Visit from the Avengers angel

BACKCHAT hereby bans press relations people from taking the easy way out and mentioning Absolutely Fabulous inconnection with Joanna Lumley. Snapped here promoting the official ‘turning of the first turf’ of British Airways’ London Eye, the 135m high observation wheel planned for the South Bank, Ms Lumley must be as heartily sick of the constantreferences to the show as we are. A slap on the wrist to all at SAW Associates who sent in the shot with the quote “British Airways’ chief executive Bob Ayling, left, and (London Eye partner) Tussaud’s Group chairman and chief executive Mike Jolly, right, were joined by Joanna Lumley, who thinks theproject is “absolutely fabulous”. Hmmm…