Art dealer Charles Saatchi has told a court he was “utterly bereft” that a private email he sent to ex-wife Nigella Lawson referring to her being on drugs has been made public.

Charles Saatchi told a court today that he held the neck of his former wife Nigella Lawson last June “to make her focus”.

Charles Saatchi has told a court he was “utterly bereft” that a private email he sent to ex-wife Nigella Lawson referring to her being off her head on drugs has been made public.

Two sisters who acted as personal assistants to Nigella Lawson and her former husband Charles Saatchi will stand trial in Britain today accused of using a credit card given to them by the celebrity couple to buy things for themselves.

Charles Saatchi referred to his former wife, Nigella Lawson, as “Higella” and accused her of being so off her head on drugs that she allowed their personal assistants to spend the couple’s money on whatever they liked, a court heard.

Charles Saatchi accused his former wife Nigella Lawson of being "so off your heads on drugs" that she allowed their personal assistants to spend whatever they liked.