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Daily Mail
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE The truth behind the glamorous stars of The Real Housewives of London - including celebrity exes, a 'painful' wedding night and terrifying designer handbag burglaries
With their modelesque good looks, private jets and millions of pounds in the bank, the stars of new reality series The Real Housewives of London may seem to have it all. But this week MailOnline took a deeper look at the oh so fabulous cast and found celebrity exes, high-value burglaries and one oh so painful wedding night. The full line-up for the highly-anticipated series - a spin off of an American reality series that has covered cities in the US, the Middle East and recently Cheshire and Jersey - includes Aussie-born model Juliet Mayhew. The mum-of-two describes herself as an 'Event & Lifestyle Imaginator' and splits her time between her £6million Kensington townhouse and a sumptuous waterside home in St Mawes, Cornwall. Juliet, 47, who counts former Neighbours star Holly Valance among her friends, has made no secret of her devout religious faith, regularly sharing bible passages with her 25,000 Instagram followers. But she took it one step further in 2020 when she appeared on a Christian talkshow to discuss why she chose to stay a virgin until she married hedge fund manager Anthony Mayhew at age 29. Juliet admitted to being 'horrified' by the 'painful' wedding night following her strict Christian upbringing by parents who refused to discuss sex with her. Despite her uncomfortable experience, Juliet told host Cynthia Garrett she has lectured young women on abstinence. She said: 'I was like 'girls, If you are representing excellence just stop sleeping with your boyfriends', I think people from the pulpit need to start setting some boundaries.' And while she was pleased 'we did it God's way' she also admits her husband, who she nicknames Tiggy 'had an experience before me' . Another of the cast, millionaire model-turned entrepreneur Amanda Cronin, 56, found fame claiming to have the 'longest legs in Belgravia' broke up with former Wham! star Andrew Ridgeley in 2023. In an interview with the Daily Mail in 2023 she cryptically blamed the split on him not being 'relationship material'. 'I'm looking for a monogamous relationship,' she said. 'When the next Mr Right comes along, he will have the same set of values that I have. I'm quite traditional, a sweet, country girl. I'm also discerning and want to be around other people who understand what that means.' By way of acknowledgment that the split may have been by mutual consent, she adds: 'I'm intelligent, demanding. Not for everyone.' The pair met in 2022 after they were seated together at a friend's birthday dinner and while she initially didn't recognise the singer the pair quickly became close and he invited her to join him at Wimbledon 'It's massive — dating Andrew Ridgeley from Wham! — wow,' says Amanda. 'I'm quite proud of it. He's a good person and it was just great, a lot of fun, and will make a fabulous chapter in my memoir.' Amanda, who lives in a £12million Belgravia mansion claims to have a jewellery collection worth £10million and a £200,000 chauffeur-driven Bentley, now runs a luxury beauty company called Amanda Caroline which sells the 'Haute Luxe' skincare package for £380 and Haute Lift serum for £150. The company's latest accounts show debts of £290,000 with less than £3,000 worth of assets held in the company. Most of the debt is in the form of a director's loan from Amanda herself. Amanda has also revealed catching Covid early in 2020 helped her to stop taking Xanax and sleeping pills that she had been taking since the breakdown of her marriage. 'As I started to recover, I realised that I hadn't taken any medication for six weeks and thought, 'Oh, I'll keep going,' ' she says. 'So I dug out all the pills and threw them away.' And Amanda isn't the only cast member with a famous-ex, Chicago-born influencer and mum-of-two Juliet Angus previously appeared in another reality show named 'Ladies of London'. The programme aired on Bravo for three seasons after beginning in 2014 and followed the lives of a group of women, fashionistas, and socialites. Juliet has two kids, Georgina and Truman, with Canadian husband Gregor Angus who co-founded True Royalty TV. In 1997 she dated actor and comedian Bob Saget. Following the How I Met Your Mother star's death in 2022, aged just 65, Juliet paid an emotional tribute to him, saying: 'You can get lucky to have good people come into your life to help shape who you become. 'To make you better, for your next chapter, a better friend, wife, mother. Bob did that. May angels be near you old friend and may they be laughing,' Juliet added. 