Get the latest gossip

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Jeremy Clarkson and girlfriend Lisa Hogan holiday in South of France party villa - which inspired David Hockney's £60million Portrait Of An Artist

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Does anyone rejoice in high summer quite like Jeremy Clarkson?

But he remained an assiduous and generous host, dispensing unending champagne and Provencal rosé to guests at his villa who, over the years, included everyone from Jack Nicholson to Judi Dench. Sir Tim Rice was a big supporter of Margaret Thatcher and attended her funeral, but he didn't feel accepted in the Tory party under David Cameron. When punk violinist Nigel Kennedy is told by airlines that he has to pay for an extra seat for his fellow musicians' larger instruments, he makes sure he gets his money's worth.

Get the Android app