TALK OF THE TOWN: Poldark star Eleanor Tomlinson swaps her Captain for a colonel… as she reveals KFC is her late-night choice of takeaway
Ever staggered into a KFC after a heavy night and fought over a lemon-scented wipe with the star of Poldark? No? Nor us.
But it isn’t beyond the realms of possibility, as Eleanor Tomlinson, 27, who played flame-haired Demelza in the BBC drama, has revealed it’s her late-night choice of takeaway, rating it superior to one high-street rival.
‘Nando’s is so over-rated,’ says Eleanor. ‘Chicken, chips, overpriced. I hate the whole system as well. You go in and then you have to go up to the bar to order. It’s just stressful. I do like KFC though, but that’s like hangover or 3am food.’
Eleanor Tomlinson, pictured left, who played flame-haired Demelza in the BBC drama Poldark, has revealed KFC, pictured right, is her late-night choice of takeaway
Sorry Captain Poldark, your girl now has eyes for Colonel Sanders.
Her father may be at the controls of one of the world’s biggest media giants, but Elisabeth Murdoch’s lack of technological know-how has been cruelly exposed during the lockdown.
Elisabeth, 51, daughter of News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch, was rumbled by her 19-year-old daughter Charlotte, who gleefully informed her Instagram followers: ‘My mum’s been trying to get on a conference call for ten minutes and can’t figure it out.’
New Bake Off host Matt Lucas isn’t exactly ingratiating himself with foodies by pouring scorn on salted caramel!
The comic, 46, says: ‘I have never had a caramel and thought, ‘Oh I wish there was more salt.’ I have never put salt on anything and thought, ‘This needs caramel.’ ‘
But he does have some ideas for other unusual taste combinations: ‘I tell you what hasn’t been done – onion ice lollies.’ Yes, Matt, there’s a reason for that…