If you're the son of
a billionaire banker, dropping £50,000 on a passionate kiss with Elizabeth
Hurley is no problem.
Explaining it away to
your wife, however, may prove a little more challenging.
Julian Bharti, 27,
showed no sign of worrying about that, though, when he successfully bid for a
kiss with the 49-year-old British actress at Elton John's annual ball near
Windsor last night.
Standing up to claim
his prize, the married father of three took to his task with gusto, clasping
Hurley close to him and kissing her full on the mouth to the cheers of the
watching celebrity crowd.
But today Mr Bharti,
who runs his own mining investment business and has homes in Beverly Hills,
Toronto, the Great Lakes and Florida, told MailOnline his wife of five years,
Christy, wasn't in the least bit troubled by his kiss with the model and
actress.
He said: 'She's
totally cool with it.'
Married businessman Julian Bharti, 27, was the top bidder
for a kiss with actress Elizabeth Hurley, 49
The couple, who met
in 2008 and married in 2009, have three children, the oldest of whom, Sienna
Monique Bharti, will be five this November.
Mr Bharti, who was
privately educated at The York School in Toronto, Canada, before leaving in 2004
and going to McGill University in Montreal, is the eldest son of billionaire
founder of Forbes & Manhattan founder and CEO, Stan Bharti.
After school he
studied at McGill University in Montreal for two years before dropping out,
saying: 'I felt I understood the capital markets business more than most of the
professors'.
He went to work for
his father in junior roles before going it alone and setting up an investment
banking business, Delano Capital Corp, in 2008 - happily for him, this was
perfectly timed to take advantage of the bargains in the market.
In an update written
for his old school, Bharti said: 'I'm quite proud of my success at this age, but
I do also admit that I had a huge leg-up into the business from my
father.'
That same year he
married blonde Christy, whom he described as 'the girl of my dreams', beside the
lake at Muskoka, in Canada's Great Lakes.
Passionate: But the father of three told MailOnline his
wife of five years, Christy, was 'totally cool with it'
The Canadian businessman and son of a billionaire made the
most of the opportunity he successfully bid for
Julian, who is the son of banking tycoon Stan Bharti,
beamed after his moment with the Bedazzled actress
When his wife gave
birth to Sienna Monique in November 2009, Mr Bharti said: 'I really couldn't be
happier with life.'
He told his old
school he lived with his family in Toronto, but also spent time at his cottage
in Muskoka and their 'winter home' in Florida.
In 2011, he spent
$5.5m on a 1930s house in Beverly Hills saying he intended it to be used as his
family's holiday home close to his parents, who live in Los
Angeles.
Mr Bharti's
passionate kiss was the result of a charity auction at Sir Elton and David
Furnish's annual Woodside Summer Ball, held last night in the grounds of their
Windsor mansion.
After dinner in a
candlelit marquee, Hurley, the star of Bedazzled, sparked frenzied bidding when
she put herself under the hammer.
To be a fly on the wall: (L to R) David Furnish, Patrick
Cox, David Gandy, Sir Elton John, Elizabeth Hurley, James Blunt and Sofia
Wellesley say cheese ahead of dinner
Grubs up! Lulu and Elizabeth no doubt had plenty to talk
about as they made their way through their courses
Pose perfect: David and Elizabeth posed up a storm inside
the venue on Thursday night
Dream trio: Elton cosies up to James and his beautiful
wife Sofia
The pair then
embraced in front of the celebrity crowd, with Hurley pulling a series of
seductive poses as a slightly bewildered Mr Bharti looked on.
Hurley looked stunning in a short
figure-hugging dress from Preen, accessorised with a fur stole and a pair of
gold Paul Andrew heels.She had arrived at the bash on the arm of shoe designer Patrick Cox, before chatting to showbiz friends Lulu, James Blunt, David Gandy and comic David Walliams and his model wife Lara Stone.
The money raised through the auction will go to the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
Last night's party
also had two particularly small celebrity guests: Sir Elton's sons with David
Furnish, Zachary, three, and Elijah, 20 months.
The boys, who have
just returned from St Tropez with their parents, were allowed to stay up just
long enough to pose for a couple of family photos in the grounds of their
country estate.
Family is everything: David Furnish, Zachary, 3, Elijah,
20 months and Elton John at the Woodside annual party at their Berkshire mansion
on Thursday night
All eyes on them: Despite the A-list turn-out, these two
little cuties are sure to be the centre of attention
In love: The couple appeared to be very happy together as
they posed for snaps
She's no pretender: Elton and Elijah posed with singer
Chrissie Hynde
Pop princesses: (L-R) Ellie Goulding, Chrissie Hynde and
Pixie Lott appeared to get on like a house on fire
Toughen up your evening look in a leather biker by Hide
Elton John's Summer Ball always looks like a lot of fun and some of the usual
crowd like Liz Hurley, Lulu and James Blunt were in attendance last night.
But there was a younger element invited to the party too including Ellie Goulding who rocked up in yet another sheer look and the lovely Pixie Lott who worked one of our favourite red carpet ensembles of the season.
There's nothing we love more than a beautiful gown that's been styled with a tough leather biker. It's the contrast of hard and soft that gives this look edge and shows off some serious style credentials. Pixie's lovely dress is by Italian designer Alberta Ferretti, her shoes and bag are by Sandro and the rock 'n' roll biker is by Hide. We love it!
Leather jackets are a classic that will never lose their appeal. Other styles may come and go but you're always going to look good with a trusty biker. Sling it over a tee and jeans or make like Pixie and work it over a glamorous gown.
Buy her jacket at Liberty (right) or get the look for less with one of our high street versions below.
DAILYMAIL.CO.UK
But there was a younger element invited to the party too including Ellie Goulding who rocked up in yet another sheer look and the lovely Pixie Lott who worked one of our favourite red carpet ensembles of the season.
There's nothing we love more than a beautiful gown that's been styled with a tough leather biker. It's the contrast of hard and soft that gives this look edge and shows off some serious style credentials. Pixie's lovely dress is by Italian designer Alberta Ferretti, her shoes and bag are by Sandro and the rock 'n' roll biker is by Hide. We love it!
Leather jackets are a classic that will never lose their appeal. Other styles may come and go but you're always going to look good with a trusty biker. Sling it over a tee and jeans or make like Pixie and work it over a glamorous gown.
Buy her jacket at Liberty (right) or get the look for less with one of our high street versions below.
DAILYMAIL.CO.UK
.JPG)
No comments:
Post a Comment