‘i want everyone to feel they’re part of something special’

A complex childhood and a difficult first marriage were mere stumbling blocks on the road to success for the singer-songwriter and global superstar. She talks to Frances Hedges about overcoming adversity, embracing her diva reputation and why she’s proud to be producing music that comes from the heart

THIS AUTUMN LOOKS TO BE OLIVIA DEAN’S SEASON. AHEAD OF THE RELEASE OF HER ANTICIPATED SECOND ALBUM, FULL OF HEART-WRENCHING POWER BALLADS, SHE TELLS OLIVIA PETTER HOW SHE FOUND HER STRENGTH

A month after separating from my husband of 22 years, I flew alone to Los Angeles to see Harry Styles in concert. In LA, I shared a hotel room with fandom friends also mostly in their fifties. I had b

Gloria Hunniford is running a little late for our interview. Not content with filming an episode of Loose Women, she then had a long lunch with friends before squeezing in a dog walk. It wouldn’t be s

At 16 I was most interested in music and boys. I went to the BRIT School. So around 16, it was kind of that transition into, do I want to go to college for music? Or should I think about just leaving

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s £100 million Netflix deal has reportedly been scrapped. The streamer will not renew their contract when it expires in September. A TV insider said, ‘The deal is done;