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‘IT TOOK ME A LONG TIME TO GIVE MYSELF A BREAK. I FELT LIKE A GIANT BABY AT FIRST’

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It’s also taken until now for her to realise that her husband’s attitudes aren’t always the norm. ‘He always said, “I know that you want family but I also know how important career is, and I never want you to feel like you’ve been stopped from giving it a shot,” which I maybe took for granted initially. Because I’m one of four girls it didn’t occur to me that maybe women weren’t given the same opportunit­ies as men, or weren’t always supported by them to reach for those things. It never really entered my head.’

She sees now that the world isn’t always like that. ‘I do think a strong woman can be extremely threatenin­g for a lot of men. But Roy’s amazing, and if I have to go on a red carpet he’s literally like, “I’ll see you tomorrow.” He likes to be invisible – he’s banned me from putting him on Instagram. And banned the kid – my content is tanking. It’s a disaster.’

She is excited about series two of Your

Home Made Perfect, which is currently airing on BBC Two. The show uses virtual reality headsets for people to imagine the way their homes could be transforme­d. Angela feels particular­ly passionate about giving people the power to rebuild, and says that, having always loved looking at interiors in magazines and on Pinterest and Instagram, the show has given her a whole new understand­ing of what our homes mean to us.

‘Since making this show, I’ve realised the impact their home has on people. It’s not just, “Oh, isn’t that a pretty couch!” or, “I like floral wallpaper.” You see people come on and, even in their demeanour, the way they walk into the room, you can see they’re depressed by their home. They feel caged in their house, which is supposed to be their sanctuary, an expression of themselves. So many people say to us, “I’ve just given up. I don’t have the money, I don’t know where to go. I’ve had builders round telling me I can’t do anything and I don’t have the technical knowledge to tell them I can.”’

As someone who used to work in fashion, Angela has observed that the days of ‘people such as Gok Wan telling you, “Oh, you’re only

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