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THE JACKSONS LAST OF THE PLAYBOYS
Sell-out performance to start Celebrity looks at the last of
their European Tour the three legendary Playboys

S P E C I A L’ S

PAGE 7 PAGE 19

IT’S ALL WHITE TOP WEDDING
It must be summer, the Smiles, sunshine, happiness,
Beach Party experience and all designer glamour.

EVENTS AND PARTIES PAGE 15

PAGE 25 FLIRTY ‘30’ BIRTHDAY
The beautiful night people
HEROES HOST PARTY ‘out on parade’ for big party
Everyone was there - Debbie
Cameron celebrates her
birthday

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PAGE 40 VIP DIARY PAGES
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IT’S BEEN ALL WHITE THIS SUMMER

Nikki Beach seems the first – and everyone else follows through –
its the ‘Summer All White Parties’ - welcome to enjoying summer!
You can have any diary or calendar in the world, but here, it’s the
beach clubs that say when its summer – the rush for the summer
clothes, the latest style in beach outfits, the newest party wear and
the best (or in the case of the ladies), the skimpiest evening attire.

THE PREPARATION
Of course for our first forage for our white outfit we all look for
last years attire, into the abyss of our previous summers clothing,
we dig deep into our wardrobes, throwing away with seasonal
contempt the dark browns and blacks that have comforted us so
well over the recent winter months.
This, the search we swore last season would be without hindrance,
the pure white ensemble that we promised ourselves we would
have cleaned and put away neatly in a special place, ready for this
new summer showing – only to find it on the floor at the back of
the wardrobe, crumpled, now off-white, out-dated and no longer
fit for purpose!
Still not to worry, there are the shops with their ever stylish
offerings of white – where you meet everyone else you know who
is buying the same colour for the same event.

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THE GATHERING

Always around a pool, always expensive (of course) and always
terribly on show – they gather as do the wildebeests in Africa, as
though coming together ready to migrate in their thousands to some
distant greener land – although in the case of our beautiful party
people, they are not moving anywhere, at least not very far from the
bar anyway!
The head wildebeests have booked tables, or even a whole section
with private resting places and its own unique watering hole (with
subservient-ees at their beck-and-call to fetch more refreshment and
food when needed). And so the gathering progresses – the unusual
surrounds us, entertainment, fantastic music, artists dressed in
amazing costumes – and all accompanied by glamorous DJ’s with
the now obligatory solo saxophonists or electric violin artists and
amazing sexy dancers.
For revellers, a quickly acquired suntan (or last minute spray), this
with the all white apparel is complimentary to everyone – job done.
Beautiful look achieved, they arrive - next - the strategy!

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THE EXPERIENCE

Once established, all stand in their own guarded position, glass in hand
they pose – for these is the all important ‘to be seen at’ parties – forget
about the enjoyment for an hour or two – this is all about being there.
As the clock ticks, the giant bottles of bubbly (for those further up the
food chain) pop their corks, or (for those of lesser stature) the beer
bottle caps are prised off – the party begins. Later, after all the posing is
complete, the herd movement and mingling begins. Everyone is relaxed
and content, able to now interact with their nearby equals – each in their
own safely guarded corral, the status-quo and elitism being respected.
There can be no wandering between the social levels of this herd, each
respecting each other’s status of the watering hole and prime grazing
areas, (except possibly for the more beautiful females of the species who
are waved through, barriers lifted, grazing areas eagerly shared).
Morning light threatens, the herd must move on, the interaction has been
completed, mating rituals respected and now it must divide once again,
for each to return to their own home pastures – a great evening, great
entertainment and another memorable Nikki event – after all it was a
white party – and if it’s a white party – then we are enjoying summer!

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THE JACKSONS

The white suits may have gone, so possibly has forty plus years of their youth, but on stage the four original
family members still performing (Jermaine, Tito, Jackie and Marlon) had a packed audience on their feet dancing
from the moment they walked on stage.
As part of the Port Adriano Music Festival, the Jacksons kicked-off their ‘50th Anniversary Tour’ here in Mallorca
– the port rocked to the vibes and the beat of one of the coolest (and probably most famous) ‘family super band’
in the world.
Inside the specially built concert stadium, whether the fans purchased top VIP table seats or way-at-the-back
platform seats – many of the seats were soon abandoned as people surged into the aisles or bar areas to get on
their feet and dance to the music the Jacksons were beating out non-stop – and if their fans couldn’t get to the
isles, they just stood up and danced at their tables throughout the night. And if you couldn’t get into the stadium,
no problem! We counted over a hundred fans who soon found many vantage points around the stadium where
they could still see and hear the group – on top of walls, high areas in the port that overlooked the stadium, even
on top of cars and vans – nobody was going to miss the show.
On stage with a giant video screen displaying past images interacted with the group throughout their performance,
the fever pitch reached higher and higher as they went through a resume of all their favourites – ‘ABC’, ‘I Want
You Back’, ‘Rocking Robin’ and as they sang – ‘I’ll Be There’– all arms were raised in the air with hands waving
to the sky.
If there was any doubts whether the group of four could carry off the show, the loyal fans soon put that aside
– their fans had gathered at the port, packed the stadium and when the time arrived, as the Jacksons walked on
stage they were met by an amazing enthusiastic greeting of applause, whistles and cheers– from then on it was
the Jacksons night! As the fans heard the first bars of their opening number ‘Can You Feel it’, at first there was a
stunned silence and then the whole of open air auditorium erupted as people leapt to their feet all singing at the
top of their voices to a tune that came straight from their hearts.

This was just the beginning - and the night just kept getting better and better
We had met the group on the previous afternoon over coffee and a few glasses of chilled wine (well. OK! A few
cocktails as well). There was no grandeur amongst the guys, none of the ‘I’m a Star’ palaver that we sometimes
get, they were straight forward, even having a great sense of humour. We did have slight concerns about the show,
they’re not kids any more. But that next evening - they were the Jacksons we remembered - as did hundreds and
hundreds of their devoted fans - The Jacksons are back!

