Caroline Flack pens a ‘self-help’ book after losing her job presenting Love Island


Caroline Flack pens a ‘self-help’ book after losing her job presenting Love Island when she was charged with assaulting her boyfriend

Love Island host Caroline Flack, who stepped down from ITV’s tawdry ‘reality’ show after she was charged with assaulting her boyfriend Lewis Burton, has been putting all that free time to good use.

I hear the presenter, 40, who once described herself as ‘Prince Harry’s bit of rough’ after their brief fling, has been writing a book.

Caroline Flack, 40, who once described herself as ‘Prince Harry’s bit of rough’ after their brief fling, has been writing a book

Caroline Flack, 40, who once described herself as ‘Prince Harry’s bit of rough’ after their brief fling, has been writing a book

‘Caroline has found the process incredibly cathartic,’ one of her friends tells me.

‘She wants it to be more than just a story about her. She wants to talk about the problems she’s encountered and how she’s overcome them.

‘She hopes to be able to help others who may be going through similar difficulties. Part self-help, part memoir is the style that Caroline is looking for.’

Tipped to take over as James Bond, James Norton could soon become a star of the big screen. Just don’t ask the Grantchester star to visit an actual cinema.

Because he absolutely loathes the sound of cinemagoers munching.

‘I’m really, really bad when it comes to popcorn,’ Norton admits. ‘I turn into this cantankerous old man when it comes to popcorn.’

James Norton absolutely loathes the sound of cinemagoers munching. ‘I’m really, really bad when it comes to popcorn,’ Norton admits

James Norton absolutely loathes the sound of cinemagoers munching. ‘I’m really, really bad when it comes to popcorn,’ Norton admits

James Norton absolutely loathes the sound of cinemagoers munching. ‘I’m really, really bad when it comes to popcorn,’ Norton admits

The 35-year-old prefers to recline at a posh picture house. ‘I’d go in the afternoon and take over one of the sofas,’ he adds.

‘I’d pay for one seat and then manspread.’

A star of Belgravia, ITV’s forthcoming drama by Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes, Alice Eve is now an oil painting, too.

The Duchess of Cornwall’s former nephew Sam Parker Bowles commissioned award-winning painter Jamie Coreth to immortalise Star Trek actress Alice for a new exhibition at the Fine Art Commissions gallery in Mayfair, where he’s manager.

A star of Belgravia, ITV’s forthcoming drama by Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes, Alice Eve is now an oil painting, too

A star of Belgravia, ITV’s forthcoming drama by Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes, Alice Eve is now an oil painting, too

A star of Belgravia, ITV’s forthcoming drama by Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes, Alice Eve is now an oil painting, too

‘We wanted to put together a show of the stars of stage and screen,’ Sam tells me. ‘Alice was one of the artists Jamie admired.’ Alice is the daughter of Waking The Dead star Trevor Eve and actress Sharon Maughan.

Night owl Kate Moss’s plans for a party barn at her £2.5 million Cotswolds home could be scuppered by wildlife.

The supermodel wants to convert stables at her Grade II-listed farmhouse. But a survey has revealed the stables are home to barn owls and bats.

Night owl Kate Moss’s plans for a party barn at her £2.5 million Cotswolds home could be scuppered by wildlife

Night owl Kate Moss’s plans for a party barn at her £2.5 million Cotswolds home could be scuppered by wildlife

Night owl Kate Moss’s plans for a party barn at her £2.5 million Cotswolds home could be scuppered by wildlife

Moss has promised to build nest boxes, but workers will still be forced to down tools if the birds are believed to be nesting.

She also needs a special licence from Natural England because the brown long-eared, lesser horseshoe, Natterer’s and soprano pipistrelle bats found at her rural retreat are protected species.