Liv’s back – but has her love life hit a rocky spell?
IT’S a tough time to be a bar owner – which may be why Ed Sheeran has applied to trademark the name of his Notting Hill pub, Bertie Blossoms. The move is so that Ed can branch out into other ventures including (deep breath...) clothing, footwear, beer and soft drinks. He also wants to use the name for mobile catering, so he could sell his own grub at gigs! Ed co-founded the bar with manager Stuart Camp but insisted on no memorabilia there, lest it be considered a Hard Rock Cafe clone.
JUST what has lockdown done to o lovebirds Liv Tyler and Dave Gard- ner, David Beckham’s best friend?
Those close to the couple have e grown concerned about their relationship after 43-year-old Lord Of f The Rings star Liv flew to Los Angeles for eight weeks with their t wo chi l dren in t ow, l eaving her football agent fiance to fend for himself.
She returned to their Cotswolds family home with the youngsters, aged five and four, last week – but their transatlantic separation has set tongues wagging.
Liv, daughter of Aerosmith rocker Steven Tyler, did find time to post a 44th birthday video message to Dave on Instagram while she was away – but was noticeably missing her huge sparkler of an engagement ring. Dave instead celebrated the day with a surprise dinner party thrown by pals including Beckham – whom he has known since they were in Manchester United’s youth squad together – and comedian Jack Whitehall.
However, despite the rumours about the state of their relationship, a close friend reassures me that the couple have not split.
My source says: ‘Liv wanted to go to LA to see her sister’s baby. But as they are not married, Dave was not able to enter the country because of the Covid-19 restrictions.
‘Liv and the children came back to the UK last week and they are back in their Cotswolds home.’
They must have a lot of catching up to do as eight weeks is a very long time to be apart for any family.
Dave even had to make his own holiday arrangements during the summer, spending time in Ibiza with Kate Moss, 46, her daughter Lila Grace, 18, and Kate’s photographer boyfriend Nikolai von Bismarck. It was Kate who introduced Dave and Liv to each other in 2014 and they have been engaged since July 2015.
They both have sons from previous relationships. Liv – currently starring i n Harlots on BBC2 – has Milo, 14, from her marriage to musician Royston Langton, while Dave, who is godfather to Beckham’s s o n Brooklyn, f a t hered 11-year-old Gray with his ex-wife Davinia Taylor, the actress and toilet roll heiress.
Liv’s publicist did not respond to a request to comment.