There has been no shortage of celebrity drama this year with stars voicing their grievances through diss tracks, social media swipes and even their memoirs. 

While 2023 may be coming to an end the dust has yet to settle on some of the biggest blow ups of the last 12 months.  

From the Kardashian family feuds to This Morning’s golden couple Holly and Phil breaking apart, formerly solid partnerships have crumbled. 

Now MailOnline takes a look back at the 10 messiest celebrity spats of the year.      

1. Taylor Swift vs Kim Kardashian

Taylor Swift slammed Kim Kardashian for ‘taking her down psychologically’ and forcing her into hiding during their long-running feud

Things were friendly in 2015, when Taylor presented Kanye West with the Vangard Award at the VMAs but things broke down again when he rapped about her in his 2016 hit Famous

 

While it’s no secret that there’s no blood lost between Taylor and Kanye West, the singer dredged up her feud with his ex-wife this month when she accused Kim of ‘taking her down psychologically’.

The singer, 33, dished on the dispute when she was named TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year, looking back on the spat when Kim’s then-husband Kanye wrote a 2016 song including vulgar lyrics about her.

Kanye claimed Taylor had consented to the reference but, after denying it, Kim also weighed in and released what the popstar described as ‘an illegally recorded phone call’ between the pair which she claimed proved otherwise.

Discussing the aftermath and the brutal toll that it took on her wellbeing, Taylor told the outlet: ‘You have a fully manufactured frame job, in an illegally recorded phone call, which Kim Kardashian edited and then put out to say to everyone that I was a liar.’

‘That took me down psychologically to a place I’ve never been before. I moved to a foreign country. I didn’t leave a rental house for a year. I was afraid to get on phone calls.’

Although she didn’t elaborate on where she moved to, Taylor began dating British actor Joe Alwyn in late 2016, and it was widely rumored that she had rented a home in London in order to spend more time with him.

During that period, she all but vanished from the public eye, something that she says came as a result of the fallout.

‘I pushed away most people in my life because I didn’t trust anyone anymore. I went down really, really hard.’

Most of the pop icon’s next album Reputation, released in 2017, was aimed at her experience during the ordeal.

But the abundance of snake imagery used in veiled reference to mother-of-four Kim, now 43, only reignited the furor.

‘I thought that moment of backlash was going to define me negatively for the rest of my life,’ she explained.

Kim Kardashian sings Kanye’s Taylor Swift lyrics in 2016

 

She took another swing at the pair and anyone else who she believes has tried to stifle her success, remarking: ‘Trash takes itself out every single time.

2. Nella Rose vs Fred Sirieix

I’m A Celebrity campmates Nella Rose and Fred Sirieix’s relationship became strained after he remarked ‘I could be your dad’ during a conversation about their age difference

Tragic: Nella’s father Kamango Paul Hollela tragically died in 2020 and she revealed that speaking about her parents in the Jungle was a ‘triggering’ concept

One of the most shocking moments from this year’s I’m A Celebrity didn’t occur during a Bushtucker Trial but in the camp.

Many had expected Britney Spears’ little sister Jamie Lynn Spears or controversial MP Nigel Farage to cause the most drama, but it was YouTuber Nella Rose and First Dates star Fred Sirieix that had the first row.

Fred and Nella’s relationship became strained after he remarked ‘I could be your dad’ during a conversation about their age difference, which promoted a negative reaction from Nella, who lost her father in 2020.

While discussing Fred’s comment, Nella explained to the food connoisseur: ‘To me, I don’t care how you said it, to me, that’s disrespectful, and I don’t want to talk to you. I don’t want to talk to you, I don’t want to be around you.

‘I only allow people to disrespect me once. Don’t bring up my dead parent, are you stupid? “You know I could be your dad right?” You’re a weirdo.’

Following their disagreement, Nella and Fred made amends while competing in one of the show’s challenges.

But their fallout sparked a debate among viewers, with some believing that Nella overreacted and others sympathetic for the terrible loss she has suffered.

