When I Was A Nurse

Television Provokes Strong Opinions, And Sometimes We Try A Bit Too Hard To Appeal To Everyone.

I Have Big Friends Who Won't Go Swimming Because They're Too Embarrassed About It. I Feel That's Such A Shame, Because Actually People Should Be Encouraging Fat People Who Are Exercising To Do It, Not Pointing And Laughing.

Having Done A Normal Job For 10 Years, As A Psychiatric Nurse Dealing With Emergencies, I Know What Terrible, Hopeless Lives Some People Have. So In Many Ways, It's Great To Be Able To Wield The Financial Power That I Can, And Do Gigs, Fundraisers Or Give Money. I Feel Lucky I Can Help Out.

There Are Comics Who Treat Women Fairly Appallingly. But I Can Be Great Friends With Them Because I Don't Tend To Do That Ticking Of Boxes: It Can Make Life Too Simplistic.

If You're A Fat Person - And Especially If You're A Woman - At All Stages Of Your Life You'll Get Abuse For It, So You Have To Work Out A Way Of Dealing With It. The Best Way Is To Be Humorous About It - That Defuses Any Tension.