Tina Kunakey, her first interview exclusive confessions

Tina Kunakey agreed to answer questions from newsoftheworld.top. A first interview confessions to the French press a few days after his shooting with Bella Hadid. Meet an it-girl. 

Newsoftheworld.top. Can you tell us about your sunny childhood, between Sicily and the Basque Coast? 
Tina Kunakey .  Contrary to what can be read in the media, I was not born in Sicily but in Toulouse. I did not stay very long in the pink city. My parents wanted to move to Biarritz, on the Basque coast. They loved visiting this area, even before we had my sister, my brother and I. I lived there until my 15 years before taking off in the direction of Madrid. I wanted to learn Spanish and finish my studies there. I also really launched my career as a model.

You say "contrary to what can be read in the media". Many of them give you a different age, between 18 and 26 years old. How old are you? 
It is true that they give me a little all ages. But no, I'm 19 years old! I would be 20 years old on April 5th.

What is your best memory of childhood? 
This is not a moment, it is more a period. The one where I went alone to Madrid, when I took my liberty with my arms. Madrid is a city I love. I did not know her at all before I went, nor did I speak Spanish. I lived in a small apartment near the French high school where I was studying. It was a total freedom. Imagine at 15, I lived alone in my own apartment. I have always been a serious girl but it was at this time that I started to make my first celebrations (laughs).

Tina Kunakey loves Instagram and the idea of ​​"capturing moments".© Patrick Fouque / Paris Match

In this regard, what kind of child were you? 
I have always had very good results at school. I was pretty shy but very dynamic. Smaller, the most important thing for me was sport. I was doing a lot of swimming. I even made several times the championships of France! I had a social life and friends, but my daily life was more school / sport. Until the day I got hurt and I had to stop swimming. It was at that moment that I began to know the joys of adolescence, with outings and restaurants with girlfriends.

"From the age of 8, I was asked a lot"

You often post on Instagram photos of your sister and your brother. The spirit of brotherhood has an important air for you ...
This is not an impression. I am very family. My brother and sister are necessary to my balance. We talk a lot, we never lie, we tell each other. It's the same with my parents. My little brother still lives with them, he is 17 years old. He comes to see me very often! Like me at the time, he did a lot of sport, boxing and rugby. My sister, she did a school of cinema and works today in fashion. She lives in Barcelona. I hope one day to be able to collaborate with her.

And your parents? It seems to be a model for you. 
My father was born in Morocco, of Togolese origin, then he came to France. My mother is Sicilian. They met in Toulouse. Between them, it was immediately obvious. And it has been going on for over 25 years! For me, they are both real models. It is often said with my little brother that they will never separate because they are too well! (Laughter) They are very complementary. My mother is gentle, protective, never shouting at me. She's my accomplice, a real Italian mama. My father is more strict, but he remains the first person I call when I need advice. It is benevolence in the raw state.

Tina Kunakey, an it-girl who comes from the south of France.© Patrick Fouque / Paris Match

When did you learn that you will become a model? 
From the age of 8, I was asked a lot. My parents did not want me to leave, I was too young. So I was making pictures for local brands like Roxy, Billabong, Quicksilver ... But my dreams were elsewhere. I wanted to do a sports career, until I realized it would never happen. I then left to Madrid to launch myself in modeling with the total confidence of my parents.

"Everything is not true on social networks"

Tell us your first experiences in the world of fashion? 
In Madrid, during my first castings, there was a wild side. But I like that, I'm a little wild, too. (Laughter) On the other hand, I was so stressed! You have to know that in this world, at the beginning, you do not choose who you work for. It has no decision-making power, we can only stand and wait ...  
Later, I went to London. Alone, once again. I started again from scratch. I did not really speak English, I had to be noticed in sprawling castings. But it was also in London that I experienced one of my most beautiful experiences. I made a short film of 12 minutes with the talented rapper ASAP Rocky.

