The Oldie

Queen of Coronation Street

Is there anything you can't leave home without?

My Rosa Mosqueta skin oil, a heated appliance for my hair and Nytol.

Do you travel light?

I travel heavy. I've never mastered packing. I hate packing. That's why I don't travel that much. My PA is a very good packer and she will occasionally say, ‘Go away. I'll do it.’

And the case is always the last one to come off the turntable. Or, in Israel once, my case came off first. I was overwhelmed with

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