My favourite things...
KATE FLEETWOOD
K
ate,46,livesinLondon
withherhusbandRupert
andtheirchildrenRaphael,
13, and Constance, eight.
BATHS,SAUNAS,
ANDSTEAMROOMS
Thereareamazing
Turkishbathsin
HarrogatethatI visited
whilewewerefilming
Victoria. If I couldhave
twobathsa dayI would,
but I don’t have time.
VERYDRYVODKAMARTiNiSWiTH
A TWiSTTheyremindmeofmyfirst
visittoNewYork,wherecocktailsare
drunkthroughouta meal,andI feltlike
I’dfallenintoa TrumanCapotefilm
from the sixties. Two is my limit.
RADiO 4 I haveit onin mostrooms
in myhouse,it’slikeamnioticfluid
formebecausemymumlistenedto
it all the time.I loveSundaymorning
DesertIslandDiscs
followedbyI’m
SorryI Haven’t
a Clue, which
mykidslove
aswell.Andit’s
perfectradio
to cook to.
THEFiRST
SMELLOF
SPRiNG
Whenyou
sensethesubtle
butsuddenshift
intheairasyou
walkdownthe
streetandfeelthe
earthwarming.It’s
the scent of hope.
AFTERNOONNAPIt’smyguilty
pleasureandI’mreallylucky
becauseI cansleepanywhere
- andthatincludesundera table
ina dressingroom.Myphoneis full
ofreallyweirdalarmnaptimes,like
2.53pm,fromwhenI’vesqueezed
in a nap before school pick-up time.
COFFEEi’mnot
anaficionado,
i justwanta
mellow,creamy
coffeemade
bysomeone
whodoesn’t
askformy
name.
POTTERiNGATHOMEWhenI was
a littlegirlI wasalwaysmovingthe
furniturearoundmyroomandI really
likedinteriordesign.Wedidn’thave
muchmoneywhenI wasgrowingup
so I was quite resourceful making things.
WALKiNGTO THE
SOUTHBANKWhen
I’mina playI’llwalk
throughSohodown
overWaterlooBridge,
pinchingmyselfthat
thisismycommute.
I loveLondon,it always
excitesmeandit hasa
naturalflowforwalking.
I getrecognised,but
not massively.
YoucanseeKateFleetwoodin
Series3 ofVictoria, whichcontinues
onSundaysat9pmonITV.Catch-up
on the series on the ITV Hub. w&h
The Harry Potter actress and new star of ITVdrama Victoria tells
us about her favourite moments, scents and simple pleasures in lifeÉ
GOiNGTOTHETiPIloveit. I’malways
there.Thepeoplewhoworktheremust
wonderwhereI getallthestufffrom!
Myfriendsarealwaysaskingmeto
declutter their homes. I take no prisoners.
WORDS
SelINA MAYCoCk
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