Belinda for Mr.Pokora, a shoot with Bella Hadid, projects to come ... the year 2017 promises to be radiant for Tina Kunakey.© Patrick Fouque / Paris Match

In France, your face begins to be known after your appearance in the clip of Mr. Pokora, "Belinda". How did it happen ? 
When I landed in Paris, I met Matt with whom I immediately heard very well. We had a lot of friends in common, we frequented pretty much the same places. We stayed on good terms. And one day he proposed to me this project: to be Belinda! How could I have refused! Today, I can say that Matt is a friend. He offered me a real visibility in France.

How do you live this growing media coverage? 
Slowly. I keep my head on my shoulders. And people have to keep this in mind: on social networks, there is everything and its opposite. You can make everything believe, you can let everything appear. All is not true! We make a little believe what we want. We show what we want ... or not.

You say that but the place of social networks seems very important in your career? 
I like  Instagram . I find it interesting to be able to share a small part of his life with his friends and others. Again what we decided to show. But it is important of course for my visibility. On the site of my agency IMG Models there is a link that refers to my Instagram. A casting director will always look at the influence of a personality. Regarding Twitter and Snapchat on the other hand, it does not interest me; But never say never. On Instagram, I like the idea of ​​photographing moments, capturing moments that will not happen again.

"I'm happy with Vincent"

You went to Victoria 's Secret with Vincent Cassel. How do you formalize your relationship? 
I really wanted to go to the show Victoria's Secret and Vincent surprised me to bring me there . So if the question is "Am I happy at this time?", The answer is yes.

How did you meet? 
We met somewhat like everyone else. Two people who find themselves in the same place and at the same time, attracted to each other. It is one of the beautiful surprises of life. And if you want to know since when we are together, again, contrary to what is said about us two, we did not meet this summer! (Laughter)

Tina Kunakey and Vincent Cassel at the Victoria's Secret fashion show in Paris on November 30, 2016.© BOV / Bestimage

At 19, you have already aware of the need to protect privacy ...
Yes, still a little bit. We put so much emphasis on social networks that when we can keep a small garden secret for us it's nice. In addition, I work with my image, I take pictures every day. So even though I'm willing to share things with people, I'm not ready to give anything.

What are your plans for the coming months? 
I always say these words to my relatives when they want to visit me: '' Take your ticket if you want, but I'm not sure I'm here. '' At this moment, I do not know where I will be the next day. For example, our appointment was stalled the day before. 

Otherwise I just did a shoot with Bella Hadid , a campaign planned for 2017. Recently, I VOLCOM brand ambassador, whose magnificent Georgia Jagger is the face. Many projects in common are coming ... And I also have other contracts which I can not speak for the moment.

How do your parents look at your career today? 
I think my parents are proud of me. When I made the cover of the "Marie-Claire Italy", my mother and my maternal grandparents were in awe, admiring the work I had done with Koto Bolofo. They were also very happy to see me appear in the pages of "Vogue Italy" last August. My father always loved the artistic style and the great energy of Ellen Von Unwerth. 
Wherever my family lives, whether in Sicily, France or Togo, I get many encouragement. It helps me a lot. As my parents always tell me: "As long as you are happy, all is well". This is the case today.

A blossoming family, a sublime Belinda, a shoot with Bella Hadid, a woman in love ... what a beautiful year 2016! Where do you see yourself in 10 years? 
It's a tough question when you're 19 years old. I would like to live in Madrid. It was a city that marked me. I see myself well in an apartment with the through light and people shouting in the street. On the professional side, it's just as complicated to project me, I hardly start. One thing is for sure I love beautiful women. I love Irina Shayk, Cindy Bruna, Joan Smalls, and Bella Hadid with whom I've worked recently. I would like to have the chance to create a small place among them.  

My parents gave me an incredible education, thanks to them I traveled a lot, seen the world and its different facets. I speak English, Spanish, French, some Italian. The least I can do to pay them homage is to stay myself.

Calum Best and £1,000 hooker Heavenly

RANDY Calum Best is paying £1,000 a time for wild bondage romps with a hooker called Heavenly.

