Tag: Menopause
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Mothers Day 2022
I’ve never been quite sure what a blog is going to be about, so I guess if in doubt speak about yourself. For those of you who don’t know, in addition to my life as a performer and spreading the M word through my alter ego Dolly Slatemen – I am also a real life […]
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An Outburst to get me started…
Do you know what, I’m so pissing angry. I promised myself I would never swear in a blog… Well I just have, and feel totally fuckin liberated. As a pub landlady and a wannabe actress I can honestly say this is the first time I’ve felt any sense of freedom of expression in a very […]
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A Confession in Lockdown
How my menopause moment became a part of A Confession on ITV (Picture credit Shutterstock)
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Sometimes
When you were a new-born, life was different then. My arms would hold you tight,Sometimes hours on end.I remember singing softly, So only you could hear.It always got your attention.Sometimes, stopping any tears. As my heart grew bigger,I never wanted you to fear.Anything in life, that may suddenly appear.Sometimes, I would watch you,holding your little hand.And […]
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It’s an Actors life for me
My earliest memories of performing was in my nan’s front room singing into a reel to reel recorder. At the age of four, this absolutely fascinated me. How could my voice come out of me and then come out of this box of tricks? I would watch the reels go round creaking and shuffling louder […]
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Multitasking the next level
Sometimes you can’t think too much about what has to be done, you just have to do it. That’s exactly how I am about to approach this blog. Who knew not keeping up with posts would cause so much guilt and stress? I can hear my mums voice now in her soft Irish accent, “Jesus, […]
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Dress sense-less…
Memorable outfits, we’ve all had them right? You know that ensemble you never quite got right. Well it turns out, looking back and a quick chat with my little sister, I had quite a few. The reason why I am thinking about it now, is because I never had to worry about my body temperature. […]
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Crumpled Sheets?
This is a story I wrote when I was twenty three. So funny to look back at it now, to think I thought I knew what a hot flush was…… Doris Sharpe pushed her way on to the train through the early morning commuters. “Excuse me, please” she muttered as she wrenched her arm free […]
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Finally…I feel like a performer.
In more ways than one… In the show Her and the Change in Me, I talk about how my journey started in performing. Without giving any spoilers away, it started around seven years ago. I received a phone call from BBC Eastenders set to supply a beer tap and a keg for the night club. […]
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Opening Night
This is the second time I have written and performed a one woman show. My first show was called Red Hat No Nickers telling the life story of Dolly Slatemen. It is something I will go back to as I feel I haven’t quite finished it, a bit like when you’ve started a book and never […]
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