Phil Tufnell, the enfant terrible of English cricket, was left stumped by planners after they ruled that a third extension to his Surrey home was too close to the boundary with his neighbours.
The former spinning king, 57, who has already been given permission for a first-floor extension to the four-bedroom home he shares with his wife Dawn, 55, in leafy Tadworth, Surrey, has submitted proposals for a larger kitchen and a private bathroom. bedroom and dressing room.
But council officials declared the rear extension failed the test, even though neighbors did not object. They said their plans exceeded the 6-foot limit between the boundary and the 9-foot maximum height. The former I’m A Celebrity winner paid £620,000 for the house in 2004, and it is now estimated to be worth around £1.2 million.
However, the setback is unlikely to deter Tuffers from batting again. He plans a long entry into Tadworth. “My wife is from the area and I just followed her,” he explained a few years after her move. ‘It’s rural without being too remote and I love it here. We are close to important places such as Sutton and Kingston and it is good for Heathrow and Gatwick.
Phil Tufnell, the enfant terrible of English cricket, was left stumped by planners after they ruled that a third extension to his Surrey home was too close to the boundary with his neighbours.
Phil Tufnell and his wife Dawn have lived in their home in Tadworth, Surrey, since 2004. They paid £620,000 for the house and it is now estimated to be worth around £1.2 million.
‘Our house needed a renovation and little by little, over the years, we have been fixing it up.
‘I love a comfortable, airy place and we have large rooms that flow into each other. If you’re sitting in one, you don’t feel isolated from others, so it’s easy to blend in.
‘We are always entertaining friends. The garden is about 150 feet long and backs onto farmland. It is ideal for eating out when the weather is good.
Tuffers retired from professional cricket in 2003 and became a popular personality on the television show A Question Of Sport, until he was sacked in 2020. He is a much-loved member of his local community, is a regular at Tadworth Cricket Club and en He is also an ambassador for the Children’s Trust, which supports young people with brain injuries.
One of his favorite bars in Tadworth is The Grumpy Mole, a fitting place to plan his return match against his advice. A representative for Phil Tufnell was not available for comment.
Lady Victoria Hervey fled California for Blighty last year after her support for Prince Andrew and his campaign to prove the innocence of convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell left her fearing for her safety.
However, the sister of the Marquess of Bristol, 47, has taken up another cause that may prove unpopular: she says there is a “witch hunt” against American rapper Sean “P Diddy” Combs amid his sex trafficking allegations .
Mrs. Victoria Hervey. She says there is a ‘witch hunt’ against American rapper Sean ‘P Diddy’ Combs amid his sex trafficking allegations
She tells me: “He has many enemies because he has been very successful.” The socialite, photographed with Combs, 54, adds: “I can’t stand that Sean Combs is the new scapegoat. Where are all his friends defending him? Like Ghislaine, they are silent.
Rachel: Strictly gave me PTSD!
Countdown presenter Rachel Riley is calling for all Strictly Come Dancing contestants to receive cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) after she was left with “mild PTSD” following her time on the show in 2013.
“I know from my time 11 years ago that even the most sane, solid, down-to-earth people can do something for you,” she tells me at the Inspiration Awards For Women at London’s Landmark Hotel.
Rachel Riley attends the Inspiration Awards For Women 2024. Ms Riley calls for all Strictly Come Dancing contestants to receive cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) after she was left with “mild PTSD” following her time on the show in 2013.
‘And there are so many people I’ve seen in the years since who have that shared experience. I don’t think even the production is aware of what it does to people.’
Riley, 38, married to former Strictly dancer Pasha Kovalev, adds: “When I was doing it, CBT was recommended to me and I think it’s been really fantastic.” A BBC spokesperson says: “Planning around the care of those who participate and compete in our programs is always a fundamental part of our production process.”
Fashion designer Sir Paul Smith doesn’t look for off-the-cuff candidates when looking for staff, but good old-fashioned manners.
Smith, 77, who has dressed the likes of David Bowie and Daniel Day-Lewis, tells the High Performance podcast that he hopes: “Please and thank you, opening doors for me.” If there is trash on the ground, you pick it up. You learn to listen and, if you can, remember birthdays.
Time is on Jagger’s side
Sir Mick Jagger will surely be pleased that his seven-year-old son, Deveraux, is set to follow in his musical footsteps.
In an image shared online by Deveraux’s mother, former American dancer Melanie Hamrick, he can be seen practicing strumming on an instrument in what she confirms was his “first guitar lesson.” With his big smile, his tousled hair and his characteristic lips, Deveraux is already the spitting image of the Rolling Stones frontman, who will turn 81 in July. Deveraux is one of eight children Jagger had with five different women.
Sir Mick Jagger with his seven-year-old son Deveraux. In an image shared online by Deveraux’s mother, former American dancer Melanie Hamrick, he can be seen practicing strumming on an instrument in what she confirms was her “first guitar lesson.”
The oldest, Jade, is 45 years older than Deveraux and is already a grandmother, making him a great-uncle.
Easter eggs for dogs? Barking, Middleton growls
The Princess of Wales’s entrepreneurial brother James Middleton has expressed concern over edible Easter eggs for man’s best friend.
Middleton, 36, who has a new dog food company, James & Ella, reveals that on a recent visit to a pet store she found an Easter egg labeled “dog-friendly chocolate.”
He explains: “I asked the person, ‘I thought chocolate was poisonous to dogs’; they said, ‘This is a chocolate that is safe for dogs.'” Out of curiosity I bought it for £6.
The Princess of Wales’s entrepreneurial brother James Middleton (pictured) has raised concerns about edible Easter eggs. He reveals that on a recent visit to a pet store he found an Easter egg labeled “dog-friendly chocolate.”
The candy, which is not technically a chocolate product, contained “oils and fats, milk and dairy products, and 27 percent sugar,” James says. He growls: “Where is the limit with the humanization of dogs?”
“Fats and oils won’t make them happy… A real raw egg will make them happy.”
Olympic gold medalist Dame Kelly Holmes has played down the furore over Nike’s controversial new England football kit design, which has seen the traditional red and white St George’s cross replaced with a multi-coloured logo.
Olympic gold medalist Dame Kelly Holmes has played down the furor over the controversial design of Nike’s new England football kit.
“Everyone does it differently,” he tells me at a party in London. ‘For some sports, it’s the Three Lions, and it’s a red lion at the Commonwealth Games. So it’s a mix and match.”