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‘People don’t expect it of me, but I love classical music. I played the piano and clarinet in orchestras in my teens’

in black tie and Annie would wear a definite 20s dress. In the evening, all my family and would gather at the Golden Lion pub in Port Isaac, Cornwall, where my parents live. We’d have fish and chips and too many pints of Doom Bar bitter. We’d end the night stagger- article ing up the hill to Mum and Dad’s for a We ask a celebrity a set of devilish nightcap before crashing out. The happiest moment you will cherish questions – and only accept THE forever… Watching West Ham win 2-1 against Blackpool at Wembley in definitive answer. This week: Good 2012 in the play-off final to get into Morning Britain host Ben Shephard the Premier League. The saddest time that shook your The biggest regret you wish you could The prized possession you value above world… When our Jack Russell Daisy amend… That I didn’t propose to my all others… A Bremont MB1 watch. disappeared when I was 13. She went wife Annie sooner – we’d been together You can only get one if you’ve been off hunting rabbits in nine years. Marriage gave me calmness. ejected from a plane in a Martin- and never returned. Baker ejection seat. My mate is The temptation you wish you could an RAF fighter pilot and he and The unfulfilled ambition that contin- resist… That extra glass of wine at the The unending quest The crime you would commit knowing To hit the winning his passenger had to eject ues to haunt you… end of a boozy night. It’s the one that that drives you you could get away with it… I’d do an shot in the Ryder Cup. from a Tornado. The passen- really hurts in the morning. on… To live by a ingenious con against bad people to ger didn’t want his watch so I beach, so I can kite right an injustice, just like in The Sting. The philosophy that underpins your The book that holds an everlasting bought it. It’s unique. surf every day. life… There’s always tomorrow to resonance… The Tao Of Pooh. It uses The song that means most to you… sleep, so grab every opportunity now. the characters from Winnie The Pooh The treasured item you lost The unlikely interest Górecki by a band called Lamb. A to explain Taoist philosophy. The sim- and wish you could have that engages your friend introduced Annie and I to it not The order of service at your funeral… The youthful elasticity I’d have a church service with hymns. plicity is magical. again… curiosity… Playing classi- long after we got together and it always in my skin. Now that I’m 40 you cal music. It’s not exactly reminds me of our early days together. There’d be a game of football followed The pet hate that makes can see every line on my face unusual, but I don’t think peo- by a big party. Annie’s reserved two your hackles rise... I get The way you would spend your fantasy and I’ve got bags under my eyes. ple expect it of me. I got a scholarship plots for us at a church near our home in impatient with people who 24 hours, with no travel restrictions... London. It’s a bit macabre – but at least The person who has influenced you when I was 12 for piano and clarinet. take life too seriously. I’d wake up in Sydney with Annie and I know where I’m going to end up! most… My mum Jo. She’s incredibly I played in orchestras and bands our boys – Sam, nine, and Jack, eight The priority activity if you generous and is always the life and soul throughout my teens but stopped in – and have a fry-up for breakfast at a The way you want to be remembered… were the Invisible Man for a of a party. She taught me so much. my 20s. I’m coming back to it now cafe by the harbour. Then we’d hang He brought out the best in people. day… I’d follow political because my kids are learning piano. out with my godmother Auntie Chris Ben Shephard presents the leaders to hear what The figure from history for whom you’d The Plug… The poem that touches your soul… I and my cousins who live there. After new gameshow Ninja Warrior starting they’re really planning. most like to buy a pie and a pint… that, I’d go to Queenstown in New Zea- P Bobby Moore. To talk to him about the love Jerusalem by William Blake as a tonight on ITV at 8.30pm. n hoto The film you can hymn. I’m very patriotic. land for a few hours of extreme sports, As told to Rob McGibbon

moment he lifted the g watch time and time such as bungee jumping and ia raphs: World Cup at Wembley The piece of wisdom you would pass again… The Sting river surfing. I’d stay there for would be amazing. on to a child… My son Sam passed this with Paul Newman lunch and have roast lamb n de on to me after he came back from nurs- and Robert Redford. The event that altered with a decent bottle of red med rry/chilli ery with a grazed knee. He said, ‘The The chemistry between the course of your life wine. In the afternoon, Annie most important thing about falling over those two is electrifying. and character… My first and I would check into Burgh date with Annie in is learning to pick yourself up!’ Island Hotel in Devon where 19 9 5 w h e n I The misapprehension about yourself we got married in 2004. ge ia, Right: Bobby Moore kissed her for the you wish you could erase… That I’m We’d have a few whisky sour ala tty, with the World Cup. first time. We’ve short! People meet me and always say, cocktails in Gary’s bar at

Above right: A Bremont m been together sundown. Guests usually y, r MB1 watch. Far right: ‘You’re much taller than I expected.’ e Sydney harbour ever since. I’m 5ft 10½. The half’s very important! dress up for dinner, so I’d be x Next week PS... l MasterChef’s John and Gregg Kate Winslet is the gardener hired to create the gardens at Versailles in on 11 years of madness and l A Little Chaos, in cinemas from Friday. Damian Lewis stars in David mishaps The fascinating story behind the UK’s own Mamet’s American Buffalo at London’s Wyndham’s Theatre from Jurassic Park l Monty Don on how to grow asparagus Thursday. And Paul Simon: The Ultimate Collection is out Monday l Britain’s best TV listings

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