Damian’s cheetah Saba is just a great big pussycat

IT’S a brave man who sunbathes alongside a wild cat. Damian Aspinall lay on the grounds of his Howletts Animal Park near Canterbury, Kent, with his beloved cheetah, Saba.

Also present was his wife, Burberry executive Victoria, 32, who shared pictures of the animal licking Damian’s arm. ‘We are sending him back to the wild later this year, back to Africa,’ she tells me.

The couple hand-reared Saba and even used to share a bed with him. ‘We’ve known him since he was ten days old. You build that relationship and you build that trust.’