At £600k, too-pricey Posh is out of the running for the Melbourne Cup...
Victoria Beckham has priced herself out of the chance to attend the prestigious Melbourne Cup horse race next month.
The former Spice Girl demanded £600,000 to appear at the event with her husband David, but the sponsors – which include Australia’s Channel 7 TV network – declined, saying the fee was too high.
Priced out: The offer of the Beckhams' appearance at the Melbourne Cup was declined
‘David is going to be in Australia with his team LA Galaxy in November playing a friendly against Australian side Newcastle Jets in New South Wales, so Victoria decided to speak to the Cup organisers about attending. She was turned down because she asked for too much money,’ said a source.
While Victoria licks her wounds, I can reveal her former bandmate Mel B has been invited alongside Kelly Osbourne and Katherine Jenkins.
A Melbourne Cup spokesman said: ‘Victoria’s people contacted us with a request to attend the Melbourne Cup but they left it very late so there wasn’t time to organise sponsorship.
‘But we’d love her to come next year.’
Coldplay Chris takes on the ballet class bore
Primrose Hill hero: Chris Martin with daughter Apple
Coldplay singer Chris Martin usually likes to stay under the radar but he had no hesitation in stepping forward to tackle a drunken tramp who disrupted his daughter’s ballet class.
As Chris, 33, collected six-year-old Apple from the ballet school in North London, the unwanted guest, who was swigging from a bottle, wandered in.
‘The tramp began causing trouble and scaring the kids, so Chris stepped in to placate the situation,’ says a bobby on the beat.
‘Chris tried to reason with him to go outside but when the drunk started swearing and shouting, police were called.
‘Chris held the fort, keeping the girls safely behind a glass screen. When police arrived, the tramp was manhandled out.’
No wonder the singer is a hero for the area’s yummy mummies.
He's known for being fiercely private, especially when it comes to his close friends Princes William and Harry, so the name of Guy Pelly’s new venture is surprising.
Guy, 28, is opening a £2 million nightclub called Public in King’s Road, Chelsea, in December.
‘It can hold 500 people and has a secret underground entrance,’ says a chum of Guy. ‘It is going to be the trendiest joint in Chelsea. Guy has been involved with several bars and clubs but this is his own project.’
Meanwhile,William and Harry’s old haunt Boujis is set to open in Hong Kong in the New Year. After the successful launch of a ‘pop-up’ version of the club in the former British colony several weeks ago, I’m told that owner Matt Hermer now wants a permanent base there.
‘When they brought Boujis to Hong Kong earlier this month it was a huge success,’ says a source.
‘The hottest DJs from London flew out and it was such a success that Matt has been out there searching for new properties to open a Boujis Hong Kong next year.’
Loo roll heiress Davinia Taylor, 32, has bought out celebrity hairdresser James Brown’s salons and renamed them TaylorMade.
I revealed earlier this year that Brown, best friends with Kate Moss, was in financial difficulty and his haircare range business had folded.
‘James has absolutely nothing to do with the salons any more,’ says a source. ‘The only people to have left are James and the senior colourist and they did not part on good terms.’
A pal of Davinia said it was one of many ventures, adding: ‘She plans to build a business empire to rival that of her father.’
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