The broadcaster on morning chaos, hash browns and Shirley Temple mocktails.
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The broadcaster on morning chaos, hash browns and Shirley Temple mocktailsLie-in or early start? My daughter Minnie is 14 months old, so 7am is a lie-in for me.Sunday silence or sounds? My favourite thing to do on a Sunday is get up 20 minutes before everyone else, go downstairs, put on Radio 2 or Magic FM – because I’m old now – light a fancy Frédéric Malle candle and start the day with a lovely cuppa, before all the chaos begins.Childhood Sundays? They were very relaxed. TV was always central. We ate dinner on our laps. Very informal.Full English or kale smoothie? On a Sunday, always a full English. Hash browns are my favourite. And maybe a croissant, too. I eat garbage on Sundays – as if I’m a 20-year-old student with no health problems and I’m not doing any exercise. I need to get on top of it.What about lunch? We usually eat a roast – whatever the season. We moved to Liverpool last year and there’s an old-fashioned pub just down the road. We’ll eat the roast while Minnie runs around causing mayhem. We take her to the swings afterwards. It’s pretty rock’n’roll.What’s to drink? I don’t booze and haven’t drunk for a long time. But if I’m feeling like I deserve a treat my tipple is a Shirley Temple mocktail: ginger ale, grenadine, a Moreno cherry and lime.Rest of the day? Evenings are normally alone or with my mum. Kev [dancer Kevin Clifton, Dooley’s partner] is on tour in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, and I’m in London. We grab Zooms and send each videos, but it’s hard. Continue reading...