This old thing? I made it myself !

EVICTED from her £4million Belgravia flat in 2014, allegedly £20,400 in arrears, Nancy Dell’Olio mysteriously manages to maintain a champagne lifestyle.

But now, the former inamorata of the ex-England manager SvenGoran Eriksson and theatre grandee Sir Trevor Nunn has shown how she makes savings. She turned up to a Christie’s auction for the Terrence Higgins Trust in an outfit she created herself. ‘This is one of my own designs,’ the former Strictly contestant says of the black satin dress. ‘I do it with the help of a designer, because when I have inspiration I like to create my own outfit.’

Sadly, there are no plans for Nancy, 55, to launch her own label: ‘There are already too many people doing that.’

THE Oldie’s 45-year-old editor, Harry Mount, is sexing up the geriatric mag’s London offices. They are now shared with new title The Amorist, edited by Rowan Pelling, who launched The Erotic Review. ‘The Amorist is a romantic and witty erotic magazine — and a delightful neighbour,’ Mount says. ‘It’s led to an unusual breed of chit-chat by the watercooler. Prize for the best so far goes to a visitor who said politely to one colleague: “I didn’t recognise you without your chains!”’

RADIO Times editor Ben Preston surprised fans of The Archers at the mag’s South Bank TV festival when he welcomed ‘Tom Watson’ to a discussion on the domestic abuse storyline which gripped millions on Radio 4. Rob, who was stabbed by wife Helen when she could no longer stand his coercive behaviour, is actually played by Tim Watson — although Labour’s Deputy Leader Tom Watson may well end up (metaphorically) knifing Jeremy Corbyn.