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Julio Iglesias is facing accusations of sexually abusing two women.

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Spanish musician Julio Iglesias has been accused of sexually abusing two women. One claims that she had been pressured into having sex with Iglesias, 82. She described acts of physical and verbal abuse and slapping. Another claimed that she had been subjected to insults and humiliation as well as inappropriate touching.

The allegations are being investigated by Spain’s judiciary. The Aduiencia Nacional – a high court in Spain – said: “Preliminary criminal investigation proceedings have been initiated, which, as you know, are confidential.”

One alleged victim, using the pseudonym Rebeca to protect her identity said: “I felt like an object, like a slave.” A second woman, Laura, which is not her real name, claimed that the musician kissed her mouth and touched her breasts without consent.

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Speaking to eldiario.es, she said: “We were on the beach and he came up to me and touched my nipples.” She went on to claim that a similar incident took place at the pool of his villa in Punta Cana.

While Mr Inglesias is yet to comment on the allegations, the Spanish media have reported that a woman identified as a manager of one of his homes said the allegations were “nonsense”.

She told the publication that she only had “gratitude, admiration, and respect for the great artist and human being that he is,” adding that he was a “humble, generous, great gentleman and very respectful to all women.”

Spanish prosecutors have since confirmed they are investigating a formal complaint made against the musician. In a statement, the Aduiencia Nacional said: “In view of the news reports published today concerning Julio Iglesias and given the interest shown by the media, I would like to inform you that a complaint was filed with the Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Audiencia Nacional on 5 January 2026.

“Preliminary criminal investigation proceedings have been initiated, which, as you know, are confidential. Given the nature of the allegations and reiterating the confidential (secret) nature of the Public Prosecutor’s investigation, and in the interests of protecting the alleged victims, it is not appropriate to provide further information.”

Mr Iglesias found fame in the UK when his track Begin the Beguine, topped the charts in 1981. Across the globe, he’s sold over 300 million records.

edlDiario.es claims to have repeatedly attempted to contact Mr Iglesias for comment. The Mirror has approached his spokesperson.

If you’ve been the victim of sexual assault, you can access help and resources via www.rapecrisis.org.uk or calling the national telephone helpline on 0808 802 9999

Coleen Nolan shared the reasons behind her split from EastEnders star Shane Richie as she admitted she “stayed longer” than she should have in her first marriage

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TV star Coleen Nolan lifted the lid on her first divorce as she revealed the reason she says “I stayed longer than I should have”.

The Loose Women panellist, 60, has been married and divorced twice – most recently to musician Ray Fensome, who she split from in 2018. But her most famous relationship was with EastEnders actor Shane Richie.

The pair married in 1990 before separating in 1997 and divorcing two years later after allegations of infidelity.

Speaking about the divorce with the couple’s oldest son Shane, 37, on her YouTube channel, she admitted: “I think I stayed two years longer than I should have. Because of you and Jake. Because I had this real thing, I had this thing about ‘my kids are going to be from a broken home’.

“‘I’m Coleen Nolan and I’m divorced and I hated it. And it was mainly about you two and ‘I’ve got to stay, I’ve got to stay and work it out’ and eventually I had therapy.

“And she said to me: ‘But you’re going to bring two boys up to believe it’s OK to behave like that and their wife or girlfriend should put up with it.

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“And as soon as I said that I went to the solicitors because I thought: ‘Oh I don’t want that either. I want them to know that if you treat people this way you’re going to lose them.”

As well as oldest son Shane, she shares another son, singer Jack Roche, 33, with her first husband.

Coleen went on to marry for a second time, tying the knot with Ray Fensome in 2007 before divorcing 11 years later. The pair had welcomed their daughter Ciara Fensome in 2001.

The TV presenter said that although she made the difficult decision to end her first marriage it worked out well as both kids stayed on good terms with both their parents.

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She said: “It’s worked out great and it takes a lot of effort for it to work out great. I think it’s something you’ve got to put effort into when you’ve got children.”

