SIR TERENCE CONRAN is being faced with a £12 million divorce settlement, it was reported yesterday. His exwife Caroline (57) went to the High Court in London to get the money following her divorce last year, according to the Sun newspaper. She walked out shortly after he was reported to have forgotten their 30th wedding anniversary.
The waiting at the Old Vic theatre in London was over last night when Sir Peter Hall directed Waiting For Godot for the first time since the premiere 42 years ago.
The Samuel Beckett play established Sir Peter's reputation and lead him to create the Royal Shakespeare Company. The performance featured Ben Kingsley as Estragon and Alan Howard as Vladimir.
Uma Thurman (27), who plays Poison Ivy in Batman and Robin, is filming the remake of the classic 1960s TV series The Avengers.
She plays Emma Peel, the role made famous by Diana Rigg, and has donned the trademark leather catsuit for the £40 million film.
Ralph Fiennes plays John Steed, opposite Sean Connery as the villain Sir August de Wynter, who tries to conquer the world by changing the weather.
Luciano Pavarotti is to open a music complex being built in Mostar, in Bosnia, from money raised by some of the world's leading musicians.
The Pavarotti Music centre is being built by the British based charity War Child. Pavarotti plans to open the centre in the company of Bono of the group U2, which will tour Bosnia in September.