Vix Swimwear comes to Singapore and the Philippines

Ocean Paradise, a specialist swimwear store in Singapore, will be launching a collection of swimwear from the designer brand Vix on 01 May 2011. This collection will include those styles worn by Sports Illustrated Swim Issue models including Russian cover girl Irina Shayk and Chrissy Teigen.

A staple of American popular culture, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue has a total audience of more than 60 million adults. Cover models of this Swim Issue will join the sorority of fashion icons which include previous Swimsuit cover girls Heidi Klum, Cheryl Tiegs, Tyra Banks amongst others. This year, Asian locations such as Boracay in the Philippines and Singapore were also included in the shoot locations.

Irina Shayk was pictured in the Batik Ripple bikini with aqua bead detailing from Vix Cruise 2011. Beauty Chrissy Teigen who is of Thai parentage, is photographed in the Vix Tides Embroidered bikini, with bold blues and sequin embellishments. Professional surfer from Brasil, Bruna Schmitz, was shot in a Glamour Ripple bikini from the Vix Cruise 2010 collection.

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Lingerie brand Ultimo picks real women over models

UK’s leading fashion designers lingerie and women’s wear brand, Ultimo recently signed seven 'real women' to represent its new lingeries collection.

Being insightful to the complaints from ordinary women that real need not mean fat, the firm organized a national level competition, where the firm received over 10,000 entries from several women, eager and willing to model for the brand.

The firm picked the seven finalists to be the new faces and bodies of the brand. This was the company’s second campaign where it shunned professional models to use the so-called 'real women'.

Michelle Mone OBE, CEO of Ultimo, who modelled for her own lingerie in a campaign last year, said that, they were inundated with applications during the last competition, and added that, all the women were very much excited and did a wonderful job.

The models picked by Ultimo vary in the age group of 18 to 31 years and ranged in sizes from 8 to 18.

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Pippa Middleton takes night off from Royal Wedding duties at Holly Branson's engagement bash

As the maid of honour for her sister Kate she will be taking her place in history in the biggest wedding this country has seen in decades.

But just a week away from the big day and Pippa Middleton took a night off from her sisterly duties - although marriage wasn’t far from her mind as she attended the engagement party of Holly Branson last night.

The 27-year-old arrived at the Kensington Roof Gardens to celebrate the engagement of Sir Richard Branson’s daughter to her shipbroker beau Fred Andrews.

Pippa looked elegant in a tiered peach dress with a smart black jacket and had an impressive tan as she showed off her slim and toned legs.

And in keeping with her role as the sister of the Royal bride-to-be she left the bash looking extremely composed and fresh-faced.

If she is feeling the pressure for the big day next week she didn’t let it show appearing happy and relaxed.

While Pippa is busying herself with her sister’s wedding and celebrating her friend’s planned nuptials, she is rarely seen with her boyfriend Alex Loudon.

The couple were said to have started dating just before Christmas and former England cricketer Alex is said to be an old friend of William's.

The pair were at Eton together and Alex, like William, was in Pop, the school prefects' society.

Pippa, who used to date Hong Kong banking heir J. J. Jardine Patterson, was once voted the sexiest singleton in London by Tatler magazine.

There has been speculation that her budding romance with the cricketer, who played for Kent and Warwickshire, will mean he'll be a guest at the wedding next week.

A friend said: ‘He’s absolutely drop-dead gorgeous and Pippa is very smitten. He stopped playing county cricket in 2007 to go into the City, but he’s still a great athlete and a really good chap.’

Bride-to-be Holly looked stunning in a shimmering floor-length gown which she accessorised with a simple matching clutch.

And onlookers were treated to a glimpse of her huge pink sapphire and diamond engagement ring which appeared to have been the influence for her outfit as she posed for pictures with her fiancé.

Proud father Sir Richard was seen smiling broadly while Holly’s brother Sam looked dapper in a suit with a red shirt and black tie.

