Which lazy millionaire keeps asking ME to arrange his hook-ups? Plus, a secret split is confirmed at society wedding and why the ‘collagen queen’ suddenly moved to Spain: THE GROUP CHAT WITH LUCY MANLY

Welcome to The Group Chat with Lucy Manly, where Australia’s most-trusted society insider shares the hottest gossip BEFORE it makes the news.

Jewish high society gather for Bondi Junction wedding

Forget Bernadette Fahey and Jordan Sukkar‘s multimillion-dollar wedding…

I hear a new bar for luxury nuptials is going to be set this weekend when real estate mogul Jerome Srot and his fiancée Cecilia Summer tie the knot at their ‘spiritual home’ of Central Synagogue in Bondi Junction.

The couple, who have been together for eight years, are sparing no expense for what has been described to me as ‘the ultimate high-society Jewish affair’.

Srot is director of property management at The Rubinstein Group, the prestige real estate agency made famous by streaming series Luxe Listings Sydney.

TRG partner Jerome Srot and socialite Cecilia Summer will say ‘I do’ in a traditional Jewish wedding at Central Synagogue in Bondi Junction on Sunday

The bride-to-be (pictured second from left) will wear a wedding dress by an Israeli designer

Ms Summer is a well-known socialite and former events co-ordinator for the same synagogue where she will soon be saying ‘I do’. 

The guest list, I am assured, includes the eastern suburbs A-list and business elites, with one lucky guest gushing: ‘It’s a very Luxe Listings crowd.

‘It is a Who’s Who of luxury real estate… all the high performers from [The Rubinstein Group] will be there, [TRG associate director] Cae Thomas and, of course, Sydney’s most eligible bachelor, [TRG founder] Gavin Rubinstein.’

Speaking of Mr Rubinstein, his appearance at the wedding will no doubt spark chatter as it was only recently reported he split from his girlfriend Holly Young – the Perth model perhaps best known for her 2017 fling with Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt.

It remains to be seen whether he will arrive with a new girlfriend on his arm, after I spied him with a cowboy-boot-clad beauty outside his Rose Bay offices last month.

Either way, by showing up without Young, Rubinstein will at last clear up the mystery surrounding the eastern suburbs break-up everyone has been talking about for months, but no one seemed to want to confirm.

Of course, he won’t be the only star attraction on the guest list.

I also hear Laser Clinics Australia co-founder Babak Moini will be in attendance, as will celebrity defence attorney Bryan Wrench of Murphy’s Lawyers, whose recent high-profile clients include broadcaster Alan Jones, ex-NRL star George Burgess and Tim Tregoning, the ex-husband of P.E Nation’s co-founder Claire Tregoning.

Ms Summer (second from left) is a former events co-ordinator for the same synagogue where she will soon be saying ‘I do’. She has one of the ritziest wardrobes in the eastern suburbs

Meanwhile, the ever glamorous Ms Summer, known for her love of designer clothes and accessories, is tipped to be wearing a gown by an Israeli designer.

She and Srot will exchange vows under the chuppah on Sunday afternoon. The chuppah is a canopy under which Jewish couples stand on their wedding day to symbolise the home they will build together.

They will also hold their reception at Central Synagogue, which will be transformed with ‘lots and blue and white to represent Israel’, according to a guest.

My insider adds: ‘It’s going to be a very traditional and religious event but also very high-end with cocktails and a full bar.’

A less taxing life in Europe?

Anna and Kieran Lahey, the eastern suburbs power couple who co-founded popular collagen supplements brand Vida Glow, have sold up in Bellevue Hill and moved to Marbella, Spain

Millennial ‘It’ girl Nadia Fairfax-Wayne breathed a sigh of relief this week when word got out that her old Brigidine College frenemy Anna Lahey had packed up and moved to Spain.

Lahey, a mother of four, is one of Australia’s most celebrated beauty tycoons, having built an empire flogging marine collagen supplements under the brand Vida Glow.

Last month, she and husband/business partner Kieran Lahey offloaded their 702 sqm block in Bellevue Hill for a tidy $20million.

Last month, the Laheys offloaded their 702 sqm block in Bellevue Hill for a tidy $20million

They had bought the five-bedroom, four-bathroom palace, complete with a basement garage for three cars, for $8.37million in 2019

Anna (right) teamed up with part-time pop star Rita Ora to launch haircare brand TYPEBEA

Not a bad result given they had bought the five-bedroom, four-bathroom palace, complete with a basement garage for three cars, for $8.37million in 2019.

Now the entrepreneurial couple – plus, their kids, two dogs and even Anna’s mother – have made the move to Marbella in southern Spain.

Why Marbella? Only the Laheys can answer that, but it may possibly have something to do with a favourable tax law made famous by David Beckham whereby if you spend more than 183 days in Spain per year, you’ll be considered a tax resident.

If high earners play their cards right, they could end up saving a pretty penny by doing this. This is, of course, perfectly legal and I do not suggest any wrongdoing.

Another theory is she has moved to be closer to her latest business partner, the British pop star Rita Ora, with whom she recently launched haircare brand TYPEBEA.

The cashed-up former Sydneysiders have apparently splashed out on a forever home near celebrity neighbours Antonio Banderas and Eva Longoria.

We’ve long chuckled at rumours Anna (left) and fellow ‘It’ girl Nadia Fairfax-Wayne (right) were frenemies when they attended Brigidine College together in Randwick

And finally… guess who, don’t sue!

Which lackadaisical ladies’ man has been asking yours truly to help connect him with young, single socialites and TV stars?

Unfortunately for him, I’m not a matchmaking service.

While he has a reputation for being a ‘Mr Big of Sydney’, I hear he spends most of his time in his man cave playing video games.

Perhaps he should turn off his PlayStation 5 and try leaving the house for a change?

The subject of this blind item is not mentioned or pictured elsewhere in this article. 

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