’s Conquest Of
The Skies. 9.0 Game Of Thrones. 10.15
Game Of Thrones. Ned searches for
the truth about Jon Arryn’s death.
11.30 Band Of Brothers. 12.45am
Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight. 2.35
Girls. 3.10 Girls. 3.45 Girls. 4.15 The
West Wing. 5.05 The West Wing.
CHANNEL 5
6am Milkshake! 10.15 The Gadget
Show. 11.15 FILM: A Cinderella
Christmas (2016) ★★★ 1.05 FILM:
Christmas Cookies (2016) ★★★ 2.50
FILM: Love Always, Santa (2016)
★★★ 4.35 FILM: Christmas Under
Wraps (2014) ★★★
6.25 FILM: Space Cowboys
(2000) ★★★★ An ageing
former test pilot is called on to
stop a malfunctioning Soviet
satellite from crashing to
Earth. Adventure, directed by
and starring Clint Eastwood.
With Tommy Lee Jones.
Includes 5 News at 7.25pm.
Edited for language. (S)
9.0 Football On 5: The
Championship Highlights
from the weekend’s games in
the Championship. (S)
10.0 Football On 5: Goal
Rush Goals from the
weekend’s games. (S)
10.30 The Funny Thing
About Christmas (S)
11.30 Greatest Ever Christmas Songs.
1.25 SuperCasino. 3.10 All New Traffic
Cops. 4.0 The Secret Life Of Puppies:
Terrible Twos. 4.50 House Doctor. 5.15
House Doctor. 5.40 Angels Of Jarm.
5.50 Roary The Racing Car.
5.40pm Arthur Christmas, C4
E!
6pm Mariah’s World. 7.0 E! News. 8.0
Botched. 9.0 Botched. 10.0 The
Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
11.0 E! News. 12midnight Mariah’s
World. 1.0 Rich Kids Of Beverly Hills.
1.30 Teleshopping. 2.0 Teleshopping.
2.30 Botched. 3.30 Botched. 4.30
Fashion Bloggers. 5.0 Teleshopping.
5.30 Teleshopping.
SKY LIVING
6pm Customs UK. 6.30 Customs UK.
7.0 Forever. 8.0 Bones. Human
remains are discovered. 9.0 Criminal
Minds. 10.0 Elementary. 11.0 Criminal
Minds. 12midnight Criminal Minds. 1.0
Criminal Minds. 2.0 Elementary. 3.0
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. 4.0
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. 5.0
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
 Sunday 18 December
BBC1
6am Breakfast. 7.40 Match Of The
6 am
Day. 9.0 The Andrew Marr Show. 10.0
Fern Britton Meets Rebecca Ferguson.
11.0 Sunday Politics. 12.15 Bargain
Hunt. 1.0 BBC News. 1.15 Flog It! 2.10
Elizabeth At 90 – A Family Tribute.
3.40 Planet Earth II. 4.40 Songs Of
Praise. 5.15 BBC News. 5.30 BBC
Regional News; Weather. 5.40
Countryfile.
6pm
6.40 Sports Personality Of
The Year 2016 Gary Lineker,
7 pm Clare Balding and Gabby
Logan present this year’s
ceremony live from the
Genting Arena in Birmingham.
(S)
8pm
9pm ✱ 9.0 The Apprentice The
final two launch their
businesses in a task to
determine the winner. Last in
the series. (S)
10pm
10.0 The Apprentice: You’re
Hired Rhod Gilbert meets the
winner and runner-up. Last in
the series. (S)
11pm 11.0 BBC News. 11.20 BBC Regional
News; Weather. 11.30 Walliams &
Friend. 12.0 Have I Got A Bit More
News For You. 12.50 BBC News.
REGIONAL VARIATIONS
● STV As Main ITV except: 6.40pm
STV News. 12.35 Teleshopping. 2.35
The Jeremy Kyle Show. 3.30 ITV
Nightscreen. 5.0 Teleshopping.
● BBC1 N Ireland As BBC1 except:
11am Sunday Politics Northern
Ireland. 3.40 Proms In The Park 2016.
● BBC1 Scotland As BBC1 except:
11am Sunday Politics Scotland. 11.30
Sportscene. 12.25 Walliams & Friend.
12.55 Have I Got A Bit More News For
You. 1.35 Weather For The Week
SATEL L IT E I DI G I TA L I C A B LE LIST INGS
W ITV2
6pm Doctor Who. 7.0 Doctor Who.
8.0 Nigellissima – An Italian Inspired
Christmas. 9.0 Dynamo: Top Ten
Greatest Moments. 10.0 FILM: The 6th
Day (2000) ★★★ Sci-fi thriller,
starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.
12.30am The Call Centre. 1.30 Secrets
And Lies. 2.30 Betty White’s Off Their
Rockers. 3.0 Home Shopping.
MTV
6pm Teen Mom OG. 7.0 Teen Mom OG.
8.0 Teen Mom OG. Amber undergoes
plastic surgery to relieve her negative
self-image issues. 9.0 Geordie Shore.
10.0 Geordie Shore. 11.0 Geordie
Shore. 12midnight Geordie Shore. 1.0
OMG! Mums Gone Wild. 2.0 OMG!
Body Freaks: Old Face, New Face. 3.0
Teleshopping.
BBC2
6.20am A To Z Of TV Gardening. 7.05
Big Dreams Small Spaces. 8.05
Countryfile. 9.0 Super Powered Owls:
Natural World. 10.0 Saturday Kitchen
Best Bites. 11.30 A To Z Of Christmas
Cooking. 12.15 MOTD2 Extra. 1.0 Tom
Kerridge Cooks Christmas. 1.30
Equestrian: Olympia 2016. 4.35 Full
Steam Ahead. 5.35 FILM: The Terminal
(2004) ★★★
7.40 Victoria Wood As Seen
On TV Special Comedy
sketches. (S) (R)
8.20 Best Of British:
Victoria Wood The comedian
and writer looks back on her
career. (S) (R)
9.0 Victoria Wood’s Midlife
Christmas Festive skits, songs
and sketches with the
comedienne and friends. (S) (R)
10.0 Victoria Wood: At It
Again Performance by the
comedian at the Royal Albert
Hall. (S)
11.30 FILM: Last Chance Harvey
(2008) ★★★ 12.55 Sign Zone:
Countryfile. 1.50 Sign Zone: Holby
City. 2.50 This Is BBC Two.
Ahead. 1.40 BBC News.
● BBC1 Wales As BBC1 except: 11am
Sunday Politics Wales.
● BBC2 Scotland As BBC2 except:
4.35pm Landward. 5.05 River City.
6.05 Sportscene. 7.0 Flog It!
5.05pm Catchphrase Christmas
Special. 6.05 The X Factor Winner’s
Story. 7.10 FILM: The Amazing Spider-
Man (2012) ★★★ 10.0 Family Guy.
10.30 Family Guy. 11.0 Family Guy.
11.30 Family Guy. 11.55 American Dad!
12.25am American Dad! 12.55 The
Cleveland Show. 1.25 The Cleveland
Show. 1.55 Bordertown.
TLC
6pm 90 Day Fiance. 7.0 Toddlers &
Tiaras. 8.0 Say Yes To The Dress
Canada. 8.30 Say Yes To The Dress
Canada. 9.0 Cake Boss. 9.30 Cake
Boss. 10.0 FILM: My Girl 2 (1994) ★★
12midnight Devious Maids. 1.0
Mistresses. 2.0 Heartbeat. 3.0
£Whatshesaid. 3.30 Say Yes To The
Dress: The 12 Dresses Of Christmas.
ITV
6am CITV. 7.25 Scrambled! 9.25 FILM:
All Stars (2013) ★★ 11.20 Let’s Do
Christmas With Gino & Mel. 12.15 ITV
News; Weather. 12.20 Off Their
Rockers. 12.50 FILM: The Incredible
Hulk (2008) ★★★ 2.55 FILM:
National Lampoon’s Christmas
Vacation (1989) ★★★ ✱ 4.45 FILM:
Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) ★★
6.40 ITV News London (S)
6.50 ITV News; Weather (S)
7.0 All Star Mr & Mrs
Christmas Special With
Dominic Brunt, Carol Decker
and Lennox Lewis. (S)
✱ 8.0 Midsomer Murders A
man is murdered as a deserted
village is reopened. (S)
10.0 ITV News; Weather (S)
10.20 FILM: Hot Fuzz (2007)
★★★★ A zealous policeman is
relocated to a sleepy country
village, where a series of grisly
so-called accidents arouses
his suspicions. Action comedy,
starring Simon Pegg and Nick
Frost. (S)
12.35 Jackpot247. 3.0 Motorsport UK.
3.50 ITV Nightscreen. 5.05 The
Jeremy Kyle Show.
8pm Midsomer Murders, ITV
E4
6pm The Big Bang Theory. 6.30 The
Big Bang Theory. 7.0 The Big Bang
Theory. 7.30 The Big Bang Theory. 8.0
The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 The Big
Bang Theory. 9.0 FILM: The Twilight
Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (2012)
★★★ 11.20 Tattoo Fixers. 12.25am
Gogglebox. 1.30 The Inbetweeners.
2.05 The Inbetweeners. 2.35 New Girl.
SKY1
6pm Harry Hill’s Tea-Time. 6.30 The
Simpsons. 7.0 The Simpsons. 7.30 The
Simpsons. 8.0 Duck Quacks Don’t
Echo. 9.0 A League Of Their Own US
Road Trip. 10.0 The Force: Essex. 11.0
The Force: Manchester. 12midnight
Ross Kemp On Gangs. 1.0 Strike Back:
Project Dawn. 2.0 Strike Back: Project
Dawn. 3.0 DC’s Legends Of Tomorrow.
C4
6.20am Everybody Loves Raymond.
6.45 Everybody Loves Raymond. 7.10
Frasier. 7.40 Frasier. 8.05 The Big
Bang Theory. 8.35 The Big Bang
Theory. 9.0 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30
Sunday Brunch. 12.30 Lewis Vs Nico:
F1 2016. 2.05 FILM: Inkheart (2008)
★★★ 4.10 The Snowman. 4.45 News.
5.10 FILM: Cars (2006) ★★★
7.30 Britain’s Wildest
Weather Unusual weather
conditions in 2016. (S)
9.0 Humans Hester seeks
revenge on Leo. Last in the
series. (S)
10.0 Gogglebox The
households’ opinions on
recent TV. (S) (R)
11.05 FILM: About A Boy (2002)
★★★★ 12.55 FILM: Before I Go To
Sleep (2014) ★★★ 2.25 60 Days In
Jail. 3.20 Kirstie And Phil’s Love It Or
List It. 4.15 Location, Location,
Location. 5.10 Supershoppers. 5.40
The King Of Queens.
4.45pm Santa Claus: The Movie, ITV
ITVBE
6pm Chrisley Knows Best. 6.30
Chrisley Knows Best. 7.0 Celebrity
Dinner Date. 8.0 Celebrity Dinner
Date. 9.0 Celebrity Dinner Date. 10.0
The Only Way Is Essexmas. The gang
spends Christmas in Liverpool. 11.0
Mob Wives: The Last Stand. 11.55
Southern Charm. 12.55am
Teleshopping.
SKY ATLANTIC
6pm Blue Bloods. 7.0 David
Attenborough’s Conquest Of The
Skies. 8.0 David Attenborough’s
Conquest Of The Skies. 9.0 Game
Of Thrones. 10.10 Game Of Thrones.
11.20 The Affair. 12.30am The Young
Pope. 1.45 The Young Pope. 3.0 The
Affair. 4.10 Without A Trace. 5.0
Without A Trace.
✱ CLOSER PICKS
CHANNEL 5
6am Milkshake! 10.0 Football On 5:
The Championship. 11.0 Football On 5:
Goal Rush. 11.30 The Gadget Show.
12.30 FILM: A Perfect Christmas List
(2014) ★★★ 2.15 FILM: Lost Letter
Mysteries For Christmas (2014) ★★
4.0 FILM: The Christmas Miracle Of
Jonathan Toomey (2007) ★★★ 5.45
FILM: Scrooge (1970) ★★★★
8.0 Michael Buble At
Christmas Festive special,
with guest appearances by
Celine Dion, Tori Kelly and
Sharon Jones. (S) (R)
8.55 5 News Weekend (S)
9.0 FILM: Hercules (2014)
★★★ Premiere. The legendary
hero leads a band of
mercenaries in a battle to
restore a deposed king to his
throne. Mythological
adventure, starring Dwayne
Johnson and Ian McShane.
Includes 5 News at 10pm. (S)
10.55 FILM: Snitch (2013)
★★★ A man volunteers to
become an undercover
informant in a drug trafficking
operation to save his son from
prison. Crime thriller, starring
Dwayne Johnson and Susan
Sarandon. (S)
1.0 SuperCasino. 3.10 The Yorkshire
Vet: Winter On The Moors. 4.0 Now
That’s Funny! 4.50 House Doctor. 5.15
House Doctor. 5.40 Angels Of Jarm.
5.50 Roary The Racing Car.
9pm The Apprentice, BBC1
E!
6pm Total Divas. 7.0 E! News. 8.0
Mariah’s World. 9.0 Mariah’s World.
10.0 Botched. 11.0 E! News.
12midnight Total Divas. 1.0 Rich
Kids Of Beverly Hills. 1.30
Teleshopping. 2.0 Teleshopping.
2.30 Botched. 3.30 Botched. 4.30
Fashion Bloggers. 5.0 Teleshopping.
5.30 Teleshopping.
SKY LIVING
6pm The Biggest Loser USA. 7.0 CSI:
Crime Scene Investigation. 8.0
Blindspot. 9.0 The Blacklist. 10.0
Grey’s Anatomy. 11.0 Nashville.
12midnight Criminal Minds. 1.0
Criminal Minds. 2.0 Criminal Minds. 3.0
Criminal Minds. 4.0 CSI: Crime Scene
Investigation. 5.0 CSI: Crime Scene
Investigation.
 Monday 19 December
BBC1
6am Breakfast. 9.15 Christmas City.
6am 10.0 Christmas Kitchen. 11.15 Homes
Under The Hammer. 12.15 Bargain
Hunt. 1.0 BBC News At One; Weather.
1.30 BBC Regional News; Weather.
1.45 FILM: Cool Runnings (1993)
★★★★ 3.20 The Nativity. 3.50 FILM:
Madagascar (2005) ★★★ 5.10 FILM:
Donkey’s Caroling Christmas-tacular .
5.15 Pointless.
6pm 6.0 BBC News At Six;
Weather (S)
6.30 BBC Regional News;
Weather (S)
7 pm 7.0 Celebrity Mastermind
New series. With Paul Rankin
and Omid Djalili. (S)
7.30 John Simpson: 50
Years On The Frontline –
Panorama (S)
8pm 8.0 EastEnders (S)
8.30 Would I Lie To You? At
Christmas With Richard
Osman, Tom Courtenay, Sara
Pascoe and Chris Kamara. (S)
9pm ✱ 9.0 Last Tango In Halifax
Part one two. Caroline
considers moving away for a
new job. (S)
10pm 10.0 BBC News At Ten (S)
10.30 BBC Regional News;
Weather (S)
10.45 Match Of The Day 2
11pm Everton v Liverpool . (S)
11.55 Citizen Khan. 12.25 The Graham
Norton Show. 1.15 BBC News.
REGIONAL VARIATIONS
● STV As Main ITV except: 1.10am
Teleshopping. 3.15 After Midnight.
3.45 The Jeremy Kyle Show. 4.40 ITV
Nightscreen. 5.0 Teleshopping.
● BBC1 Wales As BBC1 except:
7.30pm A Welsh-Italian Christmas
With Michela Chiappa. 10.40 John
Simpson: 50 Years On The Frontline –
Panorama. 11.10 Match Of The Day 2.
12.20 Citizen Khan. 12.50 The Graham
Norton Show. 1.35 Weather For The
Week Ahead. 1.40 BBC News.
SATE L L IT E I DI G I TA L I C A B LE LIST INGS
W ITV2
6pm My Family. 6.40 My Family. 7.20
My Family. 8.0 John Bishop: In
Conversation With James Corden. 9.0
Celebrity Advice Bureau. New series.
10.0 EastEnders. 10.40 The Catherine
Tate Show. 11.20 The Catherine Tate
Show. 12midnight Gavin & Stacey.
12.40 Grimm. 1.30 Believe. 2.15
Believe. 3.0 Home Shopping.
MTV
6pm Catfish: The TV Show. 7.0 Catfish:
The TV Show. 8.0 Teen Mom UK. 9.0
Catfish: The TV Show. A man who has
been in a relationship with a pop star
for six years. 10.0 Ultimate Celeb
Power Couples 2016. 12midnight
Geordie Shore. 1.0 Geordie Shore. 2.0
Ridiculousness. 2.30 Ridiculousness.
3.0 Teleshopping.
BBC2
6.30am Operation People Power With
Dave Myers. 7.15 Sign Zone: Coastal
Path. 7.45 Sign Zone: Great British
Menu. 8.15 FILM: The Game Plan
(2007) ★★★ 10.0 Robot Wars. 11.0
Money For Nothing. 12.0 Daily Politics.
1.0 Galapagos – Islands Of Change:
Natural World. 1.45 Nigella’s Christmas
Kitchen. 2.15 This Farming Life. 3.15 A
Place To Call Home. 4.0 Full Steam
Ahead. 5.0 Gareth Malone’s Great
Choir Reunion.
6.0 The Real Marigold Hotel
Eight celebrities embark on an
experimental adventure to
India. (S) (R)
7.0 We’re Doomed! The
Dad’s Army Story Comedy
drama about the making of
Dad’s Army. (S) (R)
8.0 Christmas University
Challenge New series.
Manchester takes on St Anne’s
College, Oxford. (S)
8.30 Only Connect (S)
9.0 Sir Lenny Henry – A Life
On Screen A celebration of
the actor and comedian’s
career. (S)
10.0 Two Doors Down
Christine needs the Bairds’
help in buying a baby buggy. (S)
10.30 Two Doors Down Beth
hosts a baby shower for
Sophie. Last in the series. (S)
11.0 TOTP2: Christmas 2015. 12.0 Sign
Zone: The Choir: Gareth’s Best In
Britain. 1.0 Sign Zone: Rick Stein’s
Long Weekends. 2.0 This Is BBC Two.
● BBC2 N Ireland As BBC2 except:
11pm Opry An Iúir.
● BBC2 Scotland As BBC2 except:
11pm The Quay Sessions. 11.30 Eòrpa.
12.0 TOTP2: Christmas 2015. 1.0 Sign
Zone: The Choir: Gareth’s Best In
Britain. 2.0 Sign Zone: Rick Stein’s
Long Weekends. 3.0 This Is BBC Two.
● BBC2 Wales As BBC2 except: 11pm
It’s My Shout: Short Films From
Wales. 11.10 TOTP2: Christmas 2015.
12.10 Coast.
6pm You’ve Been Framed! At
Christmas. 6.30 You’ve Been Framed!
