Famous Mugs

12th December 2005

Robbie Williams, Kylie Minogue, Kate Moss, Will Young, Madonna, Emma B, and Tony Blair.

Just some of the celebrities that have a real passion for tea.

Kate Moss dropped in for a cup of tea and a webchat with us and revealed that she is a huge tea fan and drinks up to 12 cups a day! It seems she's a bit partial to cheese, China, the Gypsy look and small Portobello Road boutiques, these were the answers to some of the fascinating questions that you put to her. Kate also lists tea leaf reading as one of her hobbies and her best friends' mum often reveals what her cuppa says about her. Not surprisingly, Kate loved Astro Tea our daily online tea leaf readings.

Pop phenomenon Robbie likes nothing better than to put his feet up and have a refreshing cup of tea. Young pretender to Robbie's 'Prince of Pop' throne, Will Young also prefers to go home and enjoy a cuppa, when asked how he felt about his being the fastest selling album, said "The response has been amazing but I'll be celebrating with a nice cup of tea".

Celebrity chanteuse and good mate of Robbie's, Kylie Minogue was spotted on her birthday last year enjoying a tea treat with her mum. Accompanied by the resident piano player who serenaded her with 'Happy Birthday' and 'I Should Be So Lucky', Miss Minogue enjoyed a special afternoon tea at The Ritz. More recently, Madonna & Jade Jagger have both been spotted enjoying afternoon tea at Spoon, in the ultra chic setting of Ian Schrager's Sanderson Hotel. So whether they prefer the more traditional afternoon tea experience or tea with a modern twist, tea is definitely in style. Seems it's not all clubs and exclusive bars for International pop stars and designers then!?

There are claims this month in the style press that Tea is the new champagne in New York. Apparently, the drink is so popular that the stars are demanding it instead of bubbly at VIP events. King of chill-out and creator of the multi million selling albums 'Play' and '18', Moby is cashing in on the craze by opening his own tea shop in the Big Apple, watch this space to see if he makes tea that's as good as his music.

Your celebrity tea spots!

Breakfast DJ Sara Cox is definitely a tea fan and was spotted by D. Flynn enjoying a very civilised afternoon tea at the Opium Rooms with her celebrity mates including Meg Matthews, Sadie Frost, Donna Air, Rose Ferguson and yes.that lady again, Kate Moss!

At The Tea Council we always love to know what celebrities have our passion for a good brew, so if you can share any information or pictures with us we'd love to hear from you and send you a tea treat. For more details on how to contact us, click here.