FUN QS:

If you could hack into any one computer, whose computer would you choose and why?

The Euromillions algorithm.

What fact amazes you every time you think of it?

I recently read about the link between the size of the booster rockets on the side of the NASA space shuttle and a horse’s backside! Google it! It will blow your mind.

What’s the most spontaneous thing you’ve ever done?

If you had a different career, what would it be?

An RAF pilot. My grandfather was a Spitfire engineer, and I was always fascinated with flying. I recently flew a Spitfire simulator which has further whetted my appetite to learn to fly. My next hobby.

Finally, if you were an item of furniture, what would it be and why?

Well, it would have to be one of our Chesterfield sofas. Reliable, supportive, room for everyone and built to last!

I was in Norway in 2010 when the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland erupted. Within a matter of hours, air traffic had been grounded and the hotels were full. Queuing to try to book a hotel room it became clear that it was not a 24-hour delay and I would likely be stuck in Norway for weeks. Sharing my frustrations with two strangers in the queue, I suggested we hire a car and drive back to England. I had a rugby club dinner to attend, and I was determined to be there. We shared the driving through Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, and France before catching a ferry to Dover. One train ride later, I was reunited with my car at Heathrow airport and heading back home. I missed the rugby club dinner by two hours but made two friends for life.

What is the most important object you own and why?

Until recently it was probably my wine fridge. Sadly, it’s become my reading glasses!

What did you think was cool when you were young but isn’t cool now?

Probably me! My children constantly remind me that I am no longer 18 years of age, my hairline has ‘changed’ and I really shouldn’t be on the dance floor in their presence.

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