With Bells On. 7.0 You’ve Been
Framed! At Christmas. 8.0 Two And A
Half Men. 8.30 Two And A Half Men.
9.0 Family Guy. 9.30 American Dad!
10.0 Family Guy. 10.30 Family Guy.
11.0 American Dad! 11.30 American
Dad! 12midnight The Cleveland Show.
TLC
6pm Pretty Little Pageant Queens. 7.0
Toddlers & Tiaras. 8.0 Say Yes To The
Dress. 8.30 Say Yes To The Dress. 9.0
Long Island Medium. 10.0 Too Ugly
For Love? 11.0 Girl With A Split Face:
Body Bizarre. 12midnight Devious
Maids. 1.0 Mistresses. 2.0 Heartbeat.
3.0 Toddlers & Tiaras. 4.0 Toddlers &
Tiaras. 5.0 Toddlers & Tiaras.
ITV
6am Good Morning Britain. 8.30
Lorraine. 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show.
10.30 This Morning. 12.30 Loose
Women. 1.30 ITV Lunchtime News.
1.55 ITV News London. 2.0 Judge
Rinder. 3.0 Dickinson’s Real Deal. 4.0
Tipping Point. 5.0 The Chase.
6.0 ITV News London (S)
6.30 ITV Evening News (S)
7.0 Emmerdale Ashley is
rushed to hospital. (S)
7.30 Coronation Street
Bethany prepares to seduce
Gary. (S)
8.0 You’ve Been Framed!
With Bells On Camcorder
clips with a festive theme. (S) (R)
8.30 Coronation Street
Bethany confesses. (S)
9.0 The Prince Harry
Documentary The prince
returns to Lesotho to check on
the progress of his charity
Sentebale. (S)
10.0 ITV News (S)
10.30 ITV News London (S)
10.40 Fierce Steve Backshall
explores the wildlife in
Namibia. (S) (R)
11.40 FILM: Carry On Camping (1969)
★★★ 1.10 Jackpot247. 3.0 The
Jeremy Kyle Show. 3.55 ITV
Nightscreen. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle
Show.
9pm Prince Harry, ITV
E4
6pm The Big Bang Theory. 6.30 The
Big Bang Theory. 7.0 Hollyoaks. 7.30
Carjackers. 8.0 The Big Bang Theory.
8.30 The Big Bang Theory. 9.0 Made
In Chelsea Christmas. 10.0 Empire. 11.0
The Big Bang Theory. 11.30 The Big
Bang Theory. 12midnight Gogglebox.
1.05 Tattoo Fixers On Holiday. 2.10
Made In Chelsea Christmas.
SKY1
6pm Modern Family. 6.30 The
Simpsons. 7.0 The Simpsons. 7.30 The
Simpsons. 8.0 Greatest Disney Songs.
9.0 Trollied – Christmas Special. 9.30
A League Of Their Own: Unseen. 10.0
Karl Pilkington: The Moaning Of Life.
11.0 A League Of Their Own.
12midnight Don’t Tell The Bride. 1.0
Duck Quacks Don’t Echo.
✱ CLOSER PICKS
C4
6.10am The King Of Queens. 6.35
Everybody Loves Raymond. 7.25
Frasier. 7.50 Frasier. 8.20 The Big
Bang Theory. 8.45 The Big Bang
Theory. 9.10 The Big Bang Theory.
9.40 Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas.
10.10 FILM: 12 Dates Of Christmas
(2011) ★★★ 12.0 Channel 4 News
Summary. 12.05 Kirstie’s Handmade
Christmas. 12.25 FILM: A Christmas
Proposal (2008) ★★★ 2.10
Countdown. 3.0 Coast Vs Country. 4.0
Deal Or No Deal On Tour. 5.0 Four In A
Bed. 5.30 Come Dine With Me
Christmas.
6.0 The Simpsons (S) (R)
6.30 Hollyoaks Sienna visits
Joel at church, but is left
frustrated. (S)
7.0 News (S)
✱ 8.0 Jamie’s Ultimate
Christmas Jamie Oliver
demonstrates dishes for the
festive season. (S)
9.0 First Dates At Christmas
Ten singletons hoping to find
love in time for Christmas. (S)
✱ 10.0 Alan Carr’s 12 Stars
Of Christmas New series.
Festive celebrity quiz, with
Alesha Dixon, Rob Beckett and
Alexander Armstrong. (S)
11.05 Derren Brown: Miracle. 12.40
FILM: The Woman In Black (2012)
★★★★ 2.15 Supershoppers Do
Christmas. 3.10 Location, Location,
Location. 4.05 Deal Or No Deal. 4.55
Countdown. 5.40 The King Of
Queens.
8pm Jamie’s Ultimate Christmas, C4
ITVBE
6pm The Real Housewives Of Beverly
Hills. 7.0 Cake Wars: Christmas. 8.0
The Real Housewives Of Orange
County. 9.0 The Real Housewives Of
Orange County. 10.0 The Only Way Is
Essexmas. Part two of two. 11.0
Kendra On Top. 11.30 Kendra On Top.
12midnight Mob Wives: The Last
Stand. 12.55 Kendra On Top.
SKY ATLANTIC
6pm David Attenborough’s Wild City.
7.0 Blue Bloods. 8.0 Blue Bloods. 9.0
The Affair. 10.10 Game Of Thrones.
Ned confronts Cersei. 11.25 Game Of
Thrones. 12.45am Divorce. 1.20 Blue
Bloods. 2.10 Without A Trace. 3.10
Girls. 3.40 Girls. 4.15 Storm City.
5.10 Making David Attenborough’s
Flying Monsters.
CHANNEL 5
6am Milkshake! 9.35 SpongeBob
SquarePants. 10.10 FILM: Christmas
Truce (2015) ★★★★ 12.0 FILM: A
Husband For Christmas (2016) ★★★
1.45 FILM: Christmas Hero (2016) ★★
3.35 FILM: My Angel (2011) ★★★ 5.15
FILM: A Christmas Reunion (2015)
★★
7.0 Tour De Celeb Race day
finally arrives. Last in the
series. (S)
7.55 5 News (S)
8.0 All New Traffic Cops An
intoxicated driver heads the
wrong way down the A1. (S)
9.0 Chris Tarrant: On The
Xmas Express Chris travels
through Scandinavia. (S)
10.0 Greatest Ever
Christmas Ads Julian Clary
revisits some of the more
memorable festive-themed
advertisements. (S)
12.05 Jaywick: Christmas On Benefits.
1.0 SuperCasino. 3.10 Ben Fogle: New
Lives In The Wild. 4.0 Tattoo Disasters
UK. 4.25 Criminals: Caught On
Camera. 4.45 Divine Designs. 5.10
House Doctor. 5.35 House Doctor.
E!
6pm Mariah’s World. 7.0 E! News. 8.0
Mariah’s World. 9.0 Rob & Chyna. Rob
reluctantly agrees to enter therapy.
10.0 Rob & Chyna. 11.0 E! News.
12midnight Botched. 1.0 Rich Kids Of
Beverly Hills. 1.30 Teleshopping. 2.0
Teleshopping. 2.30 Botched. 3.30
Botched. 4.30 Fashion Bloggers. 5.0
Teleshopping. 5.30 Teleshopping.
SKY LIVING
6pm UK Border Force. 7.0 Stop,
Search, Seize. 8.0 Criminal Minds. 9.0
Criminal Minds. 10.0 Conviction. 11.0
Criminal Minds. 12midnight Criminal
Minds. 1.45 Nashville. 2.45 Bones.
4.20 Border Security: Canada’s Front
Line. 4.45 Border Security: Canada’s
Front Line. 5.10 Border Security:
Canada’s Front Line.
 Tuesday 20 December
BBC1
6am Breakfast. 9.15 Christmas City.
6 am
10.0 Christmas Kitchen. 11.15 Homes
Under The Hammer. 12.15 Bargain
Hunt. 1.0 BBC News At One; Weather.
1.30 BBC Regional News; Weather.
1.45 FILM: Rise Of The Guardians
(2012) ★★★ 3.10 The Nativity. 3.45
FILM: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
(2008) ★★ 5.0 The Madagascar
Penguins In A Christmas Caper. 5.15
Pointless.
6pm 6.0 BBC News At Six;
Weather (S)
6.30 BBC Regional News;
Weather (S)
7pm 7.0 Celebrity Mastermind
With Shappi Khorsandi, Chris
Stark, Piers Taylor and Lee
Pearson. (S)
7.30 EastEnders Bex
confides in Stacey. (S)
8pm 8.0 Holby City A blast from
the past upsets Dom’s plans
for festivities with Isaac. (S)
9pm ✱ 9.0 Last Tango In Halifax
Conclusion of the two-part
festive special. (S)
10pm 10.0 BBC News At Ten (S)
10.30 BBC Regional News;
Weather (S)
10.45 Darcey Bussell:
11pm Looking For Margot The
Strictly judge examines the life
and career of Margot Fonteyn.
(S)
11.45 Six Wives With Lucy Worsley.
12.50 BBC News.
REGIONAL VARIATIONS
● STV As Main ITV except: 12.40am
Teleshopping. 2.40 After Midnight.
3.10 The Jeremy Kyle Show. 4.05 ITV
Nightscreen. 5.0 Teleshopping.
● BBC1 Scotland As BBC1 except:
8pm River City. 10.45 Holby City.
11.45 Darcey Bussell: Looking For
Margot. 12.45 Six Wives With Lucy
Worsley. 1.45 Weather For The Week
Ahead. 1.50 BBC News.
● BBC1 Wales As BBC1 except:
10.40pm The Greatest Gift. 11.10
SATEL L I T E I DI G I TA L I C A B LE LIST INGS
W ITV2
6pm Outnumbered. 6.40
Outnumbered. 7.20 Outnumbered.
8.0 Heston’s Fantastical Christmas.
9.0 Celebrity Advice Bureau. 10.0
EastEnders. 10.40 The Catherine Tate
Show. 11.20 The Catherine Tate Show.
12midnight Gavin & Stacey. 12.40
Grimm. 1.35 Believe. 2.15 Believe. 3.0
Home Shopping.
MTV
6pm 16 & Pregnant. 7.0 16 & Pregnant.
8.0 Teen Mom OG. 9.0 Finding Carter.
The teen struggles to make sense of
Taylor’s behaviour. 10.0 Geordie
Shore. Marty tries to make up with
Chloe. 11.0 Geordie Shore. 12midnight
Geordie Shore. 1.0 Geordie Shore. 2.0
Ridiculousness. 2.30 Ridiculousness.
3.0 Teleshopping.
BBC2
6.15am Christmas City. 7.0 Bargain
Hunt. 7.45 Sign Zone: Fern Britton
Meets Nigel Benn. 8.45 FILM:
Underdog (2007) ★★ 10.0 Robot
Wars. 11.0 Money For Nothing. 12.0
Daily Politics. 1.0 The Secret Leopards:
Natural World. 1.45 Nigella’s Christmas
Kitchen. 2.15 This Farming Life. 3.15 A
Place To Call Home. 4.0 Full Steam
Ahead. 5.0 Gareth Malone’s Great
Choir Reunion.
6.0 The Real Marigold Hotel
Wayne Sleep and Bobby
George have a cut-throat
shave. (S) (R)
7.0 Mary Berry’s Absolute
Christmas Favourites (S) (R)
7.30 Christmas University
Challenge Kent University
take on Sussex University. (S)
✱ 8.0 MasterChef: The
Professionals The four
remaining chefs head into the
final week of challenges. (S)
9.0 Inside The Christmas
Factory How traditional
Christmas items are made. (S)
10.0 Live At The Apollo
Christmas Special With
Romesh Ranganathan, Seann
Walsh, Kerry Godliman and
Spencer Jones. (S)
10.45 Upstart Crow Three
witches make predictions
about Will’s future. (S) (R)
11.15 NFL This Week. 12.05 Sign Zone:
The Apprentice. 1.05 Sign Zone: Who
Do You Think You Are? 2.05 This Is
BBC Two.
Darcey Bussell: Looking For Margot.
12.10 Six Wives With Lucy Worsley.
1.10 Weather For The Week Ahead.
1.15 BBC News.
● BBC2 Scotland As BBC2 except:
10pm Aly Bain’s America. 11.0 Upstart
Crow. 11.30 NFL This Week. 12.20
Sign Zone: The Apprentice. 1.20 Sign
Zone: Who Do You Think You Are?
2.20 This Is BBC Two.
6pm You’ve Been Framed! Gold At
Christmas. 6.30 You’ve Been Framed!
Gold At Christmas. 7.0 You’ve Been
Framed Gold: The Next Generation.
8.0 Two And A Half Men. 8.30 Two
And A Half Men. 9.0 FILM: Hot Fuzz
(2007) ★★★★ 11.25 Family Guy.
11.55 Family Guy. 12.25am The
Vampire Diaries. 1.25 American Dad!
TLC
5.30pm Cake Boss: Family Feast. 6.30
Cake Boss. 7.0 Cake Boss. 7.30 Cake
Boss. 8.0 Say Yes To The Dress. 8.30
Say Yes To The Dress. 9.0 Toddlers &
Tiaras. 10.0 Gypsy Brides US. 11.0 Born
With An Extra Body: Body Bizarre.
12midnight Devious Maids. 1.0
Mistresses. 2.0 Heartbeat. 3.0
Toddlers & Tiaras. 4.0 Cake Boss.
ITV
6am Good Morning Britain. 8.30
Lorraine. 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show.
10.30 This Morning. 12.30 Loose
Women. 1.30 ITV Lunchtime News.
1.55 ITV News London. 2.0 Judge
Rinder. 3.0 Dickinson’s Real Deal. 4.0
Tipping Point. 5.0 The Chase.
6.0 ITV News London (S)
6.30 ITV Evening News (S)
7.0 Emmerdale A special
episode shown entirely from
Ashley’s point of view. (S)
7.30 The Cruise The crew
works against the clock. (S) (R)
8.0 Hilda Ogden’s Last Ta-ra
– A Tribute To Jean
Alexander A tribute to the
former Coronation Street star.
(S)
✱ 9.0 Paul O’Grady’s
Favourite Fairy Tales The
presenter investigates the
world of the Brothers Grimm.
(S)
10.0 ITV News (S)
10.30 ITV News London (S)
10.40 FILM: Forgetting
Sarah Marshall (2008) ★★★
A jilted man takes a trip to
Hawaii, only to find his ex and
her new boyfriend are staying
at the same resort. Romantic
comedy, with Jason Segel and
Kristen Bell. (S)
12.40 Jackpot247. 3.0 Loose Women.
3.50 ITV Nightscreen. 5.05 The
Jeremy Kyle Show.
10pm 12 Stars Of Christmas, C4
E4
6pm The Big Bang Theory. 6.30 The
Big Bang Theory. 7.0 Hollyoaks. 7.30
Carjackers. 8.0 The Big Bang Theory.
8.30 The Big Bang Theory. 9.0 Tattoo
Fixers At Christmas. 10.0 Virtually
Famous Christmas Special. 10.50 The
Big Bang Theory. 11.25 The Big Bang
Theory. 11.50 Rude Tube Christmas
Cracker. 12.55am Gogglebox.
SKY1
6pm Modern Family. 6.30 The
Simpsons. 7.0 The Simpsons. 7.30 The
Simpsons. 8.0 The Flash. 9.0 FILM:
Stealth (2005) ★★ 11.15 A League Of
Their Own. 12.15am Don’t Tell The
Bride. 1.15 Duck Quacks Don’t Echo.
2.15 Most Shocking. 3.10 Most Daring.
4.0 Monkey Life. 4.30 Monkey Life. 5.0
David Attenborough’s Wild City.
C4
6.05am The King Of Queens. 6.30
Everybody Loves Raymond. 6.55
Everybody Loves Raymond. 7.20
Frasier. 7.45 Frasier. 8.15 The Big Bang
Theory. 8.40 The Big Bang Theory.
9.10 The Simpsons. 9.40 The
Simpsons. 10.10 FILM: Holiday In
Handcuffs (2007) ★★★ 12.0 Channel
4 News Summary. 12.05 Kirstie’s
Handmade Christmas. 12.25 FILM:
Christmas Magic (2011) ★★★ 2.10
Countdown. 3.0 Coast Vs Country. 4.0
Deal Or No Deal On Tour. 5.0 Four In A
Bed. 5.30 Come Dine With Me
Christmas.
6.0 The Simpsons (S) (R)
6.30 Hollyoaks James is
worried when Ellie reveals how
she is feeling. (S)
7.0 News (S)
8.0 The Supervet At
Christmas In this festive
edition, the team treats a
rescue greyhound. (S)
9.0 This Is Us Rebecca
encounters Randall’s
biological father. (S)
✱ 10.0 Alan Carr’s 12 Stars
Of Christmas Festive quiz
with Davina McCall, Nick
Grimshaw and Romesh
Ranganathan. (S)
11.0 First Dates At Christmas. 12.05
Parents Do The Funniest Things. 1.0
European Poker Tour. 1.55 Life On The
Edge. 2.50 Gok Does Panto. 3.45
Location, Location, Location. 4.40
Jamie’s Comfort Food. 4.45 Deal Or
No Deal. 5.35 The King Of Queens.
10.35pm Lip Sync, Channel 5
ITVBE
6pm The Real Housewives Of Beverly
Hills. 7.0 Cake Wars: Christmas. 8.0
Celebrity Dinner Date. 9.0 Utterly
Outrageous Celebrity Weddings. 10.0
The Real Housewives Of Orange
County. 11.0 Bridezillas. 12midnight
The Jeremy Kyle Show USA. 12.55
Kendra On Top. 1.30 Kendra On Top.
1.55 Kendra On Top.
SKY ATLANTIC
6pm Without A Trace. 7.0 Without A
Trace. 8.0 Blue Bloods. 9.0 Game Of
Thrones. 10.15 Game Of Thrones.
Robb’s bannermen make a
momentous declaration. 11.25 Game
Of Thrones. 12.35am Band Of
Brothers. 2.0 FILM: The Act Of Killing
(2012) ★★★★★ 4.20 Storm City.
5.10 The Guest Wing.
✱ CLOSER PICKS
CHANNEL 5
6am Milkshake! 9.35 SpongeBob
SquarePants. 10.10 FILM: Agent Cody
Banks 2: Destination London (2004)
★★ 12.0 FILM: Dear Santa (2011)
★★★ 1.50 FILM: A Christmas Carol
(2016) ★★★ 3.35 FILM: Christmas In
The City (2013) ★★★ 5.20 FILM:
Operation Christmas (2016) ★★★
6.55 5 News
7.0 World’s Strongest Man
2016 New series. Action from
the Swedish Open. (S)
8.0 Penguins Make You
Laugh Out Loud The
flightless birds at their
funniest. (S)
9.0 The Graham Norton
Story Profile of the chat show
host. (S)
✱ 10.35 Lip Sync Battle UK
Xmas Special Shane Richie
takes on Jessie Wallace. (S)
11.05 FILM: 22 Jump Street (2014)
★★★★ 1.05 SuperCasino. 3.10 GPs:
Behind Closed Doors. 4.0 Tattoo
Disasters UK. 4.25 Criminals: Caught
On Camera. 4.45 Divine Designs. 5.10
House Doctor. 5.35 House Doctor.
