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He's always lived high on the hog, whether as a member of the Bullingdon during high–spirited days at Oxford, or subsequently at White's – starchiest of London's gentlemen's clubs – from which he felt it prudent to resign before becoming PM.
But for David Cameron, the pleasures of the table have come at a cost of a well–upholstered figure which, in more recent times, he's nourished at establishments such as Scott's.
That's the Mayfair restaurant where trenchermen can start lunch with sauteed foie gras, fig 'tarte' and toasted pistachio, before progressing to a whole grilled lobster and rounding it off with a triple chocolate fondant.
So I'm intrigued to hear that friends are saluting Lord Cameron for possibly the greatest shedding of flesh since the late, great Chancellor of the Exchequer Lord [Nigel] Lawson dropped five stone in a matter of months.
'Dave's lost four stone,' a chum tells me.
I'm told that Lord Cameron, 58, pictured in 2019, decided to bolster himself with weight–loss treatments. Whether these were supplements or jabs must remain a matter for conjecture. 'We are not going to comment on this as it is clearly a personal matter,' Lord Cameron's spokesman tells me.
It's not the first time that Cameron's done battle with the bathroom scales. Before the 2015 election, he renounced bread and ran every other day.
Another pal tells me: 'He has lost weight, but more like a stone and a half – not four.'
Who knows, perhaps Dave is tucking into Scott's Truffle Gift Box on the drive back to the Cotswolds and a slap–up feast with the Chipping Norton set?
American life is such a scream!
Joss Stone discussed relocating with her old friend Prince Harry during his recent visit.
'Maybe he'll move back, too,' she said. 'That would be nice.'
Pop singer Joss, 38, has returned to Devon from Nashville, with American husband Cody DaLuz, so the eldest of their four children can attend school here. And there's one thing she won't miss about life in the US.
'There are these bugs called cicadas – when you touch them, they scream,' she tells me at the 13th annual Boisdale Music Awards in Canary Wharf, London. 'One of them was in my car – I brushed him out and he screamed. It's horrific.'
Ross is King of sequins
Gordon Ramsay's alleged former mistress Sarah Symonds says she is unable to enjoy the new series of Strictly Come Dancing.
'I won't be able to watch this year as one of my exes is on it – Ross King, or 'Mr Sequins', as I call him,' she tells me, referring to the Scottish television presenter, 63. 'He will fit right in. I always remember how he kept his blue mint mouthwash in a massive crystal decanter in his bathroom, along with a couple of pairs of straightening tongs.
'It was fun staying over at his Hollywood Hills home, as I never had to take much.'
Looks like it was a heavy night, Cara
Hard–partying Cara Delevingne turned over a new leaf by quitting drugs and booze when she reached 30, but she still appears to be burning the candle at both ends.
The model, 33, looked unrecognisable in a picture she shared of herself online wearing a humidifier face–mask in bed. The device is designed to assist breathing by delivering oxygen therapy.
She could also be seen sporting a head therapy wrap, which can be used for headaches, migraines or relaxation.
'Music, music, sleep, repeat,' she wrote alongside the picture.
Cara has previously spoken of her new 'wellness journey', saying: 'I'm a lot more gentle with myself and nice to myself.'
It's hard keeping up with Anne
Staff appear to struggle to keep up with the hardest–working royal, Princess Anne.
Two years after she advertised for a 'programme manager' to help organise her busy workload, she's seeking a new one. The pay has gone up in that time, from £32,500 a year to £38,000.
King Charles's sister, 75, carried out 474 engagements last year, ahead of His Majesty with 372, although he was undergoing cancer treatment.
'As a programme manager, you'll ensure every engagement runs seamlessly, reflecting the dignity and purpose of the Princess Royal's patronages and military affiliations,' explains the advertisement on the royal website.
The outgoing, halo–polishing editor of Prospect magazine, Alan Rusbridger, has been attacked by one of his predecessors at the Left–wing monthly. David Goodhart has a go at 72–year–old Rusbridger for being past it.
Writing in The Critic magazine, Goodhart denounces the current Prospect as 'flat and predictable' and having too narrow an outlook with boring writers. It's like seeing Queen Mary headbutted by the Duchess of Gloucester!
He's the party host to Hollywood stars who organised celebrations for Leonardo DiCaprio after he won an Oscar. But British fashion photographer Steve Shaw admits it's not always easy keeping the riffraff out of his rarefied revelries.
'I did have one event when these people – I don't know who they were – managed to get in,' he tells me. 'They tried to take a selfie with Ryan Seacrest [the host of US talent contest American Idol]. He got p***** [off] and I had them kicked out.'