Sacha Baron Cohen tips up at Stella McCartney’s Paris show

Sacha Baron Cohen gatecrashed Stella McCartney's show in Paris - as his alter ego Bruno, the camp Austrian fashion journalist. Baron Cohen - who was arrested in Milan last Friday after leaping onto the runway at Agatha Ruiz de la Prada's show - sat in the second row of McCartney's pret-a-porter show sucking Tampax, clapping along to the music and elbowing those in front of him for a better view. Baron Cohen is currently filming his latest movie, Bruno: Delicious Journeys Through America for the Purpose of Making Heterosexual Male, which is due out next year.

Doing their best to ignore Bruno was Sir Paul McCartney (pictured), fresh from his 'Give Peace a Chance' concert in Tel Aviv last week, model Twiggy and singer Sharleen Spiteri.

McCartney's show was hailed for its sex appeal, with low-cut suits, revealing tunics and off-the-shoulder sweater dresses. The off-beat British touch was also evident in the show's backdrop - a giant work in fuzzy felt by artists Jake and Dinos Chapman, inspired by children's colouring books.

Meanwhile the young designer Giambattista Valli did his best to quash rumours he may replace Alessandra Facchinetti at Valentino, at his show yesterday. Paris is awash with the rumour that Facchinetti will be replaced by Valli if her show tomorrow - her third for Valentino - is not deemed a success by Permira, the label's owners.

Yesterday Valli - whose burgeoning celebrity client list includes Penelope Cruz, Victoria Beckham and Gwyneth Paltrow - was non-commital. "I have no comment to make on that. I wish Alessandra the best of luck with her show tomorrow. I think she is doing a wonderful job."