Wolf-whistling at a woman might now be treated as a hate crime, but outspoken TV presenter Anne Robinson claims women shouldn’t be offended by such behaviour.

The Weakest Link’s former host says misogynistic remarks are nothing to worry about and admits she enjoys being publicly admired by men.

‘I love it when men wolf-whistle at me. I love it,’ Anne, 72, tells me at the opening party for the ING Discerning Eye Exhibition.

‘The way I look at it is that they’re all customers. Women need to stop being so offended by that sort of thing . . .

‘Actually, I don’t think women should be offended by anything. Men should be able to say whatever they want and then our power lies in our ability to either be flattered or ignore it. It’s a choice.

‘You can’t start telling people what they can or can’t say. I just want women to be able to handle themselves well.’ Her sentiments echo comments made by Joanna Lumley, 70, who sparked a row last month after claiming women should treat wolf whistles as a compliment.

‘They’re saying “Cor, you look all right, darlin,” ’ said Lumley.

‘What’s wrong with that? We have become more sensitive flowers nowadays — people are very offended by everything.’

Earlier this month, saucy authoress Kathy Lette, 58, bemoaned the fact that she doesn’t get wolf-whistled any more, not even when she recently deliberately paraded herself in front of builders — twice — in one of her trademark mini-skirt outfits.

‘The other day, striding past a building site in a mini-skirt, I steeled myself — and whistling came there none. So I sashayed by again — but still no reaction,’ she said.

‘Builders, when I walk past, please whistle away.’

This summer, Nottinghamshire police trialled a ban on wolf-whistling which could be expanded in a move to class misogyny — prejudice against women — as a hate crime.

 Jude lays down the law

Film star and father of five Jude Law is refusing to help any of his children break into acting.

‘No, I am not going to be doing any of that. No nepotism — that is rule number one,’ says the 43-year-old Talented Mr Ripley star.

‘They will have to work for their own. If my kids want to act that is up to them . . . There is a lot of joy to be found [in] it, but there are also elements you have to stay clear of.’

The same cannot be said for actress-turned-producer Sadie Frost, his ex-wife and mother of three of his children. She has previously cast their 16-year-old daughter, Iris, and 14-year-old son, Rudy, in her films.

Sir Edward Heath, who died 11 years ago, is being investigated by a 21-strong police team over allegations of historic child sex abuse. 

But at least visitors to Arundells, the former PM’s Salisbury home, have something to laugh about. 

The £4.5 million mansion is exhibiting Edward Heath At 100: A Life In Cartoons to mark the 50th anniversary of his becoming Conservative leader. 

Edward Bickham, of the foundation that owns the property, says visitor numbers are ‘broadly in line’ with last year, despite the claims.