Among the engagement party guests were Kate’s first crush Willem Marx from her Marlborough College days, and William’s rumoured old flame Isabella Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe, who has just revived her relationship with Miss Branson’s brother Sam.

Princess Beatrice and nightclub owner Guy Pelly were also in attendance at the engagement bash and the whole group will be meeting up next week at the Royal Wedding.

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Beyonce shows off her slender figure during balcony photoshoot... as peeping Tom enjoys the view from above in his bathrobe

Imagine walking out on to your hotel balcony and there, beneath your eys, stood one of the most famous women on the planet.

That's what happened to one lucky guest at the Ritz Hotel in Paris, who was in prime position to whatch RnB megastar Beyonce take part in a photoshoot in the room below him.

The portly gentleman, clad in a white dressing gown, feasted his eyes as the 29-year-old singer flaunted her killer curves in a sheer black dress.

If he had wanted a room with a view, he certainly got one.

Beyonce looked stunning in her ensemble as she turned on the glamour for the Harper's Bazaar shoot.

Her see-through black dress revealed her black underwear underneath, while her top half was decorated with a bloom of poppy-like red ruffles.

The former Destiny's Child star was also looking noticeably slimmer, having apparently shed weight in recent months.

Her slimline look was accentuated by her hairstyle, which was scraped back tightly against her head.

The singer is currently in Paris to record a new song with Kanye West and possibly also start to prep the video for the tune, according to People.

She has been joined by her husband Jay-Z after the couple flew in last week by private jet.

During their time in the city they have enjoyed several romantic meals together with Beyonce also paying a visit to Disneyland Paris.

The pair reportedly are staying at an ultra-exclusive hotel in the French capital that costs a staggering $20,000 a night.

The two-storey penthouse suite at the Hotel Le Meurice overlooks the Tuiuleries Gardens.

It is decorated in a nineteenth-century style, with private elevator access, sitting room, walk-in closet and bedroom with a bathroom in exquisite Italian marble.

There is also a pantry and a kitchen for a butler and personal chef and a glass enclosed dining room with a gigantic private open air terrace.

Yesterday's photoshoot was held at the famous Ritz hotel, where Princess Diana dined with Dodi Fayed hours before they were tragically killed in a car crash in the French capital.

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Lindsay Lohan sentenced to FOUR months in jail as judge rules she violated probation

Lindsay Lohan scored an legal victory today when her felony grand theft charge was reduced to a misdemeanour - however her celebration was short lived.

Less than an hour after downgrading the offence, Judge Stephanie Sautner then threw the book at the Mean Girls star and sentenced her to a four-month jail term.

The decision came after the judge had heard testimonies against her in the necklace theft case and declared there was sufficient evidence that she had violated her probation, which stems from a 2007 DUI.

The 24-year-old showed little reaction when she was handed down the ruling and was swiftly led away from court by bailiffs.

The actress's lawyer Shawn Chapman said she will appeal the ruling, which will allow the actress to post bail, which was set at $75,000

The judge also ordered Lohan to serve more than 400 hours of community service at a women's centre and the Los Angeles County Morgue.

Earlier, Sautner had downgraded Lohan's grand theft case down to a misdemeanor and after prosecutors gave their case against the actress.

It will be Lohan's fourth jail stint.

Sautner refused to dismiss the theft case against Lohan, but said she often sees more serious cases that get reduced to lesser charges.

'I see the intent here,' Sautner said. 'I see a level of brazenness with "Let me see what I can get away with here.'''

Sautner ruled that prosecutors had shown that Lohan violated her probation, but also said in reducing the charge that she was going to give the actress 'an opportunity.'

Lohan formally entered a not guilty plea at Friday's hearing. She is next due back in court on May 11 for a pre-trial hearing with the trial scheduled for June 3.

Lohan's father Michael Lohan has already spoken out about the sentencing, slamming the courts proceedings.

