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Mad, bad Grace steals show
By Tom Teodorczuk and Robert Mendick, Evening Standard
8 August 2006

Wearing a ski hat and a top made out of what appeared to be black clingfilm, Grace Jones produced a bravura performance to overshadow Patrick Swayze's opening night in the West End.



The singer/actress was invited to the aftershow party in Soho and her act was pure Jones. One eyewitness described her look as that of a "Smurf gone wrong". Some suggested that next time the diva gets dressed she should take off the dark glasses first.



Then she performed her trademark slap - the one that decked chat show host Russell Harty - not just once, but repeatedly. This time, the target of her affectionate punching was a young photographer.

After hitting the paparazzo with her customary vim and vigour, she gave him a kiss and a cuddle. Then she pulled out a middle finger and waved it around - no doubt testing wind direction and speed - before appearing to delve into her blouse and threatening to display her left breast.



Jones was accompanied by Viscount Wimborne, to whom she has been engaged for two years. Aged 41, he is 17 years her junior and has earned the soubriquet "Edward Scissorhands" for his unkempt appearance.



He is spending £10million on restoring his family's Northamptonshire estate after inheriting £30million in 1993. Should the couple ever marry, Jones would become the Viscountess of Ashby St Ledgers.

And what did Jones make of Swayze's debut? "I thought he was fantastic," she declared while not hitting our reporter, "I love Guys And Dolls as I'm from a religious family so I can identify with it. I would like to play the part of a missionary in the show."



Swayze, 53, missed the first two weeks of his run owing to a chest infection.

He said: "It felt good to be on stage. I hear you don't often get standing ovations in London theatre but we're getting a roaring ovation every night. They're gradually filtering me in more of the show. I'm going to be doing more dancing and playing more of a part in the crap shoots. Tonight felt like I was sitting on top of a rocket which had taken off and I tried to hold on."

He added: "I love being in London and putting on a hat and glasses and going shopping. I can't do that anywhere else."

Grace Jones rocks!

grace jones playing a missionary in 'guys and dolls'

I'M SO THERE!!!

what a nut case.

Why is she still acting batty after all these years? Too many people are acting crazy these days that this news comes to me as neither shocking or exciting really. I thought it was just a phase she was going through in the 80s or something. I guess I was wrong. I bet she's a cracking shag though all the same. You could tell as much when she got to grips with James Bond in 'A View To A Kill'.

JDINTERACTIVE said:

we need more crazy people like grace in the world! everywhere she goes turns into a performance art event! god bless her!

she looks hot! wow.

scary woman

Anx said:

she only does it to compensate her lack of talent in any other field.....

abierman said:

ouch!

abierman said:

aside from the fact that she's an amazing stage performer and a great live vocalist, i could be argued into agreeing with you, i suppose.

Anx said:

she probably was some 25 years ago, what has she done lately besides being a goof?

abierman said:

so? what has sly stone done in the last 25 years? what has j.d. salinger done in the last FIFTY years?

there's a youtube clip of her performing at a tribute concert for trevor horn. she looks and sounds fabulous. i wish she were still releasing albums regularly and touring and doing movies and all that, but really, she's made it pretty clear that she'll do whatever her weird little heart desires.

abierman said:

Being Grace Jones is a talent!

Justin1972UK said:

so is being Aksel.....

abierman said:

yes, but when grace jones puts on a gorilla suit and jumps on scaffolds, they pay her for it. i WAS going to say that at least she remembers doing it the next morning, but the jury's still out on that..

Now why can't I get away with doing shit like that?

i do like that outfit, although i don't think id have the courage to wear it.

brownsugar said:

You'd look radiant in any threads.

JDINTERACTIVE said:

are you messing with my emotions? dont say it if you dont mean it, otherwise i'll have to serve you a big bowl of mashed peas

brownsugar said:

She's as mad as a fish, but you gotta love her!

I think the last single I heard by her was 'Love Bites', which was 10 years ago.

Anx said:

That's why she's awesome

I've always thought she was cool as hell, ever since I first saw her in Conan The Destroyer.

JDINTERACTIVE said:

i bet she has a better chance of channeling paul tho.

Christopher said:

I here Jack. Tell him he must go to the dentist.