‘Grenfell fire is what happens when we fail to realise people are vulnerable’
Our get-together comes hard on the heels of her hectic visits to Aberdeen and Glasgow to promote the charity and recruit vital volunteers.
It might be 23 years since That’s Life, the hit BBC TV series she presented for more than two decades, disappeared from our screens, but Dame Esther has never stopped caring.
Now 77 and a devoted grandmother- of- three, the former journalist is more outspoken than ever before.
In a wide- ranging interview, she reveals:
Her anguish at the circumstances which led to the G re n f e l l Tow e r tragedy;
Moves to revive her much- missed TV show;
How social media is to blame for widespread bullying and lone liness among young people.
Foremost in her mind is last month’s devastating fire in North Kensington, which is
That’s Life campaigned for fire safety long before last month’s tragedy.