Liz accused of 'penny pinching' - Oct 17 2007
Liz Hurley and Arun Nayar have been accused of "penny pinching" after failing to make a donation to the parish which hosted their wedding.

The Rev John Partington normally charges fees up front to perform blessings in the Cotswold parish of Winchcombe, Gloucestershire.

But he made an exception for the couple, hoping they'd show their appreciation after the ceremony at Sudeley Castle in March.

The parish, which relies on wedding and blessing fees to pay bills and maintain churches, hasn't received a penny from the newlyweds.

Parish treasurer Sue Williams insisted Liz was told it was normal practice to make a donation.

"I think the arrangement was less fluid in this case but it was advised something is normally paid.

"We were certainly expecting something. For the choir, organist and vicar to attend the bill normally would be in the region of a £1,000.

"I suppose we were hoping they might give us a bit more than that, but we haven't received a penny from them."

Liz, 41, and Arun, 42, wed in a civil ceremony at the castle, before holding a blessing at St Mary's Church.

The couple plan to give the church 12 kneelers as a thank you, but Mrs Williams said they'd prefer the money to pay bills.

Rupert Chislett, vice-chairman of Friends of Winchcombe, said he thought people "feel genuinely aggrieved" at the situation.

"It does seem to be a slightly grubby case of penny pinching," he added.

Nobody was available to comment on the couple's behalf today, but a spokeswoman for Liz told the Gloucestershire Echo they'd be donating a gift.

"Elizabeth and Arun have commissioned a dozen, hand-embroidered kneelers to donate to St Mary's Church at Sudeley Castle, for all worshippers and visitors to enjoy."


Liz: Hugh and I irritated each other - Oct 10 2007
Liz Hurley has revealed that she and ex-partner Hugh Grant annoyed each other "like mosquitoes".

The 42-year-old actress, who married Indian businessman Arun Nayar six months ago, told Hello she is still great friends with Hugh.

"It would be impossible for us not to have a good relationship because we’ve never fallen out over anything. I guess we just weren’t right for each other as boyfriend and girlfriend," she said.

"I never stopped loving him, but we used to drive each other demented. He’s very neurotic and I’m not. We didn’t really argue, but we used to irritate each other like mosquitoes."

Liz, who ran a film production with partner of 13 years Hugh, added: "We have separate lives now but we are there for each other and that’s what counts."

And it seems Liz is relishing her new life with hubby Arun and her five-year-old son Damian.

"I feel more secure and love being an ’official’ family. We get on really well and are making lots of plans for the future," she added.


Liz to host Chicago charity show - Sept 13 2007
Liz Hurley is to host a charity gala performance of West End musical Chicago.

Past stars including Denise Van Outen, Jennifer Ellison and Ruthie Henshall will return for the event marking the show’s 10th anniversary.

The performance will take place at London’s Cambridge Theatre on December 5.

Liz will co-host with Andrew Lloyd Webber and actor-screenwriter Julian Fellowes.

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