Peter Andre shows true colours over Alison Hammond's 13-stone weight loss
Princess has finally passed her driving test – I'm really proud of her. She kept telling me she failed four times. But you know what they say – or maybe don't say! – 'The fifth time's a charm.' As I said to her, it's actually better that it's taken awhile for her to pass because at least she knows now that she genuinely deserves to pass and she can feel confident on the roads. I went in the car with her the other day and she was actually really good.
Alison Hammond is looking amazing and she's spoken about not using weight-loss jabs. She obviously feels fantastic and I don't think it's anyone else's business when it comes to the injections – we shouldn't force people into discussing it. I don't know why we think everyone must say what they did or didn't do. Alison is a good friend who has put the work in and done it the hard way, which is impressive. But I'd never judge anyone for taking the injections – it's none of my business.
I read that Love Island : All Stars winners Gabby Allen and Casey O'Gorman have split up and a lot of people are questioning whether the show is a joke at this point and whether someone can seriously find love in the villa. But look at other similar shows like Married At First Sight – most couples on there also don't end up lasting. Love Island has had great success stories such as Cara De La Hoyde and Nathan Massey from2016 and 2017's Camilla Thurlow and Jamie Jewitt – and also MAFS has had some success stories.
I'm not embarrassed to admit I really enjoy a night in with Emily watching a romcom. Pretty Woman came out 35 years ago and it's still one of my favourite films – it's such a classic. At the time, every man wanted to be Richard Gere and every woman wanted to be Julia Roberts. It was the love story of its time – we all imagined ourselves going to the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel to recreate that piano scene.
I saw that a 34-year-old called Rosemary Coogan could become the first Briton to walk on the moon and rightfully so. As a man with a lot of great and very strongwomen in his life, I'm all for it!I know there are the conspiracy theorists who say nobody has ever actually done it, but I'm not one of them – everyone is entitled to their opinion though. I think the more we can learn and experience, the better.
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