Jason Teller

Britain's leading ballerina, Darcey Bussell, modelled a dress designed by Scott Henshall at the Audi Forum in Piccadilly, London today (Monday 21 October). Darcey posed alongside Audi's latest and largest limousine - the new, aluminium-bodied A8 that makes its UK debut tomorrow (TUES) at the British International Motorshow in Birmingham.

Darcey, principal dancer with The Royal Ballet for 14 years, starts a new season tomorrow (22 Oct) at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London.

Stars celebrate new Audi A8 UK launch

WHAT: Photocall
WHEN: Tuesday 22 October, 2.30-2.50pm
WHERE: Audi Stand, Hall 3 (3110), NEC, Birmingham

The Friends of Audi - the German prestige car maker - are turning out in force at the International Motorshow's Press Day - with Jay Kay of Jamiroquai, footballing legend David Ginola, current Audi sportscar ace and former Grand Prix winner Johnny Herbert and TV Science presenter Kate Humble all on the guest list. These four guests will be available for photographs on the stand.

Gathered to mark the British debut of the all new Audi A8 limousine, these personalities are part of the unique group of 'Friends' that all own and drive Audi cars.

Top society model, Lisa Butcher, will also be appearing to model Henshall's dress alongside the new £52,000 Audi A8 for press photographs.

A total of 25 celebrity guests from the sport, design and music worlds will be attending the Audi lunch party on the Motor Show stand prior to the photocall.

Audi is exhibiting 3 important V8 engined cars at the NEC: the all new, all aluminium A8, the new 4.2-litre S4 (£36,150 - £37,280), the first manual Audi V8 available in the UK and the V8-engined Le Mans 24 Hour race winning Infineon R8 sports racing car - the annual French race which saw Britain's Herbert finish second.

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RCBENZ2

Finally a black A8! And She's blocking the view! :-( ;-)

PaulW

I think I found the picture for my new sig file!

Egil A64.2s - S6

Jason - which do you prefer - Darcey or the A8? :-)

ryoung

April: I guess you can bring back your old sig photo.

April

:-)

Auto Union Jack

Forget the double loyalty program, just have her walk on my back in those heels.

clint

awful dress! Hope she doesent scratch the audi with those rings..

no.radar

Oh....and don't even THINK about trying to post THIS SHOT in your PicturePost file!!!!

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Nice....er, um.....headlights!

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Lawr.

I'd hit it.