ALEXANDRA SCHULMAN: The other day I was reminded of the bizarre occasion when Prince Andrew asked a lunch party of glossy magazine editors, which included me.

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: There couldn't be a better time for Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy to wage war. We're all desperate for a bit of escapism and this is a blockbuster.

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: Chatting recently about how good a mutual friend looked, I suggested they may have had some fresh 'work' done. 'Duh,' shouted another friend. But not me. I have never had Botox.

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: Last week's tour of Pakistan has been widely acknowledged as a triumph for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. It's the tour where they came of age.

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: Of course Emma Watson's 'self-partnering' is open to mockery and caricature but, I say go for it.

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: The generation now disparaged for not being woke fought for and welcomed: the legalisation of homosexuality and the 1965 Race Relations Act.

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: In our house, there's one passionate Christmas proselytiser - me. I'm the commander- in-chief, urging the others to fling themselves once more unto the breach.

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: Four shortlisted artists were asked to share the £40,000 Turner Prize instead of having one winner. Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo shared Booker Prize.

ALEXANDRA SCHULMAN: Nothing makes people appreciate spending than watching the real thing disappear from the wallet and it teaches our children the value of money.

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: Few of my friends had small babies, the house seemed stiflingly silent (bar my son's crying) and both the days and the nights felt endless.

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN:One set of my grandparents fled the Ukrainian pogroms early last century to build a life in Toronto, starting with nothing.

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: One afternoon last week I was sitting on the top deck of a London bus when a middle-aged woman was followed by a clearly mentally disturbed man waving a beer can at her.

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: The American singer-songwriter Lizzo (pictured) stormed the Brit Awards, massive in her leather corset and again heralded as a torch-bearer for body positivity.

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: I won't be so cravenly woke as to pretend that attractive youth isn't still admired in our society and that its currency doesn't still exist.

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: Arriving at a lunch last week, my host introduced me to the other guests as 'a coronavirus denier'.This was because I went to a party with people who had been to Milan.

The shattering news that Boris had been admitted to intensive care will be remembered as one of the defining moments of the coronavirus outbreak, ALEXANDRA SHULMAN writes.

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: Covid-19 is so powerful that it is tearing up life as we have previously known it. It is everywhere around us, dominating everything- yet we can't see it.

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: We might be horribly restricted in who we can see and chat to in the flesh but we are still in touch with our friends. Possibly more than usual.

As the presenter of the Antiques Roadshow, Fiona Bruce should be able to differentiate between a priceless chalice and a poisoned one. She has been offered the job of presenting Question Time.

AMANDA PLATELL: Few things are more desperate than the plight of children who self-harm. Hospital admissions for such injuries have more than doubled since 2011.

AMANDA PLATELL: Yes, Brangelina are a silly Hollywood couple - they split in hysterical haste after Jolie accused Pitt of drunkenly yelling at their son Maddox aboard their private jet.

AMANDA PLATELL: Aides aren't ruling out Harry and his wife opening an office in America, a perfect platform for Megs and her British Prince. But one that's so distant from Kensington Palace.

AMANDA PLATELL: Naomi Campbell delivered a message of hope to inner-city secondary school children living in an area blighted by gang violence, near where she herself grew up.

AMANDA PLATELL: The most unscrupulous baby farmers demanded money up front rather than a monthly payment because it meant they profited if the child died, preferably quickly.

PLATELL'S PEOPLE: Many will ask why she ever put her trust in internet dating. But why wouldn't she? Millions of people, young and old, use dating apps all the time.

AMANDA PLATELL: Like millions I threw open my window on Thursday just before 8pm to join in the 'clap for carers'. The cheering transformed my deathly quiet North London community.

AMANDA PLATELL: The most reliable, and dare I say wooden, member of the younger royals stole the show with a comic turn on the BBC's fundraiser The Big Night In.

In March, Adam Lambert confirmed his romance with model Jaci Costa Polo after being single for almost five years.

Earlier this year, he spoke about his battle with mental health.  

Adam Lambert has revealed he no longer uses antiperspirant deodorant.

Carrie Underwood has spoken of the trauma of suffering three miscarriages before her son Jacob's birth, saying she would 'put on a happy face then go home and fall apart.'

Katharine Mcphee is a married woman. The American Idol alum shared her new name on on Saturday saying, 'Introducing Katharine Foster.' She married her boyfriend David Foster.

And it seems the 28-year-old singer is set to welcome a son as he shared a shot of himself and Alison lyng on either side of a cute baby onesie with the word 'Gentleman' on the front.

Robbie Williams has revealed he was 'unable to leave the sofa' for three years as he battled with the crippling disorder agoraphobia.

American Idol champ Kelly, 37, has advised Love Story hitmaker Taylor, 29, to 're-record all her songs' amid her feud with producer Scooter, 38, over her master recordings.

Robbie Williams proved he was a true entertainer as he took to the stage during British Summer Time Hyde Park festival in London on Sunday.

The 71st Emmy nominations were announced by presenters Ken Jeong and D'Arcy Carden from Los Angeles on Tuesday/ And there were plenty of names left off the long list.

On Wednesday, the Grammy-nominated artist Jordin Sparks, now 29, showed up in New York City on her way into the Build Talk Series at AOL to discuss National Waterpark Day.

The unsuspecting third and fourth graders had been rehearsing their rendition of the 36-year-old country crooner's hit The Champion at Nissan Stadium in Nashville

The trio will be returning to their roles as judges for the upcoming third season, the executives announced in a statement on Monday. Bobby Bones will also be returning as in-house mentor.

American Idol star Adam Lambert, 37, from Indiana, has listed his 'enchanting oasis' three bedroom and three-and-a-half bathroom property in the West Hollywood Hills for $3.35million.

Jinger, 25, and Jeremy, 31, recently moved to Los Angeles from Laredo, Texas. On Thursday, they left church with Cade, 23, and Gabby, 19, who met on season 16 of American Idol and are now engaged.

The American Idol host, 44, and the model, 27, confirmed they are back together as they enjoyed a romantic yacht trip on Saturday amid their sun-soaked getaway to Positano, Italy.

Sean Spicer has been announced as a contestant on Dancing With The Stars Season 28, sparking a backlash on social media as it's revealed he could earn up to $295,000 for his moves.

Clarkson, buoyed by her hit ballad A Moment Like This, bested Justin Guarini in the initial competition in 2002.

DWTS host Tom Bergeron issued a Twitter apology to viewers after Sean Spicer was announced as a part of the show's 28th season line-up, saying he asked producers to keep political figures out of the cast.

Netflix is continuing its attempt to dominate with a new musical competition reality series. The new Rhythm + Flow, the trailer for which dropped this weekend, will focus on hip hop.

Kelly Clarkson revealed that she 'got real bitter' at the disdain she received after her American Idol season one victory made her a star.

Kelly Clarkson is blazing her own path through daytime television with the launch of her own eponymous series, The Kelly Clarkson Show.

Dunkleman was in the headlines earlier this year amid reports he was driving for Uber, and took to Twitter January 3 to explain how the gig made sense given his life circumstances.