Shane then added: “You could have easily used us as a weapon like a lot of men and women have in the past.”

Coleen agreed: “I didn’t do that because, seeing it happen with friends. I thought “if it ever does (happen to me), I’m never doing that.”

It comes after Coleen opened up on her new one-woman show called This Is Me which kicks off next month. The show will take audiences through Coleen’s life story.

Former Spandau Ballet star, Ross Davidson – who used the stage name Ross Wild – has been accused of raping and sexually assaulting women

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A former Spandau Ballet frontman has been accused of raping and sexually assaulting women. A jury has been told that Ross Davidson, 37, felt he could get “sex on demand”.

The singer, who used the stage name of Ross Wild, had starred in Queen-based West End musical We Will Rock You. He also performed in 2018 as the singer for popular 80s band Spandau Ballet.

Wood Green Crown Court hear that the Aberdeen-born musical theatre actor, aspiring songwriter and singer is claimed to have raped a woman and filmed himself groping another. Davidson, of Finchley, north London, has pleaded not guilty to the rape of a woman in March 2015.

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Davidson has also denied allegations of attempted rape and sexual assault of another woman. The alleged offence is reported to have happened in December 2019.

The jury at the court was told Davidson has also pleaded guilty to a charge of voyeurism in December 2019 against the same woman. Prosecutor Richard Hearnden said: “As a performer and as an individual, Wild was a bit of a sex symbol.

“He is handsome and athletic. He sings, plays the guitar, and is said to be charming and charismatic. But there are two women who say that he has a much darker side that they did not notice, at least at first. That is what this case is all about.

“Men such as the defendant, it is often supposed, can get any girl he wants without having to resort to committing sexual offences, without having to resort to forcing himself on women, without having to resort to rape.

“After all, he is attractive and possesses charisma and charm. Yet, the reality belies that supposition. Ex Spandau Ballet star Ross Davidson raped and sexually assaulted women court hearsIt is because Ross Davidson expects to get sex on demand that he will resort to rape and sexual assault if he is not given what he thinks he deserves.”

The woman who claims she was raped in London he claimed that during the attack she had felt “scared, intimidated and helpless”. She also said “he was so much stronger than she was” and she “felt concerned for her safety”.

Defence counsel Charlotte Newell KC said: “He will say there was no sex at all with her in London as he was not sexually attracted to her – and that may be disappointing or upsetting – but in reality there was no spark for him.”

The trial continues.

Sara Davies was full of praise for her pal Adam Peaty’s dreamy wedding – and it must have stung for the Peaty family members who were uninvited to his big day

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Dragon’s Den favourite Sara Davies has delivered what’s bound to be another blow to Adam Peaty’s estranged family, publicly hailing his winter nuptials to Holly Ramsay as the “best of the century”.

The 41-year-old, who is currently fronting new ITV quiz show Time Is Money, appeared on This Morning to talk about her new gig – as well as her business ventures with Olympic swimming star Adam, 31, who she struck up a close friendship with during their respective Strictly 2021 stints.

Sara, who is an investor in Adam’s business, competitive swimming organisation AP Race, received a coveted invite to his and 26-year-old Holly’s wedding in Bath – and she swiftly took the opportunity to gush about it on-air.

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Though it was swathed in controversy, with Adam’s entire family snubbed on the Big Day, except his sister Bethany, Sara ignored the drama as she enthused about their special day, dubbing it the ‘wedding of the century.’

Chatting to This Morning hosts Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard, she revealed: ‘It was fabulous. Lots of people don’t realise Adam and I became such good friends doing Strictly.

‘Because he just started his business, he was very early on in that journey and we would go for long walks and I’d give him lots of business advice and support.”

She added: “Then, I’ve been on his board, I’ve invested in his business for a couple of years, so I got the invite to the wedding and it was the wedding of the century.”

Asked what ‘the food was like’, Sara continued: ‘It was insane, it was Gordon’s famous beef wellington, and it was the best, the best wedding food I’ve ever had.

