October 5, 1984
Hello Lovelies,
In my last column, I told you I thought it was only a matter of time before Nigel Hartagan would be a free man after I heard about him and supermodel Natalia. Apparently, things came to a head after Melinda Stone hosted Charles Capri’s Model of the Moment competition. While Melinda and Nigel started the evening as a couple, they left separately. Poor Nigel, looked awfully lonely as he left the party, but I’m sure he wasn’t lonely for long.
Besides his bust-up with Melinda, Sambuka Fedora has had a brief setback on their next album as there was tension in the studio between Nigel, Tristan Langford, and Julian Johnson. Hopefully, they can reconcile whatever issue they have as they’re due to reconvene in a Paris studio to finish the album and do press for their next single Danger Bound. That’s one premier I’m looking forward to being, a correspondent on the red carpet. Besides Sambuka Fedora being dressed to the nines, we know Mason Langford will be there. No doubt, he’ll wear a tux and show us why he was the right choice to play Agent Bound. Though I wonder who he might walk the red carpet with. While he has attended his past premiers with his mother, Raquel. One has to ask when one of the most eligible bachelors in Hollywood will finally settle down.
In other couple's news, I’m curious about the status of Russell Langford’s marriage. He and Hollywood darling Helen Langford have avoided the tabloids for years, however, things seem to be changing. Within a day after Russell arrived in New York City, he was seen exiting a limo with a mysterious blonde wearing his suit coat before heading into Carlyle for the evening. Sources confirmed the two tried to keep their distance as they boarded the elevator, but said you could definitely tell something was going on between them.
I spotted Russell the very next day sipping afternoon tea at the hotel with the same woman before strolling over to The Met Museum. The following day, a brunette joined the pair for a trip to the Chelsea Street Market. Even though they had company, the two shared a lot of PDAs. One has to wonder if there isn’t trouble in paradise for him to be stepping out with this mystery woman.
It took me almost a week of digging before I could finally confirm who Russell was getting cozy with. It was none other than this year’s winner of the Model of the Moment contest, Ava Richards. Yes, the very contest he was judging. One has to wonder if he didn’t help persuade the other judges to give Ava the title or what she had to do for Russell so she could win. I’m sure some of the other contestants are wondering the same thing.
After Ava won, she and Russell were seen at the Palladium on Saturday, before the duo boarded Concorde to Paris. They were spotted taking in the sights and hitting the hottest clubs. I hope Ava knows who she’s messing with because Helen has been known to have a temper and if I were Ava, I wouldn’t want to suffer Helen’s wrath.
Lastly, Aidan Stringer was in town and was accessorizing each night with a new model or actress. With the way he looks and his single, ‘Forever Love’ climbing the charts, he was definitively the person to be seen with. Hell, yours truly might even fancy a night on the town with him, though now that Nigel is single, well, maybe getting past the velvet rope with the two of them for an evening of dancing is just what I need. Hmm, a girl can dream, can’t she?
Catch you later with the hottest gossip.
Anyway, Ta for now.
Sil