There's Something I've Been Dying to Tell You (30 page)

'Yes that's right, Michael, you are King for a day!', in a procession in Tangjong Jara.

Both of these pictures were taken by Julie Phelan from Littlewoods/Very. She was brilliant to work with on the Isme campaign and I think both of these photos are fantastic. The fairy godmother picture was from an advert I did for Isme and Michael and I decided to use it as our Christmas card for 2012. Then Julie came to visit me during a chemo session and took the photo of me in the cold cap which is what you wear to stop hair loss during treatment. I love these two photos because the contrast echoes the Isme campaign's catch phrase I used 'This is me.'

My big day! A workshop for Calendar Girls, the musical, where Mr Gary Barlow sang to me! From left to right: Tim Firth - the writer of Calendar Girls, me, Gary and the gorgeous David Pugh.

The cast of the workshop that day at the Tricycle theatre in Kilburn, 11th July 2014.

'Can I interest you in a nice little doer-upper?' Michael's dream home at Ragley Hall.

Dressed as a 1940s version of a scrubber when I was doing Country House Sunday for lTV, at Ragley Hall no less!

Me and Batty during filming of Tasty Travels. 'A marriage made in heaven.'

'There's a moose loose aboot this hoose!'

I opened the National Centre for the Study and Prevention of Violence and Abuse on the 20 June 2014. Ruth Jones who is also in the photo was the lovely lady who approached me and we had had similar experiences of domestic violence. We both received an OBE.

My Fellowship was awarded to me by Lord Falkner at the University of Worcester.

From left to right: Dr. Kevin Pickess, University of Worcester Registrar; Ruth Jones OBE; Dr. Jan Quallington Head of the Institute of Health and Society at the University of Worcester; myself; Professor David Green Vice Chancellor University of Worcester; Lord Faulkner of Worcester and Professor Rosalind Foskett, Deputy Vice Chancellor University of Worcester.

Receiving my OBE from Prince Charles on 14 March 2014. 'I could do with a G and T couldn't you, your Royal Highness?'