The TV star son of soccer legend George has ordered up the 24-year-old beauty with a series of saucy texts—including one with a picture of his manhood.

He likes to blindfold her and then tie her up with her own stockings.

And Calum, 26, snorts line after line of cocaine to keep himself going during their marathon sessions.

"You could say he's like a big rampant rabbit sex toy with Duracell batteries because he goes on and on and on," says Heavenly, whose surname (aptly) is Warren.

"He likes sleeping with me because he gets bored with run-of-the-mill sex," she adds. "He wants the girl to be submissive."

Heavenly also reveals how the Celebrity Love Island pin-up ended one session by pouring champagne all over her naked body and licking it off. "Then he pressed a grand into my hand."

Calum texted her for their first romp after they met at a party.

"He knew I was an escort and asked for some snaps. So I sent a hot video of me messing about in the shower," says Heavenly. "He got so turned on by that he sent me a picture of his ****."

It was the start of a text bombardment. "I want the real you all over me please. Money or what?" said one. Then he wrote: "Feelin proper f****** naughty and want you bad."

That was followed by a text proving his spelling was worse than his chat-up lines. "Baby don't think so lowely of me cause im a gentleman but also a complete perv, cant wait," he wrote.

Calum's wishes first came true in a penthouse suite at London's Sanderson Hotel after they'd met for drinks.

"He asked me to let him do things how he wanted," says Heavenly. "His favourite position was doggy style and we were up there for about two hours." The next venue was his flat in south London—and Calum was panting for bondage. Heavenly—who has appeared in Sky's football drama Dream Team—stripped and let him blindfold her and tie her hands behind her back with one of her stockings.

"I trusted him, I knew he wasn't a murderer or anything and he was quite gentle," she says. "It made it exciting for him. He wasn't into masks and whips but he did spank my bum a bit!"

Licked

But it wasn't exciting enough to stop him snorting cocaine between romps. "He sniffed small thin lines off his bedside table to keep himself going," says Heavenly. "His stamina was amazing.

"He also poured champagne over my body and licked it off while I was still blindfolded. He loved it because I was passive. When we'd finished he paid me the usual amount." Heavenly says he's since had two more sessions with her—the last one at her flat in west London.

"He always texts me when he wants me," she adds. "I think I must be different from most girls who chase him. But I've never had a full-on tongues snog with him. That's too personal."

She says Calum asked her if she wanted money for their last session—she did. "He's cute but if he wants to keep sleeping with me he will have to pay," she insists. "I don't want to be like all the other girls."

A few days ago he texted her again: "Wanting you, just got back from Dublin." But Heavenly, who claims she is now concentrating on modelling work, is not sure whether she'll see him.

"I don't know," she sighs. "It's down to him." And his wallet presumably.

MAGIC?: Paul Daniels and Vanessa Feltz in wifeswap

 IT WAS the marriage made in hell—magician Paul Daniels and TV presenter Vanessa Feltz thrown together for Celebrity Wife Swap.

He wished—in fact, they BOTH wished—he could wave a magic wand, and abracadabra make Vanessa vanish in a, big, puff of smoke.

You can see little and large clash when they and partners Debbie McGee, 48, and Ben Offoedu, 34, trade places for the Channel 4 show on Sunday night. But here we give WD40 ad man Paul, 68, and Vanessa, 44, the chance to reveal their true feelings for each other. But be warned, it's not pretty...

PAUL SAYS:

"I LIKE laughter but she is one of the most serious women I have ever met. We had absolutely no chemistry. Debbie and I just take the mickey out of everything and are a lot more relaxed.

When I told Vanessa, ‘Look what you're carrying! SLIM!' she got upset. She took it very personally. But all I was doing was caring about her. I worry about people who are overweight.

She is fat and that's a fact. In the last 15 years, two of my mates have died as a result of obesity. When I explained to her about my mates, she took it all as a real criticism.

