My girlfriend and I went to Marco Pierre White’s 30th Anniversary party last night – hosted by ITV. This was (unfortunately) an indirect invitation rather than a specific request by Marco for my company after our last meeting. I did have a chat with him and he did remember who I was from when we met on The Ventura…he said “hello beautiful, you’re that bird that talked about divorce”. “Yup, that would be me”.
It was a good evening. Lovely venue. Not very good food. We watched a preview of “Hell’s Kitchen”. Looks like interesting watching. He denies making Gordon Ramsay cry. He said “he made himself cry”. That was his choice to cry.
We talked for quite a while to Willie Harcourt-Cooze the new chocolate kid on the block. He’s much better looking in real life, although his hands have taken a bit of a bashing. When I told him that he had completely inspired my children and turned my shiny white kitchen into a chocolate mess, he was really pleased. He said that I looked like his wife, who unfortunately couldn’t be there and when I told my children that they said, “no way, you so don’t, she’s really pretty”. My kids were impressed that I’d met him and cross that I didn’t get his autograph.
On the way home my brother texted: “How was party?”
“Gr8″ I said “am now in love with Wonky Willy”
“Does level of attraction depend on perceived cocoa % make up?” He asks
“No. He just had hair”
“I suggest you re-examine your standards” . He tells me.
Yes, I think he’s probably right.
April 29th, 2008 at 7:34 am
Joke was deeper than that – I had just called MPW a flake….
April 29th, 2008 at 9:08 am
It shows how long I’ve been away from Blighty – who’s Willie Harcourt-Cooze?
I do recognise the other geezers though so all is not lost.
April 29th, 2008 at 11:04 am
He’s got a fly on the wall documentary out about his chocolate factory – called Willie’s Wonky Chocolate Factory.
April 29th, 2008 at 12:09 pm
Consider the fact that he referred to you as ‘that old bird’ and did not give you his phone number. Take the hint. You come across as desperate.
April 29th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
Harsh but possibly true – Oxbridge. However, in my defense, I now recall that what he actually said was “you’re that bird”, not “you’re that old bird” – makes all the difference. In addition, when we went in he said to me “you look beautiful”. He was very interested in knowing more about what I teach last time I spoke to him so I am not sure I completely agree.
April 29th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
Seeing as I was there I have to say that you certainly didn’t appear desperate. He did indeed say you looked beautiful and I think probably genuinely thought he had given you his number previously.
And just so you know you were very funny and very gorgeous x
April 29th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
Thank you gorgeous lovely “borednow” friend xxx
April 29th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
I think it’s a good sign that he remembered you.
April 30th, 2008 at 3:30 am
I think Oxbridge is a rude knob cake!
I think if you want to get in touch with him, do
April 30th, 2008 at 7:21 am
“Rude knob cake”? That’s a brilliant term of reference, made me laugh x x
April 30th, 2008 at 10:59 am
Well, he is one!
By the way, I’ve been reading my husband and sister in law some of your funnier posts (like the whole green light incident and the neighbour coming round) and they’ve been laughing their arses off.
Also, your ex husband sounds so very much like mine when we were newly divorced. It’s been almost 10 years now and he behaves much better. We’ve both remarried now and get on fine. Hope it’s the same with yours.
Keep up the good blogging
xx
April 30th, 2008 at 11:03 am
Interesting that we’re all assuming that “Oxbridge” is male isn’t it?
Glad to hear I’m giving you a laugh and thanks for letting me know there is light at the end of the tunnel (hopefully not just a laser beam light!) x
April 30th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
Gosh Lulu, you’re having fun and no mistake! Posh parties and loads of new readers and commenters – great! BTW, no man (whoever he is) says “you look beautiful” if he doesn’t mean it – why would he bother? And how could he resist someone so gorgeous and so funny? Get in touch… M xx
April 30th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
Thank you Margot – how lovely to think that a man might actually mean that….personally I don’t believe it for a moment x