Married Canadian banking heir, 27, pays $80,000 to kiss Elizabeth Hurley and his wife is ‘totally cool with it’ (he says)

Julian Bharti is the eldest son of Canadian banking billionaire, Stan Bharti

He is married to 'the girl of my dreams', Christy, and they have three children

The couple have homes in Toronto, the Great Lakes, California and Florida

Mr Bharti studied at McGill University before setting up own merchant bank

He won charity auction at Elton John's annual ball in Windsor last night

Mr Bharti was top bidder when Liz Hurley offered a kiss with herself



Their passionate kiss drew whoops from the celebrity-studded crowd



If you're the son of a billionaire banker, dropping £50,000 on a passionate kiss with Elizabeth Hurley is no problem.

Explaining it away to your wife, however, may prove a little more challenging.

Julian Bharti, 27, showed no sign of worrying about that, though, when he successfully bid for a kiss with the 49-year-old British actress at Elton John's annual ball near Windsor last night.

Standing up to claim his prize, the married father of three took to his task with gusto, clasping Hurley close to him and kissing her full on the mouth to the cheers of the watching celebrity crowd.

But today Mr Bharti, who runs his own mining investment business and has homes in Beverly Hills, Toronto, the Great Lakes and Florida, told MailOnline his wife of five years, Christy, wasn't in the least bit troubled by his kiss with the model and actress.

He said: 'She's totally cool with it.'

Married businessman Julian Bharti, 27, was the top bidder for a kiss with actress Elizabeth Hurley, 49

The couple, who met in 2008 and married in 2009, have three children, the oldest of whom, Sienna Monique Bharti, will be five this November.

Mr Bharti, who was privately educated at The York School in Toronto, Canada, before leaving in 2004 and going to McGill University in Montreal, is the eldest son of billionaire founder of Forbes & Manhattan founder and CEO, Stan Bharti.

After school he studied at McGill University in Montreal for two years before dropping out, saying: 'I felt I understood the capital markets business more than most of the professors'.

He went to work for his father in junior roles before going it alone and setting up an investment banking business, Delano Capital Corp, in 2008 - happily for him, this was perfectly timed to take advantage of the bargains in the market.

In an update written for his old school, Bharti said: 'I'm quite proud of my success at this age, but I do also admit that I had a huge leg-up into the business from my father.'

That same year he married blonde Christy, whom he described as 'the girl of my dreams', beside the lake at Muskoka, in Canada's Great Lakes.

Passionate: But the father of three told MailOnline his wife of five years, Christy, was 'totally cool with it'

The Canadian businessman and son of a billionaire made the most of the opportunity he successfully bid for

Julian, who is the son of banking tycoon Stan Bharti, beamed after his moment with the Bedazzled actress

When his wife gave birth to Sienna Monique in November 2009, Mr Bharti said: 'I really couldn't be happier with life.'

He told his old school he lived with his family in Toronto, but also spent time at his cottage in Muskoka and their 'winter home' in Florida.

In 2011, he spent $5.5m on a 1930s house in Beverly Hills saying he intended it to be used as his family's holiday home close to his parents, who live in Los Angeles.



Mr Bharti's passionate kiss was the result of a charity auction at Sir Elton and David Furnish's annual Woodside Summer Ball, held last night in the grounds of their Windsor mansion.

After dinner in a candlelit marquee, Hurley, the star of Bedazzled, sparked frenzied bidding when she put herself under the hammer.

To be a fly on the wall: (L to R) David Furnish, Patrick Cox, David Gandy, Sir Elton John, Elizabeth Hurley, James Blunt and Sofia Wellesley say cheese ahead of dinner

Grubs up! Lulu and Elizabeth no doubt had plenty to talk about as they made their way through their courses

Pose perfect: David and Elizabeth posed up a storm inside the venue on Thursday night

Dream trio: Elton cosies up to James and his beautiful wife Sofia

The pair then embraced in front of the celebrity crowd, with Hurley pulling a series of seductive poses as a slightly bewildered Mr Bharti looked on.

Hurley looked stunning in a short figure-hugging dress from Preen, accessorised with a fur stole and a pair of gold Paul Andrew heels.

She had arrived at the bash on the arm of shoe designer Patrick Cox, before chatting to showbiz friends Lulu, James Blunt, David Gandy and comic David Walliams and his model wife Lara Stone.

The money raised through the auction will go to the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

Last night's party also had two particularly small celebrity guests: Sir Elton's sons with David Furnish, Zachary, three, and Elijah, 20 months.

The boys, who have just returned from St Tropez with their parents, were allowed to stay up just long enough to pose for a couple of family photos in the grounds of their country estate.

Family is everything: David Furnish, Zachary, 3, Elijah, 20 months and Elton John at the Woodside annual party at their Berkshire mansion on Thursday night All eyes on them: Despite the A-list turn-out, these two little cuties are sure to be the centre of attention In love: The couple appeared to be very happy together as they posed for snaps

She's no pretender: Elton and Elijah posed with singer Chrissie Hynde Pop princesses: (L-R) Ellie Goulding, Chrissie Hynde and Pixie Lott appeared to get on like a house on fire Good pals: Ellie Goulding famously covered Elton's hit track This Is Your Song in 2010 Biker babe: Pixie covered her tulle gown with a statement rock 'n' roll leather jacket which she wore over her shoulders Say cheese! The 23-year-old caught up with the man himself at the party

Model behaviour: David Walliams and his wife Lara Stone looked very glamorous Looking the part: Stone showed off her curves in a black skater style mini dress and topped off the look with a pair of killer heels It's a boy thing: Singer Gary Barlow (left) and model David Gandy (right) cut dapper figures in their smart suits A-list: (L to R) Karoline Copping, Jimmy Carr, David Furnish, Lara Stone, Sir Elton John and David Walliams all caught up Double date: Jimmy and David caught up with their respective partners

Guests including singer James Blunt and comedian Jimmy Carr arrived at the sprawling estate by rickshaws which were decorated with Chopard adverts.



Sir Elton treated his guests to a performance of his greatest hits as he took to the piano at one point in the evening.



The Crocodile Rock hitmaker previously said he will cut back on his touring commitments once Zachary joins school because he wants his children to have as normal an upbringing as possible.

He said in a previous interview: 'My children come with me everywhere because they’re very portable.

Picking up some tips? Lulu caught up with new singer Tom Odell Clean image: Chrissie looked chic in a high maintenance white ensemble Bright thing: Chris De Burgh's daughter Rosanna Davison looked lovely in orange Wheely good time: Singer James Blunt and fiancée Sofia Wellesley arrived at the sprawling estate by rickshaw Jimmy and Karoline also arrived by the same mode of transport - with a cocktail in hand Baby bump: Pregnant Tamara Beckwith looked lovely in blue as she arrived with husband Giorgio Veroni

'When they’re not so portable, I’ll want to take them to school, so I want to get my lifestyle in order for that. We do have a nanny, but the kids are very portable.



'They come all the way round the world with us. Zachary went to Australia twice before he was one and he’s been to Hawaii twice.

'That’s the great thing about very young children – they come wherever you are and it’s not that much of a big deal to put them on a plane.



'Yes we do have a fantastic lifestyle, but we’re hands-on with our kids too.'

Later on in the evening, guests were treated to further performances from Gary Barlow, James Blunt and a DJ set from Fatboy Slim.