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Wednesday 18 May 2022.

Tuesday 17 May 2022. INTERTALENT 30th BIRTHDAY PARTY at BAFTA, 195 Piccadilly, London W1. InterTalent is one of the companies owned by leading theatre and music agent and manager JONATHAN SHALIT. Around 150 guests here including over a dozen well known faces including... DAME JOAN COLLINS (who only stayed for around 15 minutes or so). Joan still going out often, despite being aged 88. DON BLACK - songwriter who is perhaps best-known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, and for the James Bond theme songs he co-wrote with composer John Barry: 'Thunderball', 'Diamonds Are Forever' and 'The Man with the Golden Gun'." NEIL WARNOCK - live music legend from United Talent Agency , who has been booking bands for over 50 years. SINITTA ( had a couple of hit singles in the 1980s) NAUGHTY BOY (DJ, songwriter and producer) SIMON WEBBE ( singer & member of Blue ) CLAIRE SWEENEY (actress) LINDA ROBSON ( Birds of a Feather tv series) DEBBIE McGEE NEIL FOX ( Capital Radio DJ from the late 1980s / 1990s) KELLY HOPPEN (interior designer) ROSS KEMP ( Eastenders actor and documentary maker) LES DENNIS ELIZABETH EMMANUELLE (co-designed Princess Diana's wedding dress) HAROLD TILLMAN (fashion industry legend) VANESSA FELZ TANIA BRYER LIZZIE CUNDY At 8pm Jonathan Shalit gave a nice speech on his career that started with humble beginnings. Got his first success with Charlotte Church in the late 1990s and he has grown his companies. Complimentary Taittinger champers, Mojitos, wines and beers for all guests. Complimentary canapés before the speeches and different bowl food after the speeches. An excellent event.