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Updated · E! NEWS · Aug 19

Callum Turner, 36, Says Starting Family With Dua Lipa Is Top Priority After May Wedding

Updated

Updated · E! NEWS · Aug 19

Callum Turner, 36, Says Starting Family With Dua Lipa Is Top Priority After May Wedding

Q: What hidden local backlash over their extravagant Sicilian wedding threatens to overshadow the couple's perfect romance narrative?

The main backlash was not about the marriage itself, but about Palermo residents accusing the couple’s Sicilian celebration of effectively privatizing public space. Reports from Palermo said security cordons, road closures and restricted access around areas including Piazza Sant’Anna and Piazza Croce dei Vespri disrupted daily life during the three-day event. Some locals said they were forced to park far away, walk to work, and deal with businesses closing early. Anti-overtourism protesters responded with posters and graffiti carrying slogans such as “Palermo is not for rent” and “Our square is not your living room.” That criticism fed into a broader resentment in Sicily and across Italy about wealthy visitors using historic city centers as exclusive backdrops while residents absorb the inconvenience. Coverage also mentioned complaints about no-drone zones, heavy police presence, strict privacy measures and, in some reports, non-disclosure demands around parts of the celebration. So the hidden threat to the couple’s fairy-tale narrative is a very visible local grievance: their lavish Palermo wedding became a flashpoint for anger over overtourism, inequality and the temporary takeover of public spaces for a celebrity event.

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Callum Turner said in an Esquire interview published Aug. 18 that he wants children with Dua Lipa, adding at 36 that he would like “to have a family and raise some kids.”
Turner linked that goal to traits he says he has sharpened through acting and modeling—determination, structure, routine and rhythm—which he believes could help him as a parent.
The actor also looked back on the couple’s May wedding, calling it “the most beautiful day” of his life, and said fan congratulations still feel “pretty surreal.”
After the ceremony, the newlyweds extended the celebrations with trips to South Africa, Rome and the Amalfi Coast, underscoring a shared love of travel as they start married life.