THEN & NOW

The 62 year old now grabs life (not poo) with both hands…

BACK THEN, I WAS WEARING…TROUSER suits and jeans. I wore conservative – and, at times, quite frumpy – things on screen. NOW…MINI skirts on a night out. I’ve been told I have the best legs, so why not? Age shouldn’t stop you! I dress to please myself. YOU’D ALWAYS FIND ME SPLURGING ON… Boots and matching handbags. And plenty of exotic fruits – especially mangoes.

NOW…BABY clothes – we have a new baby in the Mckeith family! And I still love exotic fruits, but now my favourite is passionfruit.

THEN, I WAS MOST PROUD OF…MY books selling millions of copies. I have written nine bestselling books so far and they’ve been translated into dozens of languages.

NOW… I have a new book coming out next year and an exciting dream project about to finally come to fruition. Watch this space. YOU WOULD HAVE MOST LIKELY HEARD ME SAYING… “I need to see your poo! So, off you go to the loo and get me a sample. And while we’re at it, let me see your tongue.” NOW…I don’t say it any more, but people still stop me in the street, asking to show me their poo. BACK IN THE DAY, I USED TO FANCY…A certain rock star. But I can’t reveal the name – everyone knows him. NOW…ASK me another time, but he is very fit and famous. MY GUILTY PLEASURE USED TO BE… Dancing around the kitchen and singing into a food whisk or a wooden spoon.

Now…karaoke with my daughters and doing lots of Tiktok dances with them.

THEN, I USED TO WONDER…HOW do women do it all? How do we do it? We just make it work, somehow… NOW, I WOULD TELL MY YOUNGER SELF…YOU are not the opinion of others – and grab life by the balls! THE MOST EMBARRASSING THING I USED TO DO WAS… Lug a suitcase full of food and smoothies with me everywhere I went. On a trip to Bulgaria for a TV appearance, my smoothie exploded out of the Thermos and splattered all over the walls. I had a lot of explaining and cleaning to do.

NOW…I was recently on holiday in Spain and a lady came up to me in the street and told me that my dress was inside out! That’s what happens when you get dressed in the dark in a hurry.