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James Brinsford

Inside Saira Khan's intimate birthday with private chef, igloo and celeb guests

Saira Khan wasn't going to let Covid restrictions stop her celebrating her 51st birthday with a select group of her closest celebrity friends.

The former Loose Women documented the celebrations on her Instagram page throughout Sunday as Covid rules allowed up to six people to enter people's homes, though she hosted them mainly outdoors for the al fresco party.

Saira didn't let the weather rain on her parade either, as she had a huge igloo installed, so that everyone had somewhere to retreat to if one of the heavy showers that have dogged May, made an untimely visit.

Chef Theo Michaels was on hand to produce Saira's birthday feast, much to her delight and her very special guests - Ulrika Jonsson, Andrea McLean, Nick Hewer, and Kieron Dyer.

Among the pics that Saira shared on Instagram was one in which she stood in front of a table, which had been lavishly laid out along with a giant 51 sign.

The former Apprentice star wore an orange summer dress for the occasion and had posted previously that all her guests were "vaccinated, tested and ready to celebrate in small numbers" before her "little birthday celebration in [an] outdoor pod".

From the photos posted on social media, it would seem that Saira's husband and two children had given the party a miss, but may have been in the background somewhere.

There were plenty of treats on offer with the chef serving up fish cooked in vine leaves along with loaves of sourdough bread.

The birthday cake was a personalised affair, made with white chocolate over a fruit cake.

Among her guests, Ulrika poked fun at her reputation for falling for a sportsman, by posing with former footballer Kieron Dyer.

Along with a pic of the pair pouting at the camera, Ulrika captioned the pic: "I loves me a good footballer. I also like [Kieron Dyer]."

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