Poem

One of Vanessa's rules was that I had to write a poem for Debbie. Vanessa thought that was a romantic thing to do. She doesn't know how romantic I am. Last year I was in a restaurant with Debbie when I said, ‘I wish I'd never married you'.

She looked shocked and asked me why. So I told her, ‘Well, then I could ask you all over again'. That's far more romantic than slogging over a poem.

When I came up with a funny poem, ‘I miss you more than my computer, it's very nice that you are cuter', Vanessa told me, ‘That's doggerel!' And this was meant to be a fun day!

She then read me out this ancient poem from the 1400s.

I immediately corrected her and told her, ‘But that's a gay poem'. It had never occurred to her. But Vanessa kept insisting, ‘No, it's not. It's from an old woman to a man. I've loved this poem since I was 14!'

When I pointed out it was written by Sir Phillip Someone-or-other, she started blustering. I don't need educating. I like laughter.

When I proposed to Debbie, I told her, ‘I'm a lot older than you, I'm not very tall and I'll probably go a lot balder. The only thing I will promise you, is our life will never be boring'. And it isn't.

So take something from Vanessa's lifestyle? Er, WHY? But I don't regret doing the show. I bought a new environmentally-friendly Prius car with the money they paid me.

VANESSA SAYS:

7I had a miserable week because the mighty magician is only bothered by his silly tricks—and not anyone else, certainly not a fat feminist like me.He never showed any interest in me, but had the cheek to talk about my weight to the cameras.

How unchivalrous is that?

Of course I'm too fat, but is it nice to say that to the nation and not to my face?

Dumpling

There are plenty of things I could have said about Paul. I didn't comment on the fact he is a midget and certainly no Brad Pitt. I look like a bit of a dumpling, but at least I have a healthy attitude to food.

Paul and his wife don't. She even has a plastic pig in her fridge that starts oinking and saying ‘stop eating, fattie' any time you open the door.

Paul and Debbie live in an isolated bubble, in a posh house on the river. Nobody ever goes in or comes out.

Paul spends his nights slumped over the remote control watching reruns of Inspector Morse from the 1970s—it's incredibly boring.

Debbie just waits on him. I had to take him breakfast and get into bed with him to eat it.

All the while he talks about what a legend he is—at length. But his magic left me cold. He tried to show me a trick and it failed. I didn't know where to look. It was so embarrassing.

Paul thinks I take everything so seriously. Yeah right! In his home there is no humour at all.

When I got Paul out to the pub with the locals I had a drink and a laugh. He turned me down for a slow dance. Mind you by that point I'd have rather danced with Godzilla.

Paul is around the same age as my dad so I'm not going to be dissing an OAP because it's not respectful. That's not how I was brought up. But I absolutely loathed Paul.

Resisting sad Paul was not difficult. The sight of him in his little pyjamas did not fill me with love or put fire into my loins. I do not find him sexy— I find him sexless. 

Chris Tarrant's affair with EastEnders babe

TV STAR Chris Tarrant is enjoying a cloak-and-dagger affair with a sexy blonde ex-EastEnders star—and it could cost him a FORTUNE.

The Who Wants To Be A Millionaire host secretly spent the night with actress Debbie Arnold, 51 at his luxury flat on Thursday.

Now the revelation is set to bump up the price of his bitter divorce from wife Ingrid—who already wants £24million.

SNEAKY Chris Tarrant has been rumbled going to extraordinary lengths to keep his new lover a secret from vengeful wife Ingrid.

The TV quiz host was desperate for his romantic trysts with twice-wed ex soap star Debbie Arnold to remain hush-hush until his costly and bitter divorce settlement is finalised later this month.

Famous for the catchphrase "I don't want to give you that", Tarrant, 60, fears Ingrid—who is demanding two-thirds of his £35million fortune—will turn the screw even more if she finds out.

Sorry, Chris. When she sees our exclusive pictures she won't be phoning a friend...it'll be her lawyer.