8pm Hilda Ogden’s Last Ta-ra, ITV
E!
6pm Kourtney & Kim Take New York.
7.0 E! News. 8.0 Rob & Chyna. 9.0 Rob
& Chyna. 10.0 The Tonight Show
Starring Jimmy Fallon. 11.0 E! News.
12midnight Botched. 1.0 Rich Kids Of
Beverly Hills. 1.30 Teleshopping. 2.0
Teleshopping. 2.30 Botched. 3.30
Botched. 4.30 Fashion Bloggers. 5.0
Teleshopping. 5.30 Teleshopping.
SKY LIVING
6pm UK Border Force. 7.0 Stop,
Search, Seize. 8.0 Criminal Minds. 9.0
Elementary. 10.0 The Blacklist. 11.0
Criminal Minds. 12midnight Criminal
Minds. 1.0 CSI: Crime Scene
Investigation. 2.40 Forever. 3.30
Bones. 4.20 Border Security: Canada’s
Front Line. 5.10 Border Security:
Canada’s Front Line.
 Wednesday 21 December
BBC1
6am Breakfast. 9.15 Christmas City.
6am 10.0 Christmas Kitchen. 11.15 Homes
Under The Hammer. 12.15 Bargain
Hunt. 1.0 BBC News At One; Weather.
1.30 BBC Regional News; Weather.
1.45 FILM: Puss In Boots (2011)
★★★★ 3.05 FILM: Puss In Boots: The
Three Diablos (2012) ★★★ 3.20 The
Nativity. 3.50 FILM: Madagascar 3:
Europe’s Most Wanted (2012) ★★★
5.15 Pointless.
6pm 6.0 BBC News At Six;
Weather (S)
6.30 BBC Regional News
Programmes (S)
7pm 7.0 Celebrity Mastermind
With Lauren Layfield, David
Aaronovitch, Tim Muffett and
Kadeena Cox. (S)
7.30 A Question Of Sport:
Christmas Special (S)
8pm 8.0 Watchdog Consumer
investigations. Last in the
series. (S)
9pm 9.0 Six Wives With Lucy
Worsley The historian
explores the fate of the last
three wives of Henry VIII. Last
in the series. (S)
10pm 10.0 BBC News At Ten (S)
10.30 BBC Regional News;
Weather (S)
10.45 Mrs Brown’s Boys
Cathy is feeling broody. (S) (R)
11pm
11.15 Who Do You Think You Are? 12.15
The Apprentice. 1.25 BBC News.
● STV As Main ITV except: 10.30pm
Scotland Tonight. 12.40
Teleshopping. 2.40 After Midnight.
3.10 The Jeremy Kyle Show. 4.05 ITV
Nightscreen. 5.0 Teleshopping.
● BBC1 N Ireland As BBC1 except:
10.40pm Nolan’s Christmas Cracker.
11.40 Who Do You Think You Are?
12.40 The Apprentice. 1.45 BBC
News.
● BBC1 Scotland As BBC1 except:
7.30pm Am I Included? 9.0 The
SATE L L IT E I DI G I TA L I C A B LE LIST INGS
W ITV2
6.40pm Heston’s Fantastical Food.
7.40 Wayne Rooney – The Man Behind
The Goals. 9.0 Celebrity Advice
Bureau. 10.0 Murdered By My
Boyfriend. An older man begins to
dominate every aspect of a teenager’s
life. 11.20 EastEnders: Greatest Exits.
1.10am Grimm. 1.55 Almost Human.
2.40 Betty White’s Off Their Rockers.
MTV
6pm Teen Mom OG. 7.0 Teen Mom OG.
8.0 Teen Mom UK. 9.0 Catfish: The TV
Show. A man who has been in a secret
relationship with a pop star for six
years. 10.0 Geordie Shore. 11.0
Geordie Shore. 12midnight Geordie
Shore. 1.0 Geordie Shore. 2.0
Ridiculousness. 2.30 Ridiculousness.
3.0 Teleshopping.
BBC2
6.05am Christmas City. 6.50 Bargain
Hunt. 7.35 Sign Zone: Coastal Path.
8.05 Sign Zone: Great British Menu.
8.35 FILM: Flight Of The Navigator
(1986) ★★★ 10.0 Robot Wars. 11.0
Money For Nothing. 12.0 Equestrian:
Olympia 2016. 1.0 Natural World. 1.45
Nigella’s Christmas Kitchen. 2.15 This
Farming Life. 3.15 World’s Sneakiest
Animals. 4.0 Full Steam Ahead. 5.0
Back In Time For Christmas.
6.0 The Real Marigold Hotel
The group attends the Ganesh
Chaturthi festival. (S) (R)
7.0 Mary Berry’s Absolute
Christmas Favourites Part
two of two. Five recipes for a
stress-free Christmas Day. (S) (R)
7.30 Christmas University
Challenge (S)
✱ 8.0 MasterChef: The
Professionals The four
remaining chefs battle for a
place in the final three. (S)
9.0 The Big Life Fix With
Simon Reeve The team build
life-saving equipment for two
brothers with cystic fibrosis.
Last in the series. (S)
10.0 Insert Name Here:
Christmas Special New
series. Festive edition. (S)
10.30 The Premier League
Show (S)
11.0 Sir Lenny Henry – A Life On
Screen. 12.0 Sign Zone: Planet Earth II.
1.0 Sign Zone: Black Is The New Black.
1.30 Sign Zone: The Selfless Sikh: Faith
On The Frontline. 2.0 This Is BBC Two.
REGIONAL VARIATIONS
Council. 10.40 Scot Squad Festive
Special. 11.10 A Question Of Sport:
Christmas Special. 11.40 Six Wives
With Lucy Worsley. 12.40 Who Do
You Think You Are? 1.40 The
Apprentice. 2.40 Weather For The
Week Ahead. 2.45 BBC News.
● BBC1 Wales As BBC1 except:
7.30pm A Welsh-Italian Christmas
With Michela Chiappa. 9.0 Coming
Home: Ioan Gruffudd. 10.40 Six
Wives With Lucy Worsley. 11.40 Mrs
6pm You’ve Been Framed! Gold At
Christmas. 7.0 You’ve Been Framed!
Gold. 7.30 You’ve Been Framed! Gold.
8.0 Two And A Half Men. 8.30 Two
And A Half Men. 9.0 FILM: Bridget
Jones: The Edge Of Reason (2004)
★★★ 11.10 Family Guy. 11.40 Family
Guy. 12.10am American Dad! 1.05
Celebrity Juice: Christmas Special.
TLC
6pm Outdaughtered: Busby Quints.
7.0 Outdaughtered: Busby Quints. 8.0
90 Day Fiance. 9.0 Cake Boss. 9.30
Cake Boss. 10.0 Undressed. 10.30
Undressed. 11.0 World’s Tallest Couple:
Body Bizarre. 12midnight Devious
Maids. 1.0 Mistresses. 2.0 Heartbeat.
3.0 Baby Changes Everything. 4.0
Baby Changes Everything.
ITV
6am Good Morning Britain. 8.30
Lorraine. 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show.
10.30 This Morning. 12.30 Loose
Women. 1.30 ITV Lunchtime News.
1.55 ITV News London. 2.0 Judge
Rinder. 3.0 Dickinson’s Real Deal. 4.0
Tipping Point. 5.0 The Chase.
6.0 ITV News London (S)
6.30 ITV Evening News (S)
7.0 Emmerdale A hungover
Moira ends up kissing Pete. (S)
7.30 Coronation Street
Aidan admits his true feelings
for Maria. (S)
8.0 This Time Next Year
Including a former soldier
wanting to represent his
country in the sporting arena.
Last in the series. (S)
9.0 In Plain Sight Muncie’s
prime suspect delivers an iron-
clad alibi, but makes a crucial
error of judgment. Last in the
series. (S)
10.0 ITV News (S)
10.30 ITV News London (S)
10.40 FILM: Wanted (2008)
★★★ A man joins a secret
society of superpowered
assassins that kills people
destined to commit acts of
evil. Action adventure, starring
James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie
and Morgan Freeman. (S)
12.40 Jackpot247. 3.0 ITV
Nightscreen. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle
Show.
Brown’s Boys. 12.10 Who Do You
Think You Are? 1.10 The Apprentice.
2.10 Weather For The Week Ahead.
2.15 BBC News.
● BBC2 Scotland As BBC2 except:
1pm Nigella’s Christmas Kitchen. 1.30
This Farming Life. 2.30 Politics
Scotland.
E4
6pm The Big Bang Theory. 6.30 The
Big Bang Theory. 7.0 Hollyoaks. 7.30
Carjackers. 8.0 The Big Bang Theory.
8.30 The Big Bang Theory. 9.0
Timeless. 10.0 FILM: Lockout (2012)
★★★ 11.55 Scream Queens. 12.55am
The Big Bang Theory. 1.25 The Big
Bang Theory. 1.50 Gogglebox. 2.50
Timeless. 3.35 New Girl.
SKY1
6pm Modern Family. 6.30 The
Simpsons. 7.0 The Simpsons. 7.30 The
Simpsons. 8.0 Arrow. 9.0 Star Wars:
Greatest Moments. 11.0 Star Wars:
Rogue One Special. 11.30 A League Of
Their Own. 12.30am Don’t Tell The
Bride. 1.30 Duck Quacks Don’t Echo.
2.0 Most Shocking. 3.0 Most Daring.
4.0 Monkey Life. 4.30 Monkey Life.
✱ CLOSER PICKS
C4
6am The King Of Queens. 6.25
Everybody Loves Raymond. 6.50
Everybody Loves Raymond. 7.15
Frasier. 7.45 Frasier. 8.15 The Big Bang
Theory. 8.45 The Big Bang Theory.
9.15 The Simpsons. 9.40 The
Simpsons. 10.10 FILM: The Last Mimzy
(2007) ★★★★ 12.0 Channel 4 News
Summary. 12.05 Kirstie’s Handmade
Christmas. 12.25 FILM: The Holiday
Tree (2014) ★★★ 2.10 Countdown.
3.0 Coast Vs Country. 4.0 Deal Or No
Deal On Tour. 5.0 Four In A Bed. 5.30
Come Dine With Me Christmas.
6.0 The Simpsons (S) (R)
6.30 Hollyoaks Tegan
decides to liven up Leela’s hen
party. (S)
7.0 News (S)
8.0 Kirstie’s Handmade
Christmas The presenter
visits a Christmas night market
in Hoxton, London. Last in the
series. (S)
9.0 24 Hours In A&E A man
arrives in A&E with a piece of
driftwood lodged in his eye. (S)
✱ 10.0 Alan Carr’s 12 Stars
Of Christmas Gabby Logan,
Stephen Mangan and Johnny
Vegas tackle the advent
calendar quiz board. (S)
11.05 Micky Flanagan: Back In The
Game. 12.05 Bear’s Wild Weekend
With Miranda. 1.05 Music on 4: The
Great Songwriters. 2.0 Liberty Of
London. 2.55 Sarah Beeny’s Four
Rooms. 3.50 Location, Location,
Location. 4.45 Supershoppers. 5.10
Countdown. 5.55 The King Of Queens.
8pm Handmade Christmas, C4
ITVBE
6pm The Real Housewives Of Beverly
Hills. 7.0 Cake Wars: Christmas. 8.0
Celebrity Christmas Dinner Date. 9.0
Chrisley Knows Best. 9.30 Chrisley
Knows Best. 10.0 The Only Way Is
Essexmas. 11.0 The Only Way Is
Essexmas. 12midnight The Jeremy
Kyle Show USA. 12.55 Kendra On Top.
1.30 Kendra On Top.
SKY ATLANTIC
6pm Without A Trace. 7.0 Without A
Trace. 8.0 David Attenborough’s
Galapagos. 9.0 Quarry. New series.
10.25 Game Of Thrones. Theon is
reunited with his father on the Iron
Islands. 11.35 Game Of Thrones.
12.45am Band Of Brothers. 2.20
Quarry. 3.35 Girls. 4.10 Blue Bloods.
5.0 The Guest Wing.
CHANNEL 5
6am Milkshake! 9.10 SpongeBob
SquarePants. 9.45 World’s Strongest
Man 2016. 10.45 FILM: The Nutcracker
Sweet (2015) ★★★ 12.20 FILM: The
Elf That Rescued Christmas (2011)
★★★ 1.55 FILM: The Christmas Gift
(2015) ★★ 3.35 FILM: Christmas
Under Wraps (2014) ★★★ 5.20 FILM:
The Borrowers (1997) ★★★
6.55 5 News (S)
7.0 World’s Strongest Man
2016 Britain’s Strongest Man.
(S)
8.0 The Dog Rescuers At
Christmas A seasonal special
edition of the animal welfare
series. (S)
9.0 The Trafford Centre:
Countdown To Christmas
The staff has just 10 nights to
put up the Christmas
decorations. (S)
10.0 Chas & Dave’s Xmas
Knees Up! Festive
entertainment from 1982. (S) (R)
10.55 Greatest Ever
Christmas Songs A
compilation of some of the
most successful festive tunes
to hit the pop charts. (S) (R)
12.50 SuperCasino. 3.10 Xmas Excess:
Parents Splash The Cash. 4.0 Tattoo
Disasters UK. 4.25 Criminals: Caught
On Camera. 4.45 Divine Designs. 5.10
House Doctor. 5.35 House Doctor.
9pm In Plain Sight, ITV
E!
6pm Keeping Up With The
Kardashians. 7.0 E! News. 8.0 Total
Divas. 9.0 Mariah’s World. 10.0 The
Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
11.0 E! News. 12midnight Botched. 1.0
Rich Kids Of Beverly Hills. 1.30
Teleshopping. 2.0 Teleshopping. 2.30
Botched. 3.30 Botched By Nature.
4.30 Fashion Bloggers.
SKY LIVING
6pm UK Border Force. 7.0 Stop,
Search, Seize. 8.0 Criminal Minds. 9.0
Conviction. 10.0 Grey’s Anatomy. 11.0
Criminal Minds. 12midnight Criminal
Minds. 1.0 CSI: Crime Scene
Investigation. 2.0 CSI: Crime Scene
Investigation. 3.0 Bones. 4.0 Border
Security: Canada’s Front Line. 4.30
Border Security: Canada’s Front Line.
 Thursday 22 December
BBC1
6am Breakfast. 9.15 Christmas City.
6 am
10.0 Christmas Kitchen. 11.15 Homes
Under The Hammer. 12.15 Bargain
Hunt. 1.0 BBC News At One; Weather.
1.30 BBC Regional News; Weather.
1.45 FILM: The Santa Clause 3: The
Escape Clause (2006) ★★★ 3.10 The
Nativity. 3.40 FILM: How To Train Your
Dragon (2010) ★★★★ 5.15 Pointless.
6pm 6.0 BBC News At Six;
Weather (S)
6.30 BBC Regional News;
Weather (S)
7 pm 7.0 Celebrity Mastermind
With Mitch Benn, Reeta
Chakrabarti, Mark Rhodes and
Alistair Brownlee. (S)
7.30 EastEnders Phil has a
serious request for Billy. (S)
8pm 8.0 Who Do You Think You
Are? Ricky Tomlinson traces
his Liverpool roots. (S)
9pm 9.0 The Royle Family Denise
is pregnant again. (S) (R)
10pm 10.0 BBC News At Ten (S)
10.30 BBC Regional News;
Weather (S)
10.45 Mrs Brown’s Boys
11pm Agnes agrees to stage a
nativity play at the community
centre. (S) (R)
11.15 Katherine Jenkins: Home For
Christmas. 12.15 Have I Got Old News
For You. 12.50 BBC News.
REGIONAL VARIATIONS
● STV As Main ITV except: 8.30pm
Animal 999. 10.30 Scotland Tonight.
12.30 Teleshopping. 2.30 After
Midnight. 3.0 The Jeremy Kyle Show.
3.55 ITV Nightscreen. 5.0
Teleshopping.
● BBC1 Wales As BBC1 except: 9pm
Katherine Jenkins: Home For
Christmas. 10.40 A Question Of
Sport: Christmas Special. 11.10 The
Royle Family. 12.10 Mrs Brown’s Boys.
12.40 Have I Got Old News For You.
SATEL L I T E I DI G I TA L I C A B LE LIST INGS
W ITV2
6.20pm MasterChef Junior USA. 7.20
FILM: First Knight (1995) ★★★ 10.0
EastEnders. 10.40 EastEnders
Revealed: Whodunits. Investigating
the truth behind some of the Square’s
biggest mysteries. 11.40 Gavin &
Stacey. 12.20am Grimm. 1.20 Almost
Human. 2.05 Almost Human. 3.0
Home Shopping.
MTV
6pm Catfish: The TV Show. 7.0 Teen
Mom UK. 8.0 Teen Mom UK. 9.0
Geordie Shore. 10.0 Geordie Shore.
The gang embarks on the ultimate
party island tour. 11.0 A Very Merry
Ridiculousness. 11.30 Ridiculousness.
12midnight Geordie Shore. 1.0
Geordie Shore. 2.0 Ridiculousness.
3.0 Teleshopping.
BBC2
6am Christmas City. 6.45 Bargain
Hunt. 7.30 Sign Zone: Coastal Path.
8.0 Sign Zone: Great British Menu.
8.30 FILM: The Fox And The Child
(2007) ★★★ 10.0 Robot Wars. 11.0
Money For Nothing. 12.0 FILM: Father
Of The Bride Part II (1995) ★★ 1.45
Rick Stein’s Cornish Christmas. 2.15
This Farming Life. 3.15 World’s
Sneakiest Animals. 4.0 Full Steam
Ahead. 5.0 Back In Time For
Christmas.
6.0 Nigella’s Christmas
Kitchen How to make a
Christmas cake. (S) (R)
6.30 The Cook Who
Changed Our Lives (S)
7.30 Christmas University
Challenge SOAS University of
London take on University of
Leeds. (S)
✱ 8.0 MasterChef: The
Professionals The winning
chef is announced. Last in the
series. (S)
9.0 Close To The Enemy
Callum forces Rachel to admit
her true feelings for him. Last
in the series. (S)
10.0 QI Josh Widdicombe,
Susan Calman and Matt Lucas
answer questions on Noel. (S)
10.30 Mock The Week (S) (R)
11.05 FILM: Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
(2013) ★★★★ 12.30 The Big Life Fix
With Simon Reeve. 1.30 Sign Zone:
The Apprentice. 2.30 Sign Zone: The
Apprentice: You’re Hired. 3.30 Sign
Zone: Who Do You Think You Are?
4.30 This Is BBC Two. 5.45 Christmas
City.
