QUOTES of the week

‘I hate it when feather-bedded thesps pay flying visits to the desperate to parade their bleeding hearts and trumpet their infantile ideas on what “must be done”. There’s only so much of the Benedict and Emma worldview you can take.’

Veteran broadcaster Michael Buerk takes a swipe at Benedict Cumberbatch and Emma Thompson for lecturing the public on global issues. ‘No one has anorexia in societies where there is not enough food. They do not have anorexia in the camps in Syria.’

Joan Bakewell causes controversy with comments about eating disorders – she later apologised. ‘I don’t want to be known as the idiot who urinated in a pint glass.’

Footballer Samir Carruthers, who was caught relieving himself into a glass at the Cheltenham Festival – and is now known as the idiot who urinated in a pint glass. ‘Oh my God! We are not friends, me and the corset. They are so painful.’

Heida Reed squeezes into the costume again and shares an Instagram snap as she films a new series of Poldark. ‘We did it, guys! We did it!’

Sugar tax campaigner Jamie Oliver, after the Chancellor backed the measure in his Budget. ‘I hope you realise what you’re about to see now is the world’s most experienced plaque-unveiler in action.’

The Duke of Edinburgh raises a laugh at a Royal engagement. ‘If I knew I was going to be on stage and all over the news, I’d have worn a better top.’

Natalie King, who was invited on to the O2 stage by singer Adele after her boyfriend proposed during a song. ‘You can see the grey concrete buildings perfectly well from the ground – you don’t need a bird’s-eye view of them as well.’

Student Vincent Parry after a giant ferris wheel was erected in his home town of Dudley. ‘Gan Gan.’ The Duchess of Cambridge reveals her son Prince George’s special name for his great grandma, the Queen.