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The Evening Standard Insider launches at sketch London

Dave Benett
Dave Benett

Celebrities, models and influencers hit sketch London on Wednesday night to toast the launch of ES Insider.

Guests included Amber Le Bon, Millie Mackintosh, Vick Hope, Jack Guinness and Strictly contestant Ashley Roberts, who dropped in for a cocktail and a quick dance in The Parlour bar.

Roberts, who is going into this weekend's quarter-final after surviving the dance-off, told us she was feeling positive about her upcoming quick-step routine.

"It's musical week" she said, "so it's gonna be big and it's gonna be fun."

Zara Martin and Vogue Williams took turns on the decks, along with DJ Yuki Love, with a musical interlude from rising star Alice Chater, who treated the crowd to an acoustic rendition of CeCe Peniston's track 'Finally.'

London-based Victoria's Secret Angel Cheyenne Maya Carty also joined the party with her boyfriend Ashton Gohil, who took over as DJ for the late spot.

Ashley Roberts attends the launch (Dave Benett)
Ashley Roberts attends the launch (Dave Benett)

Carty told us she had eaten "all the food" since making her debut for Victoria's Secret on the runway in New York.

Sophie Hermann at the event in London's Sketch (Dave Benett)
Sophie Hermann at the event in London's Sketch (Dave Benett)

"Oh my god, what didn't I eat?" she said "banana pudding, pizza, a burger... there was one night after the show I ate a burger and a pizza in the same meal."

Guests drank Veuve Clicquot champagne, Tanqueray gin and Ciroc Vodka cocktails, with wine supplied by Waitrose Tasting at Home.

A custom flower wall was created for the event by Carly Rogers Flowers.

Insider is the Evening Standard's new digital destination for luxury lifestyle, A List and royal news, with teams reporting from both London and New York.