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The White Lotus and Sex Education star Aimee Lou Wood has been pictured getting into the festive mood as she is filming for Marks & Spencer’s new Christmas advert

Aimee Lou Wood has been pictured on a picturesque set of a Christmassy street filled with festive decorations and the streets lined with snow as she takes on her latest filming project.

The White Lotus and Sex Education star, 31, is currently filming for the new Marks & Spencer Christmas advert, and will need to channel her acting skills for imaging the climate is much chillier than the current scorching August heatwave. The upmarket food and lifestyle shop’s Christmas adverts have become somewhat of a staple around the festive period – rivalling the likes of John Lewis, Aldi and other brands with its Christmas campaigns.

And it seems M&S are pulling out all the stops once again and have this time recruited actress Aimee to be at the helm of this year’s festive offering.

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Photos show Aimee shunning the scorching heatwave and imagining a chillier climate as she is dressed in a faux-fur, cheetah print inspired jacket with a collar and long sleeves. The gorgeous jacket is paired with some fashionable, black wide leg trousers and heeled boots with a pointed toe.

Aimee had her long brunette locks styled down and in soft waves with a middle parting to frame her face. The actress looks to be getting into the festive spirit on set as she’s seen pulling a funny face and pumping her hands up to the sky – in clear excitement over her next filming project.

In other snaps, Aimee appears to be taking a break from wearing the thick furry jacket in the middle of the August heatwave as she folds it over her arms while standing with other actors on set.

Aimee was embracing the cameras snapping photos of her on the set as she was seen holding two peace signs up and confidently pouting as a photographer snapped away.

Other snaps see her with hair and stylist specialists to ensure her look for the highly-anticipated festive ad is seamless.

Meanwhile, a broader view of the magical set gives us an early idea on what to expect from this year’s advert. A festive, traditional high street is laden with massive baubles, traditional lamp posts decorated with snow and festive wreaths while a number of snowy trees are also pictured on the set.

Finally, a shop is decorated with green busy garlands, bows and festive green wreaths while the floor is covered in a layer of snow.

The stunning actress rose to fame on Netflix’s hit series, Sex Education, where she played the loveable Aimee Gibbs. She went on to become a massive star with a legion of loyal fans.

Fans were over the moon when she was announced as a main cast member for series three of The White Lotus. She played Walton Goggins’ young girlfriend, Chelsea, and became a huge hit with international audiences.

She also stars in Netflix’s Toxic Town and co-created BBC’s upcoming series, Film Club.

The Stockport-born star has been open about her life and previously opened up on learning to love herself while overcoming issues with low self esteem.

While Aimee was still at school, her parents split up, and her mother’s new partner paid for her to attend a fancy private school. However, she was the target of bullies and it further dented her confidence.

Despite her difficulties, however, Aimee found solace in acting, studying for a drama A Level at Cheadle Hume School before studying at the Oxford School of Drama, and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).

Barely two years after graduating in 2017, she got the role in Sex Education and the rest was history. She even scooped up the British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance.

In a 2020 interview with Glamour, Aimee shared how she had suffered from body dysmorphia all her life, revealing: “When I think back now, I was so harsh to myself. I actually wrote on my mirror when I was younger, “fat,” in lipstick so that every day I’d go to it and go, “Okay, just remind yourself that that’s what you are.”

Despite struggling with confidence issues, she threw herself into Sex Education’s explicit scenes and made her first topless appearance.

She said of her decision: “With the masturbation montage, even with all the unflattering angles I thought, ‘Think of the young girls that are going to be watching this and going, ‘Oh thank God, that’s what I do,’ or, ‘we don’t always look perfect’.

Game of Thrones actress, Roxanne McKee is engaged days after announcing her baby news. The 45-year-old, who also starred in Hollyoaks, playing Louise Summers, announced her latest joyous update on Instagram.

In a sweet video on her Stories, the actress showed off a stunning sparkler while revealing that she’d had a ‘crush’ on her husband-to-be since she was 13 and was elated that he’d ‘finally proposed’.

In the gorgeous clip, Roxanne flashed a smile a mile wide next to her fiancé as she shared her latest life update. It comes after the actress took to social media earlier this week, revealing she was pregnant with her first child.

Taking to Instagram, sharing a snap of herself cradling her baby bump, Roxanne posed for a mirror selfie, sporting Calvin Klein underwear.

