WITH A GREAT MIX OF PERSONALITIES
oo the 90s, is always on hand to lighten the mood if necessary. “I sometimes try to make them laugh because we’re not saving lives here, we’re making something out of clay. It can get incredibly intense but I try and loosen it up a little bit, and remind them to breathe.”
As for the innuendos the show’s become synonymous with, Cox says: “Funnily enough, the language you use in clay is saucy enough, they’re not actually innuendos. I think it would be quite annoying if I was doing a knowing look to camera and a bit of a wink because we’re talking about this stuff all the time.” pottery herself. So has she embraced it? “No, have I ‘eck! Though I’d still love to,” she admits. “I did take Lola to Kate’s house, where she’s got part of her studio, so that was a real treat. Lola absolutely loved it, so if anything, it might be Lola who comes through as the family potter.”
Likewise, Cox hasn’t taken her art exam, as previously pledged.
“No, but I’d love to get round to it! I’ve just been so busy. I went straight onto the BBC Two show Too Much TV, and then there’s been loads of radio, so it’s been super busy. but eventually it would be nice to get ‘round to it.” for his support (she’s been married to advertising executive Ben Cyzer since 2013). “In a marriage, that’s what you do, isn’t it? One’s got to step up when the other one’s working, so if he’s got a work trip away, I hold the fort, and vice versa,” she explains.
“And I’ve got supportive in-laws as well, which is nice. But the kids do miss me. There’s a lot of FaceTime happening.”
They might miss their mum, but she insists the kids aren’t impressed by her day job. “I’m just Mum, really. I’m the one who shouts at them and makes them brush their teeth,” says Cox.
“I wish I did get star treatment at home, but it’s quite the opposite!”
he Great Pottery Throw Down returns to BBC Two on Thursday, February 2.