My list of EVERYTHING
Model PORTIA FREEMAN on her favourite things
MY CAN’T-MISS PODCAST IS… Fearne Cotton’s Happy Place. Whether you’re feeling up, down or all over the place, she always manages to connect with you.
THE CANDLE I LOVE TO LIGHT IS…
Soulstice London candles, which have crystals inside them. It’s like being healed from within when I burn one.
MY SIGNATURE LIPSTICK IS… My go-to for lips is Armani Smooth Silk Lip Pencil in 02, Bobbi Brown Lip Colour in Sandwash Pink and Tom Ford Love Lust Gloss Luxe on top. I call it my updated 1990s chav look!
MY SIGNATURE SCENT IS… Molecule 01 by Escentric Molecules. When I put it on, I feel like me again. MY FAVOURITE INDEPENDENT SHOP IS… Sourdough Sophia in Crouch End. She’s the queen of all things bread and pastries.
MY FOODIE WEAKNESS IS…
Spaghetti vongole with a non-alcoholic cocktail on the side. I love playing around with Jukes Cordialities. WHEN I SEND FLOWERS, I CALL… Kitten Grayson Flowers. I can never resist the boldest, brightest bunch.
MY ONE-STOP MORNING COFFEE
SHOP IS… My Nespresso machine! I have a black coffee alongside three brazil nuts… I’m a creature of habit.
ON TOAST, I LOVE TO SPREAD…
Marmite. On Sundays, I like to get a loaf of sourdough and smother it in the stuff. them up or down and have a good stomp around in them! THE SHADE I ALWAYS PAINT MY NAILS IS… Pale pink or nude. I love the Expressie range by Essie.
THE BOOK I KEEP ON MY BEDSIDE
TABLE IS… Dolly Alderton’s Ghosts
– the way she writes is so relatable. I’m reading it slowly; I don’t want it to end! THE BOXSET I WATCH OVER AND OVER IS… Gossip Girl.
It brings back memories of my husband Pete [Denton] being on tour and me spending hours binge-watching it. I find it so comforting.
MY FAVOURITE HOTEL FOR A
WEEKEND AWAY IS… The Pig on the Beach in Dorest. Pete and I got married there and had the place to ourselves. THE ALBUM I’LL NEVER GROW TIRED OF IS… Any by The Rolling Stones. I saw them live in Hyde Park
MY BEST-EVER HOLIDAY WAS…
My hen do in Barcelona. We laughed, we danced and we drank all the frosé !
THE THING I CAN’T STOP BUYING
FOR MY HOME IS… I’m addicted to buying props and glassware for my Instagram series, Portia’s Happy Hour.
Filming it has become my escape.
WHEN I WANT TO CRY WITH
LAUGHTER, I CALL… My best mate, Lilly Keys, who lives in LA. She always has me in fits of giggles.
THE MANTRA I LIVE BY IS… Treat others how you want to be treated, and that beauty only comes from the heart. I remind my sons of this all the time. Jukes Cordialities is available online from jukescordialities.com