We caught out the star and blonde lover Debbie—who looks remarkably like Ingrid—on Thursday. They attended a glitzy awards bash but staged an elaborate cloak-and-dagger operation to pretend they weren't together.

They WENT IN separately and LEFT separately. But astonishingly, as he hopped in the front seat of his limo, she was HIDING flat out in the back.

They sped off but, as soon as he thought they were out of sight, he ORDERED his chauffeur to stop and CLIMBED in the back with her.

They drove to his £800,000 luxury flat just around the corner from the Tarrant marital home in Esher, Surrey. Then he SNEAKED her up the stairs and they spent the night together.

Yesterday a close pal warned: "Chris is going to get an absolute bucketload from Ingrid over this. It will cost him dearly."

Slinky

"She'll be devastated. She already feels like she's been cast off and it's going to infuriate her even more. Ingrid will think he should have waited until the divorce was finalised before jumping into bed with another woman. If there was ever any chance of an easy financial settlement, this will scupper it."

We can reveal Who Wants To Be A Millionaire host Chris has been dating the ex-soap actress since Christmas after another affair caused the split with Ingrid. It has developed and become serious in the past two months.

Debbie, 51, starred in EastEnders for more than a year playing April Branning—Carol Jackson's flighty sister who ran off to Greece with a toyboy lover.

In real life she has a history of starry relationships. She lost her virginity at 16 to rock legend David Bowie when she was running his fan club.

Then she was briefly wed to John Challis, Boycie from Only Fools And Horses, before marrying and having two girls with comedy actor David Janson. He played the replacement Herr Flick in the final series of 'Allo 'Allo. They divorced five years ago

Debbie lives with daughters Ciara, 19, and Talia, 14, in a £750,000 house in Cobham, Surrey, just around the corner from dad-of-four Tarrant.

She has known the star and his wife for years because their kids went to the same schools.

She first got together with Tarrant at a Christmas bash thrown by posh Drummonds Bank at their HQ in Trafalgar Square. Since then they have dated discreetly and spent cosy evenings at each other's homes.

But on Thursday their secret love was blown apart...

5pm: Tarrant's chauffeur picks up Debbie from her home in his Merc.

6.20pm: The car collects Tarrant from LWT studios.

7pm: Limo arrives at a star-studded sports awards bash in east London. Although they get out at the same time Chris hangs back to take a call on his mobile as Debbie, wearing a slinky, low-cut pink and black ballgown, walks into the venue alone.

They sit together at table No16. At a table a few feet away are the event's guests of honour, David and Victoria Beckham. The ex-England skipper gets an award for Outstanding Contribution to British Sport.

Tarrant presents the gong for Best TV Sport Commercial. Among the 1,150 other guests are Arsene Wenger, Thierry Henry, Al Murray, Lord Coe and Alastair Campbell.

A fellow reveller said: "Although Chris and Debbie sat next to each other all night they were definitely trying to make it seem they were NOT together."

11.35: Debbie gets her coat and leaves—alone. She walks outside and climbs into the back of Tarrant's limo. An insider said: "There were no goodbyes or anything like that. No kisses. Nothing. Chris just topped up his wine glass and carried on in conversation with one of his friends. It was as if she had simply gone to the loo. It must have been rehearsed beforehand." Tarrant continues to chat for another 20 minutes.

11.55pm: He leaves using mobile.

Midnight: Limo, which was being driven round the block to avoid photographers, picks him up. Debbie is lying down on the back seat to avoid being seen, so Tarrant gets in front.

12.05am: Half a mile down the road, out of sight near London's Blackfriars Bridge, he jumps out and climbs in the back with Debbie.

12.45: They arrive at Chris's flat.

7.45: Debbie leaves flat wearing same clothes as the night before and is picked up by Chris's chauffeur.

8am: Smiling Debbie arrives home.

8.10: Tarrant leaves for work.

A pal said last night: "Debbie is bubbly, blonde and fun—just the sort Chris likes. His mates have been calling her Ingrid Mark 2 because they are exactly the same age, look the same and both love a drink and a laugh.

