Lilly Singh was in town to talk at the Sharjah International Book Fair, but also headed into the dunes for some desert time while here. Photo: Instagram/iiSuperwomanii
Lilly Singh was in town to talk at the Sharjah International Book Fair, but also headed into the dunes for some desert time while here. Photo: Instagram/iiSuperwomanii
Lilly Singh was in town to talk at the Sharjah International Book Fair, but also headed into the dunes for some desert time while here. Photo: Instagram/iiSuperwomanii
Lilly Singh was in town to talk at the Sharjah International Book Fair, but also headed into the dunes for some desert time while here. Photo: Instagram/iiSuperwomanii

The famous faces spotted in the UAE this week


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As the weather becomes truly perfect in the UAE, and a touch too chilly in places like Europe, plenty of celebrities are flying in for a sunny stopover. Here is who was spotted in the desert this week (plus, Ryan Reynolds is now in Abu Dhabi, or at least on his way, to shoot 6 Underground).

It seems, when it comes to UAE travel pics, there's nothing a celebrity loves more than a dune shot, a supercar selfie or a falcon pic...

Lilly Singh 

The YouTuber and children's rights campaigner was here for the Sharjah Book Fair, but made sure to fit some supercar time in too:

Alfie Deyes

You may not have heard of YouTuber/author Alfie Deyes, but plenty of other people have: he has 4.3 million Instagram followers, and 5.49 million on Twitter. He was spotted at the One & Only Royal Mirage in Dubai this week:

Tariq Sims

The Fijian/Australian Rugby League star visited the Grand Mosque and the dunes of Abu Dhabi, and opted for the classic 'walking-away' Insta' trope at both of them:

Ian Rush

Welsh footballing legend Ian Rush had a meeting with Mo Salah's agent Ramy Abbas in Dubai this week. Rush played for Liverpool in his prime, which is Mo Salah's current team:

ProVerb 

South African music star, and Idols SA host, ProVerb managed to capture every single 'while on holiday in Dubai' social media shot while here:

Malakai Fekitoa

The Tongan-Kiwi Rugby player called Dubai the "perfect escape spot" for his "#RecoveryMode":

Trey Smith

Will Smith's son seems to be as big a fan of Dubai as his dad, and he opted for a spot of falconry in the desert on his latest visit:

Eric Lanlard

The celebrity baker was in the capital for Taste of Abu Dhabi: read his thoughts on all things cake here.

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