She was a teenager starring in the Geordie kids' drama Byker Grove alongside the young Ant and Dec when she messed with the supernatural, although this was with a different group of mates. They put their hands on the upturned glass in the middle of the board and asked the spirits to make it spell out a word..
. and they got far more than they bargained for. 'The first time I did it I was quite young and it spelled out "Beelzebub".
I didn't even know that was another name for the Devil, let alone how to spell it.' Then someone told her. 'So I was like, "Oh s***!"' She laughs, but it was clearly frightening at the time.
The actor, presenter, producer and campaigner is now making her West End debut at the age of 44 in the paranormal thriller 2:22 A Ghost Story, which involves a ouija board, a house that may be haunted and a pair of couples having very scary experiences in the early hours of the morning. Donna Air (pictured), 44, is making her West End debut at the age of 44 in the paranormal thriller 2:22 A Ghost Story The Devil didn't appear to Donna and her mates, but strange things did happen. 'We'd each ask a question nobody else knew the answer to and whoever was asking would take their hands off the glass.
I'd say, for example, "Where did I stay with my parents in 1984?" Nobody would know, but the board came up with the answer quite a few times.' What does she believe was happening? 'I don't know. The ouija board once spelt out M-T-V, which was really freaky.
' Hang on, she .