The Island: UK premiere

Once again last night, I trekked down to join the screaming masses in Leicester Square for a summer blockbuster premiere. This time, walking up the unusual-pale-blue-instead-of-red carpet, were the cast and hangers-on of The Island, including stars Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson.

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The colour white has featured prominently in the publicity for the film and all the people milling around looked like they had just stepped out of a washing powder commercial. Scarlett, sensibly, didn’t go for the brilliant white option - really, that sort of colour is only flattering for about five people in the entire world and I don’t know if Miss Johansson, gorgeous as she is, is one of those people.

Still favouring the 1950s screen starlet look, Scarlett looked lovely in a very slightly bluey-silver silk dress - although the bow on the back was a little collapsed for my liking. Her hair also looked a bit odd: a bit too uniform in colour and too preened - the more tassled hair she had for the New York premiere was far nicer and more flattering.

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Ewan went for a more casual look, a black jacket slung over a white linen (so creased as anything) grandfather-collar shirt. It might have been the intention, but it looked like he had just escaped from a hospital and mugged a concert pianist for a “disguise”. He’s a perfect example of that brilliant white not suiting many people rule: his skin and hair looked, well, a peculiar colour.

Guests included Djimon Hounsou from Gladiator, Lennox Lewis, Ken Livingstone and the requisite girls with nothing better to do with their time: such as former Eurovision hopeful Javine who tried to fit in with the white clothes theme - but showed more skin than clothes. She was outdressed and outclassed by another on-the-edge pop star though, former Hearsay member, Myleene Klass. I’m not particularly a fan but thought she looked fit and healthy in an adorable, swishy, royal blue summer dress: I’m seriously coverting it right now.

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