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‘I was trying everything, every canapé that came out, it was insane – and I was up with Adam on the dance floor at the end of the night, busting out the moves.’

The TV star was just one of the many famous that pitched at the much-anticipated wedding on December 27, including David and Victoria Beckham, chefs Marcus Wareing & Angela Hartnett, TV presenter Dan Walker and of course, Holly’s dad Gordon.

Sarah’s adoring words were no doubt lovely for the new husband-and-wife to hear – but they must have felt like salt in the wound for the likes of Adam’s mum, Caroline, who is thought to be devastated at her estrangement from her Olympian son.

Caroline was nowhere to be seen as her son married Holly at Bath Abbey, followed by a exclusive Kin House – amid a bitter fallout which saw her uninvited.

And on the day, chef Gordon made some controversial comments during his reportedly ‘fiery’ father-of-the bride speech, when according to the Sun, he commented on how beautiful Holly looked and told Adam he was a ‘lucky man’, adding: ‘Look at Tana and that’s what you have to look forward to.’

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The publication went on to claim that Gordon then got in a sly dig at Adam’s parents, telling his daughter Holly: ‘Shame you don’t have the same.” It was later revealed that Caroline had been left ‘outraged’ at Gordon’s comments during the speech – and had called Gordon’s swipe ‘pre-planned’ and ‘cruel’.

But Gordon was having none of it, saying during his own recent appearance on This Morning, alongside Holly’s younger sister Tilly, that his speech was ‘perfect and warm’.

Gordon said: “It’s tough, honestly. Being the dad with three daughters, you dream of that moment and that moment arrives and you’re just like a hot mess.

“But, the speech was perfect, it went well and you’ve got to find that… You’ve got to be warm, emotional… It’s a tough gig.”

As Harry enjoys a ski trip without Meghan, a royal expert gives his take about their solo activities and very different interests as their priorities appear increasingly ‘divided’

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Amid fresh rumours of a split and escalating noise of a UK visit by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, a royal expert says the couple have “deeply divided priorities” at the moment. The pair found themselves the subject of yet more “heading for divorce” headlines after Prince Harry, 41, jetted off on a boys’ skiing trip shortly before Christmas, leaving Meghan at home with the kids in California.

And with the new Home Office review into the reinstatement of state-funded security for Harry and his family while on UK soil reportedly almost wrapped up, and widely predicted to fall in Harry’s favour, royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams says there may indeed be trouble ahead.

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“They appear to have deeply divided priorities and needs at the moment,” he tells the Mirror. “Harry clearly wants to do more in the UK, and rebuild a relationship with his father, while Meghan is focused on her business.

“I can’t see how Harry would fit into the As Ever lifestyle and cookery world, and Meghan has no affection for Britain, so there’s a clear difference there. Harry needs something more substantial in his activities than looking on and waving from behind Meghan.

“They still seem emotionally committed to each other, but the outside noise and goings on around them as a couple is deafening at times.”

Harry jetted off to Aspen, Colorado, the week before Christmas while Meghan, Prince Archie, six, and Princess Lilibet, four, stayed in Montecito. The snow-loving prince hit the slopes with his polo-playing friend Nacho Figueras, and others, and also led the Aspen Valley team in the annual snow polo championship, donning an azure Number 1 polo jersey.

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While Meghan, 44, publicly supported her husband by posting a snap of him on horseback to her Instagram with the caption “Oh, hello there”, the result was a flurry of rumours about “tensions” in their marriage. “Harry is used to the rumours that come out when he and Meghan do anything alone, but it does make him angry,” Richard says. “He has directly addressed the ‘split fear’ rumours over the years, so they’re nothing new to him.”

Harry admitted he had learned to ignore the rumours of his pending divorce from Meghan, telling an audience at a book event in New York in 2024 that “we’ve apparently divorced maybe 10, 12 times as well. So it’s just like, ‘What? ‘It’s hard to keep up with, but that’s why you just sort of ignore it”.

