What is your greatest fear?
Losing my mum to dementia
Name a famous living person you admire.
Lizzo
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Defensive when given criticism
What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Selfishness
What is your most treasured possession?
A painting by my grandfather
What would your superpower be?
Telepathy
What do you dislike about your appearance?
Nothing at the moment - I’m pregnant and a magnificent, glowing egg
Is it better to give or receive?
To give.
What did you want to be growing up?
A famous three day eventer
What’s the best thing anyone has said to you?
One of my A-level English teachers told me I was the cleverest pupil he had ever taught, but that even if I hadn’t been I would still have been his favourite because I loved the subject so much.
What is your guilty pleasure?
Pony books of the 1960s
If you could edit your past what would you change?
Nothing. Because even though I’ve had bad experiences and done things that weren’t good choices, I ended up meeting my husband. That helped me be at peace with my life up til then, because if one thing had happened differently I might not have met him. Every bad moment and wrong choice makes sense if it was part of my path to him.
If you could go back in time where would you go?
To see my own wedding from the perspective of a guest
How would you like to be remembered?
As somebody who gave what time and skills they had to making the world a better place for others.
What has life taught you?
That there is no overarching purpose or meaning in life beyond the fact that we’re all in it, muddling along together, and that we should do what we can to uplift and support and protect one another because of the shared bond of our common humanity.
Where would you most like to be right now?
The Isle of Skye, tucked under a blanket in front of a fire with shortbread in the oven.