I signed up for the musical Tommy in the West End, where I met my husband.
You need a bit more to be a pop star than just a good voice.
I don't take myself seriously any more. Sometimes I just garden in my knickers and platform shoes.
Performing, I can take it or leave it. Horticulture is far more challenging. I'm absolutely fascinated by it.
I still tune in to the radio and listen to pop music and enjoy it as much as I ever have.
I don't mind being laughed at: that's something I really don't mind, and I think that's kept me sane. My ability to laugh at myself and allow others to laugh at me has been my saving grace.