TALK OF THE TOWN: Alexa Chung reveals the secret to success is to pay rich people to talk to you
If you’ve ever felt awkward at a party, spare a thought for Alexa Chung – she once offered to pay the Beckhams to talk to her and pretended she was a waitress to get close to Leonardo DiCaprio.
The model says she suffered the humiliation at a dinner thrown by Vogue editor Anna Wintour. ‘Everyone was there in couples,’ she recalls. ‘They were really famous and the only ones I could think to go over to were David and Victoria Beckham. I said, “I know you have a lot of money but I’ll pay you anything to talk to me right now.” And they were really nice.’
Of her toe-curling encounter with Leo, Alexa admits: ‘He thought I was the waitress, so I got him drinks and I pretended I was.’ Bless!
Model Alexa Chung, pictured, has revealed the problems of not being famous enough
She admitted she once offered David and Victoria Beckham money to claim they knew her
Leo DiCaprio, pictured, once believed Alexa Chung was a waitress and asked her for a drink
We may be in lockdown, but Ronnie Wood has been zooming all over the world to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.
The 72-year-old guitarist, who has been sober since 2010, has embraced technology and goes to AA via video conferencing app Zoom.
He says: ‘I attended a meeting the other day which took place in Vegas but there were guys there from all over America.’
Isn’t it refreshing when celebrities aren’t preaching about their healthy lifestyles? Step forward Emily Maitlis, who sees no problem in reaching for the vodka after a hard day’s work.
By the time the 49-year-old returns home after presenting Newsnight, her husband and young sons are already tucked up in bed. But that doesn’t stop her treating herself to a drink.
She says: ‘I have a little glass of vodka or a glass of rosé. Everyone else is in bed by then. I do watch the midnight news and it is really sad that I try to guess the first words of the programme. I play it with my dog.’ I seriously hope Emily has the better win record…