HELLO! magazine

Five years ago, Macarena Gómez and Aldo Comas left Barcelona in search of a calmer way of life for themselves and their young son Dante. Since then, the artistic couple haven’t looked back, settling in the picturesque Alt Empordà region just south of the Pyrenees in northern Spain. Here, they’ve converted a 17th-century millhouse – once their holiday home – into a full-time abode, a colourful, comfortable hub for their creative talents. With plenty of space and a riverside location, it’s also where they love to hike and ride, grow their own food and, above all, share their lives with an ever-expanding menagerie of animal friends, including a llama, alpacas, horses, dogs, peacocks and a parrot. As they invite us inside, actress and producer Macarena and her husband, a painter…

With her piercing blue eyes and perfectly coiffed fur, it’s clear that Choupette – fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld’s beloved Burmin cat, who inherited a portion of his €200m (£167m) fortune and has lived a life as luxurious as any movie star – is more than accustomed to being the centre of attention. After all, she has modelled alongside A-listers and supermodels including Naomi Campbell, Gisele Bündchen and Kendall Jenner, and even had her own make-up range and book. Her follower count on Instagram stands at 265,000 – impressive for anyone, let alone a cat. Last year, this fabulous feline celebrated her 13th birthday – at the Palace of Versailles. “She’s a princess, so taking a photo of her in front of a castle seemed appropriate to us,” says Françoise Caçote,…

When internationally renowned DJ Fat Tony greets HELLO! at the door of his garden flat in London’s stylish Pimlico, his adorable red cavapoo Reenie Taylor joins in with an enthusiastic bark. “Everyone says she’s very much like me. It’s quite funny,” Tony says with a smile. “She has a real attitude problem. But I keep putting it down to her being two.” Then, as we sink into each side of an comfortable velvet sofa, Reenie sits between us. “She’s a little joy, a bundle,” her proud owner adds. “She gets called a lot of things, but Boo Boo’s the main one, because she’s my little Boo Boo.” Tony – born Anthony Marnach – rose to fame on London’s club scene in the 1980s and became best friends with Boy George…

DAVID’S FABULOUS 50 PRE-PARTY IS A FAMILY MATTER The impending 50th birthday of David Beckham was never going to be a small affair. So, to kick off the celebrations, the former footballer and his family enjoyed a party at Cipriani Downtown in Miami. David posed for a photograph with wife Victoria and their children Romeo, 22, Cruz, 20, and Harper, 13. Also in the glamorous family snap are Romeo’s girlfriend Kim Turnbull and Cruz’s date Jackie Apostel. The soiree, held ahead of his landmark birthday on 2 May, was attended by former NFL star Tom Brady, comic Jack Whitehall and legendary footballer Lionel Messi, who plays for David’s Inter Miami team, plus Fisher Stevens, director of hit Netflix documentary Beckham. “So I thought I’d start celebrating slightly early,” the former…

Against a backdrop of blue sky, fields and a lake, David Beckham looks every inch the country gentleman in a tweed jacket and flat cap as he poses alongside his four canine companions. “A few serious faces this morning but it’s like trying to get all 4 kids together and smile all at the same time,” he says, sharing the picture of him and his pack with his 87.9 million followers on Instagram. Since buying a £12m converted barn in the Cotswolds, the 49-year-old former England footballer has shared a number of images showing him with his cocker spaniels Olive, ten, Fig, seven, and Sage, six, as well as three-year-old cockapoo Simba. The Beckhams have long been dog lovers. David and Victoria welcomed their first pets, rottweilers Puffy and Snoop,…

Looking a picture of health and glowing with vitality, Jodie Kidd gently strokes her horse’s mane as she stands in a field surrounded by her beloved animal companions. The 46-year-old entrepreneur has had a passion for equestrian pursuits since she was a child. However, these noble creatures have also played a vital role in her life: they have helped cure her debilitating anxiety. “Animals helped me through a scary period of anxiety and lows, and very tough times in my life,” Jodie reveals in this exclusive interview with HELLO! from her home in West Sussex. “They bring a huge sense of calm and happiness and love.” Best known for a glittering modelling career in which she rubbed shoulders with Kate Moss, shot global campaigns for Chloé and walked the runway…