Inside Millie Bobby Brown & Jake Bongiovi’s lavish SECOND wedding – with huge Brit star booked to sing
FOUR months after I exclusively revealed their first top-secret wedding in May, Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi will tie the knot again today.
Insiders told me the pair have flown to Florence with their families for a very posh ceremony in the Italian city.
And to kick off the celebrations, they hired an area in top celebrity haunt Sheesh in London on Thursday for a pre-wedding dinner before catching their flights yesterday.
My exclusive pictures of Stranger Things star Millie and Jake, who is the son of American singer Jon Bon Jovi, show them leaving the restaurant after their meal, which included plates of lamb and chicken shish and plenty of wagyu burgers.
A source said: “Millie and Jake kicked off their wedding celebration in style. They hired an area in Sheesh for dinner with their family, including Millie’s parents, Kelly and Robert.
“Their group was drinking lychee martinis and strawberry daiquiris, but didn’t go too mad as they had to fly to Italy.”
Tomorrow, Millie and Jake will say their vows again at a luxury venue.
And my moles told me the pair had lined up a special surprise singer for their guests.
A second insider said: “Millie and Jake have booked a huge British singer to perform at the wedding.
“She was one of the biggest names in music this year and is a real favourite of theirs, so they are delighted she is flying over especially for them.
“Their first wedding in America in May was a very low-key ceremony, the second wedding is going to be huge.
“All of their celebrity friends, including Millie’s Stranger Things co-stars and her British best pal Mark Wright, are flying to Florence to be there.
“It is going to be a huge wedding with celebrations also planned for Sunday.”
Millie and Jake got engaged last spring after dating for two years, and they’ve not wasted any time in getting their dream day organised.
I can’t wait to see the pictures and let you know all the gossip from the reception . . .
ON TO A NICE LITTLE FEARNER
IT’S not just Gwyneth Paltrow making millions out of the wellness craze – Fearne Cotton’s lifestyle brand, We Are Happy Place, raked in £1.4million last year.
The ex-BBC Radio 1 DJ has built her company into a massive success, with a podcast, books and summer festival.
And now Fearne is laughing all the way to the bank, with new figures revealing she made a profit of £110,000 a month.
Fearne didn’t have pound signs in her eyes when she launched her company in 2018 and said she created it after seeing a gap in the market.
She added: “As you get older, you re-evaluate things and focus on the important things like family, health and the planet.
“You start not to look so much for external cues to feel happy, like buying stuff, wanting things or desiring certain people in your life.
“It’s more about an experience of just being peaceful, and that, for me, is definitely about being in nature. That’s the biggest kick for me, always.”
CHAPPELL RED HOT
SHE counts Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry as fans.
But as I arrived at night one of Chappell Roan’s two sold-out gigs in London, I have to admit I held little enthusiasm.
Over the past 12 months, Chappell has become one of the most talked about stars in music – but I just didn’t get it.
However, I’m happy to report that by the end of the show, the kooky singer from Missouri had well and truly won me over.
Her voice is stunning and her stage presence is undeniable – even with a set stripped totally bare of cheap gimmicks, a single pyrotechnic or confetti cannon.
But I also have no doubt her army of disciple-like fans helped sweep me up in the electric buzz of Brixton Academy.
In scenes reminiscent of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, all 2,300 of them were dressed to the nines.
They also knew every word of the 16-song set list, pulling off dance moves to Chappell’s Top 10 hit Hot To Go with precision an army major would be proud of.
Chappell has often been branded “the next Gaga” but, unlike Gaga, she’s made no secret of hating the fame and attention that comes with her job when off stage.
Speaking to the packed venue, pausing on stage behind her keyboard, Chappell said: “I think if you ask anyone who does this job, we hate having to make up a speech and talk.
“I get so nervous when I have to talk, but I am so grateful that I get to clock into work like this.
“I am so grateful that I have the queer community. I really, really needed this when I was 15. I needed people who wouldn’t make
fun of me and I feel like you are not going to make fun of me.”
She was right. As fans flooded out of the venue, they had all clearly had the night of their lives.
- By Jack Hardwick
Gary’s black for good
GARY BARLOW looked dapper as ever as he enjoyed a night out in London.
The Back For Good singer wore this glittery black suit at Annabel’s For The Amazon gala dinner.
The evening saw Mayfair private members’ club Annabel’s team up with The Caring Family Foundation to help tackle deforestation and global poverty.