Inspiring Women : November 2020

A Few Final Thoughts
I think one of the benefits of my career is that
it has given me the confidence to walk into a
room and not be too afraid. So you might
think I am more confident them I am. It’s hard
to look back at old filmed footage and not be
critical of myself. I hate watching my old work
but at times you have to, to see how you can
improve things next time.
Another benefit of my career for me is to be
able to use my contacts to get interviews with
celebrity speakers for charitable purposes. I
love this and have managed to get people like
Martine McCutcheon (Love Actually), Anton Du
Beke (Strictly Come Dancing), Eddie The Eagle
(Olympic skier) to name but a few, to become
involved in causes that I care about.
At a speaking engagement with actor, Martine McCutcheon
A couple of other things I wanted to tell you about :
1. My daughter Mimi is without a shadow of a doubt,
the greatest thing that has ever happened in my life. I
put my career on hold for her, and I may not be able
to resurrect it again, but it was worth it. I have no
regrets about putting her first. I just wish the industry
would be a little more understanding of parenthood
and not so ruthless.
2. Today I am involved with the story about how a
group of us got together to get scrubs made for the
NHS during lockdown when the NHS had none. It was
a nationwide effort, and we rose to the challenge.
With my daughter Mimi
We are hoping to make it into a TV series or a film, and
while I was a huge part of the effort I have made my part
in the script very small. Who would play me? Hmmm,
they’d have to have quite big fuzzy hair and be on the
cuddly side. I am always trying to highlight charities or
people that need it.
So Scrubs Glorious Scrubs and You Can Free Us are my
next projects to get the film made and to get the YCFU
film shown internationally.
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