Overrated

Mick Hucknall (inexcusable); Chris Evans (indefensible); Prince Edward (incredible)...a horrifying sample of the men that Ulrika has been linked with before her dalliance with Sir Sven. And that's before you get to the real non-league boyfriends: Stan Collymore and, even worse if that's possible, Hunter, the blonde beefcake from Gladiators. It's clear that the former TV-Am weather girl has what is euphemistically known as a 'history' - and not a pretty history at that.

So Sven seems to have made a very wise choice in selecting Nancy Dell'Olio above Ulrika. Not that Sven has emerged completely blameless from the whole lurid affair.

A source close to Ulrika said of Sven's so-called 'caddish' behaviour towards her: 'He hasn't called [Ulrika] once and she doesn't know what is going on.' Steve McManaman must know exactly how she feels.