His words came before a US magazine printed details of an old rumour alleging that Meghan’s team once “had a conversation with a publishing house to gauge interest in the idea for a potential book” that “might centre on a post-Harry divorce”.

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The Vanity Fair cover story referred to it as a “notion of a book”, and made it clear that no offer was made by the publisher and no manuscript was ever written, and stressed that the Sussexes were actually happily married and not thinking or talking about divorce.

Harry also once said the people he felt most sorry for when it comes to the long-running divorce rumours were “the trolls”, because “Their hopes are just built and built, and it’s like, ‘Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes,’ and then it doesn’t happen. So I feel sorry for them. Genuinely, I do.”

Aside from the split rumours, Richard suspects there is another big complication when it comes to the Sussexes tackling the topic of a joint UK trip – Meghan’s less-than-favourable ranking in the polls (she had 25% popularity in YouGov’s most recent ratings).

While they are “in love and committed to their marriage”, he adds, there is no getting away from the fact they are on very different pages when it comes to the country Harry recently said he “proudly served and fought for”.

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“If Harry is keen to come to a country – and to bring his children to a country – that Meghan doesn’t want to appear in, it’s only going to exacerbate any difficulties between them,” Richard says, “and her coming back could be a complete catastrophe, depending on how they managed it.

“They have done reasonably successful tours to Nigeria and Colombia, but the UK is very different. The polls indicate that Meghan is largely detested by the public so how would she handle that fierce hostility? It would be a huge test for both her and the Sussexes as a couple.

“Even so, I believe it would take an earthquake of an event for them to divorce. Aside from anything else the loss of face, after everything they have done and said, and how they have distanced themselves from the other members of their family, would be huge.”

Zara Tindall wore the Livia wool coat with faux fur collar on Christmas Day at Sandringham – and it’s now got more than £100 off in Hobbs January sale

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Zara Tindall reigns supreme when it comes to sophisticated cold-weather fashion. The 44 year old has mastered the art of blending timeless elegance with contemporary flair, and her Christmas Day ensemble at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham proved exactly that.

Arriving for the morning service, Zara chose the Livia Wool Coat from Hobbs London, a piece she’s so fond of that she’s snapped it up in two different shades. On this occasion, she sported the charcoal-grey iteration complete with a detachable faux fur collar.

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Made from 100% wool, the Livia Wool Coat features hidden fastenings alongside a detachable belt, plus the sophisticated faux fur collar, which Zara decided to leave off during the walkabout. Royal enthusiasts will be thrilled to discover it’s currently featured in the brand’s winter clearance, slashed from £399 to just £289, saving you £110.

At the time of writing, the Livia Wool Coat is flying off the shelves with only sizes 14 to 22 still in stock, so anyone keen to secure this coveted piece would be wise to move swiftly, reports the Express. If you do miss out on your size, there are some other great alternatives elsewhere that you could get your hands on.

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At ASOS, the Wool Blend Dad Coat with Faux Fur Collar in chocolate brown is £100 and mirrors the elegant, timeless style of Zara’s coat perfectly, with all sizes still in stock. You could also get your hands on the Stone Belted Coat with Faux Fur Detachable Collar from Next for just £92, which comes in a light beige colour and is available in both petite and regular lengths.

However customers have been singing the praises of the Livia Wool Coat, with one satisfied buyer commenting: “I love this coat. The colour is great and makes a change from black. The wool is smooth and the removable faux fur collar is nice and soft. The concealed buttons are a nice touch too.”

Another shared: “Great style that looks like a wrap coat but is fastened invisibly with a button. I already own it in another colour and wanted grey. The detachable faux fur collar is a nice addition to dress it up. The cut, fabric, and tailoring look like what you find in more expensive brands.”

One customer, who awarded the Livia Wool Coat a four-star rating, stated that while they decided to keep the coat, they would have preferred it to be more “form-fitting”, expressing that for them, “despite the belt, it doesn’t show my hourglass figure”.