Thought I’d share some BTS pics from the week of bubbling BEFORE we were hooded and taken at the crack of dawn to @sas_whodareswins .
That initial week was one of the best of my life.
Holed up in the charming @tongadale on Isle of Skye where we were brought food 3 times a day by the best staff, ever. And from which we were allowed to escape for 1 1/2hrs a day to exercise. (The extent of which for me was unbelievable dawn hikes alone and sometimes with another recruit).
@oreodubaofficial (my Pudding Pal) and I debated long and hard every day about which pud to have and then photographed them for posterity.
@kerrykatona7 (#chillyminge pal) and I would put the world to rights and laugh at how out of breath we were.
I devoured @tamsincalidas__kalidasa “I Am An Island” in two short days which was not only an apt, immersive read but stunningly crafted and shockingly raw.
I had a week of no responsibilities – away from family and dogs – and only myself on which to rely. First time in my life I’ve done that and I bloody loved it.
I was catapulted onto the course with a spare bra; spare pair of knickers and a toothbrush. With only my mind and body to count on.
Hadn’t really counted on hypothermia being my downfall. But it was singularly the most profound experience of my life.
I set myself three goals:
– to not be first out✔️
– to do everything they asked of me ✔️
– to not VW. ✔️
Came home to a cute banner by the Ungratefuls and my ex. Legs black and blue and a missing toe nail.
Raasay will forever be in my heart.
Endless gratitude to @antmiddleton @billingham22b @stazthrudark @melvyndownes (and his fucking chickens) and the pussycat that is @jason_carl_fox .
Thanks, too, to all members of the production team who worked relentlessly to make it happen and ensure no one died….
Scotland. Oh, bonnie Scotland. You unfolded to me your breathtaking beauty. Your harshest but also your very best.
The DS took my breath away in an altogether different way – were uncompromising and intense. But it’s what I needed.
Weird to think that when I came home, I felt, for quite some time, that I didn’t belong.
@channel4 9pm tonight.
Thought I’d share some BTS pics from the week of bubbling BEFORE we were hooded and taken at the crack of dawn to @sas_whodareswins .
That initial week was one of the best of my life.
Holed up in the charming @tongadale on Isle of Skye where we were brought food 3 times a day by the best staff, ever. And from which we were allowed to escape for 1 1/2hrs a day to exercise. (The extent of which for me was unbelievable dawn hikes alone and sometimes with another recruit).
@oreodubaofficial (my Pudding Pal) and I debated long and hard every day about which pud to have and then photographed them for posterity.
@kerrykatona7 (#chillyminge pal) and I would put the world to rights and laugh at how out of breath we were.
I devoured @tamsincalidas__kalidasa “I Am An Island” in two short days which was not only an apt, immersive read but stunningly crafted and shockingly raw.
I had a week of no responsibilities – away from family and dogs – and only myself on which to rely. First time in my life I’ve done that and I bloody loved it.
I was catapulted onto the course with a spare bra; spare pair of knickers and a toothbrush. With only my mind and body to count on.
Hadn’t really counted on hypothermia being my downfall. But it was singularly the most profound experience of my life.
I set myself three goals:
– to not be first out✔️
– to do everything they asked of me ✔️
– to not VW. ✔️
Came home to a cute banner by the Ungratefuls and my ex. Legs black and blue and a missing toe nail.
Raasay will forever be in my heart.
Endless gratitude to @antmiddleton @billingham22b @stazthrudark @melvyndownes (and his fucking chickens) and the pussycat that is @jason_carl_fox .
Thanks, too, to all members of the production team who worked relentlessly to make it happen and ensure no one died….
Scotland. Oh, bonnie Scotland. You unfolded to me your breathtaking beauty. Your harshest but also your very best.
The DS took my breath away in an altogether different way – were uncompromising and intense. But it’s what I needed.
Weird to think that when I came home, I felt, for quite some time, that I didn’t belong.
@channel4 9pm tonight.
Thought I’d share some BTS pics from the week of bubbling BEFORE we were hooded and taken at the crack of dawn to @sas_whodareswins .
That initial week was one of the best of my life.
Holed up in the charming @tongadale on Isle of Skye where we were brought food 3 times a day by the best staff, ever. And from which we were allowed to escape for 1 1/2hrs a day to exercise. (The extent of which for me was unbelievable dawn hikes alone and sometimes with another recruit).
