Coronavirus forces Michelle Mone’ to cancel forthcoming wedding to Scottish businessman 

Lingerie tycoon Michelle Mone, aka Baroness Bra, has had to cancel her forthcoming wedding to billionaire Scottish businessman Doug Barrowman.

‘Doug and I were very much looking forward to getting married in the coming weeks but are equally aware of the need to avoid undertaking any unnecessary risks in the current circumstances,’ she says.

The 48-year-old Scottish entrepreneur, who lost 11lb in the past year in preparation for her nuptials, was due to tie the knot in May at the Palace of Westminster thanks to being made a life peer in 2015.

Lingerie tycoon Michelle Mone, aka Baroness Bra, has had to cancel her forthcoming wedding to billionaire Scottish businessman Doug Barrowman, both pictured

‘We are particularly conscious of government advice in relation to both the wellbeing of older family members and large gatherings of people, and so in line with that advice for the UK and beyond, we are postponing our wedding and have set a new date.

‘It’s been two years in the planning and, of course, we’re disappointed — but safety comes first. I feel for everyone who is in the same situation and hope that they, like us, will be looking forward to a celebration in the future.’

The couple were due to tie the knot at the Palace of Westminster, pictured, in May, but have postponed the ceremony following the coronavirus outbreak

The couple were due to tie the knot at the Palace of Westminster, pictured, in May, but have postponed the ceremony following the coronavirus outbreak

The 48-year-old Scottish entrepreneur, pictured, lost 11lb in the past year in preparation for her nuptials

The 48-year-old Scottish entrepreneur, pictured, lost 11lb in the past year in preparation for her nuptials

Given that Barrowman owns a £120 million home on the Isle of Man, it promises to be quite a celebration.

Grantchester hunk Tom Brittney wants to prove he’s as skilled a chef as he is a clergyman.

During self-isolation the 29-year-old is refashioning himself as a culinary wizard by starting a food channel — ‘Corona Cooking’ — on social media.

‘I thought, to entertain myself, I’d share some cooking tips,’ he says.

‘What to do when all the food has been taken from your supermarket and there’s very little left.’

His tongue-in-cheek inaugural video sees him heat up Batchelors Pasta N Sauce.

‘This is pretty simple to do. It doesn’t take much skill.’

He finishes by saying: ‘Maybe I’ll make this a thing.

‘I do have a lot of time on my hands — not too many ingredients, though.’

She won Strictly Come Dancing, but Stacey Dooley’s dress sense loses her some fans. 

‘I get messages from 55-year-old men on Instagram asking me why none of my clothes fit,’ she tells Susannah Constantine on the podcast My Wardrobe Malfunction. 

‘They say: ‘Why do none of your clothes fit you?’ and I’m like, ‘What’s it got to do with you?’

‘Let me live in my oversize cashmere — loungewear is my thing.’   

Actress Georgina Castle, who was playing Sophie in Mamma Mia! at London’s Novello Theatre, has had to hang up her beach-chic outfit after the theatre closed.

‘I have to keep exercising though,’ she tells me. ‘Our musical director has put up a live stream of vocal warm-ups online.’

Actress Georgina Castle reveals how she is having to communicate with her Belgian boyfriend Ludo Lhoest, pictured together, online

Actress Georgina Castle reveals how she is having to communicate with her Belgian boyfriend Ludo Lhoest, pictured together, online

Georgie, 27, is also having to communicate with her Belgian boyfriend Ludo Lhoest, 27, online. 

‘He is trapped in Belgium,’ Georgie explains. ‘He is now in isolation so we have to talk over Skype.’ 

Always keen to keep up appearances, newsreader Kay Burley is planning a facelift every decade. 

Discussing her beauty regime in her friend Rachel Johnson’s new book, Rake’s Progress, she says: ‘Face mask every three days, every two weeks for facial, caci [electric signals through the skin] every six months, ultherapy [ultrasound for loose skin] every year and facelift — planning on every ten years.’

Olympic cycling champ Victoria Pendleton, who has spoken of her mental health struggles, reveals she is launching an online club bringing people together.

‘The Wolf Club is a new, inclusive community space for absolutely everyone to come together in the spirit of adventure and being part of a pack,’ Victoria says of the project she has started with snowboarder Sophie Everard.

Olympic cycling champ Victoria Pendleton, pictured, who has spoken of her mental health struggles, reveals she is launching an online club bringing people together

Olympic cycling champ Victoria Pendleton, pictured, who has spoken of her mental health struggles, reveals she is launching an online club bringing people together

‘We will be sharing videos, workouts, and how we love to stay strong, mentally and physically. We’ve learnt to embrace our quirkiness, and invite you to do the same and join The Wolf Pack.’

Unlike all the primped and designer-clad modern female pop stars, Kim Wilde, 60, confesses she cut her own trend-setting spiky hair and dressed in scruffy charity shop cast-offs when she first made her name in the early Eighties.

‘I was the classic rebel without a cause. I rebelled against high fashion, about how elitist it was.

‘I took aim at that by shopping at Oxfam and cutting my own hair. I was a 20-year-old with attitude, making a statement without actually saying anything.’

Meanwhile, Wilde, whose hits included Kids In America and Chequered Love, is glad she was not around in the era of Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. ‘I think my message to younger people now is: ‘If you don’t want to know what people are saying about you, don’t go on social media.’

Sir Michael Palin knows all about social isolation, having been told recently to take three months off after undergoing open-heart surgery. 

‘I was in hospital for one week and told to take three months off and do nothing,’ he says. 

‘The trouble is, in order to do nothing, you have to spend half the day telling people who contact you that you’re meant to be doing nothing. 

‘After that, you’ve not much time left to actually do nothing.’

Martin Freeman’s ex, Amanda Abbington, who played his wife in the BBC’s Sherlock, has her work cut out bringing up their two children, Grace, 11, and Joe, 14. 

‘I’m a single mum — not single-single, but I do the lion’s share of the childcare at the moment,’ says the 46-year-old who split from Freeman in 2016 after 16 years. 

‘That is harder work than the acting. This bringing up humans, I hate it. It’s really difficult and thankless. I love them and I’d die for them, but my god, acting is just a walk in the park compared to that.’

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