I bet the night away – with pistachio nuts
CONTINUING our series featuring the holiday memories of famous people, this week opera singer
KATHERINE JENKINS, 37, recalls her life of adventures…
First holiday I can remember:
In a caravan in the South of France, on a campsite with my dad cooking on a barbecue, sitting outside playing cards using pistachio nuts instead of gambling chips.
My first trip abroad:
I’ve only got a vague snapshot memory of going to Spain as I could only have been about four or five years old. It was with my mum, dad and my nana.
My first school trip:
Was to Penscynor Wildlife Park in South Wales. It’s since closed but it used to be our local bird and animal sanctuary.
My honeymoon:
Andrew and I went to the Maldives and had a bungalow on stilts over the water. There were no cars so you cycled around the island and it was absolutely romantic and the perfect break. I’m really hoping my husband will take me back there one day.
Best holiday:
I went to Port Elizabeth in South Africa when I was pregnant with my daughter and we had a chance to dart a rhino. My husband and I are involved with conservation, in particular trying to halt the illegal horn and ivory trade, and this was an opportunity for us to be on safari but most impor- tantly to learn how they’re trying to deal with this. Sitting with a rhino who’d been tranquillised and feeling her heartbeat when I was expecting a child was one of the most incredible things I’ve ever experienced.
Worst trip:
Usually I do a lot of research to make sure I know all the pros and cons of where I’m going, but I went to Gran Canaria at short notice and thought I was getting a beach holiday. While the hotel was technically close to a beach – it was via a massive cliff face. To get there you had to go down thousands of steps.
My essential item:
Sarah Chapman Skin Insurance sun block. I love lying out in the sun but you have to make sure you’re looking after yourself and this sunblock is lovely.
Dream destination:
I haven’t been to Bora Bora or Fiji or that part of the world yet. Continuing the beautiful paradise beach theme, I think it would be lovely and a real getaway.
Katherine will be joining the Bravo Cruise Of The Performing Arts, May 19 to 26. bravocruise.co.uk/2018/