pension333: �1,000 a day for Linda Evangelista? Because she's worth it

Supermodel mum Linda Evangelista demands �30,000 a month from the billionaire father of her child

Finally, to the New York child support court, where supermodel Linda Evangelista recently demanded �30,000 a month from billionaire Fran�ois-Henri Pinault for the maintenance of their four-year-old son. Brushing aside suggestions that it might not, strictly speaking, cost �1,000 a day to bring up a four-year-old, Evangelista ? who is worth more than �5m in her own right ? claimed she needed the money to cover the cost of hiring nannies due to her workload, which involves not merely modelling, but "maintaining my image like an athlete". "On days when I do not work, I am working on my image," she said. "I have to hit the gym. I have beauty appointments." Lost in Showbiz finds this an entirely convincing argument and, in the full belief that it sets a precedent, hopefully submits an invoice to the Guardian for the ongoing daily maintenance of its own image (gin, cigarettes, Reggae Reggae Sauce Chicken Pasta ready-meal).

Alexis Petridis

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