lESLEY GARRETT
Cliff Richard, Gordon Brown and Starbucks’ croissants may not seem like instantly apposite bedfellows but what they share is a place in the heart of soprano
Lesley Garrett
First record you ever bought Bridge Over Troubled Water' by Simon 8. Garfunkel.
Last time you were chatted up Last \rveekend at the EuroVision dance contest — that Len Goodman really is very saucy!
First film you saw that really moved you Summer Holiday Wllll Cliff Richard.
Last lie you told ldon't lie — l'm crap at it.
First movie you ever went on a date to
Clockwork Orange — it's been downhill ever since! Now me and my husband stick to Disney.
Last time you cried
Day before yesterday in Carousel rehearsals. I Just couldn't remember anything. I haven't had a day off for two months.
First thing you do when you’ve got time off work What's that?
Last great meal you cooked Two nights ago — fish pie for my
family. The kids said it was even better than M88!
Last extravagant purchase you made
A cut glass rod chandelier from Heals for my music room. It's ama/ing!
First crush
Cliff Richard. I actually got to sing with him a couple of Christmasses ago: it made my year!
Last book you read Engelby by Sebastian Faulks — an extraordinaiy. moVing read.
First great piece of advice you were given
'Spit on yer ‘ands an' tek a fresh ‘old'. From my mum.
Last time you were star struck When I sang “To Dream the Impossible Dream" at 10 Downing Street for Gordon Brown at the NHS (30th anniversary celebration. I found him sincere. extraordinarily well- informed and guietly powerful. I think the public have been too quick to Judge him and should give him a proper chance.
First thing you’d do if you ran the country
Get much more serious about renewable energy resources. We have an enormous coastline and incredibly high tidal extremes. l’d invest in tidal— power. Wlll(l farms and solar power.
Last meal on earth - what would it be
Cod. chips and mushy peas.
First song you’ll sing at karaoke
‘lvlerce. dilette amiche' from Verdi's/ l/espri Siciliani or possibly ‘Lo Son L‘umile Ancella' from Cilea's Adrianna Lecouvreiir. Failing that. 'My Way'.
Last time you exploited your position to get something I never do that. It sucks.
Last time someone criticised your work
This morning in my singing lesson. I have singing lessons every week so my singing teacher. Professor Joy Mammen. can take apart everything I do. It's important to keep improVing.
First three words your friends would use to describe you
Loud. louder. loudest!
Last time you made an impulse
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buy and regretted it An almond croissant from Starbucks — delicious but instant indigestion!
First concert you ever attended Black Dyke lvlills brass band in my local school hall when l was ten.
Last time you bought someone flowers My step niuin Jenny last 't.*.r'c-ekend.
First thing you think of when you wake up in the morning I'm late!
Last thing you think of before you go to sleep
How much I love my kids.
I Lesley Car/eff appears in Carousel at the Festival Theatre. Fdinliurglr. Mon (Sr-Sat l 1 Oct.