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On stage - The Jacksons
The Jacksons- singing all their fans favourites
Waiting for the show - eager fans filled the Port Adriano stadium

had their fans on their feet dancing

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FLIRTY THIRTY

BIRTHDAY

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With the party in full swing, amongst all
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Happy flirty thirty Birthday - Continued

Total glamour amongst the beautiful night people
With non-stop food and drink - what was there not to love

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THE ALL SMILES, ALL GLAMOUR Bridesmaids; Fanny, Sophie, Stefanie, Bride & Groom Emelie amd Christofer
AND ALL HAPPINESS WEDDING

A beautiful summers day and a particularly glamorous
guest list from which over one hundred and ten people
had been invited from all over Europe and the United
States to attend the very special event of what was to
later be described as the perfect wedding.
Christofer Bengtsson and his stunning Bride Emelie
enjoyed a truly beguiling wedding ceremony where
guests had made the event even more stylish by wearing
an amazing collection of both sophisticated and chic
designer fashions. It really was a glamorous gathering,
with everyone joining together with friends and family
to enjoy this magical moment. Guests basked in the
sunshine sipping chilled Champagne, followed by the
delightful outdoor wedding ceremony, then a second
reception, followed by the alfresco formal dinner.
Amazing music (The Syndicate) enhanced the occasion,
which allowed guests to enjoy a now more relaxed and
surreal atmosphere, allowing everyone to savour the
evening and reflect on what had been a truly beautiful
and romantic day.

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Hanna & Johanna Viktor, Host Jan (Father of the Groom), Pontus, Victor, Rebecka, Victor and Johanna

THE ALL SMILES, ALL GLAMOUR

AND ALL HAPPINESS WEDDING - continued

Hosts Gilly and Jan Bengtsson, (2nd & 3rd from Left) with Louise, Britt & Charlotte A magical setting

Anton, Greta, Tobias, Johanna, Astrid, Nazmi, Ebba, Hanna and Jesper Simon, Emelie and Christian

Max, Bea and Fabian Peter Bride Emelie with top band Syndicate; Jimmy, Alicia & Andre

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The glamorous Host Gilly, with guests Johanna, Rebecka and Britt A toast for the Bride and Groom - Emilie and Christofer

Catrine (Mother of the Bride), Mia, Anna and Anna-Maria Casper and Rebecca at the centre of the glamorous guests

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Martin, Debbie and Billy Birthday Girl Debbie Cameron

June, Jacqueline, Debbie and Sylvia Family affair - Ricky, Harry, Birthday Girl Debbie, Kristy,
Samantha, Laura, Karen and Marc.

Pat and Marlene Steve and Julia Laura, Andy, Barry and Ellen

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In less than an eighteen month period we has seen the passing of the three most
famous playboy businessmen the world has ever known – Victor Lownes (Playboy
Clubs and Casino in London), Hugh Hefner (Playboy Magazine and Clubs U.S.A)
and of course, most recently, our own Peter Stringfellow (Stringfellows, London)

The last of the legendary Playboys

Celebrity’s Ken and Angela Ross write of these three For whilst each of the three we discuss in our article, R
greatest of ‘Kings of Clubs’ and the many personal all have achieved a famous reputation internationally,
experiences they encountered when working with it is always Hefner’s name that is recognised as the
them, particularly with two of these amazing nightclub universal brand leader.
entrepreneurs; The American Bunny King of Great Hugh Hefner “I’m the boy who dreamed a dream”
Britain - Victor Lownes, and Britain’s own King of Hefner’s dream, and his business empire all started
Clubs, Peter Stringfellow back in 1953, with financial backing from his mother
plus a small a bank loan. Throughout his early college
HUGH HEFNER years he had always had the idea of publishing an
adult glamour lifestyle magazine, something for the
Of all the acknowledged ‘Kings of Clubs’ of this man-about-town, the name of which he’d had in his
world, it is probably Hugh Hefner who most people mind - ‘Playboy’.
would undoubtedly describe as the number one, the
supremeo, and the leader of the pack!

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Hefner married Playmate, Crystal Harris. Of course this whole venture was risky to say the least. Previous
to Hefner’s venture no one had ever tried producing a publication
targeted mainly for men in the mainstream magazine market.
For his first issue Hefner did admittedly have one clever ace up his
sleeve, months prior, for only a few hundred dollars, Hefner had
successfully purchased the copyright for a set of nude photographs,
originally commissioned for a small unknown calendar some
five years earlier. The calendar which had never been particularly
circulated or prominently featured had contained photographs of a
then struggling actress, totally unknown at the time but who was
about to become one of the world’s major global movie stars –
America was about to get a taste of its first nude centrefold magazine
featuring the girl who by now the whole planet was in love with -
Marilyn Monroe!
The magazine was printed, although interestingly in those early days
there was no sign of the now famous black and white Bunny Logo,
this would follow later, with this first issue being embarrassingly
crude compared to Playboy’s now glossy sophisticated magazine.
Although Hefner had been unsure of how this first publication
would be received, he decided to print fifty four thousand copies
(financially that was the biggest print run Hefner could afford) – the
magazine sold out within three days!
Playboy had arrived, yet the world still had to wait for another seven
years before the first actual Playboy Club opened.
By 1959 the magazine was going from strength to strength, with some
of the worlds most beautiful stars and models queuing up to be on the
cover and centrefold of Playboy. During that year the magazine also
ran a general article about an exclusive set of nightclubs called the
‘Gaslight Club’, where their clients were served by waitresses who
wore sexy silk Victorian style corsets. Inspired by the male readers
enthusiastic reactions to this article it was Hefner’s then unknown
promotions director, Victor Lownes, who pushed and persuaded
Hefner to open the first ‘Playboy Club’.
Although there are several stories about the conception of the Bunny
look, it is generally agreed by most that it was Victor Lownes who
was ultimately responsible for the iconic look of the waitresses,
and thereafter the world-wide success of the Playboy club. Lownes
and his then girlfriend Ilsa Taurin took the now-famous magazines
‘playboy rabbit mascot’ (which Hefner had copied from his college
days when visiting a bar called Bunny’s Tavern) as inspiration for
the Playboy waitress look. Hefner initially turned down the Bunny
idea, that is until a few days later when Lownes walked back in to
Hefner’s office with his girlfriend wearing the now legendary one
piece satin costume, bow tie, white cuffs, fluffy tail and bunny ears
- job done - the ‘Bunny Suit’ was born!
The Playboy Bunny was unveiled at the opening of Playboy’s first
club on February 29th, 1960. Of course this was something so
startlingly new it received worldwide publicity. The timing was
perfect for a naughty-but-nice string of garish saloons that catered
to the sexual fantasies of the American male.
So successful was this club in Chicago that within just two years,
over twenty Playboy Clubs had been opened throughout America,
with others in Canada, Europe and even Japan, followed with
Playboy Club Resorts opening in New Jersey and in Jamaica.
Everything was perfect for two decades until the obvious social
changes in time and style came into play. Playboy clients were no
longer content with the image of passion, they wanted to experience

