On Wednesday night there was a private dinner at the prestigious House of Lords with Victims Commissioner Baroness Newlove, which gave Crusher the chance for a squiz.
"Unfortunately we can't take photos in the building but it is incredibly beautiful and I was able to go into the Queen's Robing Room which she uses when she opens Parliament," Collins told The Diary.
She was scheduled to meet Angelina Jolie and had originally joked;
"Not sure about selfies with Angelina, but if I can do so without causing an international incident, then I will," she laughed.
As it turned out, she managed to secure quite the photo coup.
Later, at a private dinner at Lancaster House, Collins, whose table adjoined Pitt's and Jolie's, had a private word with the Hollywood stars.
"I asked Brad if he'd like to make a movie in New Zealand," Collins told The Diary from London this morning.
"He said he would really like to do a motorbike tour of New Zealand. I, of course, said that would be an excellent idea."
Media men turn sexism tables
Male executives at MediaWorks turned green with envy when their female counterparts were treated to a luxury day off work earlier in the year. "We thought it was sexist and we wanted our own day," said one feigning bitterness.
So, group chief executive, Sussan Turner, listening to the blokey bitching, decided to splurge and spoil the chaps and correct the gender imbalance.
Today, 30 of MediaWorks' top male executives across radio and television
will take to the water for a high-speed jet boat trip to Waiheke, followed
by various activities and an obligatory boozy luncheon. It's bromance
bonding, island-style.
Only, the boys' big day out will be cramped, somewhat, with the invasion of
Turner and Wendy Palmer, CEO of MediaWorks Radio, who are tagging along.
"Yeah, the girls are crashing our day," admitted Paul Maher, CEO of
MediaWorks TV. "And we weren't even invited to theirs! Not that I would want
to go on a tour of Remuera homes and gardens, just quietly."
