Meg Matthews rubs shoulders with London's elite... but then falls flat on her bottom

11 April 2012
The Weekender

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She was dressed to impress for a night alongside London's elite, but Meg Matthews made the wrong kind of impression when she took an embarrassing tumble while leaving the Serpentine Gallery Summer party.

The 42-year-old former party queen and ex wife of Oasis star Noel Gallagher was helped to her feet by horrified security .

Before: Meg Matthews arrives at the bash in an elegantly white dress with her feet firmly on the ground

Before: Meg Matthews arrives at the bash in an elegantly white dress with her feet firmly on the ground

After: The socialite stumbles as she leaves the bash a few hours

After: The socialite stumbles as she leaves the bash a few hours

Gone: The embarrassed star lands on the floor and has to be helped to her feet

Gone: The embarrassed star lands on the floor and has to be helped to her feet

Matthews had joined the likes of Naomi Campbell, Mario Testino, Damien Hirst and Joely Richardson at the event in London’s Hyde Park.

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, Sophie Ellis Bextor and US singer Katy Perry also attended the event which is one of the most high-profile events in the social calendar.

The Serpentine party was given a Russian theme this year in honour of its host Dasha Zhukova - girlfriend of Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich.

High fashion: Trinny Woodall and Tara Palmer-Tomkinson

Model behaviour: Naomi Campbell and Dan Macmillan at the Serpentine Summer Party

Model behaviour: Naomi Campbell and Dan Macmillan at the Serpentine Summer Party

Artwork for the event was commissioned from Alexander Vinogradov and Vladimir Dubossarsky.

Hans Ulrich Obrist, the Serpentine’s co-director of exhibitions, said: “We have focused in recent years on China and India and now it’s very exciting to have this dialogue with Dasha and The Garage as our first connection with Moscow.”

Belles of the ball: Camilla al Fayed with host Dasha Zhukova

Belles of the ball: Camilla al Fayed with host Dasha Zhukova

Dressed for summer: Sophie Ellis Bextor and Joely Richardson 

Back to black: Actress Alice Eve and model Saffron Aldridge



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