Trevor Nunn catches Jessica Ennis fever

 
9 August 2012

Sir Trevor Nunn sure has an eye for the ladies.

The theatre director and recent beau of Nancy Dell’Olio was out last night with Kate Blackmore, a make-up artist, but he still praised the “goddess” Jessica Ennis.

“She is the queen of the Olympics,” Nunn told me at the Athletics Night party at Omega House, where Ennis was guest of honour. “It was incredible how she coped with being billed as the face of the Games.”

Nunn later requested Ennis pose for a photo with him. “Make sure you send me the picture,” Nunn told the snapper. “Send it to the stage door of the Comedy Theatre, where my latest play is. Actually, I mean the Harold Pinter Theatre,” corrected Nunn, remembering the venue’s name change.

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