"It's like he's just been to the shop and ordered another Ingrid.

"Chris says he loves being with Debbie. They both like getting p****d—and he says the sex is sensational. He's always been a randy old goat!"

Furious Ingrid, 51, kicked Tarrant out last year after he admitted a seven-year affair with married teacher Fiona McKechnie. She is demanding £24million—two-thirds of his estimated £35million fortune—in a settlement to be thrashed out on April 16.

Debbie started her career doing impersonations of 50s sex symbol Diana Dors. She had a nose job, lost three-and-a-half stone and has appeared in 300 TV shows, including Minder, The Bill, and Emmerdale.

Last night cricket fan Tarrant was on a lads' sporting hol in the West Indies to watch England in the World Cup.

HE'S PORSCHE: Kerry Katona man's new motor

LOOKS like Kerry Katona  hubby loves life in the fast lane.

Former cabbie Mark Croft, 35, slipped behind the wheel of a Porsche 911 turbo convertible this week.

And what a difference a year makes. Just a year ago he ferried Kerry in a Vauxhall Vectra.

Now, less than a month after getting hitched and with their baby just a few weeks old, he’s buying a 193mph 2+2 sports supercar.

But he blew a gasket when he spotted our snapper and raged: “It’s a good family car.”

Croft and face of Iceland store Kerry, 26, married in Scotland’s Gretna Green on Valentine's Day.

Six days later she gave birth to their first child - Heidi Elizabeth - a sister for her two daughters Molly five and four-year-old Lilly-Sue. Let’s see you fit a carry cot in the back of that motor!

X-FACTOR: Louis Walsh blasts Simon Cowell 'the coward'

DEVASTATED X Factor judge Louis Walsh has ripped into Simon Cowell for sacking him from the show — and revealed their 10-year friendship is now in tatters.

Telling his full story for the first time, the music manager raged: "I have been completely shafted by Simon.

"He has told me bare-faced lies about my future and, worst of all, he didn't have the balls to tell me personally that I was going."

In an exclusive interview with the News of the World Louis also claimed Simon:

LIED about ITV making the decision to shake up the show

FOOLED sacked host Kate Thornton into thinking her job was safe

REFUSED to call devastated Kate to explain his decision.

Louis, 54, said: "The format works, so why change it? The audience is used to the same panel coming back each year.

"The only change is that Simon gets new teeth and bigger boobs."

Even loudmouth Sharon Osbourne, who Louis describes as "THE" star of the show, was in danger of losing her place on the judging panel, according to an insider.

He said: "There was concern about her age. But Simon feels she is box office and people tune in to watch her."

Louis revealed he learned his fate on Wednesday after Cowell had sent him to Stockholm, Sweden, to meet songwriters penning tracks for the new series.

He was standing in a hotel lobby when a call came through on his mobile from X Factor executive producer Richard Holloway.

Louis said "I never expected in a million years to hear that I was being sacked.

"Richard was very upfront. He said, ‘We've got bad news, you're not going to be a judge any more'.

Control

"It was totally unexpected. Just a week before, I'd been sitting in Simon's home in LA talking about what we'd do with the new series. We were talking about who should be the fourth judge. I even suggested some names like Chris Moyles.

"That's what sticks in my throat—Simon went on like it was business as usual. Why did he send me to Stockholm and have me working on the series if he didn't want me judging?

"I have spoken to him since and he has offered me another show. He blames ITV for my leaving, but I don't believe for a second that this has anything to do with them.

"Simon controls everything about X Factor. This has everything to do with him."

Louis said he's also devastated for Kate. Her future looked shaky in October last year, but Cowell, 47, reassured her there was no plot to dump her.

Louis said: "Simon had a long chat with her and told her to ignore the reports. He said there'd be no changes, but then the carpet was pulled from under her.

"She's very upset and feels really humiliated. She wants to speak to Simon but he hasn't even called to wish her well."

