Nigella Lawson made a triumphant return to the social scene last night. The Domestic Goddess, who has endured a rather public divorce from her ex-husband Charles Saatchi, was at the Theatre Royal Haymarket for the press night of Fatal Attraction. Tweeters noticed her presence and described photographers “going mad” at her attendance but she didn’t linger after the curtain call and was first in line for a taxi home.
Nevertheless, she seems to have thoroughly enjoyed the show. “Natascha McElhone gives best performance on stage in living memory,” she tweeted, despite middling reviews. “Bowled over by her. Bravo all round.”
Lawson has shown she is game for a bit of bunny-boiling — the term inspired by the scene in the film which sees Glenn Close’s character steam the family pet — by creating several recipes including one for baked rabbit and the oddly titled Peter Rabbit in Mr McGregor’s Salad, which includes, along with the meat, some of its favourite food- stuffs, such as radishes and carrots. Her use of the meat was supposedly responsible for a 350 per cent surge in sales, recorded by Waitrose in 2011.
Surely it’s just a matter of time before she posts a new bunny-inspired recipe on her website?