In a second picture in the reel she is seen kissing her partner on the cheek. And a third shows her holding hands with her man as he takes a photo of the pair in a window, with Roxanne’s baby blossoming bump clear to see.

She captioned her upload: “Joint project,” with red love heart emojis.

Responding, the actress’ famous pals sent their congratulations, with fellow Hollyoaks legend Claire Cooper, known best to fans as feisty Jacqui McQueen, commenting: “I AM so crazy happy about this news … this is just GLORIOUS”.

Meanwhile, Barry Sloane, who played the secret McQueen (and serial killer) Niall Rafferty, said: “Huge Congratulations!!!” And a third McQueen, Leah Hackett who played Tina, added: “Congratulations beautiful.”

In Hollyoaks, Roxanne’s character was brutally killed off in 2008. In hair-raising scenes, she was strangled to death by her fiancé, Warren Fox, played by Jamie Lomas. The death occurred on the couple’s wedding day after she had found out her man had murdered her estranged husband Sean Kennedy, in true ‘Oaks style.

At the time of her exit, Roxanne told Digital Spy: “I have enjoyed my time at Hollyoaks immensely and I’m going to really miss everyone at Lime Pictures. I have learned so much and will take away with me many happy memories – not just from everyone I have worked with but from Liverpool as a city too, which has become my second home.

“I know I will shed a few tears on the day I leave but I am so excited about what the future holds.”

Following her Hollyoaks exit, Roxanne bagged roles on the likes of Lip Service, HBO’s fantasy epic Game of Thrones, and Syfy’s apocalyptic supernatural drama Dominion

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Katie Price’s younger sister, Sophie, admitted she was ‘really p****d off’ after finding an angry note taped to the windscreen of her husband Harry’s van last night

Katie Price’s sister, Sophie, admitted she was fuming after finding a furious note on her husband’s van last night. Sophie, who works with Katie, 47, on her podcast: The Katie Price Show, said her anonymous neighbour was “taking the p**s” with the message, which warned her husband, Harry, to “park somewhere else!”

Sophie shared a photo of the note, which read: “We do not appreciate you waking us all up when you park or the view of your van all day. Surely your ‘Insta house’ has parking? Please use it or get a permit. Thanks!”

Filling in her followers on all the drama on her street, Sophie nursed a huge cup of coffee, as she explained in an Instagram Story video: “What a night! Did not expect that letter on Harry’s van. Normally I would never usually say anything, but do you know when you’re like: ‘No, you’re taking the p**s now.'” It comes after Sophie sister, Katie, responded to Peter Andre’s explosive claims about the glamour icon.

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Addressing her neighbour directly, Sophie added: “So if you so see this, feel free to come and knock on the door and have a chat with us instead of leaving letters on our vehicles.”

Responding to the screenshot of the note, Sophie claimed her family have been ‘victimised’ since moving into the street, sharing: “Since we’ve lived on this road, we’ve had multiple attacks to our cars. They’ve been keyed multiple times and spray painted. It doesn’t happen to anyone else on the road and it’s been hard to swallow, to be honest.

“We’ve got lovely neighbours and have made a nice life here so it’s a real shame. As you know, Harry works nights and tonight, he got into his van to this [the note].

“This neighbour has never approached us about this issue and has gone straight for this aggressive approach.”

Claiming it was the same neighbour who Sophie says emailed Harry’s boss about his parking, she continued: “We’re assuming it’s the same neighbour who emailed Harry’s boss about his ‘inappropriate parking a while back. Again, why not come round and just have a chat?”

It comes after Sophie’s former brother-in-law, Peter Andre, shocked fans when he released a brutal statement about his ex-wife, Katie, after ‘staying silent’ for almost two decades.

The Mysterious Girl singer, 52, took to his Instagram Stories this week to shed light on his tumultuous relationship with Katie after she made claims about their children’s ‘welfare’.

The singer shares Princess, 18, and Junior, 20, with the former glamour model but have been at loggerheads for years. After Katie slammed those producing Princess’ debut reality series, where the teen was seen with her dad multiple times but not so much with Katie, she asked Peter to sit down to end their feud.

Responding, Pete hit back: “For sixteen years, I have stayed silent in the face of repeated lies from my ex-wife and her family, out of respect for my children and loved ones, but staying silent has been incredibly frustrating. That ends today.”