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dance and meet members of the opposite sex. Playboy
was no longer fashionable, people were no longer VICTOR LOWNES
happy just to be served by a beautiful Bunny, they
wanted a more socialising atmosphere were they It was 1964 and with amazing success of the Playboy
themselves could go out and find their ‘own’ beautiful Empire, they were now looking towards Europe, to
bunny. After all, as glamorous as it was, who wanted London. With the gaming laws changing in the UK,
to hang around a group of closely guarded, nameless Victor Lownes (now Playboy Enterprises Senior Vice
and corseted women when the sexual revolution was President) persuaded Hefner to let him go to London
going on? The American male had changed; he wanted with the prospect of opening a club and casino. Within
to be amongst the action – not just watching it. two years Lownes, with unlimited funds and living
Hefner refused to listen to his executive’s advice a legendary playboy life himself, had opened the
on changes and consequently, slowly, one by one, Playboy Club on Park lane.
the famous clubs were closing their doors for good
– the Bunny tails was no longer so white and fluffy - It was the most prestigious and glamorous club in Photograph - Ken & Angela Ross -
Playboy was shown to be outdated and eventually on London. A time when they easily counted the world’s
the 31st of July, 1988, the last club in America closed top millionaires and stars such as Sean Connery, R
its doors! Michael Cane, Roger Moore and Jack Nicholson as
The temporary saviour of the Bunny Empire had been their clients.
at that time their casino’s, and in particular the London The top London club was famous for its iconic
Casino, which was certainly the most successful in waitresses, the ultimate in glamour, the legendary
Hefner’s empire – and that story, we explain later in Bunny Girls. For the capital’s jet setters, the Sloan
the second of our trilogy – Victor Lownes. Rangers and all the Knightsbridge Porsche drivers,
Hefner for years enjoyed one continuous party, having having the Playboy ‘key’ membership to this Club
some of the most glamorous women on his arm. His and Casino was the highest achievement of a London
parties were legendary, the Bunny mansion being status symbol.
the flagship and continual publicity source for his It became more of a life-style than just another club, it
empire. was the dream factory, with its ‘must have’ restaurant
Although he famously enjoyed a life of living with tables and visits to the upstairs casinos being the
several ‘Number one Girlfriends’and ‘Bunny Partners’ ultimate way to impress both friends and business
Hefner married three times, the later when he was acquaintances, plus of course the new girlfriend.
eighty-six years old, he married the beautiful twenty-
six year old Playboy Playmate, Crystal Harris. MEETING VICTOR LOWNES
Hefner still remained an icon of the Bunny world In the late seventies I was successfully working with
himself, his life being more glamorous and perplexing the Sun Newspaper, working with the features office,
than any fictitious movie that could ever have been when on one of my daily visits I spotted a note pined-
made. On his death at ninety-one, celebrated stars,
politicians and many of the world’s elite, plus some
of the world’s most beautiful women who have
all appeared in Playboy sent emotional letters of
condolence –
Hugh Hefner died 27th September 2017, he was 91

Pamela Andersn (above) who appeared on the cover of
Playboy 15 times, said on Instagram: “You gave me my
life... I’m in such deep shock.”

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30 | Celebrity | Issue 112 for friends (obviously his dry humour coming to the
fore once again).
up on the office notice board advising that a new .
PR (public relations) girl had been appointed at the
Playboy Club. No one else had taken any particular CHASING THE WHITE RABBIT
notice of the hastily written piece of paper on display,
but for me, already commissioned by the Sun for it’s As we turned into the final lane, the approach to the
famous ‘Page 3’ and ‘Showbiz’ Photographs, any Mansion was like entering another world; we were
off-shoot of this type of lifestyle was something I shocked, intrigued and amazed. Straight ‘down the
quickly covered for the newspaper, the glamour and rabbit hole’ we went, just as Alice chasing the white
the beautiful people. rabbit, we couldn’t stop, forward and forward we
After a quick telephone call, an introduction to the went.
new Playboy PR was made, with an invitation to lunch Huge searchlights were lighting up the evening sky,
at the club agreed upon – and I was there! a helicopter was circling, there were the paparazzi
The new PR was keen to make an instant splash in her being held away by police and security guards. At the
new job, (and of course all this glamour and life-style mansion gates, we showed our invitation from Victor
was perfect for the Sun), so we agreed to combine and immediately we were waved through as Paparazzi
ideas. I was to be given the exclusive access to Playboy camera flashguns lit up the interior our car. Then we
stories and to photograph the Bunny Girls, this would were directed along the drive to the ‘car park’, an
obviously give the club maximum publicity, and for adjoining field full of parked cars. We could see several
us, an amazing ‘in’ into the glamorous world of this giant marquees in the gardens of the mansion with
seven story high Bunny world. several hundred people sauntering around, suddenly
My next meeting was to be with the UK Playboys boss, the helicopters landed near to us as we parked.
Victor Lownes, who although having the reputation of “Alright mate, sorry for the scare,” shouted the amused
being London’s answer to ‘Hugh Hefner’, was not at embarking passenger – Ringo Starr.
all what I visually expected. No flashy dress-sense,
not even the sort of playboy-jetsetter style attitude – We were quickly given badges to wear by one of Victor
he projected perfectly the image of a typical business Lownes trusted assistants, there was a colour coding,
man, sombre three piece suit, softly spoken and which allowed guests entry into different areas, ours
always when first meeting him, very, very intensely covered everywhere including the mansion itself.
serious. When in reality, I was to find later he was Whilst the limited number of national ‘press’ at the
the sybaritic front man, enjoying a lifestyle few could party had been given access to outer areas, we quickly
ever comprehend. Dating several Bunnies at one time realised we were the only press granted ‘access to all
(or together) and hosting parties that made swinging areas’.
London swing even a little more. He became one of We first ventured
the most highly paid executives in England, the self into the tightly
styled ‘Bunny King of Britain.’ guarded, strictly
Fortunately on our meeting we hit it off instantly, we top VIP Marquee,
had the same dry-humour and after I conceded in giving where the security
pledges of no hidden agenda, we shook hands and I and examination
was launched on an incredible and exclusive journey of badges was
into the world of Playboy. Within two days I was given ruthlessly
VIP Key memberships, a personal introduction to the supervised, this
management, plus of course total unrestricted access was the ultimate
throughout the club. marquee, no press
(except ourselves),
THE WORLD OF VICTOR LOWNESS the ‘Hollywood
After a few weeks, having successfully achieved the Tent’ as ‘The Who’ Angela and Susan Geaorge
first Playboy centre-spread feature in the Sun, Angela
and I were invited to (what we were advised was) a drummer, Keith Moon, was laughingly calling it.
special little soirée at Stocks, the British version of “Victor will be around later,” we were told by his
Hefners mansion in Los Angeles, a spectacular forty- assistant, so we entered and immediately we bumped
two room Playboy Mansion, in Tring, Herts. into one of Angela’s friends who she had recently
There were already rumours quietly circulating of worked with, actress Susan George. Here it was drinks
the extravagant parties being held at the mansion, so and conversations about the film industry, everyone
not knowing what to expect, we were cautious but politely pretending to not to be impressed by grandeur
ventured forth. of this spectacular and star-studded gathering, the buzz
This was obviously our first induction, we were at last was amazing. This party was Christmas, birthdays and
going to see the ‘Bunny Palace’, be it on this occasion, New-Years Eve, all rolled into one!
what Victor himself had described as a smallish party Actor Christopher Reeves (Hollywood’s hottest star
at that moment, already into production of Superman)
literally bumped into us. We seized the opportunity of
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to Susan who he unbelievable, and of
had never actually course Keith Moon
met. This set off really was like someone
a group bonding from another planet,
for the night, he lived up to his
with us feeling reputation as the original
pleased with party-animal (‘Moon
ourselves that the Loon’ as he was
we had brought affectionately known).
together two top One minute he was in
stars of the silver quiet conversation, the
screen. This next disappearing where
exclusive marquee had its own rock band with all of I later found him with
Victor Lownes favourite Bunny’s on stage singing and several of the female
dancing. Drinks were unlimited, later it was calculated guests and Bunny’s
that over eight hundred bottles of Champagne had in the mansions huge private underground tropical
been consumed during the party. Jacuzzi, reputed to be the largest Jacuzzi in Britain.
Could it get better we thought? Yes! As Hollywood During the party I took many amazing exclusive
super star Dudley Moore, a friend of Susan’s, joined photographs, many appearing on the front pages and
in our group. centre spreads over the
Moving out of the marquee, our select group retired following days (a few
into the mansion itself, joining with Ringo Starr and I deleted).
Kenny Lynch who were playing pool. Another hot star We stay.ed with our
of that era to join group throughout the
us was, Oliver party and we had got
Tobias, who was on particularly well
involved in the with Victor Lownes
production of the (who had later joined
film, ‘The Stud’. our group), to the point
We were later where at the end of the
joined by Anthea night (or near early
Redfern (who was morning) he invited us
then still married to stay overnight and
to Bruce Forsyth) enjoy the hospitality of the mansion. The mansion
but had come itself had its own rules and pecking order – we were
alone. For me this shown to the first floor, the guest rooms (for those
was another big specially invited - think 4 star hotel). Although we
front page story and photograph about Anthea and had heard the mansion also had a separate wing for
Kenny Lynch (but that’s another story for another the very elite (Hugh Hefner, etc.), these were the four-
day). poster-bed executive rooms, with the top floor reserved
strictly for the Bunny Girls (The Bunny Dormitory, as
Even amongst these top names it was still Victor it was known). Photographs - Ken & Angela Ross
Lownes who when entering a room would bring any Victor Lownes had ensured we’d enjoyed an amazing
conversations to an abrupt halt, the king was here and evening, a spectacular party – the Band, the endless
everyone turned to greet him. list of celebrities and the pure scale of the logistics with
so many bars, marquees, guests and staff – welcome
Chatting casually to people like Ringo Starr was to the world of Playboy.
On mornings at the mansion, breakfast was strictly on
a help-yourself basis, you wandered down to the huge R
Victorian style kitchen (where many years earlier you
would have imagined six or seven household staff and
cooks scurrying around – think Downton Abbey) and
if no one was there you just cooked what you wanted.
Definitely a self-service breakfast – bedraggled and
bleary-eyed guests and Bunny’s, all mixing in, toast
popping up, eggs frying, and bacon under the grill.
All of us, possibly showing the effects of having only
a few hours sleep (?), carrying plates of our burnt-
offerings of attempts of a quick fry-up, plus of course

