Adrian Chiles’s article (Eric Idle has had tons of celebrities staying at his house. God, it must be exhausting, 23 September) rings true. As children, we always knew when guests were becoming irritating or had outstayed their welcome as my mother would say: “Now, is there anything else you want before you leave?”
Rory Murphy
London
• Re guests staying, our spare bedrooms do not have beds. Hence, a stress-free breakfast time.
Helen Evans
Ruthin, Denbighshire
