Gossip Guy

Witty, fabulous and debonair, Shinan Govani gets invited to more parties
than Guy Ritchie. In between launching his new book, Boldface
Names, and prepping for TIFF, the celebrity raconteur took a
few moments to share some festival scoop.

So many parties, so little time. What’s the hot invitation at
this year’s TIFF?
Hot
invite? Two words: Vanity. Fair. Poobah Graydon Carter is zipping into
townliterally for a few hoursto host a party for a movie that is
co-directed by Tatiana von Furstenberg, daughter of the one and only
Diane. The only F-word here is fabulous.

Who would you most like to share a bag of popcorn with?
Michael
Moore? I jest. (Once I had a the distinct pleasure of interviewing him
while he ate a hamburger at Lobby. Good times.) I’d share a popcorn with
the extraterrestrial-in-a-good-way Tilda Swinton anytime. Name the place!

Where do you refuel between flicks?
I run back to my
boudoir at the Fairmont Royal York, where I bunker during the Festival.
Gold Floor, baby.

Last year Adrien and Gael hung out at the Dakota Tavern. Which
local hotspot will attract the stars this year?
I can see
the new Union, on Ossington, getting some low-key celebrity traffic. It
doesn’t hurt that its chef, cooking hunk Teo Paul, looks like he ought
to be in the movies!