J’AIME JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2022

I might watch a movie or something. I don’t just sit
about, generally, because I think you’re a long time
dead. I’ve been fortunate; I think if you’ve got energy
and you’re lucky enough to be healthy, you have to
make the most of what you’ve got.”
This philosophy shone through on Celebrity
MasterChef 2021, which was won by Paralympic
athlete Kadeena Cox. After being asked by an old
friend from This Is Your Life, Su agreed to get
involved partly because of the ongoing effects of the
pandemic.
“None of us could work, per se, at the time and so I
had plenty of time to prep and get the ingredients.
It wasn’t so much pressure as it might’ve been if I
was doing a show as well. When you do MasterChef
you realise that there’s a lot of effort involved, not
just from the person participating, and it’s a lot of
commitment. It’s not just cooking, it’s all the other
elements that go with it. You are nervous, because if
you’re out of your comfort zone you’re going ‘what
am I doing? Is it going to be alright? What if I burn
everything?’”
In the end she thoroughly enjoyed the whole
experience, and even bought herself some serving
spoons and proper measuring spoons. Despite
learning all about sauces and spices, she confesses
she hasn’t been putting that newfound knowledge to
great use.
“I haven’t really done that much cooking since, but
I am that much better than I used to be,” Su says.
“So it proved to be very beneficial for me, to be fair.
And I met some great people so it was a really good
experience.”
Following on from the tour, Su will star in
Tickledom, a West-End-style family musical in which
she plays Fluella the icy cold witch alongside a host
of colourful and curious characters all based on
plants, flowers and herbs.
“I wanted to do it because there are some great
numbers in it - the music is fabulous,” she says.
“It’s only on for about four or five weeks, but it was
something that caught my interest. Beyond that,
I don’t really know. I might even give myself two
months off and go travelling, for pleasure you know.”
Su has certainly been lucky in the sense that her
work has taken her all around the world, travelling
in Southeast Asia, Oman, New Zealand, Australia,
America and India. Top of her list of holiday
destinations is a rather unlikely choice - perhaps for
anyone but her.
“I’d like to go to Antarctica. There was an article in
the paper and I thought ‘wow, this is really fabulous’.
It was a little island populated only with wolves. I
thought, ‘I could howl here with the wolves’. You
could yell to your heart’s content! You’d probably
have to get special permission to go there. I’d
definitely love to fulfil that, but we’ll have to wait and
see.”
oh….and another thing….An Evening With Su
(POLLARD) will be at Tamworth Assembly Rooms
on Friday, February 4. For tickets visit
www.tamworthassemblyrooms.co.uk
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