Scripted ‘reality’ TV show Made In Chelsea has no patch on the matter. I hear that a new book, written by a property consultant based in the wealthy corner of west London, has caused Chelsea to drink champagne.
Author Michelle van Tulder has the royal district’s socialites shaking in their Louboutins with Table 72: The Girl Without A Filter.
It follows the life of a school mother, Charlotte, as she has lunch with her closest friends at The Restaurant on King’s Road, which is based on van Tulder’s favorite table at The Ivy Chelsea Garden.
The cast of characters includes ‘gym buddy bunny’ Azam; the ‘sexy feline aristocrat’ Rose; Vanya, the ‘icy man-eater’; and Mary, a “slightly scandalous former high-society fashionista.” Fearful that their dirty laundry is about to be washed in public, locals are trying to determine if any of the characters could be based on people they know.
“It’s the talk of the town,” artist Ghizlan El Glaoui tells me. “People here worry that their secrets will be left in the book, that their dinner invitations will be canceled so close to Christmas, and that the morning coffee chat has gone stratospheric. It’s what everyone talks about outside the doors.” from school. Even I am worried about ending up in the book.
Former Made In Chelsea star Millie Mackintosh tells me: ‘You want to see if you can spot someone you know. I don’t think I’m into it, but I’m trying to guess who the characters are based on.’
One of the husbands in the book flees to the United States after losing the family home and all his savings in the stock market, another has an affair with his nanny, while a third cheats on his wife with his personal assistant.
Van Tulder, 53, tells me: ‘I can’t comment on anything. They always say that facts are stranger than fiction and this is no exception.
Michelle van Tulder makes Royal Borough socialites tremble in her Louboutins with Table 72: The Girl Without A Filter
Former Made In Chelsea star Millie Mackintosh tells me: ‘You want to see if you can track down anyone you know. I don’t think I’m into it, but I’m trying to guess who the characters are based on.’
Guy’s date night with glamorous wife
Guy Ritchie was said to be furious following the recent theft of film equipment worth more than £1 million from the London set of his TV drama, The Associate.
But the director, 56, seemed in better spirits on Tuesday as he enjoyed a night out in Mayfair to celebrate the birthday of his wife, model Jacqui Ainsley, 43.
The couple, who have three children, were seen leaving Oswald’s private club. Jacqui wore a daring satin and lace dress.
Guy Ritchie enjoyed a night out in Mayfair to celebrate the birthday of his wife, model Jacqui Ainsley, 43.
Stroke won’t stop Queen guitarist
He will shake you, again!
Queen guitarist Brian May, 77, who suffered a “mild stroke” three months ago that left him unable to use his left arm, is “much better now”, according to his wife, actress Anita Dobson.
“It’s stabilized now, which is brilliant,” he tells me over the Television and Radio Industries Club’s Christmas lunch at The Londoner hotel.
‘I just hope we don’t have any more recurrences. he has the
use of that arm now. He plays the piano a lot at home. He really likes Beethoven; I love it.’
Anita, 75, adds: ‘It was terrifying. Your brain is overloaded, that’s what it is. He’s too smart for his own good.
Queen guitarist Brian May, 77, who suffered a “mild stroke” three months ago that left him unable to use his left arm, is “much better now”, according to his wife.
Gaia is the last star of Nepo
The only daughter of Dame Emma Thompson and Greg Wise has become a star in her own right.
Gaia Wise, who turned 25 this week, turned heads on the red carpet at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square for the world premiere of The Lord of the Rings animated fantasy, War of the Rohirrim.
Gaia voices the intrepid main character Hera, which she describes as a “dream” role.
“The butterflies don’t quite cover it; they feel a little like dragons right now,” she says of her nerves.
“If I’m allowed to come back, I’ll always love playing Hera; she lives in me now.”
Gaia Wise, who turned 25 this week, turned heads on the red carpet at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square for the world premiere of The Lord of the Rings animated fantasy, War of the Rohirrim.
King’s key role in solving the mystery
Lady Antonia Fraser has suggested an interesting way to boost the morale of cancer-stricken King Charles by solving a centuries-old royal mystery.
The historian has called for DNA testing to be carried out on bones from Westminster Abbey that possibly belong to the ‘Princes in the Tower’, Edward V and his younger brother Richard, who disappeared in 1483 and are believed to have been murdered by his uncle’s order. the Duke of Gloucester, later Richard III.
“Charles II did not verify the authenticity of the bones because he could not, but Charles III did,” he says. “(Finding out who they belonged to) would be wonderful and might cheer up the King.”
Lady Antonia Fraser has suggested an interesting way to boost the morale of cancer-stricken King Charles.
Lady Pole upset over her daughter’s title
She has campaigned vigorously for a change in the law in favor of her daughter and all other aristocratic women, who cannot inherit titles.
But now Charlotte Carew Pole has come into her own, albeit in poignant circumstances, becoming Lady Carew Pole following the death aged 85 of her father-in-law, Sir Richard Carew Pole. His successor to the baronetcy is his eldest son, Charlotte’s husband Tremayne, aged 50, who becomes the 14th baronet.
Charlotte, 48, is very upset that the baronetcy will ultimately not pass to her daughter Jemima, but to her son Lucian, who is a year younger.
Lady Charlotte Carew Pole campaigned vigorously for a change in the law in favor of her daughter and all other aristocratic women, who cannot inherit titles.