Fridge raider

Cleaning queen kim woodburn, 74, on what’s inside her fridge

Where do you shop? tesco and Morrisons as they’re both on my doorstep. i spend £60 a week on food for my husband pete and i. What’s your typical daily diet? for breakfast i either have weetabix or porridge, two crumpets with strawberry jam or – if i’m feeling naughty – sausage, egg, bacon and tomatoes. lunch is a ham and tomato sandwich and i plan my evening meal the day before, because i’ve got to get it out of the freezer. i snack on biscuits dunked in tea. we’re not health freaks. we love apple pies and a big fat bar of cadbury. is there anything you refuse to eat? i’m lactose-intolerant, so while i eat some cheeses i try to avoid cream. What’s the strangest thing you’ve eaten? when i was on I’m A Celeb! in 2009 i ate a kangaroo’s testicles and a live cockroach. What would you cook to impress? a steak on the bbq with chips and cauliflower cheese. i must sound like a pig! we’ve been saying for 40 years we’re going to get the tummies off, but i just keep sucking it in!

Guiltiest food pleasure? when i first met pete, his father was a baker and he bought me one of his white loaves, still warm. i sliced it, buttered it, jammed it and ate the lot. What’s your food hangover cure? a bowl of mashed potatoes – i would recommend it to anyone. Your takeaway order? curried beef, with extra beef, with beef fried rice. Closeronline.co.uk

I may prescribe an antidepressant, but I always suggest something like cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), as you can learn the tools to bring anxiety under control rather than relying on pills. Sadly there can be long waits on the NHS so look into private therapy if you can afford it. There’s also a lot you can do yourself to help change your thinking – try www.moodjuice.scot.nhs.uk.

WORRY TIME

Anyone with lower levels of anxiety or everyday worries can try to set aside 15 minutes a day specifically to worry. Note down what’s on your mind and spend that time trying to find solutions, then stop.

DAILY RELAXATION

Use relaxation techniques and practise daily. Focusing on breathing, like meditation, helps because it calms a frantic mind. Also, try to distract yourself, whether it’s counting things around you that begin with a certain letter or listening to music and identifying different instruments. Or do something you enjoy, like baking, drawing or chatting to a friend.

CAFFEINE AND ALCOHOL

Stimulants, like caffeine, tend to make anxiety worse, so try to cut down. Sometimes your anxiety may even be a direct result of having far too much caffeine, because that can cause a racing heart, nausea and irritability.