Marie's phone contacts go down the pan

It's good to know that even high-profile fashion magazine editors can drop their mobile phones down the toilet. Friends and contacts of Marie Claire editor Marie O'Riordan received this email from her the other day: "In a very non-fashionista moment, I flushed my phone down the loo last week. How nice! Anyway, if you want me out of your life and to stay swept away with the Thames sewage, now's your chance. If not, I'd really appreciate it if you would email me your numbers." No word on how the phone ended up in the loo, but as The Independent comments, some things are best left unsaid. P15.