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Daily Mail
19-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
TALK OF THE TOWN: Sherlock star Benedict and the mystery of the vanishing photographs
It's a mystery that would baffle Sherlock Holmes himself... just why was Benedict Cumberbatch so secretive about doing a stint as a barman for charity? The actor who played the eccentric but brilliant detective on TV, recently spent an evening mixing margaritas at Trejos Tacos, a Mexican bar on Portobello Road, Notting Hill, after he auctioned off his time for a good cause. The highest bidder put him to work in the trendy West London eatery, serving cocktails and shots of tequila to her and her friends. Insiders tell me everyone was enthralled by the attention of their celebrity mixologist, who took to the role exceptionally well. I hear he doted on his starstruck customers and shook hands with fans. But news of the actor's good deed was supposed to be kept under wraps, with a strict 'no photographs' policy in place at the restaurant, which is owned by fellow Hollywood actor Danny Trejo. Despite the ban, pictures of Benedict the Barman did emerge from the night and find their way on to Instagram. But I hear the over-excited punter responsible for the leak was given a terse telling off and the images removed. The Doctor Strange star – soon to be seen with Olivia Colman in a remake of the comedy War Of The Roses – had sold off his services at a gala dinner raising money for the London Academy Of Music and Dramatic Art, of which he is president. Perhaps, Cumberbatch, 58, did not want to be pictured with booze as he's long valued his 'near sobriety', preferring yoga to alcohol. That explanation would be elementary, my dear... Nepo babies assemble! Nico Parker, the daughter of Mission: Impossible actress Thandiwe Newton, made her name in post-apocalypse drama The Last Of Us. Now I can reveal she is dating actor Cooper Hoffman, son of the late Philip Seymour Hoffman. The pair have been cast in Poetic License, with Jake Bongiovi, son of singer Jon Bon Jovi. It's being made by Maude Apatow, daughter of director Judd. You're just like your ex's mamma, Mia Is Romeo Beckham's ex following in the illustrious footsteps of his fashion designer mother Victoria Beckham? Model Mia Regan has set up a company called Mr Designs Ltd, listing herself as a designer. Last week she unveiled a new collection with high street chain H&M, but the launch party for her collaboration was not, shall we say, 'Posh'. I'm told the low-key affair was hosted at a cafe next to the Woodberry Wetlands in North London, which costs up to £4,000 to hire. Jazzy has landed a film role to dye for Socialite Jazzy de Lisser recently made a dramatic change when she dyed her hair from her natural brunette to a bright blonde and now I think I know why. The 33-year-old daughter of fashion designer Serena Bute has been cast in a new film called Pretty Ugly alongside Nicola Peltz Beckham. De Lisser will play a woman obsessed with social media beauty while Peltz Beckham, 30, will play 'a provocative make-up influencer'. Their characters will face a murder and learn the real meaning of the American Dream. Expect it to be, well, pretty ugly. Make Ellen a De Generes offer... A new life in the Cotswolds has not been without its challenges for ex-US chat show host Ellen De Generes and her actress wife Portia de Rossi, as their house suffered flooding which led to them buying a second home nearby. Now their first mansion, which they bought for £15million, is up for sale – not on the open market but only to the 'right buyer should they approach'. I think the biggest draw is that the house has its own pub. What's not to love? Clangers on air Poor Woody Cook is paying the price for having a famous broadcaster for a mum – everyone gets to know about his howlers. In her new podcast, Radio 2 star Zoe Ball reveals how Woody forgot to pay his car insurance, an error that somehow resulted in bailiffs knocking on the door. Zoe also discloses Woody's nicknames for her. 'He calls me Mum and Bass, because I like drum and bass. But also, we're Mumford and Sons. I'm Mumford, he's Sons.' Sheeran's old togs Want to dress like Ed Sheeran? I'm told the pop star donates his old clothes to the East Anglia Children's Hospice shop in Framlingham, Suffolk. Ed's no style icon but if you fancy jeans, hoodies or checked shirts, you know where to go!