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Katie Price and Peter Andre have had many clashes over the years since their shock split – and now their decades-long feud has boiled over with bombshell new statements

Katie Price and Peter Andre’s whirlwind romance began in front of millions on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! and quickly turned into one of Britain’s most watched love stories. With a lavish wedding, a growing family and a string of joint TV shows, they became the ultimate reality TV power couple – until it all came crashing down.

Their 2009 split shocked fans and triggered a years-long saga of public rows, barbed interviews and court battles. Now, with Peter hitting out at his ex-wife in a new bombshell statement, their decades-long feud has ramped up again.

From that first shock announcement to the most recent legal showdown, here’s how the once-golden couple’s love story unravelled in front of the world’s eyes. It comes after Princess Andre says she’s ‘independent’ from parents as she breaks silence after Katie Price row.

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Split announcement – 2009

Following a rocky romance after meeting on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! in 2004, Katie and Peter split in 2009. The TV couple had been married for four years, and had welcomed children Junior and Princess.

A statement from the couple’s management company, Can Associates Limited, said at the time: “Peter Andre and Katie Price are separating after four-and-a-half years of marriage… They have both requested that the media respect their families’ privacy at this difficult time.”

The joint statement marked the last time the exes would ever put on a united front. Katie and Peter, who remained with Can Associates Limited, embarked on multiple public spats as they moved on.

Katie pays Peter libel damages – 2011

Two years after their split, Katie issued a public apology to her ex-husband, admitting she had been wrong to suggest he had cheated and been insincere about his feelings during their marriage.

Peter had launched defamation proceedings in 2009, soon after their break-up, in response to remarks Katie made during interviews with Heat magazine and on The Graham Norton Show.

She agreed to pay “substantial” damages, which Peter’s solicitor confirmed would be placed into a trust fund for Harvey Price – Katie’s eldest son from her relationship with footballer Dwight Yorke.

Social media spat – 2013

During Christmas 2013, Katie appeared to take a swipe at Peter in a series of tweets. She wrote: “What kind of Dad doesn’t let their children see their mum not even 1 day over Christmas when the children want 2 c their mum #fakefamilyman.”

In another message to a follower, she reportedly added: “From Xmas Eve am to NYE am. I had them last Xmas Day, he had them in the eve onwards. So selfish. Can someone remind him he has a son called Harvey that calls him dad or was that just for show too.”

Katie brands Peter’s new wife Emily ‘disgusting’ – 2022

At the start of 2022, Katie sparked controversy with a quickly-deleted Instagram Story in which she launched an apparent unprovoked attack on her ex-husband’s wife, Dr Emily Andre, who he started dating in 2012.

Sharing a magazine cover featuring the mother-of-three, Katie branded her a “disgusting person.”

“My mouth has been shut for so long but I’ve had enough of people selling stories on me and particularly this so-called woman @dr_emily_official,” Katie began.

She went on to accuse Emily of courting the media despite claiming she didn’t want to be famous, adding: “So cringe she has used my children to make money in photo shoots yet covers her own children’s faces up!”

Writing a year on from her drug-drive crash, Katie also claimed Emily was “jealous” of her relationship with her eldest daughter, Princess.

“She claims to be a doctor who clearly doesn’t have a clue about mental health,” Katie alleged, further accusing Emily of stopping Princess from visiting her at The Priory.

The mum-of-five ended the post by saying: “Emily you are not and never will be my kids’ parent so mind your own business, you’re so two-faced and definitely not the person you portray to the public. I think you’re a disgusting person so stop trying to interfere in my life.”

‘Pete was a nobody’ – 2024

Katie reignited tensions with her ex during an appearance on the podcast Anything Goes with James English, where she claimed Peter’s career had been reignited by their relationship.

“When we did jobs together I’d always get more money, make sure we had separate contracts,” she told the host, suggesting Peter “found that a bit hard.”

“I was like, well hang on, you’ve just turned up in the jungle, I’ve already got a career going on. You had a song like, how many years ago? You need to earn it. This is the truth, I don’t care what anyone says – I made Pete again. I made him,” she continued.

Doubling down on her comments, Katie said: “He was no one before he went in the jungle and that’s the truth, that’s not me being a b****. He done that one hit, like 10 years ago, and I think he forgets where he came from.”

‘Don’t speak to him’ – 2024

During an appearance on the Louis Theroux Podcast in an episode released last year, Katie once again took aim at her ex-husband Peter. She claimed she had been “worth more” than him when they married and explained that the pair had always insisted on separate contracts.