@oreodubaofficial (my Pudding Pal) and I debated long and hard every day about which pud to have and then photographed them for posterity.
@kerrykatona7 (#chillyminge pal) and I would put the world to rights and laugh at how out of breath we were.
I devoured @tamsincalidas__kalidasa “I Am An Island” in two short days which was not only an apt, immersive read but stunningly crafted and shockingly raw.
I had a week of no responsibilities – away from family and dogs – and only myself on which to rely. First time in my life I’ve done that and I bloody loved it.
I was catapulted onto the course with a spare bra; spare pair of knickers and a toothbrush. With only my mind and body to count on.
Hadn’t really counted on hypothermia being my downfall. But it was singularly the most profound experience of my life.
I set myself three goals:
– to not be first out✔️
– to do everything they asked of me ✔️
– to not VW. ✔️
Came home to a cute banner by the Ungratefuls and my ex. Legs black and blue and a missing toe nail.
Raasay will forever be in my heart.
Endless gratitude to @antmiddleton @billingham22b @stazthrudark @melvyndownes (and his fucking chickens) and the pussycat that is @jason_carl_fox .
Thanks, too, to all members of the production team who worked relentlessly to make it happen and ensure no one died….
Scotland. Oh, bonnie Scotland. You unfolded to me your breathtaking beauty. Your harshest but also your very best.
The DS took my breath away in an altogether different way – were uncompromising and intense. But it’s what I needed.
Weird to think that when I came home, I felt, for quite some time, that I didn’t belong.
@channel4 9pm tonight.
Thought I’d share some BTS pics from the week of bubbling BEFORE we were hooded and taken at the crack of dawn to @sas_whodareswins .
That initial week was one of the best of my life.
Holed up in the charming @tongadale on Isle of Skye where we were brought food 3 times a day by the best staff, ever. And from which we were allowed to escape for 1 1/2hrs a day to exercise. (The extent of which for me was unbelievable dawn hikes alone and sometimes with another recruit).
@oreodubaofficial (my Pudding Pal) and I debated long and hard every day about which pud to have and then photographed them for posterity.
@kerrykatona7 (#chillyminge pal) and I would put the world to rights and laugh at how out of breath we were.
I devoured @tamsincalidas__kalidasa “I Am An Island” in two short days which was not only an apt, immersive read but stunningly crafted and shockingly raw.
I had a week of no responsibilities – away from family and dogs – and only myself on which to rely. First time in my life I’ve done that and I bloody loved it.
I was catapulted onto the course with a spare bra; spare pair of knickers and a toothbrush. With only my mind and body to count on.
Hadn’t really counted on hypothermia being my downfall. But it was singularly the most profound experience of my life.
I set myself three goals:
– to not be first out✔️
– to do everything they asked of me ✔️
– to not VW. ✔️
Came home to a cute banner by the Ungratefuls and my ex. Legs black and blue and a missing toe nail.
Raasay will forever be in my heart.
Endless gratitude to @antmiddleton @billingham22b @stazthrudark @melvyndownes (and his fucking chickens) and the pussycat that is @jason_carl_fox .
Thanks, too, to all members of the production team who worked relentlessly to make it happen and ensure no one died….
Scotland. Oh, bonnie Scotland. You unfolded to me your breathtaking beauty. Your harshest but also your very best.
The DS took my breath away in an altogether different way – were uncompromising and intense. But it’s what I needed.
Weird to think that when I came home, I felt, for quite some time, that I didn’t belong.
@channel4 9pm tonight.
Thought I’d share some BTS pics from the week of bubbling BEFORE we were hooded and taken at the crack of dawn to @sas_whodareswins .
That initial week was one of the best of my life.
Holed up in the charming @tongadale on Isle of Skye where we were brought food 3 times a day by the best staff, ever. And from which we were allowed to escape for 1 1/2hrs a day to exercise. (The extent of which for me was unbelievable dawn hikes alone and sometimes with another recruit).
@oreodubaofficial (my Pudding Pal) and I debated long and hard every day about which pud to have and then photographed them for posterity.
@kerrykatona7 (#chillyminge pal) and I would put the world to rights and laugh at how out of breath we were.
