The famous faces spotted in the UAE this week

Winter is here, which means the celebrities are starting to land

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

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.