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32 | Celebrity | Issue 112 had its peppering of Bunny Girls strolling around the
corridors. This was as far as ‘making it’ in the Playboy
the obligatory glass (or two) of the ever flowing world as you could ever get. The rooms were huge,
Champagne - an amazing and wonderfully humorous totally luxurious with a touch of exotic Hollywood;
insight for us into the whole new world of Playboy. gold taps and monogrammed Playboy wallpaper in
I was now being commissioned by the Playboy the bathrooms. The main centrepiece of the room
Magazine in America to do the initial ‘test photo was an absolutely incredible four-poster bed with a
sessions’ in our London studio of any special girls they mirrored ceiling.
were interested in flying over to America to feature as
their Playboy Playmate – all very prestigious in the THE DEATH OF THE BUNNY RABBIT
London world of photography and my first connection It was months later after another dinner party that it
with Hugh Hefner. I never got to actually meet Hugh, was arranged that the next day back in London I was
although we had several brief conversations on the to have a late lunch with Victor Lownes at the Playboy
telephone concerning models in London he had a Club. There had been several hints thrown around
special interest in and wanted me to photograph. during the dinner about other assignments and offers,
I certainly thought my dealings with the Playboy
MICKEY MOUSE & THE PLAYBOY FOOTMEN Corporation were about to escalate on a major scale.
Such was my relationship with Victor that we were Arriving eager and a little apprehensive at his office at
now regularly invited to dinner parties at Stocks, the Playboy club I was stunned to be told that lunch had
although I now usually asked for the official number been cancelled, there was also a strange awkwardness
of guests who would be there. One occasion we and silence from his secretary (who I knew well by
especially remember, an intimate dinner party for now), even to the point of her looking upset. “Ring
friends was assured (no camera, just come as guests), Victor tomorrow,” was all she could say.
so once again Angela and I set forth. At home, early evening, Angela and I watched the
Arriving at the mansion, myself all smart, suited and six o’clock news on television – the main story of the
booted, I felt slightly conspicuous with the other ten day was that Playboy Supremo, Hugh Hefner, had
guests, who were casually wearing everything from just sacked his Vice President Playboy boss, Victor
Mickey-Mouse T-Shirts to way-out totally oblique Lownes!
designer fashions. Angela fitted in well, she had just Over the following weeks it came to light that Victor
arrived back from modelling for Slazenger in Kuala had been accused of irregularities by the British
Lumpur and had a great tan and looked amazing, Gaming authorities. Hugh Hefner had panicked and
wearing a flowing white short dress. Unfortunately without giving Victor a chance to sort things out,
my conventional suit and tie was from that moment immediately sacked him, although there were also
to be permanently ditched for wearing at any mansion rumours that Hefner had also become jealous of
gatherings, but it was all an amazing experience, all lownes’s success and popularity. Also earlier the two
these way-out outfits (I felt like the straight man on a men had both competed for the affection of Marilyn
Star Wars movie set). Cole, with Victor having succeeded in winning her
Yet in the magnificent huge dining room, in contrast heart.
to guests dressed in way-out fashions, we were being Here fate takes a punishing hand towards Hefner.
served a superb five-course dinner, by waiters dressed The British authorities had always been uneasy with
in immaculate footman livery, definitely another eye- foreign controlled casino’s operating in London and
opener to the Playboy lifestyle. now that Lownes was no longer in charge here on
Throughout the dinner party (Victor Lownes seated British terra-firma, this meant that the casino was now
at the head of the table) the conversation was on being controlled from America, the Playboy gaming
fashions, photography, glamour and designs – this was licence was subsequently revoked. American Playboy
the collective group, creative people with interests in Corporation had now lost their most valuable financial
publishing, retail or the arts. This was also the first asset – the UK Playboy ‘house of cards’ collapsed
meeting we had with Marilyn Cole, an amazingly immediately!
beautiful woman who had not only been Playboy During the Playboy troubles back in America it had
Magazines first ever British nude centrefold, but also been the overwhelming success of Victor Lownes
the first British ‘Playmate of the Year’ (Marilyn was Playboy London Club which had partially masked the
later to become Victors wife). failures elsewhere in the Hefner empire, the London
This had been a particularly enjoyable evening, and casino was reportedly the most profitable in the world
again we were offered the hospitality of the Playboy – Hefner’s knee-jerk reaction in sackingVictor Lownes
Mansion – although on this occasion we found our was said to have signalled the world wide demise of
status had been elevated – we were shown to the the Playboy clubs.
elite-wing, one of the Hugh Hefner executive suites.
Several other guests stayed over and the elite wing