I devoured @tamsincalidas__kalidasa “I Am An Island” in two short days which was not only an apt, immersive read but stunningly crafted and shockingly raw.
I had a week of no responsibilities – away from family and dogs – and only myself on which to rely. First time in my life I’ve done that and I bloody loved it.
I was catapulted onto the course with a spare bra; spare pair of knickers and a toothbrush. With only my mind and body to count on.
Hadn’t really counted on hypothermia being my downfall. But it was singularly the most profound experience of my life.
I set myself three goals:
– to not be first out✔️
– to do everything they asked of me ✔️
– to not VW. ✔️
Came home to a cute banner by the Ungratefuls and my ex. Legs black and blue and a missing toe nail.
Raasay will forever be in my heart.
Endless gratitude to @antmiddleton @billingham22b @stazthrudark @melvyndownes (and his fucking chickens) and the pussycat that is @jason_carl_fox .
Thanks, too, to all members of the production team who worked relentlessly to make it happen and ensure no one died….
Scotland. Oh, bonnie Scotland. You unfolded to me your breathtaking beauty. Your harshest but also your very best.
The DS took my breath away in an altogether different way – were uncompromising and intense. But it’s what I needed.
Weird to think that when I came home, I felt, for quite some time, that I didn’t belong.
@channel4 9pm tonight.
Thought I’d share some BTS pics from the week of bubbling BEFORE we were hooded and taken at the crack of dawn to @sas_whodareswins .
That initial week was one of the best of my life.
Holed up in the charming @tongadale on Isle of Skye where we were brought food 3 times a day by the best staff, ever. And from which we were allowed to escape for 1 1/2hrs a day to exercise. (The extent of which for me was unbelievable dawn hikes alone and sometimes with another recruit).
@oreodubaofficial (my Pudding Pal) and I debated long and hard every day about which pud to have and then photographed them for posterity.
@kerrykatona7 (#chillyminge pal) and I would put the world to rights and laugh at how out of breath we were.
I devoured @tamsincalidas__kalidasa “I Am An Island” in two short days which was not only an apt, immersive read but stunningly crafted and shockingly raw.
I had a week of no responsibilities – away from family and dogs – and only myself on which to rely. First time in my life I’ve done that and I bloody loved it.
I was catapulted onto the course with a spare bra; spare pair of knickers and a toothbrush. With only my mind and body to count on.
Hadn’t really counted on hypothermia being my downfall. But it was singularly the most profound experience of my life.
I set myself three goals:
– to not be first out✔️
– to do everything they asked of me ✔️
– to not VW. ✔️
Came home to a cute banner by the Ungratefuls and my ex. Legs black and blue and a missing toe nail.
Raasay will forever be in my heart.
Endless gratitude to @antmiddleton @billingham22b @stazthrudark @melvyndownes (and his fucking chickens) and the pussycat that is @jason_carl_fox .
Thanks, too, to all members of the production team who worked relentlessly to make it happen and ensure no one died….
Scotland. Oh, bonnie Scotland. You unfolded to me your breathtaking beauty. Your harshest but also your very best.
The DS took my breath away in an altogether different way – were uncompromising and intense. But it’s what I needed.
Weird to think that when I came home, I felt, for quite some time, that I didn’t belong.
@channel4 9pm tonight.
Thought I’d share some BTS pics from the week of bubbling BEFORE we were hooded and taken at the crack of dawn to @sas_whodareswins .
That initial week was one of the best of my life.
Holed up in the charming @tongadale on Isle of Skye where we were brought food 3 times a day by the best staff, ever. And from which we were allowed to escape for 1 1/2hrs a day to exercise. (The extent of which for me was unbelievable dawn hikes alone and sometimes with another recruit).
@oreodubaofficial (my Pudding Pal) and I debated long and hard every day about which pud to have and then photographed them for posterity.
@kerrykatona7 (#chillyminge pal) and I would put the world to rights and laugh at how out of breath we were.
I devoured @tamsincalidas__kalidasa “I Am An Island” in two short days which was not only an apt, immersive read but stunningly crafted and shockingly raw.
I had a week of no responsibilities – away from family and dogs – and only myself on which to rely. First time in my life I’ve done that and I bloody loved it.
I was catapulted onto the course with a spare bra; spare pair of knickers and a toothbrush. With only my mind and body to count on.