“I am not very happy,” Michael he told RadarOnline.

'I don’t think her case was handled the right way.'

He said whatever the case, he will support his daughter and be 'there every day to visit her' during her jail stint.

'I still support my daughter,' he said.

Michael was also in attendance at court today and took a front row seat inside the court - where cameras have been banned.

Today the Mean Girls star arrived at the courthouse wearing a black long-sleeve shirt, blue trousers and a scarf.

Lohan's sentencing news came during a dramatic day at the LAX courthouse in Los Angeles, which culminated in Lohan breaking down in tears.

Various witnesses were brought to the stand throughout the day, including the owner of the jewellery store, the store clerk and the investigating officer from the LAPD.

Judge Sautner dismissed the motion to drop the case altogether, according to internet reports.

But it seems Lindsay's lawyer, Shawn Chapman, has managed to persuade the judge that the necklace was worth far less than $2,500.

Under California law, a crime only becomes grand theft if the value of the stolen goods exceeds $950.

During the hearing Chapman had aruged the necklace was worth less than $2,500.

Furthermore Sofia Kaman, the owner of Kamofie & Co. - the Los Angeles jewellery store which Lohan allegedly stole from - admitted the store's mark-up price was two to three times that of the wholesale price.

The district attorney in the case, Jeanette Meyers, has said she will appeal the judges decision to reduce Lohan's charge from a grand theft to a misdemeanour, RadarOnline reports.

Earlier, jewellery store owner Ms Kaman told the court she waited a day before reporting the necklace as stolen because the actress told her she would return later.

Taking to the witness stand she testified at Lohan's preliminary hearing, telling the court it took 10 minutes before she realised the actress had left wearing the necklace.

She said she waited to report the necklace missing to police because Lohan had told her she would return the next day to buy a ring.

Lohan has been accused of taking the necklace in January without permission.

Lohan has been a courthouse fixture since last May when she missed a hearing in her drunken driving case.

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Katie Price and Leandro Penna only have eyes for each other as they cuddle up at charity polo match

She's never made a secret of all things equestrian, and even has her own speciliast clothing line for keen riders.

But, as Katie Price attended a charity polo match in Argentina yesterday, the horses appeared to be the last thing on her mind as she struggled to keep her eyes, and hands, off boyfriend Leandro Penna.

The 32-year-old model and her model beau snuggled up as they sat on a haystack in between matches at the event at Pompeya Polo, in the quiet town of Ashochinga.

Wearing a pair of skinny jeans teamed with knee-high brown boots, white vest top and brown knitted jumper, Katie looked happy and relaxed as she strolled around the venue with her boyfriend.
Country girl: Katie later removed her jumper as the heat got too much to handle

And later in the day it seems the heat got too much for the mother-of-three and she took off her jumper to reveal her sheer white vest top underneath - unintentionally also revealed the polka dot bra she was wearing.

But while it is Katie who is the more well-known party in the relationship in the UK, Leandro is the star in his home country, and was bombarded with autograph requests from young fans as he took in the sights and scenes at the event.

Katie and Leandro flew into the Argentine capital Buenos Aires last Friday, before heading 400 miles north to Despeñaderos - located on the outskirts of the city of Cordoba.

Katie originally spent just four days in South America earlier this month before jetting back to the UK earlier than expected to sort out issues in her impending divorce from Alex Reid.

Leandro said at the time: 'We have to rush back to London again. It's something that came up at the last minute. It's nothing to do with Katie's divorce, it's work-related.

'We're flying back to London together on Friday and returning to Argentina again once we're done and then I'll take Katie to see my parents.

'The idea now is that Katie gets to know Buenos Aires a little. She loves what she's seen so far. She really likes everything.'

But after just eight days on British soil - during which she pulled out of plans to run the London Marathon - she jetted back to Buenos Aires with Leandro again.