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THE LAST PLAYMATE PHOTOGRAPH tripod and camera (on this occasion a cumbersome
Hasselblad camera with a long one-fifty lens).
Victor Lownes, was eventually proven to have done It was about half an hour before Marilyn walked in,
no wrong by the British Gaming authorities. He was she was totally naked carrying a tiny piece of loose
exonerated – totally innocent of any misbehaving or hanging cloth on some string she was to tie around
of breaking any rules. As part of a settlement from her waste - she looked absolutely amazing. Although
Playboy he retained Stocks mansion plus he had it had been nearly ten years since she had been the
amassed a huge fortune, which he had accumulated ‘Playmate of the Year’, she was still breathtakingly
during his years as the UK’s highest paid executive. beautiful. We talked for a few minutes on what we
Angela and I continued to visit Stocks and in the both wanted from the shoot, and I started taking the
meanwhile Lownes opened his own nightclub on photographs. I always felt that Marilyn had thought this
the Kings Road in through earlier and decided now was her opportunity
Chelsea, named after to show the world that she was still here, and still a
the mansion - Stocks. very glamorous woman.
On eventually arriving back at the newspaper editor’s
A while later, Marilyn office, producing the test Polaroid of Marilyn’s Jacuzzi
Cole was doing a pictures. This was enough to make everything else
feature for a Sunday come to a stop. Although the newspaper had already
Newspaper and had conducted an interview with Marilyn by one of their
asked especially reporters, the photographs I had taken were to have
that I should be the so much impact that the editor picked the telephone
photographer. It was a up immediately and telephoned Marilyn who said she
simple brief, Marilyn wanted to change and expand the interview herself
was an enthusiastic personally.
horse rider and the This was the first time Marilyn had done such revealing
photographs were to be of her in her riding outfit, with photographs since her Playboy stardom, she could
her favourite horse. have asked for a massive Playboy size fee, but no fee
was ever discussed! Of course the paper seized the
On arriving at Stocks, Marilyn was already suitably opportunity to use the photographs big, they quickly Photographs - Ken & Angela Ross
dressed in her riding gear (always a professional) turned our photo session into a two-week feature,
and looked stunning). We spent an hour or so in with my photographs covering a whole page on the
the paddocks taking the photographs and then she first day, and then used throughout the feature over
suddenly broke into a huge smile and laughed, saying the two weekends.
lets do something special. My very last visit to Stocks involved another Jacuzzi
Marilyn simply said, “I’ll meet you down in the shoot, this time to photograph Victor Lownes himself
Jacuzzi”. I was probably the only photographer ever for a lifestyle article. To accompany Lownes in the
allowed there, even on the occasion of parties I was photograph I had chosen two ‘Page 3’ girls, Linda
always trusted to take my camera. The Jacuzzi was a Lusardi and Monica Thimme. This session marked the
great fun place, but far too steamy and confined for a end of an amazing era – the days when ‘The Playboy
proper photo-shoot. Never the less not knowing what Club’ ruled the world.
we were actually going to do, I started to set up the A few months later Victor was to give up Stocks, it
was an extremely expensive property and grounds to
maintain, and subsequently he and Marilyn moved R
back to London to live, opened a club on the Kings
Road and later married.
It would be nine years before Hefner and Lownes
would ever speak to each other again. Suddenly one
day Hefner telephoned Lownes and asked, “can we
be friends again”, to which Lownes replied, “OK, I
suppose so”.
It may have been Hugh Hefner who launched Playboy
magazine, but it was Victor Lownes who came up with
one of the keys to Hefners Empire – Playboy Clubs
and Casinos.

