AGED 49

IT’S 1994 and 50 is just around the corner. I was also becoming known on TV and radio, which was a rarity for a female national newspaper editor.

I felt I should look not only feminine, but also serious.

I’d just discovered the wonder of fake tan (thank you, Joan Collins, a dear friend who is never going to be invisible).

With my white, (fake) pearl earrings that add a touch of facial flattery, I can see I still think I am in the game. I am not invisible. I can still turn a head.

Of course, I would still like to look like this now and wear stiletto heels.

But I look at this picture from time to time and think: that was me once. They can’t take that away from me!