Frankie Herbert, daughter to the Queen’s confidant Harry Herbert, was naturally beautiful and slim. She would be an ideal model.
So it was no surprise when, in 2018, she walked for designer Richard Quinn — the first and only catwalk show ever attended by Her Majesty, who sat in the front row next to Vogue U.S. boss Dame Anna Wintour.
Frankie is now claiming that she’s too large for an industry known to be obsessed with thinness, shockingly.
Frankie admits that he feels really fat and overweight lately.
“But this stems from all the years that I have spent modeling, and being told by my agency I was obese because I was an inch taller in the hips then what the fashion industry wanted.
Surprisingly, Frankie, 25, claims that, despite her impressive modeling credentials, she was deemed too big by an industry obsessed with thinness
Frankie, whose grandfather Lord Porchie Porchester was Queen’s racing manager and Frankie has 35in hips. This is the same height as Kate Moss during her golden age.
Edie Campbell was also the same size as Vogue’s cover star Edie. She was told that she was too fat to host a Milan Fashion Week show two years ago. Average British woman’s hip size is 40.5in.
Frankie declined to identify the agency, but she was signed most recently to Select Model Management. A spokesperson for Select Model Management insists that it does not represent her anymore, but it believes she has a beautiful body.
She walked in 2018 for Richard Quinn, the designer she was a part of – it was the first and only ever catwalk show Her Majesty attended. She sat next to Vogue U.S. boss, Dame Anna Wintour.
Dolce & Gabbana campaign star Frankie – whose uncle, the Earl of Carnarvon, owns Highclere Castle where Downton Abbey was filmed – has returned to the gym and says: ‘I’m proud of my body for bouncing back after a while of no training.
“I would work out 5 days per week, and I used to push myself because I believed that if my body wasn’t thin enough I wouldn’t be worth anything.
This disgraceful tale is one I love deeply. I work out because I stopped full-time as a model and it is all I do. I do it for my mental well-being, not for money or a job.
Stanley Czechs hand-in to the local embassies
Stanley Johnson is taking advice from Julian Assange,
After facing allegations that he groped women for a week, the Prime Minister’s father was accused of being ‘handsy’ and has sought refuge at an embassy.
Yesterday’s I’m A Celebrity winner posed for photos at the Czech Embassy in Kensington, London with Marie Chatardova.
Stanley Johnson, the Prime Minister’s “handsy” father has fled to an embassy after a week of being accused of groping women.
My friend with the Ferrero Rochers tray says that Stanley attended the Czech-British Business Forum. This forum brings together top UK businesses from a variety of fields, including finance, energy and healthcare.
It’s possible that Stanley will be gone in seven years.
Scott, ‘Hot Priest’ is as hot as Ripley
Fleabag’s “hot priest” Andrew Scott says he is making Tom Ripley, the main character of Patricia Highsmith’s novels, sexually ambiguous for the forthcoming television series Ripley.
Matt Damon last played this charming and sinister fraudster in 1999’s The Talented Mr Ripley. It starred Jude Law, Gwyneth paltrow, and was directed by Matt Damon.
Fleabag’s “hot priest” Andrew Scott says he is making Tom Ripley, the main character of Patricia Highsmith’s novels, sexually ambiguous for the forthcoming television series Ripley
“If Tom Ripley were in a gay bar I don’t think he’d fit in. Scott says he also doesn’t believe he is straight.
He is a homosexual man and believes that he should have the ability to play different orientations.
Dakota Fanning will fill the exact same role as Paltrow.
That’s entertainment! Paul Weller (former The Jam) is believed to be in negotiations to secure a lucrative deal from Sky. He was asked to create original music to their new series, A Town Called Malice. It’s set in 1980s.
Named after the 1982 smash hit by his band, the show was named for him. Hollywood actor Dougray Scott revealed that he has been cast and that producers want Weller to join the show.
Scott told me that Paul might be writing the music. ‘I’m really excited — Paul’s a musical genius.’
You can either follow the flow, or skip Eddie
If you want to catch Eddie Redmayne on stage at the West End, theatre-goers must pass a Covid Test – even though they are fully vaccinated.
Some tickets to see the Hollywood star in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, at the Playhouse in London, cost £325.
Managers are increasing their security for pandemics by stating that all Kit Kat Club members over 18 years old must show documentation of negative PCR or lateral flow tests.
If you want to catch Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne on stage at the West End, theatre-goers must pass a Covid Test – even though they are fully vaccinated
Its high price has led to criticism of the production.
Theatre director Max Topliss says: ‘For £325, I’d expect Eddie Redmayne to sit on my lap for at least Act I. It’s a great way to elevate theatre.
James Blunt is desperate to be a chart-topper!
The Harrow-educated ex-Household Cavalry officer swears, “I solemnly swear that my next album (out tomorrow), will go to Number 1,”
Blunt may have done the math. The chances that his biggest hits will outsell Adele’s latest blockbuster is so small we are sure to continue to enjoy his music for a long time.
At top SoLa eaterie, Cutlery can be a great deal
Some diners spending £139 on a tasting menu at trendy Michelin-starred Soho restaurant SoLa clearly want more bang for their buck.
According to me, they have been taking silver-plated cutlery.
“Is this OK to question why they stole the silverware?” Manager Joe Warwick was enthralled by the story of some customers with high-end tastes who, after enjoying dishes like Scottish langoustine and foie gras had taken silver chopsticks.
He said to me, “Guests can get drunk and believe that nicking things is funny.”
Warwick blames the situation on the full moon’ and says he is open to corporal punishment of light-fingered customers.
Danish Lucans makeover
After the death of his nanny in 1974, the 7th Earl became AWOL and the Lucan name was made famous.
The Countess de Lucan has given the family a new identity, specifically a Danish one.
Anne-Sofie is a fashion designer and was born in Denmark. Now Anne-Sofie lives in London, with George Bingham (the 8th Earl) of Lucan and their daughter.
Anne-Sofie was born in Denmark. She now lives with George Bingham (8th Earl of Lucan) and their son and daughter.
At the Mayfair switch-on of festive lights at Burlington Arcade, she informs me: “The children have Danish passports. They are bilingual.”
Gregg Wallace, Masterchef host, is now in a stew because an accounting mistake implied that he had violated regulations to receive Government Covid support.
Accounts for his fitness and nutrition enterprise, Showme.fit Ltd, reveal he received a £42,000 Business Bounce Back loan with £1,200 from the Government to pay interest to help his firm through the pandemic.
However, accountants filing the company report claimed they were making a mistake in including the loan paperwork for the wrong company.
I was told by a friend that the mistake was made by a junior employee. Phew!