‘I will say to her \u2014 let’s go to the pub for lunch. And she will say, straight away \u2014 ‘I’ll make sandwiches’.’\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Commendably frugal of her. But given Sir Keir earns over \u00a3210,000 a year, could he not afford to stump up for the pub grub?<\/span><\/p>\n The Famous Five will be shown on CBBC and BBC iPlayer on Saturday December 9 with more episodes following in the New Year<\/p>\n BBC content chief Charlotte Moore was left red-faced at the launch of the new Famous Five series when she highlighted the importance of TV in children’s lives<\/p>\n Reduced to advertising framed signed photos of himself in his Fawlty Towers heyday, John Cleese repeats alter-ego Basil’s catchphrase, quipping to fans: ‘Don’t mention the war!’\u00a0<\/p>\n Why is Cleese resorting to such measures? He never tires of bitterly mentioning the \u00a315.5million divorce settlement he’s still paying to third wife Alyce Faye Eichelberger.\u00a0<\/p>\n My abacus calculates he’ll have to sell more than a few of the \u00a3245 portraits to make a dent in that.<\/p>\n Taking aim at the latest film by award-winning screenwriter and director Emerald Fennell, fruity presenter and mother-of-two Kirstie Allsopp fumes: ‘Wasted two hours watching Saltburn. It’s not clever, funny or original.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n ‘It was very uncomfortable to watch with two 17-year-olds and I left the cinema feeling utterly miserable. I haven’t loathed a film more since [1989’s] The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover and that’s not a compliment.’\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>As the late Michael Winner would advise Kirstie: ‘Calm down dear.’<\/span><\/p>\n Taking aim at the latest film by award-winning screenwriter and director Emerald Fennell, fruity presenter and mother-of-two Kirstie Allsopp fumes: ‘Wasted two hours watching Saltburn. It’s not clever, funny or original<\/p>\n Not much festive cheer at British ambassador Martin Shearman’s Brussels embassy, where staff have been asked to pay a ten-euro entry fee to the Christmas party. Enough to drive you to drink? Steady. Employees are also expected to pay for their booze.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/21\/78617471-12829519-image-a-22_1701812446705.jpg\")
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