‘I don’t feel like an old lady, although I am’

It's hard to believe that Alison Steadman will turn 79 next month. The comedy icon and star of Gavin & Stacey is vibrant and attractive, and doesn’t look – or for that matter feel – her age when we meet to discuss her latest project, the third series of the BBC sitcom Here We Go. Alison is still sunny and funny, despite having had a difficult few months. She fell and hurt herself in February during a trip to Dubai to promote her memoir, Out of Character. ‘We were taken to the desert for a beauti...