Dashing chef Jean-Cristophe Novelli has awarded actress Patsy Kensit the order of the boot.

Novelli, star of ITV’s Hell’s Kitchen, dumped former sexpot Kensit after he met stunning 25 year old Russian singer Marina Laslo at a celebrity golf tournament in Marbella.

Novelli is proud of his ability to bed women within hours of meeting them, but he might have been outfoxed on this occasion. It is said that wily Marina, a brilliant violinist, is looking for a way to get herself European citizenship.

Patsy Kensit, who has bedded dozens of B-list and C-list male celebrities in her time, is said to be heartbroken at the end of the three month affair.

The couple had a cosily domestic relationship, staying at each other’s homes, and making love in front of the TV rather than going to celebrity parties. It sounds rather like his book ” Your place or mine – cooking at home with resataiurant stlye.” Lets hope he gave Patsy a signed copy.

Your Place or Mine: Cooking at Home With Restaurant Style by Jean-Christophe Novelli – buy it from Amazon UK

Twice married Novelli, 44, has a short fuse for the wrong woman. He split from 29-year-old model Catherine McQueen earlier this year, publicly branding her “boring, superficial and self-opinionated.” Takes one to know one…..Of course la Kensit, star of East Enders, is none of those things.