Nella has lost both her parents, her father Paul Hollela passed away in 2020 after contracting coronavirus and her mother Eseho Omolongo died of a stroke in 2016.

The social media star later revealed her side of the story, explaining that ‘it was a big fat misunderstanding.’

She added: ‘We’ve gone over it, everything is cool, everything is blessed. I don’t know why everyone’s still crying about it.’

‘In the Jungle, everything is intensified. That subject [parents] is very triggering for me because its a fresh wound but everything in the Jungle is intense.’

3. Hailey Bieber vs Selena Gomez

In February, rumours that Hailey Bieber and Selena Gomez were fighting started to spread once again after Hailey shared a TikTok in which some believed she was making fun of Selena

Kylie Jenner was also accused of  mocking another Selena post, in which the star admitted she had ‘accidentally laminated’ her brows too much

Selena Gomez talks about ‘vile’ comments after Hailey interview

 

For years, the internet has pit Justin Bieber’s ex-girlfriend Selena and his model wife Selena against one another and despite their protestations, the pair appeared to fall out yet again this year.

In February, rumours that they were fighting started to spread once again after Hailey shared a TikTok video in which some believed she was making fun of Selena.

Joined by close friends Kendall Jenner and Justine Skye, Hailey was accused of referencing a set of unflattering paparazzi photos featuring a bikini-clad Selena as the friends lip synched: ‘I’m not saying she deserves it, but God’s timing is always right!’

The post was swiftly deleted, but the negative reaction it inevitably prompted led to Hailey insisting her poorly timed video had nothing to do with her love rival.

‘I never comment on this type of thing but we were just having a girls’ night and did a random TikTok sound for fun,’ she assured disgruntled followers. ‘It’s not directed at anyone.’

However, fans then accused Kylie Jenner of mocking another Selena post, after the Disney Channel star admitted she had ‘accidentally laminated’ her brows too much.

Taking to Instagram, Kylie adopted a similar pose with the same arched eyebrows and the accompanying caption: ‘This was an accident ?????’

She then added even more fuel to the fire by sharing a FaceTime call with Hailey – during which they both zoomed in on their eyebrows.

The uproar resulted in Kylie losing half a million social media followers, while Hailey’s following went down by close to a million in total.

Conversely, Selena saw her followers increase by 10 million as a result of the online trolling accusations aimed at the pair.

Hailey later hit back at feud accusations, calling it a ‘vile, disgusting hatred that can come from completely made-up and twisted, and perpetuated narratives.’

4. Britney Spears vs Justin Timberlake

After vowing to speak her truth, Britney Spears left no stone unturned in her memoir, The Woman In Me, revealing what really happened when she was with Justin Timberlake

After vowing to speak her truth, Britney left no stone unturned in her memoir, The Woman In Me, revealing what really happened when she was with Justin.

The Toxic hitmaker, 41, who dated Justin, 42, from 1999-2002, revealed that she fell pregnant with the N*Sync star’s baby in 2000 but had an abortion because he ‘didn’t want to be a father’.

The star claimed while she wanted the baby and ‘dreamed of having a family’ with Justin, he ‘wasn’t ready’ for the responsibilities of parenthood and thought the pair were too young.

She wrote: ‘It was a surprise, but for me, it wasn’t a tragedy. I loved Justin so much. I always expected us to have a family together one day. This would just be much earlier than I’d anticipated.

‘He said we weren’t ready to have a baby in our lives, that we were way too young. I’m sure people will hate me for this, but I agreed not to have the baby.

‘I don’t know if that was the right decision. If it had been left up to me alone, I never would have done it. And yet Justin was so sure that he didn’t want to be a father.’

The star said the abortion was ‘one of the most agonizing things I have ever experienced in my life’ in the memoir.

Britney would later welcome sons Sean Preston, 18, and Jayden, 17 with Kevin Federline while Justin shares sons Silas, eight and Phineas, two with wife Jessica Biel.

