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ROYAL INSIDER: ‘Harry & Meghan should be wary – Kate & Wills know their secrets!’ • As Harry and Meghan’s royal rift rumbles on, palace biographer Duncan Larcombe says ‘dignified’ Prince William and Kate Middleton could be forced into dropping their own truth bombs

CHERYL AND KHLOÉ’S BABY PACT • Cheryl’s unlikely friendship with Khloé Kardashian has been taken to another level as they prepare to add to their families

VICKY: ‘My heart wants us to have children – but my head knows the time isn’t right’ • Vicky Pattison explains why she’s decided to freeze her eggs at the age of 34 – despite being with ‘The One’

KERRY’S ‘IN A BAD WAY’ AFTER HER MUM’S HOSPITAL DASH • As her mum, Sue, suffers another frightening heart attack, insiders say Kerry Katona has been hit hard by the news

BECKY ‘FORCED TO COME CLEAN’ IN NEW WAG WAR TWIST • With her high-profile trial against Coleen Rooney reaching a climax, Rebekah Vardy has made some shocking admissions

CAN YOU REALLY AFFORD TO ATTEND YOUR FRIENDS’ WEDDINGS? • After 95 per cent of couples postponed getting married during the pandemic, 2022 is set to be a boom year for nuptials. But with the average wedding costing £500 to attend, guests are being forced into the red

‘We’re forced to turn down invites’

Thandiwe gets cosy with new man

MADGE SPLITS FROM TOYBOY AFTER FOUR YEARS • THE LATEST HOOK-UPS, MAKE-UPS AND BREAK-UPS

Ronnie & Laila ‘give things another go’

‘Sad’ Helen reveals marriage split drama

MADDIE MCCANN JOURNALIST: ‘I think they’ve got the right man’ • As a convicted paedophile is made an official suspect in the Madeleine McCann case, Closer speaks to author Jon Clarke (right), who was the first journalist on the scene in Praia de Luz after she disappeared…

Anna: ‘We need to promote face-to-face interaction’

SHOULD MUMS STAY OFF PHONES TO BE ‘PRESENT’ WITH THEIR KIDS?

Emma: ‘Setting boundaries is important’

Ashley: ‘The online space lifted me out of dark moments’

LET THE GAMES BEGIN! • Hosted by Holly Willoughby and Freddie Flintoff, ITV show The Games sees 12 super-fit celebrities battling it out in 10 different sporting events across a week of live programmes. Among the celebrities hoping to win the gold medal are reality star Olivia Attwood, influencer and model Phoenix Gulzar-Brown, and ex-Strictly pro and leading man Kevin Clifton. Closer finds out how their training is going, while Holly reveals her thoughts on the show…

‘I met my fiancé on his stag do!’ • When Amanda Elias let a drunk groom-to-be sleep on her couch, she had no idea she’d end up with a ring on her finger...

‘ I love having sisters – and borrowing Rochelle’s clothes!’ • EVERY WEEK WE BRING YOU A BRILLIANT NEW GUEST COLUMNIST

‘I’m trekking 100km for charity – I’ve never camped before!’

IF I RULED THE WORLD...

‘HOMESICK’ ROBBIE & AYDA RETURN TO THE UK • The showbiz couple are set to move back to the UK after uprooting from LA to Switzerland during the pandemic

KATE’S BITTERSWEET BIRTHDAY AS DEREK ‘MISSES OUT’ • Ahead of her birthday, insiders say Kate Garraway is feeling torn over celebrations while experiencing a deep sense of loss amid husband Derek’s health battle

‘I thought I was menopausal – but I was five months pregnant’ • At 47 years old, Rachel Hodgson thought her family was complete

‘Looking after your mental health is...