1.10 Weather For The Week Ahead.
1.15 BBC News.
● BBC2 N Ireland As BBC2 except:
1.45pm Trish Deseine’s Christmas
Dishes. 10.30 Joy At Christmas. 11.30
Mock The Week. 12.05 BBC News.
● BBC2 Scotland As BBC2 except:
12pm First Minister’s Questions. 1.0
FILM: Father Of The Bride Part II
(1995) ★★ 2.45 Rick Stein’s Cornish
Christmas. 3.15 This Farming Life. 4.15
World’s Sneakiest Animals.
5.50pm You’ve Been Framed! At
Christmas. 6.20 FILM: The Amazing
Spider-Man (2012) ★★★ ✱ 9.0
Educating Joey Essex: What Are You
Sleighing? 10.0 Celebrity Juice: Xmas
Gogglyboxers. 11.05 Family Guy.
12midnight Family Guy. 12.30
American Dad! 1.0 American Dad! 1.30
Celebrity Juice: Christmas Special.
TLC
6pm I Found The Gown. 6.30 I Found
The Gown. 7.0 I Found The Gown. 7.30
I Found The Gown. 8.0 Say Yes To The
Dress. 9.0 Cake Boss. 10.0 Gypsy
Brides US. 11.0 My Chin Keeps
Growing: Body Bizarre. 12midnight
Devious Maids. 1.0 Mistresses. 2.0
Heartbeat. 3.0 Something Borrowed,
Something New.
ITV
6am Good Morning Britain. 8.30
Lorraine. 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show.
10.30 This Morning. 12.30 Loose
Women. 1.30 ITV Lunchtime News.
1.55 ITV News London. 2.0 Judge
Rinder. 3.0 Dickinson’s Real Deal. 4.0
Tipping Point. 5.0 The Chase.
6.0 ITV News London (S)
6.30 ITV Evening News (S)
7.0 Emmerdale (S)
7.30 2016 – The Year That
Changed The World: Tonight
How Brexit and the election of
Donald Trump turned the
political world on their head. (S)
8.0 Emmerdale Cai n covers
for Moira following the
accident. (S)
8.30 Countrywise: Guide To
Britain Last in the series. (S)
9.0 Extraordinary
Weddings A terminally ill
Lincolnshire woman marrying
her partner of 23 years. Last in
the series. (S)
10.0 ITV Ne
ws (S)
10.30 ITV News London (S)
10.40 FILM: Shaun Of The
Dead (2004) ★★★★ Comedy
horror, with Simon Pegg. (S)
12.30 Jackpot247. 3.0 2016 – The Year
That Changed The World: Tonight.
3.25 ITV Nightscreen. 5.05 The
Jeremy Kyle Show.
E4
6pm The Big Bang Theory. 6.30 The
Big Bang Theory. 7.0 Hollyoaks. 7.30
Carjackers. 8.0 The Big Bang Theory.
8.30 The Big Bang Theory. 9.0 Troy:
The Highwire. 10.0 FILM: The Twilight
Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (2011)
★★ 12.20am The Big Bang Theory.
1.15 Gogglebox. 2.20 Rude Tube
Christmas Cracker 2014.
SKY1
6pm Modern Family. 6.30 The
Simpsons. 7.0 The Simpsons. 7.30 The
Simpsons. 8.0 DC’s Legends Of
Tomorrow. 9.0 Carpool Karaoke. 10.0
Trollied: A Christmas Carol. 11.0 A
League Of Their Own. 12midnight
Don’t Tell The Bride. 1.0 Duck Quacks
Don’t Echo. 2.0 Most Shocking. 3.0
Most Daring. 4.0 Monkey Life.
C4
6.20am The King Of Queens. 6.45
Everybody Loves Raymond. 7.10
Everybody Loves Raymond. 7.35
Frasier. 8.0 Frasier. 8.30 The Big Bang
Theory. 9.0 The Big Bang Theory. 9.25
The Simpsons. 9.55 The Simpsons.
10.25 FILM: Space Chimps (2008)
★★ 12.0 Channel 4 News Summary.
12.05 Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas.
12.10 FILM: Nothing Like The Holidays
(2008) ★★★ 2.10 Countdown. 3.0
Coast Vs Country. 4.0 Deal Or No Deal
On Tour. 5.0 Four In A Bed. 5.30 Come
Dine With Me At Christmas.
6.0 The Simpsons With the
guest voice of Joan Rivers. (S) (R)
6.30 Hollyoaks The day of
Cameron and Leela’s wedding
arrives. (S)
7.0 News (S)
8.0 The Secret Life Of The
Zoo At Christmas Ten brave
keepers deal with a massive
reticulated python which is off
its food. (S)
✱ 9.0 The World’s Most
Expensive Toys Craftspeople
and inventors making gifts for
Britain’s billionaires. (S)
✱ 10.0 Alan Carr’s 12 Stars
Of Christmas Festive quiz
with Michelle Keegan, Josh
Widdicombe and Louis Walsh.
(S)
11.05 Gogglebox. 12.10 Father Ted
Christmas Special. 1.10 Father Ted.
1.40 Father Ted. 2.05 The Simpsons.
2.30 The Simpsons. 2.55 Sarah
Beeny’s Four Rooms. 3.50 The
Restoration Man. 4.45 Supershoppers.
5.15 Location, Location, Location.
9pm Educating Joey Essex, ITV2
ITVBE
6pm The Real Housewives Of Beverly
Hills. 7.0 Cake Wars: Christmas. 8.0
Christmas Dinner Date. 9.0
Vanderpump Rules. 10.0 Ladies Of
London. 11.0 Utterly Outrageous
Celebrity Weddings. 12midnight The
Jeremy Kyle Show USA. 1.0 Kendra On
Top. 1.30 Kendra On Top. 1.55 Kendra
On Top. 2.20 Kendra On Top.
SKY ATLANTIC
6pm Without A Trace. 7.0 Without A
Trace. 8.0 David Attenborough’s
Galapagos. 9.0 Game Of Thrones.
Tyrion struggles to find a way to curb
Joffrey’s excesses. 10.05 Game Of
Thrones. 11.15 Game Of Thrones.
12.25am Band Of Brothers. 1.40 Good
Job: Stories Of The FDNY. 2.40 Blue
Bloods. 3.30 Girls. 4.05 Storm City.
✱ CLOSER PICKS
CHANNEL 5
6am Milkshake! 9.55 SpongeBob
SquarePants. 10.30 FILM: The Water
Babies (1978) ★★ 12.20 FILM: James
And The Giant Peach (1996) ★★★★
1.50 FILM: A Christmas Story (1983)
★★★★ 3.35 FILM: The Count Of
Monte Cristo (2002) ★★★★
6.10 All New Traffic Cops An
intoxicated driver heads the
wrong way down the A1. (S) (R)
6.55 5 News
7.0 World’s Strongest Man
2016 The North American
Championship. (S)
8.0 Santa Makes You LOL
Christmas-themed viral videos
currently dominating the
nation’s bandwidth. (S)
9.0 The Peter Kay Story
Documentary tracing the
career of the comedian. (S) (R)
10.35 Peter Kay Live At The
Comedy Store A stand-up
performance by the comedian.
(S) (R)
11.05 The Graham Norton Story. 12.25
SuperCasino. 3.10 Christmas Makes
You Laugh Out Loud. 4.0 Tattoo
Disasters UK. 4.25 Criminals: Caught
On Camera. 4.45 Divine Designs. 5.10
House Doctor. 5.35 House Doctor.
8pm WDYTYA?, BBC1
E!
6pm Wags. 7.0 E! News. 8.0 Botched:
Most Outrageous Rejects Special.
8.30 Botched: Most Outrageous
Celebrity Patients Special. 9.0
Botched: Most Outrageous Before &
Afters Special. 9.30 Botched: Most
Outrageous Patients Special. 10.0 The
Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
11.0 E! News. 12midnight Botched.
SKY LIVING
6pm UK Border Force. 7.0 Stop,
Search, Seize. 8.0 Criminal Minds. 9.0
Blindspot. 10.0 Nashville. 11.0 Criminal
Minds. 12midnight Criminal Minds. 1.0
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. 2.0
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. 3.0
Bones. 4.0 Border Security: Canada’s
Front Line. 4.30 Border Security:
Canada’s Front Line.
 Friday 23 December
BBC1
6am Breakfast. 9.15 Christmas City.
6am 10.0 Christmas Kitchen. 11.15 Homes
Under The Hammer. 12.15 Bargain
Hunt. 1.0 BBC News At One; Weather.
1.30 BBC Regional News; Weather.
1.45 Father Brown. 2.40 On Angel
Wings. 3.10 FILM: Oz The Great And
Powerful (2013) ★★★ 5.15 Pointless.
6pm 6.0 BBC News At Six;
Weather (S)
6.30 BBC Regional News
Programmes (S)
7pm 7.0 Strictly Len Goodman
Strictly Come Dancing’s
departing head judge recalls
his time on the show. (S)
8pm 8.0 EastEnders (S)
8.30 Citizen Khan Mr Khan
encounters a mysterious
passer-by. Last in the series. (S)
9pm 9.0 Have I Got 2016 News
For You Last in the series. (S)
9.30 Walliams & Friend
Miranda Richardson becomes
David Walliams’ latest “friend”.
10pm 10.0 BBC News At Ten (S)
10.25 BBC Regional News;
Weather (S)
✱ 10.35 The Graham
Norton Show With Will Smith,
Helen Mirren, Naomie Harris
11pm and Martin Freeman. (S)
11.25 Mrs Brown’s Boys. 11.55 The NFL
Show. 12.25 FILM: Signs (2002) ★★★
2.10 BBC News.
REGIONAL VARIATIONS
● STV As Main ITV except: 12.45am
Teleshopping. 2.45 After Midnight.
3.15 The Jeremy Kyle Show. 4.10 ITV
Nightscreen. 5.0 Teleshopping.
● BBC1 Wales As BBC1 except:
8.30pm Jonathan Meets.
● BBC2 N Ireland As BBC2 except:
1.45pm Trish Deseine’s Christmas
Dishes. 7.30 Ulster Rugby Live. 9.30
FILM: Saving Mr Banks (2013) ★★★★
11.30 Mock The Week Christmas
Special.
SATE L L IT E I DI G I TA L I C A B LE LIST INGS
W ITV2
6pm Doctor Who. 7.40 FILM:
Shakespeare In Love (1998)
★★★★★ 10.0 EastEnders. Ben and
Louise are confused by Phil’s kind
behaviour. 10.40 EastEnders Feuds:
The Beales V The Mitchells. 11.40
Gavin & Stacey. 12.20am Grimm. 1.20
Almost Human. 2.05 Almost Human.
3.0 Home Shopping.
MTV
6pm Teen Mom UK. 7.0 Teen Mom UK.
8.0 Catfish: The TV Show. 9.0 Tattoo
Disasters UK. 10.0 Ridiculousness.
10.30 A Very Merry Ridiculousness.
11.0 Ridiculousness. 11.30
Ridiculousness. 12midnight
Ridiculousness. 12.30 Ridiculousness.
1.0 Ridiculousness. 1.30
Ridiculousness. 2.0 Ridiculousness.
BBC2
6.30am Bargain Hunt. 7.15 Sign Zone:
Fern Britton Meets Michael Gove. 8.15
FILM: The Prince And Me (2004) ★★
10.0 Robot Wars. 11.0 Money For
Nothing. 12.0 FILM: Sister Act 2: Back
In The Habit (1993) ★★★ 1.45 Rick
Stein’s Cornish Christmas. 2.15 This
Farming Life. 3.15 World’s Sneakiest
Animals. 4.15 Full Steam Ahead. 5.15
Porridge.
6.0 Inside The Christmas
Factory How traditional
Christmas items are made. (S) (R)
7.0 Christmas University
Challenge (S)
7.30 Wild Tales From The
Village Animals that live near
a remote French village. (S)
8.30 FILM: Saving Mr Banks
(2013) ★★★★ Premiere. Walt
Disney tries to persuade the
creator of Mary Poppins to
part with the movie rights to
her beloved creation. Fact-
based drama, with Emma
Thompson and Tom Hanks. (S)
10.30 Mock The Week
Christmas Special A festive
edition featuring out-takes
and unseen material. (S) (R)
11.05 Close To The Enemy. 12.05 FILM:
And Now For Something Completely
Different (1971) ★★★★ 1.30 Sign
Zone: Darcey Bussell: Looking For
Margot. 2.30 Sign Zone: Back In Time
For Brixton. 3.30 This Is BBC Two.
● BBC2 Scotland As BBC2 except:
3.15pm Full Steam Ahead. 11.05 Travis
With The BBCSSO At The
Barrowland.
● BBC2 Wales As BBC2 except:
8.30pm Citizen Khan. 9.0 FILM:
Saving Mr Banks (2013) ★★★★
5.05pm FILM: Snow Dogs (2002)
★★★ 6.05 You’ve Been Framed!
Gold. 7.05 FILM: Uncle Buck (1989)
★★★ 9.0 FILM: Casino Royale
(2006) ★★★★ 11.55 Family Guy.
12.25am Family Guy. 12.50 American
Dad! 1.50 Celebrity Juice: Christmas
Special. 2.45 FILM: Forgetting Sarah
Marshall (2008) ★★★
TLC
6pm Curvy Brides. 6.30 Curvy Brides.
7.0 Curvy Brides. 7.30 Curvy Brides.
8.0 Say Yes To The Dress. 8.30 Say Yes
To The Dress. 9.0 Cake Boss. 9.30
Cake Boss. 10.0 Dating Naked. 11.0 My
Giant Arm: Body Bizarre. 12midnight
Devious Maids. 1.0 Mistresses. 2.0
Heartbeat. 3.0 Say Yes To The Dress:
Randy Knows Best.
ITV
6am Good Morning Britain. 8.30
Lorraine. 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show.
10.30 This Morning. 12.30 Loose
Women. 1.30 ITV Lunchtime News.
1.55 ITV News London. 2.0 Judge
Rinder. 3.0 Dickinson’s Real Deal. 4.0
Tipping Point. 5.0 The Chase.
6.0 ITV News London (S)
6.30 ITV Evening News (S)
7.0 Emmerdale Cain tries to
support a distraught Moira. (S)
7.30 Coronation Street
Johnny spies Aidan and Maria
kissing. (S)
✱ 8.0 FILM: The Hobbit:
The Desolation Of Smaug
(2013) ★★★★ The party of
dwarves and their hobbit ally
face the dragon that stole their
homeland. Part two of the
fantasy adventure trilogy,
starring Martin Freeman and
Ian McKellen. (S)
11.0 ITV News. 11.35 ITV News London.
11.50 Paul O’Grady’s Favourite Fairy
Tales. 12.45 Jackpot247. 3.0 ITV
Nightscreen.
7pm Strictly Len Goodman, BBC1
E4
6pm The Big Bang Theory. 6.30 The
Big Bang Theory. 7.0 Hollyoaks. 7.30
Carjackers. 8.0 The Big Bang Theory.
8.30 The Big Bang Theory. 9.0 FILM:
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn –
Part 2 (2012) ★★★ 11.20 Tattoo
Fixers At Christmas. 12.25am
Gogglebox. 1.30 Rude Tube Christmas
Cracker. 2.35 Rude Tube.
SKY1
6pm Modern Family. 6.30 The
Simpsons. 7.0 The Simpsons. 7.30 The
Simpsons. 8.0 Modern Family. 8.30
Modern Family. 9.0 Stella. 10.30
Trollied – Christmas Special. 11.0 A
League Of Their Own. 12midnight
Don’t Tell The Bride. 1.0 Duck Quacks
Don’t Echo. 2.0 Most Shocking. 3.0
Most Daring. 4.0 Monkey Life.
✱ CLOSER PICKS
C4
6.10am Everybody Loves Raymond.
6.35 Everybody Loves Raymond. 7.0
Frasier. 7.25 Frasier. 7.55 The Big Bang
Theory. 8.20 The Big Bang Theory.
8.50 The Big Bang Theory. 9.15 The
Simpsons. 9.45 The Simpsons. 10.15
FILM: Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes
Back (2010) ★★ 11.50 Kirstie’s
Handmade Christmas. 12.10 FILM:
Miracle On 34th Street (1947)
★★★★★ 2.10 Countdown. 3.0 Coast
Vs Country. 4.0 Deal Or No Deal On
Tour. 5.0 Four In A Bed. 5.30 Come
Dine With Me Christmas.
6.0 The Simpsons Moe’s bar
towel turns out to have a life of
its own. (S) (R)
6.30 Hollyoaks Joel offers to
spend the day with Warren. (S)
7.0 News (S)
8.0 Food Unwrapped Does
Christmas Matt Tebbutt
tackles the problem of dry
turkey. (S)
9.0 The Last Leg Christmas
Special Grayson Perry joins
the team for a look back at the
past year. Last in the series. (S)
10.0 The Windsors
Christmas Special Wills
receives a visit from a ghostly
King George III. (S)
✱ 11.05 Alan Carr’s 12 Stars Of
Christmas. 12.10 8 Out Of 10 Cats
Christmas Special. 12.55 Celebrity
First Dates. 1.50 FILM: The Best Man
Holiday (2013) ★★★ 3.50 The
Restoration Man. 4.50 Best Of Food
Unwrapped. 5.15 Kirstie’s Handmade
Christmas. 5.30 Countdown.
10pm The Windsors, C4
ITVBE
6pm Cake Wars: Christmas. 7.0 Cake
Wars: Christmas. 8.0 Christmas Dinner
Date. 9.0 The Millionaire Matchmaker.
10.0 Atlanta Plastic. 11.0 Bridezillas.
12midnight The Jeremy Kyle Show
USA. 12.55 Kendra On Top. 1.25
Kendra On Top. 1.50 Kendra On Top.
2.10 Kendra On Top. 2.30 Kendra On
Top. 2.55 Kendra On Top.
SKY ATLANTIC
6pm Without A Trace. 7.0 Without A
Trace. 8.0 David Attenborough’s
Galapagos. The broadcaster reveals
the differences between the 19 islands.
9.0 Game Of Thrones. 10.15 Game Of
Thrones. 11.25 Game Of Thrones.
12.35am Band Of Brothers. 1.50 The
Newburgh Sting. 3.30 Girls. 4.05
Storm City. 5.0 The Guest Wing.
CHANNEL 5
6am Milkshake! 9.15 SpongeBob
SquarePants. 9.50 World’s Strongest
Man 2016. 10.45 FILM: Christmas
Cookies (2016) ★★★ 12.25 FILM:
Snow Queen (2012) ★★ 2.0 FILM:
Jack And The Beanstalk (2010) ★★★
3.45 FILM: Five Children And It (2004)
★★ 5.25 FILM: A Christmas Star
(2015) ★★★
6.55 5 News (S)
7.0 World’s Strongest Man
2016 The World Deadlift
Championships. (S)
8.0 Christmas With The
Double Acts Festive fun with
comedy double acts past and
present. (S) (R)
9.0 The Morecambe And
Wise Story: Look Back In
Laughter A profile of the
celebrated comedy duo. (S)
10.35 Morecambe & Wise
Live! 1973 The duo’s
performance at Croydon’s
Fairfield Halls. (S) (R)
11.55 The Peter Kay Story. 1.15
SuperCasino. 3.10 The Funny Thing
About Christmas. 4.0 Michael Buble
At Christmas. 4.45 Divine Designs.