Justin immediately came under fire from Britney fans as her book blew a hole in the narrative surrounding their split in 2002, which saw Britney widely vilified in the wake of reports accusing her of cheating on the singer.

Justin’s career soared after their breakup, with albums and songs promoted under the narrative that Britney broke his heart.

In the music video for his 2002 hit Cry Me A River, he even used a Britney lookalike.

Britney Spears makes another cheeky dig at ex Justin Timberlake

5. Priscilla Presley vs Riley Keough

After the tragic death of Lisa Marie Presley (centre) in January a dispute was sparked between her mother Priscilla and daughter Riley Keough, 34, over ownership of the estate

Only two weeks after Lisa Marie’s death, Priscilla filed a legal challenge to her daughter’s will – which had taken control of her wealthy Promenade Trust away from her

The Presley family suffered another heartbreak this year when Lisa Marie Presley died on January 12, aged 54, from the small bowel obstruction caused by previous weight-loss surgery – with opioids found in her blood at the time of her death.

Lisa Marie’s death sparked a dispute between Priscilla and granddaughter Riley Keough, 34, over ownership of the estate.

Only two weeks after Lisa Marie’s death, Priscilla filed a legal challenge to her daughter’s will – which had taken control of her wealthy Promenade Trust away from her.

Priscilla contested a 2016 amendment removing her as co-trustee and naming Lisa’s daughter Riley and her late brother Benjamin instead.

In a recently-signed settlement Priscilla agreed – in exchange for $1.4 million plus an undisclosed sum for ten years – to relinquish control of her late daughter’s Promenade Trust, leaving Riley, star of TV’s Daisy Jones and the Six, as sole trustee.

In September, Riley said she and her grandmother’s relationship experienced ‘a bit of upheaval’ while they battled over the will.

She confessed: ‘There was a bit of upheaval, but now everything’s going to be how it was. Anything that would suggest otherwise in the press makes me sad because, at the end of the day, all (Priscilla) wants is to love and protect Graceland and the Presley family and the legacy.’

Riley added ‘things with Grandma will be happy’ now that ‘clarity has been had,’ noting that she and Priscilla had ‘never not been happy’.

She added about the fallout from Lisa Marie’s death: ‘Everyone was in a bit of a panic to understand how we move forward, and it just took a minute to understand the details of the situation, because it’s complicated.

‘We are a family, but there’s also a huge business side of our family.’

After a months-long dispute, Riley agreed to give her grandma $1 million to become the sole trustee, as well as $400,000 to cover legal fees.

Riley said: ‘I did feel like there was a choice in front of me to give up and let this event take me out or have the courage to work through it.

‘I started trying to move through it and not let it take me out.’

In June, Priscilla said Elvis and Lisa Marie would approve of the final settlement, stating: ‘My daughter’s passing was both devastating and heartbreaking. We have learned that the fans realize that we are “Just a Family”.

‘Elvis would be proud and his and Lisa’s wishes are what are most important to all of us. My granddaughter, through her counsel, along with my team worked diligently and tirelessly to resolve all misunderstandings as a family.’

The Presleys get Hand and Footprint Ceremony in Hollywood

 

6. Holly Willoughby vs Phillip Schofield

The King and Queen of daytime TV, Holly and Phillip, suffered a tumultuous year that resulted in them both leaving This Morning after more than a decade of co-hosting

The King and Queen of daytime TV, Holly and Phillip, suffered a tumultuous year that resulted in them both leaving This Morning after more than a decade of co-hosting.

The pair enjoyed a famously strong friendship for years with Holly comforting Phil when he came out on the show in 2020.

However, the relationship between the work husband and wife cooled following the ‘Queuegate’ scandal in September last year – when they were accused of skipping the queue to see the Queen lying in state.

Relations deteriorated further in April when Phillip took time away from the sofa as his paedophile brother went on trial – something he failed to warn his co-star was coming.

After news of his affair broke in May, Holly made it clear she wanted to stay on the programme but that it was impossible to host with Phil, 61, as their friendship had broken down.