Earlier in the week, Katie uploaded a series of romantic snaps she took with Leandro in Cordoba, Argentina yesterday to Twitter, accompanied by Spanish musings on the region and her love for the 25-year-old.

Katie then tweeted her appreciation to Elton John for throwing the post-Oscars bash where the pair met in Los Angeles.

She wrote: 'We are so compatible we can't thank Elton John and David Furnish enough.'

And it seems Katie's adventurous side has come out during her trip, as the pair even fit in a skydiving experience, which was filmed for her reality show by a camera crew.

Katie's second trip to Argentina comes ahead of her divorce from Reid.

The model and Reid - who split in January after 11 months of marriage - are expected to receive their decree nisi in two weeks, followed by a decree absolute six weeks later.

Meanwhile, Katie's first husband Peter Andre is in Cyprus with her three children, where the group are enjoying days out including visits to theme parks and local eateries.

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'I'll always have fond memories': Declan Donnelly opens up after split from Georgie Thompson

Declan Donnelly has opened up about his split from Georgie Thompson, saying he'll 'always have fond memories'.

The Britain's Got Talent presenter admitted he is 'upset' about the break-up after the pair decided to part ways following a two-year relationship.

Speaking outside his home yesterday, Donnelly said: 'I honestly don't want to go into why we split.'

He added to The Sun: 'I'll always have very fond memories.'

Donnelly, 35, who as one of half of ITV’s biggest stars Ant and Dec is on an exclusive contract said to be worth £15 million, started dating Miss Thompson, 33, in January 2009.

The couple were set up by their mutual friend, TV host Kirsty Gallacher, and were smitten after their first few dates.

It was unsurprising, then, that rumours of an impending engagement continued to swirl around the couple.

But a spokesman for Donnelly, who is currently co-hosting Britain’s Got Talent with his best friend and co-star Ant McPartlin, told the Mail: ‘Dec and Georgie’s relationship has sadly come to an end. Nobody else was involved and they remain good friends.’

A friend said: ‘Dec and Georgie had a good relationship, and naturally friends were hoping it would end in marriage, but things just ran their course.

‘They’re both disappointed, but still remain very fond of each other.’

Miss Thompson, a Sky Sports presenter who also stars on Sky One panel show A League Of Their Own, impressed Donnelly - a lifelong Newcastle United supporter - with her encyclopaedic knowledge of sports, even though she is an avid Fulham supporter.

Not only that, with Miss Thompson standing at a petite 5ft tall, Donnelly towered over his girlfriend by six inches.

Just last August, Miss Thompson revealed that Donnelly was her perfect match – and said that her parents loved him.

The pretty TV host, who made it no secret that she was hoping for marriage and children, said they worked well as a couple as they had a similar outlook on life.

She added: ‘When you’re busy and work a lot, it’s important to surround yourself with people who have a similar work ethic, so you don’t judge each other.

‘It makes such a difference in a relationship because you understand and the demands you place on each other are reasonable. I think that’s key – to have someone who can support you in that way.

‘Family is a big thing for both of us, too. We come from completely different backgrounds, but there are certain things in life that I think draw you together and attract you to another person.

‘We have a lot of common threads and a lot of our ideas about life and how you live it are the same, so I think those things pull us together.’

When asked if her parents approved of her boyfriend, she laughed: ‘Yeah, they love him to pieces. Even my dog Rollo does!’

Miss Thompson, who grew up in Hertfordshire with a younger sister, added: ‘Like every mum and dad, they just want me to be happy and as long as they see you’re happy and the person you’re with is making you happy, then there are no grumbles.’

She added that Donnelly was taller than anyone in her family, joking: ‘My dad is 5ft 5in, my mum is 5ft 3in and my sister is 5ft 1in, then there’s me who’s 5ft. It’s like coming to Lilliput basically! You get to be Gulliver even if you’re only 5ft 6in!’

Miss Thompson, who joined Sky Sports 10 years ago as a researcher and has gone on to cover many events for the network including the US Open Tennis and motor racing, revealed how she faced ribbing from the mostly male crew when she first started dating Donnelly.

