The Scottish Mail on Sunday

Force deserts Daisy

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DO THESE piercing blue eyes look familiar? They belong to Jake Bongiovi, who has inherited rock star dad Jon Bon Jovi’s good looks. They have also come to the attention of top agency IMG Models, which has Bella Hadid and Jake’s British girlfriend Millie Bobby Brown – pictured with him, left – on its roster, and execs there have just signed up the 19-yearold. Jake, who uses his dad’s real surname, and Stranger Things star Millie, 18, made their red carpet debut at last week’s Baftas. Student Jake is one of four children to Jon and his wife Dorothea.

ARE Daisy Ridley’s powers on the wane? As Rey Skywalker in Star Wars, she vanquished the evil Empire but Daisy, right, has failed to conquer Camden Council. It has just rejected The Force Awakens star’s plans for restoring and extending the derelict Grade II listed house she bought for £1.85million two years ago, ruling that a proposed roof extension would detract from the building’s special architectu­ral and historic interest. ◆

THE Earl of Bradford has launched a scathing attack on online marketplac­e Groupon for selling ‘decorative titles’ to the public. The earl, 74, who inherited his title upon his father’s death in 1981, claims customers could mistakenly believe they are buying a hereditary peerage. But Groupon is less perturbed and a spokesman says: ‘It’s clear these titles are purely decorative. What they won’t do is give you the same level of pretentiou­sness as someone who has the real thing.’ Ouch! ◆

APOLOGIES to members of exclusive club Oswald’s who like their foie gras – it’s coming off the menu. The club, owned by Robin Birley, has been serving up the dish under the name ‘goose terrine’, even though his eco-minded half-brother Zac

Goldsmith has campaigned against it, saying it is made by force-feeding male ducks or geese. My spies spotted it on the menu last week and now a club spokesman has assured me that, following my inquiry, the menu ‘will be changing’ this week.

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