Peter Andre has the best new year ‘ever’.

The ‘Behind Closed Doors’ hitmaker celebrated the coming of 2012 in Dubai with his children Junior, six, and four-year-old Princess Tiaamii – and says his whole family enjoyed an ‘amazing’ party.

He said: ‘It was the best new year ever.

‘On New Year’s Eve (31.12.11) we all went to huge party. There was amazing music, brilliant food and the kids had a ball.

‘Both Junior and Princess were dancing on the stage at one point! I didn’t let them stay up too late, though – after a while I put them to bed and left them in the capable hands of a close friend while I went back to join the others.’

Though he enjoyed the evening, Peter admits some parts of the night are a little hazy in his memory because he had been drinking alcohol but he knows his celebrations ended with a calorific meal.

He wrote in his column for new! magazine: ‘We went to Embassy bar, where I bizarrely ended up talking to Hugh Grant about God knows what!

‘He was very nice from what I remember, but I couldn’t really tell you what we were talking about as I’d had a few drinks.

‘I also had a Cuban cigar, which was quite an experience. It was a great night all in all, but unfortunately I ended it by eating a burger and chips in my room at 4.30am. Whoops!’

Sky News