NAPPY MEAL
It’s all change for TV chef Gordon
GORDON Ramsay says he can change a nappy with his eyes closed.
The TV chef, 54, has spent much of the past year at home with wife Tana, 46, and their five kids following Covid restrictions.
He said youngest son Oscar, one, had become his “best mate” during lockdown and he admitted changing some 150 nappies. Ramsay said: “Having the chance to spend that time with your family is unprecedented.
“I must have gone through about 150 diapers with Oscar. The only one we’re missing is Jack – he’s off as a Royal Marine, and so you depend on those Zoom calls.”
The chef, who is hosting new BBC One game show Gordon Ramsay’s Bank Balance, said he is excited to return to his home in Cornwall. Asked what he was looking forward to post-lockdown, the fiery telly star said: “Getting back to see my f ***ing neighbours in Cornwall.”
VICTORIA Beckham has left her Posh Spice roots behind and launched a comfy clothing range.
The fashionista, 46, has replaced high-end gear with casual wear perfect for lockdown.
Victoria, in a Zoom call from Miami, said: “These are seasonless pieces rooted in reality.
“It has always been my ethos that I want women to get wear out of my clothes.
“If we all came out of lockdown focused on buying stuff we want to wear for years that would be a great outcome for the environment – although don’t get me wrong, I still want women to buy my stuff.”
Victoria said she felt “optimistic but realistic” about the future of fashion.
She has opted against playing a starring role in the digital-only London Fashion Week which kicks off on Friday.
Instead she is looking to roll out collections which are being sold onto partner firms.
Victoria said: “There’s no doubt that Covid has affected my business. But we’ve had a good start to this year.” Sales of knit
wear and limited edition blankets have soared.
The star is hoping to host catwalk shows from September if they are given the green light. Victoria said: “I’ve been reminiscing about fashion week. “I always find it super stressful, but right now I would give anything to be doing a proper show. Next time I’ll make sure I enjoy it.”
SCREENWRITER Russell T
BBC is heading for oblivion.
But the writer behind huge hits such as Doctor Who, Queer As Folk and It’s A Sin said drama is enjoying a golden age.
He suggested that UK broadcasters, under threat from US streaming giants, are in a perilous position. Davies made the comment when presenter
Gaby Roslin asked him how he felt about being credited with “saving” TV “from extinction”, thanks to the success of his shows.
“Is it heading that way (to extinction)?” Roslin asked.
“I think the BBC is, right now in front of us,” he told
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the think it (TV) is. We’re in a golden age for drama, the amount of author-owned, personal drama pieces that are being broadcast is 10 times the number than in the Sixties.”
It’s A Sin on Channel 4, explores the HIV/AIDS crisis in the 1980s.