TV STAR Kelly Brook was at Friars Walk to officially open its latest store today.

The Skechers ambassador opened their Newport shop and met fans afterwards.

Ms Brook, who has worked with the brand for several years, chatted with fans and helped to celebrate the store, which has been open for a few months.

The official opening of the store comes just before the shopping centre’s one year anniversary of opening.

The long-awaited £117 million shopping centre opened on November 11 last year and sees thousands of visitors coming to shop there every week.

On officially opening the store, Ms Brook said: “It’s just lovely to see all the Welsh countryside as you come in and it is great to go to stores around the country. You can meet people in the stores and the visitors.

“The store is quite new and Friars Walk is very lovely, I love a good shopping mall.”

Simon Pullen, Centre Director for Friars Walk said: “It’s great to welcome Kelly to Friars Walk, she generated a lot of interest on twitter, on site and at the Skechers store. Our Face of Friars Walk models, along with the competition winners were able to meet Kelly in the store. They were able to find out more about the product range ask Kelly questions about herself and her role as ambassador for Skechers.”