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DM1STNAME GAME Hugo Boss
Name swap’s
a headache..
& that’s no Ly
THE comedian formerly
known as Joe Lycett has
said that changing his
name to Hugo Boss to
taunt the fashion company
has been “a headache”.
The TV star is now
legally called Hugo Boss in
a jibe at the German firm,
which used trademark
claims to target small busi-
nesses and charities also
using “Boss” in branding.
Swansea-based Boss
Brewing was left with
legal fees totalling around
£10,000 last year.
Joe said: “It’s a massive
company taking on a little
company... just not fair.”
But he admitted: “I’ve
legally changed my name
- and it’s a headache I’ve
got to tell you.”
Hugo Boss said it only
wanted to “prevent poten-
tial misunderstanding”
over use of the name Boss.
By LUCY MAPSTONE
MUGGED Harry Styles
Styles in run
direction to
escape yobs
HARRY Styles has
described running into
traffic to escape when he
was mugged at knifepoint
in London last month.
The former One Direc-
tion star, 26, said he
handed over cash before
being asked for his phone.
He revealed: “They all
gathered around me. Then
the guy’s like, ‘unlock your
phone’. The other one pulls
his shirt up and he’s got a
knife sticking in his pants.
“Then two cars were
coming and I felt an oppor-
tunity to sprint and I
just ran into the road.” He
said he tried to stop the
cars but the drivers thought
he was a “madman”.
He added: “I just
sprinted and I guess
because [the muggers] had
the cash they turned
around.” Police have not
made any arrests.
By CHRISTOPHER BUCKTIN
US Editor
on February 18 and gave Marina
the permission to apply for a
decree absolute.
Marina married Mr Johnson in
1993 and the couple had four
children. They announced plans
to divorce in 2018.
Their eldest daughter Lara, 26,
reportedly branded her father a
“selfish b*****d” when news of
his affair with Ms Symonds
broke that same year.
A source had said of
Marina’s health prob-
lems and divorce: “She’s
just in pieces over it all.”
Mr Johnson had
flings with a series of
women. One gave birth
to a daughter from him,
now aged 10.
Dip was born in India
in 1932 and fled her
home in the Punjab
aged 15 during
the partition. She
married BBC foreign
correspondent Sir Charles
Wheeler in 1962. The couple had
two children, Shirin, 57, a former
BBC correspondent, and Marina,- Charles died in 2008.
Barrister Marina confirmed
Dip “died at home with us” but
did not comment further. She is
due to publish a book about
her mum’s life called The
Lost Homestead.
Mr Johnson, 55, did
not respond to our
request for comment.
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B y ASHLEIGH RAINBIRD
and NICK SOMMERLADHere’s a dummy
Madame Tussauds waxwork
of PM with baby in carrierHeartache at Johnson’s baby
announcement as ex grieves
IN-LAwS Dip with
husband Charles
at event in 2005The timing of Boris Johnson
and Carrie Symonds’ baby
announcement has been
“devastating” for his grieving
ex-wife, sources revealed.
The PM’s fiancee broke the
news on Saturday that she was
expecting and the couple had
got engaged, days after
Marina Wheeler’s mum
died of cancer at 87.
Dip Singh passed
away the previous
Sunday, the Mirror
understands. It is the
latest trauma for
Marina who, on top of
her divorce, had two
ops to treat cervical
cancer last year.
A source said: “Dip
used to be very
supportive of Boris in
the early years and refused to
believe the bad stuff about him.
“Dip and [husband] Charles
were very, very good to him.
“Boris and Marina’s wedding
reception was held in their
garden. Marina was very close to
her mother who was enormously
graceful and clever.”
Marina’s 25-year mar-
riage to Mr Johnson,
which was blighted by
his serial affairs,
formally ends in weeks.
A judge approved a
financial settlementAffAIRS PM and
Marina before splitMarina’s mother was
very, very good to him
PREGNANT Fiancee carrie