THE DIARY

Liz’s new chest friend

Cruise, for all his talent, didn’t have that physicality Author Lee Child admits Tom didn’t measure up to play 6ft 5in Jack Reacher in his new TV series

We’ve finally got a release date for Game Of Thrones with bosses revealing the final series airs in April. But there is one person who has probably already seen enough: Ricky Gervais. The comic, 57, has been stoking the flames for a Red Weddingstyle fallout at his own funeral, by gearing up the family to fight over his £60million fortune.

“I have told all my family, secretly and individually, that I am going to leave them all my money – but to keep it quiet until the funeral,” he says. “And then I am not going to do a will. It is going to be a f***ing bloodbath.”

Is he sure he’s not a Lannister?

Liz Hurley gave fans something to be grateful for when she joined US Ambassador Woody Johnson for an early Thanksgiving dinner in London. Where are those safety pins when you need them?