The Bond girl model who won over Tory peer Zac Goldsmith: How socialite great-niece of 007 creator Ian Fleming is a twin with epilepsy so severe she can only ever remember the last six months of her life

With glamorous looks, a jet-setting lifestyle and long, flowing blonde hair it is no wonder this modern Bond girl has caught the eye of millionaire Tory peer Zac Goldsmith. 

Society darling Hum Fleming, and great niece of James Bond creator Ian Fleming, grabbed the attention of many this week as she was spotted wining and dining with the Lord in a cosy Mayfair haunt.

The next morning, the beaming pair were spotted leaving his £5 million Holland Park home side-by-side as they headed out for a stroll in west London.  

Rumours of a blossoming relationship were quickly confirmed. Zac, 49, thinks she's wonderful,' said a source told the Mail. 'They have been together for seven weeks but he is obviously mad about her and wants it to work out this time.' 

And over the weekend, a spokesperson for Mr Goldsmith reaffirmed that 'they are an item' quashing any hope of him rekindling his on-again, off-again 'friendship' with married popstar Ellie Goulding.

'The lights are well and truly out on the relationship with Ellie,' said one friend after the singer was spotted with a hunky surfer Armando Perez in Costa Rica last week. 

The father-of-six appeared to move on just as quickly, introducing model Hum to his two eldest children over the weekend.  

PR guru Hum, 34, is well-known throughout London's socialite scene, previously being spotted out on the town with former Made in Chelsea star Millie Mackintosh, Lady Kitty Spencer and other Notting Hill elite.

Society darling Hum Fleming is the great niece of iconic James Bond creator Ian Fleming

PR guru Hum, 34, is well-known throughout London's socialite scene while her Instagram documents her jet-set lifestyle 

Tory peer Zac Goldsmith is moving on – with model and socialite Hum Fleming, 34

The fashion expert and her equally gorgeous twin sister Chloe grew up in Sarsgrove in rural Oxfordshire - a stones throw-away from Chipping Norton. 

They were born into the Fleming private-banking dynasty - once run by their father Roddie - which manages the super-rich's money. 

When they weren't off at boarding school in the county, their childhood days were spent riding horses and racing quad bikes over sprawling fields.

Yet Hum's idyllic and affluent upbringing has been marred by illness: since her early teenage years she has suffered with epilepsy and bouts of seizures so severe it brings on a form amnesia called 'accelerated forgetting'.

It means she can only accurately recall the previous six months of her life as a scar on the hippocampus of the brain prevents her from being able to store long-term and spatial memories.

'Will I remember my wedding day, if I'm lucky enough to have one?' she asked during a sit-down interview with The Times in 2019 after revealing the condition.

And if she has children, she 'probably won't' be able to remember the day they are born or their childhood. 

She suffers from one or two seizures a month now, thanks to effective medication and leading what she describes as a 'responsible' lifestyle. The episodes - as she calls them - cause to look 'absent', pale and sometimes dribble a bit. 

Since Hum's early teenage years she has suffered with epilepsy and bouts of seizures so severe it brings on a form amnesia called 'accelerated forgetting'

Her Instagram is full of photos of her globe-trotting, from walking in the mountains in Verbier, Switzerland, to chilling poolside in Ibiza, Spain

The Leeds University grad now has no memories after the age 13 when she first had her seizure and now spends parties trying to recall people who she has met countless times.

Now she just responds 'baaabe!' to those she can't remember while looking for clues about how they could be. 

But Hum, a natural optimist, is determined not to let the condition define her and is set to live her life to the full. 

Her Instagram is full of photos of her globe-trotting, from walking in the mountains in Verbier, Switzerland, to chilling poolside in Ibiza, Spain.

The Cotswolds-based socialite also spends time designing dresses or boxing to keep fit. Other times she is hanging out with her dog Masie or her twin. 

As she can't form any lasting memories, Hum is intent on documenting her life through pictures so she can try to superimpose the experiences onto her brain.

She said: 'Even though it annoys my friends to be that girl always taking photos, it actually is quite sad because I want to say to them, "I’m not going to remember this. This photo will be my only go-to for this moment in my life."'

Hum is now an advocate for Young Epilepsy, helping younger people suffering from the condition and opening up about shared embarrassments - 'who else has to shower with the door open?'