Sir Sean Connery’s granddaughter Saskia was understandably devastated when the James Bond star died in October 2020 aged 90. But just a few months later, she appeared to have found happiness when she became engaged to banking heir Phillip Thomas Muhr.
Sadly, I can reveal that her joy was short-lived as she broke off her engagement to the 35-year-old. “Saskia ended up asking why they got married in the first place,” a close friend of the former couple tells me.
The insider adds, “She was hoping to remain friends and have an amicable breakup, but his post-breakup behavior has made it very difficult for her to have him in her life.” The ex-boyfriends’ friends and family were Overjoyed last April when Saskia Phillips accepted marriage proposal with a diamond ring in the Bahamas enclave of Lyford Cay.
Sir Sean Connery’s granddaughter Saskia’s engagement to banking heir Phillip Thomas Muhr has been broken off
Saskia was understandably devastated when the James Bond star died in October 2020 at the age of 90
Phillip, on the other hand, who is credited with being a beneficiary of the Austro-American Muhr banking and bottled water dynasty, says he has fond memories of their four-year relationship
The insider says the connection between the 26-year-old fashion designer – who also works as a special projects manager at the Sean Connery Foundation and whose father Stephane was the son of Connery’s wife Micheline – and Phillip was “not meant to be.” Though she declined to comment on the reasons for the couple’s split, the insider says, “She did her best to make their relationship work to the end. She is happy to be single now. She meets a lot. She is worlds happier. She wishes him the very best and hopes he finds happiness.”
Phillip, on the other hand, who is credited with being a beneficiary of the Austro-American Muhr banking and bottled water dynasty, says he has fond memories of their four-year relationship.
“Unfortunately, it didn’t work out,” he admits. “We had a wonderful time together and thought it would be best if we stayed friends.”
The Austrian, who splits his time between London and the Bahamas, insists no third parties were involved. He added, “Lyford Cay is a very small community so we ended up on good terms.”
The irony in Emin’s new title
She previously claimed to have “slept with half the town” but now Tracey Emin has been made an honorary citizen of Margate.
She previously claimed to have “slept with half the town” but now Tracey Emin has been made an honorary citizen of Margate.
The one-time enfant terrible of the art world, who grew up in the seaside resort of Kent, was given the honor “in recognition of her international recognition as an artist”.
Dressed like Dick Turpin for the occasion, Emin managed to pair her outfit with more modern Croc shoes.
But the 59-year-old said she saw a certain irony in receiving recognition from a place she once wanted to leave. “At 15 I felt trapped. . . but now Margate is really where my spirit feels really free.’
Florence is pretty in pink
Pugh played the role of college student Dani in the 2019 horror film Midsommar, which sees her character in the clutches of a pagan cult at a Swedish midsummer festival
Seeing the world through rose-tinted glasses was clearly a top priority for Hollywood star Florence Pugh over the weekend.
“Grab your friend, grab a field, romp in pink and sing silly silliness,” says the 26-year-old actress.
“And also put a lot of flowers in your hair like Dani did,” she added.
Pugh played the role of college student Dani in the 2019 horror film Midsommar, which sees her character in the clutches of a pagan cult at a Swedish midsummer festival.
Eerily similar to Dani’s clothes, she donned a flower crown at a festival of her own this weekend, which she paired with a pink sheer bodysuit, white bikini and pink tinted sunglasses.
Luckily, on this occasion she at least managed to avoid being indoctrinated into a cult.
Aussie cricketer Ian Chappell insists there is still no love lost between him and Ian Botham as he retires from broadcasting at the age of 78.
When asked what he would include when writing about Lord Botham, Chappell replies, “Why would I write anything about him?” The pair’s feud began nearly half a century ago in a Melbourne bar in 1977, where he had “flattened” the Aussie, according to the former England captain. Lord Botham then insisted that Chappell “flee the scene” while the latter was adamant he left “in a calm and dignified manner”. Who to believe?
What could have been for Lulu…
When Lulu married then-unknown hairstylist John Frieda in 1975, she seemed to have fallen off the grid
After transitioning from David Bowie to marrying a Bee Gee, it was widely believed that Lulu was sticking with singers when it came to her love life.
When she married then-unknown hairstylist John Frieda in 1975, she seemed to have fallen off the grid. But it turns out her 16-year marriage to the man she calls the “love of her life” and with whom she has son Jordan was more in the stars than initially thought.
“I wanted to be a hairdresser and sing in clubs at night,” the 73-year-old singer said at a screening of new movie My Old School. “I’ve never had lofty ideas about being famous.”
Acclaimed filmmaker Terence Davies feels like a fish out of water.
“I’m not good in the modern world,” says the 76-year-old director of films like Distant Voices, Still Lives. “I can’t see contemporaneity as interesting. If I were asked to do The Fast And Furious 29, it would come out as The Slow And Slightly Irritable.
When Rob Brydon found his childhood scrapbook dedicated to Sylvester Stallone while cleaning out his attic, he thought his sons might appreciate seeing something from his childhood.
Unfortunately, this only led to Tom, 13, and 10-year-old George, who he has with his wife Clare Holland, questioning his sexuality. The 57-year-old Gavin and Stacey star explained: “My kids were like, ‘Dad, you were, you know…?’
Ahead of her Strictly debut, Loose Women’s Kaye Adams probably expected confirmation from former contestant Vanessa Feltz, who instead warned: “The whole world is watching. You look at yourself in the mirror and you look like a complete idiot.”