A couple of days ago I had a call from one of the UK’s top comedians David Walliams of course from ‘Little Britain’ fame. Having spent quite a few years being the man about town and seen in company of Kate Moss and Patsy Kensit and many more.
But now has found the love of his life the model Lara Stone and he’s getting married! Of course wanted to have his goodbye party in my club. So last night (Thursday) He turned up with what looked to be the whole of the UK’s top comedians which amongst many was one of my all time favorites was Steve Coogan and of course we had a long chat about Alan Partridge one of my all time favorite TV characters.
And then of course there was the incredible Jimmy Carr and James Corden from the hit TV show Gavin and Stacey and from the same programme Rod Brydon. As well as David Baddiel - not only a great comedian himself but also a top comedy writer and not forgetting the man himself David Walliams.
The press have been ringing all day asking what went on at the club, who was outrageous and who went over the top. Sadly for the press nobody did, it was unbelievably gentlemanly.
The only female that came with the party who is also incredibly famous was Natalie Imbruglia. To be honest all she wanted to do was to get on the pole and dance and for some reason that’s what every female star wants to do when they walk into any of my clubs . But on this occasion she wanted David Walliams to come up with her. However she’d had a few drinks and David was stone cold sober to say the least.
He very very politely declined and when she got on the pole she was told very politely to get down.
Here is me with one of my best friends this is rock singer Brian Howe who for quite a while fronted the legendary rock band “Bad Company”.
He’s doing a solo tour of Europe promoting his new CD.
The guy has one of the best voices in the rock world and it so happens that he’s one of the funniest men I know, but a true rocker.
He joined me for dinner at Angels and then joined the Dave Walliams party.
Well can you believe it? A call from Top Gear (The most famous TV motoring programme in the world) and they’d like to do a little cameo spot with me.
So what did they want me to do? Sorry guys it’s top secret, but I’ll give you a few clues. Me, Jeremy Clarkson and a Reliant Robin.
Don’t try and work it out, trust me you’ll never get the story line but it was very funny and it comes out towards the end of July.
Whilst I was up in Sheffield doing the Top Gear spot there’s a guy watching what’s happening with a beautiful dog I think it’s a red setter, I kind of recognised him and he recognised me and we started talking and it turns out he’s the Legendary Phil Oakley from one of the most successful bands ever! The Human League!!! Come on, you must remember the disco anthem “Don’t you want me baby”?
We had a great chat and I got to be friends with his dog Max.
It’s pretty weird really because Sheffield certainly was a steel city and yet some of the biggest names in music started there.
Let us not forget another legend Joe Cocker who used to play for me in the early 60s as Vance Arnold and The Avengers. And then of course Jarvis Cocker and if you want to come even more up to date - how about the Arctic Monkeys. OK, I haven’t met any of those boys yet but no doubt I know some of their parents.
OK, So Labour didn’t have a coalition with the Lib-Dems but David Cameron did join up with Nick Clegg and so we still do have a coalition. I am a conservative voter and I didn’t vote for that I voted purely for the Conservatives to govern. But you know David Cameron is one smart guy and he genuinely seems to think that this coalition with the Lib-Dems could last for 5 years.
Now I am not really a gambling man but if I was I would bet an awful lot of money that there is no chance it will last a full term.
I know I sound like a political dinosaur but I think the sooner we have a new general election the better. But then again it just might work.
As they say ‘Watch this space’.
Hypocrisy beyond belief. We are fighting in two foreign countries to ostensibly show them the democratic way to run their countries whilst here in the UK, where we have just had our general election and the clear winner was the Conservative party lead by David Cameron.
However the guys that came second and third look like they’re going to create a coalition allowing the Labour party to continue governing the country having been the clear losers and even then will be lead by an as yet an unknown leader. Whilst the guy who came third Mr Nick Clegg of the Liberal Democrats is playing King Maker… Now tell me ow do you explain that to Afghanistan and Iraq?
So my message to David Cameron is this - drop all negotiations, go it alone and demand the right to govern because there is no doubt that that is what Baroness Margaret Thatcher would have done in the same position.
Just when you thought it was safe to leave Stringfellows without your shirt on as our new friend Kiefer Sutherland did recently, up comes one of his co-stars from the same world wide TV hit series 24. This lady’s name is Elisha Cuthbert.
She is yet again another Hollywood A-List film star. Her last big film was Love Actually staring with Hugh Grant but she’s an even bigger hit as Jack Bauer’s daughter Kim Bauer. She told me that she was intrigued with all the publicity surrounding Keifer and decided to check it out for herself.
Check it out she did. Arriving at my club Angels in Soho at midnight and not leaving until 4.30 with an entourage of two very good looking guys. She didn’t exactly clean us out of vintage Cristal champagne but she certainly tried.
When I explained that it wasn’t at Angels where Keifer had his fun - it was at my other club Stringfellows in Covent Garden she just laughed and said that gives her good reason to come back again but next time she’s going to bring her best fried Lindsay Lohan… We are all standing by with bated breath.
Here’s some nice light relief. The very famous Adi - hairstylist to the stars was telling me that he is about to do the TV programme Celebrity Come Dine With Me’ but he has a secret weapon ready. He will be periodically ringing for advice a very famous chef who he says has got to remain a secret.
My advice to him having been on the Celebrity Come Dine With Me programme is to stick to fish and chips and he should win it hands down.
Ps. Did I mention Marco Pierre White is Adi’s best friend?
Not only is David one to the finest boxing champions we have ever had but he is also the perfect gentleman. He personally signed a boxing glove which we sent to the Pirates Theatre club in Mallorca and which raised 1750 Euros at auction. On top of that a table that I donated for a dinner for 6 including 4 bottles of Dom Pérignon was auctioned at 3400 Euros. Many other items were auctioned and the whole of the proceeds came to 50,000 Euros. All of it goes to the Great Ormond’s Street Children’s Hospital London.
Thanks for you help Dave, you’re a true champion.
I always get a kick when the stars make one of my clubs their regular night out spots. David Haye is certainly one of those. Having declared to the world that the best steaks in London are at Stringfellows and that our chocolate fudge cake is the best in the world.
But hey, it gets better. Dave popped into my other club The Angels in Wardour Street, Soho and he ate lamb, and declared it the best lamb in London. On top of that he told my maître d’ Massimo when sending his compliments to the chef that his own wife Natasha is also a brilliant chef. So hey, come on, you couldn’t get a better restaurant review than that.
PS. No, before you ask Michael Winner has never been to either one of my clubs, and, let’s be honest we don’t expect him any time soon.
