IT IS the ultimate benchmark to prove you have made it as an A-list celebrity.

Renowned film stars, the biggest names in the music industry and some of the greatest sportsmen have opened the doors to their homes to reveal a glimpse of their private lives to one of the world's most famous magazines.

Now former Saints teenage sensation Theo Walcott and his girlfriend Mel Slade have opened their hearts to Hello magazine in a glamorous 13-page spread.

The loved-up couple, both aged 17, have even made the front cover of the glossy mag - an honour held by stars including the Beckhams, Brad and Angelina, Kate Moss, Sir Paul McCartney and Nicole Kidman.

They are pictured in a variety of poses - draped across each other, walking hand in hand and looking at each other longingly in fashionable clothing and with immaculate hair and make-up.

The article was written by Saints director Mary Corbett, a member of the famous Corbett family. Her late father John Corbett rescued Saints from financial oblivion in the 1930s.