Tales of a misspent youth

Hmmm 'Blind Date' ...

Well, it all began as a joke. Obviously. You know, one of those daft conversations you have with your girlfriends?? I can't remember now how we got hold of an application form, but I do remember filling it out. And I remember the audition - which was immense fun.

Over an entire day we were asked in-depth questions like 'if you were an animal what animal would you be?'. I think I must have stood out as a ten-toed sloth because a couple of days later I had a call to say I was 'in'. And not just 'in', I was a 'picker' and could they have my 'questions please?'.

One girls lunch later we'd come up with some fantastic suggestions ... Within a few days I was in Central London, staying in a great hotel and filming 'Blind Date'. I remember walking out from behind the screen, saying 'hello' to Cilla Black, and thinking 'what an earth am I doing here'???

Oh dear, time for the school run .....