Readers of the Guardian's live blog will know that Austrian transvestite Conchita Wurst emerged as this year's Eurovision song contest winner. Complaints from Russian politicians about the victor seem to have encouraged her supporters, with many stars congratulating her on Twitter. Among them was Russell Brand, who tweeted a picture of himself in a green dress:

He later thanked girlfriend Jemima Khan "for being such a gracious stylist".

Nigella Lawson also retweeted a fan's Photoshopped image of her face with a Conchita-style beard:

First Jeremy Paxman and now Nigella Lawson … Monkey wonders if we need a clearer sign that we've finally hit "peak beard"?