Victor Lownes died 11th Jan, 2017, he was 88.
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34 | Celebrity | Issue 112 Mecca and moved to Manchester, where they opened
the Millionaire Club. In 1980, he sold the Millionaire
PETER STRINGFELLOW Club to Granada and moved to London, where he
opened ‘Stringfellows’ in Covent Garden, (the club
Peter Stringfellow was himself very much in the same described best by himself as - a gentleman’s club).
mould of his alter ego, Hugh Hefner, a totally self- Angela and I had first met Peter Stringfellow when
made man. I was a fledgling Fleet Street Photo-Journalist
After a series of several-failed career moves and representing the Sun Newspaper (as show-biz/features
setbacks, in 1962, a twenty two year old Stringfellow photographer) at a rather grand charity event. Even
finally found his true professional vocation when he on this first meeting he projected the amalgamation
hired the local Sheffield church hall on Friday nights of both Hefner and Lownes, with that extra pinch
to herald the start of his very own club empire. of pixy-dust, plus an amazing smile. He was a true
This was to be his first venture into the world of professional and with his years of experience knew
nightclubs, his first show business experiment which how to cultivate and develop friendships. We were
proved later in life to be the best decision he ever made. immediately invited along to his club, given VIP
Calling it the ‘Black Cat Club’ Stringfellow booked Memberships and from this point on, although we
acts such as Dave Berry, Johnny Tempest, Screaming didn’t know it at the time, our paths were to cross
Lord Sutch, The Savages and Gene Vincent. The for the rest of our lives. His club was amazing,
Black Cat Club was moderately successful, until velvet-ropes and red carpet pavement entrance with
something totally amazing happened, he was about to immaculate formally dressed doormen. The interior
find the Holly Grail, his pot of gold, his own end of decor obviously over the top, but it was supposed
the rainbow! to be just that, you could literally feel you were in
In early 1963 one of the groups he had booked was a somewhere special as soon as you walked though the
group from Liverpool and because of this particular door – somewhere you would certainly talk of having
booking his luck and fortunes changed overnight. visited the following day.
The group Stringfellow had booked several months When you were Peter’s personal guest, nothing was
earlier had just two weeks prior to their appearance too much trouble, the professionalism oozed out of
at his church hall released their first Album, which him with every breath, with his staff always following
overnight had gone straight to the top of the charts – his example.
the album was called ‘Please Please Me’, and the then
fairly unknown name of the group was – the Beatles THE BIGGEST DISCO
(who despite their overnight success, still honoured .
the pre-booking with Stringfellow). This continued success led him three years later to
The demand for tickets was astronomic, so great that re-open the previously famous London cabaret club,
Stringfellow was forced to change venues, ditching his ‘Talk of the Town’. A giant landmark on the edge of
church hall location he immediately rented the huge Leicester Square. He opened it under its original name,
Azena Ballroom in Sheffield – Peter Stringfellow had ‘The London Hippodrome’, the launch being a hugely
made it – he was on his way up! glossy affair, the old building had been amazingly
By 1964 Stringfellow was on to his third club opening, transformed by Stringfellow, totally renovated and re-
the King Mojo Club, hiring many of the most well styled.
know stars of the day. It became the ‘must have an invitation’ event of the
Four years later he opened his first purpose built season and on the opening night the stars flocked to
venue, called ‘Down Broadway’, one year after this Stringfellow’s newest venue.
he acquired an alcohol licence for another of his new For me, covering these show-biz events for the
clubs, The Penthouse. newspaper features department was perfect – Bruce
Unfortunately these were troubling times and after Forsythe (who I had previously worked with in
one year, due to claims of over crowding and local Miami) and his beautiful wife, ex’ Miss World,
police objections, Stringfellow decided to sell-up and Wilmelia Merced, whom he had just married in New
move on. York, were the first to pose for my camera. It became
Within a year he opened Cinderella’s in Leeds. This an evening for the popular television stars to join in
was Stringfellow’s first ‘super’ club, mixing recorded with London’s top society, everyone was there - the
music and live bands. In 1972, Stringfellow acquired jet set of London was on parade.
the building next door to Cinderella’s to create another There was an amazing cabaret on stage, with drinks
club called Rockafella’s. Comedy duo Mike & Bernie and canapés passed around continually throughout the
Winters and magician Paul Daniels performed at the entire evening. The behaviour of two particular star
club. The two clubs were later combined in 1973 and guests kept the whole place in hysterics, Freddie Star
given the name Cinderella Rockafella’s. Stringfellow and Bobbie Ball. Freddie paraded around with a near
dropped the cabaret and put in full-time DJs. In 1976, naked girl perched on his shoulders for most of the
with his then business partner and brother, Geoffrey evening – my photographs fillied the newspaper for
Stringfellow, he sold the Cinderella Rockafella’s to several days.

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Everyone who was anyone was there, strutting their Stringfellow would always put his heart and soul into Photograph - Ken & Angela Ross
stuff on the dance floor, or you could sit and people- anything he did – unfortunately, on this occasion, it
watch from the balcony of this amazing former was not to be one of his best investments – either way R
theatre. Stars of show-business, fashion, sports, the – losing both his investment and his asset.
arts, models and politicians, all were there, eagerly Meanwhile back in London his Stringfellows Club was
rubbing shoulders. You have to remember these were achieving a well-earned reputation for its restaurant,
the days before camera phones and instant social the service, presentation and food were five star. It is a
media – so other than the discreet photographer such little bit like people saying they only bought Playboy
as myself, the beautiful people were free to indulge Magazine for their in-depth articles, well in many
themselves. cases this was true – and just in the same way it was
also very genuine when many Stringfellows clients
HOTTEST DANCE IN THE ROOM went to the club more for the restaurant than anything
Besides working for the newspapers and covering else – great food, service and an amazing ambience.
several stories with him, Angela and I started regularly We also became good friends with Peter Stringfellows
visiting both of Stringfellow’s London clubs as his daughter Karen. An example of our nightlife was when
personal guest. There were several memorable visits, one evening, with Karen, we set off from Stringfellows
on one occasion when dining with him, one of his for the five-minute walk to The Hippodrome. Karen
most stunning lap dancers (who weeks earlier we had rang ahead to let the reception know we were coming,
met on his boat in Mallorca) approached our table. which was just as well as the whole of the Hippodrome
Thinking the dance was to be for me, I nervously frontage was absolutely packed with hoards of eager
tried to stop the approach – but the dance wasn’t to clients all queuing to get in. On seeing us approaching,
be for me, the dancers having a great sense of humour eight doormen hurried out making a corridor for us
had targeted Angela (herself then a top model and to get through and enter the club. Once inside, again
appearing regularly on television). finding it packed we were wondering where could
I have never before witnessed a whole restaurant we sit, but just like one of the old cowboy movies,
dining room come to a stop, to go into a total silence the doormen moved forward and a top table at the
mode, as every clients face turned towards our table, balcony was instantly cleared of glasses, bottles - plus
watching as the Stringfellows dancer did an amazingly the somewhat bewildered clients who had been seated
sexy routine close-up to a very glamorous looking there.
Angela. Clients who even had there own dancer at For a few years this was the jewel in the crown for
their table stopped them and watched our table – a Leicester Square, attracting capacity crowds each
girl doing a sexy dance for another girl back in those evening, before eventually being sold to another
days was, believe me, something very, very hot. entertainment company, changing hands several times
Of course back then Stringfellow was still in his over the next decade.
‘Playboy Mode’ and living the dream in his Mallorca
villa or on his boat, always having beautiful female THE END OF A DREAM
companions with him (think Hefner and Lownes) from During all this time Stringfellows success had led him
his London club – he would live the party life between (and his investors) to open clubs elsewhere, amongst
Mallorca and Ibiza. His boat wasn’t the biggest in the these were Stringfellow Clubs in Miami, Beverly Hills
port by any means, modest actually, add to that his not and New York.
over competent navigation skills, the joke in the port Unfortunately history was to be repeated yet again
was that when he first started, if he sailed over to Ibiza for another ‘King of Clubs’ in America. With the
he would leave mid-morning, so that he could follow Stringfellow Clubs now also falling victim to the
the car-ferry. changing fashions and social trends of its clientele,
We worked with Stringfellow many times. Once was plus there were stories of major fall-outs with some of
over several days when he recklessly dipped his toe America’s biggest star names, and even of the rumours
of the Mafia. What ever the reason, the dream soon
into the music ended, with the clubs closing their doors.
industry, backing In the meantime Stringfellow had opened a second
one of his earlier club in London, ‘Angels’ in Wardour Street. Again this
girlfriends who was an adult entertainment club, reportedly the first
wanted to become club to be given a full nude licence by Westminster
a singing star. Big City Council. Again this was successful for a while,
productionvideos but whether due to problems or simply due to the re-
and securing her development of the area, the club closed.
a place at the In America Stringfellow had always been a fan of
mega club BCM Hugh Hefner, there is no recorded event of them
in Mallorca for actually ever meeting but he obviously held a great
her first live
performance –