Telegraph
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
‘My new favourite Indian restaurant': William Sitwell reviews Permit Room, London
Permit rooms came into being in Bombay after the Bombay Prohibition Act of 1949. They allowed those who wished to partake of liquor 'for health reasons' to do so once they'd secured a permit – and enabled civil servants to revel in another layer of exquisite bureaucracy, with more paperwork, files and rubber stamps. The concept is recalled in the name of a new restaurant in the Dishoom portfolio, adding to the evocative nature of the place. Permit Room on Portobello Road (at an address I remember way back when as First Floor, a restaurant that was a little grungy, all dark wood, dim lighting and candles) is decked out in colonial rattan, with lots of tropical plants and South Asian art. It's the fourth in Dishoom's offshoot group of Permit Rooms (Brighton, Oxford and Cambridge are lucky to have the others) and I wish they'd look kindly upon me, see the desperate yearning in my eyes, and open one near me at home. West Somerset needs a Permit Room; it needs Dishoom's co-founder cousins Shamil and Kavi Thakrar to put a pin in, say, Wiveliscombe, and grant us an establishment with fabulous staff, serene bedrooms (they call them lodgings), a wonderful bar (epic negronis…) and, at its heart, a seminal Indian restaurant. The menu offers a colourful array of dishes, some of which are solidly mainstream Indian but just epic examples of them. We started with prawn recheado, which the menu declares is a 'Goan go-to' (not that I ever had the pleasure of eating it when I languished in Goa post-school, aged 17). It's a chilli-hot dish of prawns that gets the beads of sweat gathering and had us glugging their very decent and fresh Spanish garnacha, chosen from a tight list. Then the real fun started, as I tested them on their versions of standard Indian-restaurant fare: lamb curry, tandoori chicken, rice and naan. Our half-chicken tandoori was wonderfully tender, delivering a whole leg and breast rather than ubiquitous anonymous cubes of meat. It was properly charred, with a subtle hint of chilli, and it came with a garnish you actually wanted to eat – a refreshing kachumber (finely chopped cucumber, onion and tomato), along with a little dish of zesty green chutney. There was a rich and moreish bowl of deep, dark lamb curry, the lamb similarly tender and the spicing modest. I wanted lashings upon lashings of the glorious stuff. Even better was a bowl of black daal, stewed for 24 hours – a dish I'd like to eat at least once a week for the rest of my life (even if the amount of ghee in it would, I suspect, limit the rest of my life to mere weeks). Rice was fluffy and a plate of Tenderstem broccoli a tremendous line in the sand: look at this broccoli, charred and cooked to just the right side of al dente, and with not so much as a teaspoon of wretched sauce to ruin it. Along with some puffy naans, it was all a picture of kaleidoscopic, perky and on-point Indian cookery. We ate all the puds – their error, not our greed, as they brought a chocolate brownie by mistake. But it was a great mistake, such was its richness and softness, the wonder of milky malai (clotted cream of the subcontinent) lifting the dish further with hints of sweet jaggery and the subtlest tingle of chilli. The coconut caramel custard, meanwhile, had a decent wobble and good richness, and a gulab jamun was very sweet and swimming in rum.
Daily Mail
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Picture This: Notting Hill's most famous road brought to life in pictures
For generations, the beating heart of Notting Hill has been Portobello Road. Never has the feeling of visiting been so perfectly encapsulated as in this series by Brian Jaquest. His photographs, jangled in their chronology, span over 50 years, and really bring forth the sense of grittiness and social change of London itself, whilst simultaneously realising the road's impact on our sense of community. Generations of sellers carry on their family legacy by taking over their unique stalls while the constant rumbling music plays around them. People dress in their best (or worst...) outfits full of personality to give their all to entertain, sell their trinkets or home-grown vegetables or even just to stroll. From exotic fruit sellers to flowers to religious parades and punk band performances, each photo depicts a rich landscape of British culture and its people. Every picture tells a story of a previously untold, untapped, dysfunctional family. In one particular example, Tommy Shand (pictured) has caught the attention of a father and daughter; the girl is enthralled by this magical character playing a sound she might have only heard indoors. I remember being that little girl on the back of a bike, taking in all the joy around. I know you can hear the picture like I can.