She also made it clear that she wanted to be paired with former Big Brother star Alison Hammond, 48, whom ITV bosses were chuffed to see host together.

This led to Phil being given no option but to leave the show he had hosted for 21 years with stars including Alison Hammond and Josie Gibson brought in to fill the hole.

Holly then stepped down from the show in October after a man was arrested and charged with an alleged plot to kidnap and murder her.

It was claimed Phillip had reached out to her in the aftermath but a source said: ‘Phil is really sad still. They are not friends and it’s very, very unlikely they ever will be ever again.

‘Holly went out there publicly and said that Phil had lied to her about his affair with the young runner and then privately was texting him.

‘She messaged him because she was really upset and concerned at people criticising him, at the same time she was going back on television.

‘It hasn’t been the same for her since. She vowed to guide the show through the choppy waters but in the end it sadly turned out to be too much.’

7. Kourtney Kardashian vs Kim Kardashian

The Kardashians have never been afraid to air their ugly fallouts but this year Kim and Kourtney’s squabbling hit new heights

The Kardashians have never been afraid to air their ugly fallouts but this year Kim and Kourtney’s squabbling hit new heights.

Fans watched in suspense as the siblings battled it out after they separately collaborated with Italian fashion house Dolce & Gabbana.

The row kicked off when Kim, 43, signed on as creative director for a Dolce & Gabbana fashion show in Milan, after D&G personally styled Kourtney and Travis Barker’s wedding.

Kourtney unleashed her angst that her sister had diluted the ‘specialness’ of her wedding, saying: ‘It feels awful that my sister used my wedding as a business opportunity. She chose the money over me.’

Kim then confronted her sister, telling Kourtney: ‘You’re a different person. We all talk about it’, referring to a text thread including sisters Khloé, 39, Kendall, 27, and Kylie, 26, and excluding Kourtney.

‘We’re all confused, and we’re on a group chat that’s actually labeled “Not Kourtney.”

Kim also claimed Kourtney’s kids, Mason, 13, Penelope, 11, and Reign, eight, have ‘come to [her] with problems they have’ about their mom.

The interaction ended with a tearful Kourtney calling Kim an ‘egotistical narcissist’ and telling her, ‘You’re just a witch and I hate you.’

While the pair didn’t hold back in their takedowns of one another, Kourtney later joked that this was nothing compared to their teenage fights.

Putting all the wedding-induced drama aside with her younger sister, the Poosh founder shared a sweet post to wish the Skims mogul a happy 43rd birthday in October.

She penned: ‘Thank you for all those years of bossing you around and you actually listening to all of my crazy ideas.

‘People think the fights they’ve seen on tv are bad if only they got to witness the hair pulling, nail digging ones from early high school.

‘The joys of sisterhood. I love you deeply forever and always. May God bless this year with love and happiness and abundant joy.’

Kourtney shares her opinion on relationship with Kim amid feud

 

8. The entire cast of Married At First Sight UK

While MAFS UK is never short of confrontations, this year’s drama saw the removal of two stars while dinner parties were overshadowed by fighting (L-R) Georges, Rosaline, Brad, Thomas, Terence, Peggy, Ella, Tasha, Arthur, Porscha, Jay, Laura, Paul, Nathanial, Shona and Luke

While MAFS UK is never short of confrontations, this year’s drama saw the removal of two contestants while dinner parties were overshadowed by fighting.

One of the most shocking incidents occurred when Luke Worley stormed into Jordan Gayle’s apartment where he was living as part of the TV dating experiment before physically challenging him, causing producers to end his time in the process.

Meanwhile, Brad Skelly was also removed from the experiment after the show experts were concerned by the ‘controlling and coercive’ behaviour displayed towards his wife Shona Manderson.

It wasn’t just the men causing drama, with viewers horrified by Tasha Jay and Erica Roberts’ behaviour during an explosive argument.

During a couples’ catch-up over a drink, Tasha immediately pounced on Erica for ‘snubbing’ a hug during the E4 show, branding the dancer a ‘tramp’.

