But I’ve learned she was more eager to turn to royal hellraiser Sarah Ferguson.
Ellie met the duchess — nicknamed Fergie — through her princess daughters Eugenie and Beatrice.
And they got on so well that the 59-year-old royal will join Ellie and her pals for the party in May.
A source close to the singer said: “Ellie knows Sarah can be wild when she gets going and is so much fun to be around.
“After spending more time with Fergie, Ellie thinks she’ll be the life and soul of the party.
“Some of her mates think it’s a bit weird that they’ll be hanging out with old Fergie at the bash but Ellie is sure she’ll be a hit with her guests.
“Fergie’s a rebel and a strong female, which Ellie loves. It’s going to be one hell of a party.”
Ellie has personally planned the bash, which will be held in London, and is mulling over the idea of throwing a second do so she can accommodate all her friends and family.
Eugenie is believed to have been the one to introduce Ellie to her art dealer fiancé, Caspar Jopling, after she met him while working for his dad at online art platform Paddle8 in New York.
Ellie and Eugenie have been on a number of holidays together and have been seen partying in the trendy Chiltern Firehouse in central London.
Ellie even performed at Eugenie’s wedding after-party when she got hitched to Jack Brooksbank in October 2018.
The event, held in The Royal Lodge in Windsor, Berks, was hosted by Fergie and her ex-husband Prince Andrew.
As well as performing, Ellie got to let her hair down at the festival- themed bash, which had fairground rides, dodgems and loads of hangover food.
Ellie and Caspar got engaged in August last year and will marry later this year.
She’s just got to survive her hen dos first . . .
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A DEMO of David Bowie’s Starman has sold for £41,000 at auction in Merseyside. Late Bowie guitarist Mick Ronson gave the tape to pal Kevin Hutchinson in 1971 – who left it in his loft for nearly 50 years.
Liam red carpet a Fienne mess
ACTOR Ralph Fiennes snubbed ex-pal Liam Neeson by refusing to be seen with him on the red carpet for his latest film The White Crow.
Liam sparked outrage last month when telling how he once walked the streets wanting to kill a random “black b*****d” in revenge for the rape of a close friend.
Ralph, who invited Liam to Tuesday’s premiere in central London before the scandal hit, was shocked he turned up.
A movie insider told me: “Ralph made it painfully clear he wouldn’t be pictured with Liam.
Liam was obviously hurt as it was a blatant snub. The organisers were trying to keep them apart. It got really awkward.”
The pair have worked together a number of times, including on Schindler’s List and Clash Of The Titans.
Ralph also supported Liam following the death of his wife Natasha Richardson in 2009.
But after Liam’s sickening comments, I doubt they’ll be hanging out again any time soon.
Nice 'n kneesy, girls
NO wonder Hailey Bieber looks so fresh-faced, given that she spends a bloody fortune on cosmetics.
The model posed at an event in New York on Tuesday alongside Kendall Jenner after revealing that she uses a moisturiser which is not only made from her own blood but also costs an unbelievable £1,060 a pot.
Not surprisingly, her pop star hubby Justin isn’t keen to share it, though he does use her shampoo.
Hailey said: “Justin and I share the same Unite shampoo. We definitely don’t share skincare though.
“I moisturise with a cream by Dr Barbara Sturm that is formulated with my blood, so I don’t think he wants to put something that was made from my body on himself.”
The MC1 Blood Moisturizer, also a favourite of Victoria Beckham, contains plasma extracted from two vials of the customer’s blood to create a personalised formula.
Someone ought to tell Hailey Halloween is still seven months away.
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TWO Door Cinema Club are teasing their return with billboards featuring buttons passers-by can push to release smoke from fire extinguishers on them. The stunt comes three years after their Top Five album Gameshow.
Jason's dream return
JASON Donovan is making his West End comeback in the show that brought him his fourth No1 single.
The Aussie is appearing as the Pharaoh in a new version of Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, 28 years after starring in the lead.
The musical’s 11-week run begins on June 27 at the London Palladium and features Sheridan Smith as the narrator.
Jason scored a No1 with Any Dream Will Do during his original 18-month, sold-out stint at the same venue in the Nineties.
It’s not been revealed who will be wearing the dreamcoat this time. Steps’ Ian “H” Watkins, X Factor’s Lloyd Daniels and Joe McElderry have taken on the role in touring productions.
With Sheridan and Jason’s star power, I’m sure they can pull in a real talent.
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LADY Gaga has announced she is expecting . . . to release her sixth album very soon. She referred to the record as “LG6” as she posted on Twitter to deny whispers that she is having a baby. The singer, who split with fiance Christian Carino last month, tweeted: “Rumors I’m pregnant? Yeah, I’m pregnant with #LG6.”
FRANK Skinner is marking his ten-year anniversary at Absolute Radio with a non-stop, ten-hour show from 8am on Saturday. The comic said: “I have to admit, I’m slightly scared at the prospect of ten hours of continuous radio. I’ll be extremely proud if I can get through it without a career-ending remark.”
AMERICAN indie pop group Lany were overwhelmed by the reaction to their sell-out show at London’s Brixton Academy. Frontman Paul Klein, who dated Dua Lipa, told the crowd: “Tonight is the best night of my life . . . We’ll spend the rest of our lives trying to put tonight into words.”
THE soundtrack to mega-hit movie The Greatest Showman has been named the best-selling album of 2018 worldwide. It shifted 3.5million copies while South Korean boyband BTS occupied both No2 and No3 with their albums Love Yourself: Answer and Love Yourself: Tear, which had combined sales of five million.
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