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MEGHAN’S BROTHER: ‘She must make amends with Dad – this could be his last Christmas’ • In an exclusive interview, Thomas Markle Jr tells Closer what growing up with Meghan was really like and why he believes she’s turned her back on her family

MEGHAN ISSUES AN APOLOGY TO COURT

COLEEN PLOTS HER ULTIMATE REVENGE! • Coleen Rooney controversially brings Rebekah Vardy’s ex-husband Stephen into her legal battle

Why Jordan ‘blindsided’ everyone with her Vegas wedding • After a chaotic week, insiders reveal how troubled Jordan had even kept her family and friends in the dark about her speedy wedding to toyboy Carl Woods

BRITNEY’S BABY GIRL JOY • As she celebrates her path to freedom, Britney Spears is looking forward to becoming a mum again

‘MY BULLYING BOSS FORCED ME TO QUIT MY DREAM JOB’ • A recent study revealed that 35 per cent of people have been bullied at work in the last three years, and experts fear the pandemic has made it worse. To mark National Bullying Week, Closer talks to two women who know only too well the toll it can take…

HOW TO GET HELP

‘I was so depressed I put on 6st’

TORMENTED ADELE IN TEARS AS SHE ‘FEELS THE PRESSURE’ • Despite breaking worldwide records with her long-awaited comeback, insiders reveal the star is struggling with being back in the limelight

ADELE VIDEO MAKES HEADLINES FOLLOWING TRAVIS’ FESTIVAL TRAGEDY

THE SECRET WILD SIDE OF ‘GOOD GIRL’ HOLLY • She may be the darling of daytime TV – but Holly Willoughby has a naughty side to her!

ANOTHER ‘STAVROS FLATLEY’ IS IN THE MAKING!

Lucy: ‘Here we go again!’

Millie: ‘I’ll really miss my bump!’

RACHEL’S JOY OVER ‘ADORABLE’ BABY

PARIS SAYS ‘I DO’ IN FAIRY-TALE WEDDING

EAMMON & RUTH’S ‘TV SPLIT’ AFTER 15 YEARS

‘I lost my job in the pandemic – now I earn thousands as a human Barbie’ • When Grace Taylor was made redundant, she feared she’d lose her house – until she completely transformed her look and came up with a money-spinning idea

I’M A CELEBRITY IS BACK! • The nights are pulling in and temperatures are dropping – a sure sign that I’m A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! will soon be back on our screens. For the second year running, celebs will head to Gwrych Castle in Wales (right), instead of the Australian jungle – due to Covid-19 travel restrictions. There, the stars will be put through a host of ‘Bushtucker trials’ to earn stars to secure food and treats for the group, with the most popular being crowned King or Queen of the Castle. Among the confirmed campmates are EastEnders actor Adam Woodyatt, footballer David Ginola, The Saturdays’ star Frankie Bridge and GMB presenter Richard Madeley. Closer spoke to Paralympian Hollie Arnold MBE, who starred on the show last year and reveals what really goes on behind the castle walls, from getting covered in fish guts to tears over Jammie Dodgers...

HOLLIE’S VIEW ON…

‘This Strictly final will be the most nail-biting ever!’ • THE STEPS STAR, 45, SHARES HER OPINIONS... AND HER LIFE

‘Life’s hard for new mums – social media can be a comfort’

IF I RULED THE WORLD...

‘We’re the UK’s version of Selling Sunset’ • As a new series of the hit show drops on Netflix this month – giving a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the cut-throat world of selling property in Los Angeles, complete with mind-blowing houses and female estate agents dressed to kill – Closer...