A HARD KNOCK WIFE

The words 'low-key' aren't normally associated with rap superstars but apparently Beyonce and Jay-Z's wedding on Friday was almost tasteful. They married in a private ceremony on the outskirts of New York with only 30 guests present: including their mums, Beyonce's sister Lozenge, the rest of Destiny's Child and bizarrely Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow. Why on earth are they friends?

You'd expect the reception to be in a hotel made entirely of solid gold with diamond encrusted vol au vents, with some hos bathing in Cristal champagne in the background, but they just held it in Jay-Z's New York flat. Admittedly it's a big flat that can have a marquee on the roof.

Janet Jackson was there eating Gwyneth's leftovers no doubt, as were Usher, Wyclef, Pharrell and lots of other people known only by one name. Shame Gazza was a bit tied up that night. The couple aren't even having a honeymoon until Jay-Z has finished touring but we could suggest a nice tent at Glastonbury as a romantic break... it's not as if many other people will be there.