Stone me… Keeley really has lost it!

SHE’S the hottest thing on television, and enjoyed a steamy on-screen encounter with her much younger co-star last week. But Bodyguard star Keeley Hawes, 42, right, put a lot of hard graft into looking her best for the new BBC1 role, where she plays a fictional Home Secretary alongside hunky Richard Madden, 32.

I hear she lost about a stone for the part, putting herself on an alkaline diet and an exercise regime based on the methods espoused by US fitness guru Tracey Anderson.

My source on the TV show’s set said: ‘This is a really sexy role for her, she wanted to get in character and look amazing.’

And who wouldn’t with a night with Mr Madden on offer? SHE’S usually happy to be centre of attention at parties but Carole Middleton seemed keen to stay out of the snapper’s frame at the wedding of Spencer Matthews and Vogue Williams. Had the Duchess of Cambridge’s mother gone all shy – or was she just refusing to be a free extra attraction in the lucrative picture deal the pair struck with Hello! magazine?

WHAT’S happened to Roman Abramovich’s love for London? The Chelsea FC owner, right, hasn’t been seen at his Kensington mansion for months or in his Stamford Bridge box since March – and his £75 million jet hasn’t troubled London’s airspace since April 1.

Russian Roman, 51, was denied a new UK visa in May, though he holds an Israeli raeli passport which allows him to visit. Perhaps someone’s feeling a little blue about Britain...

HAS there been a thaw in the chilly relationship between Ant McPartlin Mc and estranged wife Lisa Armstrong? After months m of reports of them fighting f over custody of their t chocolate labrador Hurley, Lisa told me yesterday that they’ve agreed a to share him. Looking tanned after a recent re trip to LA, Lisa, 41, said: said ‘It’s our dog, we share our dog.’ do She added at Primrose Hill’s charity event, PupAid: ‘I spent five weeks in LA with friends, just chilling out.’