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EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: James Bond star Sir Roger Moore doesn’t believe Daniel Craig has ‘quit’ the role

By Ephraim Hardcastle for the Daily Mail

Published: 18:47 EST, 23 May 2016 | Updated: 19:28 EST, 23 May 2016

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Our most successful James Bond star, Sir Roger Moore, 88, who appeared in seven consecutive 007 films between 1973 and 1985, doesn’t believe Daniel Craig, 48, has ‘quit’ the role. Noting that Craig doesn’t confirm such speculation, Sir Roger says: ‘He is the incumbent actor in the role, until he says otherwise.’ However, having it reported that he’s quitting could force producers to offer Craig a new contract. And by auditioning possible successors (such as Tom Hiddleston) they might nudge Craig into signing up for his fifth Bond outing.

Our most successful James Bond star, Sir Roger Moore, 88, who appeared in seven consecutive 007 films between 1973 and 1985, doesn’t believe Daniel Craig, 48, has ‘quit’ the role

Newsnight cutie Emily Maitlis, 45, comments on Chancellor George Osborne’s throwaway claim that ‘800,000 jobs could be wiped out’ if Britain votes for Brexit. Noting what an Out vote might mean for the careers of Osborne and the Prime Minister, Emily suggests: ‘Or possibly 800,002?’ Surely a point that won’t be lost on referendum-voting Labour supporters who’d love to see the backs of both.

Prince Andrew’s reluctant return to the headlines – over his links with Kazakhstan’s dodgy-sounding president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, 75 – is unlikely to trouble the Queen, who adores her second son. He fixed Nazarbayev’s private lunch with HM last year. The president was accompanied by Kazakhstan’s deputy prime minister, Nazarbayev’s flighty eldest daughter, Dariga, 53, another Andrew chum.

FA president Prince William disliked having to wait for so-called entertainer Tinie Tempah to complete a warm-up act before the cup final. The prince offered players and officials only cursory handshakes, not the customary brief chats. Then X Factor contestant Karen Harding misjudged her National Anthem cue, starting after the Grenadier Guards, Prince William and crowd of 88,000 got under way. Radio 5’s football commentator Alan Green said those responsible ‘should go away now and lock themselves in a darkened room’. How long will William stick with the FA’s farceurs?

How long will FA president Prince William stick with the FA’s farceurs?

Screen beauty Sophia Loren, 81, explains: ‘Making an entrance is good, but you don’t want just a quick glance. You want people not to be able to take their eyes off you. At the same time, you want to be dignified and classy. Anyone can just show flesh but that soon gets very boring. What you don’t show is more intriguing.’ Today’s painted strumpets take note!

Ken Loach’s new film about benefits and food banks, I, Daniel Blake, won Cannes’ coveted Palme d’Or, prompting The Guardian’s film critic, Peter Bradshaw, to confess: ‘It moved me to tears.’ While cinema’s establishment treasures Leftie Loach, 79, who has made dozens of films, critic Michael Henderson offered another perspective: ‘Loach is no heir to [UK’s cinema greats Michael] Powell, [David] Lean, [Alfred] Hitchcock and [Carol] Reed. He is a one-man wind farm.’

Conspiracy theorist David Icke, who says the Queen is a shape-shifting lizard, is a Brexiteer, reports an Isle of Wight neighbour. ‘He sells Out T-shirts on his website as well as other offerings such as “If you’re easily offended now would be a good time to f*** off.”’ What a shocker!