'My thoughts to his wife, children, friends, family and their broken hearts.' Juliet closed out her salute to the comedian with a punchline: 'RIP Bob, thank you for never being an a**hole to me in my 20's.' The American stylist regularly posts snippets of her wealthy lifestyle, including recent trips to multiple five-star wellness hotels. Juliet also has a slew of snaps showcasing her designer handbag collection, such as a customised Bvlgari bag. But last year the 49-year-old was the victim of a burglary in which her huge collection of handbags, worth tens of thousands of pounds, was stolen. 'Twenty-five years of collecting stolen by horrible humans, low-life criminals,' she raged. 'Rebuilding my Hermes handbag collection,' she says. '[I] have to start all over. These bags are expensive, and a lot of work goes into being able to afford just one.' Hermes bags can cost anything from £900 for a new one to £90,000 for a rare vintage piece. Also in the new lineup is Panthea Parker, 50. The mum-of-four - who is married to top London lawyer Ed Parker - has already proven her high society status by meeting the King. At a recent Buckingham Palace garden party Pathena documented the encounter for her 380 Instagram followers as she filmed herself in the garden as King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived to greet their guests. 'The King is coming, guys,' she said. 'The King is coming now.' She then proceeded to shout 'God bless the King' and 'God bless Camilla' as the monarchs walked past. She added: 'There you go! That's kind of a selfie with the King, isn't it?' Panthea refers to herself as a 'housewife' on Instagram and regularly flaunts her jet-setting, luxury lifestyle on the site. She's even hung out with mega star Jennifer Lopez after the On The Floor singer was booked to be the guest at the wedding of one of her pals. Pathena went on to reveal that she had told fellow garden party guests about her upcoming role in Real Housewives Of London. 'I've been chatting to my friends over here about, you know, that people will be wanting my autograph soon, right?!' she said. 'I've just shared with them my secret. Ed is dying! He's at the back there, going, 'I'm dying!'' They are joined by Real Housewives veteran Karen Loderick-Peace. The fashion designer and mum-of-three, 49, was previously on Real Housewives of Jersey and Real Housewives of Cheshire. She is married to Jeremy Peace the former owner of West Bromwich Albion Football Club and could often be seen by his side at The Hawthorns. The couple, who met in London, moved from their Knightsbridge home to St Brelade, Jersey, a decade ago. Rounding out the lineup is Nessie Welschinger, who is also not a stranger to the world of TV appearances. Nessie previously showcased her culinary skills in Great British Bake Off: The Professionals after her work saw her make 'cakes and goodies for royalty and celebs all around the world'. The mother-of-three is also a successful business mogul and is the founder of the Chelsea Cake Company and Cooking with Kids & Co. The star splits her time between London and the Cotswolds and is often seen on social media enjoying a very lavish lifestyle including trips to Formula One's Saudi Grand Prix and Wimbledon.
Daily Mail
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Holly Valance looks stunning in a floral purple dress as she joins pal Lizzie Cundy for a swanky lunch in Chelsea
Holly Valance cut a summery figure in a floral dress as she hosted a lunch at Cinquecento restaurant in Chelsea on Thursday. The actress and singer, 42, looked incredible in the purple and green floral strappy long dress as she was joined by pal Lizzie Cundy. Holly wrapped a lilac shawl around her shoulders and toted her belongings in a matching purple handbag. Styling her long blonde tresses loose, the former Neighbours star flashed her gorgeous smile as she posed for photos outside the restaurant. Meanwhile Lizzie stunned in a red and white poppy patterned off the shoulder dress as she arrived in style in a silver convertible Ferrari. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Holly Valance cut a summery figure in a floral dress as she hosted a lunch at Cinquecento restaurant in Chelsea on Thursday The socialite, 57, cinched in her waist with a chunky white belt and accessorised with a simple gold pendant necklace. Lizzie added inches to her frame in a pair of towering floral heels and wore her signature large sunglasses. Last month, Holly made a stylish return to the spotlight, stepping into an unexpected new role as the face of a beloved Australian brand. The actress has appeared in the latest ad campaign for Driza-Bone. In campaign images, Holly is seen embracing the great outdoors, effortlessly modelling one of the label's signature waterproof jackets. Dressed head-to-toe in a countryside chic ensemble, she relaxes on a rustic wooden bench with a glass of wine in hand. The campaign marks Holly's first major fashion gig in years following a decade-long break from showbiz. Known for its durable, weather-resistant outerwear, Driza-Bone has been an Australian staple for generations. Holly has spent the last decade focusing on her personal life and political interests. She launched her acting career in 1999 after winning the role of Felicity Scully in Neighbours, which she played until 2002. The Melbourne-born actress later moved to America and starred in several popular US movies and TV shows, including Taken, Entourage and Prison Break. She semi-retired from the industry in 2015, although she made a brief cameo on Neighbours in 2022. Following her retirement from acting, Holly reinvented herself as a conservative firebrand. She raised eyebrows last year after slamming Greta Thunberg as a 'demonic little gremlin' and claiming Australia has become 'too woke' in a TV interview. Holly criticised climate activist Thunberg to podcast host Christopher Hope. 