Column: London Life

In a new regular column, London’s Leigh Morrison checks out what’s happening in the capital…

Hundreds of blokes in their twenties flocked to the IMAX theatre in Waterloo this week, to see the launch of the third installment of the Halo computer game trilogy. The people, who obviously have too much time on their hands, decided that the best way to spend their evening would be to watch a bunch of competition winners and celebrities play on a very expensive toy.

Don’t get me wrong, I think there is a time and a place for games like Halo - namely when there’s nothing on TV, you’ve read every book in the house cover to cover or counted all the grooves in your ceiling. I try to understand the unabashed passion that grown adults (mostly male) have for such so called entertainment, but just don’t get it. Yes, the graphics are stunning, yes you want to complete the game before your friends, but seriously - there’s more to life…like shoes!

I do however think that it was a stroke of PR genuis to hold the launch of the new game at the IMAX, no one else would get away with such a stunt. They even managed to rope in Hollywood celebrities including Pharrell Williams, LL Cool J and Carmen Electra (who was obviously using the experience as a chance to get some media attention - she apparently performed abysmally when up against the two blokes, emerging at the end with a paltry ’one kill’).

I really didn’t think I’d see the day when something was branded ’too big for Oxford Street’ though. Anyone who now has a launch there will seem vastly inferior.

Talking of celebrities, apparently ’Primrose Hill Set’ best buddies Kate Moss and Sienna Miller have been swiping their Gucci clutches at each other in a good old fashioned bust up.

According to the tabloids (and we all believe them!) Kate had a go at her erstwhile mate for stealing her style. The supermodel decided that the best time to have a go at Sienna was at a mutual friend’s wedding reception. Obviously not keen on being left out of the centre of attention, Kate reportedly continued the berating by claiming that Sienna had substituted her as a drinking buddy with Welsh actor Rhys Ifans. Now, am I wrong or does this sound like a case of the green eyed monster? But let’s not end the tale there…according to onlookers, good old Sadie Frost arrived on scene to break up the fight and remind them that - for once - all eyes weren’t on them.

It seems that Sadie managed to remain mutual, despite her rumoured loyalty to Kate and her history with Sienna’s ex, Jude ’I sleep with anything that moves’ Law.

Finally, I went along to the launch of the new Strobe night at the Scala club in Kings Cross on September 22 and had an extremely memorable night in more ways than one. Check out my review to see what happened.

Adieu

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Leigh Morrison, MyVillage, 01st October