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Divorced at Christmas: managing the children

An article I wrote for The Times on being divorced at Christmas and managing the kids. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/divorced-at-chr...

The reality of dating over 45 (and I should know!)

An article I wrote for The Times https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-reality-of-dating-over-45-and-i-should-know-rkcz7crff Enjoy! x...

The launch of When I Met You

I don’t think I’ll ever be able to put into words how grateful I am to every single person who ventured out on Thursday night to...

Wedding Reading…… with a Twist

My sister, Isabel, and her brilliant husband, Paddy, were married at Rise Hall back in July. A while ago they asked if I’d do a reading...

My Starry Starry Night

My sister, Isabel, is a TV producer and recently landed her biggest gig yet, to produce The Baftas. A few weeks ago she idly mentioned...

Why holidaying with children can make you need a holiday.

Writer, comedienne and generally funny lady Emma Kennedy wrote a piece for The Guardian this weekend about how happy she is not to have...

The launch of From London with Love

This Wednesday my friends and family joined me in celebrating the launch of my second book, From London with Love, at the King’s Road...

My Mother in Law…..

There are many brilliant moments in the movie ‘Meet the Parents’ but my favourite happens on the first morning of hapless Gaylord...

How to be a Woman

This week I read Caitlin Moran’s book ‘How to be a Woman’ and experienced what can only be described as an epiphany. Without being overly...

Chicken Lies (not porky pies)

It’s been a busy couple of weeks. And yes I know, these days everybody goes on about how busy they are, as if being stressed is some kind...