Hadn’t really counted on hypothermia being my downfall. But it was singularly the most profound experience of my life.
I set myself three goals:
– to not be first out✔️
– to do everything they asked of me ✔️
– to not VW. ✔️
Came home to a cute banner by the Ungratefuls and my ex. Legs black and blue and a missing toe nail.
Raasay will forever be in my heart.
Endless gratitude to @antmiddleton @billingham22b @stazthrudark @melvyndownes (and his fucking chickens) and the pussycat that is @jason_carl_fox .
Thanks, too, to all members of the production team who worked relentlessly to make it happen and ensure no one died….
Scotland. Oh, bonnie Scotland. You unfolded to me your breathtaking beauty. Your harshest but also your very best.
The DS took my breath away in an altogether different way – were uncompromising and intense. But it’s what I needed.
Weird to think that when I came home, I felt, for quite some time, that I didn’t belong.
@channel4 9pm tonight.
Thought I’d share some BTS pics from the week of bubbling BEFORE we were hooded and taken at the crack of dawn to @sas_whodareswins .
That initial week was one of the best of my life.
Holed up in the charming @tongadale on Isle of Skye where we were brought food 3 times a day by the best staff, ever. And from which we were allowed to escape for 1 1/2hrs a day to exercise. (The extent of which for me was unbelievable dawn hikes alone and sometimes with another recruit).
@oreodubaofficial (my Pudding Pal) and I debated long and hard every day about which pud to have and then photographed them for posterity.
@kerrykatona7 (#chillyminge pal) and I would put the world to rights and laugh at how out of breath we were.
I devoured @tamsincalidas__kalidasa “I Am An Island” in two short days which was not only an apt, immersive read but stunningly crafted and shockingly raw.
I had a week of no responsibilities – away from family and dogs – and only myself on which to rely. First time in my life I’ve done that and I bloody loved it.
I was catapulted onto the course with a spare bra; spare pair of knickers and a toothbrush. With only my mind and body to count on.
Hadn’t really counted on hypothermia being my downfall. But it was singularly the most profound experience of my life.
I set myself three goals:
– to not be first out✔️
– to do everything they asked of me ✔️
– to not VW. ✔️
Came home to a cute banner by the Ungratefuls and my ex. Legs black and blue and a missing toe nail.
Raasay will forever be in my heart.
Endless gratitude to @antmiddleton @billingham22b @stazthrudark @melvyndownes (and his fucking chickens) and the pussycat that is @jason_carl_fox .
Thanks, too, to all members of the production team who worked relentlessly to make it happen and ensure no one died….
Scotland. Oh, bonnie Scotland. You unfolded to me your breathtaking beauty. Your harshest but also your very best.
The DS took my breath away in an altogether different way – were uncompromising and intense. But it’s what I needed.
Weird to think that when I came home, I felt, for quite some time, that I didn’t belong.
@channel4 9pm tonight.
Thought I’d share some BTS pics from the week of bubbling BEFORE we were hooded and taken at the crack of dawn to @sas_whodareswins .
That initial week was one of the best of my life.
Holed up in the charming @tongadale on Isle of Skye where we were brought food 3 times a day by the best staff, ever. And from which we were allowed to escape for 1 1/2hrs a day to exercise. (The extent of which for me was unbelievable dawn hikes alone and sometimes with another recruit).
@oreodubaofficial (my Pudding Pal) and I debated long and hard every day about which pud to have and then photographed them for posterity.
@kerrykatona7 (#chillyminge pal) and I would put the world to rights and laugh at how out of breath we were.
I devoured @tamsincalidas__kalidasa “I Am An Island” in two short days which was not only an apt, immersive read but stunningly crafted and shockingly raw.
I had a week of no responsibilities – away from family and dogs – and only myself on which to rely. First time in my life I’ve done that and I bloody loved it.
I was catapulted onto the course with a spare bra; spare pair of knickers and a toothbrush. With only my mind and body to count on.
Hadn’t really counted on hypothermia being my downfall. But it was singularly the most profound experience of my life.
I set myself three goals:
– to not be first out✔️
– to do everything they asked of me ✔️
– to not VW. ✔️
Came home to a cute banner by the Ungratefuls and my ex. Legs black and blue and a missing toe nail.
Raasay will forever be in my heart.
