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Rosie Fortescue, Kimberley Garner, attend the VeryFirstTo Awards at No5 Cavendish Sq

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Last night, a host of celebrities and VIPs including Rosie Fortescue, Vanessa Feltz, Kimberley Garner, John McCririck, Lizzie Cundy, Zara Martin, Matt Evers, Ben Ofoedu, Gurinder Chadha OBE, Leanne Benjamin OBE, Trevor Bayliss, Phil Clifton and Jay Camilleri and attended the inaugural VeryFirstTo Awards at No 5 Cavendish Sq to discover the most eagerly anticipated luxury launches for Spring 2013.

 

Gossip from the evening includes:

  • Vanessa Feltz had to dash off early as she has a 4am alarm call for her BBC London breakfast show
  • Kimberley Garner arrived with her best friend, but she was overheard flirtatiously giggling down the phone… could this have to current squeeze, X-Factor winner, James Arthur?!
  • Rosie Fortescue attended with her new model boyfriend
  • Lizzie Cundy was sporting a healthy tan following her recent holiday in Barbados
  • Gurinder Chadha OBE came straight to the No 5 Cavendish Sq from production meetings for the new Bend it Like Beckham Musical
  • John McCririck was in fine spirits, attending with his wife Jenny ‘The Booby’ McCririck, and proclaiming that he adores Lizzy Cundy!
  • Trevor Bayliss presented an award, joking as he did that he didn’t invent the envelope, as he struggled to get it open!

A host of celebrities and VIPs including Rosie Fortescue, Vanessa Feltz, Kimberley Garner, John McCririck, Lizzie Cundy, Zara Martin, Matt Evers, Ben Ofoedu, Gurinder Chadha OBE, Leanne Benjamin OBE, Trevor Bayliss, Phil Clifton and Jay Camilleri and attended the inaugural VeryFirstTo Awards at No 5 Cavendish Sq to discover the most eagerly anticipated luxury launches for Spring 2013.

Arriving in style for the exclusive awards ceremony, guests eagerly awaited the announcement of the VeryFirstTo Awards where forty launches for 2013 were selected and shortlisted by a panel of Connoisseurs of admired personalities including Giles Deacon, Bip Ling, Poppy Delevingne, Wayne Hemingway, and Luke Johnson.

 

Inside No 5 Cavendish Sq’s newly re-launched Mansion Hall, guests were able to exclusively experience their own preview of showcased must-have items for 2013. Throughout the evening, the award winners were announced to the select crowd, including overall winner Z.Boat by Zaha Hadid, Chanel, Marc Jacobs, Marni and View from The Shard who were amongst the exclusive brands awarded for their cutting-edge luxury launches this Spring. Guests rubbed shoulders with, VeryFirstTo’s Luxforecast Connoisseurs including Zara Martin, Leanne Benjamin OBE, and Guirinder Chadha OBE, who sit on the panel for this luxury awards ceremony.

 

VeryFirstTo Connoisseur Wayne Hemmingway said; “There are numerous awards which retrospectively honour items after they come to market. To acknowledge items, which have yet to launch is a refreshing new idea. We’re letting consumers know what we feel are the ones to watch.”

Guests at the exclusive Awards sampled the shortlisted Chivas 18 Whiskey and newly launched energy drink ZEO, newly arrived to the UK Imperial Collection vodka, as well as wines from Bibendum. A selection of canapés were served including Beetroot and Goat’s cheese mousse en croute, Arancini Balls and house restaurant Flavour’s Spiced Chicken Skewers.

 

What Do Women Want? The Ideal Man Revealed.

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Forget Tom Jones, meet – the latest over-40s pin-up.Hugeremy Claurie

The 6ft 3in bearded ‘hunk’ has been voted the ideal man in a survey of middle-aged women.

He is said to possess the most attractive features of all male celebrities including “piercing” blue eyes, “kissable” thin lips and “sexy stubble”.

But on closer inspection, the greying 51-year-old may appear rather familiar…

In fact, Hugeremy isn’t even a real man – he’s a digital mix of actor and comedian Hugh Laurie, 52, and Top Gear frontman Jeremy Clarkson, 51.

Experts combined the blue eyes, forehead, mouth and trademark designer stubble of Laurie, with the ears, nose, bushy eyebrows and greying hair of Clarkson.

The result is the ultimate virtual heartthrob, according to a poll of 1,000 single women by mature dating site www.footloosedating.co.uk.

Its members said Hugeremy would be a “dream date with good looks, a big personality – and plenty of cash under the bed”.

Site co-founder Eleanor Selley said: “Hugeremy has all the characteristics of the ideal man. He’s tall, handsome and clever, and has bags of sex appeal to boot.

“Both men are attractive in their own right, but the idea of rolling the two of them into one sexy package is more than enough to raise a pulse.”

Site members aged between 40 and 65 were given a list of 10 “charming but not necessarily beautiful” middle-aged male celebrities and asked to pick the two celebrities they would most like to date.

The list included BBC news anchor Huw Edwards, broadcasters Phillip Schofield and Chris Evans, racing pundit John McCririck, chef Antony Worrall Thompson, comedian Hugh Laurie, journalist Ian Hislop, Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson, singer Mick Hucknall, and Dragon’s Den star Theo Paphitis.

Edwards and Schofield picked up six and seven per cent of the vote respectively, primarily for their “lovely personalities”. Radio 2 DJ Evans, and entrepreneur Paphitis, took nine and 10 per cent of the vote – primarily because of their “millions”.

Only four per cent picked Worrall Thompson for his skills in the kitchen.

Unsurprisingly, McCririck’s trademark side-burns put off virtually all members. Only two per cent picked him as their ideal man.

Simply Red frontman Hucknall fared little better. He was chosen by just eight per cent because of his “silly” red locks and diamond-encrusted front tooth.

Meanwhile, some five per cent were attracted to Hislop’s “cheeky smile” and “quick wit”.

But both Clarkson and Laurie were clear favourites, scooping 24 and 25 per cent of the votes respectively.

Respondents listed Clarkson’s height – he is 6ft 5ins – and Laurie’s “chiselled chin” among their best attributes.

Eleanor Selley, of FootlooseDating, said: “Hugeremy Claurie is the combination of these two men. To put it simply, men will want to be him, and women want to be with him.”