‘WE GO CRAZY AT CHRISTMAS WITH A TREE IN EVERY ROOM’

and has no intention of stopping now she is married to a multimillionaire rock star. She is currently working on a new musical for 2018 and will be chairing the committee for next year’s Roundhouse Gala. (Sally says Roger Daltrey has been confirmed as the headline act. The last event, which she also chaired, raised £1 million for the charity, which supports young people in the arts.) Her confectionery company Sweet Theatre has expanded and its Shakespeare-themed chocolates are stocked at Selfridges, Fortnum & Mason, Harvey Nichols, the Royal Shakespeare Company’s shop and Shakespeare’s Globe. ‘I’ve always been very creative, always a doer,’ she says. ‘When I was pregnant all of that creativity went. I was worried it wouldn’t come back, but in the past few months I’ve been coming up with more and more ideas. I also really want to get back into acting and radio work.’

She looks incredible, but there is no personal trainer to thank. ‘I walk for an hour every day,’ she says. ‘For me it’s not just exercise – it’s mindfulness, meditation, head-clearing to be out in the fresh air. I walk in the wind and rain with our dog [a beagle called Dolly]. If you want to stay fit, just walk; it’s the best thing you can do.’

At Christmas, the Woods go overboard with festivities. ‘We go crazy,’ laughs Sally. ‘There will be a Christmas tree in every room, fairy lights everywhere and Ronnie ramps up the heating so it’s really warm and cosy. He’s very traditional. This year he wants to go to midnight mass together as a family. He also insists on having a proper stocking full of presents. He’s so good at buying presents, it’s pretty difficult finding the perfect gift for him. He sets the bar very high.’

The Woods will host a big dinner for both their families. ‘Everyone will pop in and out and we’ll go over to see all the kids and grandchildren,’ she says. ‘It’s the one meal I cook a year. All the family will pitch in and Ronnie will laughingly say, “She makes a great Christmas dinner.” And he’ll be playing with the babies.’

As for what the future holds, Sally is not ruling out more children. Mick holds the Stones’ record with seven (his baby by the ballerina Melanie Hamrick, due next month, will make eight), but Ronnie is not far behind.

‘I’m definitely not saying no,’ she says. ‘Before the twins were born, I didn’t think any further than them. But they are such lovely, happy babies I think it would be incredible to do it again with the knowledge I now have. Our life is complete just as we are, but you never know what will happen.’

Sally’s Christmas charity is the Tom Cocklin Memorial Trust, which provides funding to help less-advantaged young people develop in the arts. For more information, visit facebook.com/tomcocklinmemorialtrust