Endless gratitude to @antmiddleton @billingham22b @stazthrudark @melvyndownes (and his fucking chickens) and the pussycat that is @jason_carl_fox .
Thanks, too, to all members of the production team who worked relentlessly to make it happen and ensure no one died….
Scotland. Oh, bonnie Scotland. You unfolded to me your breathtaking beauty. Your harshest but also your very best.
The DS took my breath away in an altogether different way – were uncompromising and intense. But it’s what I needed.
Weird to think that when I came home, I felt, for quite some time, that I didn’t belong.
@channel4 9pm tonight.
Thought I’d share some BTS pics from the week of bubbling BEFORE we were hooded and taken at the crack of dawn to @sas_whodareswins .
That initial week was one of the best of my life.
Holed up in the charming @tongadale on Isle of Skye where we were brought food 3 times a day by the best staff, ever. And from which we were allowed to escape for 1 1/2hrs a day to exercise. (The extent of which for me was unbelievable dawn hikes alone and sometimes with another recruit).
@oreodubaofficial (my Pudding Pal) and I debated long and hard every day about which pud to have and then photographed them for posterity.
@kerrykatona7 (#chillyminge pal) and I would put the world to rights and laugh at how out of breath we were.
I devoured @tamsincalidas__kalidasa “I Am An Island” in two short days which was not only an apt, immersive read but stunningly crafted and shockingly raw.
I had a week of no responsibilities – away from family and dogs – and only myself on which to rely. First time in my life I’ve done that and I bloody loved it.
I was catapulted onto the course with a spare bra; spare pair of knickers and a toothbrush. With only my mind and body to count on.
Hadn’t really counted on hypothermia being my downfall. But it was singularly the most profound experience of my life.
I set myself three goals:
– to not be first out✔️
– to do everything they asked of me ✔️
– to not VW. ✔️
Came home to a cute banner by the Ungratefuls and my ex. Legs black and blue and a missing toe nail.
Raasay will forever be in my heart.
Endless gratitude to @antmiddleton @billingham22b @stazthrudark @melvyndownes (and his fucking chickens) and the pussycat that is @jason_carl_fox .
Thanks, too, to all members of the production team who worked relentlessly to make it happen and ensure no one died….
Scotland. Oh, bonnie Scotland. You unfolded to me your breathtaking beauty. Your harshest but also your very best.
The DS took my breath away in an altogether different way – were uncompromising and intense. But it’s what I needed.
Weird to think that when I came home, I felt, for quite some time, that I didn’t belong.
@channel4 9pm tonight.
Last night’s roast.
Cote de Boeuf.
Creamy, garlicky leeks.
Cauli Cheese – always with Lancashire cheese. Always.
Yorkshires.
Spring greens in butter and wholegrain mustard.
Then, to cause some upset: beef dripping chips because that’s what I had.
Horseradish.
Gravy, baby.
Last night’s roast.
Cote de Boeuf.
Creamy, garlicky leeks.
Cauli Cheese – always with Lancashire cheese. Always.
Yorkshires.
Spring greens in butter and wholegrain mustard.
Then, to cause some upset: beef dripping chips because that’s what I had.
Horseradish.
Gravy, baby.
Last night’s roast.
Cote de Boeuf.
Creamy, garlicky leeks.
Cauli Cheese – always with Lancashire cheese. Always.
Yorkshires.
Spring greens in butter and wholegrain mustard.
Then, to cause some upset: beef dripping chips because that’s what I had.
Horseradish.
Gravy, baby.
Last night’s roast.
Cote de Boeuf.
Creamy, garlicky leeks.
Cauli Cheese – always with Lancashire cheese. Always.
Yorkshires.
Spring greens in butter and wholegrain mustard.
Then, to cause some upset: beef dripping chips because that’s what I had.
Horseradish.
Gravy, baby.
Last night’s roast.
Cote de Boeuf.
Creamy, garlicky leeks.
Cauli Cheese – always with Lancashire cheese. Always.
Yorkshires.
Spring greens in butter and wholegrain mustard.
Then, to cause some upset: beef dripping chips because that’s what I had.
Horseradish.
Gravy, baby.
Last night’s roast.
Cote de Boeuf.
Creamy, garlicky leeks.
Cauli Cheese – always with Lancashire cheese. Always.