5.10 House Doctor. 5.35 House Doctor.
10.35pm Graham Norton Show, BBC1
E!
6pm Keeping Up With The
Kardashians. 7.0 E! News. 8.0 Mariah’s
World. 9.0 Hollywood Medium With
Tyler Henry. 10.0 The Tonight Show
Starring Jimmy Fallon. 11.0 E! News.
12midnight Botched. 1.0 Botched:
Most Outrageous Rejects Special. 1.30
Teleshopping. 2.0 Teleshopping. 2.30
Botched By Nature.
SKY LIVING
6pm UK Border Force. 7.0 Stop,
Search, Seize. 8.0 Criminal Minds. 9.0
The Blacklist. 10.0 Blindspot. 11.0
Criminal Minds. 12midnight Criminal
Minds. 1.0 CSI: Crime Scene
Investigation. 2.0 CSI: Crime Scene
Investigation. 3.0 Bones. 4.0 Border
Security: Canada’s Front Line. 4.30
Border Security: Canada’s Front Line.
 Christmas Eve
BBC1
6am Breakfast. 10.0 Saturday Kitchen.
6 am
11.30 FILM: A Christmas Carol (2009)
★★ 1.0 BBC News. 1.15 Winter: Earth’s
Seasonal Secrets. 2.15 FILM: The
Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian
(2008) ★★★ 4.30 Shrek The Halls.
4.50 FILM: Penguins Of Madagascar
(2014) ★★★
6pm
6.15 BBC News (S)
6.25 BBC Regional News;
Weather (S)
6.30 Pointless Celebrities A
Christmas special. (S)
7 pm
✱ 7.25 Michael McIntyre’s
Big Christmas Show Michael
hosts a special live edition of
his variety entertainment
show. (S)
8pm
8.25 EastEnders Phil is given
some tough love by both
Shirley and Denise. (S)
9pm ✱ 9.0 David Walliams
Celebrates Dame Shirley
Bassey The veteran singer
performs and looks back on
her years in showbusiness. (S)
10pm 10.05 Peter Kay’s Christmas
Comedy Shuffle Including a
singalong with Paul
McCartney. (S)
10.50 The Vicar Of Dibley
11pm Alice suggests an
unconventional nativity play.
(S) (R)
11.30 BBC News. Followed by
National Lottery Update. 11.45
Midnight Mass: From St Chad’s
Birmingham. 1.0 FILM: Surviving
Christmas (2004) ★ 2.30 BBC News.
REGIONAL VARIATIONS
● STV As Main ITV except: 6pm News.
1.35 Teleshopping. 3.35 Jeremy Kyle.
4.30 Nightscreen. 5.0 Teleshopping.
● BBC1 Scotland As BBC1 except:
11.45pm Christmas Celebration. 12.30
Mrs Brown’s Boys.
● BBC2 N Ireland As BBC2 except:
2.45pm Gorilla Family And Me. 4.45
Wild Tales From The Village.
● BBC2 Scotland As BBC2 except:
2.45pm Gorilla Family And Me. 4.45
River City.
SATEL L I T E I DI G I TA L I C A B LE LIST INGS
W ITV2
5.40pm Doctor Who. 7.0 FILM:
Lemony Snicket’s A Series Of
Unfortunate Events (2004) ★★★
9.20 FILM: Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)
★★ Comedy adventure sequel. 11.20
EastEnders. 12midnight Traffic Cops.
12.55 Almost Human. 1.50 Almost
Human. 2.35 Betty White’s Off Their
Rockers. 3.0 Home Shopping.
MTV
6pm Ex On The Beach. 6.30 Ex On
The Beach. 7.0 Ex On The Beach. 7.30
Ex On The Beach. 8.0 Ex On The
Beach. 8.30 Ex On The Beach. 9.0
Geordie Shore. 10.0 Geordie Shore.
Drama unfolds during a boat party in
Ibiza. 11.0 Geordie Shore. 12midnight
Geordie Shore. 1.0 Geordie Shore. 2.0
The 40 Greatest Christmas Songs!
BBC2
6.15am FILM: Mars Needs Moms (2011)
★★ 7.40 The NFL Show. 8.10 FILM:
Hans Christian Andersen (1952)
★★★★ 10.0 Robot Wars. 11.0
Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave. 11.30
Nigella’s Christmas Kitchen. 12.0 The
Cook Who Changed Our Lives. 1.0
FILM: Splash! (1984) ★★★★ 2.45
Snow Chick: A Penguin’s Tale. 3.45
Gorilla Family And Me. 4.45 Gorilla
Family And Me. 5.45 Carols From
King’s.
7.0 Dad’s Army Mainwaring’s
men take on a rival platoon. (S)
(R)
8.0 Alan Bennett’s Diaries
Profile of the writer, following
him at home in Yorkshire and
in New York. (S)
9.0 FILM: The Lady In The
Van (2015) ★★★★★ Premiere.
The true story of Alan
Bennett’s friendship with an
eccentric homeless woman.
Starring Maggie Smith. (S)
10.40 The National Lottery
Live (S)
10.50 Christmas TOTP2
Special (S) (R)
12.20 FILM: Viva Las Vegas (1964)
★★★★ 1.40 Sign Zone: Countryfile.
2.40 Sign Zone: Holby City. 3.40 This
Is BBC Two.
10.05pm Peter Kay’s Shuffle, BBC1
5.25pm Catchphrase Christmas
Special. 6.30 You’ve Been Framed! At
Christmas. 6.55 FILM: The Polar
Express (2004) ★★★ 9.0 FILM:
Quantum Of Solace (2008) ★★★
11.15 Family Guy. 11.45 Family Guy.
12.15am American Dad! 1.40 Celebrity
Juice Christmas Special. 2.35 FILM:
Derailed (2005) ★★
TLC
6pm Say Yes To The Dress. 7.0 Cake
Boss. 7.30 Cake Boss. 8.0 Say Yes To
The Dress. 8.30 Say Yes To The Dress.
9.0 Undressed. 9.30 Undressed. 10.0
Gypsy Brides US. 11.0 Elephant Man:
Body Bizarre. 12midnight Devious
Maids. 1.0 Mistresses. 2.0 Heartbeat.
3.0 Gypsy Brides US. 4.0 Elephant
Man: Body Bizarre.
IT
6am CITV. 8.25 Weekend At
Christmas. 9.25 Thunderbirds Are Go.
9.50 The Chase. 10.50 You’ve Been
Framed! With Bells On. 11.20 FILM:
Despicable Me (2010) ★★★★ 1.20
ITV News; Weather. ✱ 1.30 FILM:
Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s
Stone (2001) ★★★★ 4.20 FILM: One
Hundred And One Dalmatians (1961)
★★★★★
6.0 ITV News London (S)
6.15 ITV News; Weather (S)
6.30 Blankety Blank Revival
of the game show, hosted by
David Walliams. (S)
7.30 Coronation Street
Aidan admits to Johnny he is
in love with Maria. (S)
✱ 8.0 Birds Of A Feather
Sharon, Tracey and Dorien
head to Morocco to track
down a missing Travis. (S)
✱ 9.0 Grantchester
Christmas Special Sidney
and Geordie are drawn into a
case with echoes of an
unsolved murder. (S)
✱ 10.30 Through The
Keyhole Christmas special of
the classic game show, hosted
by Keith Lemon. (S)
11.30 ITV News; Weather. 11.45
Christmas Carols On ITV. 12.40 All Star
Mr & Mrs Christmas Special. 1.30 FILM:
Carry On Loving (1970) ★★ 3.05 ITV
Nightscreen.
9pm Grantchester, ITV
E4
6pm The Big Bang Theory. 6.30 The
Big Bang Theory. 7.0 The Big Bang
Theory. 7.30 The Big Bang Theory. 8.0
The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 The Big
Bang Theory. 9.0 FILM: The
Inbetweeners Movie (2011) ★★★
11.05 Gogglebox. 12.05am Gogglebox.
1.10 Rude Tube Christmas Cracker
2014. 2.15 Rude Tube.
SKY1
6pm Star Wars: Rogue One Special.
6.30 Yonderland Christmas. 7.30 The
Simpsons. 8.0 The Simpsons. 8.30 The
Simpsons. 9.0 A League Of Their Own
Christmas Special. 10.0 The Late Late
Show With James Corden. 11.0
Carpool Karaoke. 12midnight FILM:
Stealth (2005) ★★ 2.15 A League Of
Their Own: Unseen.
C4
6.15am Olive, The Other Reindeer. 7.05
FILM: A Turtle’s Tale: Sammy’s
Adventures (2010) ★★★ 8.40 Father
Christmas. 9.10 Painting The Bear
Hunt. 9.15 Christmas Brunch. 12.15
Jamie’s Ultimate Christmas. 1.15 The
Simpsons. 1.45 The Simpsons. 2.15
The Simpsons. 2.45 FILM: Scrooged
(1988) ★★★ 4.40 News. 4.45 The
Snowman. 5.15 The Snowman And
The Snowdog. 5.50 FILM: The Muppet
Christmas Carol (1992) ★★★★
✱ 7.30 We’re Going On A
Bear Hunt Animated
adventure, based on Michael
Rosen’s book of the same
name. (S)
8.0 Gogglesprogs
Christmas Special Young TV
viewers appraise the year’s
television programmes. (S)
9.0 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does
Countdown Christmas
Special Festive edition, with
guests Kathy Burke and
Russell Howard. (S)
10.0 Rude Tube Christmas
Cracker 2016 Some of the
most popular Christmas-
themed internet videos of all
time. (S)
11.0 Trigger Happy Christmas Special.
11.30 The Inbetweeners. 1.30 Friday
Night Dinner. 1.55 Friday Night Dinner.
2.25 The Last Leg Christmas Special.
3.20 My Crazy Christmas Lights. 4.10
Location, Location, Location. 5.05 The
Restoration Man. 5.55 Prep & Landing.
7.30pm Going On A Bear Hunt, C4
ITVBE
6pm Celebrity Dinner Date. 7.0
Celebrity Dinner Date. 8.0 Celebrity
Dinner Date. 9.0 Celebrity Christmas
Dinner Date. 10.0 The Millionaire
Matchmaker. 11.0 Bring It! 12midnight
Marriage Boot Camp: Bridezillas. 1.0
Kendra On Top. 1.30 Kendra On Top.
1.50 Kendra On Top. 2.15 Kendra On
Top. 2.35 Kendra On Top.
SKY ATLANTIC
6pm Without A Trace. 7.0 Without A
Trace. 8.0 Making Attenborough’s
Galapagos. 9.0 Game Of Thrones.
10.20 Game Of Thrones. Daenerys
arrives in Slaver’s Bay. 11.30 Game Of
Thrones. 12.45am Band Of Brothers.
1.55 Requiem For The Dead: An
American Spring 2014. 3.20 Girls. 4.0
The Petrol Age. 5.0 The Guest Wing.
✱ CLOSER PICKS
CHANNEL 5
6am Milkshake! 8.30 SpongeBob
SquarePants. 9.05 FILM: Doctor
Zhivago (1965) ★★★★★ 12.50 FILM:
The Vikings (1958) ★★★★★ 3.05
FILM: Jason And The Argonauts
(1963) ★★★ 5.10 FILM: Scrooge – A
Christmas Carol (1951) ★★★★★
6.55 Andre Rieu: Christmas
In London A festive concert
by the Dutch violinist. (S)
8.0 The Yorkshire Vet At
Christmas A festive trip to
Skeldale with vets Julian
Norton and Peter Wright. Last
in the series. (S)
9.0 Eamonn & Ruth: A
Million Pound Christmas
The most expensive ways in
which people can enjoy the
season of goodwill. (S)
10.0 Greatest Ever
Christmas Movies
Countdown of the best festive
films, from It’s a Wonderful Life
to Bad Santa. (S) (R)
12.55 FILM: Scrooge – A Christmas
Carol (1951) ★★★★★ 2.25
SuperCasino. 4.0 The Trafford Centre:
Countdown To Christmas. 4.50 House
Doctor. 5.20 Angels Of Jarm. 5.25
Roary The Racing Car. 5.35 Milkshake!
Bop Box. 5.40 Peppa Pig. 5.45 Paw
Patrol.
E!
6pm Mariah’s World. 7.0 E! News. 8.0
Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
9.30 Botched: Most Outrageous
Rejects Special. 10.0 The Tonight
Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. 11.0 E!
News. 12midnight Mariah’s World. 1.0
Botched: Most Outrageous Celebrity
Patients Special. 1.30 Teleshopping.
2.30 Botched By Nature.
SKY LIVING
6pm Elementary. 7.0 Elementary. 8.0
Elementary. 9.0 Elementary. Holmes is
abducted by the leader of a street
gang. 10.0 Grey’s Anatomy. 11.0
Bones. 12midnight Criminal Minds.
1.0 Criminal Minds. 2.0 Criminal Minds.
3.0 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
4.0 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
5.0 UK Border Force.
 Christmas Day
BBC1
6am Breakfast. 9.0 CBeebies: The
6am Nutcracker. 9.45 Legend Of The
Boneknapper Dragon. 10.0 Christmas
Day Service – Live From Bristol
Cathedral. 11.0 The Christmas Big
Sing. 11.40 BBC News. 11.50 FILM: The
Croods (2013) ★★★ 1.20 Shaun The
Sheep: The Farmer’s Llamas. 1.50 Top
Of The Pops Christmas. 2.50 BBC
News. 3.0 The Queen’s Christmas
Broadcast. ✱ 3.10 FILM: Frozen
(2013) ★★★★★ ✱ 4.45 The Great
Christmas Bake Off. Part one of two.
✱
Previous contestants battle it out.
5.45 Doctor Who.
6pm
✱ 6.45 Strictly Come
Dancing Christmas Special
Six previous contestants
7pm return to the dance floor for
the festive special. (S)
8pm ✱ 8.0 Call The Midwife
Christmas special. The nurses
come to the aid of a clinic in
South Africa. (S)
9pm
9.30 EastEnders Max
Branning returns to the
Square. (S)
10pm
10.30 Mrs Brown’s Boys
Christmas Special A fire at
the salon leaves Rory and Dino
with nowhere to work. (S)
11.0 The Best Of Tracey Ullman’s Show.
11pm 11.30 BBC News. 11.45 On Christmas
Night. 11.50 Would I Lie To You? At
Christmas. 12.20 Have I Got A Bit More
2016 News For You. 1.05 Citizen Khan.
1.35 FILM: While You Were Sleeping
(1995) ★★★★ 3.15 BBC News.
REGIONAL VARIATIONS
● STV As Main ITV except: 9.25am
Wild Ireland. 5.0 Teleshopping.
SATE L L IT E I DI G I TA L I C A B LE LIST INGS
W ITV2
4.30pm FILM: Annie (1982) ★★★
John Huston’s musical, with Aileen
Quinn. 7.0 FILM: Oliver! (1968)
★★★★★ Musical, starring Ron
Moody. 10.0 FILM: Groundhog Day
(1993) ★★★★★ Comedy, starring
Bill Murray. 12midnight EastEnders.
1.20 Almost Human. 2.15 Being
Human USA. 3.0 Home Shopping.
MTV
6pm Teen Mom UK. 7.0 Teen Mom UK.
8.0 Teen Mom UK. Reality
documentary series following the lives
and loves of young British mothers.
9.0 Geordie Shore. 10.0 Geordie
Shore. 11.0 Geordie Shore. 12midnight
Geordie Shore. 1.0 Geordie Shore. 2.0
A Very Merry Ridiculousness. 2.30
Ridiculousness. 3.0 Teleshopping.
BBC2
6.40am Countryfile. 7.35 FILM: The
Cat In The Hat (2003) ★★ 8.50 FILM:
Tom Thumb (1958) ★★★★ 10.20
FILM: Bee Movie (2007) ★★★ 11.40
Carols From King’s. 12.55 Wild Tales
From The Village. 1.55 The Good Life.
2.25 FILM: The Artist (2011) ★★★★★
4.0 Dancing The Nutcracker – Inside
The Royal Ballet. 5.30 Sign Zone: The
Queen’s Christmas Broadcast. 5.40
The Morecambe And Wise Christmas
Show – 1976.
6.45 Christmas University
Challenge Alumni of
Magdalene College,
Cambridge, and St Hilda’s,
Oxford compete. (S)
7.15 Blackadder’s Christmas
Carol Comic version of the
classic tale, starring Rowan
Atkinson. (S) (R)
8.0 Dad’s Army (S) (R)
8.30 Gospel Christmas
Gregory Porter and Beverley
Knight host a festive concert.
(S)
9.30 Victorian Bakers At
Christmas The bakers
prepare Christmas recipes
from the Victorian era. (S)
10.30 QI XL Josh
Widdicombe, Susan Calman
and Matt Lucas answer
questions on Noel. (S)
11.15 FILM: Great Expectations (2012)
★★★ 1.15 FILM: A Hard Day’s Night
(1964) ★★★★★ 2.40 This Is BBC
Two.
10.30pm Mrs Brown’s Boys, BBC1
5.30pm FILM: One Hundred And One
Dalmatians (1961) ★★★★★ 7.15
FILM: Mr Bean’s Holiday (2007) ★★
9.0 FILM: Bridget Jones: The Edge Of
Reason (2004) ★★★ 11.15 Family
Guy. 12.15am Family Guy. 1.10
American Dad! 2.05 The Cleveland
Show. 2.30 FILM: Not Another Teen
Movie (2001) ★★
TLC
6pm 90 Day Fiance. 7.0 Toddlers &
Tiaras. 8.0 Say Yes To The Dress. 8.30
Say Yes To The Dress. 9.0 Cake Boss.
9.30 Cake Boss. 10.0 Gypsy Brides US.
11.0 My New Face: Body Bizarre.
12midnight Devious Maids. 1.0
Mistresses. 2.0 If Katie Hopkins Ruled
The World. 3.0 Say Yes To The Dress:
UK. 3.30 Say Yes To The Dress: UK.
IT
6am CITV. 8.25 Weekend At
Christmas. 9.25 Countrywise: Guide
To Britain. 9.55 FILM: Despicable Me 2
(2013) ★★★ 11.55 FILM: Harry Potter
And The Chamber Of Secrets (2002)
★★★★ 3.0 The Queen. 3.10 FILM:
The Lion King (1994) ★★★★★ 4.55
ITV News; Weather. 5.15 You’ve Been
Framed! Harry’s Naughty List. 5.45
Emmerdale.
6.45 Paul O’Grady: For The
Love Of Dogs At Christmas
The comedian follows the
work of Battersea Dogs & Cats
Home. (S)
7.45 ITV News; Weather (S)
8.0 Coronation Street Toyah
returns to the cobbles. (S)
✱ 9.0 Maigret’s Dead Man
Rowan Atkinson stars as the
Parisian detective. (S)
✱ 11.0 FILM: Love Actually (2003)
★★★ 1.30 FILM: King Kong (2005)
★★★★ 4.25 ITV Nightscreen.
