Humphries son checks into drug clinic

The son of comedian Barry Humphries has checked himself into the Priory to fight cocaine and alcohol addictions, the Evening Standard can reveal.

Oscar Humphries, 21, sought help after being ordered to do so by his father, better known as Dame Edna

Everage. The development follows an incident at a Suffolk guest house last week in which police were called after Oscar painted a huge cross on a wall with nail varnish and urinated on a mattress.

The struggling actor is said to be depressed since he split from Octavia Khashoggi, daughter of shipping magnate Adnan.

A source close to Oscar said: "He checked into the Priory on Friday because he has realised he has gone off the rails. He is worried he has let down his father."