On New Year’s Eve Russell Brand confirmed the rumours that had been floating around in the media for months and that had reached new heights on twitter just the day before. The British comedian has filed to divorce wife of just 14 months Katy Perry. We find out the details that have emerged since the announcement.
A high-street store in the UK has credited Kate Middleton with doubling their profits!
And Kanye West took off his rapper hat and chose to DJ this New Year’s Eve. We find out how the star’s DJ debut went.
On New Year’s Eve we awoke to news that Russell Brand had officially announced his and Katy Perry’s impending divorce, saying, “Sadly, Katy and I are ending our marriage. I’ll always adore her and I know we’ll remain friends.”
Just days before, we reported that Katy had been spotted vacationing in Hawaii over Christmas with friends sans wedding ring while Russell was spotted enjoying time in the UK, also without his wedding band.
After the announcement, it was reported that Brand spent his New Year’s Eve in his London Savoy hotel room watching a soccer game, a far cry from the infamous partying days of his 20s.
Now, the Sunday Mirror has reported that the divorce came because the pair disagreed over having a baby. Brand had made no secret of his desire to settle down and start a family with Perry but the ‘Firework’ singer had other ideas, wanting to work on her career and wait to have children.
TMZ have suggested that Perry asked Brand to file for divorce so she didn’t have to do it herself as her Christian pastor parents would be upset if it was she who officially ended the marriage.
It has been reported that Duchess Catherine has helped to double the profits of Reiss in the past year alone.
The 29-year-old royal has worn dresses by the British high street store to a number of high-profile events and has now been credited with giving the brand a “cooler and sexier” image which led to a huge increase in profits last year.
According to accounts filed at Companies House, profits surged to £8.5million from £4.3million in the year to January 31 2011, whilst sales rose to £87.6million from £77.7million.
In addition to Catherine’s endorsement of the chain, the family-owned store has also credited the increase in profits to the launch of the Reiss 1971 sub-brand.
The company said in a statement: “The launch of a new sub-brand, Reiss 1971, was the starting point to make the brand much cooler and sexier, to broaden its appeal. Every aspect of the brand was appraised, in order to highlight this and to make a more dynamic and sexier statement.”
Kate Middleton first gave the high street store her stamp of approval when she wore a Reiss dress in her official engagement photograph – shot by Mario Testino – with Prince William in January 2011, causing the company’s website to crash and it seeing a huge boost in sales from royal fans in the US.
She then went on to wear a cream Reiss dress when she met US president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle, which sold out within hours of the first pictures emerging.
Hot Las Vegas night club 1 OAK was the place to be on New Year’s Eve with Kanye West making his DJ debut and ringing in the new year with some of his favourite hits, including, of course, some of his own tracks.
West performed under the pseudonym ‘Yeezyworldpeace’ and played tracks of his own such as ‘Gold Digger’ and ‘Good Life’ along with plenty of hip hop, pop and 80s tunes.
Stars such as host Fergie, who stole a midnight kiss with her husband Josh Duhamel, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kid Cudi and more, enjoyed the three-hour set.
