• Kylie Minogue had the ultimate shared-Christmas, first flying to Australia for festivities with her parents then setting off for Spain to catch up with boyfriend Andres Velencoso's family (more)

• Actress Ali Bastian and her new boyfriend American professional dancer Brian Fortuna have swept the floor of their competitors during the Christmas edition of Strictly Come Dancing (more)

• Katie Price and singer Peter Andre have shared out the Christmas celebrations with their children Princess Tiaamii and Junior (more)

• Music mogul Simon Cowell has had a very happy Christmas - he has links to more than three quarters of the acts in the British top 20 (more)