TV Presenter Gloria Hunniford
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‘People think I’m laid-back but I’m impatient. I’d drive on the hard shoulder in a jam if I could get away with it’ DEFINITE The happiest moment you will cher- ish forever… Being at the births of Caron’s boys Charlie and Gabriel, and Paul’s son Jake. The saddest time that shook your world… Without question, Caron’s ARTICLE death. To lose your child is the worst We ask a celebrity a set of devilishly thing that can happen to a parent. I think probing questions – and only accept about her hundreds of times a day. The unfulfilled ambition that contin- THE definitive answer. This week ues to haunt you… To become super- fit. There’s always an excuse not to. it’s TV presenter Gloria Hunniford The philosophy that underpins your The prized possession you value The priority activity if you were the life… Helping is part of my healing above all others… My 12 albums and Invisible Woman for a day… I’d reset the and I do this through the Caron Keat- drawers full of old family photos. computers that regulate London’s traf- ing Foundation, which supports people They’re the keys to my precious fic lights. So many are timed badly and suffering from all forms of cancer. memories and are irreplaceable. cause unnecessary hold-ups. The order of service at your funeral… The biggest regret you wish you could The pet hate that makes I want a big send-off with everyone amend… Never learning to play the your hackles rise… welcome at St Peter’s Church in Hever, piano. I’d love to be able to play at par- People wearing ruck- The unlikely The crime you would commit knowing Kent. I’d like Cliff Richard to say a ties with everyone singing along. sacks who turn around i n t e r e s t you could get away with it… I’d drive few words – I’ve known him for 45 The temptation you wish you could and smack you in the that engag- down bus lanes and on the hard shoul- years and he has such strength in his resist… Spoiling my Cavalier King face. They don’t seem to es your curi- der on motorways when there’s a jam. beliefs. Then I want to be buried next to Caron in the church’s graveyard. Charles spaniels, Gemma and Roxy. I be aware what they have osity… Te a- The song that means most to you… on their backs. make a fuss of them and give them tit- pots. I have about 30 that Have I Told You Lately by Van Mor- The way you want to be remembered… bits from the table, which I shouldn’t. The film you can I’ve collected over the years. rison is a special song for our family. I talk a lot, so maybe the best epitaph The book that holds an everlasting watch time and time The treasured item you lost and We’ve had it played at parties, wed- is: ‘There are no more words. Phew!’ resonance… The Power Of Now by again… Breakfast At wish you could have again… A dings and funerals. The Plug… Gloria presents Rip Off Tiffany’s from 1961. I first saw it Eckhart Tolle, which was so special to handbag that was stolen from my car The way you would spend your fantasy Britain on Monday at 9.15am on BBC1. in Belfast when I was in my early 20s my daughter Caron during her seven- in London in 1987. It contained some 24 hours, with no travel restrictions... Visit the Caron Keating Foundation at and I wanted to be Audrey Hepburn. year fight against breast cancer [Caron of my mother’s jewellery, the wedding I’d spend all day with my husband, caronkeating.org. n tragically died aged 41 in April 2004]. The person who has influenced you and engagement rings from my first Stephen, and we’d start by flying all As told to Rob McGibbon It helped her to live in the moment. most… My father, Charles, who was marriage and a special fountain pen. the family – including my sons Paul, talented at so many things. He taught The unending quest that drives you 51, and Michael, 45, and our 10 grand- me you can do anything if you want it on… Keeping busy with work. I have children – to New York for some shop- badly enough. He died in 1979 aged a saying – ‘If I don’t move, I’ll rust’. ping therapy on Fifth Avenue. After 70, but I still hear him inside my head. The poem that touches your soul… that we’d all go and have lunch on The figure from history for whom you’d Sometimes by Frank Brown sums up Mullins Beach in Barbados. I’d have most like to buy a pie and a pint… Oscar the pain you feel when you lose some- lobster and a rum punch. After that I’d Wilde – he was such a marvellous, one, but it also makes you feel positive. visit Portadown in Northern Ireland, flamboyant character, who fought con- I put it in a frame after Caron died to where I was brought up. I had a glori- vention. He’d be such witty company. help me through the darkest days. ous childhood, so I’d wander around all the old places. All the family would The piece of wisdom you would pass on The misapprehension about yourself then fly to our holiday home in Saint- to a child… If something bad happens, you wish you could erase… That I’m Paul de Vence in the South of France. do your best to fix it, but if it’s beyond laid-back. I’m actually very impatient. I’d wander around the wonderful local your control, let it go and move on. The event that altered the course of markets. We’d finish the day with din- your life and character… The day Car- ner at nearby La Colombe d’Or, which Left: Oscar Wilde. Above: an assortment of teapots. on, who was only in her 30s, was diag- is my favourite restaurant. I’d have Far right: Mullins Beach nosed with cancer. I couldn’t believe it some pink champagne followed by in Barbados could happen to my vibrant daughter. lamb and then soufflé for dessert. NEXT WEEK Y M PS... l Mouthwatering recipes from A L , A S E See Renée Zellweger in Bridget Jones’s Baby from Friday. the new series of The Great British G A M Y I Bake-Off l Robbie Coltrane tt E G Led Zeppelin’s Complete BBC Sessions album is out , ot on his new role as a national H otos treasure accused of sex crimes H the same day. And Ben Jonson’s The Alchemist has its P : S H l P PLUS Britain’s biggest A opening night at London’s Barbican Theatre on Wednesday and best TV listings guide otogr H P PLEASE RECYCLE Our newspapers, magazines DAILY MAIL WEEKEND IS publISHED BY AssocIATED NEwspAPErs Ltd. prIntED BY PRInovIS UK Ltd, 4 DAkotA DRIVE, LIVErpool L24 8RJ. 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