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Peaches Geldof 'living out of suitcase' in Mayfair
By Peter Dominiczak Last updated at 10:15am on 28.05.09Peaches Geldof is living in one of London's most exclusive hotels at a knock-down price after being thrown out of her father's home.
Amnassador: Peaches Geldof
The 20-year-old socialite has become an ambassador for the five-star Mayfair Hotel, saving her almost £50,000 in bills over the past 14 weeks.
The hotel allow her to stay at a fraction of the usual price in return for Ms Geldof being photographed outside the building and mentioning it in her magazine columns.
In February Ms Geldof was reportedly thrown out of her father Bob Geldof's house in Battersea after they argued over a series of photographs of her in revealing outfits, as well as an underwear advertising campaign she was to take part in.
After being thrown out of the family home, she soon moved into the £330 a night hotel in central London.
Hotel sources said she often stays for weeks at a time and is occasionally offered one of the 12 suites, which costs up to £1,000-a-night.
She is given free meals in the restaurant, where dinner for two costs more than £100, and has been told she does not have to pay for her drinks in the bar.
Her dinner, drinks and room service bills alone are said to have cost almost £10,000 over the last 14 weeks.
Deals like the one Ms Geldof is taking advantage of are normally reserved for A-list celebrities such as the David and Victoria Beckham, who are also on the Mayfair's books.
Over the last year Peaches has been splitting her time between London and New York.
She had originally been renting a house in Islington, North London, but moved out after marrying U.S. musician Max Drummey last August. The couple have since separated.
A spokesman for Ms Geldof said: “Peaches is on the ambassador scheme at the hotel. “However, she is getting slightly tired of living out of a suitcase. She is house-hunting in London and she is still renting an apartment in New York.”
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To make her work harder, stop taking pictures of her. Simple as that. She is a lazy nut for sure!
- Max, Surrey, England
more fool them.
- Squiz, Islington
Pity she's not living out of a plastic bag around Kings Cross.
Talentless freeloader.
- Pete, Leigh on Sea
Gag me with a Peach.
- Rebecca Lankeit, United States
i am a regular guest at may fair bar and love the place, i could not think of any where better to go for a few drinks. And if Peaches Geldof happens to drop into the bar then that just makes it a fun evening, i bumped into her once in the lobby of the hotel, what a fun person to be around !
- Matt Cleary, london
I have drank at the bar of the Mayfair hotel on a number of occasions, but now I know that this freeloading useless wannabe is living off my hard earned cash I wont be going there anymore. Do you think this is what they had in mind when they offered her this deal loosing customers.
- Howard, London, UK
I'm with Simon!
- Aria, South London
Paying Peaches geldof for negative publicity!!
It will be a quiet hotel with the rotten fruit lady there as most people will boycott the place!!
- William Jenkins, london
An ambassador for the Mayfair Hotel!! The powers that be there really need their heads testing. Do they really think that this usesless waste of space is someone they want rto epresent them. What kind of clientelle are they aiming for? As someone who often uses major London hotels for company events I for one will stay clear of this place.
- Pa, London
Thanks for the tip-off. I often stay at the Mayfair but I wont be staying there now that she is there - perish the thought!
- Julie, London
Why are untalented, over privileged socialites being featured in showbiz columns?
She's unattractive, rude and about as useful as a brolly in a tornado.
Drop this no body and start reporting on people with 'talent'.
- Simon Caleb, London
