Showing posts with label Sebastian Coe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sebastian Coe. Show all posts

Friday, 11 December 2015

Monday, 18 August 2014

Daniel Radcliffe: Search Me

It’s hard to argue with Radcliffe’s contention that everyone wants to talk about it [his drinking]. I wonder if he has ever Googled himself and seen the automatic search entries, but before I finish the question he’s started reeling them off: “Daniel Radcliffe alcoholic. Daniel Radcliffe gay. Daniel Sebastian Coe. Radcliffe girlfriend,” he says, sighing as he does. Actually, I tell him, girlfriend is the top result these days.

“Oh great – I’ll take that, as these things go. I’m pleased my girlfriend comes up before alcoholic or gay. When I first did that, I got really annoyed for about half a minute, until I tried a few other people’s names and I found out [gay] comes up after almost everyone if they’re a man, and even some women – Florence Welch had it, and I was like, really?”

Maybe it’s a sign that a star has made it. “Probably. If people are speculating about your sexuality, then you’re doing OK,” he laughs.


The talented Mr Radcliffe's next film role is playing the notoriously heterosexual athlete, Sebastian Coe.

Daniel's current top searches at the time of typing.

Thursday, 6 February 2014

Russia: When Will This Misery End?


Cathy Newman is in a gay bar in Soho for a "From Russia With Love" event and we speak to Lord Coe about gay rights at the Olympics.

Just beyond surreal, presented by a silly posh woman - they seem to care a lot about this - and featuring, of course, Saint Peter.

Saturday, 27 October 2012

Sebastian Coe: Wrestling With William Hague

After he lost his seat in 1997, he was scooped up by the new Tory leader, William Hague, still a great personal friend. While George Osborne and The Times’ Daniel Finkelstein provided political strategy, Coe’s job was to ensure both the party (with its devastated finances and denuded staff) and Hague himself shaped up. He had him eat pasta salad and take up judo. The rumours of semi-naked wrestling in the gym under Jeffrey Archer’s apartment building played into speculation that Hague was gay. “It was absolutely risible, but that’s life,” says Coe.
“Someone had to work the night shift,” Hague said of his inglorious leadership. But Coe’s position as faithful lieutenant led to Hague nominating him for a peerage, which undoubtedly added to his gravitas as head of the Olympic bid... 

The Times
Probably best if I say nothing.
But doesn't the younger Seb Coe look like William's other "friend" Christopher Myers?

Friday, 26 August 2011

The Sun: Sex-swap Falklands Hero Saved By Ferrets

Despite its headline, a surprisingly sympathetic piece in The Sun.
Though note it seems someone being trans is considered newsorthy in itself, and there is a suspicion that the point of the piece may be to elicit laughter.
Not quite sure why this is newsworthy, but let's have more of this and less of this.
Also good to see Ben Summerskill Tweeting about Sebastian Coe "on his voting record, esp on trans stuff".
So when did Stonewall start standing by trans people?

Friday, 3 September 2010

Sebastian Coe: He is now umarried


Fagburn is still away, but thought it worth pointing out that Sebastian Coe, the famous sportsman who received a life peerage from William Hague (who as we now know is not gay), has just announced he is leaving his wife of 13 years, Mary.
Fagburn's thoughts are with him and Mary - and William Hague and his wife Ffion - at this difficult time.