Reflecting on his career before I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!, Katie remarked: “Who was he? I was already established. He met me and it was his lucky day. So we always had separate contracts. There’s no way I’m splitting half and half – no thanks.”

When asked about their relationship today, she told Louis: “[I] don’t speak to him.” Pressed further on why, she replied: “Just don’t. It’s all through legals.”

She also alleged that Peter “was quite jealous” of her work commitments during their marriage.

Princess Andre speaks out – 2025

Princess Andre has unveiled her very own ITV2 series, The Princess Diaries, chronicling her step into adulthood, exploring the worlds of fashion, beauty, and life under the spotlight.

The fly-on-the-wall series includes footage of her modeling debut in Ibiza and offers a candid look into her personal journey toward independence. Alongside her father Peter Andre, sister Junior, and stepmother Emily, the documentary follows Princess as she carves out her identity in the industry.

Katie has been noticeably absent from the series – something she described as upsetting and hurtful in posts on her podcast and social media.

She alleges her exclusion wasn’t a personal choice, but enforced by producers aiming to preserve Princess’s independent branding and “middle-class influencer” image.

Despite speculation of a feud, Princess herself has pushed back on these rumours, insisting: “The show is not actually about any of my parents. It is about me.” She also clarified that Katie is featured via a voice note in the premiere episode, although filming restrictions kept her out of on-camera appearances.

Bombshell statements – 2025

Just hours after Katie Price appeared to extend an olive branch to her ex-husband by suggesting a ceasefire in their years-long public disputes, Peter Andre responded with a blistering statement that left little doubt he has no interest in reconciliation.

Posting on Instagram, the father-of-five broke what he described as 16 years of silence, writing: “For sixteen years, I have stayed silent in the face of repeated lies from my ex-wife and her family, out of respect for my children and loved ones, but staying silent has been incredibly frustrating. That ends today.

“The latest comments about my children’s welfare and living arrangements compel me to set the record straight. For well-documented reasons, and for their safety, Junior and Princess came into my care in 2018 and remained with me until they reached adulthood. In 2019, the family courts issued a legally binding order to enforce this arrangement. I have never made this public before, out of respect for my children.

“In 2011 and 2015, publicly documented court cases found my ex-wife had made false claims. She was ordered to pay substantial damages and legal costs, and to apologise to me and my management. The same falsehoods are being repeated today. Unfortunately, there are many more lies and baseless accusations I have yet to address. Those will now be dealt with in the coming months.”

In response to the statement, a spokesperson for Katie told the Mirror: “Kate is in a much better and clear headspace and is at peace with the situation. This was in the past and she doesn’t feel the need to bring up tit-for-tat comments, but more importantly, she’s dealing with this the right way and it’s now in her lawyers’ hands. Kate will no longer be gaslighted and bullied as she once was…”

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As Katie Price and Peter Andre’s war of words continues, the Mirror takes a look at how their ongoing row has affected daughter Princess Andre, who has opened up in an eye-opening new documentary series

Telling her own story after growing up in the spotlight, Princess Andre has bravely admitted that she experienced things ‘kids shouldn’t see’ during her childhood as she navigated her parents’ difficult divorce.

The influencer-turned-reality star is carving her own path and recently reached an incredible milestone by launching her own ITV show, The Princess Diaries. Sadly, her success has been somewhat overshadowed by the years-long feud between her parents Katie Price and Peter Andre, which has boiled over again since the show aired.

The fresh row was sparked after Katie, 47, slammed those producing their daughter’s debut reality TV series. Princess, 18, is seen with her dad throughout the show, while her mum features very little. She had urged Peter to sit down to end their feud.

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And now Peter has hit back at ex-wife in a scathing Instagram post The Mysterious Girl singer, 52, took to social media on Thursday as the war of words between the former couple reached new heights. He criticised Katie in a lengthy statement in which he accused her of making “repeated lies” in the years since they split up.

Katie’s team has since reacted to the comments by her ex-husband. A spokesperson for former glamour model told the Mirror that: “Kate will no longer be gaslighted and bullied as she once was…”

For their daughter Princess, this renewed feud will undoubtedly be difficult, with her new show having already shed light on how her parents’ divorce has affected her. Below we look at the star’s struggles, in her own words.

Therapy

In a recent episode of her fly-on-the-wall doc, Princess spoke candidly about how she’s previously had therapy. She shared: “I did have a counsellor, I do still see her every now and then. But I don’t feel like I can really talk, so I just write everything down in my notes.”