Belarusian parody of the X Factor

KYLIE Minogue: Ex took new love to meet his mum - before split

KYLIE Minogue ex lined up stunning model Sarai Givati as her replacement TWO MONTHS before they split, we can reveal.

The pop princess will be shocked to learn that Olivier Martinez formally introduced the Israeli beauty to his family in Paris last December.

Kylie was touring Australia at the time — the couple didn't end their four-year romance until February.

And Olivier's relatives say that when he presented Sarai to them he was smitten with the writer and actress, who stars in cult US TV crime series CSI.

Beautiful

One said: "French custom is such that when a man introduces a female friend to the family they're more than just good friends.

"Sarai is beautiful and intelligent — all the qualities Olivier loves in a woman. We thought she was fantastic."

But at the time, when Olivier, 41, and Sarai, 24, were pictured strolling through the French capital, he insisted they were just good friends.

Then in January, we revealed stunning Sarai had visited Olivier again, this time at his suite at LA's Chateau Marmont hotel — while Kylie was 5,000 miles away touring in the UK. Kylie and Olivier held crisis talks and split a week later.

The family source added: "They are extremely close and enjoying spending time together. What's wrong with that?

"He mentions Sarai a lot when he calls from LA. We can tell when Ollie has the hots for someone nowadays."

Olivier's dad Robert also confirmed his son is dating Sarai, saying: "Yes, he's still seeing her — he's entitled to spend time with whoever he likes."

On a trip to Paris last month Kylie spent time with Olivier's dog Sheba, but never met her ex. The relative said: "They rarely see each other in person."

But brave Kylie, 38 — who has beaten breast cancer — has bounced back from the split. She's planning a new album and next month will have her smile splashed across billboards for the "H&M loves Kylie" range.

And last week she washed that man right out of her hair with a rinse and dye in a Paris salon.

A passer-by said: "I couldn't believe it. I looked in the window and saw Kylie having her hair done."

WEDDING: Secrets of Liz Hurley's £2m ceremony

BEAUTIFUL bride LIZ HURLEY was given away by ELTON JOHN in the £2 million showbiz wedding of the year.

I can reveal Sir Elt performed the duty at a church blessing — 24 hours AFTER Liz and her Indian fella ARUN NAYAR officially wed.

The Rocket Man arrived in style, flying into the grounds of Sudeley Castle by helicopter with pal, shoe designer PATRICK COX. 

Meanwhile, Elton's partner DAVID FURNISH had to slum it and travel to the bash by car.

Elton linked arms with the bride, 41, in her Versace dress, and led her up the aisle to be met at the altar by her 42-year-old groom.

Guests included PATSY KENSIT, Jimmy Choo shoes boss TAMARA MELLON, stylist TRINNY WOODALL, supermodel ELLE MACPHERSON, DONATELLA VERSACE and artist TRACEY EMIN. There was no sign of her ex, HUGH GRANT.

More than 90 friends and family squeezed into St Mary's Church in the sprawling grounds of the castle, near Liz's Gloucestershire home.

Giant

And for the 110 guests who couldn't fit in? They gathered in an adjoining marquee to watch proceedings on a giant screen.

After the hour-long service, everyone followed the newlyweds through a covered walkway to a second marquee, where boozy celebrations began.

A luxury four-course meal was enjoyed and no showbiz wedding would be complete without the 400 bottles of vintage champagne and a few songs from Elton.

The Reverend John Partington told me: "The bride and groom looked stunning. It was a lovely occasion. I was pleased Liz's son Damian took a central role as the ring bearer."

One guest added: "It was fitting that Elton gave Liz away because he became a father figure after her dad Roy died in 1996."

The couple were officially wed by a registrar in a small ceremony on Friday, before rehearsals began for the big do.

The couple's first week of marriage will see non-stop celebrations continue in Bombay - including a cricket match and traditional Hindu wedding ceremony.

Then it's time for their honeymoon... ten days of five-star luxury in the Seychelles.

Congratulations, Mr and Mrs Nayar.

Additional reporting LEWIS PANTHER