It’s a dangerous path if you take what people say about you seriously

boxing not ballet, and basically to hit someone in the face! If I hadn’t fought like I did and given it everything, it would have been disrespectful to the sport and all the effort my trainer put into me.

I got a black eye, my husband found it difficult to watch and cried, but he was proud of me and I did my best. I wouldn’t do it again but I loved every minute of the experience. comes to their diet and insists on routine, whereas sometimes I’m anything for a quiet life, so we’re a good balance.

Our house is chaos usually, as Ernie (three) and Louis (one) are so close in age and are the definition of wild at times. For the time being, we’re not having any more, but I wouldn’t say no one day. We’ve just had to buy the biggest bed as they end up sleeping with us every night.

We laugh about the idea of ‘date nights’. I can’t even fit in time for a hair colour, so how do people find time for those? People getting wound up about me wearing a pair of shorts and say it’s affected my getting a job is just plain silly SPENDING time with my kids and Rich, and I love my work in the crazy world of television. I love the variety of live television, entertainment and sport, and my dream would be to cover the Olympics in Tokyo.

What’s so rewarding is helping with a campaign: P&G and Sainsbury’s #HelpUsHelpThem campaign raising funds for The Royal British Legion and Poppyscotland.

It’s really important to help reduce the stress and anxiety of service people and their families across the Armed Forces Community, who are vulnerable and in need. It’s for all sorts of people, from serving soldiers to those who’ve been medically discharged, or relatives of those who’ve died. There couldn’t be a more deserving cause, which I’m proud to support.