4.45pm Christmas Bake Off, BBC1
E4
6pm Frozen At Christmas. 7.0 The
Snowman. 7.35 The Snowman And
The Snowdog. 8.0 The Big Bang
Theory. 8.30 The Big Bang Theory. 9.0
FILM: The Inbetweeners 2 (2014)
★★★★ 11.0 The Inbetweeners.
12.10am The Inbetweeners. 1.20
Tattoo Fixers At Christmas. 2.25
Virtually Famous Christmas Special.
SKY1
✱ 5.45pm The Last Dragonslayer. 8.0
Monkeys: An Amazing Animal Family.
9.0 Carpool Karaoke. 10.0 Stella. 11.30
The Late Late Show With James
Corden. 12.30am A League Of Their
Own Christmas Party. 1.30 Harry Hill’s
Tea-Time. 2.0 A League Of Their Own.
3.0 DC’s Legends Of Tomorrow. 4.0
David Attenborough’s Galapagos.
✱ CLOSER PICKS
C4
6.20am Prep & Landing: Naughty V
Nice. 6.40 The Bear. 7.10 Painting The
Bear Hunt. 7.15 FILM: Animals United
(2010) ★★ 8.55 The Simpsons. 9.20
The Simpsons. 9.50 The Simpsons.
10.20 The Simpsons. 10.50 Ice Age: A
Mammoth Christmas. 11.15 Painting
The Bear Hunt. 11.20 Father Christmas.
11.50 The Snowman. 12.20 FILM: The
Sword In The Stone (1963) ★★★ 2.05
The Alternative Christmas Message.
2.15 News. ✱ 2.20 FILM: It’s A
Wonderful Life (1946) ★★★★★ 4.55
The Snowman And The Snowdog.
5.25 We’re Going On A Bear Hunt.
✱ 6.0 FILM: Home Alone
(1990) ★★★ A boy is left to
defend his home from burglars
when his family jets off to Paris
and accidentally leaves him
behind. Comedy, starring
Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci and
Daniel Stern. (S)
8.0 Travel Man: 48 Hours In
Florence Rebel Wilson joins
Richard Ayoade on a tour of
the Italian city. (S)
9.0 Gogglebox 2016
Highlights of this year’s series.
(S)
✱ 10.30 Alan Carr’s
Christmas Chatty Man The
host is joined for this
Christmas special by guests
including Tom Daley, Gary
Barlow and Martin Kemp. (S)
12.35 FILM: Four Christmases (2008)
★★ 2.05 Rude Tube Christmas
Cracker 2016. 3.05 Very British
Problems At Christmas. 4.0 Location,
Location, Location. 5.0
Supershoppers. 5.25 The Restoration
Man.
3.10pm Frozen, BBC1
ITVBE
6pm The Only Way Is Essexmas. 7.0
Celebrity Christmas Dinner Date. 8.0
Christmas Dinner Date. 9.0 Christmas
Dinner Date. 10.0 Mob Wives: The Last
Stand. 11.0 The Millionaire
Matchmaker. 12midnight Southern
Charm. 1.0 Kendra On Top. 1.30
Kendra On Top. 1.50 Kendra On Top.
2.15 Kendra On Top.
SKY ATLANTIC
6pm David Attenborough’s Conquest
Of The Skies. 7.0 David
Attenborough’s Conquest Of The
Skies. 8.0 David Attenborough’s
Conquest Of The Skies. 9.0 Game Of
Thr ones. 10.10 Game Of Thrones.
11.20 Game Of Thrones. 12.35am The
Affair. 1.45 True Detective. 3.0 Girls.
3.35 Girls. 4.10 The Petrol Age.
CHANNEL 5
6.10am Milkshake! 7.35 FILM: An
American In Paris (1951) ★★★★★
9.50 FILM: On The Town (1949)
★★★★★ 11.50 FILM: Scrooge (1970)
★★★★ 2.10 FILM: The Wizard Of Oz
(1939) ★★★★★ 4.10 FILM: Singin’ In
The Rain (1952) ★★★★★
6.15 Britain’s Favourite
Xmas Songs A countdown of
songs guaranteed to make any
Christmas party go with a
swing, including classics by
the Jackson 5, Jona Lewie,
Band Aid, the Pogues and
Kirsty MacColl, and Slade. (S) (R)
8.30 When Celebrities Go
Pop Memorable records by
celebrities. (S)
10.30 FILM: Dallas Buyers
Club (2013) ★★★★ Premiere.
Fact-based drama, starring
Matthew McConaughey. (S)
12.45 Greatest Ever Christmas Songs.
1.10 SuperCasino. 3.10 Chris Tarrant:
On The Xmas Express. 4.0 Now That’s
Funny! 4.50 House Doctor. 5.15 House
Doctor. 5.40 Angels Of Jarm. 5.50
Roary The Racing Car.
6.45pm For The Love Of Dogs, ITV
E!
5.30pm Keeping Up With The
Kardashians. 7.0 Mariah’s World. 8.0
Mariah’s World. 9.0 Rob & Chyna. 10.0
Total Divas. 11.0 Total Divas.
12midnight Keeping Up With The
Kardashians. 1.30 Teleshopping. 2.0
Teleshopping. 2.30 Mariah’s World.
3.30 Keeping Up With The
Kardashians. 5.0 Teleshopping.
SKY LIVING
6pm Criminal Minds. 7.0 Criminal
Minds. 8.0 Blindspot. Weller and Naz
chase a fugitive whistleblower in
Bulgaria. 9.0 The Blacklist. 10.0
Nashville. 11.0 Elementary. 12midnight
Criminal Minds. 1.0 Criminal Minds. 2.0
Criminal Minds. 3.0 Criminal Minds.
4.0 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
5.0 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
 Boxing Day
BBC1
6am Breakfast. 9.0 FILM: Tinker Bell
6 am
And The Pirate Fairy (2014) ★★★
10.10 FILM: Planes (2013) ★★ 11.30
The Great Christmas Bake Off. 12.30
BBC News. 12.45 BBC Regional News;
Weather. 12.50 Countryfile. 1.50 The
Moonstone. 2.40 FILM: Brave (2012)
★★★★ 4.05 The Gruffalo. 4.30 FILM:
How To Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
★★★★
6pm 6.05 BBC News (S)
6.20 BBC Regional News;
Weather (S)
✱ 6.30 Revolting Rhymes
Part one of two. (S)
7 pm
✱ 7.0 The Great Christmas
Bake Off Part two of two.
Chetna, Howard, James M and
Janet compete. (S)
8pm 8.0 EastEnders. (S)
✱ 8.30 Still Open All Hours
New series. Granville and
Gastric find themselves playing
marriage counsellors. (S)
9pm ✱ 9.0 The Witness For The
Prosecution Part one of two.
Agatha Christie mystery,
starring Toby Jones. (S)
10pm ✱ 10.0 Outnumbered The
Brockmans carry out a special
Boxing Day mission for
Grandad. (S)
10.40 BBC News (S)
10.55 Match Of The Day
11pm Highlights of the Boxing Day
fixtures in the Premier League.
(S)
12.25 Fleabag. 12.55 Fleabag. 1.25
Walliams & Friend. 2.0 BBC News.
REGIONAL VARIATIONS
● STV As Main ITV except: 12.50am
Teleshopping. 2.50 After Midnight.
3.20 ITV Nightscreen. 5.0
Teleshopping.
● BBC1 Scotland As BBC1 except:
12.25am Sportscene. 1.25 Fleabag.
1.55 Fleabag. 2.20 Walliams & Friend.
2.50 Weather For The Week Ahead.
2.55 BBC News.
● BBC2 N Ireland As BBC2 except:
5pm Final Score From Northern
Ireland.
SATEL L I T E I DI G I TA L I C A B LE LIST INGS
W ITV2
3.45pm FILM: Oliver! (1968)
★★★★★ 6.45 The Boy In The Dress.
8.0 FILM: Groundhog Day (1993)
★★★★★ Comedy, starring Bill
Murray. 10.0 EastEnders. 10.40 FILM:
Beverly Hills Cop III (1994) ★★
12.45am EastEnders: Greatest Exits.
2.35 Betty White’s Off Their Rockers.
3.0 Home Shopping.
MTV
6pm Catfish: The TV Show. 7.0 Catfish:
The TV Show. 8.0 Catfish: The TV
Show. 9.0 Geordie Shore. Charlotte
finds out about a pact between Gary
and Aaron. 10.0 Geordie Shore. A fight
breaks out. 11.0 Geordie Shore.
12midnight Geordie Shore. 1.0
Geordie Shore. 2.0 Jackass. 2.30
Jackass. 3.0 Teleshopping.
BBC2
6.15am Natural World: Honey Badgers
– Masters Of Mayhem. 7.15 Sign Zone:
Nature’s Weirdest Events. 8.15 FILM:
Around The World In 80 Days (1956)
★★★★ 11.0 FILM: The Adventures Of
Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn
(2011) ★★★★ 12.40 FILM: Dances
With Wolves (1990) ★★★★★ 3.30
Victorian Bakers At Christmas. 4.30
Final Score. 5.20 West Side Stories –
The Making Of A Classic.
6.20 Christmas University
Challenge Bristol takes on
Nottingham. (S)
6.50 Dad’s Army (S) (R)
7.30 Nature’s Weirdest
Events A frog whose dinner is
fighting back. (S)
8.30 Gordon Buchanan:
Elephant Family And Me
Part one of two. Gordon
Buchanan encounters African
elephants in the wild. (S)
9.30 The Entire Universe
Comedy musical, starring
Professor Brian Cox and Eric
Idle. (S)
10.30 FILM: Pride (2014)
★★★★ Premiere. A group of
gay rights activists in 1980s
Britain travels to Wales to lend
their support to the striking
miners. Fact-based drama,
starring Ben Schnetzer
and Bill Nighy. (S)
12.25 Gospel Christmas. 1.25 FILM:
Tommy (1975) ★★★ 3.10 Sign Zone:
Inside The Christmas Factory. 4.10
This Is BBC Two. 5.50 Jungle Animal
Hospital: Natural World.
● BBC2 Scotland As BBC2 except:
3.30pm Grand Tours Of The Scottish
Islands. 4.0 Live PRO12 Rugby Union.
6.0 Sportscene. 7.0 Christmas
University Challenge.
● BBC2 Wales As BBC2 except:
12.40pm Wild Week Revisited: Bats
And Starlings. 12.50 Victorian Bakers
At Christmas. 1.50 Scrum V Live. 4.0
Wales On Top Of The World. 4.40
Final Score.
5.55pm FILM: Uncle Buck (1989)
★★★ 6.50 Minion Madness. 7.05
FILM: Despicable Me (2010) ★★★★
9.0 FILM: Love Actually (2003) ★★★
11.40 Family Guy. 12.15am Family Guy.
1.45 American Dad! 2.40 FILM: The
Nutty Professor (1996) ★★★★ 4.15
The Almost Impossible Gameshow.
5.05 Planet’s Funniest Animals.
TLC
6pm Say Yes To The Dress Canada. 7.0
Say Yes To The Dress Canada. 8.0 Say
Yes To The Dress. 9.0 Long Island
Medium. 10.0 Gypsy Brides US. 11.0
Born With Four Legs: Body Bizarre.
12midnight Devious Maids. 1.0
Mistresses. 2.0 If Katie Hopkins Ruled
The World. 3.0 Say Yes To The Dress.
3.30 Say Yes To The Dress.
ITV
6am CITV. 9.25 FILM: The Flintston s
(1994) ★★ 11.05 FILM: Liar Liar (1997)
★★★★ 12.40 Hilda Ogden’s Last
Ta-ra – A Tribute To Jean Alexander.
1.40 The Nation’s Favourite Disney
Song. 2.40 FILM: Sleeping Beauty
(1959) ★★★ 4.10 FILM: Harry Potter
And The Prisoner Of Azkaban (2004)
★★★★
6.45 ITV News; Weather (S)
7.0 Emmerdale (S)
7.30 Coronation Street
Toyah’s husband begs her to
give their marriage another
chance. (S)
8.0 You’ve Been Framed!
Harry’s Naughty List (S) (R)
8.30 Coronation Street A
stunned Simon sees Peter
kissing his mystery woman. (S)
9.0 FILM: Captain Phillips
(2013) ★★★★★ Premiere. The
captain of a cargo ship
travelling around the coast of
Somalia is taken hostage when
pirates raid the vessel. Fact-
based thriller, starring Tom
Hanks and Barkhad Abdi. (S)
11.35 ITV News. 11.55 Through The
Keyhole. 12.50 Jackpot247. 3.0 The
Jeremy Kyle Show. 3.55 ITV
Nightscreen. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle
Show.
8.30pm Still Open All Hours, BBC1
E4
6pm The Big Bang Theory. 6.30 The
Big Bang Theory. 7.0 Rude(ish) Tube
Shorts. 7.15 FILM: Jingle All The Way
(1996) ★★★ 9.0 Made In Chelsea
Christmas Party.✱ 10.0 In Bed With
Jamie At Christmas. 10.35 Tattoo
Fixers At Christmas. 11.40 Gogglebox.
12.50am Naked Attraction. 1.55 The
Big Bang Theory.
SKY1
6pm Modern Family. 6.30 The
Simpsons. 7.0 The Simpsons. 7.30 The
Simpsons. 8.0 A League Of Their Own
Christmas Special. 9.0 FILM:
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen
(2009) ★★ 11.50 A League Of Their
Own. 12.40am Duck Quacks Don’t
Echo. 1.40 Harry Hill’s Tea-Time. 2.10
Most Shocking. 3.0 Most Daring.
C4
5am FILM: Planet 51 (2009) ★★★
8.0 The Morning Line. 9.0 FILM: Aliens
In The Attic (2009) ★★★ 10.40 The
Simpsons. 11.05 The Simpsons. 11.35
FILM: Spy Kids 4: All The Time In The
World (2011) ★★ 1.15 Channel 4
Racing. 3.45 The Simpsons. 4.10 FILM:
The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion,
The Witch And The Wardrobe (2005)
★★★★
6.50 News (S)
7.0 The World’s Most
Expensive Toys Craftspeople
and inventors making gifts for
Britain’s billionaires. (S) (R)
8.0 Lego’s Big Christmas
The run-up to the opening of
the world’s biggest Lego store
in London’s Leicester Square.
(S)
✱ 9.0 The Big Fat Quiz Of
The Year 2016 Jimmy Carr
hosts the annual end-of-year
quiz, with Richard Ayoade,
Rob Delaney, Mel Giedroyc,
Sarah Millican, David Mitchell
and Romesh Ranganathan
competing. (S)
11.10 FILM: Pitch Perfect (2012)
★★★★ 1.20 Travel Man: 48 Hours In
Florence. 2.20 Celebrity First Dates.
3.15 Hollyoaks. 5.20 FILM: Paws (1997)
★★★
10pm In Bed With Jamie, E4
ITVBE
6pm The Real Housewives Of Dallas.
7.0 Cake Wars. 8.0 The Real
Housewives Of Orange County. 9.0
The Real Housewives Of Orange
County. 10.0 Kendra On Top. 10.30
Kendra On Top. 11.0 Mob Wives: The
Last Stand. 12midnight The Jeremy
Kyle Show USA. 12.55 Kendra On Top.
1.25 Kendra On Top.
SKY ATLANTIC
6pm David Attenborough’s
Galapagos. 7.0 David Attenborough’s
Galapagos. 8.0 David Attenborough’s
Galapagos. 9.0 Game Of Thrones.
10.10 Game Of Thrones. 11.25 Game
Of Thrones. 12.40am True Detective.
1.55 True Detective. 3.10 Blue Bloods.
4.05 The Petrol Age. 5.0 Networks Of
Power With Sir Christopher Meyer.
✱ CLOSER PICKS
CHANNEL 5
6am Milkshake! 7.45 Big Bash Cricket.
11.15 World’s Strongest Man 2016.
12.20 FILM: Seven Brides For Seven
Brothers (1954) ★★★★★ 2.15 FILM:
West Side Story (1961) ★★★★★
5.20 FILM: The Love Punch (2013)
★★★
7.0 World’s Strongest Man
2016 Europe’s Strongest Man.
(S)
8.0 Building The Ice Hotel
The construction of an
establishment built every year
in a Swedish village. (S) (R)
9.0 Football On 5: The
Championship Action from
the Boxing Day fixtures. (S)
10.0 Football On 5: Goal
Rush Goals from the Boxing
Day matches in Leagues One
and Two. (S)
10.30 Britain’s Favourite
Abba Songs (S) (R)
12.05 FILM: Muriel’s Wedding (1994)
★★★★ 1.55 SuperCasino. 3.10
Penguins Make You Laugh Out Loud.
4.0 Tattoo Disasters UK. 4.25
Criminals: Caught On Camera. 4.45
Great Artists. 5.10 House Doctor. 5.35
House Doctor.
10pm Outnumbered, BBC1
E!
6pm Keeping Up With The
Kardashians. 6.30 Keeping Up With
The Kardashians. 7.0 Rob & Chyna. 8.0
Mariah’s World. 9.0 Mariah’s World.
10.0 Total Divas. 11.0 Keeping Up With
The Kardashians. 12.30am Botched:
Most Outrageous Before & Afters
Special. 1.0 Botched: Most
Outrageous Patients Special.
SKY LIVING
6pm Criminal Minds. 7.0 Criminal
Minds. 8.0 Criminal Minds. 9.0 Criminal
Minds. 10.0 Conviction. 11.0 Criminal
Minds. 12midnight Criminal Minds. 1.0
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. 2.0
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. 3.0
Bones. 4.0 Border Security: Canada’s
Front Line. 4.30 Border Security:
Canada’s Front Line.
 Tuesday 27 December
BBC1
6am Breakfast. 7.35 Match Of The Day.
6am 9.10 FILM: Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)
★★★ 10.25 The Furchester Hotel: A
Furchester Christmas. 10.50 FILM:
Cars 2 (2011) ★★★ 12.30 BBC News.
12.40 BBC Regional News; Weather.
12.50 The Moonstone. 1.35 FILM:
Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981)
★★★★★ 3.25 The Gruffalo’s Child.
3.50 FILM: Mr Peabody & Sherman
(2014) ★★★ 5.15 Pointless.
6pm 6.0 BBC News At Six (S)
6.20 BBC Regional News (S)
✱ 6.30 Revolting Rhymes
The second of two animations.
(S)
7pm 7.0 Celebrity Mastermind
With Graeme Swann, the Rev
Kate Bottley, Janice Long and
Paul Carrack. (S)
7.30 EastEnders Max tries to
build bridges with his family. (S)
8pm 8.0 Holby City Mo strives to
suppress her true feelings for
Mr T. (S)
9pm ✱ 9.0 The Witness For The
Prosecution Part two of two.