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Photographs - Ken & Angela Ross36 | Celebrity | Issue 112 Plus on the birthday of their daughter Rosebella, he
held a small but lavish birthday party at the prestigious
respect for the world wide renowned King of Clubs. Mood Beach Club where he once again asked us to
Unfortunately the feeling wasn’t mutual – Hefner come along - and please bring your camera for some
(possibly not wanting to share the limelight) barred special pictures.
actor Charlie Sheen from bringing Stringfellow with Life for Stringfellow was good, the reports on his
him to a party held at the Playboy mansion. “Instead,” wealth were never consistent and recently it was
recalls Stringfellow; “Charlie and I went and had a reported by the Daily Mail that he eventually held
great evening at my club in Beverly Hills.” only a very minor share in the remaining original
Peter Stringfellow throughout had always held his Stringfellows Club, but adding he still received over
professionalism to the front, of course like any one hundred thousand pounds a year salary. Whatever
showman he had his own special ego. He certainly the truth, it was something that Stringfellow probably
was no Saint, but he was a nice guy who was easy didn’t care about anymore, he had his wife and his
to like. He always reminded me of Virgins Richard two young children (daughter Rosabella and now his
Branson, who I also worked closely with, totally young son Angelo) – which he in the end no doubt felt
committed to his business and always without doubt was his true wealth.
one hundred percent a showman, a man who could What a life, what a journey - all in all, not bad for the
front any business and always made sure that this was young guy who started out with absolutely nothing
exactly where he was positioned – at the front. and once booked The Beatles for fifty pounds!
Over the years we probably met and photographed So now with Peter Stringfellow leaving us, we probably
most of Peter Stringfellows ‘favourite’ companions, have to say ‘Au Revoir’ to the last of the real ‘Playboy’
and there has never been one that we didn’t think was entrepreneurial giants from the world’s nightclubs.
actually a ‘nice’ girl - over the years we probably took Of course there will be many UK ‘pretenders’ to his
hundreds of photographs. title, but none will ever encompass his professionalism
Meeting the beautiful Bella in 2000 and falling in and style – certainly he will be the remembered as
the ‘King of Clubs’ who retired still holding all the
love was probably the Championship Belts in his hand
most profound moment
of his later life, the Peter Stringfellow died 7th June 2018, he was 77
timing was perfect. He No doubt Peter Stringfellow (along with Hefner
was noticeably getting and Lownes) will one day be the subject of their
tired of the playboy life own movies – such was the life of these amazing
style and now over sixty, dynamic nightclub businessmen –
a quieter life certainly
appealed to him. Last of the legendary Playboys
He used to laugh when
we described him as
a man who went from
‘chicks’ to ‘chickens’ ( as we commenten on the fact
of how he now reared a special breed of rare chickens
in his Mallorca home). Bella seemed to be able to give
him the security and quieter lifestyle that he had been
searching for, the ladies man, the philanderer, and
lothario had become the family man.
On what was to be a very special day he telephoned
Angela and I, asking us to pop over to his villa, “Bring
your camera,” he added, “I have a special photograph
for you to take”.
On arrival, a beaming
Stringfellow and Bella held
hands as they stood in front
of us and announced their
engagement – Bella holding
out her left hand proudly
showing us the ring.
There were many other
examples of photographing
his special days, his big 66th
birthday where the theme in
presents was more to do with his age – long time friend
Robert Winsor taking along a bow-tied Walking Frame,
we gave him a huge over sized ‘Bus Pass’.

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Dining at Spoon Restaurant
or relaxing up in Billys
Sky Bar - always enjoyable
and always something
happening - on the evening
of our visit a fantastic
fashion show with cool DJ
music playing throughout
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Guests of ‘Spoon Restaurant’’ and ‘Billys Rooftop Bar’ in Puerto Portals had an extra surprise this week when a rather
glamorous fashion show was held right in front of their tables. Besides top cuisine, drinks and excellent service, customers
could also see the latest trends in beach and casual fashions as three beautiful models showcased the top designs. From
swimwear to evening outfits, a full range of everything the lady would want was on show. All together this made, once
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PRINCESS BIRGITTA GOLF TROPHY

Hosting a cocktail party thrown by Pure Salt PortAdriano Hotel, Her Royal Highness Princess Birgitta of Hohenzollern,
Sweden, greeted her guests as she welcomed them to the spectacular pre-competition gathering. With the amazing
backdrop of the Mediterranean Sea in this delightful location, the Princess with the hotel management and the Swedish
Consul, thanked everyone for their participation, wishing them well over the next three days of the tournament.

Guys having fun Bengt, Annika, Alexandra, Eva and Therese

Glamorous ladies ready for golf Lisa, Frednk, Tomas and Anne-Charlotte

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Enjoying the warm evening sunset, with delicious canapé’s and a selection of wines and beers being served, guests
mingled, meeting both old and new adversaries, quietly exchanging golf stories of previous tournaments and of hopes
for the coming days of play. After the cocktail party a VIP Dinner in the port was hosted by the Austrian Consul
General of Stockholm, Gunnar Andersson and his beautiful wife Aila. Here again, fine wines and delicious food
made the whole pre-golfing day a very special event.

Don Gunnar and Aila Cocktail party with the backdrop of the Mediterranean Ulla, Princess Birgitta, Jahn, Aila & Birgitta

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Aila, Ann-Christin, Christer, Ulla - Lisen, Stig, Aila and Goran Biscana, Jahn, Princess Birgitta, Gunnar, Birgitta, Eriard -
Gustaf, Birgitta and Bengt

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After three competitive days playing at Santa Ponsa Golf, the tournament culminated in a rather special final evening
with the eagerly awaited Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner. Those who had excelled on the golf course were
acknowledged and awarded trophies by their peers, Princess Birgitta herself with the golf club management and
Swedish Consul presenting the awards.

