Binky Felstead thought she had given a heart-rending interview to a newspaper at the weekend, seeking sympathy for the ‘relentless’ abuse she had suffered after a baker exposed her desperation for freebies.
But the former Made In Chelsea star’s account has left a bitter taste in the mouth for Reshmi Bennett, the baker at the heart of the row.
The owner of London-based luxury cake business Anges de Sucre dismisses Binky’s response as the ‘biggest pile of absolute b******s’.
Reshmi said last month that she was left stunned when Binky’s assistant contacted her to request that the star be given a ‘yellow train cake’ for her son’s third birthday party.
Instead of being paid, the bakery was offered online promotion, with a photo that Binky would have posted to her 1.4million Instagram followers – a practice referred to as ‘gifting’.
Binky, 35, insisted the approach was a ‘standard’ collaboration request made by her assistant while she was on holiday.
However, the bakery rejected the offer and instead decided to go public, mocking her approach online.
The public shaming then prompted another company, Funfetti, to reveal that it had taken up such an offer by Binky, agreeing to make her wedding cake, only for her not to follow through on her promises.
Binky Felstead lives in a £2million Edwardian home with her husband, businessman Max Darnton, and their three children
Reshmi Bennett, owner of London-based luxury cake business Anges de Sucre
Now, Reshmi says: ‘How much better would it have been if she just called Funfetti London to make her kid’s cake and apologised in person for ghosting her for five years, thereby truly establishing a collaboration rather than just blanket-bombing inboxes for freebies.’
Binky lives in a £2million Edwardian home with her husband, businessman Max Darnton, and their three children.
‘She could have addressed her privilege, and then called us both for a drink to bury the hatchet,’ Reshmi says.
‘I’d have given her a baking class, too, because she’s got such a beautiful kitchen. We could have done a photoshoot together.’
Camilla finds out beauty is pain after all
BEFORE: Soprano Camilla Kerslake before the laser surgery to remove wrinkles from her face
TWO DAYS AFTER: The singer after painful laser surgery by aesthetics surgeon Vahe Karimyan
Soprano Camilla Kerslake has been left wailing with pain after having laser surgery to remove wrinkles from her face.
‘The swelling is so intense, I don’t even recognise myself,’ admits the wife of former England rugby star Chris Robshaw.
‘I had two babies with no drugs – you’d think my pain threshold was high – but it really hurts.’
The singer, 37, had the treatment done by aesthetics surgeon Vahe Karimyan in his South Kensington clinic.
It costs £715 for the face and neck, but she declines to tell me if she paid for it or was given a discount for posting the pictures online. She subsequently added ‘gifted’ to her online posts.
Miriam Margolyes toured the world with her one-woman show, Dickens’ Women, but the Harry Potter star admits she prefers sharing the stage.
‘I don’t really like one-person shows,’ says the actress, 84, ‘it’s very lonely.’ She adds: ‘People keep sending me [proposals for] one-person shows, as if the stage is too small for anyone else to be on it when I’m on it.’
TV firebrand Cathy is no longer on the edge of her seat
Cathy Newman has already shown her tough and determined side for her new Sky News show – even before her first interview.
‘The problem with a lot of TV furniture is it’s made for men – it’s too big,’ says the former Channel 4 News star. ‘You can’t reach the floor. I’m very small, so I let my views be known and the team’s done an amazing job of picking a chair that I can reach the floor. And it’s very comfortable.’
Sizzling dress sense and sensibility
Daisy Edgar-Jones arriving at a pre-Met Gala dinner in New York on Sunday
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Daisy Edgar-Jones had no intention of waiting until the Met Gala to make an entrance, as she put on a sizzling display at a pre-event dinner in New York on Sunday.
The Normal People star, 27, wore a red leather lingerie-inspired dress by Yves Saint Laurent.
The London-born actress is due to star as Elinor Dashwood in a new adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility this year.
The gala has faced backlash as Amazon boss Jeff Bezos and his wife, Lauren Sanchez, are honorary co-chairs of fashion’s big night, having reportedly paid $10 million for the privilege.
Former Vogue editor-in-chief Dame Anna Wintour has defended their involvement, saying: ‘Lauren is going to be a wonderful asset to the museum and to the event.’
Honeysuckle’s fossil faux pas with Sir David
Foyle’s War star Honeysuckle Weeks was embarrassed when she met Sir David Attenborough, who turns 100 this Friday.
‘He asked me: ‘What is your favourite fossil?’ ’ the actress recalls. ‘I replied: ‘The ammonite.’ He then asked: ‘What genus of ammonite?’ ’ Honeysuckle says: ‘The Nautilus?’ I opined.’
Sir David ‘politely deferred on the subject of submersibles and submarines but added that the Nautilus is the family of Nautiloidea, not in fact an ammonite’. She adds: ‘The lighting hid my blushes. I ought to have said my favourite fossil was he [Attenborough].’ Cheeky!
Mayfair’s all-male Savile club, riven by debate over women members, will hold another mass meeting tomorrow night.
The club has had to book a pricey hotel to accommodate the likely throng. Motions include a proposal by Stephen Fitzjohn, a retired senior police officer, to keep a record of every visitor.
‘It means we’d have to log the names of our mistresses every time we take them for a drink,’ gasps a louche Savilian.