Mum Katie, 47, addressed her daughter’s therapy journey in an episode of her podcast, in which she hit back at suggestions that this was due to her turbulent break-up with her ex-husband Kieran Hayler.

Katie claimed: “I have worked so hard on myself, also, with Princess, she did have therapy and I know that she had therapy after our hijacking thing. Now, she’s got to remember, this was shut under the carpet, it would have affected the kids when me and Pete split too.”

The former glamour model, who is understood to no longer be on speaking terms with Peter, continued: “Yeah, it was turbulence between me and Kieran, but Princess didn’t have therapy because of me and Kieran. “I know that Pete got her therapy because she was losing weight or something, but of course, I’ll get the blame for that because I always do.”

Heartbreaking wish

Although Princess clarified that she has plenty of good memories from her childhood, she has reflected that she wishes things could have been “happier”, in a poignant confession.

Speaking on her new show, the star admitted: “I do wish, like, I could have had a more happier childhood. In the sense of like, I had so many things on my plate at a young age.”

Princess’ admission comes just days before Peter took to Instagram with a bombshell statement. He wrote: “For sixteen years, I have stayed silent in the face of repeated lies from my ex-wife and her family, out of respect for my children and loved ones, but staying silent has been incredibly frustrating. That ends today.

“The latest comments about my children’s welfare and living arrangements compel me to set the record straight. For well-documented reasons, and for their safety, Junior and Princess came into my care in 2018 and remained with me until they reached adulthood. In 2019, the family courts issued a legally binding order to enforce this arrangement. I have never made this public before, out of respect for my children.”

He continued: “In 2011 and 2015, publicly documented court cases, found my ex-wife had made false claims. She was ordered to pay substantial damages and legal costs, and to apologise, to me and my management. The same falsehoods are being repeated today.”

The Mysterious Girl singer concluded his post by informing followers: “Unfortunately, there are many more lies and baseless accusations I have yet to address. Those will now be dealt with in the coming months.”

In response to these bombshell claims spokesperson for Katie told the Mirror: “Kate is in a much better and clear headspace and is at peace with the situation, this was in the past and she doesn’t feel the need to bring up tit for tat comments, but more importantly she’s dealing with this the right way and it’s now in her lawyers hands. Kate will no longer be gaslighted and bullied as she once was…”

‘Very dark time’

Princess has shared that mum Katie apologised after she saw things “no kids should have” during her childhood. While acknowledging that there were “good times”, Princess explained that “everything kind of went downhill” following Katie’s 2018 split from Kieran.

The teenage influencer, who was just 10-years-old at the time of the tricky break-up, says she and her siblings had gotten “really close” to Kieran and “loved him”.

She recalled: “My mum, obviously being heartbroken, didn’t deal with that in the best way, she went through a very, very dark time, which is understandable.

“Which is hard for me because I was around adulty things that kids should never see, and I think as well, when we needed our mum there, she wasn’t emotionally able to be there because she had so much of her own problems going on.”

She went on to share how she would return home from school early to “get into bed and cry” and that, while close to her dad Peter, she wouldn’t open up to him about her anguish.

Katie, 47, married Kieran, 38, in 2013 but they separated five years later after he cheated on her, including with one of her “best friends”. He was a step-parent to his wife’s eldest three children during the relationship and the former couple, who later finalised their divorce, share two kids.

Kieran, who has said that “nothing ended badly” between himself and his stepchildren, has now responded to Princess’ admission. Speaking to the Daily Mail, he said that the situation makes him “feel so sad”.

He said: “I am as sorry as I can be to Princess witnessing us go through such a horrible separation. Leaving them was one of the hardest things I ever had to do.” Kieran suggested that he “would love to apologise” to her in person.

Elsewhere in the show, Princess spoke about Katie and Peter’s divorce, explaining that she’s “always grown up knowing my mum and dad don’t like each other”. She added: “I wouldn’t say I’m fully, fully recovered from it, but mum is such a different person, and if you put her now to back then, she’s genuinely really fixed herself.”

‘Independent’ from parents

Speaking to This Morning’s hosts Joel Dommett and Emma Willis about her new reality show, Princess revealed she is “independent” from her parents.

Asked why she decided to do the programme, she said: “I got older and a lot more things have come in for me solo. A lot of things I used to do was with my parents and now I’m doing a show that is independent and actually focused on me. Now is the right time because my life is busy right now and I want people to see it.”

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