‘Shall we take out the Testarossa?’ The offer was hard to refuse. The world’s most expensive Ferrari was away, but Chris Evans did have a white-and-blue 1957 250 GTO to play with. It’s a replica, ‘only’ worth hundreds of thousands of pounds, but it still felt like sitting on a rocket. We eased out onto theContinue reading “‘If we go into a ditch, we won’t walk out alive’ Chris Evans”
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‘Yes, I have a young girlfriend. It seems perfectly natural to me’ Bryan Ferry
‘Well, I have a young girlfriend, yes,’ says Bryan Ferry. ‘I know it’s against the law.’ Not quite – she is a grown-up – but the age difference between them is a hefty 36 years. ‘I don’t like to talk about it. It just seems perfectly natural to me.’ Suave, elegant, composed: these are words thatContinue reading “‘Yes, I have a young girlfriend. It seems perfectly natural to me’ Bryan Ferry”
‘There are important reasons for staying alive’ Sir Richard Branson
Sir Richard Branson leans back in the captain’s chair on board his £18 million racing yacht, as Formula One cars tear along the Monte Carlo quayside just a few yards away. He puts his shoeless feet up on the control panel and – would you believe it – yawns. ‘Sorry,’ he says, grinning. ‘I had aContinue reading “‘There are important reasons for staying alive’ Sir Richard Branson”
Jamie Oliver gets confessional
“I don’t know mate,” said Jamie Oliver when I interviewed him the other day. “I’m not sure I’d want to be married to me. But Jools made that decision. It’s a challenge.” He was off to America again; she was at home with their three daughters. “My wife’s a real homey. The thing is, I grewContinue reading “Jamie Oliver gets confessional”
Frank words about England, women, God and his mum
Footballers don’t talk. They can’t, as a rule, and those who can have it coached out of them. For some reason, the Chelsea and England midfielder felt like breaking that rule when we sat down for a nice up of tea. There’s stuff in here about the World Cup, Capello, John Terry, the breakdown ofContinue reading “Frank words about England, women, God and his mum”