What a highbrow weekend it's been for LiS! And what pain! Instead of hanging in our usual milieu of red carpets and champagne parties in Manhattan, I've been marching through the trenches of a muddy field in Wales - and not even Wales, New York, actual Wales, Wales!
Anyway, my dedication to the job knows no bounds and here, exclusively for Lost in Showbiz readers, I can bring you the exciting A-list gossip culled from my self-sacrificing weekend. Don't thank me, dear readers - the gratification I get from a job well done is enough.
1. A A Gill swanning into the windblown green room, as sun burnished as an Italian playboy. A look of annoyance crossed his face upon spotting Salman Rushdie in the corner. Whether it was irritation that there was someone else in the vicinity who might grab the attention first, well, LiS couldn't possibly say.
2. Alan Yentob walking, sitting and moping around the festival, all on his own. Always.
3. If you're a member of the US Secret Service, you wear a star badge on the inside lapel of your jacket. Who knew? And a star! Like, so this season Chanel!
4. Rumours that a total of five and counting authors have demanded helicopters to get out of the muddy field. Five and Lost in Showbiz, actually.
5. Former PotUS Jimmy Carter - really lovely guy! He apologised for almost but totally not stepping on my foot! Like, 21rst century Monica Lewinsky moment or what?
And, um, that may be it. No doubt some more juicy titbits will come to mind during the day. Fasten your seatbelts!