Leonard’s fatal verdict is
imminent. (S)
10pm
10.0 Walliams & Friend
Christmas Special Hugh
Bonneville becomes David
Walliams’ latest “friend”. Last
in the series. (S)
10.40 BBC News (S)
11pm 10.55 BBC Regional News;
Weather (S)
11.0 Mrs Brown’s Boys. 11.35
Outnumbered. 12.15 Fleabag. 12.45
Fleabag. 1.20 BBC News.
REGIONAL VARIATIONS
● STV As Main ITV except: 12.35am
Teleshopping. 2.35 After Midnight.
3.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show. 4.0 ITV
Nightscreen. 5.0 Teleshopping.
● BBC1 N Ireland As BBC1 except:
11pm The Belfast Tattoo. 12.0 Mrs
Brown’s Boys. 12.35 Outnumbered.
1.15 Fleabag. 1.45 Fleabag. 2.15 BBC
News.
● BBC1 Scotland As BBC1 except:
8pm River City. 11.0 Holby City. 12.0
Mrs Brown’s Boys. 12.35
SATE L L IT E I DI G I TA L I C A B LE LIST INGS
W ITV2
5.30pm FILM: The Karate Kid (1984)
★★★ 8.0 David Beckham: For The
Love Of The Game. 10.0 EastEnders.
Max tries to build bridges with his
family. 10.40 EastEnders: The Greatest
Cliffhangers. Part one of three. 11.40
Gavin & Stacey. 12.20am Grimm. 1.15
Almost Human. 2.05 Being Human
USA. 3.0 Home Shopping.
MTV
5pm FILM: Dirty Dancing 2: Havana
Nights (2004) ★★ 7.0 FILM: The Vow
(2012) ★★ Romantic drama, with
Rachel McAdams and Channing
Tatum. 9.0 FILM: Cruel Intentions 3
(2004) ★★ 11.0 Geordie Shore.
12midnight Geordie Shore. 1.0
Geordie Shore. 2.0 Jackass. 2.30
Jackass. 3.0 Teleshopping.
BBC2
6.50am Sign Zone: Fern Britton Meets
Rebecca Ferguson. 7.50 FILM: Herbie
Rides Again (1974) ★★★ 9.15 This
Farming Life. 10.15 Money For
Nothing. 11.15 FILM: The Password Is
Courage (1962) ★★★ 1.05 FILM: The
Heroes Of Telemark (1965) ★★★★
3.15 Nature’s Weirdest Events. 4.0
Inside The Factory: Chocolate. 5.0
Tribes, Predators & Me.
6.0 New Zealand: Earth’s
Mythical Islands The wildlife
of the antipodean island chain.
(S) (R)
7.0 Dad’s Army The vicar
holds a fundraising bazaar. (S) (R)
7.30 Christmas University
Challenge First of the semi-
finals, presented by by Jeremy
Paxman. (S)
8.0 Gordon Buchanan:
Elephant Family And Me
Part two of two. Gordon
Buchanan encounters African
elephants in the wild. (S)
9.0 The Real Marigold On
Tour: Florida Part one of two.
Investigating retirement in
Florida. (S)
10.0 Inside No 9 – The Devil
Of Christmas Black comedy,
starring Jessica Raine. (S)
10.30 Live At The Apollo
Christmas Special 2015 (S) (R)
11.0 Insert Name Here: Christmas
Special. 11.30 NFL This Week. 12.20
Sign Zone: David Walliams Celebrates
Dame Shirley Bassey. 1.25 Sign Zone:
Planet Earth II. 2.25 Sign Zone: Who
Do You Think You Are? 3.25 This Is
BBC Two. 5.40 Natural World: The
Monkey-Eating Eagle Of The Orinoco.
Outnumbered. 1.15 Fleabag. 1.45
Fleabag. 2.10 Weather For The Week
Ahead. 2.15 BBC News.
● BBC2 Scotland As BBC2 except:
6pm The Adventure Show: Roads
Less Travelled.
5.30pm FILM: Sleeping Beauty (1959)
★★★ 6.05 FILM: The Lion King
(1994) ★★★★★ 8.0 FILM: Skyfall
(2012) ★★★★★ 10.55 Family Guy.
11.25 Family Guy. 11.50 Family Guy.
12.20am Family Guy. 12.45 American
Dad! 1.15 American Dad! 1.45 The
Cleveland Show. 2.15 FILM: Couples
Retreat (2009) ★★
TLC
6pm Cake Boss. 6.30 Cake Boss. 7.0
Cake Boss. 7.30 Cake Boss. 8.0 Say
Yes To The Dress. 8.30 Say Yes To The
Dress. 9.0 Cake Boss. 9.30 Cake Boss.
10.0 Gypsy Brides US. 11.0 My Baby
Has Two Heads: Body Bizarre.
12midnight Devious Maids. 1.0
Mistresses. 2.0 If Katie Hopkins Ruled
The World. 3.0 Cake Boss.
ITV
6am CITV. 9.25 FILM: The Flintstones
In Viva Rock Vegas (2000) ★★★
11.05 This Time Next Year. 12.05
Tipping Point. 1.05 ITV Lunchtime
News. 1.10 Puppy Secrets: The First Six
Months. 2.10 FILM: Happy Feet (2006)
★★★★ 4.10 50 Greatest Harry
Potter Moments. 5.40 Fantastic
Beasts And JK Rowling’s Wizarding
World.
6.40 ITV Evening News (S)
7.0 Emmerdale Lisa tracks
down Joanie. (S)
7.30 FILM: Harry Potter And
The Goblet Of Fire (2005)
★★★★ The teenage wizard is
chosen to represent Hogwarts
School in a dangerous magical
tournament. Fourth instalment
of the fantasy saga, starring
Daniel Radcliffe and Robert
Pattinson. (S)
10.30 ITV News (S)
10.45 Pompeii With Michael
Buerk Documentary
“resurrecting” the city buried
under volcanic ash in 79AD. (S)
11.45 Premiership Rugby Union. 12.35
Jackpot247. 3.0 ITV Nightscreen. 5.05
The Jeremy Kyle Show.
10pm Walliams & Friend, BBC1
E4
6pm The Big Bang Theory. 6.30 The
Big Bang Theory. 6.55 Hollyoaks. 7.30
We’re Going On A Bear Hunt. 8.0 The
Crystal Maze SU2C Celebrity Special.
9.0 Tattoo Fixers. 10.0 Virtually
Famous. 10.55 Rude Tube Christmas
Cracker 2016. 11.55 Gogglebox. 1am
Naked Attraction. 2.05 First Dates
Abroad. 2.35 First Dates Abroad.
SKY1
6pm Modern Family. 6.30 The
Simpsons. 7.0 The Simpsons. 7.30 The
Simpsons. 8.0 The Late Late Show
With James Corden. 9.0 A League Of
Their Own US Road Trip. 10.0 A
League Of Their Own Christmas
Special. 11.0 A League Of Their Own.
12midnight Duck Quacks Don’t Echo.
1.0 A League Of Their Own.
✱ CLOSER PICKS
C4
6.50am FILM: Judy Moody And The
Not Bummer Summer (2011) ★★ 8.30
FILM: Magic In The Water (1995)
★★★ 10.30 The Simpsons. 11.0 The
Simpsons. 11.30 FILM: Confessions Of
A Teenage Drama Queen (2004) ★★
1.15 Channel 4 Racing. 4.15 Channel 4
News Summary. 4.20 FILM: Stuart
Little (1999) ★★★★
6.0 The Simpsons (S) (R)
6.30 Hollyoaks Sienna
persuades Warren to go with
her to bury Nico’s ashes. (S)
7.0 Posh Pawn At Christmas
The team is put through their
paces by gymnast Beth
Tweddle. (S)
8.0 Amazing Spaces Snow
Special The host embarks on
a snow-covered design
odyssey in Western Canada. (S)
9.0 This Is Us Kevin auditions
for his first Broadway play. (S)
10.0 Gogglebox 2016
Highlights of this year’s series.
(S) (R)
11.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does
Countdown Christmas Special. 12.40
FILM: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
(2009) ★★★★ 3.20 Food
Unwrapped At Christmas. 4.15
Couples Come Dine With Me. 5.0
FILM: Ramona And Beezus (2010)
★★★
10pm Inside No 9, BBC2
ITVBE
6pm Cake Wars. 7.0 Cake Wars. 8.0
Celebrity Dinner Date. 9.0 The
Millionaire Matchmaker. 10.0 The Real
Housewives Of Orange County. 11.0
Bridezillas. 12midnight The Jeremy
Kyle Show USA. 12.55 Marriage Boot
Camp: Bridezillas. 3.30 The Kandi
Factory. 4.15 Peter Andre: My Life.
5.05 Game Of Crowns.
SKY ATLANTIC
6pm Blue Bloods. 7.0 Blue Bloods. 8.0
David Attenborough’s Wild City. 9.0
Game Of Thrones. 10.05 Game Of
Thrones. Joffrey stands up to his
grandfather. 11.30 Game Of Thrones.
12.45am True Detective. 2.0 Quarry.
3.25 Girls. 4.0 The Petrol Age. 5.0
Networks Of Power With Sir
Christopher Meyer.
CHANNEL 5
6am Milkshake! 8.35 Football On 5:
The Championship. 9.35 Football On
5: Goal Rush. 10.05 FILM: Space Camp
(1986) ★★ 12.10 FILM: Teen Wolf
(1985) ★★★ 2.0 FILM: Harry And The
Hendersons (1987) ★★ 4.10 FILM:
Labyrinth (1986) ★★★★
6.15 BattleBots: World
Championship New series.
Twenty-four robot builders
put their machines to the
ultimate test. (S)
7.0 World’s Strongest Man
2016 Action from the opening
heat of the competition. (S)
8.0 There’s A Croc In My
Kitchen People who keep wild
animals as pets. (S)
✱ 9.0 FILM: Dirty Dancing
(1987) ★★★★ A dance
instructor at a 1960s resort
teaches a naive teenager
about self-expression as they
perform in an important show.
Romantic drama, with Patrick
Swayze and Jennifer Grey.
Includes 5 News at 10.30pm. (S)
11.05 Greatest 80s Movies. 1.50
SuperCasino. 3.10 The Dog Rescuers
At Christmas. 4.0 Tattoo Disasters UK.
4.25 Criminals: Caught On Camera.
4.45 Great Artists. 5.10 House Doctor.
5.35 House Doctor.
6.30pm Revolting Rhymes, BBC1
E!
6pm Keeping Up With The
Kardashians. 7.0 E! News. 8.0 Keeping
Up With The Kardashians. 9.0 Keeping
Up With The Kardashians. 10.0
Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
11.0 Keeping Up With The
Kardashians. 12midnight Keeping Up
With The Kardashians. 12.30 Mariah’s
World. 1.30 Teleshopping.
SKY LIVING
6pm Bones. 9.0 Elementary. 10.0
Nashville. 11.0 Criminal Minds.
12midnight Criminal Minds. 1.0 CSI:
Crime Scene Investigation. 2.0 CSI:
Crime Scene Investigation. 3.0 Bones.
4.0 Border Security: Canada’s Front
Line. 4.30 Border Security: Canada’s
Front Line. 5.0 Border Security:
Canada’s Front Line.
 Wednesday 28 December
BBC1
6am Breakfast. 9.0 FILM: Tinker Bell
6 am
And The Secret Of The Wings (2012)
★★★ 10.10 Justin’s House: Cat’s First
Christmas. 10.30 FILM: Wallace &
Gromit In The Curse Of The Were-
Rabbit (2005) ★★★★ 11.50 Bargain
Hunt. 12.40 BBC News At One;
Weather. 12.50 BBC Regional News;
Weather. 1.0 The Moonstone. 1.45
FILM: Indiana Jones And The Temple
Of Doom (1984) ★★★★ 3.35 FILM:
Muppets Most Wanted (2014) ★★★
5.15 Pointless.
6pm 6.0 BBC News At Six;
Weather (S)
6.20 BBC Regional News
Programmes (S)
6.30 Antiques Roadshow (S)
7pm
✱ 7.30 FILM: Ethel & Ernest
(2016) ★★★★★ Premiere.
Animated drama based on
8pm Raymond Briggs’ graphic
novel following the lives of his
parents through 40
tumultuous years. With the
voices of Jim Broadbent and
Brenda Blethyn. (S)
9pm ✱ 9.0 Jonathan Creek Alan
Davies’ consulting detective
returns for another festive
mystery. (S)
10pm
10.30 BBC News (S)
10.40 BBC Regional News (S)
10.50 Mrs Brown’s Boys Mrs
Brown is curious about a
11pm parcel addressed to Cathy. (S) (R)
11.25 Sport Relief 2016: The Final
Score. 12.25 Fleabag. 12.50 Fleabag.
1.25 BBC News.
● STV As Main ITV except: 12.45am
Teleshopping. 2.45 After Midnight.
3.15 The Jeremy Kyle Show. 4.10 ITV
Nightscreen. 5.0 Teleshopping.
● BBC1 N Ireland As BBC1 except:
9pm Give My Head Peace – A
Beginner’s Guide. 9.20 Give My Head
Peace – The Farce Awakens. 10.0 Mrs
Brown’s Boys. 10.50 Jonathan Creek.
12.20 Fleabag. 12.45 Fleabag. 1.15
Weather Watchers With Barra Best.
● BBC1 Scotland As BBC1 except:
SATEL L I T E I DI G I TA L I C A B LE LIST INGS
W ITV2
3.40pm FILM: The Karate Kid (1984)
★★★ 6.15 FILM: The Karate Kid Part II
(1986) ★★ 8.30 FILM: Chicago
(2002) ★★★★ 10.40 EastEnders:
The Greatest Cliffhangers. Part two of
three. The show’s top 100 cliffhangers.
11.40 Gavin & Stacey. 12.20am Grimm.
1.15 Almost Human. 2.15 Being Human
USA. 3.0 Home Shopping.
MTV
5pm 2016 MTV EMA. 7.0 FILM: Bring It
On Again (2004) ★★ 9.0 FILM: Bring
It On: All Or Nothing (2006) ★★
Comedy sequel, starring Hayden
Panettiere. 11.0 FILM: Bring It On: In It
To Win It (2007) ★★★ Comedy,
starring Ashley Benson. 1am FILM:
Bring It On: Fight To The Finish (2009)
★★★ 3.0 Teleshopping.
BBC2
6.40am Sign Zone: Coastal Path. 7.10
Sign Zone: Great British Menu. 7.40
FILM: Herbie Goes To Monte Carlo
(1977) ★★★ 9.20 This Farming Life.
10.20 Money For Nothing. 11.20 FILM:
The Alamo (2004) ★★ 1.25 FILM: Up
Periscope (1959) ★★★ 3.15 Nature’s
Weirdest Events. 4.0 Inside The
Factory: Sweets. 5.0 Tribes, Predators
& Me.
6.0 New Zealand: Earth’s
Mythical Islands The
creatures that endure in some
of New Zealand’s wildest
locales. (S) (R)
7.0 The Good Life Tom
ponders the future. (S) (R)
7.30 Christmas University
Challenge The second semi-
final of this year’s Christmas
contest. (S)
8.0 Robot Wars: Battle Of
The Stars Four celebrity
teams design their dream
robots and battle it out in the
arena. (S)
9.0 Dragons’ Den Companies
selling socks, chocolate, dance
mats and active holidays. (S)
10.0 Live At The Apollo
Christmas Special (S) (R)
10.30 The Real Marigold On
Tour Part one of two. (S) (R)
11.30 FILM: Song For Marion (2012)
★★★ 1.0 Sign Zone: Alan Bennett’s
Diaries. 2.0 FILM: Sign Zone: The Lady
In The Van (2015) ★★★★★ 3.40 This
Is BBC Two. 5.45 Natural World: Tiger
Dynasty.
REGIONAL VARIATIONS
10.50pm Burnistoun Goes To Work.
11.20 Mrs Brown’s Boys. 11.55 Sport
Relief 2016: The Final Score. 12.55
Fleabag. 1.20 Fleabag. 1.45 Weather
For The Week Ahead. 1.50 BBC News.
● BBC2 N Ireland As BBC2 except:
10.30pm Opry An Iúir.
● BBC2 Scotland As BBC2 except:
6pm The Adventure Show: Roads
Less Travelled.
● BBC2 Wales As BBC2 except:
10.30pm Wales Arts Review 2016.
5.05pm FILM: One Hundred And One
Dalmatians (1961) ★★★★★ 6.50
FILM: Kindergarten Cop (1990) ★★★
9.0 FILM: Casino Royale (2006)
★★★★ 11.55 Family Guy. 12.25am
Family Guy. 12.55 Family Guy. 1.25
American Dad! 1.50 American Dad!
2.20 The Cleveland Show. 2.45 FILM:
Wild Target (2010) ★★
TLC
6pm Say Yes To The Dress: Atlanta. 7.0
Say Yes To The Dress: Atlanta. 8.0 90
Day Fiance. 11.0 90 Day Fiance.
12midnight Devious Maids. 1.0
Mistresses. 2.0 If Katie Hopkins Ruled
The World. 3.0 Say Yes To The Dress:
Atlanta. 3.30 Say Yes To The Dress:
Atlanta. 4.0 90 Day Fiance. 5.0 Say
Yes To The Dress: Atlanta.
ITV
6am Good Morning Britain. 8.30
Lorraine. 9.25 FILM: Free Willy 2: The
Adventure Home (1995) ★★ 11.15
FILM: Bean (1997) ★★★★ 12.55 ITV
Lunchtime News. 1.05 ITV News
London. 1.15 Puppy Secrets: The First
Six Months. 2.20 FILM: Father Of The
Bride (1991) ★★★★ 4.25 Paul
O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs At
Christmas. 5.30 Blankety Blank.
6.25 ITV News London (S)
6.40 ITV Evening News (S)
7.0 Emmerdale Jimmy and
Nicola find the children are
missing. (S)
7.30 FILM: Harry Potter And
The Order Of The Phoenix
(2007) ★★★★ The wizard
unites his fellow pupils into a
secret army to battle the
resurrected Lord Voldemort.
Fantasy adventure sequel,
starring Daniel Radcliffe,
Emma Watson and Gary
Oldman. (S)
10.10 ITV News (S)
10.25 FILM: Jaws (1975)
★★★★★ A seaside town’s
police chief has to deal with a
giant killer shark preying on
tourists. Steven Spielberg’s
thriller, starring Roy Scheider,
Richard Dreyfuss and Robert
Shaw. (S)
12.40 Jackpot247. 3.0 ITV
Nightscreen. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle
Show.
11.15 The Real Marigold On Tour. 12.15
FILM: Song For Marion (2012) ★★★
1.45 Coast.
E4
6pm The Big Bang Theory. 6.30 The
Big Bang Theory. 7.0 Hollyoaks. 7.30
Carjackers. 8.0 The Big Bang Theory.
8.30 The Big Bang Theory. 9.0
Timeless. 10.0 FILM: Zombieland
(2009) ★★★★ 11.45 Scream
Queens. 12.45am Naked Attraction.