'I don't understand why you have this, like, demonic little gremlin high priestess of climatism as the goddess in classrooms, Greta [Thunberg],' she said. 'All the kids are all coming home with depression and anxiety. 'Why would you go to your music lesson or bother doing your homework or get out of your bed if you think we're all going to be dead in five years anyway?' The mother-of-two also declared she has no intention of moving back to her Australian homeland, lamenting that the country is going ' woke '. 'The Australia I grew up in was unreal. It was so fun and we didn't seem to have all these problems... the woke stuff's really gone big in Australia,' she said. Holly elaborated on the 'woke culture', pointing towards 'the stuff they're teaching in school'. 'I don't think sexuality and children should be in the same sentence,' she said. Last year, Holly and her husband, billionaire property tycoon Nick Candy, hosted Donald Trump Jr, his Fox News host ex-fiancée Kimberley Guilfoyle, Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage and some 100 guests at their residence in Chelsea, London. 'It's a Holly party - you can guarantee it's going to be enormous fun,' Farage said on arrival at the event, where tickets cost between $US10,000 to $100,000 ($AUD15,000 to $150,000). Holly was born in Australia but has UK citizenship through her British mother and she resides in London and the Cotswolds.
Daily Mirror
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Holly Valance now - billionaire husband, far-right horror, and millions in legal fees
Holly Valance broke into music with her raunchy videos after appearing on Neighbours, but now the conservative mum is more likely to be spotted at a Reform UK rally than a Hollywood bash British-Australian star Holly Valance started out as a model when she was just a teen, following in the footsteps of both her Southampton-born mum and her Serbian dad. After a few years of modelling, the star soon had her lucky break, and joined the long-running soap Neighbours when she was 16. The actress left her strict Catholic school and joined the show as Felicity 'Flick' Scully in 1999, winning over a legion of fans before quitting the show and moving to the UK in 2002 - when she was 18 - to focus on building her music career. Holly, now 41, was an instant hit, and went straight to the top of UK charts with her first song Kiss Kiss. At the same time as her star was rising, however, her net worth was dropping. When she was 19, her former manager Scott Michaelson accused her of firing him over the phone 15 months before his contract was due to end. Michaelson sued Holly and won, with the starlet ordered to pay him £150,000. Her plans to buy a house for her mum were dashed, and she also lost her heart for music after her second album State of Mind didn't even make it into the top 50. READ MORE: 'I tried Whisker's Litter-Robot 4 to see if it could end the daily cat litter nightmare for good' Holly said of her huge legal case to the Sunday People: "The case also cost millions of dollars in lawyers' fees. I was not all that wealthy, either. I had to think of it as a new beginning. I thought, 'It is just a number in a bank account - now you see it, now you don't.' "I would have been really disappointed had I already bought the house for mum then had to give it back. But I did not grow up with money so knew I could live without it." Determined to start over, Holly decided to take a leaf out of the book of Australian actresses Nicole Kidman and Naomi Watts and try her luck in Hollywood. With no work lined up, she bravely booked a flight and vowed to say 'yes' to every opportunity that came her way. She explained: "When I talked about moving to Hollywood, Mum said, 'Yes, go for it.' So I got on a plane to LA. I hired a car, looked at a map and drove myself to a place I'd rented. "I thought, 'Get to know your way around.' I decided to accept every invitation for functions, dinners and balls and threw myself in the deep end." Her bold move paid off and the film and TV roles started coming in. Holly appeared in CSI: Miami, Entourage, Prison Break, and Liam Neeson's hit 2008 movie Taken while enjoying the anonymity of Los Angeles. But a chance meeting with British billionaire Nick Candy in 2009 changed everything. When the pair first