She said: ‘My most embarrassing on-screen moment has to be when Dec and I started dating and the newsroom thought it would be hilarious to put his name in the rundown wherever possible.

‘They put in all these references like ‘all hands on Dec’ in the script. You take it all on the chin but it’s very embarrassing. I think they’ve run out of steam on that, though, which is a big relief.'

Donnelly was previously in a relationship with his childhood sweetheart, actress Clare Buckfield, that ended in 2004. Miss Thompson was his first serious romance since that split.

Donnelly’s best friend McPartlin married his wife Lisa in 2006, with Donnelly as his best man.

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TOWIE's Sam Faiers is the main attraction in a sexy mini tutu

She can usually be found wearing long, low-cut dresses on hit ITV2 show The Only Way Is Essex.

But today Sam Faiers tried out a different style option as she joined the rest of the TOWIE cast for a day out at the fairground and arrived wearing a sexy mini tutu that Sex and the City's Carrie Bradshaw would be proud of.

The 20-year-old glamour model teamed the skirt with a cheeky ice-cream slogan vest top and a pair of metallic flip-flops.

And Sam didn't look at all daunted by some of the terrifyingly big rides on offer, taking it in her stride and leading the rest of the gang on to one of the biggest - Mega Motion.

The glamour model showed off her long blonde locks, which are thanks to extensions from Tatiana Hair Extension salon in Kensington, worn in loose kinks around her shoulders.

Sam was joined by TOWIE castmembers Billie Faiers, Lucy Mecklenburgh, Harry Derbidge (who sported newly-dyed brown hair), James 'Arg' Argent, Joey Essex and Lydia Rose Bright at the fair as they celebrated castmate Kirk Norcross' birthday.

Glamour model Sam's sister Billie also arrived at the fair in huge wedges, teamed with a cute black playsuit as the cast made the most of the sunshine.

Amy also went for the playsuit option in a nude pink all-in-one number, but looked slightly more nauseous as the huge ride swung into motion.

Amy, 20, looked happy and relaxed on the day out, despite reports this morning she is unhappy about the amount of coverage she is receiving on this series of The Only Way Is Essex.

It was claimed today Amy has told producers she was annoyed with the amount of screen time the show's newcomers, such as Joey and Chloe Simms, were receiving.

A source told The Sun;: 'She had a massive diva moment. This show is everything to her and she is worried at how she is now being projected.

'There's no doubt Amy is one of the stars of the show. But as the weeks go by she's turning

While Joey was on screen for eight minutes and 20 seconds on Sunday night's show, Chloe entertained viewers for six minutes and 50 seconds.

In comparison, Amy was only on the programme for three minutes and 40 seconds.

And Kirk is also said to be conscious about his screen time in the show. However, his birthday celebrations are sure to keep viewers highly amused - especially as the fairground was actually set up in the field behind Kirk's house.

Kirk, who was accompanied by girlfriend Lauren Pope, appeared to be thoroughly enjoying himself as he made the most of his newly-exciting back garden, grinning as he smashed into his friends on the Dodgem cars.

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Beyonce and Jay-Z toast their fabulous lifestyle over lunch in Paris

They're two of the world's biggest music stars with an estimated net worth of $750million between them.

So there's no doubt Beyonce and Jay-Z had plenty to celebrate as they raised glasses of rosé champagne in Paris yesterday.

The superstar couple joined their nephew Daniel Julez and members of their entourage for a lavish alfresco lunch at L'Avenue restaurant in the City of Lights.

The couple chose to sit outside on the warm spring day at the trendy eaterie - a popular paparazzi place to spot celebrities.

Beyonce, 29, showed off her noticeably slimmer figure in a black and gold wrap dress and towering heels.

She was sporting a lighter shade of blonde hair, too - perhaps a change as she prepares to start promoting her new album.

