

HILARY GISH SERIES
At the age of four, he and sister Molly appeared in The Good Guys, a television series produced by their father, and starring their mother and Nigel Havers. Privately educated: The comedian went to the £24,000-a-year Marlborough College in Wiltshireīorn into such a gilded showbiz set, it is little wonder Jack Whitehall has achieved TV fame at such a young age. Last year, the family sold their six-bedroom house overlooking Putney Common for £4.25 million and moved to another house overlooking the Thames nearby, for which they paid £2.55 million. Over the years, Mr Whitehall, the author of Shark-Infested Waters, a waspish account of the showbusiness world, has had various production companies, which have left him very well-off.

Miss Windeler, who told the court of lavish champagne parties thrown by Mr Whitehall for stars such as Havers, Peter Bowles and Stewart Granger, lost the case. In 1989, Mr Whitehall was involved in a high-profile High Court action brought by a former long-term lover, Victoria Windeler, who tried to claim a share of his homes and assets. He also had a relationship with Lynne Frederick, who later married Peter Sellers. Michael Whitehall's first wife, whom he married in 1969, was Jane McIntosh, who went on to marry the lyricist Tim Rice. His godfather is actor Nigel Havers, an old showbiz friend of both his parents. Jack has a sister Molly, 23, and 20-year-old brother, Barnaby. Mother Hilary, 51, is a former actress (stage name Hilary Gish) who retrained as a 'doula' - someone who assists a pregnant woman before, during and after childbirth. Outrage: Whitehall appeared with other comedians, including Jimmy Carr, Russell Howard and James Corden