Georges Berthonneau also hit out at ‘rodent’ Erica and her husband Jordan in a Q&A after they claimed that Georges and Peggy Lawrence’s relationship was fake in an interview.

One fan asked Georges in his Q&A: ‘Is your relationship with Peggy fake as Jordan claims?’

Georges replied with rodent emojis and said: ‘I won’t say much but what I will say to you is if you believe a couple that only ever argued at the dinner table so that they got screen time, then you need hypnotizing.

‘Please do not listen to the rodents, and please just let actions speak louder than words.’

9. Shakira vs Gerard Pique and Clara Chia

Following Shakira’s split from partner of 11 years Gerard in June 2022, the singer wasted no time hitting out at her ex and his new girlfriend Clara

The Columbian took a swipe at Clara in her new diss track which later topped Spotify ‘s Global Charts as well as former partner

Following Shakira’s split from partner of 11 years Gerard in June 2022, the singer wasted no time hitting out at her ex and his new girlfriend Clara.

The Columbian took a swipe at Clara in her new diss track which later topped Spotify‘s Global Charts.

Shakira allegedly realised her ex-boyfriend had been unfaithful when she discovered a jar of strawberry jam had been eaten while she was away.

The hitmaker referenced the preserve in a music video for her single Te Felicito in April, which featured a clip of a head of her collaborator Rauw Alejandro inside an open fridge.

According to ShowNews Today, Shakira knew that Gerard and their two sons Sasha and Milan didn’t like strawberry jam, and so she sussed that someone else had been staying at their home when she found the jar.

The singer appeared to allude to this in the music video for her single Te Felicito, where she can be seen opening a fridge to be greeted by Rauw’s head.

Shakira, makes it crystal clear she is referring to the 23-year-old her former partner is rumoured to have started dating last year before they split, saying: ‘I’m worth two 22’s. You traded a Ferrari for a Twingo. You traded a Rolex for a Casio.’

She also announced in an interview: ‘There is a place in hell reserved for women who don’t support other women.’

While Shakira’s new song features some barbed lyrics aimed at Gerard and his supposed new love Clara Chia Marti, she also includes a few choice words for her ex-mother-in-law.

In the song, she sings the line: ‘You left my mother-in-law as my neighbour, with the press at the door and the debt in the Treasury…’

It has been reported that the relationship between Shakira and Montserrat Bernabéu [Gerard’s mother] has turned sour after she readily welcomed her son’s new romance.

10. Halle Berry vs Drake

One of the most random feuds of the year came when Halle Berry hit out at Drake for using a photograph of her being slimed at the 2012 Kids’ Choice Awards without permission

The rapper had promoted his single with SZA called Slime You Out using the the image, which has been described as ‘suggestive’

One of the most random feuds of the year came when Halle Berry hit out at Drake for using her photo without permission.

The rapper had promoted his single with SZA called Slime You Out using the the image, which has been described as ‘suggestive’, showing Halle covered in green slime at the 2012 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards.

Halle later shared further details, revealing that the Canadian rapper did reach out for permission to her, but she said no, and he still used the offending picture anyway.

Responding to a fan who highlighted that Getty Images own the copyright to the photo and not her, Halle explained why she was still ‘mad’ at Drake.

‘Cuz he asked me and I said NO that’s why,’ she snapped back.

She added: ‘Why ask if you intend to do what you want to do ! That was the f**k you to me. Not cool You get it?’

The Oscar-winner first took aim at Drake last week with a cryptic message on her main Instagram page which read: ‘Sometimes you have to be the bigger guy…even if you’re a woman!’

While the post didn’t directly mention the performer, 36, she responded to social media users in the comment section where she labeled the music artist’s action as ‘not cool.’

One fan had asked the star her feelings towards her image being used, and Berry replied with, ‘Didn’t get my permission. That’s not cool I thought better of him!

The beauty then explained the reasoning behind the message and penned, ‘Hence my post today. When people you admire disappoint you you have to be the bigger person and move on!’