I see that actperson Liz Hurley is diversifying and opening a beachwear boutique in Bicester Village, the thinking person's discount outlet of choice on the road to Oxford.

In a breathlessly self-referential interview Hurley confides that she herself plans to work behind the till of this emporium, based on the skills honed when as a teenager she had a Saturday job.

Personally, I can't wait to go to Bicester for the sheer thrill of getting Liz Hurley to serve me — I believe she once referred to those of us not in showbiz as ""civilians." I'm planning to go in with a couple of sarongs and ask if she'd like to put some safety pins in appropriate positions.