Her husband of three years, 41, was in his signature T-shirt, jeans and trainers - but had removed his baseball cap for the smart restaurant.

Accompanying Beyonce was her six-year-old nephew Daniel - son of her younger sister Solange, who is back in California.

The couple have been staying at the five-star Le Meurice Hotel in Paris, where dozens of fans were crowded outside for a glimpse of their idols as they headed out for lunch.

Beyonce is currently enjoying a European break after recording the video for her new single Girls (Who Rule The World).

Fans got a sneak peak of her new single this week when the track was leaked online.

Beyonce had hired 200 backing dancers for the shoot and the track is described as a 'stomping club banger' and somewhat of a female anthem.

It will be the first song from her as-yet-untitled new album, the follow-up to 2008's I Am... Sasha Fierce.

Beyonce is gearing up to release her fourth solo album in June after playing a selection of tracks to record executives last month.

Sony Music Australia executive Denis Handlin enthused: 'It was just amazing. She came in and played us six tracks from the album.

'She wants to do a big tour off the back of this record... These songs, the best description I can give is groundbreaking; she’s gone to another level.'

Also this year, Beyonce is expected to film her role as Esther Hoffman in a remake of A Star Is Born, with Clint Eastwood directing.

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Pixie Lott shows off her LA glow as she jets home after two months in California

Pixie Lott has spent the past two months in Los Angeles recording her second album.

But it looks like the pop star wasn't spending all her time locked away in a dark studio given her glowing tan today.

The Essex-native, 20, was looking bronzed as she jetted in London Heathrow from Los Angeles' LAX.

Wearing a pair of bright orange short shorts, Lott's legs were nearly the same colour.

Lott has been in Los Angeles for two months recording the follow-up to her double-platinum selling 2009 debut album Turn It Up.

She has been working with some top producers and songwriters, including Dallas Austin, Diane Warren and Toby Gadd.

Speaking about her upcoming disc, she said: 'I’ve basically been trying to make it more soulful. It will still have some upbeat, pop songs on it, but it’s definitely more a soulful sound.

'I’m so excited for America to hear more of my music because I haven’t really released anything yet.'

At the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards earlier this month, Lott admitted she was missing England.

She told the Daily Mirror: 'I’ve been in LA for six weeks now, recording tracks for the new album but I’m ready to come back to London and go to Camden market.'

She has been visited by her model boyfriend Oliver Cheshire, 22, who she has been dating since last August.

Although she spent months being coy over her new love, Lott said recently: 'He’s really cool and makes me smile.'

Following a role in teen film Fred: The Movie last year, Lott is hoping to break the United States and has been spending increasing amounts of time Stateside.

Lott is set to follow up her debut film with a starring role in UK movie Sweet Baby Jesus, with Bette Midler, Robbie Coltrane and Sean Brosnan.

The comedy, slated for release this year, stars Pixie as 'a pregnant girl named Mary who goes back to Bethlehem Maryland at Christmas time.'

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Nigella Lawson hits the beach in burkini-style outfit

As a rule, Nigella Lawson is only too happy to show off her voluptuous figure in low-cut outfits.

On a visit to Bondi Beach, however, she went to the opposite extreme.

The 51-year-old Domestic Goddess opted for a full cover-up against the late-summer Sydney sun as she splashed in the water with a companion.

Miss Lawson’s outfit resembled a burkini – a three-piece swimsuit designed to preserve the modesty of Muslim women – with a baseball cap beneath the hood.

The explanation was that the fair-skinned star was worried about sunburn. Prompting the question: Why bother going on the beach, then?

The mother-of-three is currently down under to film a new series of MasterChef, on which she will be making a guest appearance alongside Rick Stein and Heston Blumenthal.

Renowned for her flirtatious manner of presenting, Lawson has been called the ‘queen of food porn’.

She is often seen spilling out of her dresses during parties and regularly opts for racy outfits during her cookery shows.