Daily Mail
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Iris Law shows off her toned midriff in a halterneck bikini as she gives an insight into her summer
Iris Law showed off her toned midriff in a halterneck bikini as she gave an insight into her summer so far. Sharing an update to Instagram on Wednesday, the model, 24, wore a polka dot top with a key hole cut-out. She teamed it with a pair of tiny striped shorts and wrapped her hair up in a yellow scarf while tucking into some cherries. In another snap, Iris showed off her quirky sense of style in a bright yellow oversized tracksuit. She could also be seen as she headed out with friends for food and enjoyed a walk at sunset. The daughter of Jude Law and Sadie Frost captioned the carousel of photos: 'Hot.' Iris recently spoke out to clarify her relationship with DJ Tommy Gold after the two sparked romance rumours this week during a Notting Hill outing. The model was seen with the London-based DJ - who bears a striking resemblance to her ex Trent Alexander-Arnold. The pair were seen browsing stalls at the famous Portobello Road Market, where they paused to pick up some flowers in the seemingly romantic setting. However, Iris has now addressed the speculation and insisted that Tommy is her 'bestie', taking to Instagram on Sunday to clarify their relationship. Resharing a picture of their day out, Iris wrote: '[laughing face emoji] sorry guys but that's bestie.' During the outing, Iris dressed for the hot weather as she stepped out in a dark grey vest top with a white lace bra and a pair of cream low-rise satin lace shorts. Iris last sparked romance rumours in October when it was reported she was growing close to her ex Pa Salieu again after her split from England footballer Trent. She had been tapping the heart button in response to social media posts by the rapper, just a month after his release from a 33-month jail sentence for violent disorder. She also commented on his latest post, writing: 'Fiya'. The pair were first seen together in October 2021 and relationship rumours were sparked in April the following year. It is not known when they split. Brit nominee Pa was jailed for two years and nine months for taking part in a mob attack on a 23-year-old man shortly after his best friend was stabbed to death. The 27-year-old admitted violent disorder at a previous hearing, having been caught on CCTV using a tree branch to repeatedly hit the victim, who spent ten days in hospital. The BRIT Award-nominated artist, who was named the BBC's Sound of 2021, was cleared by a jury of a second count of violent disorder relating to a mass brawl in a nearby street minutes earlier, which led to the death of 21-year-old Fidel Glasgow, grandson of The Special's singer Neville Staple. A source told The Sun that despite having a 'really fun summer' and holidaying with Trent's family in July, the pair's busy work schedules are now clashing. 'Life is about to get really busy for them both, with Trent's schedule packed with first-team football and Iris having jobs all over the world.' Iris last sparked romance rumours in October when it was reported she was growing close to her ex Pa Salieu again after her split from England footballer Trent (pictured in 2021) Pa was convicted of possessing a bottle as an offensive weapon after telling jurors he smashed and brandished it to defend himself. Following his arrest, the court heard, Pa told police Mr Glasgow was his best friend and then exercised his right to silence. No one has ever been charged with Mr Glasgow's murder, despite extensive inquiries into disorder following a music event at Coventry's Club M in the early hours of September 1, 2018. In September 2024, it was revealed Iris had split from boyfriend Trent. They were first linked in May after they were spotted cosying up during a racy Guess photoshoot. Just weeks before reports of their break-up, they were pictured enjoying a PDA-filled beach getaway in Barbados. They added: 'So even though they are not dating any more, Iris and Trent will definitely stay friends.' The source added Iris was very into Trent, but has prioritised her career as she is 'focused on her own success.' 'And being a Wag was never really going to be her bag, especially as Trent lives up North and she's based in London.' Iris and Trent were first pictured together back in May 2024, sparking romance rumours as they enjoyed a low-key stroll together in London.
The Sun
20-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Model Iris Law spotted out for summer stroll with DJ double of former flame Trent Alexander-Arnold
MODEL Iris Law looks cool for summer — as it emerged a DJ may be the new apple of her eye. The 24-year-old was spotted smiling on a stroll with Tommy Gold, 27. 6 6 She previously had a five-month relationship with Real Madrid defender Trent Alexander-Arnold, 26, after they met at a Guess photoshoot. Iris — daughter of actor Jude Law and film producer Sadie Frost — and Tommy were seen browsing in Portobello Road Market, West London, and picking up flowers. She had earlier posed in a white summer dress for Spanish fashion brand Zara. In November 2024, it was revealed the couple had split up and Trent had moved onto a new romance. A pal insisted there is 'no bad blood' between Iris and Trent, but added: 'Being a Wag was never really going to be her bag.' The footie ace is now dating influencer Estelle Behnke. She was recently seen in Spain accompanying him to his unveiling at new club Real Madrid. Trent Alexander-Arnold's New Love Life Revealed 6 6 6 6
