We haven’t seen the turning point yet, but we’re sticking to our bottom line, for the environment and the health of the country.
Growing up, I learned the value of sticking up for my brown-skinned friends amongst my white-skinned friends.
The place I most missed my husband and family was when I stayed at Giraffe Manor, which is a crazy hotel in Kenya where giraffes wander around sticking their necks in through the top-floor windows for snacks.
I think, as an actor, you’re constantly confronted with your fear of sticking your neck out.
Sticking to a routine helps you get in the zone for the match. I always put my left shinpad on before my right. When I go out onto the pitch, I take three hops on my left leg – but I don’t know why I started. I must have seen Messi do it or something.
I really believe that if we were from another planet, and we sat down to put our heads together on torture experiments, the concept of sticking a needle into someone and sucking their blood out would probably qualify as a pretty good one.
The fact is, after a certain age, high heels can feel as painful as someone sticking hot pins into the soles of your feet.
Alongside my ‘no email’ policy, I resolve to make better use of the wonderful Royal Mail, and send letters and postcards to people. There is a huge pleasure in writing a letter, putting it in an envelope and sticking the stamp on it. And huge pleasure in receiving real letters, too.