crossed paths at a dinner party, the Melbourne-born star had no idea who the property tycoon was. "I didn't know anything about him. I just thought 'Corr, if I didn't fancy you so much, we'd be the best of friends. Instead, I just want to make out with you all the time'," she told the Daily Mail. And she 'freaked out' and almost ended things when she discovered just how wealthy he really was, admitting it was 'just too much'. In a panic she rang her mum, who convinced her to give Nick, now 52, a chance, and she moved back to London to be with him. "I was used to razzle dazzle and meeting lots of famous people, but I wasn't used to super-yachts and private jets," she said of adapting to Nick's lifestyle. For one birthday he gifted her a £20,000 Rolex Daytona watch. "I am a spoilt brat. My friends and my sister say: 'I hate you!' when I show them what he's bought me," she added. But on top of the homes in Monaco and London and the private plane, it was Nick and his brother Christian's £50million super-yacht Candyscape II that really blew her mind. She added: "When I saw the boat for the first time, I was stunned and said 'Oh dear God! It's a mansion on water. It's incredible." After Holly finished in fourth place on Strictly Come Dancing in 2011, Nick whisked her off to the Maldives and popped the question on the beach in front of flaming torches that spelt out 'Will you marry me'. They tied the knot in a lavish outdoor ceremony in Beverly Hills in 2012, at a reported cost of £3million. The happy couple apparently paid Katy Perry £1.2million to perform for guests that included Simon Cowell. The following November, Holly gave birth to their daughter Luka, followed by her little sister Nova in September 2017. These days, Holly and her family still call London home. They're friends with royalty and were guests at Princess Eugenie's wedding. Holly seems to have shelved her showbiz career since getting married, with her last proper filming occurring in 2013 aside from a brief cameo appearance in Neighbours in 2022. Instead, she's become deeply embroiled in right-wing politics. The former actress first announced her support for the Conservative Party, and in February was spotted on the front row of a right-wing Tory event by the Popular Conservatism group. The Aussie star was seated alongside MPs like Lee Anderson, Jacob Rees-Mogg and the failed former PM Liz Truss. Holly explained of her politics at the event: "I would say that everyone starts off as a leftie and then wakes up at some point after you start either making money, working, trying to run a business, trying to buy a home and then realise what c**p ideas they all are. And then you go to the right." When asked who her favourite speakers were, she added: "The speakers were fantastic. I thought Liz [Truss] was really interesting to listen to, Jacob [Rees-Mogg] for prime minister, the MP for Ashfield [Lee Anderson] was awesome, love a northerner, straight to the point and very sensible." Her billionaire husband was also a prominent Conservative party supporter and donor. He backed Tory Shaun Bailey's unsuccessful campaign to be Mayor of London in 2021 - and was pictured at the notorious lockdown rule-breaking Christmas Party held in Conservative HQ that December. In 2022, Nigel Farage shared a picture of him and Holly having dinner with the former UKIP leader and Donald Trump. Last summer, Holly and Nick went even further right, developing their friendship with Farage and throwing their support behind his party Reform UK. During a rally in Clacton-on-Sea in Essex after announcing he would stand for election in the constituency, Holly insisted she encouraged him to run. She told GB News: "I have been whispering in his ear for a long time. He is the face of Reform. Richard [Tice] has done a great job and they are a great team." Last December, Nick took a job as Reform UK's treasurer, and pledged to bring in "more money than any political party in the UK has ever raised". Holly has helped in the task, attending plenty of Reform UK events and helping to raise £1.5million within the first days of Farage's return to leadership - £100,000 of which came out of her own pockets. During an appearance on GB News, she also slammed the climate crisis and called Greta Thunberg a "demonic little gremlin high priestess of climate". Alongside her controversial politics, Holly has also become more conservative in her dress after admitting that Nick nearly 'had a coronary' when he saw some of her raunchy pop videos. However, she's not giving up on the perfect figure. Having fluctuated between a size 8 and size 14 over the years, the star recently revealed that as a busy mum, she relies on exercise to stay balanced. She told the Made By Mammas Podcast: "[I do] very little, but gym has become something I have to do for my mental health. My husband doesn't understand if I get upset if I can't go to the gym - it keeps my energy up, it keeps my endorphins going, and I panic a bit if I can't get to the gym."
