Fifi Geldof, whose sister Peaches died of a heroin overdose last year at the age of 25, was a guest at a fundraising event this week for a charity that specialises in treatment for alcohol and drug addiction. But she was horrified when former addict Russell Brand gave a speech in which he made jokes about drug abuse, writes SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE. ...read

It's one of showbusiness’s most unlikely pieces of memorabilia: the dress worn by one of Sir Elton John’s bridesmaids when he married a woman has been put up for sale. The silk magenta frock was worn at the singer’s Sydney wedding (pictured) on Valentine’s Day 1984 to German recording engineer Renate Blauel, writes SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE. ...read