It’s always nice when, without bribery, someone writes to thank you for your work. Today I received a lovely letter from a client who booked me for close-up magic and cabaret at The Magic Circle Headquarters last week. As we all know, there’s little that gives more pleasure than reading someone elses mail, so here it is.

Thank you so much for your amazing contribution to the success of our event on 4th June. Your magic was truly amazing and if the laughter that was coming from the show is anything to go by, I know that the guests loved it too. We have had some wonderful feedback and you were a huge part of the success of the evening.

Thank you so much again for all your hard work on the night, you really were brilliant. I very much look forward to working with you again.

Today was the FA Cup Final at Wembley, and along with Nigel Mead and James Freedman I performed during the pre-match dinner in the Bobby Moore room. With over 500 tables, it’s a massive room to work, but it’s great fun as the close-up magic goes down so well with the crowd. I was performing for the Club Wembley guests and now I’ve been working it for a while I’ve come to know some of them them quite well, which makes it even better. We stayed to watch the match and although I’m not a huge football fan there is such an amazing atmosphere there that you can’t help but get into it. A great event - especially for Chelsea supporters.

Money was disappearing and people were being tricked at Downing Street today. Then the magicians arrived. I was working there with pickpocket James Freedman for the chancellors tea party in aid of Every Disabled Child Matters. It was a great party with loads of celebrities including Phillip Schofield, the old bloke who judges Strictly Come Dancing and Ian Beale’s wife. I also got chatting to a very attractive lay-dee.