I imagine the fangirls living by him/hanging out in the cafe thing hasn't really stopped. Maybe Tayto brought a few to their senses, but plenty wouldn't have been put off.

I don't understand what the nannies were saying. Were they being supportive of her decision not to approach or saying way to go, someone else got your conversation ?

I guess he's not driving because of congestion charges or parking?? He's not taking a limo because he can't afford it! And because, as you say, it probably makes him feel normal.

The Gherkin is the nickname for the conehead shaped building in the City. It doesn't really look like a gherkin but they couldn't call it the suppository or the vibrator. But I remember a bar in Boston being called The Pickle...I barely remember it!