Max Drummey
British Tabloids Quick to Turn on Newly Americanized Peaches Geldof
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When celebrities leave New York and relocate to England, the glee on the part of British tabloids is unmistakable. In the past, The Mirror, The Sun and The Daily Mail have embraced American celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow and Madonna as their own, staking out their homes and devoting no less coverage to their child-rearing than they do to Amy Winehouse's drug habits. In turn, the American tabs develop a scornful attitude, accusing Ms. Paltrow and Madonna of acquiring pretentious accents and slamming New York as no longer being an "exciting" city.
The latest import from the U.K., 19-year-old Peaches Geldof, who has been chronicling her move and recent marriage to musician Max Drummey in a column in Nylon magazine, seems to be stuck in the middle of this battle of the bi-continental celebrity tabloids. Which is to say, the British ones seem to turning on her.
Following Ms. Geldof's debut column about how she finally feels at home in New York (which she ends by saying, "there's no place I'd rather be"), the Daily Mail has published a lengthy piece about how sad Ms. Geldof's life has become in the States. read more »
Peaches Geldof Channels Her Inner Kerouac
British socialite Peaches Geldof is the 19-year-old daughter of singer Bob Geldof and television personality Paula Yates. Her full name is actually Peaches Honeyblossom Michelle Charlotte Angel Vanessa Geldof. A few months ago, she became a resident of Williamsburg, Brooklyn with her husband, musician Max Drummey, whom she married in Las Vegas three months ago and whom she may already be divorcing.
And now Ms. Geldof is sharing her adjustment to married life and her experiences in her new neighborhood in a column, "British Invasion," in Nylon magazine. (Her fellow headband-wearer Cory Kennedy wrote two "Cory's Corner" columns in August 2007 for the magazine before abandoning it to do Nylon TV. read more »
Morning Memo: A-Rod Out And About; Gossip Girl Makes A Mess; Peaches To Take New York
Recently separated Yankee Alex Rodriguez, who was recently linked with Madonna, has been playing the field. He's been spotted out with different women in Miami and Manhattan. [P6]
At New Jersey's Parker House bar, Ashley Dupre qualifies as enough of a celebrity to skip the line, though she apparently will never shake the hooker jokes. (First Item) [NYDN]
The Gossip Girl kids were a mess at a party held in their honor at the EMM Group’s estate in the Hamptons this weekend—cast members picked their teeth, inadvertently flashed the cameras, and spilled vitamin water. (Second Item) [NYDN]
Danity Kane's Aubrey O’Day, currently starring in Hairspray, defended herself to Wendy Williams, telling the talk-show host that she has not had plastic surgery. read more »
