No ceiling lights, no marble and absolutely no beige... Unlikely best pals, society tastemaker Nicky Haslam and Mail columnist Nadine Dorries, are refurbishing her new Cotswolds cottage. But will their friendship survive his brutal diktats?

Nadine Dorries and Nicky Haslam are perched on the big green sofa in her sitting room in the Cotswolds, surrounded by wallpaper samples and a cloud of cigarette smoke and bickering happily.