Yorkshires.
Spring greens in butter and wholegrain mustard.
Then, to cause some upset: beef dripping chips because that’s what I had.
Horseradish.
Gravy, baby.
@telegraphstella today.
Have to confess: I hate photo shoots. All that fussing and faffing….
But this was lovely. It’s when you work with lovely people that makes times lovely.
Thank you to:
@mark_harrison_photography
@jodienellist who styled with aplomb
@nandikai_beauty who understood my ageing face
@larakilner for the words
And for the rest of the team at Stella.
(We were all shot separately but bumped into @antheaturner and we briefly discussed @sas_whodareswins
Would have loved to have seen @kaplinskyn – but another time….)
#stella
@themorningshow
#tv-am
#redlips
#basicbitches
@telegraphstella today.
Have to confess: I hate photo shoots. All that fussing and faffing….
But this was lovely. It’s when you work with lovely people that makes times lovely.
Thank you to:
@mark_harrison_photography
@jodienellist who styled with aplomb
@nandikai_beauty who understood my ageing face
@larakilner for the words
And for the rest of the team at Stella.
(We were all shot separately but bumped into @antheaturner and we briefly discussed @sas_whodareswins
Would have loved to have seen @kaplinskyn – but another time….)
#stella
@themorningshow
#tv-am
#redlips
#basicbitches
@telegraphstella today.
Have to confess: I hate photo shoots. All that fussing and faffing….
But this was lovely. It’s when you work with lovely people that makes times lovely.
Thank you to:
@mark_harrison_photography
@jodienellist who styled with aplomb
@nandikai_beauty who understood my ageing face
@larakilner for the words
And for the rest of the team at Stella.
(We were all shot separately but bumped into @antheaturner and we briefly discussed @sas_whodareswins
Would have loved to have seen @kaplinskyn – but another time….)
#stella
@themorningshow
#tv-am
#redlips
#basicbitches
@telegraphstella today.
Have to confess: I hate photo shoots. All that fussing and faffing….
But this was lovely. It’s when you work with lovely people that makes times lovely.
Thank you to:
@mark_harrison_photography
@jodienellist who styled with aplomb
@nandikai_beauty who understood my ageing face
@larakilner for the words
And for the rest of the team at Stella.
(We were all shot separately but bumped into @antheaturner and we briefly discussed @sas_whodareswins
Would have loved to have seen @kaplinskyn – but another time….)
#stella
@themorningshow
#tv-am
#redlips
#basicbitches
@telegraphstella today.
Have to confess: I hate photo shoots. All that fussing and faffing….
But this was lovely. It’s when you work with lovely people that makes times lovely.
Thank you to:
@mark_harrison_photography
@jodienellist who styled with aplomb
@nandikai_beauty who understood my ageing face
@larakilner for the words
And for the rest of the team at Stella.
(We were all shot separately but bumped into @antheaturner and we briefly discussed @sas_whodareswins
Would have loved to have seen @kaplinskyn – but another time….)
#stella
@themorningshow
#tv-am
#redlips
#basicbitches
#AD
For years I’ve lived with chronic pain and various degrees of it. The main issues established in my lower back some years ago and now the Pain Gods have added to it with arthritis in my hips.
But all is not lost! After years of taking painkillers when my suffering was at its worst, I have finally been introduced to the brilliant @BCureLaserUK – a nifty little handheld device that lasers away the vast majority of your pain. I never in a million years thought there would be any other alternative to painkillers – despite having all sorts of treatments like surgical interventions and physio. But no cure.
What this little beauty does is rid me of most of my pain; this clever little thing is ridiculously easy to use – even an old dinosaur like me has no problems! It’s portable and when applied to the area in question, simply dulls any nasty, persistent, unmanageable pain you might have.
The biggest change in my life has been lessening my dependency on the only thing available to me: tablets. Now, I feel like I’ve been released from the confines of that limited treatment and feel much encouraged by the reduced pain I have as a result of the B-Cure.
I only wish I’d been able to use it years and years ago.
But for now, at least, I’ll largely stop having and being a pain in the backside.” #BCureLaser #ControlYourPain
About last night….
Homemade Swedish Fish Stew
Saffron Aioli
Sourdough
About last night….
Homemade Swedish Fish Stew
Saffron Aioli
Sourdough
