SIMON LE BON’S NOTORIOUS CAPSIZE

The Duran star has been reflecting on the day his yacht Drum famously capsized off the Cornish coast in 1985. “It’s the most dangerous situation I’ve ever been in,“ says Le Bon, who ended up trapped beneath the vessel, smelling diesel fumes. “I looked into the eyes of death. It wasn’t completely black but it was wet, and everything was upside down, you’re walking on the ceiling.” Le Bon was led to safety by a diver. “As I came up the waistband of my long johns got caught and I stopped 2ft away from the surface. If I had breathed, it would be the end of me. I managed to get them off my feet and came up with a big smile.“ Even so, Le Bon and the rescue team could see the funny side. “I got winched off into the helicopter and one of the guys called ’Hey Simon, where’s your pants?’ I was just stood there in my knickers. There’s me, a rock star, in his underpants…“