Nicole Appleton stuns in a black lace dress as she rings in 2025 with her husband Stephen Haines, son Gene  and daughter Skipper at luxury five-star resort in Dubai

Nicole Appleton cut a glamorous figure on Tuesday evening as she and her family celebrated New Year’s Eve at the five-star Bvlgari Resort in Dubai. 

The singer, 50, looked incredible in a chic black lace dress as she was joined by her husband Stephen Haines, her son Gene Gallagher, 23, and daughter Skipper, 4. 

Her stylish ensemble boasted a plunging neckline, a figure-hugging fit, and an elegant lace pattern all over. 

She added inches to her frame with a pair of red court heels and toted her essentials in a mini red handbag. 

Meanwhile, her husband Stephen looked incredibly dapper in a black tuxedo as he struck up a smile for the cameras alongside his wife and daughter. 

Gene, who is the son of Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher, 52, opted for matching his step-father with a black-and-white tuxedo. 

The musician showed the apple does not fall far from the tree, as he mimicked his father Liam’s famous brooding attitude while posing for the snap. 

Sharing the snap to her Instagram, Nicole captioned the post with: ‘HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️XXXX @hainsey7 @genegallagher and Skipper.’ 

Her outing comes after she shared a loved-up snap of herself and Stephen at her ex Robbie Williams’ Better Man premiere in London last November. 

Robbie premiered his film, in which he is played by a CGI monkey, in London’s Leicester Square and was joined by friends, family and collaborators at the red carpet spectacle.

Nicole’s attendance proved that the exes are still on very friendly terms – in fact, at the event, Robbie thanked his ex for being ‘f**king brave’ and ‘allowing’ him to depict their tumultuous relationship and her heartbreaking abortion in the film.

And after the big night, Nicole shared a sweet snap as she cosied up to her man who she married in October 2021. 

She looked stylish in a glamorous red glitzy dress which she wore with a matching bag and heels. 

Nicole penned in the caption: ‘What an amazing night! Such an incredible rollercoaster!! Loved it! @hainsey7 ❤️’ 

‘@efd_films @robbiewilliams @raechellebanno ❤️ thank you @alexpriceglam @carolinebarnesmakeup #betterman.’

Nicole and Stephen have been together since November 2018, but had never publicly announced that they were engaged – so their 2021 wedding was a shock to all.

Nicole and Robbie met whilst working on Top of the Pops back in 1997 and began a whirlwind nine-month romance, during which Robbie proposed. 

But the romance came to an end shortly after Nicole had an abortion in 1999.

Holly Willoughby later shared a video of Robbie performing at the post-premiere party held at Lio London, during which he gave a shout-out to Nicole.

‘Nicole Appleton is f**king brave for allowing us to tell that bit of the story,’ he said as he led the intimate crowd in a round of applause before launching into his hit song She’s The One.  

Speaking to Hello! Before the premiere, Robbie explained how he had invited Nicole to an early screening, before admitting: ‘The most difficult bit is watching Nicole and what we went through because she was instructed to get rid of our baby…’

The singer added: ‘I didn’t make her do that – but I was a f****** awful boyfriend, like, really awful, and I was in the height of my addiction and alcoholism.’ 

‘And it breaks my heart every time I watch it because she’s a complete angel, and there’s still shame attached to who I was then.’

Robbie added that he called her as soon as she left the screening and both of them shed tears before gushing that he was looking forward to ‘giving her a hug’ at the premiere.

Nicole revealed her side of the relationship and breakup in her 2002 autobiography Together, writing how she fell pregnant with Robbie’s baby but after pressure from All Saints’ record company, she had an abortion.

Recalling Robbie’s reaction to her pregnancy at the time, she said: ‘Robbie Williams put his hand on my belly and told me, ‘This baby is saving my life.’

Robbie backed his ex’s decision to write about the abortion in her autobiography but later admitted reliving it had ‘torn him apart’.

‘I was completely behind her… If there’s something that’s so deep-rooted within yourself that you feel it would feel better to you that you exorcised it and got it off your chest because secrets can make you sick and secrets can make you feel terrible… then I’m completely behind her,’ he previously told the Daily Mail.