A Chelsea resident who travels the globe reporting from all manner of war zones. He’s avoided bullets in Tiananmen Square and was punched in the stomach by Harold Wilson on his first day working at the BBC. He freely admits to having had tried hallucinogenic drugs. One resulting hallucination consisted of a 6ft goldfish in dark glasses and a straw hat wrapping itself around his shoulders. At any party, he’s naturally the man guests flock to.

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Julia Hartley-Brewer
From the same Steeple territory

Julia Hartley-Brewer

Direct to her core, Birmingham born journalist and broadcaster Julia Hartley-Brewer tweeted: “I know absolutely nothing about the Greek elections. There, I said it. Any other pundits want to admit it too?” to her 24,000 followers in January 2015.

Esther McVey MP
From the same Steeple territory

Esther McVey MP

An ambitious yet charming Liverpudlian television presenter who is now the Conservative Member of Parliament for Wirral West. Her family business is in demolition and for some eight months she was involved in her friend Kate McCann’s Madeleine McCann Fund.