Sherrie time!
Sherrie recalls some of the extreme beauty treatments she was subjected to for a TV show!
Hello readers,
So one step nearer to freedom my lovely Yours friends. What will we do first? I don’t know about you, but my hair looks like an unruly hedge. My toenails are reminiscent of a mountain goat, my fingernails are blunt instruments and I have sprouting hair similar to a wayward Rambutan! These treatments we are anticipating are nothing compared to a reality show I did in Sardinia called, 100 Years Younger with the likes of June Brown, Russell Grant and Shaun Ryder. We were staying in an hotel in the middle of nowhere, but actually slept in garden sheds, and fed a diet of green things and water. There was a daily check on everything we did, including searching for alcohol which was not allowed. However, the treatments we were given I can’t recommend, even after this endless lockdown. One was to wash your hair in cow’s wee; I stank and didn’t dare go near a field in case I got followed home by cows! Next was balancing snails on your face while they poo all over you! Then came colonic irrigation... Another day we had to clean sheep or goats. If you get the choice, go for the goats – have you ever seen a sheep after it’s had an upset tummy?
Then there was the flotation tank which sounds really peaceful and gentle. It is, but while floating you don’t have much control of your swimming costume or bikini so for modesty’s sake, I recommend wearing long johns!
One thing I did enjoy was sitting in a warm bath of goat’s milk, albeit surrounded by goat hair and other unidentifiable bits, but I was with Shaun Ryder and Russell Grant which was magical.
Having said all this, I had the best time and the reason was laughter. We never stopped and I believe that’s the best medicine. Not only does it exercise your face, it also boosts your immune system and improves your resistance to illnesses. Well, I must be the healthiest person ever as we laughed until we fell over! My mum used to tell me off for always moaning about not liking my body. “Will you shut up Sherrie, you’re so ungrateful. Look at your life, look at this beautiful world, how lucky are you? Some people don’t make it, you’re one of the lucky ones,” she said. She was absolutely right. So I’ve stopped moaning now and I look at my daughter and my grandchildren and this incredible world of ours and think, “Wow, I’m very lucky.” Cheers!
“We slept in garden sheds and were fed a diet of green things and water”