1.50 Rude Tube: Welcome To 2013.
3.40 Timeless. 4.25 The Goldbergs.
SKY1
6pm Modern Family. 6.30 The
Simpsons. 7.0 The Simpsons. 7.30 The
Simpsons. 8.0 Carpool Karaoke. 9.0 A
League Of Their Own US Road Trip.
10.0 Rugby’s Funniest Moments. 11.0
A League Of Their Own: Unseen.
12midnight Duck Quacks Don’t Echo.
1.0 A League Of Their Own: Unseen.
2.0 Most Shocking. 3.0 Most Daring.
C4
6.40am FILM: California Man (1992)
★★ 8.10 FILM: Dunston Checks In
(1996) ★★★ 9.50 The Simpsons.
10.15 The Simpsons. 10.45 FILM: The
Muppet Movie (1979) ★★★★ 12.50
FILM: Vice Versa (1988) ★★★ 2.45
FILM: Stuart Little 2 (2002) ★★★
4.15 Lego’s Big Christmas. 5.15 News.
5.30 The Simpsons.
6.0 The Simpsons (S) (R)
6.30 Hollyoaks Amy
confronts Ryan with the note.
(S)
7.0 The Arrivals An insight
into the lives of people passing
through Heathrow arrivals
halls. (S)
8.0 What Britain Bought In
2016 Mary Portas surveys
Britain’s spending habits over
the past 12 months. (S)
9.0 24 Hours In A&E
Following three patients who
have all relied on support from
their friends. (S)
10.0 David Blaine: Beyond
Magic The illusionist
entertains a host of celebrities.
(S) (R)
11.0 The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2016.
1.0 FILM: The Girl Who Played With
Fire (2009) ★★★★ 3.10 Gillette
World Sport. 3.40 Location, Location,
Location. 4.35 The Restoration Man.
5.30 FILM: Mysterious Island (1961)
★★★
9pm Jonathan Creek, BBC1
ITVBE
6pm Cake Wars. 7.0 Cake Wars. 8.0
Celebrity Dinner Date. 9.0 Chrisley
Knows Best. 9.30 Chrisley Knows
Best. 10.0 Botched. 11.0 Kendra On
Top. 11.30 Kendra On Top. 12midnight
The Jeremy Kyle Show USA. 12.55
Marriage Boot Camp: Bridezillas. 1.55
Marriage Boot Camp: Bridezillas. 2.40
Marriage Boot Camp: Bridezillas.
SKY ATLANTIC
6pm Blue Bloods. 7.0 Blue Bloods. 8.0
David Attenborough’s Wild City. 9.0
Quarry. Mac looks for a way to pay off
a newly acquired debt. 10.15 Game Of
Thrones. 11.30 Game Of Thrones.
12.45am True Detective. 1.55 True
Detective. 3.10 Quarry. 4.20 Richard E
Grant’s Hotel Secrets. 5.10 Networks
Of Power With Sir Christopher Meyer.
✱ CLOSER PICKS
CHANNEL 5
6am Milkshake! 9.20 SpongeBob
SquarePants. 9.55 World’s Strongest
Man 2016. 10.55 FILM: The African
Queen (1951) ★★★★★ 1.0 FILM: The
Glenn Miller Story (1954) ★★★★
3.20 FILM: Kelly’s Heroes (1970)
★★★
6.10 BattleBots: World
Championship Eight battles
are held to decide who goes
through to the next stage. (S)
7.0 World’s Strongest Man
2016 Action from the second
heat of the competition. (S)
8.0 Kitten Rescuers
Following the work of RSPCA
inspectors, vets and
volunteers. (S)
9.0 The Most Shocking
Celebrity Moments Of 2016
Louis Walsh, Michelle Visage,
Darren Day, Bobby Norris,
Chloe Kahn, Eamonn Holmes,
Kerry Katona, Stefan Dennis
and Len Goodman recall the
year’s memorable events. (S)
12.05 Pete Burns: The Last Interview.
1.05 SuperCasino. 3.10 Santa Makes
You LOL. 4.0 Witches: A Century Of
Murder. 4.45 Great Artists. 5.10 House
Doctor. 5.35 House Doctor.
8pm Kitten Rescuers, Channel 5
E!
6pm Keeping Up With The
Kardashians. 7.0 E! News. 8.0 Keeping
Up With The Kardashians. 9.0 Keeping
Up With The Kardashians. 10.0
Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
11.0 Keeping Up With The
Kardashians. 11.30 Keeping Up With
The Kardashians. 12midnight Keeping
Up With The Kardashians.
SKY LIVING
6pm Stop, Search, Seize. 7.0 Stop,
Search, Seize. 8.0 Criminal Minds. 9.0
Conviction. 10.0 Grey’s Anatomy. 11.0
The Blacklist. 12midnight Criminal
Minds. 1.0 Criminal Minds. 2.0 CSI:
Crime Scene Investigation. 3.0 Bones.
4.0 Border Security: Canada’s Front
Line. 4.30 Border Security: Canada’s
Front Line.
 Thursday 29 December
BBC1
6am Breakfast. 9.0 FILM: Turbo (2013)
6am ★★★ 10.25 Go Jetters Christmas
Special: The North Pole. 10.50 FILM:
Chicken Run (2000) ★★★★ 12.10
Bargain Hunt. 12.50 BBC News. 1.0
BBC Regional News; Weather. 1.10 The
Moonstone. 1.55 FILM: Indiana Jones
And The Last Crusade (1989)
★★★★★ 3.55 Room On The Broom.
4.20 FILM: Shrek The Third (2007)
★★★ 5.45 Pointless.
6pm
6.30 BBC News (S)
6.45 BBC Regional News;
Weather (S)
7pm 7.0 Celebrity Mastermind
With Michelle Ackerley, Joe
Fattorini, Danny Clarke and
John Finnemore. (S)
7.30 EastEnders Ronnie and
Roxy secretly make plans. (S)
8pm 8.0 Life In The Snow Gordon
Buchanan meets animals that
live in snowy conditions. (S)
9pm 9.0 To Walk Invisible
Feature-length drama about
the Bronte sisters. Finn Atkins
stars. (S)
10pm
11pm 11.0 BBC News. 11.10 BBC Regional
News; Weather. 11.20 FILM: Indiana
Jones And The Kingdom Of The
Crystal Skull (2008) ★★★ 1.20 BBC
News.
REGIONAL VARIATIONS
● STV As Main ITV except: 1.05am
Teleshopping. 3.05 After Midnight.
3.35 The Jeremy Kyle Show. 4.30 ITV
Nightscreen. 5.0 Teleshopping.
● BBC1 N Ireland As BBC1 except:
11.20pm Sport Relief 2016: The Final
Score. 12.20 FILM: Indiana Jones And
The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull
(2008) ★★★ 2.15 BBC News.
● BBC2 N Ireland As BBC2 except:
10pm Give My Head Peace – A
Beginner’s Guide. 10.20 Give My
SATE L L IT E I DI G I TA L I C A B LE LIST INGS
W ITV2
5.50pm FILM: The Karate Kid Part III
(1989) ★★ 8.0 David Beckham Into
The Unknown. 9.0 David Beckham
Into The Unknown. 10.0 EastEnders.
10.40 EastEnders: The Greatest
Cliffhangers. 11.40 Gavin & Stacey.
12.20am Grimm. 1.20 The Science Of
Doctor Who. 2.10 Almost Human. 3.0
Home Shopping.
MTV
6pm 16 & Pregnant. 7.0 FILM: Bring It
On Again (2004) ★★ Comedy
sequel, starring Anne Judson-Yager.
9.0 Celeb BB: Flirts, Friends & More.
10.0 Geordie Shore. The reality show
returns as the gang heads to Greece.
11.0 Geordie Shore. 12midnight
Geordie Shore. 1.0 Geordie Shore. 2.0
Geordie Shore. 3.0 Teleshopping.
BBC2
6.45am Sign Zone: Coastal Path. 7.15
Sign Zone: Great British Menu. 7.45
FILM: Herbie Goes Bananas (1980)
★★ 9.15 This Farming Life. 10.15
Money For Nothing. 11.15 FILM: A
Distant Trumpet (1964) ★★★★ 1.10
FILM: Hidalgo (2004) ★★ 3.15
Nature’s Weirdest Events. 4.0 Inside
The Factory: Crisps. 5.0 Tribes,
Predators & Me.
6.0 New Zealand: Earth’s
Mythical Islands The nation’s
pre-human past. Last in the
series. (S) (R)
7.0 To The Manor Born: 1979
Christmas Special (S) (R)
7.30 Christmas University
Challenge The final of the
quiz. Last in the series. (S)
8.0 Robot Wars: Battle Of
The Stars Four celebrity
teams design their dream
robots and battle it out in the
arena. (S)
9.0 Charlie Brooker’s 2016
Wipe A satirical look back at
the events of the past 12
months. (S)
10.0 Cunk On Christmas The
Weekly Wipe commentator
presents her take on the
festive season. (S)
10.30 Kevin Bridges: A
Whole Different Story The
Scots comedian on stage
during his 2015 tour. (S)
11.30 A Gert Lush Christmas. 12.30
Dragons’ Den. 1.30 Sign Zone: The
Great Christmas Bake Off. 2.30 Sign
Zone: Doctor Who. 3.30 This Is BBC
Two.
Head Peace – The Farce Awakens.
11.0 Cunk On Christmas. 11.30 Kevin
Bridges: A Whole Different Story.
● BBC2 Scotland As BBC2 except:
6pm The Royal Edinburgh Military
Tattoo 2016.
5.55pm FILM: Happy Feet (2006)
★★★★ 8.0 FILM: Quantum Of
Solace (2008) ★★★ 10.15 Celebrity
Juice: Bestest Unseenest Bits 2016.
11.20 The Keith Lemon Sketch Show:
Best Of. 11.50 Family Guy. 12.20am
Family Guy. 1.15 American Dad! 2.35
FILM: Bachelorette (2012) ★★★ 4.05
Planet’s Funniest Animals.
TLC
6pm Katie Price’s Pony Club. 7.0 Katie
Price’s Pony Club. 8.0 Say Yes To The
Dress. 9.0 90 Day Fiance. 10.0 Gypsy
Brides US. 11.0 Born With Three Legs:
Body Bizarre. 12midnight Devious
Maids. 1.0 Mistresses. 2.0 If Katie
Hopkins Ruled The World. 3.0
Undressed. 3.30 Undressed. 4.0
Lottery Changed My Life.
ITV
6am Good Morning Britain. 8.30
Lorraine. 9.25 FILM: Free Willy 3: The
Rescue (1997) ★★★ 11.10 FILM: Mr
Bean’s Holiday (2007) ★★ 12.50 ITV
Lunchtime News. 1.05 ITV News
London. 1.15 FILM: Peter Pan (2003)
★★★ 3.15 Midsomer Murders. 5.15
ITV News London. 5.30 ITV Evening
News. 5.50 FILM: The Amazing
Spider-Man 2 (2014) ★★★
8.30 Emmerdale Singles
night at the Woolpack ends in
disaster. (S)
9.0 FILM: Harry Potter And
The Half-Blood Prince
(2009) ★★★★ The wizard
must uncover the secrets of
Lord Voldemort’s past to try to
end the evil sorcerer’s reign of
terror. Fantasy adventure
sequel, with Daniel Radcliffe
and Michael Gambon. (S)
11.0 ITV News. 11.20 FILM: Harry
Potter And The Half-Blood Prince
(2009) ★★★★ 12.20 The Chase. 1.05
Jackpot247. 3.0 ITV Nightscreen. 5.05
The Jeremy Kyle Show.
9pm To Walk Invisible, BBC1
E4
6pm The Big Bang Theory. 6.30 The
Big Bang Theory. 7.0 Hollyoaks. 8.0
FILM: Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)
★★★ 9.50 Gogglebox: Celebrity
Special For Stand Up To Cancer. 11.0
The Big Bang Theory. 11.35 The Big
Bang Theory. 12midnight Naked
Attraction. 1.10 Tattoo Fixers. 2.15
Rude Tube: Welcome To 2015.
SKY1
6pm Modern Family. 6.30 The
Simpsons. 7.0 The Simpsons. 7.30
Pixar’s Greatest Moments. 9.0 A
League Of Their Own US Road Trip.
10.0 Golf’s Funniest Moments. 11.0 A
League Of Their Own – Best Bits.
12midnight Duck Quacks Don’t Echo.
1.0 A League Of Their Own. 2.0 Most
Shocking. 3.0 Most Shocking.
✱ CLOSER PICKS
C4
7.15am FILM: Short Circuit 2 (1988)
★★ 9.20 The Simpsons. 9.50 The
Simpsons. 10.20 The Simpsons. 10.50
FILM: The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
★★★★ 12.55 FILM: The Net (1995)
★★ 3.15 A Place In The Sun: Winter
Sun. 4.15 Posh Pawn At Christmas.
5.15 News. 5.30 The Simpsons.
6.0 The Simpsons Homer
and the family are forced to
leave town. (S) (R)
6.30 Hollyoaks Amy throws
Ryan out of the house. (S)
7.0 Strictly Ballroom Boys
Cameras follow Welsh male
ballroom dancers as they head
to the UK Championships. (S)
8.0 Location, Location,
Location New series. Kirstie
Allsopp and Phil Spencer
search for two homes in
Birmingham. (S)
9.0 Guy Martin: Cycling
Home For Christmas The
bike enthusiast cycles around
the entire coast of Great
Britain. (S)
10.35 Bruce Springsteen: In
His Words Bio-documentary
setting out to reveal the man
behind the music. (S)
12.05 It Was Alright In The 1970s. 1.0
FILM: The Girl Who Kicked The
Hornets’ Nest (2010) ★★★★ 3.30
The Windsors Christmas Special. 3.55
Jamie’s Comfort Food. 4.05 Location,
Location, Location. 5.0 FILM: It Came
From Beneath The Sea (1954) ★★★
9pm The Adele Story, Channel 5
ITVBE
6pm Cake Wars. 7.0 Cake Wars. 8.0
Celebrity Dinner Date. 9.0
Vanderpump Rules. 10.0 Ladies Of
London. 11.0 The Millionaire
Matchmaker. 12midnight The Jeremy
Kyle Show USA. 1.0 Marriage Boot
Camp: Bridezillas. 3.30 Below Deck.
3.55 The Real Housewives Of New
York City. 4.20 Peter Andre: My Life.
SKY ATLANTIC
6pm Blue Bloods. 7.0 Blue Bloods. 8.0
David Attenborough’s Wild City. 9.0
Game Of Thrones. 10.10 Game Of
Thrones. 11.10 Game Of Thrones.
12.10am True Detective. 1.25 True
Detective. 2.45 Girls. 3.15 Girls. 3.50
Girls. 4.20 Richard E Grant’s Hotel
Secrets. 5.10 Networks Of Power With
Sir Christopher Meyer.
CHANNEL 5
6am Milkshake! 9.30 SpongeBob
SquarePants. 10.05 World’s Strongest
Man 2016. 11.05 FILM: West Side Story
(1961) ★★★★★ 2.10 FILM: The
Family Man (2000) ★★★ 4.30 FILM:
Serendipity (2001) ★★★
6.15 BattleBots: World
Championship The
championship round begins. (S)
7.0 World’s Strongest Man
2016 Action from the third
heat of the competition. (S)
8.0 Biggest Dog In The
World Three households with
Great Danes that definitely live
up to their names. (S)
9.0 The Adele Story A profile
of the chart-topping, Oscar-
winning pop singer. (S)
10.35 World’s Greatest
Divas A celebration of leading
female vocalists. (S)
11.35 Lip Sync Battle UK Xmas Special.
12.0 SuperCasino. 3.10 Building The
Ice Hotel. 4.0 Witches: A Century Of
Murder. 4.45 Great Artists. 5.10 House
Doctor. 5.35 House Doctor.
8pm Life In The Snow, BBC1
E!
6pm Keeping Up With The
Kardashians. 7.0 E! News. 8.0 Keeping
Up With The Kardashians. 12midnight
Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
12.30 Keeping Up With The
Kardashians. 1.30 Teleshopping. 2.30
LA Clippers Dance Squad. 3.30 E!
News. 4.30 Botched: Most
Outrageous Before & Afters Special.
SKY LIVING
6pm Stop, Search, Seize. 7.0 Stop,
Search, Seize. 8.0 Criminal Minds. 9.0
Blindspot. 10.0 Nashville. 11.0 Criminal
Minds. 12midnight Criminal Minds. 1.0
Criminal Minds. 2.0 Criminal Minds. 3.0
Bones. 4.0 Border Security: Canada’s
Front Line. 4.30 Border Security:
Canada’s Front Line. 5.0 Border
Security: Canada’s Front Line.
 Friday 30 December
BBC1
6am Breakfast. 9.0 FILM: Shark Tale
6 am
(2004) ★★ 10.20 Wallace & Gromit:
The Wrong Trousers. 10.50 FILM:
Flushed Away (2006) ★★★ 12.10
Bargain Hunt. 1.10 BBC News. 1.25
BBC Regional News; Weather. 1.35 The
Moonstone. 2.20 FILM: Kung Fu
Panda 2 (2011) ★★★★ 3.40 Stick
Man. 4.10 FILM: Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
★★★★ 5.45 Pointless.
6pm
6.30 BBC News (S)
6.45 BBC Regional News;
Weather (S)
7pm 7.0 Celebrity Mastermind
With Tyger Drew-Honey, Tom
Ravenscroft, Maria McErlane
and Terry Deary. (S)
7.30 A Question Of Sport
Light-hearted quiz. (S)
8pm 8.0 EastEnders Lee finally
reaches breaking point. (S)
8.30 FILM: Captain
America: The Winter
Soldier (2014) ★★★★
Premiere. The superhuman
9pm soldier battles a mysterious
cyborg assassin as he
uncovers a sinister conspiracy.
Comic-book thriller sequel,
starring Chris Evans. (S)
10pm
10.40 BBC News (S)
10.50 BBC Regional News;
Weather (S)
11pm 11.0 Still Game. 11.30 Mrs Brown’s Boys
Christmas Special. 12.10 The NFL
Show. 12.40 FILM: Hollywood
Homicide (2003) ★★★ 2.35 BBC
News.
REGIONAL VARIATIONS
● STV As Main ITV except: 1.10am
Teleshopping. 3.10 After Midnight.
3.40 The Jeremy Kyle Show. 4.35 ITV
Nightscreen. 5.0 Teleshopping.
● BBC1 N Ireland As BBC1 except:
7.30pm The Fans In France. 11.0 The
Blame Game. 11.30 A Question Of
Sport. 12.0 Still Game. 12.30 Mrs
Brown’s Boys Christmas Special. 1.10
The NFL Show. 1.40 BBC News.
● BBC2 Wales As BBC2 except: 5pm
Roald Dahl’s City Of The Unexpected.
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Smith. 9.0 Celebrity Big Brother:
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