Matthew Williamson

Matthew WilliamsonOK, so you guys don’t know who this guy is, but your wife or girlfriend will.  It is the very famous Matthew Williamson.

This guy stands alongside Amanda Wakeley, Stella McCartney and Robert Cavelli.  He is one of the world’s top designers even Bella has two in her wardrobe, one she calls her  ‘beautiful white floaty dress’.

He came in with a lovely lady Called Annabel who he calls ‘his best friend’

Now what is the story?  Well he told one of the dancers that his ambition is to dance on the stage around one of our poles. So being that he is incredibly famous we agreed he could but only when the club closed at 4.30 am and yes he did wait and he and Annabel danced around the pole for about 20mins.

I am sorry to tell you that we cannot show you the photos as we keep them a secret as you can imagine, but then again if Hello would like to offer £250,000 for them we can see what we can do.

Only kidding!

Sid Owen makes a welcome return to Stringfellows

Sid Owen makes a welcome return to StringfellowsWell, well, good old Sid Owen makes a welcome return to Stringfellows.

He came in with Jamie Wood (that’s Ronnie Woods’s son. Jamie use to manage Ronnie before the family bust up) and his brother Scott. They were celebrating Scott becoming a father to a beautiful baby girl.

A little know fact about Sid Owen, not only is he a star of East Enders the T.V soap, a very good singer, a restaurateur, but he’s also a very funny guy. The last time Bella and I were in his company we never stopped laughing. He really could be a stand up comedian. Welcome back Sid….

Jamie Archer

Jamie ArcherWe haven’t seen much of Simon Cowell in the past few months but here comes one of his X Factor protégés Jamie Archer. Sadly I didn’t get to meet him but Simon sent his best wishes and Jamie went on to have a fantastic time. And here’s the truth of it - I actually thought this guy was going to win.

Anyway, Jamie you’re always welcome in the club and if you feel like performing one night just get on the stage and go for it.

PS. The two angels sitting with him are Santa and China and that’s as much as you’re going to get to know.

Let’s hope we get another great successful year 2010

Peter and Bella Stringfellow with Richard and Julia KeysWell hi guys, I just thought I’d show you a couple of nice photos from our Christmas and New Year.

Well like I said before we escaped the big London freeze in Italy for Christmas and then back to Mallorca for New Year’s Eve where we spent New Year’s Eve itself in our favourite restaurant Di Benedenetta with a few of our favouite friends who included of course Richard Keys from Sky Sports and his lovely wife Julia.

An invite to Nicky Clarke’s palace

Nicky ClarkeJust before we left London we were invited for a Christmas dinner at the most famous and celebrated hairdresser in the UK (personal hairstylist to the late Princess Diana) Nicky Clarke’s place.

For you guys who like to watch ‘Celebrity Come Dine With Me’ will know that Nicky won his programme hands down. (I know I lost mine, but that was a fix!)

The man was a marvel. He arrived late to his own dinner party having watched Arsenal win at home, then realised he hadn’t got my favourite wine -  the only one I ever drink  so he went to Tescos to get some Viña Sol and within 15 minutes of returning he had on the table a fantastic chicken curry dinner. OK, he was assisted by his very beautiful girlfriend Kelly but it has to be said Bella and I were very impressed.

Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year.

Bella And I have now left London and are enjoying ourselves in the sunshine of Mallorca; we are going to spend Christmas in Italy and won’t be back in London until early January. If anything else happens that is extra special I’ll let you know. In the mean time Bella and I wish you all a very happy Christmas and a wonderful New Year.

Peter and Nicholas Parsons

Peter and Nicholas ParsonsLast Thursday 3rd of December I was invited to be a speaker at the president’s union to debate the houses motion that it was ‘better to live fast and furious and die young’. When I got there I was told I was speaking on behalf of the motion, which is ridiculous because I have no intention of dying in the near future let alone when I was young. So I argued the motion really meant to live your life to the full and don’t miss a minute of it which kind of fitted my life - opposed to dying young to live for ever and have it all.

