Quentin Fottrell

Tina Brown: “What do you think Diana would have been if she hadn’t married the heir to the throne?” Charles Spencer: “Happy.”

Best known as New York City's iconic taxi, I spotted this Checker Marathon in WeHo. Built by Checker Motors in Kalamazoo, Mich., it was produced from the early 1960s through the early 1980s. – at West Hollywood, CA

My secret to success in life is that I give myself the @TimGunn save.

From the Moneyist archive: 'I’m 34 and have 5 to 10 years to live — I want to spend $50K on a new kitchen, but my wife is vehemently opposed' I think about this man all the time. He was facing his diagnosis with practicality and courage. marketwatch.com/story/im-34-…

“A television-sized Elizabeth Taylor.” “Brat on a hot tin roof.” And an actress who didn’t take s*** from anyone. If that is the definition of difficult, we should all aspire to that. archive.vanityfair.com/artic… #ShannenDoherty

If Alcaraz and Djokovic are complimented on the warmth of their smiles in the post-match BBC interview AND on the official Wimbledon account tomorrow, I will eat my hat. youtu.be/a4LPzFWezvI?si=0rX-…

Happy Pride! I will be thinking of Natasha O’Brien and all those people who have stood up to homophobic bullies. We need tougher sentencing for serious crimes. Her attacker did not get a custodial sentence because it would hurt HIS career — in the Irish armed forces.

Isabella Rossellini showing her framed stamps commemorating her father Roberto with the image of Anna Magnani’s character in “Rome Open City” (1945), which she introduced for Father’s Day. @ParisTheaterNYC

Bette Davis Divorced: “She Read Too Much” —Says Husband

It’s a beautiful day here today. – at Manhattan, NY

Dublin at night. – at Dublin City, Ireland

Chuffed to have an essay, “Lowering the Ladder,” that aired on International Women’s Day in 2020 about Marian Finucane, Mary Cummins, and many other amazing female journalists, included in @RTESunMisc anthology.

I think Marge Simpson said it first. youtu.be/hvHPv1go75o?si=EL3h…

No one is as dapper as @TimGunn but I gave it my best shot!

Monday evening in New York. A tribute…

The first major TV cancellation? Brash TV chef Fanny Cradock was skewered by the British public for dissing housewife Gwen Troake’s duck. youtu.be/H2yoay1q2AM?si=YgCm…

Never forget.

Spare a thought for…

Here’s the “magic jumper” AND the amazing car from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Just call me Caractacus Fotts! @DADA_ie @civictheatre

He made Our Cilla do 29 takes of “Alfie” in the recording studio. And it was worth it. God, I loved her. It’s hard to reconcile the many stories of her behavior in public with her “Blind Date” public persona. youtu.be/glpIgnmKrZc