Misadventures IN SELF-CARE

PAMPERING YOURSELF ISN'T ALWAYS WITHOUT ITS PITFALLS

-  Denise Drysdale and Emma Vidgen.

I've never been big on self-care. Once upon a time loved a good soak, but these days Mummy can't get in and out of the bath too well. I learnt that the hard way...

BEWARE OF THE BATH

My last bath was when I did Who Do You Think You Are? - don't worry, it was not on camera! The hotel I was staying in while we were filming had a fabulous bath, so I decided to give it a try.

I told the producer, "I'm going to have a bath. I'll take my phone in and leave the door open and unlocked in case I get stuck, and you have to come in and haul me out."

Because I've had a knee replacement, I can't bend my right knee or lean on it. Thankfully, I managed to roll onto my stomach and then sort of slide out like a whale, and spared the producer the excitement of trying to manoeuvre me out.