When Liz met Grayson
Liz Hurley was resplendent in Versace, but Turner prizewinning transvestite potter Grayson Perry outshone her in High Street garb at the first night of the V&A's Beauty Week, bankrolled by Estee Lauder.
Perry, pictured with Hurley, revealed he has rejected haute couture for off-the-peg. "Everything I'm wearing is High Street," he said, "but I think Whistles is particularly good."
The Londoner was formally barred by Estee Lauder from speaking to Hurley - presumably in case she said something of interest - however design consultant Stephen Bayley, who showed Hurley around the V&A, was clearly impressed by the pulchritudinous clotheshorse.
"She is an undoubtedly beautiful woman," he mused, "but I was prepared to be sceptical. Although no one has been more narky and snide about celebrity culture than me, if Liz Hurley is representative of it I change my mind - and I want more..."
At this point Mr Bayley changed his tune, saying: "Oh, that's my wife over there." Wise man.