Against the motion was another legend - Nicholas Parsons. Nicholas has been on TV as long as there has been TV - he may 82 but let me tell you the man is a as sharp as a razor. He was very funny and a delight to be in the company of.

I am not quite sure if the motion was passed as I had to leave early but trust me folks living is a lot better than dying whatever age you are.

Piers Morgan’s now infamous Morgan Awards

Piers Morgan’s now infamous Morgan AwardsAs you know Bella and I get invited to lots of very special events but come Christmas time overload steps in. The one we had to accept was from Piers Morgan himself for the now infamous Morgan Awards.

This is where Piers awards various celebrities some very rude awards. For instance “The Most Stupid Quote Of The Year Award” which went to Amanda Holden. He then awarded himself the “Arse-licking Of The Year Award” for being so nice to his boss Simon Cowell who was also there on the night.

Amongst the other big names of the night were Lily Allen, Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne, Cilla Black, Sir Alan Sugar and Lady Ann Sugar - his wife Ronnie Corbett and Anne Hart his wife, Freddie Flintoff and Bruno the judge from Strictly come dancing and Jordan herself Katie Price and many, many others.

The event was held at The Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, Knightsbridge.

Now believe it or not but I think the classiest couple of the night was Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne. Ozzy and I had a quick chat about the last time we met which was in New York about 15 years ago. He was getting out of the cab to come into my club and I took the same cab. Ozzy of course said he remembered it, which I doubt because he was so out of it. I don’t think he knew he was in New York let alone about to come into my club. I also told Cilla Black a story from 1963 when my brother Jeff Stringfellow and I compered a show in Coventry where she was starring top of the bill. This was a show put together by Brian Epstein but sadly Cilla couldn’t remember it.

Many people are called legends but Ronnie Corbett surely is a genuine one. He and his lovely wife Anne Hart were in my opinion the true stars of the night.

Yes and of course we had a chat with Katie Price, well let’s say it was a one sided chat once she found out that Bella and I were married she called me a ‘lucky bastard’, but by now she was well away and had started singing in the ladies loo.

Of course Piers Morgan and I go back to the early 1980’s when he was jut a club reporter for the Sun. And as he likes to tell everybody - I have given him three of the best five nights of his life.

PS. The name across our photo is because it was taken by paparazzi that work for Wire Image.

The New WBA world heavyweight champion David Hayes

The New WBA world heavyweight champion David HayesWell he did it! Here is the New WBA world heavyweight champion having beaten Nikolai Valuev - the biggest Russian fighter in history - celebrating in Stringfellows. I have to say my clubs have a history of entertaining the world’s boxing champions over the years. We have had in our club Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, Frank Bruno, Ricky Hatton, Prince Naseem Hamed, Nigel Ben, Chris Eubank and for anybody with great memories we can even go back to the 80’s with Joe Bugner and of course we must not forget the great man himself Muhammad Ali.

But let’s get back to David. He actually comes to my club because he loves the food, and as he said on television the best steaks in London are at Stringfellows… And I have to say back to you David the best boxer in the world is also in my club - and that’s you! Cheers and hope to see you back soon.

Clint Eastwood

Clint EastwoodOK, let’s be honest. I cannot claim that Clint is a friend of mine… but I did buy him a drink in my Stringfellows Beverly Hills club in 1991. He came in with Charlie Sheen and I bought them both a beer (I tried champagne but he didn’t want that all he wanted was a beer.

I was so star struck that I went on the microphone to announce to a big celebrity crowd that Clint Eastwood was in the club and about to leave when I will always remember saying “Ladies and gentlemen, may I say thank you and good night to East Clintwood. “

OK what’s the point of telling you this? Well, Bella and I were at La Caprice restaurant last week when just as we were entering he was leaving. Sadly I was in the restaurant before I realised it was him.

You want to know - did he come to the club afterwards? Sadly no. He went off to Guy Ritchie’s pub - the Punch Bowl in Mayfair… Thought you might like to know that.