The Hammers and the hammered

TORY peer Baroness (Karren) Brady tells Saga magazine: ‘As a child, I was enchanted by my parents’ drinks cabinet. When the doors opened, lights came on and it was very exciting. When I was three years old, I opened the cabinet to taste all these different coloured bottles. By the time my mum got home, I was drunk as a skunk. Mum was absolutely furious.’

No wonder the vice-chairman of West Ham — ‘the Hammers’ — and motivational speaker advocates two alcohol-free days a week.