Benedict Cumberbatch is only 38 but he’s doing all that he can to ensure his age doesn’t show.

The handsome Sherlock star is a devotee of the Frankincense Intense face cream from Neal’s Yard – and it’s not cheap either, costing £55 for a small 50g pot.

‘Benedict buys the cream on a regular basis,’ reveals my beauty insider. ‘It’s quite refreshing that someone as famous as he is actually comes into the shop to buy it himself.

Expensive look: Benedict Cumberbatch is a fan of Neal Yard's £55 Frankincense Intense face cream

'He says he uses the cream all the time and I’m not really surprised because he goes through it quickly.’

Their jobs have kept them apart for most of the year, but don’t expect Pippa Middleton and boyfriend Nico Jackson to make up for lost time over the festive period.

I gather that Pippa wants to see in the new year with a group of American friends in New York, where she also plans to meet up with Chiltern Firehouse boss Andre Balazs.

Alas, there doesn’t seem to be enough room in first class for Swiss-based financier Nico to tag along.

Retail guru Mary Portas and fashion journalist Melanie Rickey look like they’re having a blast after becoming among the first couples in Britain to convert their civil partnership into a same-sex marriage.

Happy days: Melanie Rickey took a selfie of herself and wife Mary Portas after the ceremony

Melanie, 41, posted the celebratory selfie on Instagram last week showing the ‘Queen of Shops’ pointing proudly to her new wedding ring.

Earlier, official pictures showed them in traditional ‘wedding day’ pose at Westminster City Hall, sitting behind a table with a bunch of flowers and signing their marriage certificate shortly after gay marriage laws came into effect.

Mary, 54, and Melanie had been civil partners since 2010.

Celia Graham, who shot to fame in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Love Never Dies, has declared herself bankrupt, I’m sorry to report.

Celia was originally the understudy to American star Sierra Boggess, but stepped up to play the key role of Christine Daae after Sierra was struck down by a fever just before the final dress rehearsal in 2010.