Despite never training as a chef, she has a value of £7million, selling more than 3 million cookery books worldwide.

Miss Lawson and her second husband, advertising guru and art collector Charles Saatchi, 67, have a combined fortune estimated at £128million.

Just before Christmas they moved into a  seven-bedroom £12million home in Chelsea with underground pool.

The kitchen alone cost £500,000, but  will double as a TV studio.

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'I feel betrayed': Big Brother's Imogen Thomas breaks silence over affair with married Premier League star

Former Big Brother star Imogen Thomas has spoken out about her affair Premiere League footballer former lover - and says she feels betrayed by him.

The 28-year-old model has revealed she rang him last week as details began to emerge of their relationship to plead that the story be kept quiet and he promised: 'I'll look after you.'

Instead, she was slapped with a High Court gagging order threatening her with jail if she named him.

Talking in today's Sunday Mirror, she said she felt 'betrayed' by the married footballer's behaviour.

She told the paper: 'I believed him when he said he would protect me but he’s only looked out for himself. My world has fallen apart.

'I can’t work because of the fuss so I don’t know how I’ll pay the mortgage, and I’ve been branded a homewrecker and a whore.

'But he hasn’t lost anything – he can go back to his big house, his wife and kids and still be worshipped when he plays football.'

Meanwhile, Thomas's friend claim he rang her yesterday to say he still has feelings for her and to beg her not to reveal his identity, say her friends.

The star gained a legal gagging order last week which prevented any newspapers from naming him.

But it is being claimed in today's papers that he called 28-year-old Thomas yesterday saying: 'If my name gets out I'll be divorced...and it will cost me millions.'

Rhe People says that the ace also confessed to still having feelings for the Welsh beauty following their six month affair and expressed his remorse that she'd been named as his mistress.

A source told the paper: 'He accepts she loves him and wanted to be with him. It would have been easy for her to make his life very difficult. He understands that. However, he begged he, "Please don't name me.'

Model Thomas is said to be 'devastated' that their relationship was revealed, effectively ending it.

She is said to have confided in a friend, saying: 'I believed it was true love and feel devastated...I wanted to settle down and have the whole marriage and kids thing with him.'

Thomas, who was in the 2006 series of Big Brother and was a beauty queen beforehand, is being comforted by her close friend Dancing On Ice star Elen Rivas, 35.

They became friends when Thomas was dating Jermain Defoe, 28, and Rivas was still with her former boyfriend, Chelsea footballer Frank Lampard.

Rivas said: 'I urged Imogen to dump him because I knew he would never leave his wife but Imogen always insisted he would.

'She was saying to people her lover told her he had never loved anyone as much as he did her. 'Thomas said she met the love rat in a London nightclub in September.

She claims he did all the running and pursued her by constantly calling and sending flirty texts and messages.

She told the Sunday Mirror: 'For the first few weeks I wouldn’t even put his number in my phone. I liked him but I had to pull myself away.

'I called it off a million times but he kept coming back. He knew it was wrong as well, he said as much, but he was pursuing me.'

'We didn’t want it to go any further but feelings take over and it just happened.'

The couple met for the second time the month afterwards and she says it became clear their relationship was developing into something more than a casual fling.

However, when it appeared that their affair had been rumbled last week, Thomas rang him.

She said: 'I rang him and said, "They know about it, you’ve got to speak to someone at the club and get the story quashed.

You’ve got to protect me and yourself". He said "Oh my God". He promised he would look after me.'

But from then on, Imogen only heard from the footballer through his lawyers.

First she was hit with a personal gagging order, which carried the threat of jail, then in the High Court Mr Justice Eady ruled her name could be made public.

She added: 'These injunctions only seem to exist to look after high-profile people. I know what I did was wrong but he’s the one with a wife and children – he’s the cheater. Now my life is in pieces.'

'I can’t stop crying, but I don’t suppose he is because he is protected by the law.'

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