“Slimming guru” Rosemary Conley’s luck changed in 2014 when her empire went into administration. Though her low-fat “Hip & Thigh Diet” regime was all the rage in the 1990s, newer “blockbuster” alternatives stole her mantle and her business, Quorn House Publishing – worth an estimated £13 million in 2006 – went down with losses of £850,000. Though dubbed a “hate figure”, Quorn, Leicestershire based Conley still has 12,000 followers on Twitter and “isn’t ready to retire”. We’d put money on a thinned down comeback.
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Harry Handelsman
This German-born property developer is best known as the pioneer who brought “loft living” to London in the early 1990s with his Manhattan Loft Corporation. His redevelopment of the Grade I listed St Pancras railway station has resulted in accolades galore and his personal fortune has allowed him to build up a collection featuring works […]
Lapo Elkann
The Agnelli “crown prince” is also nicknamed “Lapo of Luxury.” Regularly voted as being one of the best dressed men on the planet, he’s worked as a personal assistant to Henry Kissinger and for the family business on brands including Ferrari, Maserati and Fiat. Not without controversy, Elkann’s presence at any event leaves the girls […]
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A great choice Editor. She really deserves more press coverage as her books really did hit the nail on the head, and she’s been through the ringer and came out fighting with style. Onwards and upwards Rosemary !
What a stupid woman. She has let a lot of people down and you should not be celebrating her. Shame on you.