A winners group enjoying the party COVERINGCelebrity Magazine ALL Frednk and Anne-Charlotte
THE TOP EVENTS

Two beautiful guests Sven and Anna-Lena Trudi and Bela

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Overnight hits are a fantasy for most artists, but for young Martin Jensen this was a reality. His single ‘Solo Dance’,
released at the end of last year, has continued to pick up with supersonic speed throughout 2017, propelling him into
Spotify playlists the world over and amassing over 340 million streams.
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in Belgium. The Danish-born DJ’s schedule has
already seen him high-flying across the world
festival circuit with appearances in the USA,
Sweden and Denmark. We caught up with Martin
at the ME hotel where he was staying prior to his
appearance at the Rock Hotel
Born in Silkeborg in 1991, he then started DJ-
ing in 2007, mostly as a ‘mobile DJ’, playing
small birthday parties, school discos and similar
community gigs. “I did that for about eight years
and then decided to try to move into the club scene.
Quite quickly, I got resident DJ gigs, but then I got
bored and wanted to produce my own stuff,” he
says. When he released his first single ‘Si’, it went
viral and won him a huge fan base, but not a lot of
gigs

‘DJs are the new rock stars’
A new agent and his thus far biggest single, ‘All I
Wanna Do’, put an end to his anxieties. Reaching
100 million streams on Spotify, Jensen had
established himself as a name to be reckoned with
Then he took the world by storm with his mega
hit ‘Solo Dance’. “Things just kept building , and
are looking good for 2018” he says. ‘Solo Dance’
really pushed me, It’s taken me to Asia, throughout
Europe, and South America”
His gigs are hugely popular and he is now rated
amongst the top 100 DJs in the whole world.

Martin Jensen with girlfriend Natasha Thompson

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Top Entertainers - Leapy Lee, Karlos (Tina Turner impersonator), Guitarist Carlos, Birthday Girl Cynthia, Tony Burrel, Izzy and Gaynor

TOP ENTERTAINERS FOR CYNTHIA

Gather eighty friends and family together,- Sue Brown and Julia lead the dancing.
organise a delicious three course meal with
non-stop wine and throw in half a dozen top
entertainers who fill the event with music and
laughter. Add speeches, dancing, a bouquet of
flowers and present a huge birthday cake - and
you really do have a very special party - welcome
to the Cynthia Nolan Birthday Celebration at the
Restaurant Mason Del Rey - A special party for a
very special lady.

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THE BIRTHDAY BOY AND SO MANY LADIES

One of the most well-known and popular guys in Portals Nous is Paul Scaifey,
who celebrated his Birthday at Heroes Sports Bar & Garden Lounge, with what
seemed an exceptionally large number of ladies - well, we did say he was popular!
Everyone had a great time and the party went on and on!

‘LAST LAUGH in VEGAS’

Star joins Hen Party in Portals
A wedding ‘Hen Party’ at the popular ‘Bottega Bay Restaurant’ in
Portals Nous had a special surprise when they were joined by another
of the restaurant guest, television personality Jess Conrad. Jess, who
recently filmed ‘Last Laugh in Vegas’ (ITV series) joined the girls
and staff for photographs and a glass of Champagne - after which
everyone settled down to enjoy a thoroughly delicious meal.

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MAN-ABOUT-THE-PORT

Salvartore (Ritzi Restaurant) is one of the most popular
faces in the port, forever on show, forever there to help.
The charismatic restauranter is phortographed (left) with
the band Syndicate
Below; enjoying the evening, Julia, Sheena, Lydia and Liz

BATTLE OF THE BURGER

Over 2,000 eager ‘Burger’isters’ attended the ‘Battle Of The Burger’ held at Pueblo Español last Sunday. Many of
the local Burger Bars were represented, having their very own secret versions of the perfect burger sampled by the
enthusiastic crowds. Such was the penchant for this meal in a bun that there were constant queues of over twenty at each
of the 13 burger bars, the staff working flat out to keep up with demand. With entertainment and awards and prizes, it was a
great day out for everyone.

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IBEROSTAR VIP TASTING R

Celebrity Magazine was invited to an exclusive presentation and VIP tasting, prepared by the acclaimed José
Gordón at the Astir Restaurant in the magnificent setting in the ‘Iberostar Grand Portal Nous Hotel’, one of the
islands most luxurious venues which boasts some of the most stunning sea views.
This is the hotels second season on the island of Mallorca, serving the finest cuts of meat from Bodega El Capricho
in León, the restaurant also offers a truly delicious selection of fresh fish and shellfish
The highlights of the menu on the night of our visit included a truly outstanding selection of ox and beef from
the Bodega El Capricho, acclaimed by various food critics from around the world as “the world’s best meat”. The
meat is sourced from Jiménez de Jamuz, a small borough situated close to La Bañeza where
José Gordón raises oxen of various breeds. The Astir Restaurant gives visitors to Majorca the
chance to sample this delicious speciality beef sirloin and beef and ox rib eye steaks from the
establishment founded by Gordón more than 20 years ago in León. The meat is char-grilled by a
team actually trained at the Bodega El Capricho, and here is served with potatoes, salad, purée or
vegetables which are also char-grilled.
Despite slight variations between the lunch and dinner menus, both feature a number of starters
created for sharing, such as ‘El Capricho’ (ox sirloin carpaccio), Es Trenc salt, virgin olive oil,
Sóller prawns on a sea of gazpacho with Majorcan flavours or León air-dried cecina beef.

There is nothing ordinaire about the lunchtime menu which includes Moist
European Lobster Rice, salads, a selection of pasta dishes and in the ‘Between Slices’ section
of the menu you will find a selection of the chef’s very own unusual Club sandwiches. You
can also choose roast Duck, Majorcan Lamb or Mediterranean fish fresh from the market.
The dinner menu has been tailored for evening dining. Besides the specialities of European
lobster salad, and ox rump tartar, diners can also choose from a range of seafood dishes a
selection of meat dishes and goose foie gras with regional wines, and naturally the authentic
specialities of this restaurant: the exclusive cuts of meat from Bodega El Capricho. We were
privileged to have tasted each of these and have to report that they were delightful and well
worth all the time and patience that had been taken to prepare them.
In addition to the superb meat, the culinary offer at the Astir, entrusted to the hotel’s chef, Iván Crespo, has been
created as a tribute to Majorca’s rich gastronomic history and culture. Indeed, only the very best market ingredients
are used, sourced from local producers who skilfully infuse their products with the island’s delicious flavours.
And all paired with a wide range of magnificent wines: with more than a hundred to choose from, they round off
the dishes to perfection. The list is based mainly on unique wines from small scale producers.
As in the rest of the hotel, the restaurant décor is the work of leading Dutch designer Marcel Wanders, internationally
acclaimed for his iconic interiors. In the dining room, the vaulted ceiling and the cement tiled floor create the
perfect setting in which to relax. The Champagne Bar is located on the restaurant terrace, featuring the bespoke
‘Tree of Life’ which Wanders created especially for a venue that serves the finest selection of champagnes in a
prime seafront location.

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